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I completely agree with this post, BTW. I don't always agree with TT, but his posts are almost always very well stated.

What makes you say that? Call it an educated guess Pardon me, but you raised the issue. Now please be kind enough to follow through. Why did you say that? Moreover, why are you still raising your issues in a thread that has absolutely nothing to do with you?

I voted for you. :D Keep the rose. Bless you, sir. Now if there were only a couple dozen more like you...

What makes you say that?

Which is stupid. Bradley is a hot head, but gives you decent production for his contract. I could care less about him playing the race card. It is moronic, but hey this is a free country and he is entitled to his opinion. All I am saying is if the Cubs were that desperate to get rid of Barrett, there is no chance they pick up a guy who has a history as combustible as Bradley. I don't see how the two are related. They got rid of Barrett because Lou hated his defensive lapses and baserunning gaffes. And he can't put up with that at catcher. They didn't get rid of him because Zambrano wanted to fight him. You're probably right, but the fight with Z and argument with Hill didn't help matters.

Hey I just saw the box score and noted that Bowen has two walks in two PAs. Excellent. But wait, the rest of them suck.

I find it funny that the majority of random fans have a better understanding of player value than our own GM...freakin sad. We could have had Bradley and his nothing salary + Nolasco, Pinto and Mitre. All of whom could have been traded for Adam Dunn, leaving us with an OF of Bradley, Pie, and Dunn, which is certainly better than Alfonso and the Banana Brothers. We never would have had to sign Alfonso in the first place and could have spent that money on getting a much needed SS or quality depth in the rotation.

Gammons just said that MacPhail loves Dusty and speculates that he will be approached for the O's job.

I really am scratching my head on this Marquis thing. His pitches have been way up in the zone in the last three or four starts. Its gotta be his release point, no? I don't blame him entirely for last night though. He's a groundball pitcher and the D behind him wasn't great.

Not much in the slugging dept, but OBP high as always. Why did Beane release him?

This is going to be a "Co-Chief Resident Dorian" thing, isn't it? You're begging for someone to edit your title from "Hall of Fame" to "Tranny." I think I'd prefer "Co-Chief Resident Dorian". I thought I started the whole "Tranny" thing a couple of weeks ago. Maybe not. Are you about 6'3"? Do you dress in stilletos and tight-fitting dresses on Saturday nights? If so, I think I saw you on the corner of Belmont and Halstead the other night.

I woulnd't be all that hesitant to deal pitching to Cincy. Not sure who I'd give up. Maybe..Gallagher and EPatt? I was afraid to post it, but Gallagher jumped into mind immediately as well. How about Gallagher and Theriot? Can Fontenot play SS? DeRosa moves back to 2B when ARam gets back this week. I know it looks like a weak deal with the Reds perspective, but its really a slary dump for them so they should not expect much back.

Bias alert - I was at the superslide game in 04'.

I do not expect to win, but if I do, I will send each of you who voted for me a rose and box of chocolates.

Yes. I hope Hendry doesn't demand too much for Jacques. At this point, even though I think he will turn it around somewhat, I doubt he will come close to last season's production, or his career numbers. He needs to stop taking up playing time, and since Lou is too hard headed to bench him, he needs to go. Given what we have received in the last ten or so trades, I would not worry about that too much. I alos believe that Lou would bench him if he weren't being told by Hendry, "Showcase him so we can trade him." Of course, letting him play exposes him as well. It was mentioned earlier, but bears repeating: Jacque's swing and approach suck. His hips are way out in front and he tries to pull everything. He rolled over on at least two sliders that I saw last night. Had he gone with the picth they would have been easy doubles down the left field line; both were up in the zone. He tries to swing like Griffey, so the solution is obvious: trade his arse and go and get the genuine article. Of note: I heard on ESPN 1000 this morning that Griffey has agreed to be traded to the Cubs specifically. Can anyone confirm? Griffey? Really? What's it going to cost? I'm guessing it's going to be too much. I dunno about that. They desperately need pitching. Would you deal away some of the young arms to an intra-division rival? If so, whom?

Yes. I hope Hendry doesn't demand too much for Jacques. At this point, even though I think he will turn it around somewhat, I doubt he will come close to last season's production, or his career numbers. He needs to stop taking up playing time, and since Lou is too hard headed to bench him, he needs to go. Given what we have received in the last ten or so trades, I would not worry about that too much. I alos believe that Lou would bench him if he weren't being told by Hendry, "Showcase him so we can trade him." Of course, letting him play exposes him as well. It was mentioned earlier, but bears repeating: Jacque's swing and approach suck. His hips are way out in front and he tries to pull everything. He rolled over on at least two sliders that I saw last night. Had he gone with the picth they would have been easy doubles down the left field line; both were up in the zone. He tries to swing like Griffey, so the solution is obvious: trade his arse and go and get the genuine article. Of note: I heard on ESPN 1000 this morning that Griffey has agreed to be traded to the Cubs specifically. Can anyone confirm?

Prediction: Hill will hit 3 HRs tonight and everyone will forget Barrett's first name by 10:00 p.m. tonight. :wink:

How does the whole world decide which lucky team will get the Cubs castoffs at 60 cents on the dollar? If you're an owner of some other team do you not ask your GM why he isn't the one ripping off the Cubs? Who knows, but it does disturb anyone else that Jim also seems to be trading with the same three or four damn teams over and over again? Didn't he go with the Fish at least twice (the Pierre deal, Clement / Six Fingers, and Lee), the Tigers twice (Farns and Neifi), the O's twice (Sosa and Patterson), and now SD twice (Williamson and Barret)? I know he sprinkled in deals with the Braves (Cruz), Giants (Hawkins), and both Sox (Nomar and Aardsma), but this patten concerns me greatly. I think I have officially lost any glimmer of hope that Jim has a clue as to where this thing is going. I know many of you jumped ship long ago. I was just holding out a scintilla; now even that is gone. (see my sig) The fact that he's hit up some of the same teams doesn't really bother me. It's the results his teams have put up that bothers me. GMs tend to build relationships with other GMs that make trade negotiations easier (or in the case of some GMs, more difficult). I agree with your point on some level. Negotiating and relationships with my opposite nos. are a big part of what I do for a living. I certainly have better relationships with some Unions than others. That said, I woudln't be very good at my job if I refused and/or was severely hampered in dealing with the Unions that I have only decent or even poor relations with. I am not saying that is what is happening with Hendry, but I can't recall another GM who seems to have only 4 or 5 teams on his speed dial the way Jim seems to.

:D It was a very great battle and you were and are a very worthy opponent. I almost wish you had beat me so I won't have to suffer what will amount to a gang-style beatdown against TT. Oh, and I forgot the Walker deal. Thanks.

How does the whole world decide which lucky team will get the Cubs castoffs at 60 cents on the dollar? If you're an owner of some other team do you not ask your GM why he isn't the one ripping off the Cubs? Who knows, but it does disturb anyone else that Jim also seems to be trading with the same three or four damn teams over and over again? Didn't he go with the Fish at least twice (the Pierre deal, Clement / Six Fingers, and Lee), the Tigers twice (Farns and Neifi), the O's twice (Sosa and Patterson), and now SD twice (Williamson and Barret)? I know he sprinkled in deals with the Braves (Cruz), Giants (Hawkins), and both Sox (Nomar and Aardsma), but this patten concerns me greatly. I think I have officially lost any glimmer of hope that Jim has a clue as to where this thing is going. I know many of you jumped ship long ago. I was just holding out a scintilla; now even that is gone. (see my sig)

If this clears the way to become a Soto/Bowen pairing this year (and soon) the chances of this being a good deal go way up. I dunno if it improves the trade, but I certainly like the idea. I'll like this trade if it some how frees us to get a corner OFer or SS. Note to self: You sound like a damn broken record re the need for corner OFer or SS.

3.96, and he saw 4.15 pitches last year. His ISOD has always been really good-probably the only thing we know for sure about him is that he is going to walk quite a bit. That sounds good. Maybe this will work out. Its a shame Barrett's Cubs career ended the way it did. It should have been better. He really did some bonehead things recently. As well as prior to recently. Point taken. I am frustrated with this deal largely b/c Jim continues to trade from a position of weakness. The whole world knows that we can no longer stand the likes of Barrett, Sosa, Farns, etc., so we get 60% of what we should for them.

3.96, and he saw 4.15 pitches last year. His ISOD has always been really good-probably the only thing we know for sure about him is that he is going to walk quite a bit. That sounds good. Maybe this will work out. Its a shame Barrett's Cubs career ended the way it did. It should have been better. He really did some bonehead things recently.

Fair enough, but has anyone here seen him play and watched his approach? I have not, so I am not trying to be a pain; I am really just curious. For example, how many pitches per plate appearance this year?

Trade looks bad on the surface, but why is everyone so skeptical of Bowen's OBP? Just b/c of his minor league stats? Its possible the light went on since then; not probable, but possible. Barrett must have known this was coming. Remember his interview with MJ&H that i posted about last week? I am just glad EPatt is staying put. We have some good MIF prospects. If you are going to trade them, at least make it a deal for something we really need, like a corner OFer or SS.