MacPhail: Deal is dead (p. 297), stop posting, go outside

[rchap24]

Any updates today?

 

Edit: Shameless attempt at 160

 

On ESPN during the updates they said they have made some major steps in finally getting the trade to go through.

 

haha I think I got 160!

[anabiono]

i got it!

 

crap!

 

thanks a lot for being quicker juicebox!

 

 

:beee:

[KING KELLY]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

[CuseCubFan69]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

 

Welcome to the forum! Or should I say, thee thread of all threads.

[Post Count Padder]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

[C.C.]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

[CuseCubFan69]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

 

I picture you rocking back and forth when you wrote that and your hands shaking ever so slightly while you typed this. I think Tim needs to put up a thread hot line for those of us that can't stop thinking this trade will happen.

[C.C.]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

 

I picture you rocking back and forth when you wrote that and your hands shaking ever so slightly while you typed this. I think Tim needs to put up a thread hot line for those of us that can't stop thinking this trade will happen.

 

Pretty much. The nice nurse let me out of my straight jacket for few minutes to type that message.

[CuseCubFan69]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

 

I picture you rocking back and forth when you wrote that and your hands shaking ever so slightly while you typed this. I think Tim needs to put up a thread hot line for those of us that can't stop thinking this trade will happen.

 

Pretty much. The nice nurse let me out of my straight jacket for few minutes to type that message.

 

Does she give you an Old Fashioned instead of meds?

 

I wonder if Hendry is waiting for this to happen or be completely off before he makes his next move? I just don't like being involved in a deal with PA when it involves making other moves that may have to follow it.

[Guest]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

 

I picture you rocking back and forth when you wrote that and your hands shaking ever so slightly while you typed this. I think Tim needs to put up a thread hot line for those of us that can't stop thinking this trade will happen.

It seems half the people are like this: :rules:

And the other half like this :read:

 

Or sometimes the same person, but different times.

 

But the question is whether we eventually look like this: :cry:

or this: :clapping:

or this: :banghead:

[BigbadB]

:scratch:

 

Yay. Welcome back, smiley's.

[DenverCubs]

I feel pretty much like this:

:confused:

[CuseCubFan69]

espn reports bedard trade is on jones to take physical

So it'll take another month?

 

 

This week. I can feel it!

 

I picture you rocking back and forth when you wrote that and your hands shaking ever so slightly while you typed this. I think Tim needs to put up a thread hot line for those of us that can't stop thinking this trade will happen.

It seems half the people are like this: :rules:

And the other half like this :read:

 

Or sometimes the same person, but different times.

 

But the question is whether we eventually look like this: :cry:

or this: :clapping:

or this: :banghead:

 

Aye captain, the range is far and wide. :dizzy:

[RammyFanny]

The long-awaited blockbuster trade that will send Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for five players is finally nearing completion. According to a team source, Adam Jones, the young outfielder who is the centerpiece of the Mariners' offer, is in Baltimore today and the deal is now pending results of physicals.

 

If all goes well with Jones' physical, the trade could be announced as early as this afternoon. It is expected that the Orioles will send Bedard, the organization's first legitimate ace since Mike Mussina, to Seattle for Jones, a 22-year-old who is one of baseball's best prospects, reliever George Sherrill and pitching prospects Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-bedard204,0,7271042.story

[CuseCubFan69]

The long-awaited blockbuster trade that will send Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for five players is finally nearing completion. According to a team source, Adam Jones, the young outfielder who is the centerpiece of the Mariners' offer, is in Baltimore today and the deal is now pending results of physicals.

 

If all goes well with Jones' physical, the trade could be announced as early as this afternoon. It is expected that the Orioles will send Bedard, the organization's first legitimate ace since Mike Mussina, to Seattle for Jones, a 22-year-old who is one of baseball's best prospects, reliever George Sherrill and pitching prospects Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-bedard204,0,7271042.story

 

If the O's get a nice haul for Roberts from the Cubs, I'd say MacPhail has done a pretty nice job unloading those two players.

[inari]

Please let Roberts be a Cub (or an Indian, or anything) soon. I want this to end.

[JWCUB]

Is this the longest thread in NSBB history?

[BigbadB]

If the O's get a nice haul for Roberts from the Cubs, I'd say MacPhail has done a pretty nice job unloading those two players.

 

They probably won't, though. Is it even possible that the Orioles could ask for more than 2 players from the Cubs for Roberts?

 

So far this offseason, the Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada for Luke Scott, Troy Patton, Matt Albers, Dennis Sarfate and Mike Costanzo, in which at least 3 of those guys are 40 man roster guys. They've also signed Roberto Novoa, Guillermo Quiroz, Greg Aquino, Chris Roberson and a few other guys that may or may not be 40 man roster guys, then add in another 5 guys in the Bedard trade with only Kris Benson being released.

 

How many 40 man roster spots could they possibly have available? And the team still would love to be rid of Mora, Hernandez and Payton.

 

Just thinking about it from this perspective, if Baltimore isn't interested in a Marquis/Colvin package (with Colvin not required to be protected yet), I'm not sure how these two teams work a deal that the Orioles can be happy with.

[CubColtPacer]

If the O's get a nice haul for Roberts from the Cubs, I'd say MacPhail has done a pretty nice job unloading those two players.

 

They probably won't, though. Is it even possible that the Orioles could ask for more than 2 players from the Cubs for Roberts?

 

So far this offseason, the Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada for Luke Scott, Troy Patton, Matt Albers, Dennis Sarfate and Mike Costanzo, in which at least 3 of those guys are 40 man roster guys. They've also signed Roberto Novoa, Guillermo Quiroz, Greg Aquino, Chris Roberson and a few other guys that may or may not be 40 man roster guys, then add in another 5 guys in the Bedard trade with only Kris Benson being released.

 

How many 40 man roster spots could they possibly have available? And the team still would love to be rid of Mora, Hernandez and Payton.

 

Just thinking about it from this perspective, if Baltimore isn't interested in a Marquis/Colvin package (with Colvin not required to be protected yet), I'm not sure how these two teams work a deal that the Orioles can be happy with.

 

The Orioles only have to clear 1 roster spot from the Mariners trade. If they do a 3 for 1 with the Cubs and all 3 players have to be rostered, that's 2 extra roster spots that need to be cleared (making a total of 3 from the 2 trades).

 

The Orioles still have enough bad players on their roster that 3 openings isn't really a huge deal. They'll probably take 1 or 2 questionable young guys off, and then trade a player like Payton or Gibbons for a low minor leaguer to clear the other spot.

Edited February 4, 2008 by CubColtPacer

[BRASKYS SCOTCH]

If the O's get a nice haul for Roberts from the Cubs, I'd say MacPhail has done a pretty nice job unloading those two players.

 

They probably won't, though. Is it even possible that the Orioles could ask for more than 2 players from the Cubs for Roberts?

 

So far this offseason, the Orioles have traded Miguel Tejada for Luke Scott, Troy Patton, Matt Albers, Dennis Sarfate and Mike Costanzo, in which at least 3 of those guys are 40 man roster guys. They've also signed Roberto Novoa, Guillermo Quiroz, Greg Aquino, Chris Roberson and a few other guys that may or may not be 40 man roster guys, then add in another 5 guys in the Bedard trade with only Kris Benson being released.

 

How many 40 man roster spots could they possibly have available? And the team still would love to be rid of Mora, Hernandez and Payton.

 

Just thinking about it from this perspective, if Baltimore isn't interested in a Marquis/Colvin package (with Colvin not required to be protected yet), I'm not sure how these two teams work a deal that the Orioles can be happy with.

 

Veal, Marquis, Colvin gets it done?

 

This post made for vanity's sake, in a thread bereft of unnecessary posts ... rrrrriiiiight.

[SouthSideRyan]

We've got a few tradable parts that don't need to be placed on the 40 man. Ceda, Veal, and Burke come to mind.

[inari]

I know that people aren't big on Colvin, but do we really want to give up him and Veal, two of our top ten prospects, for Brian Roberts?

[Sterling30]

I know that people aren't big on Colvin, but do we really want to give up him and Veal, two of our top ten prospects, for Brian Roberts?

 

Yes :good:

[Derwood]

Is this the longest thread in NSBB history?

 

Milestone Post and Movie Threads in Social are both significantly longer

[CubColtPacer]

I know that people aren't big on Colvin, but do we really want to give up him and Veal, two of our top ten prospects, for Brian Roberts?

 

Colvin is blocked in the Cubs system, and his value as a prospect isn't suddenly going to get a whole lot bigger while playing in the minors. It could get a little bigger if he has a huge season, but it's already pretty high and it could come crashing down with a bad year. I've been a big Colvin supporter, but if you're going to stick with Pie in center than there is no room for Colvin anywhere.

 

Veal is showing the first signs of becoming the pitcher who is always long on potential and low on production. Could he get his control together? Sure, but the chances of it are becoming less and less.

 

You're not going to get anybody better than Roberts using those two players. In fact, I doubt those two would get Roberts. Roberts isn't a superstar, but he is a very valuable player.