02-19-2009, 05:56 PM
<!--quoteo(post=19096:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:51 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Feb 19 2009, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19095:date=Feb 19 2009, 03:45 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Feb 19 2009, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19084:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:19 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Feb 19 2009, 02:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=19069:date=Feb 19 2009, 02:52 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Feb 19 2009, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He'll be fine. He's making 2 effing million dollars and can play multiple positions. I think he'll specifically be a nice addition for the playoffs. Dude beat up a guy holding a gun. He's a tough son of a bitch. He's also not one of these all or nothing power hitters like most of our guys have ended up being, he consistently makes contact and will make things happen. We have enough power, we need a couple Theriot's in the lineup.
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What about people who watch about 150 games a year AND look at his overall stats? How will those people feel about him?
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They'll like him I think, unless they don't appreciate good fundamental baseball and guys playing their asses off. Do they like Reed? Do they like Theriot? If they do, they'll like this guy.
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Like I said, I'm hoping for the best. Fukudome plays fundamentally sound baseball, and I think he plays as hard as he can. I'm not sure I'm all that crazy about him, though. Good fundamentals and playing your ass off are nice, but it doesn't really make up for lack of talent.
I'm approaching Miles with an open mind. He's a Cub, and I hope he succeeds. I also hope he doesn't get anywhere near 400 ABs, as Lou implied.
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If the guy hits .290+, that will be plenty enough talent though. He might end up being among the league leaders in batting average even, we're not talking about a scrub here. He'll offer a lot of things that will help us win games. Plus I could see a spike in his on-base percentage, it was the case for most everybody on our team last year and they're clearly placing an emphasis on that. Miles isn't a selfish player so I could definitely see him improving there.
People that choose to watch the games and see the value he brings to the team will love him. People that just look at his overall stats probably won't.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What about people who watch about 150 games a year AND look at his overall stats? How will those people feel about him?
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They'll like him I think, unless they don't appreciate good fundamental baseball and guys playing their asses off. Do they like Reed? Do they like Theriot? If they do, they'll like this guy.
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Like I said, I'm hoping for the best. Fukudome plays fundamentally sound baseball, and I think he plays as hard as he can. I'm not sure I'm all that crazy about him, though. Good fundamentals and playing your ass off are nice, but it doesn't really make up for lack of talent.
I'm approaching Miles with an open mind. He's a Cub, and I hope he succeeds. I also hope he doesn't get anywhere near 400 ABs, as Lou implied.
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If the guy hits .290+, that will be plenty enough talent though. He might end up being among the league leaders in batting average even, we're not talking about a scrub here. He'll offer a lot of things that will help us win games. Plus I could see a spike in his on-base percentage, it was the case for most everybody on our team last year and they're clearly placing an emphasis on that. Miles isn't a selfish player so I could definitely see him improving there.
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