I would imagine that working in San Francisco is good for many things. Chief among them, of course, is the FAAAAAABULOUS interior design. I would also imagine that covering the Giants all season long would lead you to become inundated with cliches and other tomfoolery, what with Barry Booster Shot and the rest of the antique Village People.
John Shea, however, in his report on the best lineups in the league on today's ESPN.com MLB section, has reached new heights of stupidity simply quoting dogma without common sense.
1. Cubs: The Cubs were last in the National League in on-base percentage (.319) and needed an overhaul after Dusty Baker's club lost 96 games. They had an active offseason (committing to $300 million in contracts), including replacing Baker with Lou Piniella. The biggest spending was for Alfonso Soriano, who will cost 136 million over seven years and should help improve their on-base percentage. He'll be joining Aramis Ramirez, who was re-signed for $75 million, and Derrek Lee, who's eyeing a season of good health. (Emphasis added)Now, I'm not asking for a quote of Soriano's OBP (.351) or any kind of analysis considering how an OBP of under .400, coming from a player who, at age 31, suddenly doubled his walk rate from previous years (overall .325 OBP for his career) will help improve the entire Cubs organization's take concerning on-base percentage. Fuck you, John Shea.
My prediction? Soriano hits .280 30+HR 90RBI and an OBP right around his career mark of .325. Even with his newfound patience, Cubs fans will quickly sour of how many one-out, men-on-second-and-third rallies are killed by his complete and utter disregard for the strike zone.
-RJ
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