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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    I agree. I coach elementary school football and we've been told not to run up the scores or else. One of the other teams jumped ahead big time last Saturday, so that coach had some of his other kids who don't play skill positions get in and have some fun there. The other team also scored once because of this and they weren't as depressed. I think it's really wrong to run up the score with kids that age.
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    I locked it and moved it to Rants because it became a pissing match. EDIT: Beaten by Jon. :(
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    What's funny is he makes the same joke everytime about steroid-accusations.
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    I think they should move to the California League, they'd have far fewer rainouts then.
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    first: What Podsednik effect? Second: that's one run generated that way. I'd wager that they scored a whole lot more runs off extra base hits against us. They just weren't as flashy. If by "Podsednik Effect" you mean our enitre pitching staff having career years at once, then yeah, i'd love some of that on our side of town. :P Well, we can have some influence on that by putting out a team with Furcal & Castillo on the IF and improved OF defense. yeah, but if it happens people will assume it was because we had speedy leadoff types manning the middle IF, and not because our staff era drops by a run per game. I don't care what others think. If the Cubs staff ERA drops by a run per game the Cubs will be in the playoffs and I'll be content with that.
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    I thought the Podsednik effect was hitting a .979 OPS in the playoffs after having a higher OBP than SLG in the regular season.
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    Boo hoo! Those big bad bullies will make fun of me! It's a good thing you have met and been harassed by so many Sox fans out in State College, PA.
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    Like XZero, I figure Walker is gone. I have no problem with Furcal + Castillo, that'll provide Hendry with his defense and give Dusty two players with good OBPs that are fast so he'll bat them 1-2.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    Jenks too. They may be good but they can't get the big outs. Those teams should trade them for the equivalents of Roberto Novoa and minor leaguers. They should trade them to the Cubs for the real Roberto Novoa.
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    Jenks too.
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    Crawford/Baldelli/Young isn't bad. If Young plays in the big leagues. It's going to happen soon, if not right at the beginning of the year. The D-Rays aren't going to compete next year, and Gomes isn't exactly a fan favorite that trading him and not replacing him with Young right away is going to kill fan morale(what little is left in TB). I meant the rumors about Young and Upton being kept at AAA all next year.
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    Probably Adam Wainwright. I would think teams would want Lambert more then Wainwright. Wainwright is closer to being ready, but i think Lamber has way more upside the Wainwright who had a horrible 2nd half. I agree.
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Crawford/Baldelli/Young isn't bad. If Young plays in the big leagues.
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    Yup.
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    Until they trade for Adam Dunn.
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    Yeah, even Roy Oswalt can't stop that.
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    Brad Lidge needs some.
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Good ol' Q.
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Sox fans are going to be insufferable for decades. glad I don't live in chicago. y'all better hope the cubs get their act together quickly. Yup.
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    Wow. Podsednik? Are you kidding?
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Didn't see the game last night, but on hindsight - with Scotty Poddy's arm and the wet conditions, it was a risky but good gamble.
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    Unless it's Vizcaino. :oops: Good piece of hitting, ballsy base running. I would have held the guy at third, that was a pathetic throw by Scotty Poddy but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt since the ball was wet.
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    The only chance the Stros have on Jenks' FB is to take take take.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    I think the Astros will be lucky to win more than one game this series...
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    You're totally missing the point of his post... because there is no point, you can't compare a part time player to a guy that has put up good numbers on a consistent basis. Sure you can. You aren't talking about a 25 or 50 AB sample size. There's enough sample out there for Hairston to make an adequate projection of everyday performance. and the corrolary of your argument is that there is enough sample size out there to make an adequate projection that Hairston cannot remain healthy. He is not saying that Hairston can remain healthy. He never once argued that. So I doubt he would counter your argument that he can't remain healthy. What he IS saying, and justifiably so, is that nobody has ever said that Hairston, if healthy, would solve our leadoff problem (which he wouldn't), even though, over the last 4 years, he's been a similar hitter to Pierre. There's 3 reasons why he wouldn't solve it. 1) He's very unreliable. Huge point. 2) His career obp is .334, not .355. Pierre's has some good years where he actually played the entire season. Has Hairston ever had a good year where he played nearly every game?? 3) He doesn't steal nearly as many bases as Pierre. Add that all up and Pierre >>> Hairston. That doesn't mean Pierre is actually good.
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