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  1. David
    Meh... while a series might be a little more representative, playoff style tournaments are always a crapshoot anyway. I can't very often say that the best team in baseball wins the World Series. The starting pitcher thing is definitely a valid point, though.
  2. David
    I wanted to see the regulars (outside of Lee and Barrett) play... meaning, Pierre, Ronny C, and even Jones. Oh, well.
  3. David
    I far prefer the dark ST blues over the regular season alternate unis.
  4. David
    edit - nm
  5. David
    It's easy... Haven't you seen the Zac Barker (drummer for Blink 182) commercial where he is all swole. :) Am I wrong, or isn't it Travis Barker?
  6. David
    I was at that game.. Didn't miss history by one day. :D Seeing 61 and 62 was awesome. Then topping it off with a walkoff was icing on the cake.
  7. David
    Not that it matters, since Ryan was wrong to say that anyway, but whoever told you that hispanics/latinos can't be black? It's not mutually exclusive at all. There are "Latinos" of all races: white, black, various "mixes" (sounds wrong but I can't think of a better word) etc. I'm a white Cuban. Entirely European descent. There are black Cubans (of African descent) too. The same goes for the South/Central American countries, only the Native Americans are much more prominent there. They weren't wiped out by the settlers to the extent that they were here and in Cuba. The label is just a creation of mainly this country as a product of our country's diversity. Very convenient to lump everyone from Spanish speaking countries into one group even though racially and culturally they are all very different. Sorry to go off on a history lesson/rant, the topic just strikes a cord (is it chord?) with me, I guess because I'm constantly hearing, "You're Cuban? But you look white!"
  8. David
    Maybe Renteria going to Atl tied up funds that Atlanta could've used to sign him? Plausible? :? Doubt it... Or maybe it had something to do with this?? http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/09/25/square_business/
  9. David
    Ahh.. those pics are frustrating. Anyone remember what a monster spring Nomar had last year? My expectations for him were really high last year. our IF offense would've been absurd. :(
  10. David
    It's not that Murton is THAT good. It's that Pierre ISN'T all that great. Matt Murton is the best OF the Cubs have...and that's saying something about our talent level in the OF. It ain't much.
  11. David
    Has that always been the sign Cubs players use for "good play" or "good catch" ? Is that the only thing they use? For me, the most noticeable was Alou. I always figured that signal to be "2 outs..." but that wouldn't make much sense in spring training drills... :?
  12. David
    Anyone else notice the new batting helmets? They've got some holes, presumably for air circulation...sort of like the newer NFL helmets.
  13. David
    Not that I think or even suspect that there's anything wrong with him, but that's just a pickoff drill he's doing, guys... :lol:
  14. David
    Actually, this is exactly the type of dumb move I could almost see Hendry making. Hopefully, this rumor is as baseless as I think it is.
  15. David
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=2325941 I'm pretty sure he's just plain wrong. I'm pretty sure Dusty has penciled in Jones as #5 (sad as that may be) and if Walker (who is the "front runner" for 2B) is playing, he'll bat #2, almost certainly. I bet Hairston would bat up there too... Really doubt that Jones will hit #2, even with Dusty-logic.
  16. David
    Very good writeup... I have to say, though, that I expect a little better than a .330 OBP from 2B (as I expect the vast majority of AB's to go to Walker/Hairston) and I think we very well could do better than .320 from C. Also, just as you said, the pitching has the potential to be VERY good. IF that's the case, and if we can score ~800 runs, both of which I think are solid possibilities (though not certain by any stretch of the imagination) we'll be in pretty good shape.
  17. David
    HEY EVERYBODY!!!! THIS GUY'S A GREAT BIG PHONY!!! YOU'RE A PHONY... A BIG FAT PHONY!!!
  18. David
    That would be Tim Grover... My buddy actually had a summer job at Hoops the Gym a couple years ago and picked up a lot of advice from him.
  19. David
    That's either Kerry Sayers or Gail Fischer... :lol: Gayle Sayers was the Bears HOF running back... :wink:
  20. David
    I've been advocating picking up Wilson as a bat off the bench/LF option for quite a while now. He's a solid bat with some patience and power. Plus, when Wood is starting, we can throw him in Woody's uniform when the Cubs are at bat and have him pinch hit for him without having to take Kerry out... :lol: Then again, Kerry's a pretty good bat himself. But, kidding aside, I'd definitely like for the Cubs to pick him up.
  21. David
    Sar-chasm... :lol:
  22. David
    And exactly how was McGwire more valuable than Sammy? Because he had better numbers? Sammy's value was greater because his performance had a greater impact on his team's performance. In other words, his stats provided greater value. Period. You're entitled to your opinion. I'm entitled to mine. You put McGwire on the 98 Cubs in place of Sammy (position differences aside, just offense) and the team is no worse off. In fact, it's better off, unless you, for some reason, think that McGwire's performance would've dropped off had he been on the Cubs. That's a very general, over-simplified example of why I feel team performance should have no bearing on the MVP. Unfortunately, most of the time it does.
  23. David
    Most Valuable Player, not best numbers. Without Sammy, the 98 Cubs would not have made the playoffs. McGwire's numbers were superior, but the Cards did not make the playoffs. Sammy was more valuable than Mac. In my opinion, it wasn't even close. I'm so tired of this argument. It's not the most valuable player to their particular team. It's most valuable. Period. As much as I love Sammy, McGwire should've won the 98 MVP. It's an individual award and team accomplishments should not play any factor whatsoever.
  24. David
    Yea, I was gonna say... FWIW, this team is better on paper than the 03 team... We'll just have to see how it plays out.. I wish we would've kept Nomar at SS if we were gonna sign such a crappy RF... But maybe if we sub him out against lefties, Jacque will work out... We will definitely live/die by the pitching...
  25. David
    He's in Florida when they traded Beckett and Lowell to Boston. That's right. Thanks. I completely forgot about Florida's early offseason firesale. Maybe because we got the leftovers.
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