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  1. CUBZ99
    Great, I can't wait for all of the "I told you", posts :wink: like ...... - Bobby Hill is going to be a great player - Choi is going to better than Lee - Corey Patterson is great - Cedeno can't be any worse than Neifi - Howry and Eyre were horrible pickups on and on and on..... its one thing to acknowledge that a player is exceeding expectations and be thrilled with his performance but it is quite another to take attacks on that player as personal attacks on yourself and rub it in in their faces. I've seen Rich Hill pitch in Iowa, and posted a little blurb about my experience in the minor league forum. Quick synopsis, my six year old son recognized him from his earlier call up with the Cubs and yelled out his name as he was walking by us before the game started. Hill smiled and came over to where we were sitting and began to talk to my son and daugther. He was very gracious to them and signed a baseball and bat. The whole way home my son kept reading me Rich Hill's stats and telling me that his stats were better than any of the Cubs pitchers. Needless to say my kids are probably as big of fans of Rich Hill as Abuck. Personally, I hope that he goes on to dominate the majors like he did at AAA.
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    It is not often that we can give Dusty positive credit for a quote at all.
  3. CUBZ99
    From Chicagosports.com :lol: :lol: =D>
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    What was the corresponding roster move to add Lee to the 25-man? Rusch DFA? Coats back to Iowa?
  5. CUBZ99
    Well-written or true and correct? I'm not sure i agree with either, but I'm just curious which you meant. All of the above. Dusty loves to play the whole "us against them game" whenever things are going wrong. He did it with the announcers the other year and this year he is trying to make everyone feel sorry for him about his hate mail.
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    I hope that Hendry is not foolish enough to go into next year with Cedeno starting anywhere. Bruce had a comment in his article that Cedeno's VORP was one of the worst in all of baseball and I just can't stand to watch him out there much more. Tonight was no exception.
  7. CUBZ99
    The fact that he is leading the league in hits since June 24th means he has made the adjustments that were needed to be made. He is getting on base more, and is making things happen at the top of the order. He had a hot streak like any other player. His .345/.380/.496/.876 line in July was great, but he's not going to continue that, as evidenced by his return to mediocrity with a .299/.336/.411/.747 August line. I think he stands a real good chance to keep putting up numbers like he has over the last 3 months......... 05/27 - 08/26 AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Pierre 354 41 110 21 10 1 154 23 19 14 0.311 0.355 0.435 0.790 ..... which, while not great numbers, are in keeping with his career numbers, and are a whole lot better than "an abysmal offensive player". By the way, TMT, I really do miss your AB by AB updates of Juan's OPS in the game threads. :wink: Again though, that's buoyed by his July. When you look at his numbers month by month, it's pretty apparent what the anomaly is, especially considering how poorly he did last year. Pierre had two horrible months, followed by three solid months of play. It is possible that he had a period of adjustment playing for a different team. You could acknowledge that other factors that can't be seen in the stat sheet could actually have an effect on a baseball player's performance or you can completely ignore that baseball players are human beings and look completely at his overall stats. Either way, three months of .350 OBP .380 OBP .336 OBP are pretty darn good for a leadoff hitter.
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    Or it means he's having a flukish hot streak, much like Neifi had at the start of the 2005 season. Problem is that Neifi didn't have a career .300 avg and .350 OBP. Funny how everyone just assumes that Pierre is going to suck for the rest of his time in baseball. There is no reason Pierre can't return to his career avg. in OBP or BA. In Pierre's defense, he had a horrible start as a Cub.
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    The phils just traded for Conine so I doubt Pierre would be headed to them now.
  10. CUBZ99
    Moore with 22 HRs now. :D I don't hear much talk or hype about him on the board, despite putting up solid back to back seasons. Is he old for his league or a butcher at 3b? He hits for decent avg., takes a walk every once in awhile and has plenty of power to play the hot corner. His numbers over the last two seasons seem to indicate that Hendry may have actually gotten some value out of the Farnsworth trade. 2006 .278/.358/.848 22HR 73 RBI 2005 .281/.358/.843 20 HR 82 RBI How does he project?
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    The Cubs should jump at trading Pierre if the Phillies are offering three young pitchers,, including one with significant upside.
  12. CUBZ99
    They could have Ronnie Cedeno starting for them. :x This year Cedeno proved all of those that said "someone from the farm system" couldn't do any worse wrong. Neifi wasn't much better than Cedeno. And Cedeno is young and could have adjusted from the beginning of the year. There was no reason not to start him, and there still isn't since it's a lost season. I agree with you, but a team CAN do worse than Neifi at SS and the Cubs are proof of that. I also get tired of the "a minor leaguer could have done better" agrument.
  13. CUBZ99
    It's his Cubs debut, but not his major league debut. He had a cup of coffee with Kansas City in 2003.http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/walrole01.shtml Thanks, either way it will be his first Major League start. I'm sure it is going to be pretty special for him and couldnt' have happened to a nicer guy.
  14. CUBZ99
    They could have Ronnie Cedeno starting for them. :x This year Cedeno proved all of those that said "someone from the farm system" couldn't do any worse wrong.
  15. CUBZ99
    I'm happy that Walrond got the call for tomorrow night's game. :D The Cubs really don't have any good options for tomorrow night's game. I've seen Walrond pitch in Iowa and IMO he is one of the nicest guys on the team. It is not like the Cubs were going to protect him over the offseason anyways, and at 29 it will be pretty special for him to make his major league debut. Here is hoping that he can make the most of his start.
  16. CUBZ99
    dusty's gone. if he were going to be re-signed I think they would do it now. This quote seems to imply that Dusty is gone.
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    Thanks. :D
  18. CUBZ99
    I think Dusty is the person making race such a big deal. I wonder if Dusty bases any of his decisions on race? He has already come out and stated that darker skinned players can handle the heat better.
  19. CUBZ99
    I have no idea. I'm not lucky enough to get the chance to see him pitch this year. Earlier this year several articles or blurbs have stated that his velocity had increased quite a bit over the offseason. Most of the articles stated that he was throwing in the low to mid 90's and has been clocked in the upper 90's on rare occasion. I figured since we have members (including the DJAXX broadcaster) on the board, someone could give us an update on his stuff, velocity and otherwise. :D
  20. CUBZ99
    It was Gallagher's 3rd win in 3 starts vs Huntsville. Is Gallagher still throwing 93 - 95 mph on average? Haven't heard a report on his stuff since he has been promoted to West Tenn.
  21. CUBZ99
    They were talking about Bynum on WGN radio. Yuck. . Bynum can't even hit AAA pitching at this point. :x
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    CUBZ99 replied to otis89's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk

    And as I pointed out, Dierker calls this a "dubious" stat. In the course of a game it may have value. The team that does this best is likely a team that has the best chance of winning. Unfortunately, it is a stat that has no predictive value. BA with RISP (or commonly called "clutch hitting") isn't a repeatable skill. A player who does well in that area one year isn't likely to do the same in subsequent years. So, while if wanting to determine who assissted the most in an individual game in the past, finding the player who hit with RISP might be telling, but in constructing a team, finding a player who hit with RISP the previous year is asking for disaster. Should you judge a player by one year of stats? No, but to say that being able to produce under pressure situations is not valuable is just as ridiculous. One player who comes to mind is Mark Bellhorn. The guy could get on base at a decent clip, but beyond his ability to get on base he was almost completely worthless. I don't remember how many times he came up to the plate with a runner in scoring position and failed to make contact to score the runner. Looking at his last 3 years splits, it is clear that he is not a "clutch hitter".
  23. CUBZ99
    Who replaced Neifi on the roster?
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    CUBZ99 replied to otis89's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk

    Not if your team has a high BA with RISP. :lol: Seriously, most of you are debating the two extreme sides of the argument. OBP is an important stat, but certainly not the only stat to judge a hitter by. I agree with JaxxRadio that OBP is probably the most important stat for a leadoff hitter, and there are intangibles that "stat geeks" can't quantify. For example, there have been at least 3 games in the last 2 weeks in which Juan Pierre has manufactured a run soley by his speed and aggressiveness. Same could be said for Ryan Theriot the other day, when he was aggressive on the basepaths. On the flip side, it is hard to score many runs if you can't get guys on base and you can't entirely overlook OBP for the rest of your lineup.
  25. CUBZ99
    From the Suntimes this morning: http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-spt-cubnt20.html
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