4/16 Cubs (Coleman) @ Rockies (Hammel) 7:10 p.m., WGN

[erik316wttn]

i know pena has faced a lot of lefties and it's still early, but he's done nothing to dissuade me that he can no longer be a productive major league first baseman.

 

A) Hopefully he's only a 1-year option until we land Pujols or Fielder

 

He's only signed to 1 year.

 

I thought he had a team option for a 2nd.

[Guest]

Did Iannetta break his bat? That is a fly out in every other ballpark.

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

lol@grabow

 

that was all Koyie Hill's fault.

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm glad that the only person on the planet who thought that john grabow was worth 2 years and $7.5 million happens to be our general manager.

[imb]

i know pena has faced a lot of lefties and it's still early, but he's done nothing to dissuade me that he can no longer be a productive major league first baseman.

 

A) Hopefully he's only a 1-year option until we land Pujols or Fielder

 

He's only signed to 1 year.

 

I thought he had a team option for a 2nd.

 

do you think we're going to pick that option up if we sign pujols or fielder?

[Sammy Sofa]

i know pena has faced a lot of lefties and it's still early, but he's done nothing to dissuade me that he can no longer be a productive major league first baseman.

 

A) Hopefully he's only a 1-year option until we land Pujols or Fielder

 

He's only signed to 1 year.

 

I thought he had a team option for a 2nd.

 

Nope. $5 million of his $10 million is, however, deferred to 2012.

[Careless]

Keep on pitching yourself out of the majors, Grabow, as long as it's in 7 run games

[Sammy Sofa]

Stop walking people, fartface.

[mike2482]

[expletive] it, i like barney

 

Yeah, I wasn't expecting to at all, but this is fun.

 

Add me to the I like Barney list. I have no problem with him batting number 2 right now while he is playing pretty well. That being said, if he starts to struggle drop him to 7th or 8th.

[erik316wttn]

i know pena has faced a lot of lefties and it's still early, but he's done nothing to dissuade me that he can no longer be a productive major league first baseman.

 

A) Hopefully he's only a 1-year option until we land Pujols or Fielder

 

He's only signed to 1 year.

 

I thought he had a team option for a 2nd.

 

do you think we're going to pick that option up if we sign pujols or fielder?

 

Of course not. I know you're eager to jump all over everything I say in (failed) attempts to make me look stupid, but you jumped the gun here.

 

What I was implying was if that option did exist (which I have since been informed that it doesnt) I would be afraid he'd be picked up if we lost out on Fielder or Pujols.

[Sammy Sofa]

Stop walking people, fartface.

[J.R.]

Awful.

[erik316wttn]

Stop walking people, fartface.

[TruffleShuffle]

great signing hendry, maybe you can see if you can get him to stick around for another couple of years at a $3m/year bargain.

[Sammy Sofa]

I heart Len explaining WHIP.

[imb]

What I was implying was if that option did exist (which I have since been informed that it doesnt) I would be afraid he'd be picked up if we lost out on Fielder or Pujols.

 

no you weren't

[erik316wttn]

What I was implying was if that option did exist (which I have since been informed that it doesnt) I would be afraid he'd be picked up if we lost out on Fielder or Pujols.

 

no you weren't

 

Wow. You are seriously desperate.

 

Seek help.

[imb]

im still confused by the fact that jason giambi is on my tv

[erik316wttn]

Don't let them back in this game, guys. Come on, Kerry!

[TruffleShuffle]

i'm pretty certain that hendry gave grabow and eyre those big deals because they had pretty good ERAs, and if a GM is basing his evaluation of relief pitchers on their ERA, shouldn't he be immediately fired?

[Sammy Sofa]

i'm pretty certain that hendry gave grabow and eyre those big deals because they had pretty good ERAs, and if a GM is basing his evaluation of relief pitchers on their ERA, shouldn't he be immediately fired?

 

And the magical ability to hurl a baseball with the devil's arm.

[erik316wttn]

Long AB here.

 

Those make me nervous.

[Sammy Sofa]

Mekka-lekka-sit the [expletive] down, please.

[Careless]

This is the point in the AB where when I'm playing a video game I throw at his head

 

edit: wood's version works too

Edited April 17, 2011 by Careless

[erik316wttn]

Got him!!

 

Whew.