Transmogrified Tiger
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Real big game tonight. Lots of shuffling going on in the middle of the Big 12, hopefully Mizzou can get their 3rd in a row against an OU team that hasn't fared very well on the road. Lunardi is normally very, very good with his predictions. I'd really like to believe that the Big 12 has that much weight, if for nothing else that it keeps a shred of hope that Mizzou could get an at-large with a miracle spurt to end the season, but I don't think that's the case. The Big 12 is down this year, 7th in RPI(just below the Valley and above the Mountain West) among conferences, and I'm not sure if KSU is guaranteed a spot considering some of the other conference crunches, unless they beat one of the other 3 tourney teams(KU, aTm, Texas) in the conference tourney. My only thought is we have already beaten Texas AT Texas. If USC hadn't have lost to ASU, that would have been a pretty nice win too. That's definitely an impressive win, but unfortunately that's the only one. KSU is 1-5 against the RPI Top 50, and OSU is the only team left on the schedule that fits that bill. Even then, the catch-22 is that OSU likely loses to aTm tomorrow, meaning that if KSU beats them too they drop out of the top 50. Also, while the Texas win is great, it's countered somewhat by bad losses against New Mexico and Colorado St.
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Real big game tonight. Lots of shuffling going on in the middle of the Big 12, hopefully Mizzou can get their 3rd in a row against an OU team that hasn't fared very well on the road. Lunardi is normally very, very good with his predictions. I'd really like to believe that the Big 12 has that much weight, if for nothing else that it keeps a shred of hope that Mizzou could get an at-large with a miracle spurt to end the season, but I don't think that's the case. The Big 12 is down this year, 7th in RPI(just below the Valley and above the Mountain West) among conferences, and I'm not sure if KSU is guaranteed a spot considering some of the other conference crunches, unless they beat one of the other 3 tourney teams(KU, aTm, Texas) in the conference tourney.
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Theriot should be the other half of the Jones platoon. Soriano is in CF, so Jones in RF and DeRosa(Or Theriot if he beats him out) at 2B against RHP, and DeRosa in RF and Theriot at 2B against LHP. -
Noah existed. The ref has to handle the ball first, so no matter who's holding it there's no reason for Noah to flip out and try to get it back. Then there's the matter of it being the opposing coach with the ball, which anyone with a modicum of common sense knows you don't instigate anything with during the game. PS- I thought I already made this post, but apparently I didn't. So if you see something similar in a Soriano thread or something, there you go.
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Why look at a stat when you can just watch every game in the history of time to see who the best fielder is! In all seriousness, the most reliable fielding metrics are based on play-by-play data.
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2007 Spring Training NOW WITH PICTURES thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to moorecg's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Wade Miller Is that what the caption says? My guess was Wuertz. -
I don't know the cause, but last year was the first year that he wasn't very efficient on the basepaths. Using SB-(2*CS) for net stolen bases: 2001: +15 2002: +15 2003: +19 2004: +8 (18 steals, 5 CS) 2005: +26 2006: +7(He must've been picked off twice last year, can't find it for previous years)
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Why not? Because the stereotype is against it? No, because it's inefficient. DeRosa and/or Murton will still be in the lineup to put up a similar OBP with less power, making them more appropriate for the 2 spot against RHP.
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2007 Spring Training NOW WITH PICTURES thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to moorecg's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I think that's more of an illusion after seeing pictures of people who are much smaller than even Skinny Z. -
I like what Lou has said so far but I I'm waiting to see what he really does. He is the guy that played A.Gonzalez at 3rd over some pretty good prospects in TB. I don't know what was up with that. It was a team of prospects. You're begrudging him playing one semi-vet at one position? No it wasn't, and yes, it was a terrible decision.
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Floyd has a career OPS against lefties of almost 800. Jones has one of 625. Quite a difference. '04-'06 .226/.280/.370/.650 .218/.285/.379/.664 Hard to tell the difference recently.
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What if it's Prior at 1-3 with a 5+ ERA? Or Lilly?
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The last roster spot (speculating on the 25-man)
Transmogrified Tiger replied to windycityfan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If the decision is between Cotts and Wuertz, there is absolutely no reason for Cotts to be in the pen. I'd like to see McGehee get the last roster spot. -
DeRosa Open to Being a Utility Player
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I have been pleasantly surprised. I haven't been pleasantly suprised. That's because I don't always assume the worst. ::pats self on the back::. 8-) You're so awesome. -
That was also Kansas, the first time they played. Since Mizzou has won 2 in a row, it's time for crazy optimist theories to get them to rise up the standings. By wednesday if Tech loses at Texas, aTm wins at OSU, and Mizzou beats OU in Columbia then Mizzou is in 5th place in the B12. I guess that's how bad the Big 12 is.
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is that a ripoff of the "I-L-L!" chant? i don't know for sure who started it so i could be wrong. From what I remember, both schools claim that they started it first, I don't think anyone really knows.
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Oklahoma State undefeated at home. No more. M-I-Z!
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Element of surprise. Oklahoma State wasn't expecting the airballed 10 footer.
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DeRosa Open to Being a Utility Player
Transmogrified Tiger replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Correct. -
Wow, that's a huge disadvantage to baserunners. Psst, it says "with no runners on base." They're not even letting them stay on base? That's just criminal.
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Wow, that's a huge disadvantage to baserunners.
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Muskat said the rotation was Z/Lilly/Marquis with everyone else competing for the other 2 spots. link Yes, and that's Muskat, who's probably the worst possible source. Wait til we actually hear from Piniella or Hendry about it, otherwise it's very hard to distinguish between what reporters may have heard and what their best(read: terrible) guess is as to who is a "rotation lock".
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Just to clarify, Lou doesn't say anything about Marquis in that article. I'm not willing to get upset about what was probably a poorly worded question/assumption by that writer.
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Someone thinks we have a top five system
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Mephistopheles's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Wow, Tampa all the way down at 14.
