Transmogrified Tiger
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I think she invented toaster strudel. Okay, I can take ribbing about things that happened to Mizzou before I went there or cared about them, but there will be dire consequences if you dare impugn the name of toaster strudel again. Consider yourself on notice.
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Texas is getting reamed by aTm. It's a good thing their non-con was so strong. Even then though, they have to play OU again and go to kansas, meaning they may have to avoid tripping up against Tech, @OSU, and Baylor to stay over .500 in the conference.
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OUR MASCOT IS REAL
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Final Bench Job Hoffpauir's to Lose
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Guess who had a higher IsoP last year between Blanco and Bako. Are you suggesting Bako is a better hitter than Blanco? And if so, are you basing that solely on last year? I hope you're not trying to suggest what I think you're saying because of one stat from one year. I'm saying that Bako has as much if not more "pop" in his bat as Blanco does. -
Final Bench Job Hoffpauir's to Lose
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Guess who had a higher IsoP last year between Blanco and Bako. -
Final Bench Job Hoffpauir's to Lose
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Sweet, more at bats for Miles in a starting role. It does help the pinch hitting situation though. I wonder how those two compare in value when you account for the leverage of when a #1 PH is used. -
Soriano Fontenot/Theriot Ramirez Bradley Soto Lee Kosuke Theriot/Miles The only way I want Soriano moved down in the order is if Kosuke starts raking.
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See, the problem with us being really good lately is that suddenly I've had this thought in my mind that we might be able to put out a win there, which we all know is probably close to impossible. It's probably not that implausible. Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but I thought our last two games at AFH have been closer than the ones at Paige Arena. I think one came down to the wire. Still, I'm expecting the place to be a frenzy. And hopefully Marcus morris won't bump a ref this time and have to sit out the last 10 minutes of the game. I think it was 2 years ago Matt Lawrence missed a 3 at the buzzer that would've tied it, although last year you guys won by nearly 20. It's definitely a game I don't have any expectations of winning though, the only way it happens if some combination of great Mizzou shooting and Aldrich or Collins missing a bunch of time with foul trouble goes down.
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That's a whole lot more success for other teams than when they play fast (3 of their 4 losses, vs. 13-1 with >70). I wasn't saying that if you slow them down you win, but that a team that can do that successfully, like Illinois did earlier this season, is more likely to cause them problems than a team like Duke who wants to run up and down the court all night. Yeah, you don't want to try to go at Mizzou's pace(their one loss above 70 possessions was a 71 possession game where they missed a bunch of FTs at the end). What I was saying is that in light of Mizzou's other slow games, the Illinois game looks more of an off night shooting rather than compared to Nebraska(turnovers, killed them in a return game that was also slow), K-State(opponent refusing to miss 3's), and all the games they've won against good competition.
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Mizzou is ranked 8th by Pomeroy and 14th in the RPI(with a SOS of 46, Illinois is 40 to compare). 10/11 doesn't seem too out of place by human poll standards. With regards to slowing the game down, Mizzou's last 4 games have all been under 75 possessions, with only the Kansas game breaking 70. In that span they've won the two toughest games they've had this year(Kansas at home, Texas on the road), led every second of a 14 point win at Iowa State, and blew out Nebraska by 23 at home. Mizzou is 9-3 when the game is played at 70 or fewer possessions with an average margin of +11.5, with wins against Kansas, Texas, and USC.
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boom, roasted
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Who the deuce is Richie Robnett?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
What's the severe downside for Robnett being short? That he's not as capable of hitting the ball hard and far? Because that's not true. Height inhibits him in the same way that it inhibited Jason Dubois. It doesn't, they just can't hit the ball with the bat enough. I mean, Mike Fontenot is about 4 foot 3, and he hit well enough for a LF last year. -
Cubs Fifth Starter Discussion
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
What's the best case scenario for Guzman in the rotation? He's thrown 60 IP the last two years combined, there's no way you get a starter's workload out of him. So you use him up in the rotation and maybe get 100 IP out of him but then he's done for the year and you're back where you started by June. Or you can use him in the pen, monitor his workload, and have him available for the whole year, where he'll be just as valuable with 60 leveraged innings. Plus, the best of Marshall, Heilman, Samardzija is pretty good anyway, so there's not a steep dropoff in the 5th spot -
I can't figure out who the upper right is.
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Mizzou's going to be ranked in the Top 15 and has a 3 game lead on keeping a bye in the B12 tourney with 5 games to play, holy crap
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It appears Harden's shoulder feels great because he's actually Liev Schreiber's character in Defiance.
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Zambrano WILL NOT pitch in the WBC
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Innings thrown in the WBC are simply not the same as bullpen sessions or even spring training games. Going straight to high level competition after the offseason when you're used to 6 weeks of training and exhibitions is going to make a difference for some. -
Open Positive Cubs Memories Images Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Outshined_One's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Of all the images you still have from that, it's this one? Do you have sleeping hendry? -
http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=24000 12th round pick, never made it past Daytona.
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I don't think so, although my comparison would only be to the Big 12. In the Big 12 they only seem to screw you with questionable foul calls (block v. charge, call v. no call).
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I think Northwestern might try to draw a charge next time they have the ball. Those were some beyond-Duke level flops.
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I waited a second for him to finish that sentence and laughed when he didn't. I'm also very glad the capital letters are back. I felt cheated on my game day experience without them.
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How is a guy with that crappy looking a jumper playing in a BCS conference? I mean it's Northwestern, but still.
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This got called on Monday too. I don't think you're allowed to use both arms to pin a defender in place. At least, that's what it seemed to be in both instances.
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Last year has nothing to do with it, that's why I told you his cumulative two year OPS was .865. I was using '06 and '07 because he combined to play 2 half seasons, was a full time outfielder, and that wasn't his career year in a hitters park playing DH like last year was. i don't know how much i like a system that says a half season of an .865 ops from a corner outfielder in worth 10 million dollars. i mean, that's what we're paying him this year. if he hits 285/365/500 in 81 games, are we breaking even? of course not. It also was bullish on his defense, but like I said, going forward you expect him to be more offensive heavy even if he doesn't OPS 1000 again or profile as a plus defender.
