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  1. BigbadB
    Is Aybar making Marcus Giles expendable at 2b in Atlanta?
  2. BigbadB
    Definitely old for never being above AA ball except for his late season call up last year. But, it does appear as though he has some tremendous pop in his bat. Very good patience as well. I like Barfield a lot more, though.
  3. BigbadB
    Makes sense for Cleveland. Marte is ahead of Kouzmanoff at 3b. They were also discussing the possibility of bringing Belliard back to play 2b. Now they don't have to. I just read the article and noticed the comments about Giles. My guess is San Diego probably already has something in the works to bring in Giles.
  4. BigbadB
    Does this mean they bring Walker or Bellhorn back? Strange move.
  5. BigbadB
    And after watching Hampton implode, it might just have re-assured their position not to offer too many years. I hope I'm wrong. I hope Ramirez is a Cub for many years. I just have no faith that Hendry values Ramirez as much as I do.
  6. BigbadB
    Where are the Yankees at right now? Randy Johnson Mike Mussina (most likely returning) Carl Pavano Jaret Wright Shawn Chacon Chin Meing Wang Philip Hughes You can pretty much pencil in Johnson, Mussina and Wang for rotation spots. Wright is making close to 8m a year to start. Pavano will make somewhere around that as well. If they traded for Freddy Garcia on a Sheffield deal, it's crowded before they ever turn to Matsuzaka, Schmidt or Zito.
  7. BigbadB
    Do the Yankees have any shot at all at Schmidt or Zito? Both are rumored to prefer the left coast. Wheelbarrows full of money tend to sway a person's decision, but I don't see it happening for those two. They'll get a wheelbarrow full of money no matter who they sign with.
  8. BigbadB
    Doesn't the leading contender change once it's determined which teams lost out on Matsuzaka?
  9. BigbadB
    Since there is no hurry on Aramis' part, is it possible that Hendry will need to show Aramis that he is serious about improving the team by signing some big names (not there are many big names to draw from) before he'll re-sign with the Cubs? Just tossing some thoughts out there.
  10. BigbadB
    Hendry doesn't like long term deals. Moreno probably wouldn't blink at throwing a 7 or 8 year deal at him.
  11. BigbadB
    I guess I'm having trouble seeing what the allure is here for Aramis to return. 1) Local media is badmouthing his work ethic. 2) Other DR players treated pretty poorly on their departures. 3) A tremendous regression by the organization since he first came here. 4) New manager and coaches. 5) Hot commodity on the free agent market, where he can pick and choose what team he signs with. As most free agents tend to do, I can see Aramis picking a team that is in a better position to be playoff bound. 6) Potential to go back to being a role player, rather than be counted on as the main producer. Well, if he signs for 15m+, I guess this is quite a stretch. But, Vlady is the main guy in Anaheim. 7) Cubs haven't exactly rolled out the red carpet to him as his days to free agency counted down. 8) Not many quality players to improve the team enough to turn a horrible season in 2006 into a winning season in 2007. If the Angels, Dodgers and Cubs were all offering the same amount, I just don't see enough to inspire someone to pick the Cubs over the other two teams.
  12. BigbadB
    I hope Bradley can stay healthy. I think he can make an impact in the passing game if he was suited up long enough to play a few series of downs. Gage can leave now.
  13. BigbadB
    LaDainian Tomlinson says Hi!
  14. BigbadB
    cough cough (Dodger Staium) cough cough That's a hill top, not a hill side.
  15. BigbadB
    I have absolutely zero confidence Hendry has what it takes to keep Aramis in Chicago. I sure hope I'm wrong.
  16. BigbadB
    So now we've traded Corey Patterson, Sammy Sosa, Brandon Sing, Luis Montanez and Jon Leicester for Jerry Hairston Jr., Mike Fontenot, Carlos Perez, Nate Spears and some guy who would quit before he'd ever consider putting on a Cub uniform. I'd say Baltimore is getting the better end of that deal. [-(
  17. BigbadB
    The Sonny Jackson kind?
  18. BigbadB
    I don't know enough about this topic to really debate it. I'm just not overly fond of the way the current process works.
  19. BigbadB
    I don't know. With an open auction, you wouldn't have the high bid be $30M and the next highest be $10M as abuck described. True. But, you also won't have back and forth bidding that could elevate the bid way beyond 30m. For example, if Boston doesn't want the Yankees to win the bid, they could up the bid everytime the Yankees have the top offer. If nothing else, teams could force other teams to way overpay, which in turn hurts their chances of improving elsewhere. If the Yankees had the top offer of 30m, Boston could bid 31m, Yankees go to 32m, etc.... As successful as a lot of these Japanese players have been, it would seem like a win/win situation for the teams in Japan to have an open auction.
  20. BigbadB
    At least it won't be difficult to review the game tapes and pinpoint the problems. The offensive line looked so bad on pass plays today, I could have sworn Grossman insulted all of their mothers.
  21. BigbadB
    We looked horrible in many aspects of this game.
  22. BigbadB
    Can Mulder be labeled as someone with upside at this stage? I'd probably lean towards "risky".
  23. BigbadB
    They got Ben Zobrist in the Huff trade from Houston. He's not gonna be a star, but probably has more upside than Cedeno. Good defensively. Good patience in the minors. Looks to be a decent hitter for average. I think Tampa would be stupid to consider trading any of their talent for a position player. They need pitching desperately.
  24. BigbadB
    =D> Well played. I don't vote because there's typically no one worth voting for. Most politicians are corrupt before they ever get voted in. If they aren't corrupt then, they will be once they cross the threshold of their new office. And as far as complaining, you better believe I have a right to complain even though I don't vote. I didn't vote the idiot into office. When I look at my choices... a)Vote for idiot #1 b)Vote for idiot #2 c)Don't vote It's actually a pretty easy choice. I can proudly say that I've never helped vote into office a pedophile, a habitual drug user, a thief, a liar, a bribe taker, etc....
  25. BigbadB
    They'd really have a crowded outfield right now if Josh Hamilton never got himself in trouble.
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