Murton vs. Moreland
I've been drawing this comparison ever since the season ended. Hair color aside, and Murton being faster, I've wondered why so many people are down on Murton? Defensively he isn't the best, but neither was Moreland, and he has a solid place in Cubs lore. I view both guys as solid players that love the game, and always seem to do the things a team needs to win. Murton will develop more power as he gains experience. Give Murton a chance.
And, as a side note, though I am generally against fights in baseball, Moreland was one of the best mound chargers. It would just go off in his head and he'd back in pads thinking he was a linebacker.
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Eh, I sure hope Murton turns out to be better
by VS on Dec 21, 2006 1:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's the hair
I wish I had more to add. I was in grade school when Moreland played so, though I do remember him, I can't really say how good or bad he was compared with Murton. I'll let a more numbers-oriented person generate the comparison, which I hope one does.
I would definitely echo your sentiment, though. Murton is a solid player who can get on base and drive the ball, and who may very well generate some power as his experience grows. And I'd love to see him take a lasting place in Cubs lore someday.
by dat cubfan daver on Dec 21, 2006 2:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Murton
by Unique on Dec 21, 2006 3:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yes!
by kylejo on Dec 22, 2006 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
All this
I hope I'm proven wrong and that Murton gets every chance to start in left next year (which he absolutely deserves after the year he had in 2006). I'm convinced he can be a better player than Moreland, if the Cubs give him time.
By the way, this has nothing to do with Murton, because last year wasn't his first year, but Baseball Digest each year names its top-rookie team by position. Its team for 2006 didn't feature a single Cub. No surprise, really. The last Cub to make the Baseball Digest rookie team was Kerry Wood in 1998!
The last Cub position players to make the Baseball Digest rookie team? Joe Girardi, Dwight Smith and Jerome Walton in 1989!
That gives a sense of how little success the Cubs have had developing players and letting young talent grow. Why should anything be different with Murton?
by danimal15 on Dec 21, 2006 4:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I've got a feeling....
by santo for prez on Dec 21, 2006 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Murton
by rlpete on Dec 21, 2006 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
I'm just glad that we seem to be courting sluggers for the bench as opposed to freddie bynum types. speed kills (your chances)
by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Dec 21, 2006 11:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
1B is where Floyd suffered his first serious injury, a broken wrist that cost him most of a season.
I looked this up. Floyd has not played 1B -- not a single game -- since 1997. I doubt you'd see him there.
That said, that's one more reason NOT to sign him.
by Al on Dec 22, 2006 8:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that....
by santo for prez on Dec 22, 2006 9:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok...
by santo for prez on Dec 22, 2006 7:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
another option
by cashcowsquirtingsourmilk on Dec 22, 2006 8:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
floyd/murton
by NOMAR on Dec 23, 2006 7:42 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

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