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Last two games: 4 hits, 2 walks, 2 triples, and a mammoth shot for all of us to win the game vs. LaTroy Hawkins.  I like this dude

I came here to start a Dexter Fowler thread.

Good work.

So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.

Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.

Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.

I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average.  For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire.  At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either.  He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:55:58 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.

Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.

I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average.  For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire.  At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either.  He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.

I think that might be precisely what he is and I think's it's a good thing.

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:55:58 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 08:37:59 AM

Quote from: Tonker on April 13, 2015, 08:22:15 AM

Quote from: SKO on April 13, 2015, 08:09:05 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 07:36:53 AM
So this is what having an actual leadoff hitter feels like...who knew?

And to get actual production from center field for the first time in ages seems nice. Outside of a half season of Edmonds in '08 that left me feeling as confused and dirty as that one summer at Camp Winnebago I don't think the Cubs have had a center fielder worth a shit since...fuck. I don't know.

I don't want to go all Eli on you, but c'mon guys: we're five games in, for fuck sake.

Yeah, but Fowler's career numbers (particularly OPB) indicate that this sort of thing will be a thing.

I'm happy to have him, but Fowler has been, until now, offensively speaking, very slightly above average.  For a CF, that's pretty nice, but not exactly setting anything on fire.  At his age, he's probably not going to get a hell of a lot better than he has been up to this point, either.  He's a decent part of a good team, but in years to come we're not going to be fondly reminiscing over the Dexter Fowler era.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, he's no Reed Johnson.

Yeah I'm not freaking out over 5 games of Sam Fuld here. Fowler's numbers indicate he's a guy that gets on base a lot and just in general provides above average offense from CF, which is more than the Cubs have gotten there in recent memory. He's undoubtedly a useful player. Splooge threads have been started for a hell of a lot less, son.

I will not sit here, in AMERICA, and have some foreigner tell me when I can and cannot splooge. Maybe in your socialist hellhole you have to preserve your splooge lest the surplus be commandeered and given to some asshole who hasn't even worked enough to deserve to splooge, but here we splooge when and however much we want. This is why you lost the war.

Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 09:17:55 AM
Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

The guy who has yet to raise his AA OPS above .640 in 40 games there?

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 09:17:55 AM
Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

I assume you're just baiting me, so I won't bother.

Quote from: Eli on April 13, 2015, 09:56:31 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 09:17:55 AM
Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

I assume you're just baiting me, so I won't bother.

I landed a bigger beltless fish.

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 10:08:19 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 13, 2015, 09:56:31 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 09:17:55 AM
Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

I assume you're just baiting me, so I won't bother.

I landed a bigger beltless fish.

Almora should be a decent guy to keep the seat warm for a year until McKinney is ready.

Who will then keep it warm until Gleybar Torres transitions to CF.

Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2015, 11:45:28 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 10:08:19 AM

Quote from: Eli on April 13, 2015, 09:56:31 AM

Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 09:17:55 AM
Besides, this is all just warmup splooge for the decade-long Peter Northfest we'll have over Almora.

I assume you're just baiting me, so I won't bother.

I landed a bigger beltless fish.

Almora should be a decent guy to keep the seat warm for a year until McKinney is ready.

Who will then keep it warm until Gleybar Torres transitions to CF.

I know we're joking here, but McKinney is pretty much restricted to LF defensively, no?