C.C.

We'll take what we can get! Anything is a improvement.

A few horse tranquilizers and a conversion van? LOL!!! Funniest post I've read all day!!

Hire a new GM?

Maybe post industrial revolution, not sure about all history though. Y2K slinks off and sits in a corner, disappointed in itself. Dewey joins them for a cup of coffee.

So wait, now the deal is dead? Thank god I wasted about 4000 refreshes in this stupid thread!

It took 103 pages, but it finally beat you down...

It's seems it's getting "Closer"

This could be the longest nontransaction in the transactions thread EVER!

They jumped the gun two months ago.

Just wanted to check and see if the trade is still a week away from getting done.

Or the week after that...

I wonder how many times "the deal is close" has been posted in this thread?

No. No it has not been the one glaring need. Leadoff hitter is not a position, it's just a spot in the order that any of the 8 position players can fill. This team's most glaring need for a very long time has been walks, and players who are both willing and capable of taking them. A little more generally, they've lacked OBP. And to the extent that a new hitter can significantly improve the OBP by replacing somebody who is already here, that player would have considerable value to the Cubs. You're right, a big need for this ball club is OBP, and you're dead wrong if you think one of the other 8 guys on the team can fill this role. I think you need to take a step back to a few years ago, year 2003..... We took off once we got Kenny Lofton, and all he did for us was get on base, steal bases and play solid defense. I believe Roberts is the same type of player, considering his OBP was .377 last year. He is what will spark this team, it also allows us to move Soriano down, where he needs to be. He is clearly not a leadoff hitter. I know now you're going to come back at me with DeRosa's OBP, which is also very good at .371. I guess, for the less of another argument here, we can say thats even. The one thing, which I dont understand why even is saying does not matter is stolen bases. The guy had freaking 50 last year, good lord! We havent had that many stolen bases since Pierre, and he didnt even get on base. Stolen bases are huge, that will lead to more runs, more runners in scoring position. Roberts would be a huge asset to this team. I am also very confident that DeRosa can still play SS, just as good, if not better than Theriot. DeRosa came up as a SS, and he still has a spectacular glove, his range worries me a little, but I believe lots of work in the offseason will make him a solid SS. This trade makes the Cubs an even more potent offensive team. I hate to say this, but ask them White Sox how they won their World Series. They won it with OBP, stolen bases, and timely hitting, and great pitching. Our pitching is strong and will only get stronger, Roberts is a player that will make us stronger offensively. With him, well score more runs, hell score a butt load of runs, and our 3-5 hitters will drive in significantly more runs. They won because of solid pitching and a crap load of home runs. Their team OBP was .322. That's not all that great.

Ugh. Just say no to Burnett. If we're going to get an arm, let's go after Blanton. No way. I'd take Burnett over Blanton and it's not even close. I'd rather role the dice on Burnett then get Blanton. He'll fill the heathly anxiety void we missed last year.

6th straight year! Bring it on.

I'm hearing this deal still might still have a chance of happening. That's all I got.

Let's see: Towel jokes Vagina jones Injury reports West Coast softy Doesn't want to be a Cub Swearing and senseless bickering Yep, it's another Mark Prior thread!

What do you have against prositutes? They're too expensive? :lol:

So it's basically the same info we've been reading the past couple of days.

Good riddance!

What exactly is a natural utility man? http://www.vincekeenan.com/uploaded_images/harrington-725920.jpg

Not a chance. If they are now just getting to review the clubs financial records, it cannot happen in two days and most of baseball is out for the holidays. First Zell would need to select who he wants to sell to and I think he has bigger fish to fry revamping the executive level of Tribune. Then it needs to be approved by the ownership committee. THEN, it goes to the owners who would have to meet and approve the deal. That doesn't happen in two days. Who the heck is O's Insider anyhow? Sounds like a blog which means don't believe it. This reply is absolutely hilarious. I love it. How did I miss this? Classic!!!!!!

Yes, we have established who Oriole "insider" Belkast really is. http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/bal/fan_forum/oriolesbird.jsp Funny! It's no Rickroll'd, but still funny.

Anything, anything?

Speaking of Choi is he out of baseball now? Looks like he hasn't played since 2005.