javy knows my name

In regards to the Padres and their horrible CS%, journalistic integrity would require the mention of Greg Maddux and David Wells. Come on...

what the Hell are you talking about?

I always thought the opposite. Didn't the Cardinals give up on him because Duncan and LaRussa had gotten tired or his attitude? I think his work ethic was questioned, a la Zito, but i don't think he was ever accused of being a jerk until now.

In a heartbeat. I just don't see it happening anymore.

This is definitely good news if you doubted Lou's ability or resolve as a manager. I did not. That said, now we'll be lucky to get a bag of beans and any of his salary absorbed if we do move him. It is something Lou had to say, but not a move the Cubs should think they have to make, because it unintentionally lowered Marquis' trade value still further.

Oh man! Can we get a defensive sub for this guy already?

And don't forget that people in glass houses sink ships. I'm a jerk.

http://draysbay.com/images/admin/bonds.jpg Jeez, he could at least try to smile He's too rich and awesome to do such a thing.

It is never the time for that.

Voted other because McFadden will go first, but Jonathan Stewart will have the better career. If McFadden continues to run so upright in the NFL, he will bust big-time.

So I take it you've watched approximately zero hours of him playing defense over the last couple of seasons. Never thought I'd see the day. Mojo busting out a "watch the games" argument :lol: Zing! Heh, that wasn't how I meant it, but man, I'm kinda busted. That said, Aramis' defensive numbers show that he's nothing to scoff at as a 3Ber...I have no idea if B was kidding or not. It's hard to tell with a comment like that and him having a Theriot sig pic. I was this close to qualifying it with some stats but decided it was too much work. As a fellow game-watcher, though, even when Aramis struggled defensively it seemed it was always due to his range and never due to a weak (or even inaccurate) arm. EDIT: Maybe if he won a few Gold Gloves like Jeter it would convince everyone that he is "all-around awesome." Just a thought.

I'm about 99% sure I've already seen something like that.

So I take it you've watched approximately zero hours of him playing defense over the last couple of seasons. Never thought I'd see the day. Mojo busting out a "watch the games" argument :lol:

I had forgotten he was an MU grad. Makes him that much more awesome.

i thought he said that he was going to be in town doing the DePaul game but he'd be at Opening Day. I could have misheard though DePaul game? On March 31st? Thats the weekend of the Sweet 16/Elite 8 IIRC. i guess i misheard then. when was the last time Musberger did baseball for ESPN? I know i'm in the minority, but i really like Musberger, especially for college football I like him as well. I think Musberger/Herbstreit is one of the best announcing tandems in any sport, aside from Dickie V and Dan Shullman.

Remember, when this is over, that you invited this response. -------- -In 2007, the league average for SB attempts in the NL was 130. -In 2007, the Chicago Cubs attempted to steal a base 119 times. Not a huge difference, but clearly below league average. Now, one could assume that the amount of sb a team attempts is largely a function of how fast their players run. But don't fall in this trap, lest you want to get laughed at by Dusty Baker-managed baseball teams. You see, a team can attempt to steal a lot of bases because they have some players who are specifically good at it. Hello New York Metropolitans. Other teams can attempt to steal lots of bases because they think, in general, that it is a good thing to try to do a lot. Some teams do this even though they are obviously bad at it. There's Dusty again. Now, you may also notice that the success rate of stealing bases by the Chicago Cubs (72%), like their amount of attempts, is below league average (74%). Me, the method actor that I am, decided that in order to fulfill my facade of false-intelligence, put on my thinking cap. I thought to myself, "what could these two sets of numbers possibly have to do with each other?" Accidentally, I came up with the conclusion that one informs the other. I was like, "maybe, that rascal Lou realizes that his team isn't very good at one thing, so he's instructing his team to do that thing less". I know, a stretch considering his lack of success as a baseball manager. Then, in what was almost a blinding explosion of rational, sensible thought on my part, I thought of something else: Lou Piniella was born in 1943. I see that you have trouble processing information so I'll put it bluntly: he's old. When I think about old people, my first thought is most definitely not "jesus, I wish those old geezers would just make up their mind and stick to it instead of waffling all the GD time." So, if Lou Piniella has shown himself willing to "manage" the amount of times his team does something based on its relative success rate, and sans any traumatic head injuries over the off-season, I'm thinking maybe he's going to stick to that. Yes, regardless of what he says to some dumb stiff. -------- Now, back to the guy from Wisconsin's Cleveland. You're very clearly trolling my posts, not out of something I say specifically (which I actually wouldn't mind, it's flattering), but just because you don't like "me". "blah blah blah you're an arrogant jerk stop pointing out how dumb some of the things people say on here are blah blah blah." Great, I've heard it. But unless you'd actually like to consider contributing something of value, I suggest you keep your mouth shut (keyboard... less typed...) to avoid one of these dust-ups again. First of all, you give yourself too much credit. This was not a personal attack on you, but about this leap of faith you took in what seemed to be an arrogant manner: My suspicions were proved correct by your last post. As for Piniella being old as a rationale for these shrewd mind-games, I don't buy it. I think he's losing it a bit and I could see him regressing a bit to old-timey bs that he may have done in the past, which would include running himself into outs. As for the personal stuff (which you have triggered), are you trying to fill the void left by nice Meph? If so, you are doing a hell of a job! Oh and please, please spare me any more of your "dust-ups" because I don't think my weak brain can abide another one.

Oh, I was just kidding about the Dusty pic. I figured I'd do it before somebody else did. Please direct me to the latest DeuceBaseman pile-on. I would greatly appreciate it.

And FTH is this, exactly?

Why? Was Lou joking? He's said equally dumb things in the past and never went through with them. He's attempting to play mind games, to get the opposing managers and pitchers to worry about whether or not whoever is on second is going to steal. My thought exactly. With all the head fakes he made last year, you'd think people would have learned his schtick by now. Damn, I wish I were as smart as the two of you think you are...

+1million Anonymity goes a long way to making someone a jerk jamie, your name isn't on that post, you must have forgotten to sign it The fact that you are readily able to know my name goes to prove that I am in fact not anonymous nor am I attempting to hide my name. If the contrary were true, i could very easily have never given my name on this website +1million -2million love, Jonas P. Quadworth Salk III Another obligatory Roast pile-on. I've had my chuckle for the day - good night.

Safe, but sort of interesting. Zambrano likely won't be the best pitcher on his own team (even with batting factored in), so I put his chances at a Cy Young at around 10%. What the heck, lets see the AL when you have time.

Looks like Kyle Kendrick, but wow. I must say I still hate Brett Myers but that was pretty damn funny. Welcome to the board.

I'm still really not worried about the Dbacks

And Krivsky's much better?

I don't think they ever started, given that he's black and all