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  1. erik316wttn
    If theres such a thing as Baseball Gods, they really dont want the Tigers to contend. Yeah, lets not talk about how bad the baseball gods are to other teams, k? Seriously, though, could we get a huge prospect return for 2 of Lilly/Theriot/Aram from Detroit? I know nothing of their minor leagues.
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    Shop Aram to them, as they need a 3B, too as Inge is out for a while with a broken hand.
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    Last year's injury (or this year's if his struggles weren't a carry over from the same injury) was the first that significantly hampered his performance, though. Teams will, at least, use that in negotiations. I guess my point is that a good GM is going to want to see him perform for more than just 3 weeks before making a decision to pay his salary and give up prospects. I would. But it's not just 3 weeks. It's his entire Cubs career, save for the first half of this season. It's not like he's a career underachiever who is on a hot streak right now. And while he won't keep up this torrid pace, he is certainly capable of putting up career norms for the 2nd half of the season, which is one hell of a lot better than the production a lot of teams are getting from 3rd base at the moment. And there are a few teams, Tigers and Angels among them, who would most likely gladly pay in prospects for a hot bat at a position of need.
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    Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jamie Moyer and Drew Hall to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curt Wilkerson, Luis Benitez and Pablo Delgado (December 5, 1988). We sure got the ass end of that deal.
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    Pitchers should add that move *see runner leading too far off of first* *aim for runners crotch* *out*
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    I'll trade them Lilly, but we should keep Marmol unless presented with an offer we'd be dumb to turn down. Young, inexpensive, talented players like Marmol, Castro, Soto are guys we should be keeping and building around.
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    It would probably be a good idea, but nobody is going to take a chance on him because of what happened this year, and it would be unlikely that we could find somebody who can be as productive as he could (if healthy) be for the same money. I think he's pretty much shown he's beaten whatever the hell was wrong with him earlier this year. And yeah, we're not going to find another ARam on the market, but if we could maybe get Cantu and then a slight upgrade to another position that makes losing Aram worth it. In a dream world, I say Cantu and Adrian Gonzalez as our new IF corners.
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    Would it be a good idea to shop Aram while he's hot and see if we can get a team desperate for a bat to overpay in prospects or young- ML talent? I know nothing of Detroit's minor league system, but I know they're going to be without Inge for a while. Would they be possible trade partners?
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    Lilly doesn't want to be traded, therefore he will serve up meatballs today. Lilly doesnt have a NTC, does he? In such case, suck it up, Ted. You can go pretty much anywhere after the season.
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    *insert "Brett Myers beats his wife" joke here*
  11. erik316wttn
    Eat it, Josh Hamilton.
  12. erik316wttn
    Wouldn't that technically be three balls?
  13. erik316wttn
    Holy crap, 3 HR last night? Sorry I missed that.
  14. erik316wttn
    Pulling a Palmerio. Nice. Fixed
  15. erik316wttn
    What about Maddux? He's known all around the game as an excellent baseball mind and I think he said when he retired he wanted to stay in the game in some capacity.
  16. erik316wttn
    Hendry has incriminating pictures. That's the only explanation.
  17. erik316wttn
    Call me crazy but I don't like the idea of Joe Torre. I think this team needs a manager who can, conceivably, be around for the longterm not another stop-gap guy who will be looking at retirement in a few years. I believe Torre is older than Lou. Oh ya Im not saying I want Torre at all, but thats just some rumors Ive heard. I think Bobby V is my top choice. I don't think Bobby V comes here. Why would he leave his nice analyst job at ESPN to come lead the hot mess that will be the 2011 Chicago Cubs? edit: *points to Tuffle's sig*
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    Tom Ricketts, you can kiss my white ass. The fact that you keep Jim Hendry around and think he's worthy of making personnel decisions for your team shows that you know absolutely nothing about running it. I know of a few posters on this website that would be better GM's than Jim Hendry, and I'm sure any of them would take the job. Seriously, just sell the team and get the hell out of baseball. You have no clue.
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    Thank God. Take Hendry with you, please.
  20. erik316wttn
    Well, half of Rozner's wish is true. MLB Network reporting that Lou is retiring after the season.
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    I would think Victor Conte would be radioactive right now and not be able to sell his products anywhere or to anyone right now. I just hope Marlon is super careful.
  22. erik316wttn
    This may be a stretch, but as long as we're in "sell" mode, should we shop Aram now that he's started hitting again? The Tigers are without Inge now for a while, so I'm sure the Tigers could be potential suitors. Do they have anyone in their farm system that would be a good return for Aram and Theriot?
  23. erik316wttn
    Well, looks like Silva is back to his old self.
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    My wife had a good time the first time I took here there. We were dating at the time. The date? July 20, 2004. Cubs blow an 8-2 lead after 3 innings to the Cardinals, Pujols goes deep 3 times and LaTroy Hawkins goes ape poopy. It certainly was an interesting ride home. Is that the same game Zambrano threw at Edmonds a bunch of times and got ejected? That was the game that kind of epitomized the 2004 Cubs. No, Rusch started that game. Z didn't play in it.
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    checkmate This made me lol
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