Peoriaman

hear, hear.

good group.

I can't argue with any of Lou's picks. Solid.

Depends how he "seems" to you.

what are our % chances now?

yeah 1-3 (single) with a run scored. And nobody ran on him. What's funny is that a .667 OPS is basically the average production Kendall, yet you're goofing on Soto for doing that today. I don't think he was goofing on Soto. He posted that before the game, I'm pretty sure. And he said he was happy that Soto was playing. I think he just meant that Soto needed to perform today so he could again force himself into the lineup the rest of the way. Exactly. Thanks.

good points

1-2-3 for the Brewers

cheers!

Pads suck.

got out of it!

lefty in.

damnit

um, OK.

bases loaded no out

what a terrible defensive team.

But it is blind faith...you're ignoring the numbers and other factors other than Lou's opinion. It's the definition of blind faith. And Lou has been riding the hot hand based on small sample sizes all season long. Even if Soto's just on a hot streak, and next season will just revert to being a crappy minor league catcher, why not ride out the hot streak? There's just no argument for this move that makes any sense. There isn't anything that Kendall does better than Soto. Other than be old. If a doctor gives me a diagnosis, even if he knows more than me about the field, that doesn't mean I can't go and educate myself about what he's told me, and determine if I agree with what he said. This is America, you can always disagree, just admit to yourself that the doctor is an expert and you don't know as much as he does. Homeopaths are experts, but you'd be better off coming to me (not a medical professional) for health advice. If your expertise is based in bad assumptions about what is effective, then you should not be trusted to produce good results. In this case, it's more like Lou is a real doctor who was hit in the head and started prescribing homeopathic treatments as well as real medicine. He'll heal people a lot of the time, but part of the time he's going to screw his patients. ^scratches head^^

A big game for Soto today.

I said earlier that I thought Soto would play some the last 4 games. I am happy he is.

I absolutely agree. I am not telling anybody they are wrong here, just saying I think it is close enough here that I trust Lou's decision. Nothing more, nothing less. I am sorry if that pisses people off. I truly am.

Well he hasn't thrown out a single guy on a straight steal since coming to the Cubs. The odd thing is that I am really not trying to make a case for either of them, I am just saying I trust Lou on this one. Heaven forbid. :) As mentioned before, this is blind faith. Dusty was an expert by your standards as well, but I'll be damned if I didn't criticize every other thing he did (because it was stupid). Not blind faith. Sorry. If it was K Hill over Soto, that would be blind faith.

If you had to live with that thing you'd be the same way. I thought I'd heard Froemming in talking about the game saying something along the lines of how many people remember the ump from a perfect game compared to me? Just a real douchebag thing to say even if he was umping it honestly. But seriously Milt, let it go, you sounded really bitter in the booth earlier this year. Personally, I don't care for Milt or Froemming. They are both very unlikable.

Well he hasn't thrown out a single guy on a straight steal since coming to the Cubs. The odd thing is that I am really not trying to make a case for either of them, I am just saying I trust Lou on this one. Heaven forbid. :)

Or maybe stop being so condescending to someone who has a better laid out and more reasoned argument and could ban you. I kiss nobody's feet because he could "ban me". He has every right to believe what he wants as I do. ^^Shrugs shoulders and wonders why everyone gets so hyped up over this stuff.^^ There is a difference between kissing feet and not being a douche. TT doesn't need anyone to defend him though, so carry on with the Lou knows best routine. You mention banning to me, and then call me a douche. Nice. You know how you sound?

Or maybe stop being so condescending to someone who has a better laid out and more reasoned argument and could ban you. I kiss nobody's feet because he could "ban me". He has every right to believe what he wants as I do. ^^Shrugs shoulders and wonders why everyone gets so hyped up over this stuff.^^