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  1. Bull
    Lots of low strike/pitch framing in that Lester video...
  2. Bull
    Wrigley Fenway New Busch Coors Turner field Nationals park Old Busch GABP . . RFK stadium . . Riverfront
  3. Bull
    You should not. It is less than statistical noise, really. Like with Spring Training, the assumptions that guide what data is useful are not (as) applicable, and even if it were then it would definitely have sample size problems. Better to ignore in its entirety than to try and divine narratives from any portion of it. Yeah, I know I'm just squinting really hard trying to pick out even a hint of something positive in the static. Like the scrambled spice channel when we were kids...
  4. Bull
    Bingo Agreed. Not to be anti-social, but I'm here for baseball.
  5. Bull
    says there right in the link that phil rogers is involved, so that would explain why it has not been posted or talked about anywhere. While I disagree with the premise, it is surprisingly well written. I kind of like referring to the last few years as the Luis Valbuena era. I personally prefer the NoBueno era. Still. Leave Bryant in Iowa a few weeks. Hurts nothing, especially if they pick up a left fielder. Gets Alcantara, Baez and Valbuena in the lineup at the same time to see if Baez can do something or if Valbuena is your second baseman for the bulk of the year and depending on the OF situation if things are shuffled there resulting in Valbuena at 3rd, FA OF in Center and Al Contra at 2nd. I don't have much hope for Baez.
  6. Bull
    lol, no Uh, let me make sure I'm doing this right... Ha, yes? Obnoxious: check Contributing nothing: yup. I think I got it.
  7. Bull
    Of course! But we don't have much to work with. I love that the Cubs' front office is so tight lipped, and that moves come out of nowhere, but the lack of rumors is hard. My wife and I are from the same hometown, and "coming home for Christmas" has become synonymous with perusing the latest rumors and moves by the Cubs, and actually having time to post on NSBB, but this year it's quiet. Oh well. I'd love to see them package Nobueno and Wood with Castillo and get back a solid left fielder and a slightly better Tommy LaStella.
  8. Bull
    Really, really hard. Like a .400 babip hard.
  9. Bull
    Before '07. No underarmor ad. What are the others?
  10. Bull
    No, but he's definitely on the sauce.
  11. Bull
    Doesn't seem like a priority. Could be a good bounce back candidate in second season after tjs. Hopefully he's cheap.
  12. Bull
    It really is happening, folks.
  13. Bull
    Also saw today that the Cubs have a flexible pay schedule with Lester. Essentially each year isn't a set amount but they can defer payment some years and pay him more in current years subject to what the Cubs plan to do with the payroll that year. Supposedly it is pretty unconventional and Lester only agreed to it because of his relationship with Theo/Hoyer. And because 20 million up front.
  14. Bull
    Recent high profile targets: FA: Furcal: No Bradley: Yes Pujols: No Fielder: No Sanchez: No (though talk didn't really heat up until the report that we'd signed him) Trade: Roberts: No Harden: Yes Peavy: No Granderson: No Garza: Yes And of course, Epstein: Yes The one that came to mind for me was Juan Pierre, though that was a little older. What about Pudge? Carlos Lee? Had quite a lot of discussion about Beltran after the 04 season, pretty much demanding that Hendry went after him and being pissed that it looked like he made him a token offer to appease the fan base. It's a damn shame that part of the NSBB database was lost forever. I want to go back and read the 2003 playoff game threads. Why would you want to do that to yourself?
  15. Bull
    God that would be so much [expletive] fun if he did that SPOILER ALERT the cubs are not exactly kansas to boston's illinois Not that that, the other that.
  16. Bull
    No matter what, he'll belong in the board hall of fame. I believe him. I do believe, I do believe, I do believe.
  17. Bull
    I'm totally falling for.
  18. Bull
    Remember when he posted here? Wait, what? Assuming he means cotillo.
  19. Bull
    http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/1981174/tommy-boy-deer-o.gif GIFSoup
  20. Bull
    I live fairly close to the action in Ferguson. Went down and bought a "hands up, don't shoot" t-shirt. I'm pretty sure I got a white guy discount. They were asking 15 for the shirt, and I told the guy I really wanted one but could only pay 10. He gave me a "thanks for the support" look and gave it to me for 10. I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other, just wanted a piece of history.
  21. Bull
    Mo. Mo Lester.
  22. Bull
    Petition to refer to him only as Mo if he signs with the cards, Dodgers or Yankees.
  23. Bull
    It is my understanding that Lester will not sign with Cubs unless and until this thread reaches 100 pages.
  24. Bull
    I'm sure you get the point that umpire "respect" for established pitchers has more to do with pitches off the plate being called strikes than a catchers ability in that "skill". This is a time where the numbers lie, or at least we can't discern how much of the number is being generated by which factor.
  25. Bull
    Yup Whoever framed Greg Maddux's pitches was the best ever at it!
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