The James Shields Thread (Signed with Padres)

[ctcf]

Yea, I'm just not seeing Shields ending up with the Cubbies. San Diego makes way too much sense here.

 

Buster Olney

‏@Buster_ESPN

There is a growing sense among some of the folks involved in James Shields conversations that he will probably land with the Padres.

 

Die!

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Felix Leiter]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

[ctcf]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

Edited February 6, 2015 by ctcf

[ConstableRabbit]

One of those rings is probably a ~$20k value, not to mention the high resale value of a Cubs ring, so we could probably sell him on that.

[Guest]

Their outfield defense is going to be hilarious.

[Banedon]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

lol

 

He's gonna go where he can get the most money.

[NOLA]

Sure would be a cool thing for Cubs Nation if they landed shields

To each their own, but I HATE this. Why does everything have to be a nation now?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

PECOTA thinks the Padres are a game better than the Cubs.

[Guest]

Sure would be a cool thing for Cubs Nation if they landed shields

To each their own, but I HATE this. Why does everything have to be a nation now?

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[jersey cubs fan]

Sure would be a cool thing for Cubs Nation if they landed shields

To each their own, but I HATE this. Why does everything have to be a nation now?

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

what did the wooshing?

[Guest]

Sure would be a cool thing for Cubs Nation if they landed shields

To each their own, but I HATE this. Why does everything have to be a nation now?

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

what did the wooshing?

 

Butters was trolling me (and just about everyone else here) after I chastised CT for saying "Cubbies"

[Felix Leiter]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

 

You need to do your research. Quentin and Venable are 30+. Norris had 2 HRS in the 2nd half of 2014 and now you put him San Diego's huge park. His defense was so bad, GSoto started for him the playoffs against KC.

 

Please go away.

[XZero771679666304]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

 

You need to do your research. Quentin and Venable are 30+. Norris had 2 HRS in the 2nd half of 2014 and now you put him San Diego's huge park. His defense was so bad, GSoto started for him the playoffs against KC.

 

Please go away.

 

Quentin and Venable are going to start?

[ctcf]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

 

You need to do your research. Quentin and Venable are 30+. Norris had 2 HRS in the 2nd half of 2014 and now you put him San Diego's huge park. His defense was so bad, GSoto started for him the playoffs against KC.

 

Please go away.

 

Quentin and Venable are going to start?

 

Yea Felix, you said starting 8, not their giant pile of OF depth.

[jersey cubs fan]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

 

You need to do your research. Quentin and Venable are 30+. Norris had 2 HRS in the 2nd half of 2014 and now you put him San Diego's huge park. His defense was so bad, GSoto started for him the playoffs against KC.

 

Please go away.

 

Quentin and Venable are going to start?

 

Yea Felix, you said starting 8, not their giant pile of OF depth.

 

He did ask nicely.

[ctcf]

I asked nicely first, jersey. DON'T YOU KNOW THE RULES

[jersey cubs fan]

I asked nicely first, jersey. DON'T YOU KNOW THE RULES

 

Damn I missed that, you are right. You have dibs on the polite request.

[ctcf]

Sure would be a cool thing for Cubs Nation if they landed shields

To each their own, but I HATE this. Why does everything have to be a nation now?

 

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

what did the wooshing?

 

Butters was trolling me (and just about everyone else here) after I chastised CT for saying "Cubbies"

 

I chastised myself internally after I posted it. It's been a long week.

 

EDIT: Wow I went back to see where you did that and I totally missed the bold. I thought you were yelling die because I was being negative about Shields, haha.

Edited February 6, 2015 by ctcf

[ctcf]

I asked nicely first, jersey. DON'T YOU KNOW THE RULES

 

Damn I missed that, you are right. You have dibs on the polite request.

 

thank you, kind sir

[ctcf]

Shields needs to decide whether he wants a ring or not. I don't see it with San Diego. They're further away from the WS than the Cubs. A lot of their starting 8 are 30+ and have serious holes at C and on the left side of the infield. Living back in your hometown is great, if you win. If you know you won't win, how happy will you be?

 

Norris is in no way "a serious hole at C." Also exactly ONE player in their starting 8 is 30+ (he is exactly 30) and that is Matt Kemp.

 

Please stop.

 

You need to do your research. Quentin and Venable are 30+. Norris had 2 HRS in the 2nd half of 2014 and now you put him San Diego's huge park. His defense was so bad, GSoto started for him the playoffs against KC.

 

Please go away.

 

ALSO, if Norris is a "serious hole at C", we are screwed. Going by BR, Norris had a better oWAR year than Welly, David Ross and Montero did last year combined (3.1 to 3.2) and did it playing half his games in Oakland.

[sneakypower]

ALSO, if Norris is a "serious hole at C", we are screwed. Going by BR, Norris had a better oWAR year than Welly, David Ross and Montero did last year combined (3.1 to 3.2) and did it playing half his games in Oakland.

the bolded is redundant; park adjustment is factored into oWAR

[ctcf]

ALSO, if Norris is a "serious hole at C", we are screwed. Going by BR, Norris had a better oWAR year than Welly, David Ross and Montero did last year combined (3.1 to 3.2) and did it playing half his games in Oakland.

the bolded is redundant; park adjustment is factored into oWAR

 

Oh damn I totally blanked on that. My bad.

[ctcf]

just getting bolded all over the place today

[ctcf]

GASP

 

ChicagoCubsOnline @TheCCO

Joe Maddon on MLB Network Radio: Theo Epstein has asked Maddon about James Shields

 

ChicagoCubsOnline @TheCCO

Maddon: Was also talking about Shields with Theo prior to #Cubs signing Jon Lester

[UMFan83]

GASP

 

ChicagoCubsOnline @TheCCO

Joe Maddon on MLB Network Radio: Theo Epstein has asked Maddon about James Shields

 

ChicagoCubsOnline @TheCCO

Maddon: Was also talking about Shields with Theo prior to #Cubs signing Jon Lester

 

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