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  1. daske17
    Because a ton of players have used PED's over the decades and everyone freakin' loved the Steroid Era when it was going down? so you mean to tell me that if Sosa admitted to steroid use and showed up at the Cubs Convention two weeks later, he should receive love and adulation from all in attendance?
  2. daske17
    It is good to know though, should you be a ballplayer who drives drunk, beats his wife or cheats religiously.
  3. daske17
    I don't understand the hyphen in "20-14."
  4. daske17
    The greatest fans on earth turn into the biggest bunch of mindless lemmings: McLiar greeted with standing ovation I've always hated the Cardinals and their fans, but this is absurd. What would possess a fanbase to support a player who cheated throughout his career and lie about it? Ugh, morons.
  5. daske17
    This is what happens when you stop smoking pot. You don't get the munchies.
  6. daske17
    Ew. No thanks. I'd prefer Reed Johnson or Sam Fuld.
  7. daske17
    Probably an SRT-10. If you're going to spend $50k on a car... why would it be a pickup? If you're going to steal a ballplayer's identity, why would it be Tyler Colvin's? Because Neifi Perez is attempting this scam himself using his own name.
  8. daske17
    teaching kids to be winners???? step one, get traded to another organization. Is he working with little league or a MLB operation?
  9. daske17
    Special Assistant to the General Manager Gary Hughes Special Assistant to the General Manager Ken Kravec Special Assistant to the General Manager Ed Lynch Special Assistant to the General Manager Dave Littlefield Special Assistant to the General Manager Louis Eljaua Pretty sure Ed is not anymore. Sorry, you're right. Billy is a "senior advisor." Still, I don't expect Mad Dog to be at the top of every decision Hendry makes. Heck, I don't even expect Hendry to be at the top of every decision he makes.
  10. daske17
    To be fair, isn't Billy Williams still officially an assistant to the GM? This is just a PR move to keep former players on the team payroll. Dawson is an assistant to the GM for the Marlins. That said, glad Mad Dog is with the Cubs instead of Braves.
  11. daske17
    So when does Tony Larussa come out and admit that he silently condoned steroid usage by his players on the A's and Cardinals so long as it won games? Oh wait, that would never happen.
  12. daske17
    There's always a midseason pickup. To paraphrase "Damn Yankees," whatever Hendry wants, Hendry gets.
  13. daske17
    Silva barely qualifies as a pitcher, much less a veteran bullpen presence.
  14. daske17
    I can't wait to see what idiot baseball writer doesn't vote for him into the HOF.
  15. daske17
    C 2006 Michael Barrett 1B 2005 Derrek Lee 2B 2008 Mark DeRosa SS 2000 Ricky Gutierrez 3B 2004 Aramis Ramirez LF 2004 Moises Alou CF 2003 Corey Patterson RF 2001 Sammy Sosa UT 2008 Mike Fontenot UT 2007 Daryl Ward OF 2008 Reed Johnson OF 2003 Kenny Lofton C 2008 Henry Blanco SP 2003 Mark Prior SP 2008 Ryan Dempster SP 2002 Matt Clement SP 2003 Kerry Wood SP 2004 Carlos Zambrano CL 2003 Joe Borowski RHP 2004 Latroy Hawkins RHP 2007 Carlos Marmol RHP 2000 Todd Van Poppel LHP 2004 Kent Mercker LHP 2005 Will Ohman 6th/Swing 2006 Glendon Rusch
  16. daske17
    I see your Ron Coomer and raise you a Willie Greene.
  17. daske17
    Gregg and Rick Aguilera are actually much closer than I anticipated.
  18. daske17
    SS actually leans towards 2000 Ricky Gutierrez (.775 OPS, 11 HR, 73 R), which really notes the range of bad SS the Cubs have had during an era of offensively minded shortshops. As for C, it's a virtual tie between Soto's 2008 and Barrett's 2006. OPS, OBP, and other hitting stats are within points of each other. The only thing in Barrett's corner is a higher AVG: .307 v. .285
  19. daske17
    So with the end of decade frenzy, a lot of media outlets are printing their "all decade" teams for various sports. I'm actually take my first steps into analyzing metrics and really understanding their value (one of my many New Year's resolutions), but I thought it would be a good thought provoker to determine the Cubs All Decade Team. Basically, I'm trying to fill out a 25-man roster using a player only once. For example, while Kerry Wood had some pretty good years as a starter, I chose his 2003 year as representative. This is actually taking longer than I thought, but wanted to get the ball rolling with my all-decade starting rotation. 2003 Mark Prior: 18-6, 2.43 ERA, 211.1 IP, 178 ERA+, 1.103 WHIP 2008 Ryan Dempster: 17-6, 2.96 ERA, 206.2 IP, 155 ERA+, 1.21 WHIP 2002 Matt Clement: 12-11, 3.60 ERA, 205 IP, 112 ERA+, 1.205 WHIP 2003 Kerry Wood: 14-11, 3.20 ERA, 211 IP, 135 ERA+, 1.194 WHIP 2004 Carlos Zambrano: 16-8, 2.75 ERA, 209.2 IP, 160 ERA+, 1.216 WHIP And there were a couple obvious choices for position players: 2001 Sammy Sosa (RF) and 2005 Derrek Lee (1B). Feel free to add on!
  20. daske17
    An evils of substance abuse class given by new coach Mark McGwire. unfortunately, nothing would be accomplished because no one is there to talk about the past.
  21. daske17
    I don't know the metrics too well, but wasn't A-Rod a pretty good defender at short and third?
  22. daske17
    And how is this better than just having a jumbotron?
  23. daske17
    It's potential deals like this that make me miss that weird Cardinals fan on YouTube.
  24. daske17
    Bingo. As much as I love the Cubs, I can't bring myself to care about this off-season. Even if they had offered arbitration to Harden, he is not the missing piece to this being a WS champ. And that missing piece isn't going to materialize over the off-season either.
  25. daske17
    Would a trade like that drain Boston's ML-ready prospects? I seem to remember hearing that most of their blue-chippers are in the lower levels of the system.
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