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Well, that's a disappointing turn of events. -
It's not just his age, he's been a head coach for over 20 years, it's not something like Mike Anderson who's in his early 40's but hasn't been a head coach for that long.
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What is your list of coaches that you want at Mizzou? Anderson, Hobbs, Beilein, and Majerus would all be good hires IMO. Apparently Huggins is the hot name around, but I'm not a big fan. Dixon from Pitt has come up and would be a great hire, but I'm not convinced that his low salary(the only reason he'd leave Pitt) is enough for him to come to a situation like Mizzou. I've heard rumors that Beilein may be looking for his next gig. Apparently there's a pretty hefty buyout to pay WVU in that event, and if they keep winning in the tournament Mizzou(or another school) may not be willing to wait that long while other contingencies are taken. Beilein is a good coach though.
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don't let his mid-major status fool you. This is a guy that could have went to a higher profile program anytime in the last couple of years, but he has been extremely loyal to Creighton's program and would rather want to build up that program and stay there it seems like. People also are forgetting that they were without their best player (Nate Funk) for the entire season. I gurantee you if he played this year, they would have been in the NCAA Tournament instead of the NIT. He did a pretty good job of coaching a team without their best player as they were just short of making the NCAA's. If he's smart, he stays at Creighton or tries to get the Iowa or Indiana job...Missouri is a mess right now and IMO, it would be a pretty drastic drop from Creighton. If he went to Mizzou though, I'd be very happy if I were a Missouri fan..the guy is loyal to his program and he's a very underrated coach to boot. Altman pretty much failed in his first stint in the B12. He's also not a young guy, so his abilities as a coach have pretty much been maxed out by now, plus he doesn't have as long before retirement as other candidates.
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Very well. Don't have his line on hand though.
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Infuriating. :?: Sacrifice bunting with no one out, and with your two hitter, who is left handed, and in a spring training game, and early on in said spring training game. Stupid to the nth degree.
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4 starts? Where are you getting that number from? He's had 10 starts at West Tenn over the past two seasons with 54 IP between those starts. Whoops, forgot/didn't see his 2004 work at AA. FWIW, he was awful in that stint. Much better the second time around.
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Infuriating.
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Too bad the Minors aren't the Major League. Doesn't really matter what he does in AA or AAA what counts is what he does vs. major league hitters. He had a golden opportunity to crack the Cubs staff this year and he hasn't shown he can handle the Majors yet. It's all about control... Are you talking about spring training? How many major league hitters does anyone face in a spring training game? Plus you don't get to see anyone more than twice a game(probably not even that). My point wasn't to make a definitive statement, just to point out that a small sample of spring training(which comes against wildly different competition) doesn't/shouldn't outweigh the player's track record. Marshall is a very good prospect, and I'm very excited about his performance this spring, but he's hardly pitched above Daytona at all.
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FTR, Sean Marshall has 4 starts above Daytona. Rich Hill completely dominated AA and AAA last year for 20 starts.
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What is your list of coaches that you want at Mizzou? Anderson, Hobbs, Beilein, and Majerus would all be good hires IMO. Apparently Huggins is the hot name around, but I'm not a big fan. Dixon from Pitt has come up and would be a great hire, but I'm not convinced that his low salary(the only reason he'd leave Pitt) is enough for him to come to a situation like Mizzou.
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I take that back the Gameday Audio link is working just fine. Welcome!
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The difference is in the last clause you noted. The overwhelming majority of posts I would point out suggest that Dusty has a pre-conceived plan to oust Cedeno/Walker/Hairston with Neifi - not an entirely performance based decision. Not a pre conceived plan, but just his nature. Like I said before with the difference in his quotes for youngsters in veterans, he points these things out to justify his lunacy. Performance based could mean he waits until a player struggles in season(Dubois), or it could mean poor spring performance loses the job(Hill). I understand that people think that Cedeno is safe, but given Dusty's past, I can't understand anyone thinking people are crazy for worrying about Neifi taking a good deal of time from Cedeno.
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In order to be a "Chicken Little", don't your fears have to be unjustified? Do those calling people Chicken Littles have the slightest fear of Dusty playing Neifi if Cedeno struggles for a period of time?
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How succesful was the WBC?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to sweetpeteman's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Poor example. Korea beat Japan 2 out of 3 in tournament played. What was Seattle's record against the team that knocked them out of the playoffs that year I wonder? EDIT: Looks like Seattle went 6-3(.667, just like Korea/Japan, but with even more games) in the regular season against New York. -
Good for McDermott. Please let Altman go to Iowa, he's on the short list of coaches I don't want to see at Mizzou.
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When it comes to Dusty not playing young players, I don't see how you could call people paranoid that are worried about Neifi playing. Have we forgotten the Dubois situation already? How many people thought Hill was a lock in '03? On a slightly different note, this also continues Dusty's hypocrisy in the media. Pick a young player, Patterson, Murton, Dubois, Cedeno, etc., Dusty has found something wrong with them that he's divulged to the media. When that happens, some people call it "telling the truth". On the other hand, the Neifis, Macii, Lenny Harrises of the world will never hear an ill word from Dusty. When that happens, some people say "well, do you want him to say that X sucks? This is why Dusty is a player's manager". It can't be both ways.
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What is so good about Premium, anyway?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Check the front page. http://www.northsidebaseball.com -
Even if you set aside the Walker/Soriano comparison, there's no reason for Washington to do this deal. They're basically forced to trade Soriano because they already have a second baseman, and acquiring Walker, who can't play anywhere else but first, doesn't make any sense.
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Entirely untrue, especially the part about the NL OF. Jones was 5th in NL OF's and OPS, and the large OBP differential between him and the players immediately below him(Edmonds, Giles, Burrell, Jenkins, Abreu) makes it even worse for Andruw. Soriano's OPS last year barely puts him in the top 15 of NL OF's, worse if you consider players with 400 PA's or more. His best season ever barely puts him in the top 10, and outside it if 400 PA guys are included.
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Back to back! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v464/Cappeeler187killa/Amaker-radio-movie.jpg
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It's not like Wilkerson can't slug. He may not hit as many homers as Soriano, but his combination of OBP and power make him a more complete, and better, hitter. As far as the lineup is concerned, a better idea is to get the best players available at each position and then worry about where to hit them. Trying to find prototypical hitters is a bad strategy. Exactly. Also, Wilkerson's moving to the top of the order because Texas has some mashers in that lineup. There's no Teixeira in Washington.
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details plz
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You think Wilkerson will out perform Soriano offensively? I think a move to the outfield will only improve Soriano's defensive numbers. 2B is too important for a player with his defensive deficiencies. However, Wilkerson would still probably out perform him defensively. Three-year OPS plus. Wilkerson 2003: 104 2004: 128 2005: 105 Soriano 2003: 131 2004: 98 2005: 110 It's possible that Wilkerson could outproduce him. Wilkerson played last year with a lingering injury. If he's healthy, he could produce an OPS+ of 110-120. That would be the range I'd expect of Soriano. I see the numbers but I still don't think he will do it. Wilkerson being ticketed for the top of the lineup doesn't help his case either. Soriano will strike out more but he's also a safer bet to have 30 homers and 100 RBI. A player's lineup spot doesn't do anything for his value if he puts up the production, and there's no reason to expect Wilkerson's numbers to drop at the top of the order. Also, 30 HR and 100 RBI are arbitrary and ultimately inaccurate measures of a hitter. Wilkerson is more likely to have a good combination of OBP and power, therefore, he's more likely to be the better hitter.
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You think Wilkerson will out perform Soriano offensively? I think a move to the outfield will only improve Soriano's defensive numbers. 2B is too important for a player with his defensive deficiencies. However, Wilkerson would still probably out perform him defensively. I think it's pretty likely Wilkerson outperforms Soriano, especially given that they just swapped ballparks on opposite ends of the spectrum. I'm talking about offensive ability. I do agree that Soriano's power numbers will likely be affected in his new home park (that is if he takes the field or isn't traded). My point is, Soriano is a much more productive offensive player than Wilkerson. And that's not really true. Soriano slugs, but can't get on base very much. Wilkerson is going to get on base at a good clip, and if his (shoulder?) injury is behind him he will likely slug very well too(moving from RFK to Arlington can only help that).
