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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    If Sheets needs TJS, doesn't that usually mean a year to rehab then a year of mediocrity before going back to his old self? Pass.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    This is actually something I've always wondered about, actually. Will a pitcher with a reverse platoon split cancel out a batter's platoon advantage? Let's say you have two roughly equal hitters: a lefty who hits both armers fairly well, and a lefty who is just a pure righty-masher. Would a righty with a reverse platoon split do better or worse against the second batter?
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    Outside of playing time, I'd lay even money that 2007 is Braun's career season.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    To be fair, it was .5 RA last season, iirc. He's not going to hit every year like he did last year.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    Puckgame.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    I don't see it. He's not someone you want 5 of, but he has a role and plays it well.
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm really beginning to feel it. We just need a hot goalie. Khabi can be that hot goalie. More likely him than Huet, whom I irrationally hate. Bulin is awesome tonight.
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm really beginning to feel it. We just need a hot goalie.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    4-2. And that's why, when in doubt, hack it at the net.
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    Blackhawks > Canada. There, I said it.
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    Dang it, had to take a phone call from a girls hockey coach and missed the goal. Now I hate girls sports even more (not really, I like that team)
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    Ladd had more time than he thought on that breakaway.
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    Backloading contracts allow you to borrow from the future in order to pay for the present. You can't give Hendry full credit for the present until you see what it looks like when you have to pay the piper (and we're already beginning to see that, having to dump DeRosa for salary reasons)
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    I just don't think his bat plays that big a role when he wins games. That's all. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong and have no problem with it. The problem I have is with the holier than thous on this board who sneer at people that are just coming around to Sabremetrics etc. and don't fully understand methodologies or the relevance of some of the numbers. When people state an opinion then genuinley ask for guidence, they're met with people like Meph who seem to think quantity is a substitute for quality when it comes to posting. It's too bad because otherwise this is a very enjoyable site with a lot of info you can't get at other Cub blogs etc. It's also sad that a grown man (big assumption there) acts the way he acts on an everyday basis. Embarassing really. While I won't disagree that people are jerks around here sometimes, you can't counter a detailed analysis with "I just think" and expect to be treated as if your ideas are on equal ground.
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    Yeah, me and Meph are total buds. I'm honestly having trouble understanding your original question. Why would contributing runs on offense only be valuable if the pitcher is having a bad game?
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    you're losing bad. You're right and we should all bow down to IMB!. His name is IBM, get it right MuFan?
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    More deep thoughts from this absolute joke of a human being. I love that you feel the need to gloss yourself in your sig. That tells me everything I need to know about you. But you're no Mozart, or Salieri. You're a petulant five-year old banging out Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Grow up, you nobody. But he's right, and you've added nothing to the discussion. Point for him. Adding runs with the bat makes you more likely to win, whether you are having a good day pitching or not. You can lose 2-1 just as easily as 8-7.
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    Yeah, and all that's gotten us is two playoff appearances in the two years he has been here...that sucks! same number of playoff wins as pittsburgh, kansas city and tamp- oh, wait... Can't have it both ways. Either the playoffs are a crap shoot or they aren't. If they're a crap shoot, then Hendry & Lou should get credit for building solid regular season teams the past 2 years. If they aren't a crap shoot, then they should be blamed for not winning a World Series so far given the resources they've had available to them. There's a lot of straddling the bridge on this issue around here (not you specifically KJRM). It either is or it isn't, that's all I'm saying. My view is until someone delivers a championship to the North Side they don't impress me as much as someone who does deliver a championship. They are a crapshoot, but I don't give Hendry and Piniella a ton of credit for building one good regular season team and one decent one on the back of a ton of backloaded contracts.
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    There are a couple billion people in the world starving. Don't you dare ever look for a raise at your job.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    This should be merged with the BRAKEOUT thread.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    Yeah, and all that's gotten us is two playoff appearances in the two years he has been here...that sucks! same number of playoff wins as pittsburgh, kansas city and tamp- oh, wait...
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's still a not pitcher's park, but it's not the same as it used to be.
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's not that outlandish. Hendry did the same thing for Dusty. Why do you think Neifi, Ordonez, Macias, etc stayed around as long as they did? Because Hendry thought they were valuable players? No, because Dusty did. I can guarantee you if Dusty didn't want them here, they wouldn't have been here. Hendry wasn't the one putting them in the lineup (and batting them 1-2 no less) at the expense of some of the other players. That was all Dusty. This isn't an either/or. It's quite possible that *both* Hendry and Baker thought they were good players. There is absolutely no evidence that Hendry and Baker disagreed on player development. There is nothing but wishful thinking.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    I think you guys are reading too much into it. Kane is a small, skilled player, so he's just plain going to attract a lot of cheap shots. They can't all be stood up for because you have to play a hockey game in between.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's not that outlandish. Hendry did the same thing for Dusty. Why do you think Neifi, Ordonez, Macias, etc stayed around as long as they did? Because Hendry thought they were valuable players?
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