San Diego over Chicago?

[BigbadB]

If any of us made it to the majors, wouldn't we take pay cuts (and other measures) just to play for our favorite team/hometown team? In this case the Cubs. I know I would. I don't blame Prior for his decision.

 

i'd hate to sound like i'm lying, but i'd like to think that i'd try to be loyal to the team that drafted/scouted me.

 

OK, Chicago DID NOT OFFER A CONTRACT to Mark. He was non-tendered. So, he should just not sign any contracts on the off chance that Chicago would re-sign him. Both sides need to agree to the contract and CHC did not offer him one. I, for one, do not blame Prior one bit and wish him the best of luck (outside of Cubs games). I don't think this has anything to do with "loyalty." In fact, I could argue that the Cubs gave up their loyalty to him by not offering a contract.

 

Dude, where have you been hiding?

 

Welcome back!

[Danny82]

Obviously Prior thought so...but Fukudome didn't. The Padres appparently offered more (in the case of Prior-- they offered less) money but Kosuke said that money wasn't a factor. He signed with the Cubs because of Chicago, Wrigley Field, and because the Cubs wanted him as a right fielder. He thought it would be better for his family. And I understand that there's a Japanese community in Chicago, as well. So, we may have lost Prior but that's okay, I would much rather have Fukudome. Take that Padres.

 

he lied.

 

in related news, a-rod signed with the texas rangers because they had a strong farm system, and mike hampton signed with the colorado rockies because they had a good schools for his kids to attend.

 

If the Cubs had offered Fukudome the most money, those might be relevant analogies.

 

he chose the cubs over the white sox and more money, not the cubs over the padres and more money.

 

Huh? A-Rod and Hampton took the biggest contracts available. Fukodome did not. That's why yours weren't good analogies.

[TruffleShuffle]

Obviously Prior thought so...but Fukudome didn't. The Padres appparently offered more (in the case of Prior-- they offered less) money but Kosuke said that money wasn't a factor. He signed with the Cubs because of Chicago, Wrigley Field, and because the Cubs wanted him as a right fielder. He thought it would be better for his family. And I understand that there's a Japanese community in Chicago, as well. So, we may have lost Prior but that's okay, I would much rather have Fukudome. Take that Padres.

 

he lied.

 

in related news, a-rod signed with the texas rangers because they had a strong farm system, and mike hampton signed with the colorado rockies because they had a good schools for his kids to attend.

 

If the Cubs had offered Fukudome the most money, those might be relevant analogies.

 

he chose the cubs over the white sox and more money, not the cubs over the padres and more money.

 

Huh? A-Rod and Hampton took the biggest contracts available. Fukodome did not. That's why yours weren't good analogies.

 

kosuke & his agent never said that money was a factor - in fact, they acknowledged that it was - so this whole conversation is pretty much null and void