Cubs could break a new curse in 2011

[veracityladen]

Cubs could break a new curse in 2011

For years, Chicago Cubdom has heard about the 1945 Curse of the Billy Goat. What fans don’t know is that the Billy Goat curse was lifted long ago.

But another one surfaced in 2006: The Curse of Luis Montanez...

www.KevinMissel.com

 

[Jntg4]

I don't think this is any curse or that a 5th OF is going to be a huge difference. Just give it to Reed.

No, the Billy Goat "Curse" wasn't lifted. Sianis said that the Cubs had to show a fondness and caring for goats, and not just for publicity, to break the curse. Pretty ridiculous, right?

 

[Northside_slugger]

I'm sure this article was written in a half-joking manner, but, it was a good read. Well written and very informative. It's not every day you get to read about the return of Luis Montanez. lol

That said, i doubt he makes the squad. I think Perez will take the 5th OF spot because of his speed and glove.

 

[Jntg4]

I'm sure this article was written in a half-joking manner, but, it was a good read. Well written and very informative. It's not every day you get to read about the return of Luis Montanez. lol

That said, i doubt he makes the squad. I think Perez will take the 5th OF spot because of his speed and glove.

Johnson has speed and a better glove though.

 

[Northside_slugger]

Johnson has speed and a better glove though.

Has? Or had?

I don't know, i didn't see him much play with the Dodgers and he is 34 years old now. If he does, and it shows in Mesa, Arizona, then i'd take Johnson over Perez for sure, for those reasons i mentioned.

 

[Jntg4]

Has? Or had?

I don't know, i didn't see him much play with the Dodgers and he is 34 years old now. If he does, and it shows in Mesa, Arizona, then i'd take Johnson over Perez for sure, for those reasons i mentioned.

He still has that glove, he was still on Top 10 Plays quite a bit last year.

 

[Captain Obvious]

He still has that glove, he was still on Top 10 Plays quite a bit last year.

So was Derek Jeter. Guess that makes him a good defender too, huh?

 

[Jntg4]

So was Derek Jeter. Guess that makes him a good defender too, huh?

You think Johnson sucks defensively?

 

[Captain Obvious]

You think Johnson sucks defensively?

No, but how does being on the top 10 plays make him good?

 

[Jntg4]

No, but how does being on the top 10 plays make him good?

The plays I saw every time were amazing, what is his UZR/150?

 

[Captain Obvious]

The plays I saw every time were amazing, what is his UZR/150?

I never said that his plays weren't amazing. If Jermaine Dye makes a top ten play every day, does that make him a great defender? Not at all.

 

[Jntg4]

I never said that his plays weren't amazing. If Jermaine Dye makes a top ten play every day, does that make him a great defender? Not at all.

I really just wanted to know his UZR/150.

 

[Captain Obvious]

I really just wanted to know his UZR/150.

Fangraphs.com

 

[Jntg4]

Fangraphs.com

Fine, make me not be lazy. What is average for that stat though?

 

[Jntg4]

Reed had a 34.1 in 2010, better than his 09 season and career averages.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Reed had a 34.1 in 2010, better than his 09 season and career averages.

And this is why UZR gets a bad rep.

 

[Jntg4]

And this is why UZR gets a bad rep.

???

 

[Captain Obvious]

???

You used an incredibly small sample of him playing just LF. Use it right.

 

[Jntg4]

You used an incredibly small sample of him playing just LF. Use it right.

OK, how do you do that?

 

[Captain Obvious]

Here.