javy knows my name

I can't ignore the rebound he made in the power department in the second half. 16 hrs for a pace of 39, IIRC. In the first half, he was sluggish from the wrist injury and he lost some confidence, IMO. My biggest problem is the dropoff at defense at first base, mainly with his range, and it's not that big a problem as long as he can continue to scoop throws in the dirt with the best of em. I wouldn't take Loney straight up for D-Lee, but I'd trade him and others for any package that included Loney + Kemp/Billingsley/Kershaw/etc. He is certainly not untouchable for me.

They voted before the WS and the last 7 games of that winning streak.

He has a CS! :lol:

Have you ever heard of a team doing or considering this? Not being sarcastic, I'm just curious.

Um, no they don't. I am not surprised that Ohio State and Michigan is at the top, even though it isn't the correct answer. Up until about ten years ago the biggest rivalry for OU was easily Nebraska. I'd rank them: 1. Texas - Texas A&M 2. Army - Navy 3. Yale - Harvard 4. Auburn - Alabama 5. Michigan - Ohio State 6. Grambling - Southern 7. Oxbridge 8. Florida - Florida State 9. UCLA - USC 10. Florida - Georgia There is no correct answer. It actually only asks for an opinion. As for yours, the border war needs to be much higher, and Miami - FSU>>>>>>>>UF - FSU That game really doesn't have much at all since Spurrier left. Miami and FSU both suck right now, but the history is better.

Meh. The only thing I learned was what made a circle change different from a straight change.

Or get more grounders - 1.59 GO-AO at high-A isn't that great for a groundball pitcher. Didn't know he was necessarily a groundball pitcher. What kind of sink does he got on that fb? :shock: Or, does he rely on a slider for groundballs?

This was how I understood it

Probably shoulda started a rant but I'll threadjack instead. Did you know that every gd sportswriter and lawyer in North America was SURPRISED by this indictment?! I swear to God, I think I heard from 15 different people that ESPN got on the phone and every single one of them started their answer with "I'm surprised." My GOD, ESPN has gotten bad. And I missed flippin PTI! end rant

That doesn't happen anymore, guy. Is that Elle MacPherson in your avatar? Quite funny

He needs to figure out how to strike people out at a clip which would be acceptable for a guy with a 98 mph fb. 5.24/9 ain't cuttin it.

Kershaw is only 19? :shock: I have to think Kershaw for Bedard straight up would go down

Gotta love that IsoP from Ronny. I don't care if he slugs .300 if he gets on base anywhere close to that line.

it blows away the $11.75M or whatever that Hoffman makes (currently the highest for a reliever) I agree 15m is too much for a closer. But let's not compare Mo and Hoffman. I know Everyone is going to jump all over me on this one, so........ENJOY. They are both very good. You're just biased. Mo may be better, but not by a very large margin. Rivera is better and it is by a decent margin. Rivera has had seven years with an ERA under 2 in the stronger offensive league while Hoffman has had one year with an ERA under 2 in a weaker offensive league. Meh at ERA for a reliever. Give me K/BB and WHIP anytime.

What minor league OF do the Cubs have besides Colvin (who isn't going anywhere)? I've been trying to think of what else the Rays have that could interest the Cubs to make Hill and others worthwhile. Can't really think of anything. Evan Longoria? I wish. What about Ben Zobrist, JP Howell or Mitch Talbot? Brignac :pig:

I would be ecstatic about that kind of production from Soto. Anyone else think Carl Crawford = Felix Pie's ceiling?

I still think Crosby could've been something. Brando thinks he coulda been a contendah

If I were Arod, I'd be a jerk to the media as well. Mostly because they are guys like you who still feel like Arod has something to prove because he doesn't have a ring.

That is, simply put, way too effin' much

It's not really that Lou preferred Floyd over Murton. It's that he preferred a left handed bat over Murton. Cubs management views Matt Murton's bat as redundant. They've made the point over and over by saying they want more left handed bats in the line up. The Cubs offense is stacked with RH bats. Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, DeRosa and Soto guarantees you at least 5 RH bats of the 8 offensive slots. Theriot makes 6 and Murton playing everyday would make 7. That's why the Cubs are looking at Fukudome and Crawford. Murton will either hold on to a 4th outfield job or he'll find a new home somewhere else. He's just not in the Cubs plans due to the dominant right handed hitting attack. It's a shame, but that's what's going on with Matt Murton. *Directed at Cubs management* How is a left-handed bat a priority when we have a team that can't hit lefties!?

You really don't want to advertise an affinity for team chemistry or a contempt for metrics here. People will start calling you Joe Morgan. EDIT: You did say OPS is a meaningful statistic so you are safe from Morgan comparisons.

Murton hasn't "turned out" like anything. If Lou would put Floyd out there over him, then you have to think he hasn't gotten a fair shot yet.

Are we trading D. Lee, Aram, Soriano, and Zambrano? You're right, Zambrano of the over 4.00 ERA (Hell, Lilly was better than him last year), DLee of the 20 homers and declining skill set, Soriano of the terrible defense (assists are a product of everyone thinking you suck and can't catch the ball) and awful RBI and OBP numbers for $136M. Ramirez is the only one who you could really argue. Please explain this Just look at last year when Soriano got on and was useless because his leg was hurt. Also, how many DPs did we ground into in the playoffs because we had no one who could steal besides Theriot (who was never really on base a whole lot) Is that a compliment? Um, yeah. For as much as we all hated 4-3 when he was here. Imagine if he was actually able to hit for power AND steal as many bases, only in like 75% of the attempts. Oh ya, and if Pierre didn't have a noodle arm in the outfield. That guy would have been a pretty damn good player...and very Carl Crawford like. oh yes..they are. You're right, he's not going to be Rickey Henderson, but he's also 26 YEARS OLD and signed to a team friendly contract for a decent amount of time. But, you're right, we should spend $50 million more to get a Japanese guy who could be a total bust or could be average (besides Ichiro, which Japanese player has been a superstar?) Matsui has been very good, but he was also the BEST player in Japan for a while...and he's helped by batting 6th on the Yankees. Soriano of the terrible defense (assists are a product of everyone thinking you suck and can't catch the ball) Oh, man. :-s OH MAN :shock: Soriano of the terrible defense (assists are a product of everyone thinking you suck and can't catch the ball) Shoot, there it is again... Oh, man. This makes me think you don't like Soriano that much. Why else would you say something so uninformed?