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Because high strikeout and low BA don't matter if you have a good OBP/SLG. Strikeout totals are meaningless. BA doesn't tell you much of everything. Unlike Mark Bellhorn, Dunn actually has a long history of putting up good numbers. He's not a perfect player, far from it. But I don't think anybody is claiming such a thing. He is, however, a perfect matchup with the Cubs biggest needs (LH power bat with OBP ability) offensively. Strikeouts are not meaningless. You do nothing to change the state of the game with a strikeout other than make an out. No runners are moved along. That's not meaningless. It negatively impacts run production. BA is overrated, but a hit is still better than a walk. If player A has a line of .300/.400/.500 and player B has a line of .250/.400/.500, you take player A. Hits are more valuable than walks. Dunn's lack of hits is a problem. For the hundredth time, you cannot look at strikeouts in a vacuum. They are a byproduct of the approach. To use an overly simplistic example, a strikeout + an extra base hit is better than a ground out + a single. -
!!!! Mizzou #28 in both Polls! Winning at Purdue, who has a smattering of votes in both polls(#42 and #44), might push them into the Top 25 going into the Braggin' Rights game.
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How do you only throw for 32 yards!?! Bite me David Carr. And how in the wide wide world of sports are Julius Jones and Lavernaeus Coles on a Can't Drop List?
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Welcome!
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The common denominator in Soriano's best seasons are him spending the majority of the time leading off. and we haven't had a terrorist attack since 911 because of George Bush. in other words, there is no reason to believe there is a cause and effect relationship. And why would that be? He's played with 3 different teams in 3 different divisions, he's played in both leagues, and he's had big years at ages ranging from 26 to 30. Can you suggest a reasonable alternative? Either way, it's not anywhere near a "myth".
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NO, NO, and NO. Rutgers clobbered by Cincy. Out. WVU lost at home to South Florida. Out. Both teams played schedules ridiculously easier than ND's. Out. Both teams actually beat a good team(Top 15), and I'm not so sure the schedules are that different, that's what I'd have to look into. Not to say that this would say that WVU or Rutgers got shafted, but simply that they were just as good an option.
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I don't have the motivation to do it right now, but after a cursory look I think a reasonable argument could be constructed that WVU or Rutgers deserve the at-large over Notre Dame.
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I hope everyone in America agrees with you. And I mean that. That LSU defense is way too fast and strong to get burned very often, and their offense is capable of exposing the Notre Dame defense, especially with a month to prepare.
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I realize you're exaggerating but you might be underrating Boise State just a bit. I like Boise State, but OU has been a buzzsaw for about 2 months now. Add in that they have a vast physical/talent advantage and I think it's going to get ugly.
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What was the count of our matchup?
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Predictions: Florida over OSU by less than a TD LSU over Notre Dame by 2 TDs or more Michigan over USC by a TD or less (on second thought, it's a coin flip with the game in Pasadena) Oklahoma over Boise State by roughly 80 Louisville over Wake Forest by about 10
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http://www.floridaentertainmentscene.com/sports/2005/mascot/LilRed128.jpg
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That honor goes to Kansas State's mascot. They just stick a big wildcat head on a normal guy with a jersey. http://www.cjonline.com/photos/galleries/122901_ksupep/images/01.jpg I messed up on Big Red. I was actually referring to Lil' Red, Nebraska's other mascot. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Lil_red.jpg
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The common denominator in Soriano's best seasons are him spending the majority of the time leading off.
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I like Big Red, because he deflates his head regularly to entertain the crowd, which I'm sure terrifies many a child.
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for Soriano's contract he should clean out urinals and not complain if asked to and IMO it's a complete waste to have him leading off. Well you aren't in charge. This isn't MLB: The Show 06. It is how it is and it should be thought of arround those terms. yes, bend over backwards and let the player control the decisions. now that's the way to run an organization. I seem to recall that bit the Cubs in the ass very recently. these public statements by Hendry about what his plans are, ie. Soriano in the outfield and leading off, DeRosa being his starting secondbaseman, Izturis being his guy at short, etc. should all be taken with more grains of salt than I just spread on my sidewalks and driveway. We should put Soriano in the leadoff spot if we want to maximize production from him. It's pretty clear he performs better there. On Lofton, I'll say that I think there's a lot of downside to signing him. I think a lot of people overestimate the ease in benching Lofton if/when he sucks.
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one problem is that players do not always produce at their split levels when platooned. That's true, but I think that there's enough guys who have been in mostly platoon situations(e.g. getting Dellucci and Craig Wilson for a RF tandem) so that problem can be minimized.
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BP had a nice article a while ago about the benefit of platoons and how more teams should utilize them.
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No it doesn't. But on the other hand I don't like 3 or more loss teams getting a shot at the title either. unless it's a Big East team. I wouldn't want a 3 or more loss Big East team to get a shot either. The problem with the loss thing is that you would have teams playing a Wisconsin or Auburn like out of conference schedule and that is why I want these teams to play at least 2 BCS conference teams minimum. what good does that do? you can always line up Kentucky and KState. that proves nothing more than beating SDSU and Bowling Green. Kentucky and Kansas St are good, there's a difference. Good's a relative term. They're both in the bottom half of their conference, 6th or 7th. And they were both bottom feeders when they were scheduled.
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Go Gators!
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That's cause he was. Must've been fog on the visor since there was no ball there in his hip.
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Georgetown up in Cameron early. There's way too many good college events going on right now.
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What? Randomly stop the play for no reason?
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Wichita State is hammering Syracuse in Syracuse. 29-12 at the 8 minute timeout.
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Hmmmm.......if USC couldn't come back, would a convincing win leap-frog Florida over Michigan into the title game? I hope so.
