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My preferred option (which has been campaigned for here by vance and others) would be to stick Jones in CF and get a bat in RF, where they are much easier to come by. And if your question was regarding a leadoff hitter, we don't need the little quick guy who might steal bases. We just need someone who's really good at getting on base. It's a shame. We had a decent leadoff hitter on the roster, already. Unfortunately, he didn't hit there at all this season, and we shipped him off for basically nothing on Monday. Oh, well. He's in a better place. :x
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Very few posters here would disagree with you. Jon is just pointing out that the voters for these awards (Cy Young also) only seem to care about W-L records.
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My preferred option (which has been campaigned for here by vance and others) would be to stick Jones in CF and get a bat in RF, where they are much easier to come by.
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You didn't ask about what's feasible, you asked what I wanted. And no, you don't have to have guys like Mientkiewicz in your lineup. I am a firm believer in offense first, offense last. Defense is an afterthought. And if the season ended today, the team with the best offense in the major leagues will not make the playoffs. Defense cannot be an afterthought. I'll agree hitting is more important, but you can't completely disregard defense and consider it worthless. You pretty much can, provided the guys you're talking about aren't complete butchers out there (think Todd Hundley in the outfield). You show me a great hitting and great pitching team with average to even slightly below average fielding, and I'll show you a great team.
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You didn't ask about what's feasible, you asked what I wanted. And no, you don't have to have guys like Mientkiewicz in your lineup. I am a firm believer in offense first, offense last. Defense is an afterthought. And if the season ended today, the team with the best offense in the major leagues will not make the playoffs. That's because of pitching. Not "defense."
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Good post. The trade still sucks, though.
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Can't say I really agree with this. What bad contracts are they really bogged down by? Izturis? Neifi? Rusch? (I believe these two are signed for 07, I could be wrong, though) Jones? Not terrible, but still a lot of money tied up in bad players.
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Who ISN'T in sports journalism? Ugh. By saying idiot, I mean a real moron. So do I. There are intelligent writers. Downey happens to be a complete and utter moron. He sounds like a White Sox homer. What writers are you thinking of? Phil Rogers. Paul Sullivan. Mike Kiley. Rozner. etc. All morons. I can only think of two that I respect... Bruce Miles and Rob Neyer.
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Who ISN'T in sports journalism? Ugh. By saying idiot, I mean a real moron. So do I.
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Meh. Doesn't really bother me. Then again, I'm not almost intelligent. :)
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Who ISN'T in sports journalism? Ugh.
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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-060731downey,1,2858541.column?coll=cs-home-utility Downey, you have got to be kidding me. Plug this guy in at SS for the next several years??? I want to throw up. When will the mainstream media get off this conventional baseball wisdom crap?
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Crazy NY cabbies. -
Walker traded to the Padres
David replied to Burtonbell's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I will miss Todd. Honestly, though, I couldn't care less. I haven't watched a full game in what seems like months. I won't watch another game until Baker is gone. -
Didn't Tom Glavine also get hurt in a car crash in which he was a passenger in a taxi a few years ago?
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Thankfully, he has no plans on coming back to managing. Hopefully, it stays that way. Some (most) of these guys being brought up as managerial replacements are just lateral moves.
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And by 'promising' he means 'Bears fans' :wink: LOL... That's true... But I've noticed decently intelligent discussion, so far. Much better than the crap on the Bears.com and other team website forums. EDIT - Go ahead and join though, ndi. They could use Panther fans too. :)
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http://www.nflspot.com/forums/index.php?act=idx Just came across this fledgling NFL discussion site. I think it started up last night, and it already has a decent amount of discussion. A few posters look promising too. Check it out.
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I think the "good friend" comment was just a way to make the joke work. Probably.
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Now Firmly in the Larry Dierker for Manager Camp
David replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't know about bringing him in as pitching coach. It's his offensive philosophies that excite me; can't say the same for his views on pitchers (although I understand them, to an extent). Sure, as part of the coaching staff, he'd be able to give his input on offense, but what's to say the new manager would even listen to him? -
I was 8 when it happened, and I remember it. I think his '?' was directed at the reference to Thomas as a good friend of Reynolds. Just a guess.
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7/24 Cubs (Maddux) vs. Mets (Traschel)
David replied to B's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
The Cubs are playing a game right now? -
If only he hustled more-that's all that you need! Hit .220, get an OBP of .260, but try real hard...then we'll win the World Series! Don't forget scrappy guys. We need more of those! A few gritty ones too!
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Seems like only yesterday it was US making the big deadline deal two years ago. People were saying the same thing about the Cubs with the acquisition of Nomar.
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D-Lee on Dee-L
David replied to CP_414's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
This is just like the argument of those who want to blame Prior for staying in the game in 2003 after his collision, or Wood for wanting to pitch out of the bullpen last year. It's NOT up to them. It wasn't Wood's decision to make. It wasn't Derrek's. Players should ALWAYS want to play. Management and coaching is responsible for it. Period.
