Yooooooooooooennis Cespedes: To Oakland pg 44

[CubsWin]

76%

 

Please don't.

 

I don't find this half as annoying as pages of discussion on how to say his name. Maybe that's just me being bitter after seeing new posts and mistakingly thinking it is new information.

New information you say?

 

Kevin Goldstein thinks the Cubs will get Cespedes.

 

Cubs Den

 

Kevin Goldstein believes Cespedes will sign with the Cubs and that it will be under a shade under $40M total. He heard a rumor that the Cubs already have an offer on the table.

 

Link to Baseball Prospectus Podcast

[A New Era]

HELL YA! Nice info to read at 2:00 am b4 bed, thanks buddy!

 

/heading to get podcast now :beg:

[C.C.]

80%

[Little Slide Rooter]

76%

 

Please don't.

 

I don't find this half as annoying as pages of discussion on how to say his name. Maybe that's just me being bitter after seeing new posts and mistakingly thinking it is new information.

New information you say?

 

Kevin Goldstein thinks the Cubs will get Cespedes.

 

Cubs Den

 

Kevin Goldstein believes Cespedes will sign with the Cubs and that it will be under a shade under $40M total. He heard a rumor that the Cubs already have an offer on the table.

 

Link to Baseball Prospectus Podcast

 

If there's one thing I've learned it's to take these types of things with a grain of salt. By lunch time the Marlins will be favored and before I go to bed it will be the White Sox. By the time I wake tomorow morning, a mystery team will have swooped in and a deal will be imminent.

[Little Slide Rooter]

So did we sign him yet?

 

Confucius say one must first learn how to pronounce name before negotiating contract

 

lol

 

Put me down for ee-ohn-ees ses-pee-dees

[Butterscup1679666578]

yo-anus cuh-sped-es

[CubsWin]

76%

 

Please don't.

 

I don't find this half as annoying as pages of discussion on how to say his name. Maybe that's just me being bitter after seeing new posts and mistakingly thinking it is new information.

New information you say?

 

Kevin Goldstein thinks the Cubs will get Cespedes.

 

Cubs Den

 

Kevin Goldstein believes Cespedes will sign with the Cubs and that it will be under a shade under $40M total. He heard a rumor that the Cubs already have an offer on the table.

 

Link to Baseball Prospectus Podcast

 

If there's one thing I've learned it's to take these types of things with a grain of salt. By lunch time the Marlins will be favored and before I go to bed it will be the White Sox. By the time I wake tomorow morning, a mystery team will have swooped in and a deal will be imminent.

If there's one thing I've learned it's that new information that actually applies to the thread in question is always better than the inane banter that precedes it.

 

You may now begin the 3 page discussion of whether the word 'precedes' impacts the way Cespedes should be pronounced.

[CubsWin]

I'm going to go with pree-sed-des.

[Sammy Sofa]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

[CubsWin]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

Which is why I posted some actual information on the subject.

 

Some people like to follow along with the rumors and hard information as it is breaking instead of waiting for the final result to show up in the updated title. It's like actually watching the baseball game and riding it's ups and downs instead of reading the box score.

[jersey cubs fan]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

 

Not to mention, that if something is going to happen, reading through this thread is not a particularly good place to find out about it.

[CubsWin]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

 

Not to mention, that if something is going to happen, reading through this thread is not a particularly good place to find out about it.

Actually, if there weren't pages of off topic stuff, it would be. It's why I come to NSBB in the first place. It's a clearinghouse of information on the Cubs. When someone hears something on Chicago sports talk radio or reads a tweet, they generally come here and post it. I don't do the twitter thing too much and I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports. This is one of the best places to find out about stuff like that if not for the off topic stuff.

[Clem Fandango]

I think the fact that the Marlins have publicly stated they plan on outbidding everyone for Cespedes makes them the front runner. The only way I think Cespedes plays for the Cubs is if they make him a reasonable/comparable offer to what the Marlins are willing to give him and he has a stronger desire to play for the Cubs and not the Marlins.

 

When the team President comes out and says they're going to be "aggressive to the point of stupidity", I tend to be more pessimistic than optimistic about the Cubs' chances. I think his desire to play for the Cubs would need to outweigh his desire for a big pay day. He's going to get paid either way, but he's probably going to have to leave more money on the table to play for the Cubs, so he's gonna have a stronger desire to play for the Cubs than just going to the top bidder.

 

TL;DR: I think Cespedes' decision will come down to greed vs. passion so long as the Marlins are involved.

[Sammy Sofa]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

Which is why I posted some actual information on the subject.

 

Some people like to follow along with the rumors and hard information as it is breaking instead of waiting for the final result to show up in the updated title. It's like actually watching the baseball game and riding it's ups and downs instead of reading the box score.

 

So ask the admins to create a news-only thread about the guy. People bull [expletive] about the topic at hand is also part of the process.

[jersey cubs fan]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I really don't understand this.

[treebird]

i don't care how we pronounce his name as long as there are three syllables in each word and we can sing it like hakuna matata

[XZero771679666304]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I really don't understand this.

 

He's doing it wrong.

[MSG T]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I live in rural Iowa and get pretty darned up-to-the-minute Cubs updates.

[C.C.]

Any updates?

[CubsWin]

Every. Single. Time.

 

Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.

Which is why I posted some actual information on the subject.

 

Some people like to follow along with the rumors and hard information as it is breaking instead of waiting for the final result to show up in the updated title. It's like actually watching the baseball game and riding it's ups and downs instead of reading the box score.

 

So ask the admins to create a news-only thread about the guy. People bull [expletive] about the topic at hand is also part of the process.

I never complained about it. I fully accept it's part of the process. I just posted what Kevin Goldstein had to say and made a joke about it.

[MSG T]

Any updates?

 

None in the last few minutes, I'll let you know when I see/hear something. ;)

[CubsWin]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I live in rural Iowa and get pretty darned up-to-the-minute Cubs updates.

Yep. Iowa is Cubs country. How do you do on getting the Dodger updates on the sports talk radio?

Edited January 27, 2012 by CubsWin

[CubsWin]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I really don't understand this.

Off the radio. I guess you'd have to read the post in context to understand it.

[jersey cubs fan]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I really don't understand this.

Off the radio. I guess you'd have to read the post in context to understand it.

 

A) Radio doesn't provide much in the terms of breaking news.

B) If you give a crap about it it is extremely easy to listen to radio in other cities.

C) If any Chicago area radio station breaks anything remotely interesting it will be everywhere else momentarily.

[MSG T]

I live in Los Angeles, so I don't get the breaking reports on Chicago sports.

 

I live in rural Iowa and get pretty darned up-to-the-minute Cubs updates.

Yep. Iowa is Cubs country. How do you do on the Dodger updates?

 

 

Pretty good from national guys that have info about them. Following guys like Badler, Goldstein, Callis, Law on a national level gets you pretty good direct quotes or re-tweets. I don't follow LAs local guys or independant writers, so I get nothing from those sources, though if I did, I'd probably get just as quick info as you do.

 

Keep in mind, we don't get instant breaking news here over the radio or TV about Cubs-related stuff any more than you do in LA. Everything I get is from web sites (here, Bleacher Nation, BA, MLB Trade Rumors etc) or from Facebook or Twitter updates. If you have the interwebs and/or a smart phone w/online access, you can get quicker info than TV or radio will give you. I don't know about LA, but rural Iowa is in the 21st century, technology wise.