OT: Other Chicago & General Sports Thread XXVIII: Jackie Robinson West loses 8-4 to Korea

[Gootie]

What the **** are you even talking about?

The rest of that comment was just as absurd as the first sentence.

 

[Kurtosis]

I don't even know what's going on anymore. I think we have entered the twilight zone.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

The Sox have not had a 100 year reign of superiority over the Cubs. 2005 was huge for them, but other than that neither organization has had much to brag about for a long time.

And the Cubs are not turning into the Yankees lol

 

[ColdSteel2]

Like I said, I hope they become good because I don't want to hear from ******** Sox fans while this is happening. Last thing we need is a loser who talks **** incessantly like the Red Wings fans now.

 

[Gootie]

And they will never be rivals.

 

[RayP]

I don't even know what's going on anymore. I think we have entered the twilight zone.

This thread has been awesome the last 2-3 weeks. Can't get enough of it, and I don't even watch or follow any of the sports regularly discussed in it.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Everybody jump to conclusions!

And I know not to trust weather forecasts this far out, but looking like a rainy week+ in the area. Just hoping it's sunny on Sunday, as I'm about 50% sure that I'll be going to the Sox/Tigers game for the cheap seats and to enjoy a long weekend.

This is what I'm doing Sunday with a bunch of buddies in town for Draft Weekend:

Then probably the Cubs game on Monday.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

And they will never be rivals.

4 games a year = arch rivals

 

[Illinihockey]

Anyway, re: Baez. His .732 OPS would put him in the top 10 for second basemen if he had enough at bats to qualify. If this is the struggling part of his development then the Cubs could be in for something special with him.

 

[Kurtosis]

Anyway, re: Baez. His .732 OPS would put him in the top 10 for second basemen if he had enough at bats to qualify. If this is the struggling part of his development then the Cubs could be in for something special with him.

I'm really high on him. He is going to be a really exciting player to watch for the next 7-8 years. I think he hits his decline a little earlier due to the violent nature of his swing.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Sheffield had the exact same swing and was good forever unless you attribute that to flax seed oil.

 

[Kurtosis]

Sheffield had the exact same swing and was good forever unless you attribute that to flax seed oil.

He didn't have the exact same swing unless both wiggling the bat means so.

 

[ColdSteel2]

He didn't have the exact same swing unless both wiggling the bat means so.

No, you're dead wrong, look it up.

 

[hawksrule]

He didn't have the exact same swing unless both wiggling the bat means so.

I don't want to speak for coldsteel, but I believe he was implying bat speed, in which case I think it's a good comp.

 

[Kurtosis]

Pay attention to the lead foot. Yes, they both have great bat speed and the easily identifiable wiggle of the bat, but they aren't exactly the same.

 

[Kurtosis]

And it really doesn't matter if the swings look alike when the approach is so much different.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Who cares about the ****ing wiggle or whether he does the Nomar velcro thing or whatever. That doesn't mean ****. It's all about generating power/bat speed using the entire body.

And notice you don't have 10 people telling me I'm wrong which would have happened if I was.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

And notice you don't have 10 people telling me I'm wrong which would have happened if I was.

 

[Kurtosis]

Well you do have a point there. Agree to disagree.

I never said they weren't similar though, just they weren't exactly the same. I will reiterate that approach matters more anyway, and the two are definitely not exactly the same regarding that (at this point at least).

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Baez' swing comparables are Joey Bats and Donaldson.

 

[ColdSteel2]

It's true. The sad thing is, I'm not even worth it. A. Nobody is harder on themselves than me so nothing gained there. B. I have no interest in proving I'm better than anyone. My posting would be far, far different if I cared even a tiny bit about that.

 

[Kurtosis]

It's a message board. What fun would it be if there weren't any disagreements?

 

[Duke33]

You guys are starting down the long road to becoming good every season. We're walking up to the front door.

Well and that's the rub with the Cubs eh? Even when they've been at "the front door", they've found some way (or several ways) to fail.

The Sox have had at least one shining moment, this century even. They grew/acquired talent and rolled through the season, fought off a late slump/Cleveland charge and then steamrolled through the playoffs losing one game.

With the Cubs and their fans it's always about next season or the next two or the next five. Maybe one of these decades it will actually happen.

 

[Kurtosis]

And for 98/100 years it's been the same story for you guys. The point is that both teams don't really have success to fall back on, save one season for the White Sox.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Well and that's the rub with the Cubs eh? Even when they've been at "the front door", they've found some way (or several ways) to fail.

The Sox have had at least one shining moment, this century even. They grew/acquired talent and rolled through the season, fought off a late slump/Cleveland charge and then steamrolled through the playoffs losing one game.

With the Cubs and their fans it's always about next season or the next two or the next five. Maybe one of these decades it will actually happen.

I look at the two a lot differently. The constant 80+ win seasons and contention into September means something to me. I mean, you could say it doesn't mean a thing without the ring but it's still a lot more success than the Cubs usually have had.