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  1. Rob
    rob was saying he wished we'd held onto him until closer to the deadline; you seem dissatisfied with the trade for reasons that aren't completely clear. And I stand by it. Bowden was most likely a Cub regardless of the outcome of this trade. I have to imagine the Cubs would have had waiver priority. So the outcome is really a PTBNL for picking up what looks to be almost the entirety of Byrds contract? Unless the PTBNL is some sort of "last year's draft pick" situation, I have to imagine this is just marginally better than letting Byrd play out the contract. With stakes like that, I'd rather roll the die and hope another team needs a CF closer to the deadline. I think the whole AL has wavier priority over the Cubs, or is that just the mid-season waiver deadline? Damn, you're right. I forgot about that archaic rule. The trade is somewhat better with that in mind, though I'm still not gonna say I'm enthused. I guess we'll see who the PTBNL is.
  2. Rob
    Fine. Amended rule: New posters must send me booze so I'm less angry.
  3. Rob
    It's been two [expletive] weeks. I propose a rule whereby new members aren't allowed to post anything until 3 in-season months after they register.
  4. Rob
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  5. Rob
    rob was saying he wished we'd held onto him until closer to the deadline; you seem dissatisfied with the trade for reasons that aren't completely clear. And I stand by it. Bowden was most likely a Cub regardless of the outcome of this trade. I have to imagine the Cubs would have had waiver priority. So the outcome is really a PTBNL for picking up what looks to be almost the entirety of Byrds contract? Unless the PTBNL is some sort of "last year's draft pick" situation, I have to imagine this is just marginally better than letting Byrd play out the contract. With stakes like that, I'd rather roll the die and hope another team needs a CF closer to the deadline.
  6. Rob
    I will never understand sentiment like this. Why the [expletive] is he a "bum?" He was signed to a very team-friendly deal, always seemed like a good guy and unfortunately it looks like injury and age might have caught up to him, yet we've got meatballs like this acting like they got rid of some kind of horrible burden on the team. It's nothing really personal, he's just a bad baseball player now. Since when? He was awesome right after he got back from the beaning. It wasn't until later in the season that he wore down... which wasn't surprising, considering that the doctors hadn't let him do any conditioning for weeks after the injury. He's off to a slow start in 13 games. That's not nearly the same as being a bad baseball player. He's still the same average to slightly above-average player he always was.
  7. Rob
    Edes is saying it's Bowden, a PTBNL, and the Cubs are covering most of Byrds salary. If that's it, I'd just as soon have held on til closer to the deadline.
  8. Rob
    As the poster child for the "free agency-averse posters" I'd be thrilled to sign BJ Upton. He's exactly the sort of player I want to have the money available for.
  9. Rob
    How much longer does Geo get? Midseason at least. Theyll probably want value if possible so theyll probzbly give him time. I could see the Rays making a fair offer soonish. Their situation behind the plate is a mess.
  10. Rob
    MAYBE WE CAN TRADE HIM FOR WADE DAVIS
  11. Rob
    Silva didn't impress me all that much at 2B last year, but most of the problems appeared to be mechanical in nature... exactly the sort of stuff you'd expect from somebody learning a new position. His hands were good and the range and arm seemed fine, if not terribly impressive.
  12. Rob
    About that... I'm no scout, but my impression from the game last night was that Kyler's time to the plate was pretty slow. There wasn't much deception in the delivery either. He was impressive... but he's being developed like a starter, not a pen arm.
  13. Rob
    Cut out of work a tad early today so I can make it to Peoria's opener on time. I'm excited.
  14. Rob
    I'm kinda surprised one of these hasn't popped up yet. How else are we supposed to humblebrag? Yahoo! 12 team head to head league. Auction format, $226 budget. Players can be kept at their previous year salary +$5 Hitting: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, Util. Categories are R, HR, RBI, SB, and AVG. Pitching: SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, P. Maximum of 7 starts per week. Categories are W, SO, SV, ERA, and WHIP. [This is year two of my league: I was keeping Gordon, Bautista, Jennings, Price, Sanchez, and Trout, I also had a bit more than the normal budget due to a couple offseason trades] C - Brian McCann ($15) 1B - Albert Pujols ($50) 2B - Jose Altuve ($1) 3B - Evan Longoria ($39) SS - Dee Gordon ($5) LF - Matt Holliday ($32) CF - Desmond Jennings ($5) RF - Jose Bautista ($26) Util - BJ Upton ($14) SP - David Price ($20) SP - Mat Latos ($14) SP - Max Scherzer ($7) SP - Anibal Sanchez ($5) RP - Huston Street ($1) P - Kenley Jansen ($1) BN - Chris Sale ($1) BN - Jhoulys Chacin ($1) BN - Ted Lilly ($1) BN - J.D. Martinez ($1) BN - Mike Trout ($6) I think my pitching is a little on the weak side, but it should be competitive. And I friggin love my offense, even if I do have a few too many steals.
  15. Rob
    Matt Bush is in trouble again.
  16. Rob
    I really don't see Volstad as having 2 potential. He's never even cracked 7 K/9. A groundballing innings eater 3? Maybe. But to be a 2 requires occasional dominance.
  17. Rob
    Rotoworld says Sveum called Samardzija a "near lock" for the rotation. It was probably posted on the last page, but I'm too lazy to check.
  18. Rob
    What wants to hear the Marlins new theme song?
  19. Rob
    Brett Jackson with a 3 run jack.
  20. Rob
    BearClaw was pretty clear that we aren't allowed to talk about cutting guys like Rohan, because they're ALL prospects and we don't know what's going to happen.
  21. Rob
    I think Sveum is the real deal. While the bench coach in Milwaukee he showed a willingness to do some pretty risky things when the numbers backed them up (like applying the pull shift to right handed batters). Theo and Hoyer have experience with him from when he worked for the Red Sox. He's not a placeholder.
  22. Rob
    Junior Lake starts to get some reps at 3B and surprises everyone by how good his defense looks there... Jae Hoon Ha's plate discipline doesn't improve, but he continues to keep the strikeouts down while playing excellent defense. And this is the year the power develops. Vogelbach swipes 6+ bags.
  23. Rob
    I knew the G spot was a myth.
  24. Rob
    That's an extraordinarily bold prediction. If you really mean "all-time" he'd have to strike out 1174 times this year to tie the record. (Incidentally, he's struck out exactly 587 times during his five years with the Cubs, which is exactly half of 1174) If you mean single season... (the record is 223, by the way) During his Cubs career, Soriano has struck out 21.8% of the time. At that pace, he'd have to have come to the plate 1030 times to break the record. At last year's accelerated pace of 22.4%, he'd only need 1007 plate appearances.
  25. Rob
    His battle with Charon for his very soul has left him angry and fearless.
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