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  1. UK1679666180
    I also remember what he did in Game 1 of '04 WS against Julian.
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    Baisley's ranking is the real shocker, he's way too low. I would put Jeff 10th.
  3. UK1679666180
    I'm not surprised about Bruce over Maybin, Maybin has a higher ceiling but has bigger holes in his game as Bruce is more likely to reach his ceiling at this stage.
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    UK1679666180 replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    The problem with Jacque Jones isn't him falling below expectations based on what was likely expected of him, but rather how much could he improve a line-up that needed alot. Jones exceeded my expectations, with that said, they needed an elite bat in the middle of the order and still do, IMO. That not Jones' fault but rather how the roster was constructed. Jones is stop-gap type of player, he compliments a good offense well, if there are other good parts already in place. If the Cubs had a CF'er like Beltran, Jones would be suffice in RF as I think his salary is fair for what is to be expected, I think the years were excessive, but demands were greater than supply. FTR, his EqA was .276, the avg. RF'er was .274, slightly above avg. You can make the case for Pierre as well being in a somewhat similar situation (except the Cubs traded nice prospects). He played to expectations, but given what the Cubs needed at the top, it would not be enough, especially given the lack of a #2 hitter.
  5. UK1679666180
    Some recent rumors... http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=160103&format=&page=1 http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/457157p-384756c.html
  6. UK1679666180
    I had Maybin, Bruce, Rasmus, Upton... & Adenhart, Davis, McGee, Veal. They're not as high on Veal as I thought they would be based on earlier comments during the season. Also, Davis struggled during the year as he velo dropped from sitting in the 91-93/reached 96 from when I seen him 88-90/topped 92 later on.
  7. UK1679666180
    Twins vs. Padres Money and market.
  8. UK1679666180
    I had Maybin, Bruce, Rasmus, Upton... & Adenhart, Davis, McGee, Veal.
  9. UK1679666180
    Depends on the abilities of the hitter... I don't know if there's an exact cut-off as far as quality of hitter but I have to believe that the advancement of the batter by a weak hitting pitcher is worth more than expecting him to be more productive in a standard AB. Maybe when the value of a sac. bunt is greater than the value of run production/PAs, using the same formulas like Linear Weights or XR. I have to imagine some of the weak hitters get less production per PA than they would if they had the option to sac. bunt every time. http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2006/07/empirical_analy_1.php
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    Co-sign. Because he also destroyed our top two pitchers, Dusty's treatment of Corey seems to get overlooked. Another career destroyed. To blame Dusty Baker for the fall of Kerry Wood is ignorant. Kerry Wood was destroyed in High School when he threw back to back games of 150 pitches. Kerry Wood destroyed himself by not fixing his mechanics. He definitely didn't ruin him, but he wasn't cautious enough to increase the chances of Wood being healthy enough to contribute. Wood's mechanics have been poor his entire career, a career that has been surrounded by tweaking mechanics after each arm injury. If that's the case, you have to limit the workload to a point where a pitcher that fatigues sooner than most will not pitch and overthrow while fatigued. IMO, he was worked harder than his arm could take and that happened before, during, and likely after Baker.
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    Ever lease a car that allows 12K miles per year and you are at 9K miles with one month to go? You'll put some extra miles that last month. Of course, that could be only one example. I'm too lazy to look up his past PAPs.
  12. UK1679666180
    The bad part about this losing streak for STL is that it if Philly wins the WC, it'll be NYM/STL. Had STL held off SD, it would've been PHI/STL.
  13. UK1679666180
    Just b/c Hughes was in Philly does not equate to him scouting Girardi, more likely, it was upcoming FAs.
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    I didn't read this entire thread but... Am I the only one that would consider removing Hester from punt return? For what he brings as far as potential explosion, he kills himself with bad decisions. I think a better idea would be switching if the Bears are going to be pinned deep in Bears territory, if he continues to make the same mistake and to use him if the Bears are going to have good field position.
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    I might be one of the few on here that would not want to see the Sox get eliminated.
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    "How to Throw Away a Football Game," by S. Moore DB, UK. That and not falling on the ball by Marcus McClinton.
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    All you media whores! :) Focusing and enjoying the Irish getting it handed to them again. UK is only down by 5 at half at Florida.
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    I'd put him as a minor league filler type, he did pitch better in the rotation than in the pen, but his stuff was still 88-92 sat about 89-90, ok curve, below avg. change, not much projection as far as his ability to add strength or refine his off-speed and breaking pitches.
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    The '04 BP handbook has it as a hitters' park. FTR, the Cubs have been to playoffs 4 times since '69.
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    I was just offering what I saw in Zach this Spring.
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    If he bats 8th, most managers would bunt him over with the pitcher instead of risking him getting thrown out at 2B.
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    Zach touched 93-94 in HS.
  23. UK1679666180
    To desire the best is idealistic, to desire adequate and properly placed higher OBPs is definitely realistic and should be expected given the Cubs financial resources.
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    He looked good the 4 innings I watched tonight. He located well, his change isn't as good as it was last year and his FB is obviously down but he has good movement on it and his splitter was effective. Except for the leadoff BB (why Granderson didn't run, even with his poor baserunning) Garcia pitched smart and effective.
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    Petrino at UL would appear to be a good fit at Miami.
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