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  1. BigbadB
    I've seen a lot of great players in my day look like fools at the plate once that shadow crosses home plate.
  2. BigbadB
    No one ever said anything about selling the farm to get Lawton. We certainly didn't sell the farm to get Aramis or Randall Simon from Pitt. Why would Lawton cost us the farm? Pittsburgh will want something good in return. Fair enough.
  3. BigbadB
    So, one at bat where the shadows obviously affect the vision of the hitter is enough for you to determine that Murton folds under pressure?
  4. BigbadB
    Oh my. :shock:
  5. BigbadB
    And you've seen Murton play how many times? To me, he looks like a doubles machine, DOES have good speed and has great control of the strike zone. But, I'm basing my opinion more on stats since I haven't actually seen him play other than his short stint with the Cubs.
  6. BigbadB
    Why would a guy with tremendous OBP against right handed pitching, has speed and can lead off be the LAST thing we need. Look at Lawton's OBP and OPS against right handed pitching and tell me he's not a significant upgrade to Hollandsworth. Lawton has a 100 point advantage over Hollandsworth in OPS. Also, it puts Hollandsworth on the bench where he has been much more effective. While I'd rather see Dunn out there in LF, I wouldn't consider Lawton the LAST thing we need.
  7. BigbadB
    Did you see where the shadows were when he lost his "excellent grasp of the strike zone"? They were directly in front of him. If you've watched enough baseball games at Wrigley, you know that when the shadows cross home plate, it gets very tough on ANY hitter. I don't think it's very fair to say he loses it under pressure, considering the circumstances.
  8. BigbadB
    I wouldn't be too happy if they don't make any deals. If the price is too high for Dunn, Soriano, Manny, Huff or anyone else, see what it will take to get Lawton. Lawton's OBP would be a nice fit at the top of the order. But, if this team expects to go anywhere with Hollandsworth getting the bulk of playing time in left field, I'll be very disappointed if they did nothing and finished short of a wild card.
  9. BigbadB
    He certainly doesn't appear to have many smarts. It makes you wonder how a guy like that ever got a front office job in the first place. They don't have what it takes to win. They could piece out what they have and build a strong team a year or two down the road. Felipe Lopez, Wily Mo Pena and Edwin Encarnacion are good building blocks. The types of guys they could get for Dunn, Kearns and Griffey or Casey could help them build on that.
  10. BigbadB
    If we can pull a Pujols out of our system, I'll quit worrying about it. That's a pretty big score, IMHO. But, it's only one player. And I don't think the Cardinals really knew what they were getting when they signed him. I think it is important to develop from within. However, I don't think it's the be all, end all. If prospects like Bobby Hill and Matt Bruback can be included in a deal that nets Aramis Ramirez, I call it a major "SCORE". If Hee Seop Choi can be the centerpiece in the deal that lands Derrek Lee, "SCORE". If Brendan Harris and Justin Jones can net Nomar, "SCORE". While we don't currently have an everyday starter from the system, we have 3 guys listed above that we acquired in trade for guys from our system. How many of the Cardinals starting rotation came from their farm system? Matt Morris? The Cubs have Wood, Prior, Zambrano, Hill, Maddux and Mitre. In the pen, we have more guys who are from the farm. I think it's more important to develop pitching from the farm than position players. Both would be nice, but for some reason, pitching seems to be what the Cubs organization is better at developing.
  11. BigbadB
    How many of the Cardinals starting 8 came through their system? Pujols.
  12. BigbadB
    Why don't we just trade Dusty for Tracy and call it good?
  13. BigbadB
    I unlocked this thread for about 10 seconds when 1908 wasn't looking. :^o :D
  14. BigbadB
    Good point. Other names have been getting tossed around (Moyer, Millwood, etc..), but there really hasn't been much happening. A lot of those deals may end up being after the deadline waiver deals.
  15. BigbadB
    Miguel Olivo for minor leaguer Daniel Mateo. Padres have traded for 2 catchers in the last 2 days. Ross and Olivo. Weird. Source is Matt Vasgersian, TV voice of the Padres during the game.
  16. BigbadB
    Feel free to add to the discussion in the Soriano thread that is already open. I'm locking this one up.
  17. BigbadB
    I kind of don't understand why San Diego would trade Giles. They already traded Nevin, lost Hernandez to surgery and have Peavy, Williams, Lawrence, Eaton, Astacio and Park for the rotation. They need offense, not pitching.
  18. BigbadB
    not on topic for this thread but I like it when a new thread is created when something changes....personally wading through the drivel of 22 pages of posts to find an update makes this site alot less friendly. seriously, we could have traded for dunn and I wouldn't know cause its a pain in the a^$ to page through 26 pages of people arguing over irrelevant stuff. And we can certainly understand your preference. However, nothing has happened. How many different threads should we have open about the same discussion when there is nothing new to report?
  19. BigbadB
    She was in LA with Leno yesterday. But......
  20. BigbadB
    If the Cubs don't score this inning, it will go down as one of the ugliest innings I have seen this season. And there have been plenty of bad ones. Why on Earth was Lee stealing 3rd with no one out and Aramis up?
  21. BigbadB
    If it makes anyone feel any better about the Yanks getting Embree, he gave up 2 runs while only facing two guys in his first stint as a Yankee.
  22. BigbadB
    Winn is definitely headed somewhere. Jeremy Reed was a late scratch as well due to a recent concussion, which puts Willie Bloomquist in center for the Mariners today. :shock:
  23. BigbadB
    Please post any new news unless it is a confirmed trade in the appropriate threads. I'm locking this one up.
  24. BigbadB
    In my mind, it's not a question of will they or won't they, but rather a question of who it will be. With all the speculation taking place, it's probably a safe bet to assume the Cubs will get one of: Dunn Kearns Huff Floyd Soriano Mench Manny Lawton But, Hendry isn't exactly predictable.
  25. BigbadB
    If the Reds are currently shopping Dunn, Kearns, Griffey, Casey and already traded Randa, aren't they basically conceding the division for the next 5 years anyway? Whether the Reds want to reconcile with it or not, they need to rebuild that team from the ground up. The problem is, I think their front office may thing that by hanging on to Dunn, Kearns, Griffey, etc., they have a shot at contending in the next couple of seasons. Of course, they do not. Milwaukee is currently a year or two ahead of them. Houston is probably going to slip a bit. St. Louis always finds a way to be competitive and the Cubs have money to spend, good talent and a strong farm system. If I were the Reds, I'd be doing what Tampa Bay is doing and what Pittsburgh did. Stock up on the kids. Cincy's current starting rotation isn't going to take them anywhere. Their offense is one of the best in baseball, and where has it gotten them?
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