David
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Speaking up backups, maybe this is a possibility, too. http://www.bleachernation.com/2016/02/01/cubs-have-reportedly-had-private-workout-with-cuban-free-agent-guillermo-heredia/
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Jason Heyward is a centerfielder who has been playing RF because some coach thought he was too big to play CF years ago. As for a backup, aside from the Javy experiment, they've mentioned Sczcur. There's also plenty of time for them to sign someone else with a good glove there.
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"...from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Zee..." that's the obvious one and it's good, but i was thinking this one
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this should mean a vastly improved slate of games as compared to when it was just NFLN taking crap games nobody wanted and throwing them on thursday. the problem for me with thurs night football was the shitty matchups. if they're good games, i welcome more days with NFL games (shitty as it is for the teams themselves and the short weeks and all that).
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how the horsefeathers do you not notice sammy's hop? jesus. i remember many summer nights in my yard practicing that hop with a wiffle bat
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my favorite thing about planet of the apes was the simpsons scene it inspired
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Motion to change thread title to minor league chit chat thread
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Maybe had something to do with being down 2-0 and then getting completely blown out when down 3-0 and having next to nothing to cheer about in those games vs. a clip of a game tying homer in the bottom of the ninth and a blowout win in game two.
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http://m.mlb.com/video/v532413183/milchc-sosa-launches-three-solo-homers-vs-brewers/?query=sammy+sosa I miss this man so much. June of 98 was one of the most unbelievable things I've seen watching baseball.
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In other news, I think the Cubs signed Jason Heyward and the Bulls hired Fred Hoiberg.
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http://baseballcontinuum.com/2016/01/30/blogathon-16-dan-szymborski-doughy-nerd-gets-a-job/ Enjoyed reading this. Dan Szymborski blogging about coming up as a sabermetrics guy and how the whole landscape of baseball and sports media has changed.
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I'm hopeful (and halfway expecting) of Russell hitting himself out of the 9 hole this year. Maybe Montero winds up there?
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I don't really care about lineup construction either, as long as the better hitters are hitting early, but I don't think I've ever heard that the 3rd spot is less important than 4 or 5 before.(if I have, I've glossed over it due to indifference). That's at least kind of interesting. Think we talked about that quite a bit last year when talking about lineups/Maddon's lineups/pitcher 8th etc. I think hitting the pitcher 8th changes the equation a LITTLE bit there, though.
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You're sure about that, huh? Man, I hope your right, but I've seen multiple sources, most notably Keith Law, saying he's not a major league 3B defensively. I'd imagine it's his defense & question of a future position keeping him off a top 100 list, because I agree with your points offensively. Can't speak for Law, but pretty sure the thinking on that has generally changed.
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http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by This is probably the closest to how Maddon thinks about it
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Disagree 100 percent. A hitter who slashes 280/350/450 absolutely has more business hitter at the top of the order than one who hits 280/300/500. The top of the order hitters are table setters, and so you want those players to get on base at a high rate for your middle of the order hitters to drive in. The idea that it doesn't matter whether a highly disciplined hitter hits second or sixth is ridiculous. it just doesn't matter nearly as much as you think it does what the order of the lineup is barring extremely silly scenarios like hitting the pitcher and all of your worst hitters at the top or something like that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8RhbPAP6gY seeing 95 from that angle is nuts. same with sliders.
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Chargers announce they'll be staying in SD next year, but still wielding their option to move to LA in hopes of getting SD to pony up for a stadium. Rumors that Mark Davis was out in Vegas meeting with Sheldon Adelson (Las Vegas Sands) and other city officials about a possible joint new stadium with UNLV.
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that he is but who doesn't love boobs? #whitetrashdadjokes
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Bears apparently met with Ohio State WR Braxton Miller yesterday
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yeah i honestly don't care how the lineup is ordered as long as montero and the pitcher are somewhere near the bottom
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this game has been some nice cheap entertainment
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The time Keith Jackson told a kid he was going to DIE
David replied to Sammy Sofa's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This is terrible. BTW, "home of the Scott Crulls" was this a thing back then? i've never seen that before
