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  1. David
    I really hope the bolded isn't true, because in no world is defense more important than offense at any position. Defense should never take priority over offense. Ever. That doesn't mean that defensive ability isn't more important at the positions you listed than at others. It is. That said, the most important thing will still be what they can produce with the bat. I don't think it even really needs to be said. The only exception to this would be pitching, which is really what constitutes the vast majority of a team's "defense." People love to say that pitching and defense is what wins baseball games. It's not. It's pitching and hitting. Defense is relatively insignificant compared to those two.
  2. David
    You're assuming that they don't upgrade at any of those 3 positions in the offseason. I really hope that's not the case. Hell, if they don't upgrade at one of those, they basically don't upgrade anywhere. The only other obvious need is another starter.
  3. David
    Wow. Did anyone realize just how well Murton did in his callup in the second half? .310/.375/.543 6 2B 7 HR Only 116 AB's, so take it with a grain of salt, but not bad, nonetheless. That AB/HR is pretty solid, too.
  4. David
    He doesn't hit well enough for the outfield, and he doesn't field the position well enough to get away with diminished batting production. How on earth does an argument about Matt Murton's productivity level have anything to do with one about Ryan Theriot? The Cubs could use upgrades both in the outfield and at SS. And they need one at SS even more than in the OF. I didn't know that they were mutually exclusive.
  5. David
    A hair over 6' and 187 lbs
  6. David
    Please...list these "facts" for me. * Offensive and defensive statistics (you can look them up). * The Cubs winning percentages with Theriot starting/Cedeno starting. All the "mathmeticians" that want to say that Theriot "sucked" in 2007 - I don't really know what to say. I am sure he will improve, and I am sure there was a reason why he started at SS most of the year. I know he was inconsistant at best offensively, and didn't play SS like Ozzie Smith. I can appreciate that the 2007 Chicago Cubs were a hell of a lot better than the 06 Cubs - and they got almost all the plays from SS because of Theriot. I watched a hell of a lot of games this season, and we definately had a better team when he was in the lineup. I love players like Theriot, and hope he is our SS/2B for as long as he plays like he did in 07. I'll bet you if you asked any member of the team they would agree with me too. The Cubs finished 65-62 with Theriot starting, and they were 20-15 when Theriot did not start. They were 8-6 when Cedeno started this season. If you want to make the winning percentage argument, you're arguing for Cedeno because his winning percentage was a lot higher than Theriot's. The Cubs scored 4.496 runs per game when Theriot started. They scored 5.17 runs per game when Theriot did not start. They scored 5.07 runs per game when Cedeno started. hahahah I love it.
  7. David
    Um, I'm not about small sample sizes at all, but this statement couldn't be more wrong. Ronny in Sept .391/.417/.696 Again, the sample size makes these numbers pretty much completely insignificant, but to say he looked awful after his call up is pretty much totally wrong.
  8. David
    I don't understand how so many (actually, the vast majority of) people are willing to brush aside the success Ronny has had at AAA at a young age based on a bad year last year in the majors and a handful of AB's this year. Nobody is denying that Ronny had a bad 2006 (at age 23) in the big leagues, but he has absolutely crushed AAA pitching for both of the last two years. I'm not saying he's a great option, but I'd still rather see him play next year than Theriot if it's down to one or the other.
  9. David
    I think we're all missing the obvious question here. Why on earth would you want to put a "natural shortstop" like Theriot at 2B???!
  10. David
    I never said Theriot was better than DeRosa, what I did say was a interrogative statement asking why one automatically assumes DeRosa instantly gets the job at 2b over Theriot-if Theriot is forced from short that is-without competiton during spring training. Haha, what? And DeRosa should automatically be given the job because he's better than Theriot. The same reason Derrek Lee won't be battling Darryl Ward for the starting 1B job in Spring Training. Did you just compare Lee-Ward and DeRosa-Theriot? I really hope you didn't, I'm disgusted at the comparison. Jobs should never be won or lost based on spring training, anyway. Period.
  11. David
    No.
  12. David
    Cardinals fans take it in the Pujols? I dunno. Saw it on a shirt or something.
  13. David
    Wouldn't it just be so Cub-like to keep Steve Trachsel at $4+ mil and non-tender Mark Prior because they don't want to pay him a similar amount?
  14. David

    Prior

    David replied to Knyption's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I'm much more curious to see who he's with next year. Sorry Davhern. :?:
  15. David
    I've been saying Whittenmeyer is a poor man's Sullivan since Spring Training. I saw it right away. I wish they wouldn't hire such crap baseball writers in this town.
  16. David

    Prior

    David replied to Knyption's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Prior didn't have TJ. He had his shoulder scoped. I believe he's slated to start some basic long-toss throwing (or may have started already) soon.
  17. David

    Prior

    David replied to Knyption's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    How do you figure? Other pitchers have had similar surgeries to Prior and came back to regain form. I forgot the prime example...wasn't it Chris Carpenter? I'm not saying to expect ANYTHING from Prior. He could easily never regain form. But to completely dismiss him as a middle reliever I think is a bad idea. Exactly. Apparently, Prior had significant damage (which would explain the drop in velocity and mysterious undiagnosable pain he had for a couple years) and the repair went well. Let's see what he comes back with. Come on Prior was just a big baby who couldnt deal with a little pain. He was clearly never hurt, and was basically just faking it because he likes sitting on his ass and not playing baseball. He is a figment of your imagination dude,. Don't forget he was on steroids, too. Those tiny calves last spring were telltale.
  18. David

    Prior

    David replied to Knyption's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    How do you figure? Other pitchers have had similar surgeries to Prior and came back to regain form. I forgot the prime example...wasn't it Chris Carpenter? I'm not saying to expect ANYTHING from Prior. He could easily never regain form. But to completely dismiss him as a middle reliever I think is a bad idea. Exactly. Apparently, Prior had significant damage (which would explain the drop in velocity and mysterious undiagnosable pain he had for a couple years) and the repair went well. Let's see what he comes back with.
  19. David
    I know it doesn't make sense. Unless the fix is already in for Canning and they're trying to avoid an uproar...? I got nothin.
  20. David
    Matt Murton is actually good, Theriot really isn't. You're missing the point, though. The Theriot love isn't even all that bad on these boards. It's by the general public and the media that he is overrated. Theriot gets tons of man-love from the general Cubs fan public. Matt Murton is generally treated with indifference, at best, by the general Cubs fan public.
  21. David
    http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2007/10/now-thats-enter.html Sullivan blasting Cuban in his blog. I love, BTW, how he says that Cuban is saying it's "OK" for players to use/have used steroids, when that isn't what he's saying at all. That aside, how much could we/should we read into this? Are they trying to turn the public sentiment against Cuban?
  22. David
    At least we've got the Bulls.
  23. David
    While we're on this topic, they really need to replace the TV's by the seats with nice big HDTV plasmas or LCDs. It's ridiculous, they've got TV's from like 1987 showing the game.
  24. David
    I hope to get in on the ground floor with this case after passing the bar. :D Me 2! I passed it and I wouldn't want anything to do with this case on any side. Talk about one that will drain the life from you. Holy Christ...how many lawyers we got on this site? I thought I was one of the only ones killing billable hours! I'll be in law school next fall, hopefully.
  25. David
    This.
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