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So, should NSBB be sending Ricketts some flowers tomorrow?
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Wooooo
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I doubt it happens, but it would be great to wake up with Heather Graham in my bed tomorrow. Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really really, great.
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Oh man, that would just kill TT. I hope it's not true for his sake. I'm gonna guess Starling Peralta and Dallas Beeler.
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this explains much
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All You Need Is Smiles
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Somebody should troll Kaplan and tell him that Epstein is like one-sixteenth Cherokee.
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The man deserves his own thread. He's a fantastic addition to the staff and represents a vast improvement over Jim Hendry. I'll be interested to see what (if anything) we gave up. Can't believe how quickly and quietly negotiations with San Diego have apparently gone.
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I propose that all of NSBB forgive Kaplan's first instance of overt racism after this deal comes to pass, in honor of his shockingly excellent reporting so far.
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What the [expletive] are you talking about Baseball. Life. Love. What are you talking about?
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Given the precedent for this stuff, I'd have expected us to spend more getting Hoyer than Epstein. As is, we may give up almost nothing for Hoyer and a bit too much for Epstein. I guarantee Bud is keeping his eyes on this stuff and trying to set a real precedent.
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Die in a fire. It occurs to me that in a hypothetical situation where Jim Hendry wanted to come back in some sort of scouting capacity, I would be happy to have him around.
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Somebody take this over to SoSH. I want to see them explain how Theo's not getting a promotion.
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Canzler is exactly one month older than Rohan.
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he can't still be alive, can he? Bret Hart works slowly and methodically, but The Hart Foundation will be all his.
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Someone (?) tweeted him the same question: jimcallisBA Jim Callis Closer to middle of pack than bottom three. @jdfisch: @pgammo said #cubs have a bottom three farm system. That cant be possibly true is it? not me ... i don't tweet. well you better start it is the wave of the future I have zero followers. I just use twitter to yell at sportswriters, and ask them questions they'll never respond to. It's basically a tool for shouting at the moon. That's stupid. I ask dumb questions I think will get answered. Not because I want the answer, but because it makes me twitter famous.
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This thread epitomizes all that is wrong with NSBB these days. Actually, it's all that is right and lots of the posters that made it awesome years ago are coming out of the woodwork. No doubt. I much prefer goofy NSBB to angry and bitter NSBB.
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How does Coco Crisp not make the SWAG team? http://www.fangraphs.com/not/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/coco-crisp.jpg http://www.fangraphs.com/not/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/coco-2.jpg
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He spent his entire GM career with the Padres, so he hasnt really had the chance to prove what he can do with any kind of payroll flexibility. For the record, I'm not criticizing. I'm saying I legitimately don't know. The only FA signings I can think of offhand are O-Dawg and Aaron Harang. I'd have to look closer before coming to any sort of an opinion. And you're right, just by virtue of it being San Diego changes the equation considerably.
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Theo's weakness has undoubtedly been FA signings, so it might not be the worst idea in the world to bring in a GM. But I don't know whether that's a particularly strong attribute for Hoyer.
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Whaddya know, Lake not only went deep to opposite field and swiped a bag today, but also took a walk.
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Thank you for not only taking the time to come in and express your opinion, but also for doing it in such a well thought out manner. I almost hate to tell you that one of the central tenets of your argument is incomplete. You admit that the Cubs have at least some degree of leverage purely from a PR standpoint (you may even ascribe more leverage to that angle than I do). You admit that the Cubs have some leverage simply because there are other options. But you have completely omitted the single most important piece of leverage the Cubs have. Money. More precisely, the Red Sox are on the hook for somewhere in the realm of $6,500,000 if this deal falls through, due to the nature of his Theo's contract and the conclusion bonus. Yeah, the Red Sox can afford to eat that, but try thinking of it another way. That's what, 3-5 excellent superslots in the draft? More? The Cubs are basically already offering the equivalent of about 1/3 ~ 1/4 of your draft budget next year. You could bring Theo back, but you'd lose far more than most I've seen at SoSH are willing to admit.
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On a side note, I should have definitely waited until after the AFL and Instructs to do my list. With the AFL he's having, Lake may end up back in my top 5 again. Because I'm friggin nuts.
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Has anything substantive been said, or is it the same [expletive] we've been hearing for the past 72 hours? Same old [expletive], mostly. Kaplan is a moron and said nothing of note. Goldstein is still convinced the Red Sox have most of the leverage, but he seems to think it'll come down to something like McNutt + Dolis. He likes Wellington Castillo and thinks the Red Sox should be asking about him, but he hasn't heard they've asked.
