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Not sure where you went to school, but did they teach reading? It say the ORIOLES are close to signing him. :roll:

1B - Pujols 2B - Kent SS - Jeter 3B - Ramirez LF - ARod (yeah, he's moving there on this team) CF - Edmonds (yeah, I said it... I don't care how gay he is... he's freakin GOOD!) RF - Vlad Prior Zambrano (biased on my top two? You're damn right!) Clemens Santana Halladay Closer: Rivera It doesn't matter who you fill the bench and pen with cause they're not going to play much, but make sure the pen includes Gagne, aside from that, consider this team great.

Great start with the generalization. And Burnitz 04 numbers were significantly better because he played 81 games in Coors Field. And Bradley's numbers ARE in fact VERY VERY significantly better. Granted, they are not over a full season, but I wish Burnitz's weren't either. Good God this board is oversensitive lately. The majority of the vocal regulars DO in fact want Bradley.

What are the odds of him actually winning the arbitration case and getting a raise? I would guess extremely slim to none. I'm not exactly sure what his contract was last year (2.5?) but I'd be willing to wager that his salary next year would be less than what it was in 2005. I'd like to keep him around. As crappy as he was last year (he was pretty freakin pathetic) he still has a relatively good chance at turning his career around and actually being a decent player. If nothing else, he's very valuable off the bench to replace Pierre for defense. Though I can't see it happening often with Dusty at the helms, Corey would be a very good late inning defensive replacement.

16 pages deep in this thread... drunk... is there any real chance of the Cubs landing Tejada? Thanks.

:D too bad he's 44. ...and available! Rickey Henderson announced the other day that Rickey Henderson was retiring.

Can I ask why?

Thompson, Flores, Izzy, Reyes... I think that's it.

You mean you want him to be the first guy off the bench? :lol:

done Excellent!

YES!!! Thank GOD!

Is this just a rumor or is it a done deal?

mlbcontracts.blogspot.com I don't know if he's updated for this past season or not, but all those figures are accurate. I wish I could get my hands on a Red and Green book. Whatever happened to that database that you (I think) put together here on NSBB. That was a really cool thing. Is it still alive and well or what?

Just trying to see how many people are in favor and how many are opposed.

I realize it's Offman, but... why is it that everytime the Cubs trade for a player they always try and immediately sign him to a long term deal?

What's he saying?

So if we don't offer Nomar arbitration then we wont have the right to sign him again until May 1st, is that correct?

What? Jack Wilson? Why?

Haha, I don't think I'll ever forget chanting that that night. What a great game.

Just because it's the only explanation that you can come up with doesn't mean it's the explanation. What does it matter if it's his fault or not? The point is he's still getting caught. He's still out. He still can't come around and score. Are you trying to irrationally argue, as USSoccer is, that Hendry/Baker have gone to such lengths to acquire this prototypical speedy leadoff man just so that they can tell him to run less often, to get caught stealing less often? It matters because you're lowing HIS on base percentage to make HIM look like lesser of a player. I'm saying that that is faulty because it's not entirely his fault. And yes, I would agree with USSoccer that Pierre will likely run less with Baker as his manager. It's pretty logical to assume that. EDIT: And you're more than welcome to offer a different reason for the day splits, as I've stated before.

Either that or it's purely chance. Well, when it happens every single year, I'd say it's more than something random.

Really? .276/.326/.354 - that's not a "good hitter." As predicted, the first response focused on last year. What about his career line? 305 average, 355 OBP. Also, are you aware that his career OPS in day games is .824? Juan Pierre is a good hitter. How do you explain the .824 OPS in day games? If you don't have an explanation, how do you know it will translate to day games in Wrigley? And his career OBP when you take into account his caught stealings is .329. All of a sudden not so impressive. And, while it's convenient for people to overlook this .329 stat because I've just made it up, still no-one has made a case for it being unjustified. Some players see the ball better in day games - that appears to be the case with Pierre. Seeing the ball better? You're going to need to elaborate. Does someone need to buy Pierre some night-vision goggles for Christmas? What does that change? He's still getting caught. And by getting caught, he's giving the hitters behind him just as much chance to drive him in as if he'd simply slapped his way into an out while still in the batter's box. I'm not sure I need to elaborate - I think that when I say "he sees the ball better" its pretty clear what I'm saying. Unless you have another explanation for the difference in his numbers in day games and night games, then I think that's the only explanation. You're right, he's still getting caught - but what I meant was that it's not entirely his fault. If McKeon told him to run and the other team pitched out and nailed him, can you really fault Pierre for getting thrown out? What I'm saying is that, while not completely flawed, you can't just lower a guy's OBP for every time he gets thrown out at second base because it's not always his fault.

Really? .276/.326/.354 - that's not a "good hitter." As predicted, the first response focused on last year. What about his career line? 305 average, 355 OBP. Also, are you aware that his career OPS in day games is .824? Juan Pierre is a good hitter. How do you explain the .824 OPS in day games? If you don't have an explanation, how do you know it will translate to day games in Wrigley? And his career OBP when you take into account his caught stealings is .329. All of a sudden not so impressive. And, while it's convenient for people to overlook this .329 stat because I've just made it up, still no-one has made a case for it being unjustified. Some players see the ball better in day games - that appears to be the case with Pierre. I'm not saying it's unjustified, but you can't throw that .329 stat out there like it's authoritative. Pierre's running ability and decision to steal aren't the sole factors. Botched hit and runs, unseen pitch outs, etc. can all play a factor in a player getting caught stealing.

Really? .276/.326/.354 - that's not a "good hitter." As predicted, the first response focused on last year. What about his career line? 305 average, 355 OBP. Also, are you aware that his career OPS in day games is .824? Juan Pierre is a good hitter.

I like this deal. We got rid of two (or three) guys who haven't done anything to show that they'll be effective major league pitchers and in return got a solid leadoff hitter. Another good trade for JH. To those of you who say that Pierre isn't a good hitter, get real. That's an absolutely absurd comment.