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  1. YearofDaCubs
    2 years ago Schmidt would hit 98 on the gun but last year was struggling to hit 94. He still pitched fairly well but clearly his best days are behind him and that's what worries me about signing Schmidt.
  2. YearofDaCubs
    Agreed. This guy is worse than Izturis and that is pretty bad.
  3. YearofDaCubs
    I don't see how this eliminates them from Schmidt talks. I wouldn't put anything past the Yankees, but for what it is worth, Olney in his blog today states: Thought it was worth mentioning the opinion is out there. A Yankees fan in my office says NY was never in the Schmidt market. He claimed Cashman said they were not going to bid on anymore NL pitchers, because they've been burned on that. That's what Cashman gets for overpaying for pitchers like Pavano and Wright.
  4. YearofDaCubs
    Normally I would say let's give Pie a shot but if we improve our pitching this off season and want to make a run, having Jacque Jones in CF with a platoon partner makes the most sense. Jock's numbers against righties are very solid but we definitely need to platoon him against lefties.
  5. YearofDaCubs
    Agreed 110%
  6. YearofDaCubs
    Two lesser free agents in the rotation unless something happens with Schmidt that changes everybody's minds and allows him to come here. For now, they'll pencil Jones in center. If they can find a left-handed bat who can play CF, they'll try to trade Jones. The wild card is Pie. If he tells the Cubs he's ready (by his play, of course), he could be in CF sometime in 2007. The center-field situation is very fluid right now. I expect a lot of activity in Orlando next week. Coco Crisp please.
  7. YearofDaCubs
    Not surprised the Yankees won. Too bad they overpaid for the wrong player.
  8. YearofDaCubs
    Radio or on tv?
  9. YearofDaCubs
    You know Kip Wells wouldn't be a bad idea. I would take a chance on him.
  10. YearofDaCubs
    Ridiculous...
  11. YearofDaCubs
    Good, because I hate waiting :)
  12. YearofDaCubs
    If we can land Schmidt and Westbrook I would be ecstatic.
  13. YearofDaCubs
    Damn that sucks. I would have offered a 2 year deal to get it done.
  14. YearofDaCubs
    I've been trying to remember when Theriot quit switch hitting. Do you know? Theriot has exhibited very good plate discipline throughout his career. If he could hit .280, I'd expect him to have a .350 OBP. If I'm remembering correctly, it was about 2 years ago, but I could be off on that one. And I agree that his plate discipline is what makes him attractive, and a surer bet to at least contribute something offensively (in comparison to Cedeno and Izturis, who would probably have NO value). However, while you're probably right about the .280/.350 thing, I have my doubts as to whether he could hit .280 in a full ML season. Maybe the numbers Theriot put up were a mirage but I'd rather take that risk than allow a player like Izturis to start for us.
  15. YearofDaCubs
    I don't know if the firing will make a difference or not but it's hard to win when you have your top players down due to injury.
  16. YearofDaCubs
    I have to deal with that with my friends and family. It's not like Griese is some future superstar. He's an ok QB and nothing more. I'm not going to lie though, Grossman needs to stop trying to make the big play every damn time. Truth is Grossman gives us the best chance to win from all of our QBs. He needs to learn.
  17. YearofDaCubs
    There's no doubt Benson has been running really hard against these Pats. Just running right through the middle.
  18. YearofDaCubs
    Completely agree. I hope Hendry is planning on trading for a real CF (Wells plz) because moving Soriano or Jones there will cost the Cubs a couple of games in the final standings. Wells or Drew would solidify this lineup no doubt.
  19. YearofDaCubs
    I would personally go with Addai.
  20. YearofDaCubs
    Any info on how many years?
  21. YearofDaCubs
    Maddux's numbers as a cub and you tell me if you see a pattern: 2004: 16W 4.02 ERA 1.18WHIP .269BAA 2005: 13W 4.24 ERA 1.22WHIP .275BAA 2006: 9W 4.69 ERA 1.29WHIP .284BAA (136IP) See the pattern? Do you think his numbers are going to get better when the stats clearly show his number declining every year? You throw away the April hot streak he was on and his numbers would look far worse. No thanks to Maddux. The numbers tell one story but what happens on the field next season isn't in any of those stats. And of course if you disregard the month of April his stats will look different. If you disregard the month of August they look different. Where is the reasoning behind cherry picking stats that a player put up? He put the numbers up, he owns the numbers, he made the pitches. To state the glaringly obvious, by doing this we can make anyone look good or bad. Sorry but this type of logic is as flawed as any other type of prediction based logic. Zambrano's ERA and has gone up 3 years in a row also (his WHIP was up and down) but strangely I don't know for sure that it will do the same in 2007. Do you? Then how can you be so sure that Maddux's will.... Either way, I do agree, as you said, Mateo, Marshall and Miller would be just fine as a 5th - especially considering the cost and the experience that Mateo and Marshall would gain. But I don't agree that Maddux's stats HAVE to be worse than the previous season's just because "the numbers say so". Numbers don't bat, field, pitch or run the bases - players do. How is this logic flawed? The stats I published was him as a Cub. I really don't think it would be fair to add his stats from last year when he was in LA due to the advantage he received pitching in Dodger stadium. Clearly, his numbers are dropping and chances are he will be even worse than last year. I just don't think it's a smart investment signing a declining Maddux to be our 5th starter when we have comparable starters available to us at a much cheaper cost.
  22. YearofDaCubs
    I'm not a big fan of Suppan to be honest. I'm not interested in any of the STL FA pitchers. The only one that remotely interests me is Weaver, depending on how the rest of the market looks at him. He was definitely lights out in the playoffs and he has shown signs of being an ace but I know that he will be commanding a lot of money. I have to retract my statement then because I do have some interest in Weaver. I think he will end up signing with STL though.
  23. YearofDaCubs
    Yes, I didn't even think it was shady until I heard Urlacher's reaction and then it made sense. Anything to make life easy for Brady these days :)
  24. YearofDaCubs
    I really cant argue with the rankings because I personally feel we would lose to the Colts and Chargers if we played them this Sunday.
  25. YearofDaCubs
    Endorsed.
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