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...and it appears that the context of Lou’s remarks related to defense-but it’s hard to say if that’s all he was talking about. He mentions how the team has to play better as a whole and how other teams are laying for us this year. When Gammons spoke on Baseball tonight-he practically spoke in first person as though he had his info from Hendry/Lou directly.

..everyday at SS. Problem is its hard to bench the guy when he is hitting .325 /397 /421

Something has to give and it shouldnt be Pie.

this is lou’s way of saying that cedeno will get a couple more starts a week. i dont see him filling in at center though.

that Cedeno is not a very smart ballplayer. Even more than the numbers he has put up in the past, it’s been his mental lapses and lack of instincts for the game that has driven fans insane. At least now he’s showing some offensive promise, but let’s remember that Ronnie the Remedial Baseball Player will return.

caused mostly by the interruption in spring training for DeRosa. Give him a full season and this will all even out.

but in no way is he a better player than DeRosa. DeRosa is more versatile, has more power and yes, walks more. The only thing Theriot might have on him is BA but let’s see as the season progresses.

He isn’t as good a SS as Cedeno nor as good a 2B as DeRosa. His career numbers in both the majors and minors have a lot of fans scared he’s in for a downward correction and that Lou will keep playing him through an unending slump.

Rumors are that the Rockies are searching for middle IF help and a pitcher who can eat innings. I think it would be great for the Cubs if we could package Marquis and Theriot together in a trade to the Rox. Then we can let our better players take over their playing time.

and the outs he makes on the basepaths (already 3 or 4), coupled with his CS’s (6) mitigate any added benefit his OBP provides. I love how the Theriot crowd spent all last season telling us not to look at stats, and now they break the backs bending over backwards to nutpick his stats to find some justification for him to keep his starting job.

I don’t hate Theriot; I just don’t want him starting. I want him on the team, he’s perfect for the reserve IF role, but his poor defense, lack of power, and ineptitude on the basepaths prohibit me from accepting any arguments for him to continue in a starting role.

not an ineffective leadoff cabal, that keeps his RBI total low.

His last two years in the minors, he posted 71% (AA) and 82% (AAA), but the two seasons prior, he was only slightly above 50%. Maybe it’ll even out.

but assuming he reached his percentage from last year, he would have to be unbelievably successful for the rest of the year. He would have to go 20 for his next 20 just to reach last year’s numbers.

The stolen base in today’s game is very overrated. There are very few players in this league where the stolen base is a true weapon and a game disruptor. Jose Reyes is one name that comes to mind. If Theriot can’t steal bases at a 85% success rate then he should stop running. The Cubs have too much offensive firepower in the middle of the lineup for Theriot (or any of the top of the order hitters) to run this team out of an inning.

what you are saying. I hope Cedeno continues to excell, and if he does, moves into the ss role every day. It just seems that some dog on Theriot w/o much reasoning, other than lack of range, which isn’t easy to evaluate. Ryan’s two out steal, led to the winning run yesterday. For me, this is the type of guy I want on the field, often.

this move would hurt us defensively and offensively as well since Griffey is not having one of his better years thus far.

It seems like whenever anybody points out a player’s deficiencies, they’re automatically labeled a “hater”.

Your claims have no evidence to back them up, you lack any willingness to understand the game beyond what your purported college career taught you, and solely on that basis you pronounce on the baseball acumen of others.

I shall try not to respond to your idiocy, but some stupidity must be confronted.

I’ve seen other people respond much more viciously to your posts and you’ve said nothing. All gary did was cite a well-respected stat to refute your point about Theriot’s defense and remark on Theriot’s dubious stolen base results thus far. Weird.

He has a separate licensing agreement for his name and image and merchandise, so he’s not part of MLBPA’s marketing, which is why you used to see “SF Left Fielder” in certain online fantasy games. They could use his stats but not his name.

Fox did a nice job and was a good story.

because early in the season, “Cedeno!” was used in place of other, less colorful words, when the team did something bad. So we needed some other way to refer to Cedeno when he did something good.

Thanks. That is pretty sweet. Let’s hope he doesn’t “turn it back around” and become Cedeno again.

what is the difference? Player A gets to balls he botches. Player B does not. Baserunner is safe on both occasions. I will take both Ryan and Ronny on the team. They are both playing well, and offer different skill sets that help the club.

I doubt you remember all of ronnys fielding errors in 2006. I am not doubting the fact that cedeno can get to some balls that theriot can’t. I am merely saying 8 errors in 108 games is not bad defense. Ronny might make the amazing play now and then, (although ryans catch the other night was…Nice to say the least) Theriot has shown he can handle the bat much better than ronny.

But as the season goes on, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Cedeno taking more and more PT from Theriot.

past a couple of hours.

but man, volquez has incredible stuff. the key will be taking pitches, as even though he hasn’t allowed many runs he has tended to leave after 5 or 6 innings b/c of pitch count.

if we can get him to throw a lot of pitches, even if we dont score on him we can force in the BP and eat them up

but if handled correctly, the publicity is probably a good thing. If they make this one all about Bonds & Clemens, then they have NOT handled it correctly. But if they widen the scope and keep other players’ names prominent, it may achieve its desired effect.

For example, if I put a GM hat on (AL most likely) and look at the players mentioned in the ESPN article, I’m thinking…

Bonds – no way. he can still bring it but too much baggage, distractions, etc. not worth it.
Clemens – no way. at the rate he’s going, he’ll makes Bonds’ baggage look like a wallet.
Lofton – probably not. He still might have a spark or two left, but I can’t afford to carry that all season. Maybe a stretch run pickup.
Piazza – worth considering if I’m in the AL and need RH power. Mostly DH, with the occasional 1B or C.
Sosa – same as Piazza but the occasional OF instead. However, if his $$ demands are too high, forget it.

Now if I put my arbitrator hat on (or whoever would hear such a case), I would probably be interested in hearing more about why Piazza and Sosa haven’t been offered contracts, if that is indeed the situation.

on the Costas show with Buzz B. and the Deadspin guy?

...particularly because Soriano had a couple of really nice ABs toward the end of last night’s game.

in fact, he barely shows emotion at all, unless his happy.

Sori is a team player. Stop suggesting otherwise.

to sub for Lee.

Mark DeRosa is the 2nd baseman on this ballclub. And a very good one at that. Ryan Theriot will remain starting shortstop. If you want to argue about his contributions, then go right ahead. I’ll take a sparkplug type that is hitting .320 with a near .400 OBP any day of the week. Ronny Cedeno will get more playing time at 2nd and SS.

you also gottta be quick when jumping to the overflow.

...so I don’t think Lou will put him out there again. I neglected to mention that, in the pregame, Lou mentioned wanting to give Howry some work. So maybe Lieber to Gallagher to Howry to Marmol.

but we had a great time.

Maybe Blanco got another tattoo and he has some kinda skin irritation.

... never had interleague games where he could “rest” players at DH. Those games are nearly here.

I swear, this Reds team needs Neifi. They need him.

Just trying to get around that Liberace photo you posted early!

He sounds like he’s in pain.