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<{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Well, I was trying to be generous because a. I can't believe Fuk can be as bad as he was late last season, and b. I have an inherent Cub-bias, and I want them to do well so badly, that I mentally try to <i>will</i> them to better performances. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
That said, I truly have no idea how Fuk will do this year. Like Clapp is with Soriano, my already bad vibes toward Fuk turned into all-out hatred during last year's playoffs. So that definitely has colored my perception of him, I'm sorry to say.
(btw, compared to your projections, I did lower his OPS 40 points, and his batting avg from a respectable .270 to a bench-worthy .245, so it's not like we had identical projections. Needless to say, I hope and pray that <i>you're</i> right, and I'm wrong.)<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What's funny is if there was anybody I'd think would like Fuk, it would be you. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fukwalk.gif[/img]
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I'm sure that if Fuk could slug 40+ HR and maintain his OBP from last season, he'd be KB's favorite Cub. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
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and if he shaved his pubes.
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He's Japanese, so he probably has no choice in the matter.