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Projecting the 2012 Cubs: 1st Basemen

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Bryan LaHair turned 29 years old in November and he's set to take over 1st base for the Cubs in 2012. LaHair was drafted in the 39th round of the 2002 Draft. Until a few years ago teams could do what they called draft and follow which meant they could draft a player, not sign him, but they retained his …

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70-win 2012 Cubs

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On RLYW, SG ran the code to create his own Marcel projections since Tangotiger has yet to publish them. He then simulated the season and the Cubs finish 5th in the NL Central, 4 games ahead of the Astros. The forecast has the Reds winning the division with 89 wins, which is tied for second in the NL with the …

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Corpas gone, Wood to 40-man, Josh Vitters

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I had forgotten that the Cubs still needed to open a spot on the 40-man roster before they could add Kerry Wood. They did that yesterday when they released Manny Corpas. Corpas was signed in late December and it wasn’t even clear at the time if he was added to the 40-man. A little over a month later he’s gone. …

Cubs Con 2012

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I figured I would set this up as a thread to document my experiences at Cubs Convention 2012.  Had to deal with tons of loud obnoxious Cubs fans and huge crowds for a few moments of “oooh, look at that guy” but I did get to meet and talk to Pat Hughes and that was pretty cool.  Here’s the first …

An Interview with Bill James

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What the hell do you say about Bill James? No introduction is necessary, but not having one seems lame. It’s Bill James. Obstructed View: You’ve mentioned in recent years how talking with scouts in Boston has helped you see the game in a way you hadn’t explored before. Has this changed the way you view some of the conclusions you …

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Offseason Roundtable, Part 2: The One Where We Discuss Soriano and Other Free Agent Senior Citizens

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As we get closer to the dawning of the Theo Era, we should probably finish off our roundtable discussion before it all becomes irrelevant.   berselius : Percentage chance Soriano is in a Cubs uniform on April 1  AndCounting : 98% Aisle 424 : 50% mb21 : 7.87% berselius : 3.7% berselius : why so high, Adam? AndCounting : I …

More Shameless Self Promotion

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My dad’s book came out this week on Amazon and Kindle (link below). He and his co-author made a brief appearance in the film “Catching Hell” – they’re the two self-appointed Commissioners of the Bartman Play. The book is an adaptation of their Commission Report and basically analyzes the play from a rules perspective. It is their contention that the …

On Theo

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The following comment by Smokestack Lightning was such a good one that it deserves to be highlighted on the front page. Quoting dylanj: Friedman is my first choice simply because I think what he is doing is harder than what Theo did. Go write him a very very large check. I have mad respect for Friedman too but to disregard …