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  1. MWV
    Not sure if such a thread already exists, but for those on the board with greater knowledge of potential front office candidates than myself, who would be your ideal choice for GM? Outside of a 2012 draft pick, it seems like the only positive that might come of this season is some housecleaning upstairs.
  2. MWV
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-110605-bigz-poll,0,3116106,post.poll For once, I agree with the clamoring masses on the Trib web poll.
  3. MWV
    It seems like many of the same writers who so often applaud "clubhouse leadership" and "intangibles" are the same ones who are all over Z--who is, correct me if I'm wrong, the longest tenured Cub--for calling out the team for playing horribly. Yeah, his manner of delivery may have been impolitic, but his point is a strong one.
  4. MWV
    Interesting note: The second audio program (SAP) or spanish feed setting on your TV allows you to hear game audio (crowd noise, crack of the bat, etc.) without having to hear the godawful announcers.
  5. MWV
    Do people really want Tom Ricketts to start behaving like Al Davis?
  6. MWV
    Lets not get no-hit by Jaime Garcia.
  7. MWV
    Hell yes it is. I went to 3 games this past week, and may be doing a lot of walkup games for 3 bucks if we keep sucking. There is the silver lining. For those of us who live in/near Chicago, there will be a lot of cheap Cubs tickets this season. That is about all I can say.
  8. MWV
    I'll be attending this game for some reason. Oh well. Baseball is fun right?
  9. MWV
    Is Soriano hurt? He was subbed for by DeWitt between the bottom of the first and the top of the second.
  10. MWV
    To produce his career average stat line (excluding this season: .331/.426/.624), he would have to put up the following over the remainder of the season: .360/.463/.713 (assuming he reaches his average AB/PA numbers). To avoid personal worst seasons in each category, he would have to put up a .333/.418/.624 line for the rest of the season (essentially his career line). It appears very doubtful that he produces at an "average" Albert Pujols level over the course of the season, and not unlikely that he posts the worst full-season line of his career. Of course the worst season of Albert Pujols' career still makes him a formidable middle-of-the-order hitter, but it doesn't augur well in terms of a long-term contract, considering that last year was a below average season for him as well ("slash stat"-wise, that is, which is admittedly not the best measure of a players' value; he did lead the league in HR). I realize this is a very imprecise analysis, but barring an enormous second half from Pujols, I'd be pretty uncomfortable with the Cubs offering him the money and years that he supposedly seeks.
  11. MWV
    I'm sure this line of conversation has been previously broached within this thread, but how many PAs does it take before we can start to believe that Pujols' decline in production may be real? At 201 PA, he's sporting a .266/.338/.412 line, well below his past three-year average line (.331/.439/.635). His babip is down 0.051 points relative to those 3-year numbers, but so is his LD% (-5%), and his walk rate is down almost 6%,. His GB/FB has risen by 0.37. He's never finished even close to a 1.0 GB/FB ratio (0.77 at age 23 is the previous high). Lots more ground balls, fewer HR/FB (-6.9%). It may still be too early too tell, but he is 31 years old. How long can this trend continue without damaging his FA status?
  12. MWV
    Castro batting: 3rd .182/.234/.205 2nd .256/.273/.302 1st .426/.443/.603 I think these numbers have more to do with the timing his transition to the 3-hole (after the league had "adjusted" to him) than with his ability to handle the role.
  13. MWV
    And changed again: How long until their uptight copy editor realizes that "pitching" can also be construed as gay?
  14. MWV
    I guess because he was just another lousy relief pitcher who shuttled back and forth between the minors and MLB for parts of 3 seasons? He never commanded much salary or clogged up a roster spot? Why do you loathe him so deeply? He was a cheap, serviceable starter for the cards in '07 and '08. Because watching him pitch was awful. Really, really awful. Even when he was "serviceable" he was hard to stomach. A 4.31 ERA over 377.2 innings for just over $5 million may not be ideal, but I don't think it merits the measure of scorn you heap upon Wellemeyer. If you're upset that he made 64 of his 75 career starts in a cardinals uniform, your issue is with ownership/management, not Wellemeyer.
  15. MWV
    I guess because he was just another lousy relief pitcher who shuttled back and forth between the minors and MLB for parts of 3 seasons? He never commanded much salary or clogged up a roster spot? Why do you loathe him so deeply? He was a cheap, serviceable starter for the cards in '07 and '08.
  16. MWV
    I don't think I've ever seen Fukudome look as pumped as he did rounding first. He's not usually one to emote like that.
  17. MWV
    ...Aaaaaand 2003 NLCS reference.
  18. MWV
    Minutes after referring to the 2004 Red Sox, Brennaman states that 2010 was the first time Arroyo has had the chance to pitch for "a good team".
  19. MWV
    You missed Prof. McCarver's dissection of the Brock for Broglio trade. Apparently it is a transaction of tremendous relevance to the present day state of the Cubs.
  20. MWV
    Between Thom Brennaman, Tim McCarver and Casey Coleman, there are plenty of reasons not to watch this game. And yet...
  21. MWV
    The game actually starts at 12:10, CST.
  22. MWV
    Its true. His right eye never hustles.
  23. MWV
    I'm with you. I concur. For reasons I don't fully understand, Ted was one of my favorites.
  24. MWV
    BOOM. It begins.
  25. MWV
    cubs. win.
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