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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    That is awesome on so many levels. Mocking Tebow, social media, prayer in sports... Take your pick.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    While I understand your point, I think that there are two places where I disagree: 1) I think the Cubs can compete as soon as 2012, depending on the available resources and being able to make a few key moves. This means that the remaining peak years will be extremely valuable to making this happen. As we've seen twice from St Louis, all you have to do is make the playoffs - anything can happen from there. 2) While Pujols will inevitably start to decline during this contract, he's starting from a peak as one of the 5-10 best hitters of all time. Even declining production from Albert will still be very good until near the end of the contract. I do agree with both points and I won't be upset if they do sign him, but my preference would simply be that they don't. I agree that the Cubs can compete in 2012, but I also believe at some point they have to make decisions that are either best for today or best for the long term. While those decisions are not always mutually exclusive, they definitely can be. I truly think Epstein's comments thus far indicate an unwillingness to overspend on a player toward the end of his prime, so I would consider Fielder a much more realistic possibility.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    I may be in the minority, but I don't want Pujols. He will be 32 years old next season and likely only has 2-3 more peak years left. 2-3 years is also a pretty good estimate for when the Cubs will begin to see improvement in their organization as a result of dedicating resources to drafting, scouting, and player development. It just doesn't make sense to me to spend a ton of money on a guy who will be on the decline by the time the team is built to contend consistently.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    I just keep telling myself that 3 or 4 years down the road the Cubs will have a completely restocked organization and financial resources that St. Louis can never match. Enjoy it while you can Cardinals.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Yeah, that was odd. If I hadn't seen the game, I would think that Carpenter staying in was what won the game for the Cardinals.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    I hate that Walmart commercial. Can anyone explain the point of layaway? If someone doesn't have enough money to buy something, why don't they just wait until they do and then go buy it?
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    But, but, this "good" world series worthy team. Clutch.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    I will be amazed if Carpenter survives the season next year.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm with you. I heard an Epstein interview where he talked about the key to free agency is to build a deep enough system where your team goes into free agency in a position of strength. He said mistakes are made when a team is desperate to fill a position and signs a player simply because he is the best available, although he may not fit their ideal description. To me, that is CJ Wilson.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    Nice how Carpenter gets a generous outside corner.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    What the hell ump? He had no intention of swinging at any pitch and you're going to let a run walk home on a pitch right on the outside corner?
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    On the bright side... Assuming that Carpenter starts tomorrow, that is another game of wear and tear on his 36 year old arm. He has pitched an insane number of innings this year and I think we will see the impact next season.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Now this is gonna ruin my whole weekend when the Cardinals win tomorrow.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    Come on...
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Ball 4... Strike 1.
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    Or the gunshots.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    What the hell is going on?
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Don't worry. Mark Lowe (who???) will save the day.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Definitely.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    If I have to see the Cardinals celebrate on the field, I'm probably going to throw up.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Thank you Mario, but our princess is in another castle.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    Not a chance.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Did he really? Yep. Wow. That is terrible.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    Did he really?
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    What the hell is going on? Pujols is going to win this with a home run isn't he?
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