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  1. BigbadB
    Yeah, that's the article. Thanks for posting the link.
  2. BigbadB
    It was very interesting. I just don't know where he found it, otherwise I'd provide the link myself.
  3. BigbadB
    This is a perfect example of what really needs to stop around here. A guy makes an unpopular post on this site, and people are still piling on this person several days later. Okay, he didn't spell "riddance" correctly. We get it. Please stop now. It's a personal attack on another poster and it is not welcome here.
  4. BigbadB
    I'm not talking about inside the stadium. Petco won't let me light up anywhere on the stadium grounds. I have to exit the stadium entirely to light up. And I'm not going to do it.
  5. BigbadB
    No. Prior didn't want to be with the Cubs anymore. Whether he has legitimate reasons for wanting to leave is unknown, but it really doesn't matter. The Cubs only controlled Prior for 1 more year, and I'm sure Prior would have done his final year respectfully and in honor of his contract. The Cubs didn't want to do that, so it appears to be a mutual split. your just saying that cuz you'll get to see him pitch on a reg basis :evil: Wrong. Games I went to Petco to see an MLB game last year= 0 I'm still a smoker, and Petco doesn't want smokers, so I happily oblige.
  6. BigbadB
    No. Prior didn't want to be with the Cubs anymore. Whether he has legitimate reasons for wanting to leave is unknown, but it really doesn't matter. The Cubs only controlled Prior for 1 more year, and I'm sure Prior would have done his final year respectfully and in honor of his contract. The Cubs didn't want to do that, so it appears to be a mutual split.
  7. BigbadB
    Wow, what a shocker......... Well, not really.
  8. BigbadB
    Who is "he". Sam Fuld?
  9. BigbadB
    Boy did I make that drive a lot. I lived in Champaign for 7 years and made the weekend trip back to Peoria probably 20 times a year. I used to be able to recite every highway 74 exit, in order, from my house to my folks. ](*,)
  10. BigbadB
    I haven't actually been to their site, so pardon my stupidity. But, if these "Insider's" were purposely duping Cub fans visiting the site, wouldn't they also be duping their own fellow fans and tearing down any future credibility among those fellow fans?
  11. BigbadB
    They need to just make all the non WGN games be on FSN. WCIU games aren't available in the MLB EI package, which really bites for us transplants.
  12. BigbadB
    Ugh. I just had a mental picture of Soriano doing his bunny hops before every catch while playing 2b, including grounders and double play flips.
  13. BigbadB
    You're not alone - I see value in Taguchi platooning with Pie against tough lefties as well as being a 5th outfielder/mentor to Fukudome. I'd prefer Taguchi over Angel Pagan, Sam Fuld or Ronny Cedeno. This is your bench as of today if you sign Taguchi. LH- Ward RH- Murton RH- Cedeno RH- Blanco RH- Taguchi UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Japanese Translator that travels with Fukudome and folds his underwear= 100K So Taguchi talking to Fukudome and not folding his underwear= 750K
  14. BigbadB
    You're alone. So very alone. So Taguchi sucks. If you absolutely insist on a platoon partner for Pie, find a better one. Oh I'm talking about Taguchi as a 5th outfielder. A platoon partner for Pie? Absolutely not. RH 5th outfielder= platoon partner for Pie. Book it. Give me Sam Fuld as the 5th OF.
  15. BigbadB
    If the Cubs are going to have Pie play in CF, then just LET HIM PLAY. Every Cub prospect does not need to be babied with platoon partners.
  16. BigbadB
    I was afraid you came in here to say that.
  17. BigbadB
    I really don't understand why that's funny. If you are in rebuild mode, the guys you sell your talent for are guys who can eventually be an impact player at the major league level. As it stands, the Orioles would essentially be trading one of their better players for 3 huge question marks. Matt Murton would be a nice platoon player with Luke Scott, but that's probably all he'll be since Markakis occupies the other corner outfield spot. And since Murton is RH, Scott will likely get more at bats. Gallagher probably slots into their rotation, but this is a guy who was going to be battling with several pitchers in the Cubs organization for a rotation spot. Eric Patterson? He "could" open up in CF, but he's got how much experience playing CF? Not much. Add that in with really no reliable info on how his minor league numbers will translate to the major league level, and I can definitely see why Orioles fans would balk on such a return.
  18. BigbadB
    drum roll please.........
  19. BigbadB
    No.
  20. BigbadB
    Yeah, I've always found that to be rather lame. Prince Fielder's last month in 2007: .333 .478 .733 If Prince Fielder isn't worn out, how can Theriot be worn out late in the season?
  21. BigbadB
    This observation doesn't hold. When you have a lot of range, you're going to have a lot more off-balanced throws, and correspondingly more errors. So you should expect more throwing errors from a wide-ranging SS. The observation should be: a percentage of the balls he will get to will result in errors, but the alternative without the range was a base hit, so you live with the extra couple of errors to get the base-hits-turned-into-outs from the extra range and accurate throws. Well put.
  22. BigbadB
    It was in the Fukudome press conference thread in Transactions. Someone else said that the very same ESPN projected line up had Blanco behind the dish rather than Soto. In other words, I wouldn't put much stock into it.
  23. BigbadB
    If you're going to sign guys to 9 figure deals, you have to go for it. Otherwise it just doesn't make any sense. If Hendry dumps the farm and gets Roberts, Figgins and Blanton, he's definitely going for it.
  24. BigbadB
    I'm trying to figure out if all of these deals are all related to each other. I can't imagine how, because I really don't think the Cubs have enough prospects to get Roberts, Figgins and Blanton. And if they get all of these guys, I hope the next owner is ready to pay out some serious cash to retain all of these guys. You would think that Pie and Soto and possibly even Cedeno would be needed to balance out the escalating big contracts. Any ideas how much talent the Cubs give up for these three guys? 1. Roberts for Gallagher, Murton and Patterson 2. Blanton for Pie and who else? 3. Figgins for ??? This would definitely be using the farm to "go for it", and I'm not opposed to "going for it". In fact, I rather prefer it. But, the farm will be looking rather glib for the next several years, so they better go all the way.
  25. BigbadB
    Angel Pagan. He could beat out Fuld for the job, but I think it'll be a close race and will likely be decided by who has a better ST.
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