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  1. XZero771679666304
    Relatively speaking, yes they do. Over the past 3 years, his OPS against the Cubs is .889, easily his worst against any Central team.
  2. XZero771679666304
    Our pitchers seem to do this sort of thing a lot.
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    I could hear him grinding all the way to first, like a car with bad brakes.
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    I'd put Soriano in RF. That would make sense, but knowing the Cubs they'd put Dunn in right.
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    I have no idea why the Brewers would find it necessary to add to the offense. Same here, just throwing it out there since (I think) Rosenthal said it was a rumor. Yeah, trading top prospects to get Linebrink so they could trade Turnbow for Dye seems like an awfully circuitous way to accomplish pretty much nothing.
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    A little bit maybe, but not much. The Padres pen will still be the best in the league, in all likelihood.
  7. XZero771679666304
    If we're talking about for just the rest of this year, absolutely.
  8. XZero771679666304
    I have no idea why the Brewers would find it necessary to add to the offense.
  9. XZero771679666304
    It makes the Brewers better, but marginally so. In fact the difference may be altogether negligible. What they needed was a SP. With their bullpen the way it is now, I'm not really sure they do. Especially with Gallardo pitching while Sheets is on the DL. Regardless of the SP issue, acquiring Linebrink seems rather pointless. It even seems stupid, considering what they gave up to get him, and his road numbers.
  10. XZero771679666304
    It makes the Brewers better, but marginally so. In fact the difference may be altogether negligible. What they needed was a SP.
  11. XZero771679666304
    Yes, yes it is. Particularly when your pen is already strong.
  12. XZero771679666304
    That's one ugly line.
  13. XZero771679666304
    This makes their pen better, but I don't think it was worth giving up Inman for. Their pen was already good.
  14. XZero771679666304
    That's pretty much what I thought. Why would you trade Coffey instead of Weathers, especially if you're going to trade off guys like Dunn and Griffey for prospects anyway? It makes no sense whatsoever.
  15. XZero771679666304
    Prior deserves every dig he gets. He does not. It's not like he's trying to be hurt so he can collect his paycheck without having to work for it. And it's certainly not his fault that Dusty abused him in 2003. Now Dusty is man who deserves every dig he gets. He may have robbed us of a dynasty. He and Hendry.
  16. XZero771679666304
    I don't know who the Cardinals radio guys are, but the PBP guy made every ball a Cardinal put in play sound like the most exciting play ever. Chip used to have a prematurely excited call, but that guy makes him sound like Ben Stein on Valium.
  17. XZero771679666304
    Incorrect. That is not the bare minimum of conclusions. The bare minimum of conclusions is to believe that these numbers that you outline are meaningless. What you present is the worst case scenario, that he will continue 'trending' downward in the later months of the season, which is problematic for the reasons that TT states. Oh, I think the trend itself is clear, but the severity of it is greatly exaggerated by including the .645 OPS in an average. Even with the preexisting decline, 2006 seems like a fairly extreme outlier.
  18. XZero771679666304
    The 2004-2007 monthly splits I put up are based on ~2000 ABs. The .799 for August + September is based on 570 ABs. You're not going to get very far (not with me at least) arguing that these sample sizes aren't large enough to draw any meaningful conclusions. At a bare minimum, there's strong reason to suspect that if Dunn were to come here, he wouldn't deliver the phenomenal 900+ OPS numbers everyone is all gaga over. You right in predicting that we probably wouldn't get a .900+ OPS, but probably wrong in thinking it would be nearly as low as .797. That .645 appears flukish.
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    Actually, putting an outlier as far from the norm as .645 into your average is more emphatic than simply stating it. If you look at the OPS' individually, the .645 simply appears to be a fluke. Seeing an average OPS under .800 is far more dramatic. And for the record, I think it is quite clear that Dunn is regressing as far as his overall OPS, as well as his second half OPS. But averaging the .645 in is somewhat deceiving. How he performs down the stretch this year will determine if it was a fluke or a predictor.
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    How dare you question his genius.
  21. XZero771679666304
    It's Kendall GS time! :lol: :lol:
  22. XZero771679666304
    How exactly do you go about replacing Hill? He's a top 20-40 starter in the game under team control for the forseeable future. Wow, that is a bold statement. I think that that this is wildly untrue but I would be happy to listen to you prove it. I'm a bit late, but since you asked me and I'm not a huge fan of VORP, I'll lay it out for you. As of today, among qualified starters(or at least 80 IP) Hill is: 31st in ERA 13th in WHIP 19th in K/9 34th in K/BB 21st in Average Game Score (whatever that's worth) 13th in Batting Average against 18th in OBP against 27th in OPS against So, there you have it. What's the justification for Hill being outside the Top 40? He only has 1 pitch........ To be fair he does have two pitches. Maybe 1 1/2.
  23. XZero771679666304
    DFA Hill or Kendall ? Hill isn't good either. I really don't think they would DFA Kendall a week after trading for him. Thus, goodbye Koyie. At least Hill can catch. At most Hill can catch. At most Kendall can get older. We can complain about Kendall, but he's not going anywhere soon.
  24. XZero771679666304
    Yes. Even though I firmly believe that Bonds used performance enhancers, he's in in my book. First, because his career was HOF caliber before went all gamma rage. Second, I also firmly believe that many, many others were doing it as well. My only real problem with him is that he is a paranoid, narcissistic and racist ass. But as a ballplayer, he's clearly HOF, first ballot.
  25. XZero771679666304
    I don't understand how he "seriously" injures himself while falling down trying to catch a popup. It's not like he overexerted himself. He basically just fell down like a wet noodle. He is a big boy, that is alot of momentum. But seriously, losing Ward and his 8 RBI's this season will just "kill us". Not good news at all. Cancel the season folks. While losing Ward isn't a big blow, citing his 8 RBIs is a pretty poor argument to make, especially considering how often he plays. In only 63 AB he has a .456 OBP and a .900 OPS. Sample Size It's not a huge loss, but the man is clearly our best pinch hitter. It's going to make at least a modicum of difference.
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