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  1. BigbadB
    If you are responding to me, I think you read my post wrong.
  2. BigbadB
    And his WHIP has gotten worse each year he's been in the bigs. Hence my reason for stating that San Fran doesn't have much outside of their starting 3 of Cain, Lincecum and Zito. And Zito. I have the perfect response to that. ](*,)
  3. BigbadB
    How well does Nathan hit?
  4. BigbadB
    Yeah, and while we're being stuck with him for one last year, can someone help him find the power he somehow lost?
  5. BigbadB
    And his WHIP has gotten worse each year he's been in the bigs. Hence my reason for stating that San Fran doesn't have much outside of their starting 3 of Cain, Lincecum and Zito.
  6. BigbadB
    Good call. But, you could knock some sense into him. I have just the baseball bat I can loan you. :D
  7. BigbadB
    I have a few suggestions on what the Yankees can do.
  8. BigbadB
    They are talking about the life of all the contracts that were signed prior to the start of the 2007 season. Soriano Aramis Lilly Marquis Floyd Zambrano Piniella DeRosa Ward Not sure if I'm forgetting anybody. Add them all up and it's over 400m. Why is it a big deal? I don't know. The Yankees spend half that every season, and most of the big contracts stretch out over many years.
  9. BigbadB
    If we could get Church I'd be happy, if we can also get Renteria, I would be very happy. This would definitely be a fairly cheap upgrade of the offense. I would probably keep Jones for the first half of the 2008 season, unless a team really, really wanted him, which I don't see as being realistic. Maybe this offseason, Perry and Jones can help him find the power swing he somehow lost. It will be a contract year for him. Another season like this one, and he'll find himself unemployed. A good first half might improve his trade value a bit. Pie could probably use some time in AAA again, after sitting on his butt most of the 2007 season.
  10. BigbadB
    I've always wondered what I would do if I went to a baseball game between two teams that I didn't care about. In this case, I would probably go and just pretend that it's the world series. It's still major league baseball. While it isn't Cubs baseball, it gives you more time to check out a different stadium, eat different foods, stand in more lines for beer, and not have to worry about whether you are missing part of the game or not. I would definitely go.
  11. BigbadB
    It is my hope that a good SS is brought in so that Theriot no longer has to be used as an everyday player.
  12. BigbadB
    I wonder what our team would have been like had they signed Carlos Lee instead of Soriano. I know it would have made for a fearsome 3-4-5, but say you put Lee in our lineup, and insert Theriot at leadoff all year how much difference would it have made? I think the likelihood of Izturis staying on the Cubs all year increases if you didn't have Soriano leading off.
  13. BigbadB
    and what better tutelage than to have the actual mariano helping him? I think if the price were right, i'd bite. Coming over to a "weaker" NL could help him out. What price were you thinking? He's been making more than 10 million a year for the last umpteen years. If the Cubs have 10m to spend this offseason, I'd much rather see it spent improving SS or RF.
  14. BigbadB
    And to this day, there is incompetence all over the league. We see it in our very own favorite organization. It was stupid for Texas to spend all that money on ARod. I won't argue with you there. They didn't have the components to compete. There aren't many teams that are in a position to: 1. Afford to pay ARod what he's worth. 2. Have the components to surround him with talent for the next several years. 3. The desire to spend that kind of money on a single ballplayer.
  15. BigbadB
    I agree. I think ARod is as good as gone. But, I don't see any team coughing up 10/300. All a team has to do is see what 10/250 did to Texas, and that was during ARod's prime years. I could see a deal stretching to 10 years, and maybe something in the vicinity of 17-20m per, but I'm thinking ARod may not require the per year money to be of as much importance as the length of the deal and where that deal leads him. If I'm right in my thinking, ARod puts comfort and winning a championship ahead of dollar amount at this point. But, I very well could be wrong.
  16. BigbadB
    And would St. Louis find a way to cough up money for ARod?
  17. BigbadB
    Boras still wants 30 mill???? does this not tarnish the value a little bit? I was thinking of offering 18 at the most. It's all just posturing, IMO. If ARod wants the big money, he will stay in New York and sign an extension that will give him that big money. If he hates New York enough, and wants to play for a winner, he knows he'll have to settle for less to do so. Maybe a team like Anaheim would throw that kind of money at ARod, but I doubt it.
  18. BigbadB
    Not only did they take a step back, but they are extremely old as well. Vizquel is 40. Durham is 35 Klesko is 36 Roberts is 35 Molina is 32 Winn is 33 Feliz is 32 Aurilia is 35 Sweeney is 37 Not one position player is in his 20's. And, they play in a division that features Arizona, Colorado, LAD and SD, all teams with either an equal front 3 rotation or young talented players who will be with their respective teams for years to come. If ARod went to San Francisco, it wouldn't be because he wants to win a championship. It would be because of the money offered.
  19. BigbadB
    Add Zito and they could easily have one of the top rotations in the game. Pitching is very important. Add Arod, and they aren't as far as people think. They don't have much else offensively, but they will probably have the most money to spend. We will see if Arod runs for the money again, like he did when he went to Texas. You want me to add him again? I have him as part of the front 3. As far as ARod running for the money, I don't see it happening. What would be the point? He has to know that the 25m a year he originally signed for is what hampered him in Texas. He can stay in NY for another 3 years if it's all about the money. At this point, he should not care about the money and be more focused on playing on a fun team in a fun town that has a chance to win. In other words, he's done the highest paid player in baseball thing and it hasn't brought him any championship rings. If I was him, I'd take a modest but respectable payday from a team that would allow me to play the position I want to play and not rip me apart in the press day in and day out and the team gave me enjoyment, while still having an opportunity to win a championship ring. Chicago is ARod's kind of town.
  20. BigbadB
    It seems like there was something prior to the Magglio ordeal that pushed the White Sox over the edge.
  21. BigbadB
    The Giants have the money to spend, but I don't see A-Rod going to a team that will most likely be in last place for the next umpteen years. Outside of a nice front 3 of Cain, Lincecum and Zito, they have NOTHING.
  22. BigbadB
    Ok, I will then. Arizona is better than us (can't speak for Colorado) 1) They won the regular season against us. 2) They had more wins than us in a better division. 3) They beat us handily in the NLDS. Say what you want about how we have better talent and we were too tight in the playoffs -- yada, yada..... ...until the Cubs prove otherwise, Arizona is better than us. (one only needs to look at the difference in plate approach to see that). Don't forget that Arizona did this without Randy Johnson, Orlando Hudson and Chad Tracy. Justin Upton is only going to get better. Chris Young and Stephen Drew are going to get better. Colorado now has pitching to go with a great offense. And they haven't brought up all their talent yet. Be very afraid of young teams with that kind of talent.
  23. BigbadB
    Because there aren't any SS's available that fit your description.
  24. BigbadB
    Yeah. I'm still pissed at Aram for this, considering we finished a couple of games out of first in the division standings. Oh, wait......
  25. BigbadB
    :scratch:
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