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Face it guys, it could be WORSE.....
Transmogrified Tiger replied to OldHappyCubFan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Haha, you don't realize the horror that would be Gary Hughes as our GM, which is the likely candidate if Hendry is canned. He'd put Bowden to shame. Someone post that BA roundtable again. Done -
Face it guys, it could be WORSE.....
Transmogrified Tiger replied to OldHappyCubFan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Haha, you don't realize the horror that would be Gary Hughes as our GM, which is the likely candidate if Hendry is canned. He'd put Bowden to shame. -
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Reminder to Cardinal Scrubs - YOU'RE SCRUBS
Transmogrified Tiger replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in General Baseball Talk
over 600 at bats, the difference between a .275 hitter and a .300 hitter is 15 hits. a guy who hits .300 over his career is a better hitter for average than a guy hits .275 over his career. within a season, i wouldnt be willing to say that. you seem pretty smart. you should read this book. I think I have ADD. I bought Curve Ball 4 months ago, and tried to start it, but couldn't make it to page 20. Maybe once I've been in school a bit and my mind is working again I can try it again on a break. -
HEY DUSTBAG: NOW'S THE TIME TO USE YOUR SCRUB, MACIAS
Transmogrified Tiger replied to KatJ's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Paging Mike Fontenot... -
REMEMBER WHEN MILES IMPLIED THAT HENDRY THOUGHT THIS
Transmogrified Tiger replied to rocket's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He never said that. bruce miles said he indicated as much, and he said so with complete certainty. i trust miles saying that more than i would've trusted an actual quote of hendry saying it. That's fine, the fact still stands that he didn't "say" it, and that Miles could've been off base. -
REMEMBER WHEN MILES IMPLIED THAT HENDRY THOUGHT THIS
Transmogrified Tiger replied to rocket's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He never said that. -
Felipe Alou and the Giants are upset
Transmogrified Tiger replied to oldcubsfan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Alou is obviously implying that the White man is the devil. He must be fired. Seriously though, is that much different than the logical leap that led to Cream of Wheat being deemed offensive? -
Well, Williamson only threw 12 pitches yesterday. Hopefully Dusty yanks him if he gets into trouble. Williamson shouldn't have been in there yesterday, and you could tell by how he threw. This is 4 times in 6 days. No excuse. None. I wouldn't put Williamson out there either, but somebody has to pitch, and there's still the 8th and 9th. Out of the inning with 15 pitches. Hopefully he gets at least a day off, hopefully 2.
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Well, Williamson only threw 12 pitches yesterday. Hopefully Dusty yanks him if he gets into trouble. EDIT: Williamson didn't pitch monday, this is only the 2nd consecutive day.
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Pie in AAA hopefully, and Murton as the 4th OF or dealt.
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How is Pierre filling a role on this team if he can't produce any better than Patterson? His OBP this year is an anemic .313. His SLG is an even worse .330. Even when he was hitting, he wasn't a great player. I don't know how easier to say it than I already have. Patterson was better offensive player than Pierre last year. He created more runs for his team. Spot in the order is irrelevant. If you stuck Patterson in the leadoff hole for all of last season, you would have scored more runs than if Pierre was in the leadoff spot. Lawton and Walker are both better leadoff candidates than Juan Pierre. Walker will come cheap next season, and we have the advantage of having Lawton on the team right now when it comes to signing him. There's no need for Pierre. He's not a very good offensive player. His skillset isn't as productive as convential wisdom would lead us to believe.
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Good for Dusty. That probably means a lineup like: Murton Perez Lee Ramirez Burnitz Walker Patterson Barrett Fixed. There's no way Dusty plays Nomar 4 days in a row. Actually, if you have to get Nomar a day off, it works pretty well: Murton Walker Lee Ramirez Burnitz Barrett Patterson Perez You are able to get Barrett, who CRUSHES left handed pitching this year, up in the lineup while keeping Patterson 7th.
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4 of those 5 teams are in the same division and will beat up on each other.
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You don't seem to be getting what I'm saying. Last year, Patterson was a better player than Pierre. That's going by Runs Created, which takes into account stolen bases. This year, both have been equally horrible, except Pierre has 160 more plate appearances of awfulness. You can justify him all you want with vague terms, but the fact remains that Patterson is every bit as good as Pierre, if not better. AND, Patterson is not a very good player right now.
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Good for Dusty. That probably means a lineup like: Murton Walker Lee Ramirez Burnitz Nomar Patterson Barrett
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I can only speak for myself, but I've said on more than one occasion that Pie should spend all of 2006 in AAA unless he has a large turnaround in plate discipline. I've also said that Murton might not necessarily be the answer to our troubles either. However, I can tell you that I'm not selling Pierre short. Have you seen the numbers he's put up this year? They're awful. We sent Patterson to AAA for his struggles, and they have identical OPS's. Patterson is already under our control, is a superior defender, and has produced better or equal to Pierre for the last 2 years at a much younger age. I'm certainly not saying that Patterson should be penciled into a championship caliber lineup, and that says something about Pierre. It says that he's not any better than what we have.
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I would giggle like a schoolgirl. I'd be perfectly fine with him being clean if we found out he was actually 31 years old.
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There was some debate about this in the Dunn thread(s), but I can't remember if anyone said what he claims, or whether that a walk can be equal to or better than a hit. In regards to the components of OBP, the reason to prefer a higher walk rate is consistency. Walk rate is one of the more predictable stats. The higher that is, the more likely a player has to have a consistently high OBP. Also, like you say, a high average that props up an OBP can be attributed to an abnormally high BABIP, making it less likely for a player to repeat that production. EDIT: Obviously there are players that defy the above statement by hitting .300 or better with a decent walk rate for a good portion of their careers, Pierre and Nomar prior to this year are good examples. Both are on the wrong side of 30 though, and with that means a drop in bat speed, and without the walk rate, a drop in production.
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The Cubs sent an undisclosed amount of cash to Boston, but the Sox are on the hook for the rest of Remmy's contract.
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I don't care how many home runs or RBI's the guy has, he's hitting .289/.418/.487/.905, and that's at a park that is killer against left handers. Away from Petco he's hitting a ridiculous .333/.459/.588/1.047. Quick question: What is Carl Crawford's contract situation, did he just sign long term with the D Rays?....he would be a good outfielder with his speed if you put him in center... I've never been a huge fan of Crawford's, but yes, he signed an extension earlier this year that runs through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010.
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Pierre in left is the biggest waste of that position ever. fielders...Murton > Pierre We all love Matt Murton, but that's ridiculous. Not at all. Pierre is not very good.
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I don't care how many home runs or RBI's the guy has, he's hitting .289/.418/.487/.905, and that's at a park that is killer against left handers. Away from Petco he's hitting a ridiculous .333/.459/.588/1.047.
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Matt Lawton is roughly infinity times better than Juan Pierre. Pierre has been TERRIBLE this season, and he wasn't very good to begin with. To put it in perspective, people have been harsh on Patterson this year, and he and Pierre have identical OPS's(.650 to .649). Patterson created more runs last year despite a 50 point gap in their OBP's. Patterson is the superior fielder. There's really no reason to take Pierre over Patterson(nevermind Lawton), yet in most baseball circles, Pierre is a small ball hero, and Patterson is on the fringe of obscurity.
