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  1. CubinNY
    I'm beginning to think more and more that Neifi's bloated contract was part of the price for Furcal.
  2. CubinNY
    As long as the contract stays in the three year/$10 mill/year range Hendry has to be a player. If not, well then I've lost whatever little faith I have left in him.
  3. CubinNY
    If I'm a professional athlete in either sport they would be my agent. These guys are good at what they do, that is why they take all the heat and the player gets all the love. Unless, the player is a moron like Owens. No one was mad at Maddux when he took his time, but everyone was mad at Boras. Maddux makes the decisions Boras takes the heat. And both get rich, rich, rich.
  4. CubinNY
    Zito is probably the worst of the big three, but if I'm Hendry I would intertain any reasonable offer for Zito. What holes do the A's have?
  5. CubinNY
    Whoa. The line for Corey bashing usually forms right behind me, but this is a bit much. The fact that he is going at all should tell you something about his "mindset." He's a professional athlete for goodness sakes. I'm sure he doesn't enjoy being awful at the plate. Let him go work on it, show up early for spring training- again, and let the winter play out. At least there is an effort to improve. Playing a 1/2 season of winter ball doesn't tell me anything positive about his mindset. It says he will do just enough to get his critics and Hendry off his back, but not as much as a player who really wants to reach his potential would. And I'd hope he doesn't enjoy being awful at the plate, but if I were in his shoes when asked by reporters if I'd consider winter ball, I'd enthusiastically respond with a: "YES! I'm having a very poor year and I have disappointed Cubs fans and the team, but I know I can do better. I plan on getting better by playing the game when most MLB players aren't: in winter ball." "But my game isn't the only thing I need to improve on. I'm also going to adjust my attitude, because there were times when I just didn't care about the game. Remember my 'It's just a game' comment? I'm going to work on my intelligence too." To clarify, though certain beat writers reported that Corey uttered the "it's just a game" comment, it was later confirmed that Corey actually said "it's just the game." Big difference. Carry on. I'm aware of that, but believe that his quote was "corrected" as a cover up. I think the first interpretation is correct because it's certainly consistent with his attitude. Oh, dear Lord. Corey's got enough issues on his own without people making things up. No Warp it helps. Because it is not good enough that he had a bad year he also MUST have some personality faults too. It makes it so much more fun to not just hate the baseball player but hate the person too.
  6. CubinNY
    Are you talking about Baldeli? He is like 23. He will only get better.
  7. CubinNY
    Exactly
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    take the first / out of the first url it goes{url}{/url}
  9. CubinNY
    Nic23, Of qualified SS he is not in the 10 ten in F%, yet he is #1 in RF (range factor) and 6th in zone rating. Over rated.
  10. CubinNY
    Furcal will be overpaid, his defense is not that good (he does have a strong arm). He is a streaky hitter who will not be a difference maker on this club. Once again Hendry is filling a hole that he has created. Worse offf, he seems to be buddying up with Furcal's agent by signing a useless offensive player at inflated prices for too long. In the meantime what is going to be done about right field and center field. When I see Furcal I see a rich man's Shawan Dunston.
  11. CubinNY
    Hendry and Dusty are of the same mindset. I see nothing to indicate otherwise. Hendry hired Dusty and Hendry will go down with Dusty when the time comes. And I hope the time comes soon. Leave the conspiracy theories to the UFO nuts.
  12. CubinNY
    I would like to go on record and say that if Furcal signs with the Cubs the ire on this board over his baseball performance will rival if not exceed that of Neifi F. Perez.
  13. CubinNY
    Who are the Cards going to trade for Giles? The stud AAA pitchers didn't fare to well this year. And the system otherwise is barren of talent. Funny how we hear the same old record every year. The Cardinals don't have any talent to trade.... What? They just traded for _________. I'm not saying that the Cards have the richest farm system in the majors, far from it, but Walt seems to make things happen with what they do have. You still have not answered my question.
  14. CubinNY
    Who are the Cards going to trade for Giles? The stud AAA pitchers didn't fare to well this year. And the system otherwise is barren of talent.
  15. CubinNY
    I really do have to wonder why Hendry gave him so much and for two years. That is a question I'd like to see the sportswriters ask. It seems like an aweful high amount for a roster filler.
  16. CubinNY
    Just one of the many reason why wins aren't an important metric. However, they are not tottaly usless if used in the context of other variables.
  17. CubinNY
    Right you are.
  18. CubinNY
    Man the Mets are getting fleeced on that one. I wonder if Omar would Want Neifi and Corey for Reyes?
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    CubinNY replied to YearofDaCubs's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    That is fantastic. I'm sending it to one of my co-workers
  20. CubinNY
    You can stop with the Patterson compairsons right now. Not one person has mentioned him in this thread other than you. You are creating a strawman argument and trolling. It is high time you stop.
  21. CubinNY
    Any GM whose chief offensive concern is "timely hitting" has absolutely no buisiness making personnel decisions for a professional baseball club. (Competitive or otherwise.) Aside from the first two points (which aren't bad) that's a plan for mediocrity even in the best of circumstances. It also the plan that won the world series for 4 of the last 5 years. The plan that won 4 of the last WS was 1 and 2. Three through five do not factor in to the equation. And five is bordeline neglagence, becuase it is the absence of a plan.
  22. CubinNY
    it is either from the piece in the trib or Daily Herald. Here is my idea "2006 Chicago Cubs, we pay top dollar for medicority" or "1908 to 2006, ninety-eight years and countling."
  23. CubinNY
    That was awesome Jon.
  24. CubinNY
    Floyd is more of a LFer. He has only played a handful of games in RF. However, I could see Hendry placing him in RF. Floyd is the streakeist of streaky hitters. If the Cubs get him we will have to live with the prolonged slumps in between hot streaks.
  25. CubinNY
    There's a reason five organizations rid themselves of Milton Bradley, and it's not because of his baseball ability. Dumb move. Five organizations? Montreal traded him because they were getting Zach Day, both were good prospects at that point. Cleveland traded him because they had Sizemore coming and he was arbitration eligible, in addition to his off field problems. Bradley's only been with 3 organizations, and this would be the only one to get rid of him for solely behavioral issues. Nope. I've already mentioned his behavior issues he had in Cleveland, his attitude problem in Anaheim with Mike Scoiscia are well known, and now the Dodgers are getting rid of him, BECAUSE OF HIS ATTITUDE and character flaws. It's likely that Montreal traded Bradley away for the same reasons, just that his incidents in Montreal aren't public. But hey, if you still want the guy despite of his thugish attitude, there's nothing else I can say. Or maybe just one more thing: Police have responded to the Redondo Beach home of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley three times this summer on domestic violence calls, including one instance in which he allegedly choked his pregnant wife, bloodied her lip and hurled a cellular telephone into a wall. http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/1705006.html Bradley never played for the Angles. I think you are thinking of Guillen.
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