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  1. frostwyrm
    Even with a platoon to keep Jones away from lefties he is barely able to achieve mediocrity, and when he plays every day he is just plain bad.
  2. frostwyrm
    The only way you can give the Cubs a B is if Howry and Eyre are great difference-makers. They're not.
  3. frostwyrm
    He didn't really platoon last year. He spent most of the time starting in the minors. Then platooned for 2 months and finally started nearly everyday down the stretch. I don't have a problem introducing a guy as a platoon hitter for 20-30 games, especially when he's not an elite prospect. I do have a problem with bringing up a rookie to face only LHP because there's way too much down time involved. Fortunately, Murton handled it well, but that doesn't mean it was smart. I don't believe a rookie should be promoted until the manager is prepared to let him face righties at least some of the time.
  4. frostwyrm
    Most of Hendry's reputation rests on his getting Lee/Ramirez/Barrett. Those were really good moves, but enough time has passed that now you have to say "Jim, what have you done for us LATELY?"
  5. frostwyrm
    If Eyre and Howry revert to pre-2005 form, which is likely, then the Cubs offseason grade drops to F-.
  6. frostwyrm
    I don't like Boras, but he is very good at his job. Why would anyone fire him?
  7. frostwyrm
    An injury would suck, but having him show up to spring training with the same soft underdeveloped legs from last year is what scares me. Until he builds up his legs he'll keep having one nagging muscle injury after another. I will even go so far as to predict Aram will have a lousy 2nd half if he hasn't improved his lower body strength/flexibility.
  8. frostwyrm
    People keep pointing at the bullpen as a plus for Hendry, but Eyre and Howry are several years into their 30's and coming off career years after otherwise mediocre careers, so it's debatable whether the bullpen has been improved significantly.
  9. frostwyrm
    To be positive, interest in Sierra and Grissom might indicate that Hendry is aware that Jones needs a platoon partner.
  10. frostwyrm
    I don't see how anyone can pin this loss on the offense. The defense was the real problem. 434 yards and 29 points allowed, at home no less. Pathetic.
  11. frostwyrm
    I remember when I was predicting Kerry would break down by midseason and finish in the bullpen. I was called a pessimist at the time.
  12. frostwyrm
    Why would you want to shut them up? If the truth is ugly, so be it. Better to let the facts be known than have a permanent cloud of suspicion hanging over the sport.
  13. frostwyrm
    Can a mod please split the thread and put the clutch discussion someplace where it can be properly ignored?
  14. frostwyrm
    (Bad pun alert) This article, while not gleaningless, IS meaningless. I want actual quotes.
  15. frostwyrm
    Bob Walk.
  16. frostwyrm
    "A True Daughter of the Party", by the Mansudae Art Troupe. I take the pictures and captions from a NKorean web site I found.
  17. frostwyrm
    I always wondered what Vegas(handicappers) take into account when they set the marks. Do they read stats have scouts at games? Just take wild guesses? I don't know I just always wondered. They'll never tell us everything. If we knew all their methodology then anyone could do their job. It would also make it too easy for bettors to beat the odds.
  18. frostwyrm
    The Vegas over/under is 30.5, easily the lowest of all the playoff games. The spread is 2.5, so I guess that means Vegas foresees something like a 17-14 score. That sounds reasonable to me, although Rex is a big question mark. If he turns the ball over in Bears territory the Panthers could win pretty handily.
  19. frostwyrm
    I bet most of the members of this message board have a better chance of getting a hit off Andy Pettite than Jacque Jones does.
  20. frostwyrm
    nice recovery. but those fumbles can be just as attributable to the bears being unable to swarm to the ballcarrier as much due to increment weather conditions and being blown off the line of scrimmage. I saw the game. The Bears were exceptionally unlucky on the fumbles. After the 3rd fumble Darrryl Johnston (IIRC) remarked that it seemed every ball had bounced the Steelers' way and predicted the next loose ball would also go to the Steelers because it was just one of those days. The announcers had a good laugh when the 4th fumble bounced right to a Steeler.
  21. frostwyrm
    Sometimes I think the entire world has forgotten the Cubs won 88 games in 2001. If fate had flip-flopped the luck of the draw regarding the strength of the division between 2001 and 2003 then we would remember Baylor/MacPhail as the men who won our last pennant and we'd still be waiting for Baker/Hendry to get us to the playoffs.
  22. frostwyrm
    Carolina is now 7-2 on the road. Vegas is only spotting the Bears 2.5 points, down from 3 a few days ago. The unseasonably warm weather is probably scaring the oddsmakers, and I can't blame them. As big a Bears fan as I am, I wouldn't bet a penny on this game even if the spread were 0.
  23. frostwyrm
    If Hendry is going to evaluate Jones on his career numbers the ones he should pay the most attention to are those vs. LHP. Jones should not get another at bat vs. a lefty for the remainder of his career.
  24. frostwyrm
    I think Corey burned his last bridge when he refused to play winter ball, and I'm sure he knew it too. He just didn't want to be here anymore.
  25. frostwyrm
    No speed or base stealing either. He is truly a suck of all trades.
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