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  1. UK1679666180
    You're right as far as being a starter w/2 pitches but... He's a max effort pitcher out of the pen, for me to be convinced he can pitch effectively as a starter, I'd have to see him pace himself 1st and how he and his stuff adjusts to the less strain for longer usage.
  2. UK1679666180
    I just feel like I was the only one that noticed he completely changed after he injured himself. It's not his job to pull himself after he gets injured. Anyone with an ounce of competitiveness would stay out there. I'm hoping he is 100% for this weekend.
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    I blame Lou, Larry, O'Neal, and Hill for this one. Hill is hurt and it's obvious and they keep him in there. Not only is he pitching differently mechanically, he's ineffective since then.
  4. UK1679666180
    Get Hill out of there before the change in his follow-thru injures the back of his shoulder.
  5. UK1679666180
    He's bothered with muscle injuries for much of the year, he's never shown good instincts defensively and his speed has been severely reduced this year.
  6. UK1679666180
    Rich Hill isn't 100% in my opinion, his power leg is still bothering him.
  7. UK1679666180
    Marshall, Lilly, and Hill are fly ball pitchers, Marquis has been on more than off and when he's on, it's mostly not hard hit ground balls and lazy flys. Z has been on a similar roller coaster as Marquis. This isn't a staff that gives up alot of line drives, which always makes the defense and overall numbers look good. In various coaching manuals, I've always read that 2 out of 10 fly balls will be hits, 3 of out 10 ground balls will be hits and 7 or 8 out of 10 line drives will be hits.
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    .316 is correct and who typed it 1st? :)
  9. UK1679666180
    I've watched this Cubs team enough to see who has plus fielding in terms of range and who doesn't. Above avg. 1B (Lee) Avg. 3B (Ramirez) 2B (Derosa, Fontenot) CF (Jones) Below avg. LF (Soriano) RF (Floyd, Murton, Ward) SS (Theriot) C flucuated too much between the revolving door, not range anyways. Lee has regressed defensively this year mainly b/c of health but still above avg.
  10. UK1679666180
    What is his OBP w/out July? Picking and choosing doesn't accomplish anything. He's a MI utility player starting at SS b/c he has been the best option on a team with no starting SS. Good hands, poor arm, below avg. range for a SS. Avg. to slightly below avg at SS defensively to above avg. defensively for a 2B which requires less range and less arm strength. If they had the funds or the expendable players to improve SS, I wouldn't let Theriot prevent them from upgrading. I question whether they do.
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    Yep they can for sure. Another factor is getting ahead in the count, BABIP most certainly fluctuates based on counts. However pretty much no pitcher sustains a .262 BABIP. Marquis has a career rate of .284 and that is almost completely on strong defensive teams. That leads into my main point about his improvements this year over last year and the 2 bad months where he went back to his old self of '06 this year. I'm sure during the months he struggled his BABIP was +.300. His struggles were mechanics rather than stats trying to even themselves out. Of course, this doesn't mean he won't struggle again but it gives more hope (espec. how he has pitched as of late) that he can maintain it, when he concentrates on what needs to be done rather than lack of ability. As far as defense... Honestly, the Cubs are not a great range defense, they have good hands moreso on the IF than the OF, but defensively they don't cover much ground.
  12. UK1679666180
    I'm sure it is, but last year was the exception for him. He is throwing the ball this year just like he did almost every single year in his career before last year and no his BABIP is not just coming from mechanical issues, its almost certainly not sustainable given just how low it is this year. Last year I'm sure his mechanics were off its why his stats were so far outside the norm and screamed regression back to his previous 3 year average, which is exactly what happened. That is dependent on the line drives he allows, more times than not he's going to be a lower BABIP, avg. HRs allowed, lower H/9, and low Ks will generate lower BABIP as I'm sure you know. But, what causes low BABIP for sinkerballers is movement on the two seamer not hitting the sweet spot of the bat, it's nice when they're past the trademark. If he can keep everything in line as far as his glove arm, balance, and stride leg positioning to stay closed and not deviate for the plan of attack, I think he could maintain or surpass his current BABIP despite it being espec. low. I believe the pitcher much like hitters (not so much hitters b/c of HRs and Ks and apporach at the plate) can dictate their BABIP by how well they hit line drives or for the pitchers how well they prevent line drives.
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    It's not a statistical or 3rd party reason (BABIP/defense) why he's doing better this year, it's a mechanical issue for him as well as pitch selection. If he stays closed in his delivery as well as not overthrowing his sinker (leaving it up in the zone) he'll do better. You're basing something solely on effect rather than cause. He had a better defense behind his last year and the reason why he BABIP is lower is not b/c of defense nor random flucuation but b/c of improvements in his stuff and command. That and not overthrowing. He used to overthrow a lot when he got into trouble and it only got him into more trouble. :)
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    It's not a statistical or 3rd party reason (BABIP/defense) why he's doing better this year, it's a mechanical issue for him as well as pitch selection. If he stays closed in his delivery as well as not overthrowing his sinker (leaving it up in the zone) he'll do better. You're basing something solely on effect rather than cause. He had a better defense behind his last year and the reason why he BABIP is lower is not b/c of defense nor random flucuation but b/c of improvements in his stuff and command. In STL last year, he wanted to throw more 4 seamers and curveballs, his curve isn't too sharp and his 4 seamer doesn't have much more velo than the sinker, no movement on it, and doesn't have great command of it.
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    When Leyland was hired, he wanted Rothschild who worked with him in Florida. I think Larry has done a good job since Baker is not listening to Pole 1st. He does have to do a better job with the pitchers as far as varying up times to home, looks to 1st, and maybe sneak in some slide steps to everyone other than Zambrano. If they make the playoffs and face the Mets, Reyes should be awarded a 3B everyone he gets to 1B. Combine pitchers who can't hold runners and a 30 arm behind the plate, you're asking to run out of the building.
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    In late 2002, I wanted John McLaren (current M's skipper) to be the next manager of the Chicago Cubs, obviously they went with Baker who did not live up to expectations (I thought he was a bad fit for the state of the team). Now to the mistake, Mclaren has done a poor job in Seattle by showing a damaging veteran presence and not putting his foot down and being too much of a player's manager. In hindsight, I wanted the wrong man to lead the Cubs to go along with the Cubs hiring the wrong man to lead the Cubs.
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    I thought I heard that Maddux actually suggested that Marquis work with Larry. Sure, which is why I bolded the area above. Larry has been able to do what Duncan and Mazzone couldn't, get him back on track both mechanically and mentally sooner rather than later. Of course, I put that more on the struggling pitcher than the new PC.
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    I assume you mean 1st 5 rounds? Not many teams do. But Walker, Hammel, Sonnanstine, Jennings, Riggans, etc. is not a bad group of post 10th rd. selections.
  19. UK1679666180
    Is it really Larry that has helped him? I'm sorry but Marquis had the reputation of being stupidly stubborn as far as what he thought made him successful in both ATL and STL. I think getting his ass handed to him last year after he tried to go back to what worked for him all his life at the dismay of Duncan was the best thing possible. Of course, that doesn't ignore the fact Larry's methods might've clicked better than previous PCs.
  20. UK1679666180
    He's not overthrowing anymore and his command has improved on his sinker. He's mixed in his change more than before. He has turned it around.
  21. UK1679666180
    Good to see him get to 500 HRs, he's a good player but a better person.
  22. UK1679666180
    He's hot right now and clearly a better defensive C than Kendall, he called a very good game today as well. He definitely deserves more reps right now.
  23. UK1679666180
    It's going to be a very good game between the Cats and Hogs.
  24. UK1679666180
    Am I the only one that doesn't care about conference rankings?
  25. UK1679666180
    I though Clemson was ranked at the time of the Bowl game, my bad. How they finished last year factors into the pre-season rankings, while it didn't merit a pre-season top 25 ranking, UK did deserve a ranking of a SEC team that won 8 games the previous season that ended the season well with much of the core still returning. People want to belittle UK b/c it's basketball 1st, but had it been a diff. program more noted for FB, votes would've been different. I'm hopefully looking forward to them in the top 25, they deserve it.
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