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  1. Bobson Dugnutt
    I think I might be missing something here, but I guess I just don't understand how the Yankees have a lower percentage of winning the division than the Rays, but a higher percentage of making the playoffs.
  2. Bobson Dugnutt
    I'm interested to know why you put the odds of the wild card coming out of the east at 95%. As it stands, the two teams atop the AL Central are 1.5 games out of the wild card. I think it goes to either Boston or Tampa, but I'm not sure I understand how the Yankees have the highest likelihood to win the Wild Card, but third highest likelihood of winning their own division.
  3. Bobson Dugnutt
    If they hold on today, 26-30 for the season. I'd love for the Cubs to jump over .500 on the road so all the worrying about our road woes can be put to rest.
  4. Bobson Dugnutt
    FUKU! Haha, not sure if anyone is near me and experiencing these thunderstorms, but there was just some loud thunder to coincide with the crack of the bat on that home run. nice.
  5. Bobson Dugnutt
    :lol:
  6. Bobson Dugnutt
    it makes me all kinds of uncomfortable when len says oppo. i can't explain why, but it makes me cringe.
  7. Bobson Dugnutt
    awesome
  8. Bobson Dugnutt
    Bob has a man crush on every 2001 Diamdback. I can't wait til the last one has retired.
  9. Bobson Dugnutt
    14, but yeah, that's unbelievable. At least 7 games ahead of every team not named the Mariners.
  10. Bobson Dugnutt
    I would stand outside Wrigley Field with tears of joy streaming down my face and hug everyone that walked by if the Cubs added Adam Dunn to their lineup. However, I don't see that happening, at least unless Mark Cuban is the owner come this off-season. Instead, I think Raul Ibanez would be a nice addition. Like JeffH said, it could, in the event that the Cubs reach the World Series, eliminate a potential advantage that the opposing AL team would have in their home park. He's not an enormous upgrade over what we have, but if Edmonds is gone for any significant stretch, it could hurt. I also wouldn't be too upset cutting ties with Daryle Ward, as I think Fontenot can be considered a more-than-adequate left-handed bat off the bench, and whoever is not starting out of Ibanez, Edmonds, and Fukudome on a particular day could also be counted on as solid bench bats. Of course, I'm not willing to sell the farm for Ibanez, but if he could be had for relatively cheap, and possibly net us a compensation pick in the off-season to partially offset what we'd give up, I think this could be a good idea.
  11. Bobson Dugnutt
    Ha, no worries. I was just killing time at work, anyway. If Samardzija ends up as a comparable pitcher to Roberto Novoa, that has to be a serious disappointment for everyone in the Cubs organization, considering the amount of money they invested in him.
  12. Bobson Dugnutt
    Um, yes. I know everyone was impressed with Samardzija this weekend, but Gaudin has been lights out since coming to the Cubs. His stuff just looked nasty last night.
  13. Bobson Dugnutt
    Yeah, I'm curious who you're referring to, Cuse. I did a quick browse around baseball reference and couldn't figure it out.
  14. Bobson Dugnutt
    Little perspective on the MacPhail tenure and how successful it was: teams that made the playoffs more times than the Cubs while MacPhail was in charge: Rangers Mets Mariners Angels Braves Yankees Red Sox Cardinals Astros Diamondbacks Indians Twins Dodgers Padres Giants Teams with an equal amount of playoff appearances in that time frame: White Sox (1 world series win) Marlins (2 world series wins) Rockies (1 world series appearance) Orioles I did this very short hand and very quickly, so it may not be 100% accurate, but if it is, it doesn't make MacPhail's tenure look much like a success at all.
  15. Bobson Dugnutt
    Yup, real clever and mature of you. Very mature of me for stating facts? Are you arguing that his tenure was a success with the Cubs? What metric are you basing this on? Perhaps based on the fact that the Cubs made the postseason twice during his tenure, which is equal to the number of times they made the postseason in over 50 years before then? I'm not saying his tenure was a complete success; there were good moments and bad moments. But to call him a complete failure is way off base. Terrible logic. First, the wild card didn't exist before MacPhail came to the Cubs. Second, are we supposed to be proud that the Cubs got to the playoffs twice in MacPhail's 12 year tenure? In an 8-team playoff format? In one of the biggest markets in the country? Not only was his tenure not a complete success, it was almost as close to a failure as possible given the resources he had available. And no, the fact that he has world series rings under his belt with the twins does not mean a thing to me, or to almost any cubs fan (not directed at you NC, but to RedIvyCub, who thinks cubs fans should be impressed by his championships 17 and 21 years ago with another franchise.)
  16. Bobson Dugnutt
    Dan Haren cost 6 players... Yeah, but he's also 4 years younger and making about half as much as Halladay over the same time span.
  17. Bobson Dugnutt
    Wow. Don't see that happening, but that would be awesome. I wonder if that would be enough, though. From the Blue Jays standpoint, do they have much incentive to trade him? He's under contract through 2010 for what seems to be pretty manageable salary. On the other hand, he is 31 years old, so maybe trading him now would net them the biggest return, as increasing age and decreasing time left on his contract might make him less appealing later on. I would think they'd try to squeeze a little more value out of whomever they trade him to, but that's just my guess. Could you imagine a trade like that being made, though? That would leave the Cubs with a rotation of Zambrano, Harden, Halladay, Dempster, and Lilly for this year, with Hill possibly replacing Dempster next year.
  18. Bobson Dugnutt
    :shock: You gotta feel sorry for any lineup that has to see those three in consecutive days.
  19. Bobson Dugnutt
    OH YAY!! does that run mean the season's not over anymore?
  20. Bobson Dugnutt
    This thread is the perfect mix of hilarious and embarrassing.
  21. Bobson Dugnutt
    That very well may be the reason but plenty of spanish speaking guys joke around and seem to have fun all the time. Papi and Manny immediately come to mind. Papi and Manny are huge stars who always have the spotlight on them. Ronny is a backup SS who is never going to be the guy the media goes to for a soundbite. And is Theriot really a guy who jokes around and seems to have fun all the time? He's not the first guy that comes to mind when you think of the Cubs' resident pranksters/comedians, or the best guy to go to for an interview. But it's definitely a prevalent illusion surrounding Theriot, adding to his long list of "intangibles." Luckily, this year, he has done enough to please both the intangible-loving crowd, while being very productive and providing real value to the team, rather than just the "intangible" "little things" qualities that are ascribed to guys like him. As long as he keeps hitting and getting on base, I don't care what mythological attributes are assigned to him, be it resident comedian, lover of all things baseball, or spokesperson of the team.
  22. Bobson Dugnutt
    the cubs should package hill, marshall, and pie for a 4-month supply of mystique
  23. Bobson Dugnutt
    This part confuses the hell out of me. This is his 21st season managing in major league baseball. We know what kind of manager he is. And he didn't do well with what last year? The only thing close to a "collapse" was the hole the team dug itself into at the beginning of the season, and they climbed out of that, obviously. That's not even the most confusing part. He calls him "an awesome manager" earlier in the paragraph. haha.
  24. Bobson Dugnutt
    Theriot and Soto were pretty out of nowhere. Dempster? I'm not sure if I would call Edmonds rugged, but he's been pretty valuable this year. But yeah, this part of the argument is also strange to me.
  25. Bobson Dugnutt
    This part confuses the hell out of me. This is his 21st season managing in major league baseball. We know what kind of manager he is. And he didn't do well with what last year? The only thing close to a "collapse" was the hole the team dug itself into at the beginning of the season, and they climbed out of that, obviously. I think he's referring to the playoffs last year, but I don't really know what Lou did wrong except take Z out early in game 1 Maybe. But if he's referring to the playoffs as a collapse, that was what? the sixth inning of Game 1? Not really indicative of how Lou reacts to imminent disaster.
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