The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Projected 25 Man Roster STARTING LINEUP 1. Ryan Theriot – SS 2. Milton Bradley – RF 3. Derrek Lee – 1B 4. Aramis Ramirez – 3B 5. Kosuke Fukudome – CF 6. Alfonso Soriano – LF 7. Geovany Soto – C 8. Jeff Baker – 2B BENCH Sam Fuld – OF Jake Fox... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I’m off to bed soon so I’m going to wait to explain this until tomorrow. I just wanted to put this up. Bill James came up with a method to predict whether or not a player who had 400 or more PA’s in a season would be at least as good the following season. This was published in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2010. High scores are better, but all of these correspond to a percentage...
Stan Musial's Stance (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Straight from MLB , here are the players acknowledged as the best defenders in the NL in 2009: 1B - Adrian Gonzalez (SD) 2B - Orlando Hudson (LA) 3B - Ryan Zimmerman (WASH) SS - Jimmy Rollins (PHI) C - Yadier Molina (STL) OF - Shane Victorino (PHI) OF - Michael Bourn (HOU) OF - Matt Kemp (LA) P - Adam Wainwright (STL) Congratulations to Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright for winning this season. For...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James , CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA ( explanation of wOBA here ). I'll try and expand when new projections are released. Age is their 2010 playing age. You can click on their names to get their full...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
I've worked with some real freaks. I've trained a woman who, when the mouse reached the bottom of the mousepad, could not continue working until someone helped her figure out what to do. I worked with a person who ate peanuts constantly, chewed with her mouth open, and did it while asking you a question from six inches away. Just yesterday, my boss microwaved a hodgepodge of Halloween candy until it...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
I don’t know why I do this to myself. I generally try to avoid doing this, but I accidentally read a comment written by Chuck as I was reading through ccd’s site. Early in the comments it’s suggested that Hendry should trade Ryan Theriot this winter. Chuck responds by saying something as silly as he usually does: Theriot would have brought a lot in return in the winter of 2007. No...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Short is a big issue for 2010. Scutaro cannot be counted on we'd haveto assume (the Jays would do full medicals to know a lot better than usI hope) so what do they do? A strong #1 or #2 shortstop is needed. With this staff it has to be aleague average or better defensive one too (ala Scutaro & McDonald)but ideally also an offensive force (as good or better than Scutaro in2009). Checking Fangraphs...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Cubs. Their likely 2010 commitments: C - Geovany Soto - $575K C - Koyie Hill - $475K+ 1B - Derrek Lee - $13MM 2B - Jeff Baker - $415K+ SS - Ryan Theriot - $500K+ 3B - Aramis Ramirez - $15.75MM IF - Aaron Miles - $2.7MM IF - Andres Blanco - $400K LF - Alfonso Soriano - $18MM CF - Kosuke Fukudome - $13MM RF - Milton Bradley - $9MM OF - Sam Fuld - $402K 3B/OF...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
If you’re anything like me you rarely go to cubs.com. This little all-time 9 thing could have been up for awhile or it could have been put up today. I have no idea, but I couldn’t help but notice how useless it was. I mean, they don’t have Ryan Theriot’s 2007 season included. His 2008 one isn’t either. Neither is the 2009 season. I would have voted for any one of those...
The View From The Bleachers (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
It’s often been discussed on this site, and probably many others, whether or not Ryan Theriot is an effective answer for this team. It’s amazing how different people’s opinions on the matter are. Some love Theriot and have pledged their eternal allegiance to him, while others can’t stand the sight... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com...
The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Lee: "Seriously, how can a guy this short be our everyday shortstop?" Did I call it or did I call it? Again. Ryan Theriot epitomizes everything that is Chicago Cubs baseball. Fun to watch until September. Get off your knees, Riot, you're blowing the game. For the third straight season, the diminutive Cubs shortstop slumped in September. Over those 317 plate appearances, Theriot has
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Ryan Theriot strongly suggests everything was happier and more relaxed after Milton Bradley got suspended:''We've been doing things [in the clubhouse] the last two weeks of the season that we hadn't done all year, that we did last year and the year before last,'' shortstop Ryan Theriot said. ''It's definitely a different feel. I don't know why that is. I'm not going to sit here and say it's one person's...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
This is funny : ‘We’ve been doing things [in the clubhouse] the last two weeks of the season that we hadn’t done all year, that we did last year and the year before last,’’ shortstop Ryan Theriot said. ‘‘It’s definitely a different feel. I don’t know why that is. I’m not going to sit here and say it’s one person’s fault. But you...
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
In his Hardball blog of yesterday , Phil Rogers laid out his Big Time Slugger (ACB Patent Pending) wish list. Here it is: 1. Adam Dunn—He coveted an offer from the Cubs last winter but didn’t get one. He’s a member of the Washington Nationals now, signed through 2010, but is a great trade chip for Nats GM Mike Rizzo. He’d be a good fit in right field, hittting enough to offset...
Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Lineup Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs 10/01/09 8:05 PM EDT Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Andrew McCutchen - CF Ryan Theriot - SS Andy LaRoche - 3B So Taguchi - LF Garrett Jones - 1B Derrek Lee - 1B Ryan Doumit - C Aramis Ramirez - 3B Lastings Milledge - LF Jeff Baker - 2B Brandon Moss - RF Reed Johnson - RF Delwyn Young - 2B Geovany Soto - C Ramon Vazquez - SS Sam Fuld - CF Paul Maholm - P Jeff...
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