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  1. soccer10k
    I was extremely surprised when the A's traded him to Colorado in 2005. His BA/OBP/SLG were increasing steadily from 2002-2004. His BA/OBP were down a bit (.017/.011) in 2005 from 2004 but his SLG was up a bit (.007) with Oakland when Beane traded him. I like Byrnes but with the players we currently have on the team, and those we have signed for next year, I don't want him being an everyday player.
  2. soccer10k
    What he was actually suspended for was refusing to leave the field after being ejected. Dukes was obviously having a tough time convincing the umpire to go out to dinner with him after the game.
  3. soccer10k
    I have never liked Hee Seop Choi all that much and always found him way overrated and don't want the Cubs to take another shot with him. A little note: His .140 isoD in AAA and MLB career isoD (915 AB's) of .109 are very good but weren't good enough for Theo Epstein. That's saying something.
  4. soccer10k
    Yes, so even though their OBPs weren't good, they still had a significantly better IsoD (more patience) than Izturis at age 26. That was the first thing I thought as well when I saw the numbers.
  5. soccer10k
    Every Cubs fan wants Izturis to be successful in Chicago and would love it if he turned into a reliable SS and #2 hitter. Fact is, that it will be unlikely for him to do so based on what he has done in the past. He had one decent year but did very little before that and has done very little since then. And like people have said, his 2004 season was nothing spectacular anyway. His defense is great but this team needs reliable pitchers that aren't going to get hurt year after year and another solid bat in the lineup. Izturis doesn't provide either of those. I hope Izturis becomes a better player but I don't think he will. And if he doesn't, he's going to be costing the Cubs $4.5 million in 2007 that could have been added to a contract or two of free agents in the offseason to sweeten the deal. But if he was owed 500K next year and was a bust, then the Cubs wouldn't be wasting much money at all. On the whole, the negatives to acquiring Izturis outweigh the postives of acquiring him.
  6. soccer10k
    Izturis will make about $4.5m next season and $5.5m in 2008. So we actually did lose money to spend. About...$4.5m worth. That adds up. Rusch + Neifi + Izturis is about $10m in waste. If we just had Izturis, it would be one thing. Together, the three of them take up more than 10% of our payroll. That's ridiculous.
  7. soccer10k
    ...it's a stuffed duck with a recorder inside that plays quacking noises.
  8. soccer10k
    Metallica is my most favorite band of all time. Personally I think they are better than the Beatles and nothing will be able to convince me otherwise. That being said, I knew they didn't have a chance against the Beatles, Zeppelin, or the Stones. Maybe against Pink Floyd but we don't get to see that matchup.
  9. soccer10k
    Anybody know if/when this game is going to start?
  10. soccer10k
    Congrats to Rich Hill for his first major league victory. I hope he continues to prove me wrong.
  11. soccer10k
    There is no God. Even Satan isn't this cruel.
  12. soccer10k
    This is getting old. Please stop. I've read enough of posts like this in the maddux/walker rant/trade threads. Please stop, it's hurting me. I mean this honestly and in peace. The solution is quite simple: Go to another message board.
  13. soccer10k
    didn't hendry actually say he could have had a couple of high-level prospects for maddux, but chose izturis instead? if hendry actually did say that, then people have every right to criticize what he got in return. Yes, he said it when he was talking to Len and Bob during the game. If im the Dodgers, im not dealing 2 highly regarded prospects for a 40yr old pitcher. If I'm the Cubs, I don't give Glendon Rusch 2yrs/$6 mil and I don't give Neifi Perez 2yrs/$5 mil. But that's what happened. GM's make puzzling moves sometimes and it's not what you would do or not, it's what the GM would do or not.
  14. soccer10k
    Frankly, I don't care which pitcher gets called up as long as Glendon Rusch doesn't start anymore. Whether it's Guzman, Williams, Ryu, or O'Malley (just throwing it out there), I don't care.
  15. soccer10k
    1. Carlos Lee is going to be a FA so we don't know where he is going to go. 2. ARam might opt out of his contract and could go elsewhere next year. Not saying he will, and I don't think he will, but it could happen. 3. A .330 OBP isn't that great and, as has been stated numerous times, the main issue with Izturis is that he is going to be paid over $4 mil next year. Not a good way to spend your money.
  16. soccer10k
    There are not any other "kids" who are ready for the Bigs yet.... Williams as sucked at AAA Guzman has not been doing too well. and the Ryu guy has sucked too as far as i know. Who else is there that we saw in Sping Training???? no one. and theres not anyone who we didnt see in Spring Training that is blowing the minor leagues away.. so therefore there are no other kids to call up. First, let me say that somebody let me know if any of these guys are injured right now. If we are giving Rich Hill starts to see what he can do, why not bring up Ryan O'Malley? He's 26 as well so why not see what he can do? 5-6 with a 3.96 ERA in 104 IP in AAA this year. Ryu only made 1 start for the Cubs so why not give him a couple more chances? Then there is always Jerome Williams and Angel Guzman as well. As long as the season is over, we might as well see what the young players - especially the pitchers with Maddux gone and Wood on the DL - can do at the ML level.
  17. soccer10k
    No offense to Raisin but the way this season has been going, everybody has a chance to start a long streak (4 is long for the Cubs) when the Cubs play the Cardinals this year.
  18. soccer10k
    I'm moving tomorrow so I won't be watching this game. I probably wouldn't watch even if I wasn't moving though. Hopefully Hill at least shows some improvement.
  19. soccer10k
    Cubs Suck!! Woot!!
  20. soccer10k
    I am starting a Cashman appreciation thread. I'm not kidding. Why couldn't the Cubs have picked up Wilson when Lee went down? Instead, Hendry had to wait a month before finally making a deal for Nevin. People can criticize the Yankees and Steinbrenner for spending a ton of money, and when you have a high payroll it makes it easier to make trades, but you have to respect a team that is able to make deals like these.
  21. soccer10k
    well, sometimes you have to cut corners when you're a small market team. oh wait, we have the second highest payroll in the league. MLB team payrolls These are as of the beginning of the year. I couldn't find an updated list but I highly doubt we have the second highest payroll. At the beginning of the year the Cubs had the third highest in the NL and seventh highest in ML. On a side note, I was surprised to see that the White Sox payroll was higher than the Cubs.
  22. soccer10k
    so? why post if you feel that way. I think the Cubs got what they could for Walker, there was NO line waiting to get him for over a year. I like the Maddux deal too. Yeah, we get to waste another $4.5 million next year on Izturis.
  23. soccer10k
    I agree. Frankly, given that the only thing Casey does is get on base, he's not going to help them much. Leyland isn't going to put him near the top of the order, so he's going to hit 7th or so. He'll get on base for Inge, but that's about it. I don't see this having much impact on their chances in the playoffs. I don't think this improves the Tigers much at all either. Better OBP, worse SLG by Casey. Both he and Shelton's OBP and SLG were inflated by hot April's. As long as Detroit isn't expecting any power out of Casey, and got him for his OBP, I think they'll be pleased with his performance.
  24. soccer10k
    And Theo ends up doing nothing.
  25. soccer10k
    That is not his Dugout name, either. OMG Dugout fraud! :D haha, I just made that up by myself..... can someone appreciate a little creativity around here??? For what it's worth though, someone brought up Rusch and the Nathan's hot dog eating contenst a month ago. That would be me.
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