Kerry Wood out 6-8 weeks

[Andy]

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Ugh. Poor guy. It just never ends.

[UMFan83]

Dammit, when are the Cubs going to learn to stop relying on Prior and Woo- whoops, I forgot.

[Cubswin11]

This could have a significant impact on is option vesting for next year. He needs to finish 55 games this year for it to vest or else it becomes a team option, which the Indians likely won't pick up. 55 was a stretch if he were to be healthy all year, but now that he will miss a monthish to start the year, added to the fact he might not return as their closer right away, and that he is likely to get hurt and miss more time during the year, it's a good possibility he's a FA after the season.

[UMFan83]

Not related to the injury but I thought this photo was interesting:

http://a.espncdn.com/media/apphoto/3ccf2949-4585-46f6-ae03-d4105ce93a10.jpg

[Tim M]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

[erik316wttn]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

[Guest]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

Getting rid of Wood was still the right thing. Gregg was the mistake, not letting Kerry go. Should have just kept Wuertz, put him in setup and let Marmol close all year.

[17 Seconds]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

wouldn't have made the playoffs anyways

[imb]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

how does your thought process work

[CubbieBum]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

how does your thought process work

 

poorly ... obviously

[illiniguy]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

how does your thought process work

 

poorly ... obviously

Agreed, maybe you can help him with that. Explain to him the formula you used to determine that PU was clearly the second most prestigious basketball program in Big Ten history.

[erik316wttn]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

how does your thought process work

 

poorly ... obviously

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

Getting rid of Kerry Wood and acquiring Kevin Gregg to be the closer were two separate incidents. One did not force, or even encourage, the other.

[erik316wttn]

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

Getting rid of Kerry Wood and acquiring Kevin Gregg to be the closer were two separate incidents. One did not force, or even encourage, the other.

 

Some actual arguments. Thank you, Kyle. At least someone around here can back things up. And I have a soft spot for residents of Williston, ND anyway. I have a bunch of family there.

 

Anyway, I wasn't in favor of getting rid of Wood in the first place. There is no reason on this earth that we couldn't have offered him arbitration. He would have given the hometown discount, and even if he walked, we got the draft picks. And with the money that we spent on the Grabow extension and the Miles contract, that would have taken care of his salary. So Hendry messed up a whole bunch there.

 

You can argue that Wood wasn't all that great last year, but he was on a new team in a new league facing hitters he wasn't all that familiar with. I don't think it's a stretch to say that he would have put up better stats had he stayed with the Cubs.

 

Secondly, Gregg was OK but not great with Florida. And where I agree with Tim is that we had better options in-house with Wuertz and Marmol. Also, Jose Ceda had more value at the time, so he wasn't properly utilized in that trade, either.

 

Every single aspect of getting rid of Wood and acquiring Gregg was handled incorrectly, IMO.

[imb]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

 

how does your thought process work

 

poorly ... obviously

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

kerry wood made 10 million dollars last year. he goes on the disabled list once every 2 months. it's stupid to drop 10 million a year on just about any closer, unless you have unlimited resources.

 

there, that took 3 seconds. will you shut up now forever

[Uber]

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

Getting rid of Kerry Wood and acquiring Kevin Gregg to be the closer were two separate incidents. One did not force, or even encourage, the other.

 

Some actual arguments. Thank you, Kyle. At least someone around here can back things up. And I have a soft spot for residents of Williston, ND anyway. I have a bunch of family there.

 

This explains so much.

[Schwarber Fan]

Man, some people just love to be dicks.

[SouthSideRyan]

Is it even possible to have a "bunch" of family in Williston?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Is it even possible to have a "bunch" of family in Williston?

 

The official population is 12,500, but it's more like 20,000 with all the oil workers.

[erik316wttn]

Is it even possible to have a "bunch" of family in Williston?

 

Well, my immediate family is small. I have some great aunts and uncles there. My grandmother, my great aunt, and 2 great uncles were all raised there, and I have 2nd cousins and stuff in Williston and the surrounding area.

[erik316wttn]

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

Getting rid of Kerry Wood and acquiring Kevin Gregg to be the closer were two separate incidents. One did not force, or even encourage, the other.

 

Some actual arguments. Thank you, Kyle. At least someone around here can back things up. And I have a soft spot for residents of Williston, ND anyway. I have a bunch of family there.

 

This explains so much.

 

Was this you trying to be witty or edgy?

 

Because it didn't work. Better luck next time.

 

 

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

kerry wood made 10 million dollars last year. he goes on the disabled list once every 2 months. it's stupid to drop 10 million a year on just about any closer, unless you have unlimited resources.

 

there, that took 3 seconds. will you shut up now forever

 

That wasn't so hard, was it?

[imb]

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

Getting rid of Kerry Wood and acquiring Kevin Gregg to be the closer were two separate incidents. One did not force, or even encourage, the other.

 

Some actual arguments. Thank you, Kyle. At least someone around here can back things up. And I have a soft spot for residents of Williston, ND anyway. I have a bunch of family there.

 

This explains so much.

 

Was this you trying to be witty or edgy?

 

Because it didn't work. Better luck next time.

 

 

 

Ok, so then if you disagree, post actual reasons why I'm wrong, instead of just piling on the opinions of a troll.

 

kerry wood made 10 million dollars last year. he goes on the disabled list once every 2 months. it's stupid to drop 10 million a year on just about any closer, unless you have unlimited resources.

 

there, that took 3 seconds. will you shut up now forever

 

That wasn't so hard, was it?

 

No, it was not hard to prove you wrong in 3 seconds.

[hardcorecubfan]

Well, Hendry got one thing right last off-season.

 

Not necessarily. Getting rid of Wood meant Kevin Gregg closing, and that didn't work out at all.

Getting rid of Wood was still the right thing. Gregg was the mistake, not letting Kerry go. Should have just kept Wuertz, put him in setup and let Marmol close all year.

 

We are in 100 percent agreement!!