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  1. UK1679666180
    Oddly, I can see Williams putting up 200IP and an ERA just slightly over 4.00 at a fraction of the cost.
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    Well, I still have some serious love for Dierker, but I think Hershiser is the best avail. candidate, even though he'll probably end up in LA. The info. I've looked up on him is that he's extremely sharp, great work ethic, and has the ability to get his point across so it sinks in.
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    Just look at the 1st start by Zambrabo this year, he went 106 pitches. 106 pitches doesn't sound too bad. Unfort., he did that in under 5IP and the Cubs had a 10 run lead and went onto win 16-6 in his 1st start of the year.
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    The Cubs and arbitration do not go together, that's one thing MacPhail inserted when he got to the Cubs was his dislike of the arby system. They haven't had a player go thru the arby process yet, this might be an exception to the norm though. I don't see CP going thru arbitration, but who knows what'll happen with Corey this off-season.
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    Marquis is a sinker ball type pitcher, he might be one of few who would not drop off much from playing in that park. Mentally, I don't think he's strong enough to take the next step as far as becoming an above avg. pitcher. Then, factor the potential of adjusting for that park, as well as playing on a team that hasn't been a contender since the late 90's and you're asking for trouble if you expect his mind to be in the right place.
  6. UK1679666180
    Cold, damp, and rainy.
  7. UK1679666180
    The most frustrating part about it is that he'll rack up high pitch totals in games that have been decided.
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    My choices in order... Hershiser Dierker McLaren Gonzalez. No, Baker was not high on my list at the time of the hire. McLaren? John McLaren, TB's bench coach. Aggressive style like Lou, similar ability to relate to players as Lou, probably doesn't have the veteran fetish or the arm killing instinct of Piniella.
  9. UK1679666180
    That's true, but the age of these parks have to come into question within our lifetimes.
  10. UK1679666180
    http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/5145925/detail.html Not surprised when dealing with structures over 90 years old. Just a matter of time until they become unsafe.
  11. UK1679666180
    My choices in order... Hershiser Dierker McLaren Gonzalez. No, Baker was not high on my list at the time of the hire.
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    If the Cubs got Saenz and Sweeney, Seanz who can play 1B and 3B is the best RH bat that could come off the bench. Sweeney, can play the OF probably best suited in LF/RF and would be the primary bat from the LF. Those two would do wonders for the Cubs bench. Then surround it with youngsters... Cedeno Font. Blanco a Cf'er-Greenberg (possibly) or have the most expensive 5th Of'er w/Patterson. You'd allocate a ton of money for 3 backups, but that would be compensated by having 3 players near the minimum as far as salary..
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    I think the Cubs likely passive interest in Giles will factor in Giles going elsewhere rather than a bidding war or preference between the two teams. Doesn't mean I can't hope, though. :D
  14. UK1679666180
    People use it for Larry Bowa as well. Opposite of laid-back, Baker isn't a bad manager b/c he's laid-back. Getting someone like that isn't going to cure the ills of the Cubs simply b/c he rants and raves. Better in-game manager, correct usage of the most capable players, and cautious of pitcher's fatigue would do wonders for the Cubs regardless if they're a mute or a screamer.
  15. UK1679666180
    I'd definitely take Pujols over ARod, Pujols is the better player.
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    That's because the pitcher is only one person, and can easily be off or on on a particular night. Meanwhile, it is very unlikely that an entire lineup is having a good or bad night, simply because there are 9 of them and the odds even out. This is why the pitcher is 45% of the game while each hitter is 55/9 = 6.11%. This is asuming that they split the 10% that is fielding equally, which of course isn't true. However, overall pitching and hitting are equal, I believe, and in an individual AB, both the hitter and pitcher have equal control over the outcome. You know the 90% is just an expression that's been used throughout MLB history ? I never broke it down literally b/c there's no way to prove or disprove it, I don't think it's near 90% though. If I say "I'm so hungry, I can eat a cow", is someone going to debate the merits of me being able to eat an entire cow? Pitching is more important than hitting b/c pitching b/c being on offense is a defensive position from the get go.
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    The playoffs being a crapshoot doesn't provide an advantage for any of the teams beyond home field advantage. The Wild Card team doesn't have any advantage. MLB just has to go to a balanced schedule or as close as possible.
  18. UK1679666180
    Not as good as it once was. The bold was for you Raisin.
  19. UK1679666180
    I'm all for it... I like Vegas and Charlotte as the two cities. NL East: NYM Philly Wash Pitt NL Central Cubs Milw STL Col NL South: ATL Florida Hou Cincy NL West: AZ SF SD LA AL East: Bost Tor NYY Balt AL South: TB Char. Texas KC AL Central: CWS Minn Det Clev. AL West: Vegas Oak Anaheim Seattle Colorado is the toughest to find a home for. 10 game interdivisional schedule, 14 game intradivisional schedule comes out to 162 games.
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    He's not had it more than had it, but he's shown stretches where's he improved and in '04 cont'd a gradual improvement. This year he regressed even against medicore to bad pitchers.
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    If Pujols was a better hitter? He's the best hitter in the game. That pitch by Lidge fell off the table. It all depends on the circumstance, but more times than not a team at this level that gets shut down a pitcher will do so b/c that pitcher had a good game, it's not absolute, but if a pitcher pitched a CG SO, I'm much more inclined to believe that pitcher had a very good game rather than the hitters being "off". In the Houston/STL and & CWS/Ana series, I watched two teams have outstanding pitching performances moreso than two teams who went cold offensively not b/c of the performances of the picthers. The Angels are not a good team offensively even before Vlad was injured, but the CWS still pitched very well.
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    Houston pitched well the entire series. What you witnessed in the Pujols/Lidge AB is what I'm talking about. The first pitch was unhittable, the second was a flat slider that went 450 ft. You seen the value of a quality of a great pitch and a terrible pitch, Pujols didn't adjust his swing from the 1st pitch to the 2nd. The only thing that changed was a sharp slider going to a hanging slider. Lidge is a great pitcher who threw a poor pitch, it happens. If Pujols hit the 1st slider for a HR, that would impress me.
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    That's part of the mental block, I'm sure he can separate the two during BP and at various points when he's hitting well. Put him in a cold spell and his problems with the strike zone becomes worse.
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    Depends on the situation, I just witnessed Oswalt dominating a team that is among the most productive offensively in MLB. As far as the Cubs, they need improvements on offense as much as pitching or some magic health water. Well, about the same, but they're more centralized for rapid improvement from one offensive player (Giles, who isn't likely to be pursued). The Cubs got beat by enough avg. pitchers who did nothing beyond normal to determine that they need to improve the offense. Still doesn't deviate from original thought process though.
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    I would say there's been negative talk surrounding his work ethic rather than positive. Of course, it's incorrect and based upon his lack of emotion, positive or negative, which doesn't tell us anything about his work ethic.
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