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Sisco references make me cry.
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Yeah, but you're just weird in general.
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I guess there's enough of a mix of smart over there along with the stupid that I had forgotten about/overlooked the stupid. NSBB has left me sheltered. Why is it wrong to place some value on a speed tool?
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7/4 Cubs (Wood) @ A's (Straily) 3:05 WGN
Bull replied to sweetpeteman's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
According to gameday, there wasn't one ball in that walk issued to Lowrie. -
He signs for under slot and we throw that money at Bryant, right?
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"read now?"
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I'm not going to sweat it. This is what he does. He goes lights out and then he goes 4IP with 6 walks and 6 ER his next couple times out. If I remember correctly, he and Feldman were offered identical deals and Liriano passed on it while Feldman jumped on it. Thus far I'm pretty happy with how it's all worked out. Yup. I prefer Feldman, and the fact that both are doing well reinforces the idea that our guys know what they are doing.
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I blame all the day games.
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Gameday showed shark getting squeezed like crazy in that at-bat resulting in a walk. True?
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he seems to be doing ok.
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I think I acknowledged that things will change in time. I'm talking philosophically. Which do you prefer, higher average, high OBP, or lower average, higher SLG and higher OPS? I think even if this was permanent, I'm liking it. I like the more power less AVG Rizzo. That we might be able to have both is not germane to my question.
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Its a given that there will be more ups and downs this season, but for the sake of discussion, which Rizzo do you prefer? (last year vs. this year) .285 .342 .463 .805 .224 .315 .531 .846
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.114 BABIP against righties and a .313 BABIP against lefties probably has something to do with it. I think a 25% LD% vs lefties over against 12% vs righties explains that BABIP variance. PackLandVa may have identified a cause for that low BABIP. His BB% is lower against RHP too (12.1 to 7.7). He's swinging often and swinging hard vs RHP. He's hitting a lot of HRs and a lot of popups.
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I'm a little behind in my NSBB reading (lots going on at work, buying a house, etc) so I read this whole thread in one sitting. I laughed harder at this thread than any single thread in a long time. Thank you NSBB for being awesome.
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Cubs trade PTBNL or cash for Jose Dore
Bull replied to David's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Peaked instead of piqued -
With this depth, it makes all kinds of sense to start Garza on the DL. No reason to rush one of your most valuable pieces.
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The 2012 Offseason Thread
Bull replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Your tone sounds like you're trying to be hyperbolic (maybe I'm wrong), but I'm not sure its out of the realm of possibility. through age 27 Tulo is about a 27 war player in 5+ full seasons averaging around 500PA through age 27 CalJr was about 43 in 7 full season of over 700PA . That's a significant difference, but most of it can be attributed to playing time. In fact, in his age 28 season Ripken put up a 6.3 WAR. Tulo has already done that 3 times in less playing time. I would say that suggesting he could jump to Cal Ripken levels isn't hyperbolic. He's just not made of Iron -- and maybe that's what you were suggesting. -
This time of year you almost never see a team overpay for a guy like Soriano. The Yankees - or any team, really-would have to overpay to make it worth it for the Cubs. Sounds like that's basically what went down.
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That's pretty bold. Actually if all those came true I'd be disappointed with 78 wins. Yea, I was about to say, I don't think anyone has a 1.000+ OPS these days. And when they do, there aren't very many of them. I meant to say .900... But still yes, not many even OPS that anymore. 11 people last year over .900. Aramis Ramirez was one of them.
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To sum up the quotes, Sullivan said that the Cubs' have benefited over the years from having a national audience, thanks in part to WGN. The national audience helped increase the value of the club. Now the club can make more money if they ditch WGN. He also points out that the Cubs' are under no obligation to stay on WGN. I think he pretty much sums up the situation. The worst thing about the quotes, is that Ricketts is now claiming that a $150MM payroll is unsustainable for the team. Granted, payroll is not the only factor determinative over whether or not a team will be good, but with the right management, it should give a team a big advantage over smaller market teams. I was actually happy to read that in context. What I see is not that the payroll is unsustainable, but that it is unsustainable unless you cash in on the media rights.
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Bombay Teen Challenge is amazing. They have been rescuing kids from brothels in Mumbai since before most people knew that "sex trafficking" was even a thing.
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The 2012 Offseason Thread
Bull replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
That would be an embarrassmennt to everyone involved. Player, agent, union, owners, and commissioners office all have strong motivation to make sure that doesn't happen. Even Boras (who would stand to make more money on one deal,) could lose out on future clients if Bourn and Lohse are perceived to take a step back. -
The 2012 Offseason Thread
Bull replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I think there's a good chance this means the Mets DO get Bourn. There is so talk of rewriting the rules to prevent this happening again. The mets had the tenth worst record and should be protected, but the pirates get a pick as compensation for failing to sign their first round pick last year, bumping the mets to 11th - not protected. So how does that mean there's a good chance the Mets do get Bourn? Yeah, I'm really confused. Because they've filed for an exemption and the players union is supporting them. I think the rules will be rewritten. -
The 2012 Offseason Thread
Bull replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I think there's a good chance this means the Mets DO get Bourn. There is so talk of rewriting the rules to prevent this happening again. The mets had the tenth worst record and should be protected, but the pirates get a pick as compensation for failing to sign their first round pick last year, bumping the mets to 11th - not protected. -
The 2012 Offseason Thread
Bull replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Agreed. I don't see Olt as much of an upgrade over Vitters. I'd really like to see what he (Vitters) can do repeating half a season at AAA.