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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    Webb is throwing filthy pitches.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    I dont agree with this at all. Not against Webb. Yeah, Webb is someone who you need to swing at th first pitch more often than not. Unless it's out of the zone of course. Webb wants you to swing at his early sinkers. Why would doing what he wants be a good thing?
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    Here's the thing about 1908. Cubs fans are no different than other teams' fans who have never seen a championship in their lifetime. For many fans, that's the majority of the league.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    Better than Riot. Not ideal, but I don't mind. At least the riot can put together some competent at bats every once in a while. Jacque Jones at bat embarrasses me to be a Cubs fan. And yet, somehow, when Theriot came up to the plate, he was slightly more likely to make an out.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm really nervous also. I think I'm gonna barf... The secret is to have no expectations. There is NOTHING this team can do to make me believe in them. If they win, I'll enjoy it after the fact.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    Zambrano needs a good series or he may cement himself in the fans' doghouse for a long time. He's already walking a fine line with his inconsistency, and he's essentially the pivotal man in this series. That said, this Diamondback lineup is weak and right-handed, which is exactly the kind of lineup Zambrano can plow through.
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    You are going to a Cubs playoff game. Stop crying :)
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    This is my biggest pet peeve in the stat world. All pitchers look better if you take out their worst starts.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    That article is horribly wrong. It basically says "The Diamondbacks got their great record by winning lots of one-run games and they got their bad Pythagorean Record by losing lots of blowouts, therefore their real record must be the true identifier of their ability level." The opposite is true. History tells us that teams that win lots of blowouts are more likely to win in the future than teams that win lots of close games. It also tells us that teams that lose lots of blowouts are likely to lose more in the future.
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    This myth needs to die RIGHT NOW. I'm completely sick of hearing it. Yeah, we got swept by Florida and it was pathetic...however, we did NOT back into the playoffs. The cubs have gone 13-7 in their last 20 games. That's hardly "backing" backing in? I think not crushing Brewers had a chance to tie by winning two straight vs a depleted Padre team, IIRC. They went on to win their last two games, it could have resulted in a tiebreaker. I may be wrong, but I think that's what I heard. It may not have necessarily been backing in, but getting swept in FLA could have been fatal. The Cubs lead never shrunk below 1 1/2 games in the final week, IIRC.
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    The Diamondbacks are a bad team that got lucky. You had better really hope your management sees that and doesn't use the success this season as a reason to stick with what they have. They need major upgrades if they are going to compete again next season. That said, the portion of the season where being good matters is over. The Diamondbacks lucked into the playoffs, and they now have the same roughly 1/8 chance as everyone else, and if they win it, good for them.
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    The bullpen might have something to do with a small amount of it, mostly that is just luck. A good bullpen is just as likely to preserve a two-run win as it is a one-run win, and a bad bullpen can turn a two-run win into a one-run win. Looking at games that were within one run at any point from the 7th on might be a better measure than just games that finished one-run apart. That said, being the better team, which I firmly believe the Cubs are, has very little to do with who wins a five-game series. Just pray the coin comes up tails.
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    Anyone have an opinion? Besides letting the Cubs clinch on the field, a Brewers win tonight would be a big boon to all the massive multi-way tie scenarios that would be really fun for all baseball fans. That said, I'd still rather they win.
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    Indeed. Panties firmly bunched up. Have some faith for Christ's sake. Welcome to Cubs fandom. New here?
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    I heard the Reds were looking into Victor Diaz.
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    Tell me why it exists in Football and Basketball and not Baseball? Because football and basketball are sports where physical exertion is a major component of success. Baseball is a sport where extra physical exertion gives you little.
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    The Cubs built this lead over the Brewers on what happened to them with bad calls, so I don't think we can complain too much.
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    He's always been a jerk. He's always been injury prone. But to combine the two? Classic.
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    It doesn't have to make sense. That's the whole point. It doesn't matter what does or does not seem to make sense. What matters is that we have clear records of exactly what happened in every single game, and these can be turned into massive databases to study what actually happened, regardless of what sense says should have happened. You can't just assign whatever value seems right to the human aspect.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    Also, certain types of hitters tend to do slightly better with runners on base. Specifically, high-contact hitters who benefit from the defense playing in a non-optimal allignment to hold the runners on.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    why not? They are both sports that in particular cases ask a person to perform in a high pressure situation. Where is the grey area? If you can't compare the situation to other sports, then what can you compare it to? And if its incomparable, it's impossible to make an argument for either side. Because of the skill sets involved. One involves repeating a simple, repetitive motion the exact same way. The other involves an amazing feat of reflexes and hand-eye coordination and virtually no conscious thought. More comparable to a free-throw would be a pitcher in a 3-0 count with the bases loaded in a tie game in a walk-off situation. And yes, you can still make arguments for both sides. They just have to be objectively based, not founded in "it seems like it is this way" common-sense arguments.
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    Williams Career: .853 OPS w/ RISP: .895 (+ 42 from career) Close and Late: .891 (+38 from career) Santo Career: .826 OPS w/ RISP: .863 (+37 from career) Close and Late: .856 (+30 from career) I wouldn't say I'd "much, much rather" have Williams up, but I'd prefer him simply because he was a better hitter. It's clear you weren't around then, or you would have known that a clear mathmatical record of what actually happened doesn't tell the whole story.
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    Peer-to-peer sharing of streaming video. Essentially, it's just like sharing music or files over the internet, except with TV. One person uploads it by connecting their TV connection to their computer, then others connect to that person and both watch it and pass it along to other viewers. So the more users watching, the better the quality of the stream for everyone (assuming their internet connections can handle passing the video along to other users). It's great for watching things like the Rugby World Cup or soccer that aren't televised here in the US.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    In honor of tonight's game thread posters, the front-page headline of my small-town sports section tomorrow will be "Hill the thrill" in large, bold type.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    I've been trying for years to see one of these games in person, but weather and circumstance have stymied me about half-dozen times.
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