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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    the t means "the" And reading this thread I busted out laughing at 1-0 Luftwaffe
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    Alright, it's finally time. Group A takes the pitch tomorrow. @ Munich: Germany v. Costa Rica, 10:55 AM CST, ESPN2 @ Gelsenkirchen: Ecuador v. Poland, 1:55 PM CST, ESPN2 Let's go Ticos in the first game, and hope the second one is interesting. And finally, what you've all been waiting for. ESPN's World Cup equivalencies according to Julie Foudy. Michael Jordan of the World Cup: Ronaldinho Brett Favre of the World Cup: Pavel Nedved Dwayne Wade of the World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo Kobe Bryant of the World Cup: Thierry Henry Steve Nash of the World Cup: Landon Donovan Foudy's pick to win it all: Netherlands
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    Hall is Soriano without the hype. The Cubs are done for this year anyway, so they shouldn't be looking to add a potential FA without an extension in hand. Even then they aren't hurting at third or second, and are trying to develop a SS(I have my doubts about him handling CF for an extended period, and even then, Pie). In the Free Agent Market, ideally Hall would be a utility player for us, or a starting shortstop(I haven't seen him play much, but the fielding Bible has him as an above average 3B, SS, and 2B), but I doubt he would sign without a starting role(he's on pace for nearly 40 HR), and I doubt/don't want the Cubs to replace Cedeno's cost effectiveness with hope for improvement for a player of Hall's characteristics. All that said, while it may come off critical of Hall, I like him. He'd be quite the stud if he could put up an even okay OBP, which unfortunately takes a really high BABIP from him.
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    It's really impossible to tell with the differences between leagues. So much more has to be accounted for without the DH.
  5. Transmogrified Tiger
    why
  6. Transmogrified Tiger
    Which is crazy, especially for the White Sox.
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    Seriously dude, you're obsessed with the White Sox. If we get a good deal we should take it no matter who the team is. Not to say either way about Eyre, but trading in general. Yes I hate the Cardinals and White Sox. After the Garland-Karchner deal, I don't want to trade w/ them unless we get some good help for now AND the future. There are teams to dump players for nothing in return, but the White Sox and Cardinals are not among those teams Who has ever, said anything, about "dumping players for nothing in return" to the White Sox. I didn't. I'm saying if the White Sox want help from the North Side, they better help us out in any deal. I think the Boss would have such an attitude regarding trades with the Mets or Red Sox. Yes, that's how trades work.
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    Seriously dude, you're obsessed with the White Sox. If we get a good deal we should take it no matter who the team is. Not to say either way about Eyre, but trading in general. Yes I hate the Cardinals and White Sox. After the Garland-Karchner deal, I don't want to trade w/ them unless we get some good help for now AND the future. There are teams to dump players for nothing in return, but the White Sox and Cardinals are not among those teams Who has ever, said anything, about "dumping players for nothing in return" to the White Sox.
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    first of all, rusch has NO upside. none. secondly, you're kidding yourself if you think the cubs can get a "decent" prospect for a guy that would be w/o a team if not for the cubs. he's old and he has a 7.29 era. the cubs aren't getting crap for him. Don't forget a multi million dollar contract through next year.
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    Schmidt is one hell of a pitcher I wouldnt mind having him here but there is a injury concern with him. He hasn't had less than 29 starts in 4 years. Performance wise he dropped off last year, but has been as good as ever thus far in '06. If that performance holds I wouldn't worry about signing him, especially since the idea is to sign him to a shorter deal.
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    Seriously dude, you're obsessed with the White Sox. If we get a good deal we should take it no matter who the team is. Not to say either way about Eyre, but trading in general.
  12. Transmogrified Tiger
    If Wood doesn't come back, I'd be pretty tempted to throw a high dollar, 2 year deal(possibly 2 + option) at Schmidt.
  13. Transmogrified Tiger
    yay EPatt
  14. Transmogrified Tiger
    Wow.
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    didn't we say that about the white sox last year Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland. This is true, but to be fair, this time last year it wasn't that big a jump at all. Yes it was. Buehrle and Garcia have always been better than anyone on that Reds staff.
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    didn't we say that about the white sox last year Arroyo, Harang, Milton, and Claussen is a far cry from Buehrle, Contreras, Garcia, and Garland.
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    Maybe the Cubs should invest in guys who take 6 or 7 pitches per at bat. Those guys tend to be better hitters. They'd also help get to the bullpen much sooner in games when the opposing pitcher is on. Who on the Cubs takes the most pitches? Their best hitter, Derrek Lee. Coincidence? Do you think Jeff Francoeur is a good hitter? He's a notorious first pitch swinger. Have you seen his average? .252/.268/.439/.707 Either way, outliers(Vlad would be a better example than Francoeur) don't prove the practicality of the approach.
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    But the great hitters do it better than the bad hitters. therefore its something to strive for - if you can't recognize pitches, you will not be a major league hitter. Have you ever hit in the major leagues? Just because something is difficult does not mean its not the right approach or goal. and btw, the condescending tone adds nothing to your arguments. My condescending tone? Yet you try to get real tough with your "I'm not looking up anything for you." I have not hit in the major leagues but have hit against pitchers who have played in the major leagues at a fairly high level. You get maybe 3/10 of a second to recognize ball vs. strike. It's far too simplistic to say go up there and swing only if you can hit the ball hard. Put a good swing on a pitch you think you can is all you can do. I don't think you're giving Major League caliber hitters nearly enough credit.
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    The Reds are not good. Neither are the Astros, and they caught the Cards reeling without Pujols. Pretty soon the dog days of summer will show up, one of Harang or Arroyo will fall off, Milton will remember he's terrible, and their bullpen will at best have a bad stretch. It happens every year people.
  20. Transmogrified Tiger
    So a group of people discuss the issues of the Cubs by answering to certain topics?
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    Not to be a jerk by quoting myself, but I don't know how else to say it other than this. Just because pitching coaches preach getting ahead in the count doesn't mean that pitchers are throwing BP in order to get ahead. Sometimes they do, and that's when you want to swing at the first pitch, but for the most part they don't.
  22. Transmogrified Tiger
    So you're a witch doctor. Full disclosure up front plz
  23. Transmogrified Tiger
    they also seem to be acting like they just heard of HGH today. The problem with HGH is that the body produces it naturally and at different levels in different people and at different levels at different times of day. Testing for it is pretty complicated. artificially produced HGH (i.e. the HGH that is prescribed) can be detected independently from natural HGH due to different modifications added to the amino acids during the production process. Sounds made up. Sounds like I'm actually a scientist. Prove it. Without pictures, you got nothin'.
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    How often is the first pitch a pitch worth swinging at? The answer is not very often, or at the very least much less often than the Cubs swing at them. The point of having an approach to hitting is to get a good pitch to hit(which is what BSB is getting at). Problem is there aren't that many thrown when the pitcher isn't behind in the count.
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    they also seem to be acting like they just heard of HGH today. The problem with HGH is that the body produces it naturally and at different levels in different people and at different levels at different times of day. Testing for it is pretty complicated. artificially produced HGH (i.e. the HGH that is prescribed) can be detected independently from natural HGH due to different modifications added to the amino acids during the production process. Sounds made up.
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