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  1. Rob
    Yeah. It's nice to be important, but IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE NICE.
  2. Rob
    Real world interpretation: The Cubs and Angels were working on a possible Marmol for Haren swap. Before getting too involved in the particulars the Cubs approached Marmol to see if he might be willing to waive his NTC. Later, the deal fell apart at some point during negotiating money and extra pieces, with medical concerns also being a possible hurdle. Internet interpretation: The Cubs and Angels agreed to a Marmol for Haren straight up deal. Marmol waived his NTC and everything. Then the Cubs backed out for no good reason and the Angels hate Theo now. Yeah, the internet interpretation should have more exclamation points, grammar errors, and misspellings - but I just can't bring myself to do it.
  3. Rob
    It's entirely possible Marmol wasn't the only thing going out on our side. I trust the front office.
  4. Rob
    I didn't particularly want Haren due to his salary, but including Marmol would offset basically all of my concerns. I'm hoping this one goes through.
  5. Rob
    I like the churn on the back end of our 40 man. It's minor stuff, but little moves like this are worth making.
  6. Rob
    I don't know that I really want the Cubs to acquire a Dan Haren or Josh Johnson type. Yeah, we have money to burn... but the best case scenario for something like this ends up with us picking up most of their contracts and getting maaaaybe a B+ level prospect and a couple interesting C+ guys. I have to wonder if there aren't better uses for that sort of investment. I'm sure $10 mil spread around could make a real dent in the cost of buying the sort of tech necessary to say - monitor pitchers mechanics and arm strength over the course of the season. Or spending it on upgrading minor league facilities. Or maybe hire a team of nutritionists to follow Vogelbach around all offseason or something.
  7. Rob
    Yeah, shame it was his last start of the year though. All in all, he struck out more than a batter an inning and (more importantly) got the walks down to just a bit better than league average. He's looking like a potential #2 for next year. Maybe better, if you discount the poor month he had this year while trying to learn to throw a curve.
  8. Rob
    At the chiefs game tonight. Soler's RBI single in the first was a chopper over the 3B head. The SB was easy. Okay jump. Shocking acceleration though.
  9. Rob
    Backloading is good. That is a little bit of an oversimplification. Backloading is not inherently good or bad. My personal preference would be to minimize backloaded contracts on a rebuilding team, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is a bad thing. Either way, it really should not be much of a factor here. No, backloading is good.
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  11. Rob
    Living in Decatur, this doubles my drive to see a ballgame. I'm not happy.
  12. Rob
    Cedeno has an 11% walk rate this season, with a .280/.366/.432 line in 136 PA. I say we trade Castro for him.
  13. Rob
    Rob agrees. I don't get it. Does that mean I like him too much, or not enough? I liked Ronny Cedeno. I also like Castro (though granted, I preferred Lake due to the power potential when they were at the same level and nobody knew much of anything about either). http://northsidebaseball.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=53784&p=2278239&hilit=castro+cedeno#p2278239 You know what? I'm okay with that one. Three years ago I made a post comparing a 19 year old SS to another SS with low walks, some pop potential, okay speed, and plus defensive tools he couldn't harness. Castro's hit tool is obviously much better, and has allowed him to keep his strikeout rate low despite the approach issues. There wasn't much of a sample of Castro at the higher level to point at and hope he'd outpace Cedeno on that, though. Why on earth did you remember that though?
  14. Rob
    Rob agrees. I don't get it. Does that mean I like him too much, or not enough? I liked Ronny Cedeno. I also like Castro (though granted, I preferred Lake due to the power potential when they were at the same level and nobody knew much of anything about either).
  15. Rob
    Lumafia is the karmic balance we receive as a result of little lord fontenot invading the minor league forum with his particular brand of aggressive and prolific ignorance. He is the hero we need.
  16. Rob
    Gotta be Junior Lake.
  17. Rob
    I'm starting to think Theo has a type.
  18. Rob
    I still subscribe to the notion that there are two kinds of pitchers - those who have had tommy john surgery, and those who haven't had tommy john surgery... yet.
  19. Rob
    His brain Benjamin Buttoned itself to the point he can't turn the computer on anymore.
  20. Rob
    Maybe it's time to get the Braves to throw a few cartons of thick onion gravy Dempster's way.
  21. Rob
    Actually, we know what the "hold up" is. I hear that down south they don't serve nacho cheese with breadsticks.
  22. Rob
    What's Cesar Izturis up to?
  23. Rob
    He just seems so relaxed because of the bottle of bourbon he used to down the pills.
  24. Rob
    I was absolutely livid when the Cubs drafted Barney. Of course, a few years later when they decided to start him at 2B instead of DeWitt and Baker, I was one of those who did not freak out. I'm generously giving myself the benefit of the doubt and calling it even.
  25. Rob
    Quick! What's Brandon Webb doing?
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