Dreams of Brian Giles in Cubbie Blue...

[cubsva]

According to radio reports out of San Diego:

 

http://forum.uniontrib.com/upload/showthread.php?s=2d463c27b3b4d3e508874d246d8fdee6&t=53025

[USSoccer]

Oh dammit. (if true)

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Wow, if this is true 3\30 is a good deal.

[radarluv1]

what if that station is just like the score? waiting for real media to confirm it.

[Larry Horse]

Beautiful........................bring on the next Burnitz-like player.

[Tim]

And the Padres fans aren't happy with it. :evil:

[USSoccer]

Wow, if this is true 3\30 is a good deal.

 

Almost too good of a deal. That's about $20m less than what he could command in the open market.

 

If true, that puts a giant hole in our offseason plans. There's just not another OF out there worth spending money on, and I'm not crazy about selling the farm to attempt a trade.

[USSoccer]

And the Padres fans aren't happy with it. :evil:

 

Fools. I'd be thrilled have that sort of "dissapointment" with Hendry.

[BigbadB]

And the Padres fans aren't happy with it. :evil:

 

Yeah, I've talked to many SD fans here about the possibility of the Cubs making a big offer for Giles, and they all make the same claim....They wouldn't miss him. What they seem to think in San Diego is that it is just some fluke that Giles, Klesko and Nevin lost power moving to Petco. It's not a fluke. Whatever power hitter they get is going to show a decrease in power, and it's not because of steroids.

 

Well, if Giles is dumb enough to take such a huge paycut to stay and play in a park that will hurt his HOF chances, meanwhile playing for an owner that cares more about what's going on around the park (shopping centers, condos, hotels, etc...) than what is going on inside the park (besides the sold out games), so be it.

 

Cliff Floyd, here we come.

[USSoccer]

And the Padres fans aren't happy with it. :evil:

 

Yeah, I've talked to many SD fans here about the possibility of the Cubs making a big offer for Giles, and they all make the same claim....They wouldn't miss him. What they seem to think in San Diego is that it is just some fluke that Giles, Klesko and Nevin lost power moving to Petco. It's not a fluke. Whatever power hitter they get is going to show a decrease in power, and it's not because of steroids.

 

Well, if Giles is dumb enough to take such a huge paycut to stay and play in a park that will hurt his HOF chances, meanwhile playing for an owner that cares more about what's going on around the park (shopping centers, condos, hotels, etc...) than what is going on inside the park (besides the sold out games), so be it.

 

Cliff Floyd, here we come.

 

Or Juan Encarnacion.

[radarluv1]

giles-HOF?? did he really have a shot?

[CardsFanInChiTown]

Expect a Cards vs Cubs war for the services of Jacque Jones :x

[E.J.]

Can't wait to hear the announcement that the Cubs picked up Burnitz's horrible option for next year. :puke:

[David]

I can't believe Giles would take that little money without even testing the market. I'll wait and see on this one.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

what if that station is just like the score? waiting for real media to confirm it.

 

They're the Padres flagship station, I'd think they'd get a signing like that right.

[USSoccer]

Can't wait to hear the announcement that the Cubs picked up Burnitz's horrible option for next year. :puke:

 

Don't ruin my night. :x

[BigbadB]

giles-HOF?? did he really have a shot?

 

Probably not. He got too late of a start. His numbers had to have suffered in Pittsburgh playing on all those bad teams. His numbers will suffer again playing in San Diego for another 3 seasons at least.

 

Now, if he played his entire career in Wrigley, he'd be in the hall of fame already. :wink:

[radarluv1]

giles-HOF?? did he really have a shot?

 

Probably not. He got too late of a start. His numbers had to have suffered in Pittsburgh playing on all those bad teams. His numbers will suffer again playing in San Diego for another 3 seasons at least.

 

Now, if he played his entire career in Wrigley, he'd be in the hall of fame already. :wink:

 

being a big part of a WS team on the northside would win some points. i would think he would be well below the votes larry walker would get, for example. a ring this year would have helped him, too.

[BigbadB]

giles-HOF?? did he really have a shot?

 

Probably not. He got too late of a start. His numbers had to have suffered in Pittsburgh playing on all those bad teams. His numbers will suffer again playing in San Diego for another 3 seasons at least.

 

Now, if he played his entire career in Wrigley, he'd be in the hall of fame already. :wink:

 

being a big part of a WS team on the northside would win some points. i would think he would be well below the votes larry walker would get, for example. a ring this year would have helped him, too.

 

Have you ever looked up his numbers playing at Wrigley Field? He was a human wrecking ball. That was an added feature for wanting him to come to Chicago.

[E.J.]

I hope Hendry has a good trade idea up his sleeve.

[Outshined_One]

what if that station is just like the score? waiting for real media to confirm it.

 

They're the Padres flagship station, I'd think they'd get a signing like that right.

 

Then again, WGN and the Chicago Tribune have had their share of screwups.

[BigbadB]

giles-HOF?? did he really have a shot?

 

Probably not. He got too late of a start. His numbers had to have suffered in Pittsburgh playing on all those bad teams. His numbers will suffer again playing in San Diego for another 3 seasons at least.

 

Now, if he played his entire career in Wrigley, he'd be in the hall of fame already. :wink:

 

being a big part of a WS team on the northside would win some points. i would think he would be well below the votes larry walker would get, for example. a ring this year would have helped him, too.

 

Have you ever looked up his numbers playing at Wrigley Field? He was a human wrecking ball. That was an added feature for wanting him to come to Chicago.

 

Just for fun.....

 

In 32 games at Wrigley Field, Giles has 10 HR's, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 32 runs scored, 31 RBI's, 3 stolen bases and 19 walks. Over the course of a full season, those numbers project to 50 HR's, 35 doubles, 160 runs scored, 155 RBI's, 15 SB's and 96 walks.

 

Of course, he'd only play half of his games at Wrigley, so the numbers are certainly skewed..... :D

[BigbadB]

Maybe Giles knew Blanco would refuse to give up his number, and simply decided it wasn't worth the hassle....

[CubsWin]

No other sites have anything on this as of yet, inlcuding the Padres official site. Edited October 24, 2005 by CubsWin

[E.J.]

No other sites have anything on this as of yet.

 

Padres.com and Padres.scout.com both are talking about it on their message boards. Still nothing other than fans talking about radio 1090 saying the deal is all but done.