In what could be a modern day version of Damn Yankees, the Cubs new owner should sell his soul to the devil in exchange for a world series win. I've given it a great deal of thought, and I'm okay with it. It's worth it.
More on this later...or not.
Hey, I just used stats to rebut a comment on the view. Watch -- they are going to say that MY stats aren't good stats. They have better stats. I used old unreliables like batting average (gasp. How dare I? I mean, who uses batting average to determine hitting prowess? What's that, you say? Everyone? What's that you say? That's what they use to determine the "Batting champion?" Really? There's no big trophy for BABIP leader?)
Wait for it. Wait for it...
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Beating the dead horse
Adam Dunn is hitting .288 with 32 homers and 88 rbis. Since those stats don't mean ANYTHING, how's this? 92 walks, .420 OBP and OPS of 1.003 -- on the worst fucking team in all of baseball.
Meanwhile, Milkit Badly went 0 for 4 tonight to drop his average to fuck. He has 61 walks. He has less rbis than Dunn HAS homers. His unbelievably awesome baseball idol man OBP is .392. His OPS is .787. He has less homers than Ryan Theriot, I think. Or it's close. Either way.
Just sayin'
Sam Fuld made a great catch tonight to rob Manny of what would have been a homer. Didn't matter though, since the mighty Cubbies were shut down. One hit. Wells gives up 2 unearned and takes the loss. I wonder who he fantasizes about being traded to.
I think Soriano should be hitting leadoff. For Peoria.
More later. Or not.
JS
Meanwhile, Milkit Badly went 0 for 4 tonight to drop his average to fuck. He has 61 walks. He has less rbis than Dunn HAS homers. His unbelievably awesome baseball idol man OBP is .392. His OPS is .787. He has less homers than Ryan Theriot, I think. Or it's close. Either way.
Just sayin'
Sam Fuld made a great catch tonight to rob Manny of what would have been a homer. Didn't matter though, since the mighty Cubbies were shut down. One hit. Wells gives up 2 unearned and takes the loss. I wonder who he fantasizes about being traded to.
I think Soriano should be hitting leadoff. For Peoria.
More later. Or not.
JS
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
C-Loser
Kevin Gregg is not a closer. When the word is used in reference to him, it means C (see) Loser.
What the fuck is wrong with this team? I mean besides Kevin Gregg, Milkit Badly and a host of horrible baseball...
AAron Miles? Are you kidding me? He shouldn't be in the major leagues, much less starting for the Cubs. He shouldn't even be on the bench. He's the best we can trot out there in Theriot's absence? Good God.
DLee has quietly put together a nice season. Good for him. Worthy of a corner infielder at the plate, and his defense -- albeit a step slower -- is still excellent.
Fukudome is having a decent year. That said, he's paid way too much for decent, and I think he's a below average (at best) centerfielder.
Soriano has been terrible. Only five more years of that, Cub fans.
Bradley, despite what we read elsewhere, has been an enormous failure so far. 31 rbi's. Are you kidding me? That's middle infield production, not corner outfield. Meanwhile, all the OTHER free agents continue to rake. Abreu, Ibanez and the one I never mention...Adam Dunn.
Soto -- sophomore jinx or stupid fat stoner? Either way, he stinks this year.
No complaint about the way Theriot has played. He's hard not to like, and for the most part he produces. They should work with him on cutting down his swing in situations, though, that call for contact. He still tries to yank the ball at times and that's not his strength.
Fontenot? Very disappointing.
Reed Johnson. Is he still on the team?
Jake Fox -- has been very impressive, all things considered -- even his defense, which we were told outright stinks...has been pretty good. I look for both him and Hoffpauir to have excellent "rest of their careers" once traded away.
Why didn't we go get Heath Bell at the deadline? Or Sherill? Does Lou really think this bullpen can get us into the playoffs? I don't. More reason that I say it's time to fire the entire coaching staff on this team.
Kevin Gregg couldn't close at fantasy camp. On Cubs.com it says that maybe he's tipping his pitches. I think they meant he's tipping his pitch. That BP fastball he throws to everybody. Blanks? Who the fuck is Blanks? This guy gives up homers to more no names than anyone I've ever seen.
Fuck.
Ryan Franklin got his 30th save last night for the Cardinals. Ryan Fucking Franklin. This guy was a really shitty starter for the Mariners. Like 5 - 16 shitty. And then StL makes his a closer and he's light out. I wonder. If Franklin were the Cub closer and Gregg the Card closer...would Gregg have 30 saves and Franklin suck? Probably. Because Dave Duncan is the best pitching coach in baseball and Larry Rothschild is a toilet duck.
Fuck.
I had such high hopes for this season and they have so totally fucked it up. First with dismantling what was a pretty good team, and then acquiring a shitbox like Bradley and then Gregg and then just sucking along playing shit baseball. I have to say that this has been one of the least enjoyable baseball seasons I have ever had.
I said it on the View and I say it again. Blow it up. Fuck the contracts. Blow it the fuck up and start over. I'd rather watch a losing team that is rebuilding with good, young talent than watch these guys lose.
More later? I doubt it.
JS
What the fuck is wrong with this team? I mean besides Kevin Gregg, Milkit Badly and a host of horrible baseball...
AAron Miles? Are you kidding me? He shouldn't be in the major leagues, much less starting for the Cubs. He shouldn't even be on the bench. He's the best we can trot out there in Theriot's absence? Good God.
DLee has quietly put together a nice season. Good for him. Worthy of a corner infielder at the plate, and his defense -- albeit a step slower -- is still excellent.
Fukudome is having a decent year. That said, he's paid way too much for decent, and I think he's a below average (at best) centerfielder.
Soriano has been terrible. Only five more years of that, Cub fans.
Bradley, despite what we read elsewhere, has been an enormous failure so far. 31 rbi's. Are you kidding me? That's middle infield production, not corner outfield. Meanwhile, all the OTHER free agents continue to rake. Abreu, Ibanez and the one I never mention...Adam Dunn.
Soto -- sophomore jinx or stupid fat stoner? Either way, he stinks this year.
No complaint about the way Theriot has played. He's hard not to like, and for the most part he produces. They should work with him on cutting down his swing in situations, though, that call for contact. He still tries to yank the ball at times and that's not his strength.
Fontenot? Very disappointing.
Reed Johnson. Is he still on the team?
Jake Fox -- has been very impressive, all things considered -- even his defense, which we were told outright stinks...has been pretty good. I look for both him and Hoffpauir to have excellent "rest of their careers" once traded away.
Why didn't we go get Heath Bell at the deadline? Or Sherill? Does Lou really think this bullpen can get us into the playoffs? I don't. More reason that I say it's time to fire the entire coaching staff on this team.
Kevin Gregg couldn't close at fantasy camp. On Cubs.com it says that maybe he's tipping his pitches. I think they meant he's tipping his pitch. That BP fastball he throws to everybody. Blanks? Who the fuck is Blanks? This guy gives up homers to more no names than anyone I've ever seen.
Fuck.
Ryan Franklin got his 30th save last night for the Cardinals. Ryan Fucking Franklin. This guy was a really shitty starter for the Mariners. Like 5 - 16 shitty. And then StL makes his a closer and he's light out. I wonder. If Franklin were the Cub closer and Gregg the Card closer...would Gregg have 30 saves and Franklin suck? Probably. Because Dave Duncan is the best pitching coach in baseball and Larry Rothschild is a toilet duck.
Fuck.
I had such high hopes for this season and they have so totally fucked it up. First with dismantling what was a pretty good team, and then acquiring a shitbox like Bradley and then Gregg and then just sucking along playing shit baseball. I have to say that this has been one of the least enjoyable baseball seasons I have ever had.
I said it on the View and I say it again. Blow it up. Fuck the contracts. Blow it the fuck up and start over. I'd rather watch a losing team that is rebuilding with good, young talent than watch these guys lose.
More later? I doubt it.
JS
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Hats Off
Hats off to our very own BadMojo Man...aka Cap'n Obvious for his stunning victory in the inaugural King of the Castle contest at the View. With a brilliant satire on the acquisition of Milton Bradley. Lampooning at it's finest. If you haven't read it, please do so.
Once again the bullpen gives me a heart palpitation. Fuck. I agree with those who say that Marmol needs a week or two at AAA. Whatever it takes for him to find the strike zone.
I was reading that the Nationals are going to be making some trades...trying to build for the future, and that one thing they seek is a second baseman. I'd give them Fontenot and some pitching for Adam Dunn. Right now. Dunn and some pitching. Whoever. Gone. Throw in some other losers. Oh, and Bradley. He'd do well in Washington DC, with all the other entitled bad attitudes.
I have work to do, but I wanted to congratulate db on the major win. Enjoy the prize. (there is no prize.)
js
Once again the bullpen gives me a heart palpitation. Fuck. I agree with those who say that Marmol needs a week or two at AAA. Whatever it takes for him to find the strike zone.
I was reading that the Nationals are going to be making some trades...trying to build for the future, and that one thing they seek is a second baseman. I'd give them Fontenot and some pitching for Adam Dunn. Right now. Dunn and some pitching. Whoever. Gone. Throw in some other losers. Oh, and Bradley. He'd do well in Washington DC, with all the other entitled bad attitudes.
I have work to do, but I wanted to congratulate db on the major win. Enjoy the prize. (there is no prize.)
js
Monday, August 3, 2009
Coffee is for Closers
Fuck Gregg. Fuck him. A lot. No coffee for him. Smitty, cut him off.
That may have been the worst weekend of relief pitching for a single individual in history. We could have won all three. Should have won two. Won one. And that was lucky. Easily could have lost them all thanks to our crack bullpen. Maybe "crack smoking" bullpen is more appropriate. Absolute garbage from both Gregg and Marmol.
Even as the team begins to hit a little better -- you can't win if you can't close.
What a frustrating team this is.
Props to Cap'n for a brilliant "King of the Castle" piece on the View.
More later. Or not.
JS
That may have been the worst weekend of relief pitching for a single individual in history. We could have won all three. Should have won two. Won one. And that was lucky. Easily could have lost them all thanks to our crack bullpen. Maybe "crack smoking" bullpen is more appropriate. Absolute garbage from both Gregg and Marmol.
Even as the team begins to hit a little better -- you can't win if you can't close.
What a frustrating team this is.
Props to Cap'n for a brilliant "King of the Castle" piece on the View.
More later. Or not.
JS
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