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  1. gflore34
    One, Hendry' going to sign Jacque Jones or Juan Encarnacion and call it good for the offseason. I'm changing my prediction to zero, Hendry and the Cubs will be rumored to be "in" serveral deals but alas, nothing will get done. Feburary will roll around and Hendry will sign Juan Encarnacion.
  2. gflore34
    One, Hendry' going to sign Jacque Jones or Juan Encarnacion and call it good for the offseason.
  3. gflore34
    You're probably right. Do you think the Cubs really have a shot at signing him? I'm thinking waiting to last moment will squeeze more dollars or another year out the Braves.
  4. gflore34
    You can read the rest of the article at the link above His agent said it wasn't just about the money, we'll see. If he picks LA over us, then yes, it is just about the money. If he picks Atlanta over us, we'll, then maybe he could stick to his guns that he was too loyal to the organization to leave them. I can't see why anyone would want to go play for the Dodgers, unless it is for the money. What a horribly, horribly run team. I'm starting to believe the Cubs and Dodgers are being used to squeeze a little more out the Braves. He'd been a Cub by now if he was truely as interested as the media suggested.
  5. gflore34
    As far as SS we might as well accept the worst case scenario - Nefi is going to be there on opening day and quite probably hitting 1 or 2. If Furcal was truely interested in the Cubs he'd signed by now, the money the Cubs offered was more than fair. He wanted to remain with Atlanta all along, the Cubs and Dodgers were used to squeeze a few more dollars out of the Braves.
  6. gflore34
    I don't know if its restlessness or what but, at every turn, Hendry' letting the Cubs be upstaged by White Sox. First the WS now, the Sox trade for Thome and resign Konerko and what has Hendry done? Sign a couple of over priced middle relievers, Nefi the Great and made the infamous trade for a PTNL, way to go Jimbo. I don't feel upstaged about the Thome signing. Frankly, he has things to prove coming off of an injury year. Plus, Thome certainly has a cloud of rumor and innuendo following him considering the new rules against performance enhancing drugs... I digress... I think it's obvious Hendry is trying to work other deals. You really can't compare his task to the Sox because he has more holes to fill. Anyway, there will be plenty of time to judge the offseason; the Winter Meetings haven't even started yet. I expect action and if I don't get it I will blast him too. That's more frustration than logic on my part, it appears as if all this activity is going on and he's missing opprotunties to really improve the Cubs.
  7. gflore34
    I'm optimistic it won't happen, I didn't say I'd be blindsided if Perez starts over Cedeno at SS. :) I am as well...
  8. gflore34
    For me, the main reason Furcal is must have is Baker' illogical loyalty to Nefi, I believe, many of us would be content with Walker - despite his defensive shortcomings - and Cedeno. You can't "dumb" a team down b/c of a manager, I think they've done it to an extent with the bullpen this off-season as far as taking away the need for Baker to become creative with his pen to try and make it productive. This isn't my opinion but, if you have to overspend on Furcal to prevent the manager from playing the wrong guy, there are huge issues beyond those players involved. Personally, I'll give Baker the benefit of the doubt as far as starting Cedeno over Perez. If it doesn't work out that way simply b/c of Neifi's expereince, I'll be furious. But, we've already seen it, in many regards, if Furcal doesn't sign, Cedeno-Perez is Hollandsworth-Dubois II and we all know how that played out.
  9. gflore34
    I don't know if its restlessness or what but, at every turn, Hendry' letting the Cubs be upstaged by White Sox. First the WS now, the Sox trade for Thome and resign Konerko and what has Hendry done? Sign a couple of over priced middle relievers, Nefi the Great and made the infamous trade for a PTNL, way to go Jimbo.
  10. gflore34
    For me, the main reason Furcal is must have is Baker' illogical loyalty to Nefi, I believe, many of us would be content with Walker - despite his defensive shortcomings - and Cedeno.
  11. gflore34
    Solid move for the Twins, I was hoping Hendry could have put together something for Castillo but, at least we won't see him in Cardinal uniform next season. I'm starting to believe Furcal is going to resign with Atlanta, all this Cubs and Dodgers posturing is just to squeeze a few more bucks out the Braves. A Walker and Cedeno MI may not be so bad after all, someone's got to make clear to Baker that Cedeno is the Cub SS.
  12. gflore34
    Between the two, Furcal has a greater chance of playing out his contract. AJ Burnett can dominate but he hasn't proven to me that he's worth a 5 year commitment. I agree about playing out the contract - Burnett is high risk high reward. Still, I'd rather have Burnett. Perhaps... Teams spend based on need and with the current state of the Cubs' rotation I'm not sure they can afford to gamble on Burnett. However, I can certainly understand the Cardinals interest in him. Conversely, aquiring Furcal solves a couple of different problems for the Cubs so I can see why they have offered him 5/50. On another note, while I'm not the least bit confident that Wood will be completely healthy this year I am hoping that the law of averages are on the Cubs side, this season, and that he'll make a substantial number (dare I say all) of his starts. Given Burnett's track record over the last three years don't you have the same concerns about him? Yes, he made 32 starts last year but only 19 in 2004 and 4 in 2003 before having a second TJS. The funny thing is I think Furcal makes more sense for the Cards then the Cubs. As it stands STL has no 2nd basemen - Eck could slide over there and we could put Furcal. The Cubs however have RC and Walker - both are solid options. To Manager with some sense yes, RC and Walker are solid options but, with Baker its more like RC (really Perez) and Walker.
  13. gflore34
    Adding Cedeno to above group makes it more attractive...
  14. gflore34
    I'm in the Castillo boat as well but, given the Marlins are in a salary dumping mode I don't think they'll take on Walker. Perhaps, Cedeno (meaning Furcal must be signed) and Pinto for Castillo? Then spin Walker to Dodgers for Bradley?
  15. gflore34
    I don't think the situation is *quite* that dire. I will agree though that obtaining Soriano would be a simply idiotic transaction. We were tops in BA/SLG, bottom in OBP - Soriano does not remedy the ailment. I don't believe Mench would be too bad of an acquisition, he makes contact, and he hasn't peaked. Soriano, on the other hand, brings absolute nothing, defensively he's on par with Walker maybe, worse, let the Rangers keep him.
  16. gflore34
    They'll move kent to first, and Walker will play second. As for Konerko, I don't think the Dodgers would be interested. I was close, I knew it was something to do with first. On a side note that could be the worst defensive half infield in the league. Unless its hit right at Walker or Kent a gb to their side of infield has 50/50 chance of making it to RF.
  17. gflore34
    Reads like a good idea to me however, Cedeno/Perez 2B smacks of Hollandsworth/Dubois LF...
  18. gflore34
    While my perference is a trade for Castillo and going with Cedeno at SS, I'm pushing for the Furcal signing. In my opinion, its the only way Perez won't see significant playing time, if Walker is retained, the infield is set - Furcal/Walker. If Furcal is not signed and, SS is left to Cedeno/Perez, recent history has shown Dusty will find a way to get Perez 100 or more SS starts.
  19. gflore34
    i can't freaking believe it. i retract all of my previous statements. Me either, I too was beginning to get discouraged most especially after losing Collins. Scheyer I could understand, he was a Dookie the minute he picked a basketball but, I thought Collins was clearly headed for Illinois. Just maybe Weber can recruit after all...
  20. gflore34
    Eric Gordon in the fold for the Illini!!!!!!!!! http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9066803 Next: Derrick Rose?
  21. gflore34
    Without question, while the comparison to the '85 defense is great a compliment I believe there's no comparison. It seems to me that this Bears defense gives up one or two big plays a game, in '85 that never happened, most especially during the last 6-8 games of the Regular Season and Playoffs. This tendency and the mistake prone Orton do not bode well for the Playoffs.
  22. gflore34
    What a load of BS! Seriously, what's the point of posting such garbage? I don't understand the mentality that calls for posting erroneous rumors, is it to see how many replies it generates?
  23. gflore34
    If Hendry' going to pursue Brown, I'd like to see him try to trade for Castillo (Marlins) and forget the pursuit of Furcal. Both Brown and Maddux will generate ground balls and I believe a DP combination of Castillo/Cedeno will get to more of them than a combination of Walker/Furcal. I like what Walker brings to the lineup offensively but, defensively he's really lacking. Even Jeff Kent had a greater ZR than Walker (.817-.802) admittedly, is not much greater nevertheless, Kent, who's widely acknowledged to have little to no range, has a greater ZR than Walker.
  24. gflore34
    Why no re-work the deal to get both say, Patterson, Walker and Pinto for Castillo and Pierre?
  25. gflore34
    1. Orchestrate a trade with the Marlins for Pierre and Castillo, Patterson, Walker and a pitching prospect ought to be enough. 2. Sign Brain Giles 3. Sign Kevin Millwood or AJ Burnett
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