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  1. UK1679666180
    Kentucky vs. Florida St. in the Music City Bowl. This migt be the last UK bowl game for awhile.
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    Colorado vs. Bama Roll Tide
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    The poss. of Fukudome, Pie, and Soriano behind them looks good for the Cubs pitching staff.
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    Clutch hitting exists, any base hit in a crucial situation or sac. fly is clutch hitting. The reasons for the clutch hit is a main problem. Was it b/c the ability to relax and push the added pressure aside, the pitcher getting caught up in the moment, or just a random pitcher/batter moment? Then, is that hitter a clutch hitter? I lean towards the catagory of most clutch hitters being good hitters in any circumstance and able to block everything out rather than raising his game. There are good hitters who can fold under pressure though. It's more about maintaining rather than raising, IMO.
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    Are you talking about the Victor Diaz who plays for the Texas Rangers? I guess so, sue for not tracking the whereabouts of Diaz.
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    They do, it's all done by play by play data. There are probablistic models of range done by Pinto that is based off of PBP data as well as Dewan's fielding bible book, if I recall.
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    There could, but that would be dependent on the hitter's running speed and other runners on base. That wouldn't be a stat I'd like to see given the judgement it would take to determine whther a diff. CF'er would've caught it.
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    The Mets desired a defensive 1st C and Schnieder is prob. 2nd to Molina in that regard. That's a hell of a combo between Peterson and Schnieder, I haven't followed V. Diaz too much, but that could work as a platoon, but I seem to think Diaz has struggled having not found a role.
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    Cuse, I fail to follow your comparison.
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    The amount of singles that are just out of the reach of a SS are much greater than a double/triple in the gap. Of course, the impact of range of the LF/RF will come into play than a 2B/3B.
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    I can't see them trading their top 3 prospects though.
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    They've (Sox) gone thru a rough stretch as far as drafting safer low ceiling picks and it has cost them as far as minor league talent, I question whether they have what it takes to acquire Bay.
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    SS, even with the upgrades to the field. The wind and the sun are always tough for any OF'er when coming to Wrigley, but there isn't much ground to be covered as some of these odd new ballparks. None of the Cubs 2B have great range, Ramirez is ok at 3B and Z and Marquis are technically sinkerballers. As far as applying it to the '08 Cubs... The Cubs best defensive ballplayer is Pie (who could be the best defensive CF'er in the NL once he learns Wrigley, I think Taveras is the best right now) and what he could do that for that OF for 162 games with Lilly and Hill being flyball pitchers would be worth the possible and likely growing pains Pie will go through.
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    It all depends on who if any develop next year in RF (Gomes will be a DH), you have Baldelli, Dukes, Guzman and Ruggiano as likely candidates at this point. Of course, the #1 overall prospect in the '08 is Pedro Alvarez, who is a 3B, but has tools to shift to the OF. TB has a safety in numbers as far as pitching prospects, the poss. of Kazmir, Shields, Garza, Niemann, Sonny, etc for next year. With Price, McGee, Davis, Hellickson, etc. coming up the pipeline. Bartlett hits like Theriot, but unlike Theriot has the range and arm to add value to the SS position. Morlan projects to be a cloesr/set-up, I believe he was ranked 4th in Twins system.
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    That Santana guy sucks. And what is your point? Did they Twins deal Santana when he was in the minors. My point is that the Twins have probably the best scouting in baseball, and have a good idea of Morlan's ceiling in the majors. Actually, the Rays are known to have some of the best scouts around as well as the Twins.
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    The deal is done, just swap Morlan for Rincon since Rincon's elbow isn't right.
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    Well, it looks like either a Music City, Independence, or my fav. the Chick-fil-a bowl. The sad thing a win yesterday might've been an Outback Bowl. Dobson, be happy you're there while they're winning. Hopefully, the basketball team could do as well as they did 10 years ago.
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    I'd assume no. They'd be looking for someone while inexpensive more proven.
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    Look at the upcoming contracts for Cincy, Arroyo is due for a raise after next year as his Harang, Griffey is set to make 4 mil more after this season and Phillips and Encarnacion will be due for a nice raise as they get into their arby years. Dunn will be a FA soon as well.
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    You think the salary difference between what Dotel likely will get compared to Cordero is worth what could've been used to lock up some of that offensive core?
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    It shows a greater inability of the Cubs to develop position players from within rather than an insane plan.
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    Baker's usage pattern with relievers might end up playing a role in this when all is said and done.
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    That's not true as Pitt. won't be competing next year and their GM has that in mind as far as long-term roster composition & until Cincy addresses the rotation and middle relief, they'll be lucky to get to .500. Closers on sub .500 teams matter little. Cincy regressed in managers as well.
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    While I'm not high on the NL Central as a whole (I think right now the Brewers are the team to beat at this stage of the off-season), Cincy isn't in a position to win it all and should be concentrating more on building a young offensive core (which they have) and more importantly having the ability to lock them up. Allocating that much of the payroll on a closer might prevent that from occuring. While it fills a hole, who's to say that Burton could not have become the closer and addressed a 7th inning reliever/set-up guy much cheaper. Cincy isn't a team that I suspect would be successful overall trying to outspend teams for the best FA reliever avail.
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