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"Cubs" and "brain trust that knows their [expletive]" have been mutually exclusive in my lifetime--until now! Woohoo!

There is really nothing out there that's like the Cubs job and he'll know we tried but Boston was trying to rob us blind. If he wants to come now he'll want to come in a year. I dont think it'll go down like that I think eventually Boston will just take what it can get. I think Boston will eventually come around, too, forgetting they're not negotiating with Jim Hendry. I was just saying on the off chance it doesn't happen, a year is a long time for things to drastically change.

The Red Sox actually asked for him... http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/red-sox-wanted-garza-for-epstein-.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Is this shocking? Why not ask for him. Might as well start high and work yourself down the ladder. I guess I could see it happening, but to me I wouldn't want to start off negotiations in which I hold little leverage asking for a price that high. Seems to me all that does is show that they're not serious about the negotiations and just want to waste time.

Assuming the deal "falls through" and we have to wait out a year for Theo, how can we be so sure we'll get him then? Right now we're the only ones in contention, but with the knowledge that one of the best GM's in the game wants out bad and is a FA himself after next season, I'm sure there will be other bidders and other opportunities that he may be interested in.

The Red Sox actually asked for him. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/red-sox-wanted-garza-for-epstein-.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

So.... you're mad because you don't think my insults are clever, yet as you said taunting is a part of fantasy sports. I think you're being angry just to be angry. My point was that, when I do it there's no malice behind it (whether or not it's interpreted that way is another story) but a lot of the stuff here DOES have mailce behind it and is mean-spirited, not good-natured. And you ought to know by now that I could not give a [expletive] less about what you or anyone else thinks. Haha. You think I'm angry? I think you determine whether something is good natured based on whether you're the speaker or the target. I think you impute intent when you're the target of ribbing. I fully understood your point, which of course has no bearing whatsoever on the simple logical connection I made, which I now regret due to the creepiness that followed. I wasn't just talking about things directed at me. But thank you for now speaking to me like a calm, rational person. As you see, I'm responding in kind.

So.... you're mad because you don't think my insults are clever, yet as you said taunting is a part of fantasy sports. I think you're being angry just to be angry. My point was that, when I do it there's no malice behind it (whether or not it's interpreted that way is another story) but a lot of the stuff here DOES have mailce behind it and is mean-spirited, not good-natured. And you ought to know by now that I could not give a [expletive] less about what you or anyone else thinks.

Awww. Please? I bought party hats for us and everything! Or is it just because you were talking out of your butt and you just simply can't make a correlation? Either way is cool. I sure hope you like playing pin the tail on the donkey, because that's what buds do! Ok, you're creepy as [expletive] right now. You mock internet tough guys while being an internet tough guy in fantasy sports. It's not a difficult connection to make. If you can't make basic logical connections, maybe this isn't the place for you. I can't make "basic logical connections," but yet you're the one comparing good natured fantasy sports smack talk to getting people banned? And I'M the one having a problem making connections? Really? You can forget about being red when we play checkers now, Mister!

Awww. Please? I bought party hats for us and everything! Or is it just because you were talking out of your butt and you just simply can't make a correlation? Either way is cool. I sure hope you like playing pin the tail on the donkey, because that's what buds do!

Awesome!

In the SI piece, Epstein did say that keeping pitchers healthy was the current "market inefficiency" he was trying to exploit. It's also something both the Rays and Rangers have done alot of work in. You'll notice how slowly both of those franchises bring along their young pitches (except Price, who was an extremely special case/talent), and the Rangers have spouted that pitchers today don't throw enough since Ryan took over. Then you can't help but notice that all three of those teams absolutely love athleticism...If you talk to non-baseball fans the one thing they'll go after after they attack the length of a baseball game is that baseball players are fat and unathletic. Maybe in the steroid era that was true, but now we're going back to guys who can move and move well (and all over the place). I think those teams...particularly the Rays, who've hunted the best athletes they can find since their inception, have jumped on the idea of helping athletes develop into baseball players...the advantages being that better athletes will (hopefully) lead to...well obviously more general upside...but better durability, health, on field versatility, contact ability, hopefully better D...the things you'd expect from someone who is a top notch athlete for their sport. It's probably one of the most interesting things about the sport since the early 2000's statseads vs. scouts debates...Now it's about working together to figure what works best, why, and how to make it happen. It's [expletive] awesome, and it's an aspect I'd like to see whoever the new GM is, Theo or otherwise, make a specific area of study. Absolutely. I'd devote quite a bit of time to the study of movement, mechanics, fatigue, recovery, etc so you can keep your arms as healthy as you possibly can.

Not as cool as heart disease from morbid obesity though Was it too soon?

McNutt is a fair price to pay. With Theo coming our way we'll make it up in spades.

At least he went out in a blaze of glory.

Will you be my friend? Also I don't see what the above post has to do with causing a ban. Perhaps you could explain it to me, seeing as how we're buds now and all.

Because the number of bans you've caused/executed is directly related to the size of your e-penis, apparently.

Fourth for me. :(

At this point it doesn't matter. There won't be a game tomorrow. Let everyone get some final work in for the season in front of the home fans. Yeah I don't think anyone has ever came back from 3 runs in the 3rd inning. They have, but I'm saying the Brewers won't do it here. edit: and now it's 5 runs. Ballgame.

At this point it doesn't matter. There won't be a game tomorrow. Let everyone get some final work in for the season in front of the home fans.

Marcum to the Brewers is like what Todd Hundley was to us-- hideously painful to watch. If by some miracle longshot the Brewers win the next 2 games (in which case I'm also buying a lottery ticket) Marcum shouldn't even be allowed in the clubhouse during the series.

Well, the Brewers had a nice run.

That's some Dusty-level stupidity on FOX right there.

How do you not switch to the SF/DET game, FOX? Ugh. Also, 6-0!

Oh my God I hate the Cardinals so damn much.

Shouldn't these be in the Baseball History thread?