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  1. Mizzou
    Me too. If Dusty is the manager next year, I won't be rooting for the Cubs. I'll find another team that actually wants to win.
  2. Mizzou
    I think Dempster definitely needs to go. Who else will be looking for a closer this offseason? Cleveland, Detroit, LA, Cinci? Anyone else? I wonder if anyone would take Dempster and Jones, if we pay some cash.
  3. Mizzou
    No thanks. The Riot can put up similar, if not better, numbers for league minimum. Don't spend 4 million on Loretta, spend that money elsewhere.
  4. Mizzou
    I'm starting to agree. As much as I hate to admit it, I think I'd rather see St. Louis in the playoffs than Houston.
  5. Mizzou
    Me too. Him and Len would make a great team.
  6. Mizzou
    I guess Mark Loretta, Mark Grudzelaniek, and Placido Polanco should have all been bench players too then. Good thing they were given a chance to prove that minor league stats don't tell you everything. They all put up similar minor league numbers to Theriot, and then went on to become successful everyday players in the big leagues for the last decade. Theriot might be one of those guys, he might not. But to write him off right now and say that he won't because he hasn't been given the chance is pretty foolish. Loretta broke into the big leagues a year plus younger and had a better milb OPS than Theriot by 40 points. Polanco was 4-5 years younger than Theriot when he made the big leagues. But even then, exceptions don't disprove the rule. Of course they don't disprove the rule, but they do prove that minor league stats don't automatically determine a player's worth in the big leagues. All I'm saying it that I think Theriot can be a good top of the order hitter for the Cubs next year, if it's assembled right. Theriot Murton Lee Ramirez Soriano (CF) Barrett Jones/Wilson Izturis/Cedeno Looks like a solid lineup to me. And if Theriot sucks, then you go out and replace him and have Murton leadoff with Barrett hitting behind him if need be.
  7. Mizzou
    I guess Mark Loretta, Mark Grudzelaniek, and Placido Polanco should have all been bench players too then. Good thing they were given a chance to prove that minor league stats don't tell you everything. They all put up similar minor league numbers to Theriot, and then went on to become successful everyday players in the big leagues for the last decade. Theriot might be one of those guys, he might not. But to write him off right now and say that he won't because he hasn't been given the chance is pretty foolish.
  8. Mizzou
    I'm loving it. I hear so much anti-Cubs stuff here (not surprisingly), I really the Cards blow it. The Astros already won today, so a Cards loss makes it a half game difference.
  9. Mizzou
    Wait, what happened? I don't think I heard about this.
  10. Mizzou
    Graffanino would make a great addition to the bench. At probably around 2 million though? I don't know, without looking at this year's free agents, I'm betting that we could get a similar player who provides about the same production for around one mill.
  11. Mizzou
    When you hit as few XBH's as Theriot, it has to be looked at as a negative. Power is not just home runs, it's doing things leadoff and number two hitters are supposed to do, hitting doubles and triples to get yourself into scoring position by yourself. I know what power is. I don't expect it from guys whose main purpose is to get on base. If Theriot doubles rather than getting a single, that's great. But I'm not going to look down on him if he doesn't hit for a lot of extra base hits. With Lee and Ramirez (and hopefully a good number five hitter next year) hitting behind him, simply getting on base is good enough for the number two hitter in my opinion.
  12. Mizzou
    I don't understand the ongoing discussion of his SLG. Obviously you'd like every player's SLG to be high, but when you're talking about a top of the order hitter, it's far less important than a middle of the lineup hitter. As a leadoff or number two hitter, a player's job is to get on base for the 3-4-5 hitters. There is no denying that Theriot is, and always has been, good at getting on base. I could care less if his SLG is low, so long as he gets on base a good percentage of the time. And Theriot does just that. Any power from a number two hitter should be looked at as a bonus, rather than a lack of power being looked at as a negative.
  13. Mizzou
    Very few players hit for as little power as Theriot. And very few Cubs get on base as often as Theriot does.
  14. Mizzou
    Theriot isn't going to hit for a high SLG%, I think everyone can agree on that. But I see no reason why he won't hit for a high AVG and have a nice OBP - as he's done for the past few years. So he doesn't hit for power, so what? Most second basemen don't.
  15. Mizzou
    His OBP is 7th best among NL right fielders, and his OPS is 3rd best. Jacque has been solid at the plate this year.
  16. Mizzou
    Luis Castillo and Marcus Giles will both be free agents after the '07 season, and I would think that both will be available mid-season.
  17. Mizzou
    So predictable. Now the Cards will win out, I'd bet money on it.
  18. Mizzou
    He didn't mash it just now. He K'd with 2 men on. Pujols up now with 2 down in the bottom of the 8th.
  19. Mizzou
    Wild pitch and the Padres take the lead!
  20. Mizzou
    Does anyone know why Brian Giles isn't starting tonight for the Padres? Pretty odd time to just take a night off. Cards and Pads still tied at 1 in the top of the 8th. Pads have a runner on first with one out.
  21. Mizzou
    Let's not forget that he also ran Sammy Sosa and Steve Stone out of town.
  22. Mizzou
    Houston won again tonight, and the Cards are currently down a run in the bottom of the 7th. The Stros will be just 1.5 games out if the Padres hold on tonight.
  23. Mizzou
    I've never been one to bash other people's ideas, but this one is just ridiculous.
  24. Mizzou
    I probably wouldn't trade Murton for Tejada straight up, let alone packaged with those other guys.
  25. Mizzou
    Didn't this start when Dusty took over? Sorry I don't think being in dead last place a laughing matter. I was under the impression that this has been going on in baseball for a long time. I could be wrong though.
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