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

[KingCubsFan]

The Cubs finished dead last in offense from the shortstop position in the NL in 2007. So what is Jim Hendry's fabulous plan? Declare that Theriot is fantastic and do nothing to address the situation but spend 3+ months getting jerked around in pursuit of another 2b. Instead of, you know, actually getting a sack and telling the Orioles at some point "This is my best offer. Take it or leave it."

 

Gutless. Absolutely gutless. After 3 months there should be nothing left to discuss. **** or get off the pot.

 

Yeah, I think Hendry keeps forgetting that he no longer works for MacPhail....

Link to where he did or didn't say this? We don't really know what the negotiations have sounded like. All we know is that the Orioles take forever to complete a trade, and that Angelos is probably meddling in some way. The Roberts trade isn't any different than anything else the Orioles have ever done.

[C.C.]

Happy 270!

[Post Count Padder]

Happy 270!

Woot

[JeffH]

Are we still discussing whether Jim Hendry is worthless or not?

What's to discuss?

[RedFlash]

Are we still discussing whether Jim Hendry is worthless or not?

What's to discuss?

 

Can we discussed if Brian Roberts it the long lost brother of Eric and Julia?

[UMFan83]

Are we still discussing whether Jim Hendry is worthless or not?

What's to discuss?

 

Can we discussed if Brian Roberts it the long lost brother of Eric and Julia?

 

Or is Dayton's Brian Roberts a clone of the Orioles Brian Roberts?

[wrigley23]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

[Derwood]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

thanks for clearing that up for us

[C.C.]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

thanks for clearing that up for us

 

It all makes sense now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Soriano should hit 9th on the days he hits homeruns so 8 people will be on base

[Athletics36]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

 

"Oh yes", thanks for clearing that all up as to why the Cubs want Roberts!!! I really was having a hard time figuring this all out.......... :lol:

[JeffH]

Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills

 

The Cubs want Brian Roberts because he is a good baseball player who is available on the trade market for what our GM has deemed to be expendable assets.

[UMFan83]

Can someone PM me when there is some updated news about Roberts? I promised myself that I wouldn't view this thread for 3 days anytime the wrigley23/soriano/leadoff issue was brought up.

[Bote McBoteface]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

You know those old ESPN commercials where people had their sport's knowledge, they were little fuzzy things walking around, and if you watched ESPN it would grow, and if you didn't it would shrink?

 

I feel like you've just made my knowledge grow.

[NonProfitCow]

This thread just makes me happy, so I had to get in on it.

[WilcoFan]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

I was starting to wonder when I'd hear the broken record again...

[wrigley23]

broken record? how about the one that sang he wouldn't hit leadoff if he came here & we don't need roberts because leadoff isn't a position? those are the broken records i got tired of hearing.

[cbbryan]

for those still confused as to the motivation for the cubs pursuit of leadoff man brian roberts...rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth. Oh...and brian roberts just got his 7th steal to lead the spring trainers. Hendry/lou want roberts for his leadoff skills...not for a 2B upgrade. They evidently aren't worried about soriano's wobbly kneed approach to hitting in spots other than leadoff.

 

I was starting to wonder when I'd hear the broken record again...

 

 

RobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRobertsRoberts

 

 

Seriously though 270 pages. You'd think the Cubs acquired Nomar!

[jersey cubs fan]

broken record? how about the one that sang he wouldn't hit leadoff if he came here & we don't need roberts because leadoff isn't a position? those are the broken records i got tired of hearing.

 

Leadoff isn't a position.

 

However, Jim Hendry is a bad GM who has routinely focused his attentions on secondary needs instead of focusing on what really matters. And because of that, it could make perfect sense that he wants Roberts specifically because he's a leadoff hitter.

[17 Seconds]

rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth.

 

In spring training.

[David]

rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth.

 

In spring training.

 

You, yourself, just expressed that it looks like Lou is considering this for more than just spring over in the baseball discussions thread about this.

 

Please don't let this turn into another wrigley/dextermorgan pissing match.

[Springfield_CUBBY]

rotoworld is reporting that lou plans to bat theriot first, soriano second & fuko fifth.

 

In spring training.

 

You, yourself, just expressed that it looks like Lou is considering this for more than just spring over in the baseball discussions thread about this.

 

Please don't let this turn into another wrigley/dextermorgan pissing match.

 

 

OH SNAP! HE DID . . . !!

Re: Soriano to bat 2nd, Fukudome 5th on FridayPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:18 pm

WilcoFan wrote:

People are this upset because Soriano is going to hit second in a meaningless Spring Training game?

The season needs to start soon. I'm afraid someone here is going to jump off a bridge if Piniella were to offhandedly mention that Sam Fuld might hit leadoff. Everybody needs a collective Xanax.

 

dextermorgan wrote:

If you read the article, you'll notice that it sounds like Lou is giving this serious consideration for more than just spring training.

[17 Seconds]

I'm aware of what I said. It was just another case of wrigley23 putting his own little spin on things.

Lou never said that he's going to bat Soriano regular during the regular season. He hinted that he might consider it and wrigley comes on here saying "i told you so! lou says soriano will bat 2nd!".

 

So, maybe you guys should make sure you're reading my statements in the correct context before you jump down my throat. Oh, and if I wanted to start another pissing war with wrigley23, there is much more I could have and maybe even wanted to say, but I didn't. I just wanted to get across the fact that nothing is even close to being set in stone, despite how he portrays it.

[ThePenguin11]

Are we still discussing whether Jim Hendry is worthless or not?

What's to discuss?

 

Can we discussed if Brian Roberts it the long lost brother of Eric and Julia?

 

Or is Dayton's Brian Roberts a clone of the Orioles Brian Roberts?

 

I heard he's the step-grandson-in-law of the great televangelest Oral Roberts.

[wrigley23]

too funny