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  1. bukie
    No, it's not like that at all. It's more like asking a group of people what they'd rather have, 1000 dollars or 20.
  2. bukie
    Can you elaborate further for those of us who do not have time to hunt for this wonderful news? The fact that 1.3 years of David Price just got acquired for Austin Jackson and Drew Smyly Ahh, gotcha. Yeah, I'm really enjoying these moves the Cubs are making. I'm curious how difficult it will be for the Cubs to protect all of these prospects this offseason on the 40 man roster. Not difficult, considering they just opened up a couple more spots.
  3. bukie
    I am a fan of trading a light hitting utility infielder and a LOOGY that has trouble getting outs for an actual prospect.
  4. bukie
    seems like an odd take to me Looks like it was such a hot sports take he forgot to finish it.
  5. bukie
    He must have really been in a hurry to get out of Boston. Should've stretched first.
  6. bukie
    That's more than a little sad.
  7. bukie
    And none on hits.
  8. bukie
    The funniest thing about the A's trading Milone for Fuld was that the A's already had Fuld and released him for nothing.
  9. bukie
    Who is a more likely option to be a productive major leaguer over the next 5 years? The 3 time all-star under 25 that is already in the majors, or one of the 2 highly rated prospects that are still in the minors? If you answer the prospects, there's a lack of perspective evident. I don't understand why anyone would be in a hurry to get rid of the young productive major leaguers the Cubs already have. What is the end goal here?
  10. bukie
    I think voting happens before the playoffs.
  11. bukie
    Not a bad deal for St Louis either since Ramsey wasn't going to get much of a chance their with their depth. If Masterson isn't hurt and just has mechanical issues, the Cardinals should be able to diagnose and fix. Sure, if you replace "diagnose and fix" with "inject steroids".
  12. bukie
    If the Rays win today, they'll become just the 4th team in MLB history to go 18 games under .500 and then recover to reach .500 later the same year.
  13. bukie
    If you really think that's true, you severely underestimate Texas's love of football.
  14. bukie
    They interviewed Baker after the game and he mentioned he's available to pitch again today if needed. Hasn't reached his innings limit yet.
  15. bukie
    A bench of Ruggiano, Coghlan and Valbuena would be a decent start for next season.
  16. bukie
    http://www.gifsplosion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/groundhog-day-bill-murray-smashes-alarm-clock.gif
  17. bukie
    And just like that, the Rays are 3.5 games out of a playoff spot after being 18 under .500 earlier in the year.
  18. bukie
    TIL Kane County is 67-36 on the year.
  19. bukie
    My guess is that it still flares up occasionally but not as often. If we win the WS, I'll still think it sometimes but probably won't feel like arguing it (kind of like how Epstein left Boston in a mess, but it's not worth arguing because they did win the WS the one time they made the playoffs). I hope it never comes to this, but I'm more curious what happens if we plateau out at benign mediocrity. What happens if the following plausible scenario happens: 2015: Finish around .500 2016: Contend for playoff spot all year but finish outside the playoffs, something like the 90-72 2012 Rays 2017: Have one of those "every pitcher gets injured" years that good teams have sometimes, finish 84-78, out of playoffs What will the fanbase's mood look like then? Probably "Damn, that sucks, but I'm glad our window isn't closed yet. since we have 7 hitters on the team under 27."
  20. bukie
    And again, hand-waving away all the ways the FO has managed to add value to the franchise as both meaningless and easy understates the job they've actually done. I do suppose, though, if they hit on every successful FA over the past 3 years, the team would be better. Course, the worst case for that scenario puts the team in far worse shape than they are now.
  21. bukie
    Everyone's "floor" is "not being a productive major league player".
  22. bukie
    Has there been any player anyone can think of that had good pedigree, put up minor league and major league struggling stats like Vitters and the light just clicked turning him into a starter or even good player? I know he is what he probably is and hes not necessarily young but he's also not necessarily for sure too old to improve. Is there anybody we can compare Vitters too that can give us any sort of hope. I know if possible its a 1 in 1000 chance of probably happening but still. I dont know why I even care but I guess I used to like Vitters a lot as a prospect around 08 or 09 ? Ryan Ludwick? Dont believe he made his ML debut until he was 29. That was about the only name that came to mind, but his struggles were much more related to injury than being bad at baseball. Jose Bautista was bad at baseball for 6 years until he broke out at age 29.
  23. bukie
    .274/.338/.535/.873 overall, .302/.396/.698/1.094 in the month of June (he was promoted after 6/28) I thought it was somewhere around where Almora was/is. Bunch more power, though.
  24. bukie
    How well was Javy doing in Daytona before he got the promotion to AA?
  25. bukie

    Rizzo

    bukie replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Since 2013: Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder combined: 4.5 fWAR Anthony Rizzo: 4.8 fWAR
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