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  1. David
    I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but I would've done Gathright for Bradley... Fuku to RF
  2. David
    Plus a lot more people are on here during the day at work.
  3. David
    no one wants to come in here after you guys ruined these threads last season this
  4. David
    looks like Z is gonna bat
  5. David
    Yea... it was announced last summer, IIRC.
  6. David
    he threw strike 3 twice
  7. David
    I'm so glad to have baseball games to watch again...
  8. David
    I'm liking the all blue caps on the road.
  9. David
    I'll take it!
  10. David
    lol you can't help yourself If ANY Major League pitcher keeps falling behind every single hitter, more times than not he's going to pay for it. Try pulling your head out of your butt long enough to understand basic baseball. woosh
  11. David
    WTPLee
  12. David
    Fun game so far.
  13. David
    SORI!!!!!
  14. David
    Assume Harden goes down for a significant amount of time and we are forced to add Shark to the rotation. Name one team in the Central that will have a better rotation than the Cubs. Also, name one Central team with a better starting lineup than the Cubs. Go ahead. I'll be waiting patiently for your reply. Using PECOTA, if we give Harden's 155 innings to Shark, the Cubs starting rotation (Z, Lilly, Dempster, Shark, and Marshall) is projected to have a composite ERA of 4.76 over 845 innings, while the Brewers starting rotation (Gallardo, Suppan, Bush, Parra, Looper) is projected to have composite ERA of 4.45 over 800 innings. So, according to PECOTA, the Brewers would have a better rotation. Clearly, there is no NL Central team with a better lineup than the Cubs, but that wasn't the argument. The fact is that inserting Shark instead of Harden gives back every bit of advantage the Cubs have in the rotation and, according to PECOTA, gives the Brewers the better rotation. I'll be waiting patiently for your patronizing reply. ugh, the Shark is a pitcher Pecota just has no idea how to properly forecast. and i hope i don't have to explain the utter impossibility that Lou would have patience enough to give 150 innings to a guy with a 6 ERA The correct response.
  15. David
    There's no stat debate. It's not about gut feelings. Do you see what I'm saying here? I'm not arguing with you about the fact that the possibility exists that the Cubs could lose and the Cardinals could beat us out for the division. I agree with you on that. It's a fact. They could. That says nothing, however, about which team is better. The Cardinals are not better than the Cubs. That's blatantly obvious. holy christ, way to go around in circles... never did i say the cardinals are better than the cubs... You either said that, or you said that their rotation is better than the Cubs if the Cubs lose Harden. Do you realize what the Cardinals' rotation looks like?
  16. David
    if it's not completely 100% obvious, i'm being sarcastic. just covering my butt.
  17. David
    Yea I also always like the "well if so and so gets hurt the Cubs are screwed". I guess when that person gets hurt Hendry isnt allowed to go out and find a replacement, or to find an upgrade during the season. This roster you see now is I guess what we will see for all 162 games according to some. "lol but you can't count on players we don't have yet you idiot"
  18. David
    lol
  19. David
    Yea. We have a little more money to blow. Denver is responsible for his whole signing bonus.
  20. David
    There's no stat debate. It's not about gut feelings. Do you see what I'm saying here? I'm not arguing with you about the fact that the possibility exists that the Cubs could lose and the Cardinals could beat us out for the division. I agree with you on that. It's a fact. They could. That says nothing, however, about which team is better. The Cardinals are not better than the Cubs. That's blatantly obvious.
  21. David
    alright, you want to talk stats wise, or do you want to talk actual team wise performance...? stats wise...yes...the cubs have the best rotation and best lineup... however...if harden should go down...it wouldn't shock me to see the cubs falter...and i think it takes away any advantage we currently have in the division... this team has some serious question marks right now 2nd base...question mark center field...question mark right field...high potential question mark short stop...can he do it again? 1st base...will he get locked into his head again? harden...how many times does he step on the mound? patton...? vizciano...? Instead of presenting all the what ifs (we all know what they are), try defending your argument that the Cardinals are better than the Cubs (or that the Cardinals have a better rotation than the Cubs do without Harden). Yes, the Cardinals COULD outperform the Cubs. There's a decently significant chance of it (not nearly as good a chance as vice-versa, though). That doesn't change the fact that going into the season, the Cubs have the best team and best chance of winning it. What is your argument for the bolded above?
  22. David
    do you REALLY think the cardinals are anywhere near as good as the Cubs? Really??? I think the baseball season is a long & winding road. I think it's April. And I think the hubris about the Cubs is fun & cool, but given the two other factors above doesn't really mean anything. The Cubs are the best team in the NL Central. That doesn't mean they are guaranteed to perform the best. Nor does that mean that the team that may wind up outperforming them is better. People should be able to separate these ideas. Flukes can even happen even in 162 game seasons. Nobody saying that the Cubs are the best team in the division is denying that. The argument isn't that there's no way that the Cubs won't win the division in 2009. It's that the Cubs have far and away the best team in the NL Central in 2009.
  23. David
    Anyone can surprise. What you (anabiono) said is the Cardinals either have a better lineup than the Cubs or have a better rotation than the Cubs (sans Harden)
  24. David
    If you had said the Reds, I'd be more willing to listen.
  25. David
    you're saying they have a better starting lineup than the cubs? or that their rotation is better than the cubs' minus harden? one is slightly less laughable than the other. Does it matter? Both statements are wrong. Brendon Ryan is their leadoff guy today with Khalil Greene hitting freaking cleanup. Like I said... both are a joke. The lineup one is about 10x worse, though.
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