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I'm just hoping he stays healthy. I got great value on him in my fantasy draft (18th Round). Apparently no one else in my league got the memo that he is good at baseball. Why the heck did you pass on him in the 17th round? Because there is only 2 other teams in the league? :)

Because HE personally called ME out on it. My only response to the validity of the rumor was: So you don't think that saying "this is completely fabricated..." called his credibility into question? Or more importantly, that he would interpret it in that manner? I guess Meph should have said "In my opinion, this is completely fabricated" with the proper qualifiers and disclaimers no one would have taken offence

Sorry, it is easy to get lost in a thread of this size. I agree that it was cool for him to pass on the info since it was Cub related and I probably never would have found it on my own.

All they can do is pass on the info they where given. Things have moved much slower than I think anyone expected and as far as we know the deal got axed at the last minute by Angelos. They could have said "Take it with a grain of salt but FWIW, my source says it is as good as done" but I get tired of all the qualifiers and posturing that has to be done to give your self and out if things fall apart. I'm glad people that are in a position to share information do. Things might not have worked out as they were told this time, but people seem to be questioning if they have any sources at all and are just making everything up. I don't think it is fair or justified.

I'm sorry, but the bolded part is comical. "I have never been to France, but I can only guess that the wine here is far more superior" I'm not saying that NSBB is not a superior site but it is hard to make such a statement if you have never been there and goes to show that some people have a strong bias against the OH in general. While it is true that I have never been there, I have been given a wine tasting of OH (with the quotes that have been copied to this site) and I'm not impressed. Strong bias against the OH in general? Please. I'm a Cub fan hanging out at what I consider to be the best Cubs forum on the planet and I'm jealous of an Orioles message board that I've never even visited? Nice try, but you're way off base. I don't see any were that I said you were jealous of the Oriole message board, just that you seemed to be biased against it and I have no idea why. Maybe I should not have said strong bias against, but I don't see how your statement about a place you have never been could mean anything else. David is a trusted poster here and mentioned that a few insiders from the OH have had inside info in the past. By slamming the insiders on the OH and questioning that they have ever had any inside info, indirectly calls David into question since he said they are reliable. I can see why he cares and understand why he feels the need to defend them.

I'm sorry, but the bolded part is comical. "I have never been to France, but I can only guess that the wine here is far more superior" I'm not saying that NSBB is not a superior site but it is hard to make such a statement if you have never been there and goes to show that some people have a strong bias against the OH in general.

I may be way off, and I'm not sure how to look it up, but I thought the Yankees had a all lefty rotation after the Cubs traded them Steve Trout many many years ago. I tried to look it up and the Cubs traded Trout to the Yankees in 87. I think that made the rotation Tommy John, Dennis Rasmussen, Ron Guidry, and Trout for a while at least. Rick Rhoden was on the staff but I think he got injured which lead to the trade for Trout in the first place. Could be wrong though

-I actually remember Stoney saying this too. It definitely was said. -Aramis has never ever shown a "complete lack of character." The year D-Lee went down, he had one of his best years. -He didn't come back to form last year. He wasn't as good as he was the year before. -The fact that Johnny Peralta strikes out a lot is completely irrelevant to any discussion on how much he'd help the offense become more patient. I think the only guys in the lineup that could really be classified as free swingers are Soriano and Pie. I expect you think D-Lee is a free swinger since he strikes out a lot, though. For what it is worth, I remember reading that Stone suggested ARam for Izturis+prospect also. I also remeber hearing and reading that Stone say that the Cubs would be set for 10 years with a Izturis and Cedeno MI. I like Stone but do not think he would make a good GM.

Actually this would be a gain of 3 as Gallagher, Pie and Cedeno are on the 40 man Actually, it would be a net gain of only one since the O's can subtract Bedard and Roberts from their 40 man.

So, Pie needs help in the OF? :roll:

I'm guessing that the OP was counting on LA adding significant prospects in addition to the Cubs prospects to get Bedard.

Just to sum it up for me since I do not know much about the Pads prospects, if the Cubs trade Prior for Huffman and LeBlanc they would be getting guys with the upside to be similar to Marshall and a Murton? Huffman might have a little more power than Murton but would probably hit for a lower avg? This sound about right or would their ceilings be a little higher?

OK then. Who plays center? Pie would be my preference. I think he was saying "If Pie was traded for Garza would you then trade Hill for Crawford" So, Pie would not be an option since he would be playing for the twins.

for what it is worth, I was watching ESPN news this afternoon and heard the same thing. This rumor site might have received there info from there also.

The problem is, if you take this kind of argument to its logical extreme, you can pretty much make the following arguments: 1) You can't argue that A-Rod playing SS on this team would give this team any more wins than it has. 2) You can't argue that Neifi playing SS on this team would give this team any more losses than it has. In terms of probability, no, we can't say with absolute 100% certainty that Soto would have been given this team more wins than Hill/Bowen/Kendall/Blanco. There's always a possibility that Soto would perform as well as or worse than that quartet. However, given Soto's production in the majors and AAA, I think there's an incredibly good chance the Cubs' offensive production would have increased with Soto behind the dish as opposed to the four catchers mentioned above. With better offensive production, this team would have more wins. If the Yankess went 162-0 with Neifi at SS it would be pretty hard to say that A-Rod would have given them more wins. I think that is what TheDude is saying. If after the Barrett trade the Cubs went on a long win streak winning most of thier games, it would be hard to say that Soto would have yielded more wins since they already were winning most of the games at that point of time. I don't know if any of that is true since I didn't look it up, but that seems to be the point that is trying to be made.

am I undersyanding that right? it sounds like it isn't a big deal, like it could even be random. even if true, it would pretty much fall in line with similar studies. I would find it hard to believe that the error in such a study would be less than 2 or 3% let alone less than 1%

60 day DL for Guzman would make the most sense to make room for EPatt. I'm hoping and thinking it will be Pie that will be called up. I think Guzman was added to the 60 day DL when Wood was activated. Blanco could be moved to the 60 day DL though I think.

Why? I think people, including myself are pointing out that we are no longer hot and playing above .500 baseball. during a completely arbitrary period selected solely to support your own opinion. give it a rest. Give what a rest? Defending my point? It's not like I'm selecting random dates. I'm selecting the last 13 games that the Cubs have played, a stretch that constitutes 8% of the season in order to say that the Cubs have not been hot over the past 13 games. But you're right, the next time I have an opinion, it will be better for me to select stats that completely refute my opinion. Thanks for the advice. Maybe it is just me, but selecting the last 13 games seems pretty random to me. Why not 15 or 20 or 10?

But on the other hand, one of the Cubs competition for the wild card just got a lot stronger in the short term. I guess the Cubs just better win the division instead :)

Saw this on Foxsports rumor page. They said the Dodgers were another team looking at Teixeira. Here is the link http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7056962?MSNHPHMA[/i]

Seriously, I hope the Wrigley fans give him a 10 minute standing ovation the first day he takes the mound. Sadly, it will probably be the opposite. I doubt it. Kerry Wood is probably the most universally loved player the Cubs have had since Sandberg this is the over-statement, I believe most people pray he does well but expects his failure with him returning to the DL. I have never been a fan of his ever since he held out after he was drafted. I would say D. Lee is far more loved followed by Maddox I highly doubt Tommy Maddox is more loved than Kerry Wood I thought he meant Garry Maddox, Secretary of Defense and Awesome Facial Hair: http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1332/2100/320/gmaddox86T.jpg But as far as beloved Cubs, there was that guy who wore #31 after Fergie and then was traded to Atl ... I'm not sure what Maddox was traded to Atl, the only one I can think of left as a FA to join Atl and that would be Greg Maddox.

which, of course, was completed as described shortly thereafter. Who is giving him a hard time? He has gotten both rumors "semi-right" Sure seems like sethuel1 has been giving him a hard time and for what appears to be no reason.

No, but I'm pretty sure I know where Aramis Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, and Nomar Garciapara are. And lest we forget a certain first baseman? You must be talking about Randall Simon, because Derek Lee wasn't a deadline deal. Neither was Gerut right? Dubois was traded for Gerut who was in turn traded for Lawton if I remember right. I'm not sure about all of it but I do not think Gerut came at the deadline at least

I didn't really think it was a question of if Jones can get back to his career avg as much as a question if Jones could out preform Pie for the rest of the year. I think it would be a gamble to expect Jones to get back to his career avg, but not as much of a gamble to expect him to out produce Pie for the rest of the year. Jones could repeat his first half and have numbers similar to what Pie might put up. For each example of a 30+ player that fell off a cliff never to be heard from again I can give you an example of a prospect similar to Pie that dosen't make it. I would be just as happy if they gave the job to Pie due to him having some upside but I wouldn't call it a big gamble to go with Jones.

This may be the only thing that Dusty has ever said that I understand.