Mizzou

Because he's on a journey to pitch for every MLB team? I don't know, there really isn't another logical explanation.

Wow, I can't believe they didn't score there.

In the last inning, Cedeno has failed at 1) bunting, 2) catching a ball thrown right after him after 3) he failed to cover 1st base on a bunt. What is it that he's good at again?

Stupid player. Can't bunt, can't catch, can't recognize when he needs to cover 1st.

I don't really trust either of them at the plate. At least Ward works the count most of the time. It seems that every time Hoff is up, he's quickly down 0-2.

Lou is the moron that put the bunt on in the first place. That doesn't excuse the terrible bunt.

Nice job Ronny.

What happened to DeRosa?

You can't be serious.

Yes. With Zambrano starting game three. Well, you'll likely get this exact same matchup again. Better that than have Z start two games in a 5 game series.

Yes. With Zambrano starting game three.

Good Lord. This is why he should start game three in the playoffs. You just don't know what you're going to get.

What is The U?

I bought Dodgers playoff tickets with the intention on selling them. But if the Cubs wind up playing them, I might just fly out there for a game. It's on a Saturday night, and I've got a couple friends in LA. Why not?

I actually checked my status two weeks ago... I'm number 12,022. I moved up 65 spots from last year. At that rate, if I live to be 220 or so years old, I'll get to buy season tickets!

The best part of this "quote" is that nobody ever said it other than you and Garage Party! in an effort to mock Cedeno supporters with a straw man. I don't know if that actual quote was ever said or not, and truthfully I don't care, but similar stuff has certainly been said in the Theriot vs. Cedeno debates before the season started. So you'll quote something you think the other side of the argument said because it makes them look like idiots but you don't care if it was really said or not? Either I'm typing in a foreign language in this thread or there are some serious reading problems going on. I definitely didn't quote anyone. It was a smart assed reply to a stupid question.

The best part of this "quote" is that nobody ever said it other than you and Garage Party! in an effort to mock Cedeno supporters with a straw man. I don't know if that actual quote was ever said or not, and truthfully I don't care, but similar stuff has certainly been said in the Theriot vs. Cedeno debates before the season started.

Ronny's IsoP (Isolated Power, SLG-BA) is .03 higher, and his IsoD (Isolated Discipline, OBP-BA) is .017. The power difference is basically the difference between Soto and Lee this year. The major difference right now between the two is that Theriot gets quite a few more singles, basically, to prop up the OBP and SLG with batting average. The OPS difference overall is quite minimal. 30 points of OPS is hardly "quite minimal." And, of course, what better time than now to try and favorably compare Cedeno to Theriot? Up until recently, Theriot has been a 760 OPS player all year and Ronny has been around a 690-700 OPS player. Certainly makes them look more comparable right after Theriot busted out of a 1-24 slump. I'm glad you refrained from comparing Theriot favorably to Cedeno when Cedeno was struggling. I'm certainly glad that people didn't go around calling Cedeno useless and question why he was in the majors while he was struggling. The entire season matters, and the fact that Theriot struggled recently means it's unfair to compare him to Cedeno? Did I say that it's unfair to compare him to Cedeno? No. I simply said (in a pretty straight-forward way) that it sure is convenient that all the Cedeno guys are coming out again now that Theriot is slumping. No one was calling for Theriot to get less playing time earlier in the year; the guy finally goes through a rough patch and everyone calls for his head again so that the great Ronny Cedeno can get more time! Why in the hell would people call for Cedeno to play while Theriot was playing well and Cedeno wasn't? Because his floor is apparently higher than Theriot's ceiling.

If he's in the lineup, I can really see Dome doing some serious work in the postseason.

Ronny's IsoP (Isolated Power, SLG-BA) is .03 higher, and his IsoD (Isolated Discipline, OBP-BA) is .017. The power difference is basically the difference between Soto and Lee this year. The major difference right now between the two is that Theriot gets quite a few more singles, basically, to prop up the OBP and SLG with batting average. The OPS difference overall is quite minimal. 30 points of OPS is hardly "quite minimal." And, of course, what better time than now to try and favorably compare Cedeno to Theriot? Up until recently, Theriot has been a 760 OPS player all year and Ronny has been around a 690-700 OPS player. Certainly makes them look more comparable right after Theriot busted out of a 1-24 slump. I'm glad you refrained from comparing Theriot favorably to Cedeno when Cedeno was struggling. I'm certainly glad that people didn't go around calling Cedeno useless and question why he was in the majors while he was struggling. The entire season matters, and the fact that Theriot struggled recently means it's unfair to compare him to Cedeno? Did I say that it's unfair to compare him to Cedeno? No. I simply said (in a pretty straight-forward way) that it sure is convenient that all the Cedeno guys are coming out again now that Theriot is slumping. No one was calling for Theriot to get less playing time earlier in the year; the guy finally goes through a rough patch and everyone calls for his head again so that the great Ronny Cedeno can get more time!

Ronny's IsoP (Isolated Power, SLG-BA) is .03 higher, and his IsoD (Isolated Discipline, OBP-BA) is .017. The power difference is basically the difference between Soto and Lee this year. The major difference right now between the two is that Theriot gets quite a few more singles, basically, to prop up the OBP and SLG with batting average. The OPS difference overall is quite minimal. 30 points of OPS is hardly "quite minimal." And, of course, what better time than now to try and favorably compare Cedeno to Theriot? Up until recently, Theriot has been a 760 OPS player all year and Ronny has been around a 690-700 OPS player. Certainly makes them look more comparable right after Theriot busted out of a 1-24 slump.

Aside from the fact that not once in his career has Eckstein ever gotten on base as frequently as Theriot has this year, you're totally right!

Remember how the big knock on Theriot is he doesn't hit for power? Ronny's SLG is .01 better than Theriot's. And his (Ronny's) OBP is 40 points lower. They both make stupid plays on the basepaths and in the field. That's moot. Ronny certainly fields his position better, but not better enough (IMO) to even consider giving him significant playing time in October.

I think I'm going to schedule a lot of "meetings" downtown during these two games.

Mizzou will buy them (so he can resell them) You betcha! I love how people consistently single me out for this when plenty of others on this site do the exact same thing. I'm just not afraid to be vocal about it, I guess. If presented the opportunity to make $500 by spending an hour buying and selling baseball tickets, you're damn right I'll do it.