David
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Everything posted by David
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We doing this or what?
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Yea... why is that really stupid?
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I think some people just don't realize how good Fontenot has been at the plate. It remains to be seen how he does with a (mostly) full time job, but he's definitely earned a shot at it. (and I know that's not what this thread is about, but it isn't completely absurd to hit him a spot ahead of Soto)
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Disagree. A guy making the $400,000 minimum is comparable to a guy making $800,000. The higher the payroll, the higher the discrepency of "comparable". For a team like the Cubs, that regularly throws significant amounts of money in the toilet, it's bigger than most. But $3.3m this year is probably beyond the furthest end. The fact that they are owed the same total is somewhat meaningful, especially when you consider the possibility that Miles could be a net negative to the team if they feel obliged to keep him there throughout his age 33 season. Caught me before the edit. ](*,)
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They're not comparable salaries when one is more than twice as much as the other. It's not like we're talking league minimum salaries, either.
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If you flip a coin and it's on heads nine times in a row, does that mean that that you're certainly going to flip it on tails the next time? I was about to use this exact example.
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In principle, I agree, but then again, I'm pretty sure we absolutely crushed lefties last year. It could've just been skewed by Pittsburgh, though.
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obvious troll is obvious
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I just hope that stupid baseball logic leads to him staying in his former role (the same stupid baseball logic that has people, himself included, wanting him to close)...
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It wouldn't be COMPLETELY idiotic to say Fukudome, but beyond that....
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Hey did you guys know the Cubs are more LH?
David replied to DiamondMind's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Maybe I'm misreading your post (which I easily could be), but I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The Cubs, presumably, see the problem as being against righties. Hence the supposed desire to add more LH bats to the lineup. -
True. I choose to be in denial about that part of it because I never really acknowledged that there was any competition. Let's just be happy it's playing out the way it should and leave it at that.
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He's a passable option at 2B vs LHP, not that I want him around, and can play a bunch of positions. None of that justifies the signing, but I'm guessing that was the reasoning behind it. he's played 7 games in the of in his whole career. 15 at third. he can play short and second and maybe get thrown into a couple other spots, but he's not an awesome guy who can play a bunch of positions. Who said he was? He's a utility/back-up IFer who might be able to play OF in a pinch. I don't see where we disagree. Maybe my use of "a bunch of positions" was a bit too liberal.
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He's a passable option at 2B vs LHP, not that I want him around, and can play a bunch of positions. None of that justifies the signing, but I'm guessing that was the reasoning behind it.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-10-cubs-bits-chicagomar10,0,6520455.story Good news, although I have thought all along that Fontenot would get the majority of the playing time.
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Hey did you guys know the Cubs are more LH?
David replied to DiamondMind's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Milton Bradley? I suppose that's only as long as kfuk is in center instead of RJ. last year for the second half against RHP it was Edmonds and Fukudome occupying CF and RF, now it's Bradley and Fukudome. He's right, the only left handed bat we added to the lineup against RHP is Fontenot, and I bet he won't even get much playing time against RHP. I'm willing to bet he'll get most of it. -
Hey did you guys know the Cubs are more LH?
David replied to DiamondMind's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I think there's some validity to the idea that there need to be some (good) lefties for pitchers to have to deal with so they don't get into a rhythm in terms of location... it's the same reason we shouldn't be going all righty vs. lefties. -
Will be interesting to hear how he does.
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They'd be a hell of a lot closer if they weren't losing to terrible teams. It's sickening.
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It's probably because I was at the two wins in the 06 Miami series.
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I know that of all the playoff "runs" we had the last few years, the one I enjoyed the most was the second one when we lost in 6 games to the Heat. A season where we went 41-41. It was fun because that team was really on a run at the end of the regular season, and the team had no business being in any of those games against the Heat, but they won 2 of the games, and stayed very close in 2 others. I pretty much agree with this. Although it's hard for me to say I enjoyed it more than the following year when we swept Miami and at least fought back a little after falling down 3-0 to Detroit, I think I did.
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Z and Harden to miss first run through rotation
David replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The guy who played scotty covers baseball now? :wink: That's besides the point, Dempster is cut from the same cloth Mike Bielecki, Estaban Loiaza, Kent Bottenfield, Carl Pavano and Jaret Wright were cut from. I know you're kidding but... http://www.baseballinfosolutions.com/ourteam.html -
You're waaaaaaaaay too late. LOL
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That is definitely midseason form for the best offense in the NL by a wide margin (and second best in baseball) last year. Figured I'd be the first to complain about the chicken littles. :) GAME OVER grand slam in 3...2... The Cobs suck *runs over to secret game thread and complains about irrational posts*
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That is definitely midseason form for the best offense in the NL by a wide margin (and second best in baseball) last year. Figured I'd be the first to complain about the chicken littles. :)
