AROD won't help!!

[fromthestretch]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

Renteria is a better fit and will be much cheaper. Marshall plus Cedeno/Theriot ought to get it done.

 

How are Renteria and Tejada better fits than a player that is so much better than either of them? If someone wanted to argue that acquiring them is more realistic than acquiring A-Rod, that's one thing. One could even argue the fact that they're less expensive, giving the Cubs money to go out and improve the team in other areas. But to say either of them is a better fit than adding arguably the best player in the game just doesn't make sense.

[BigbadB]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

Renteria is a better fit and will be much cheaper. Marshall plus Cedeno/Theriot ought to get it done.

 

How are Renteria and Tejada better fits than a player that is so much better than either of them? If someone wanted to argue that acquiring them is more realistic than acquiring A-Rod, that's one thing. One could even argue the fact that they're less expensive, giving the Cubs money to go out and improve the team in other areas. But to say either of them is a better fit than adding arguably the best player in the game just doesn't make sense.

 

Plus the fact that the Cubs suck in the playoffs and so does ARod. How is that not a perfect fit?

[Soul]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

Renteria is a better fit and will be much cheaper. Marshall plus Cedeno/Theriot ought to get it done.

 

How are Renteria and Tejada better fits than a player that is so much better than either of them? If someone wanted to argue that acquiring them is more realistic than acquiring A-Rod, that's one thing. One could even argue the fact that they're less expensive, giving the Cubs money to go out and improve the team in other areas. But to say either of them is a better fit than adding arguably the best player in the game just doesn't make sense.

 

Plus the fact that the Cubs suck in the playoffs and so does ARod. How is that not a perfect fit?

 

Looks like it's only been recently that ARod has been horrible, no? 1995 is basically a throwaway:

 

Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
1995   ALDS  SEA NYY     W   1   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
       ALCS  SEA CLE     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
1997   ALDS  SEA BAL     L   4  16   1   5  1  0  1   1   0   5  .313  .313  .563   0  0   0   0   0 
2000   ALDS  SEA CHW     W   3  13   0   4  0  0  0   2   0   2  .308  .308  .308   0  1   1   0   0 
       ALCS  SEA NYY     L   6  22   4   9  2  0  2   5   3   8  .409  .480  .773   1  0   0   0   0 
2004   ALDS  NYY MIN     W   4  19   3   8  3  0  1   3   2   1  .421  .476  .737   2  1   0   0   0 
       ALCS  NYY BOS     L   7  31   8   8  2  0  2   5   4   6  .258  .378  .516   0  0   0   0   2 
2005   ALDS  NYY LAA     L   5  15   2   2  1  0  0   0   6   5  .133  .381  .200   1  1             
2006   ALDS  NYY DET     L   4  14   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   4  .071  .071  .071   0  0             
2007   ALDS  NYY CLE         2   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   3  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 7 Lg Div Series       3-3  23  84   7  20  5  0  2   6  10  20  .238  .319  .369   3  3   1   0   0 
 3 Lg Champ Series     0-3  14  54  12  17  4  0  4  10   7  15  .315  .413  .611   1  0   0   0   2 
10 Postseason Series   3-6  37 138  19  37  9  0  6  16  17  35  .268  .357  .464   4  3   1   0   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

 

I think it's a NY pressure thing. Gotta love how the rest of the Yanks, who are also doing nothing, are more than willing to let ARod take all of the blame. It's like the "Rex Grossman effect." Let everyone crucify one guy so it covers your own incompetence.

[Rooksports]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

why would we want Tejada?

 

He used to be good.

 

I think we should stick Trammell out there and see what happens.

 

 

bahhahahahahahahaha

 

Trammell would be great.

[CuseCubFan69]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

why would we want Tejada?

 

He used to be good.

 

I think we should stick Trammell out there and see what happens.

 

 

bahhahahahahahahaha

 

Trammell would be great.

 

So what the Cubs should do is trade Lou for ARods current contract and sweeten the end of it.

[Backtobanks]

Tejadas a better fit and more realistic.

 

Send Theriot, Marshall, and a hand full of prospects to Baltimore. The O's and Tejada mutually want to go seperate ways.

 

Renteria is a better fit and will be much cheaper. Marshall plus Cedeno/Theriot ought to get it done.

 

How are Renteria and Tejada better fits than a player that is so much better than either of them? If someone wanted to argue that acquiring them is more realistic than acquiring A-Rod, that's one thing. One could even argue the fact that they're less expensive, giving the Cubs money to go out and improve the team in other areas. But to say either of them is a better fit than adding arguably the best player in the game just doesn't make sense.

 

My point is that Renteria is a better fit than Tejada. Renteria would be much cheaper to acquire than Tejada and can still play good defensively. I would be more than happy to acquire ARod, but I think all of us are kidding ourselves with this ARod talk.

[shnsajax]

I wonder how a yankee loss and Torre being fired would affect Arod?

[Derwood]

i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.

[d_money]

Hell, give me the entire Dbacks lineup (and heart).

The D-backs suck.

 

Okay, so then what does that make the gimmick known as the Cubs?

[anabiono]

Hell, give me the entire Dbacks lineup (and heart).

The D-backs suck.

 

Okay, so then what does that make the gimmick known as the Cubs?

 

unlucky, uptight, and nervous because of the gynormous black cloud of a century worth of failure that hangs over the organization

 

 

could have a little something to do with it

 

just a little...maybe not all...but...just a little

[hardcorecubfan]

i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.

 

A Ynkee friend and I have that argument all the time, and he says it is because A Rod is selfless

[Sammy Sofa]

i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.

 

This was the one thing that really solidified my opinion of Jeter as an overrated egomaniac. The guy actually has the balls to refuse to move to 3rd when one of GREATEST SHORTSTOPS OF ALL TIME shows up to play. OK, granted, maybe they tried Jeter at 3rd in some practice sessions and he was hideous...but I doubt it.

[jersey cubs fan]

i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.

 

This was the one thing that really solidified my opinion of Jeter as an overrated egomaniac. The guy actually has the balls to refuse to move to 3rd when one of GREATEST SHORTSTOPS OF ALL TIME shows up to play. OK, granted, maybe they tried Jeter at 3rd in some practice sessions and he was hideous...but I doubt it.

 

It was so tremendously wonderful when Jeter wasn't charged with an error on that first inning "infield hit" last night. ARod would have been crucified.

[CuseCubFan69]

i just want to point out that A-Rod is the best SS on the Yankees, but Derek "Mr. Yankee" Jeter, in his totally selfless, team-only self, kindly refused to move over for A-Rod when Rodriguez was acquired.

 

This was the one thing that really solidified my opinion of Jeter as an overrated egomaniac. The guy actually has the balls to refuse to move to 3rd when one of GREATEST SHORTSTOPS OF ALL TIME shows up to play. OK, granted, maybe they tried Jeter at 3rd in some practice sessions and he was hideous...but I doubt it.

 

It was so tremendously wonderful when Jeter wasn't charged with an error on that first inning "infield hit" last night. ARod would have been crucified.

 

They even changed the DP he hit into in the 6th inning to kill a rally into a single. The score keeper said the ball hit the runner at third, turned right, and then hit the runner going to second in the wrist. Yes, the miracle baseball.

[TruffleShuffle]

i like the idea of trading for tejada; we don't have enough guys on this team who used to hit for power but can't do so very well any more

[Guest]

i like the idea of trading for tejada; we don't have enough guys on this team who used to hit for power but can't do so very well any more

 

You forgot about Tejada being a free swinger as well.

 

Yeah, I don't really want Tejada especially considering what he's being paid and what the Cubs would have to give up to get him. His SLG has decreased each year since 2004 and he's coming off a wrist injuries. He's got bust written all over him.