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  1. mul21
    Everybody who is worried about overpaying for Fielder: what the hell do you expect? It's the nature of the beast. Instead of getting hung up on how many millions per WAR he's going to cost, you have to realize that you need that big bat in the middle of the lineup when the rest of it is so devoid of production. And to think you're going to pay market value per WAR for a guy as good as Fielder is just not realistic and it never has been for top end guys (outside of a hometown discount type situation, a la CJ). If he ends up costing a couple million more than he's worth, who cares? The Cubs are a major market team with smart people in charge who will be able to work around the issue and they have plenty of money anyway. Sign him (obviously within reason) and be done with it. He solves a few problems and makes filling out the rest of the lineup a whole lot easier.
  2. mul21
    Do you read what you write before you hit submit? Ever?
  3. mul21
    Not sure if you're serious or not, but I'll answer since nobody else did. Prednisone is an anti-inflammatory steroid that slightly suppresses your immune system and cortisone works in a similar manner and neither jacks up your testosterone level. The crap Braun is accused of taking is an anabolic steroid, which does jack up the testosterone level, either directly by what's taken or by taking a precursor that turns into testosterone.
  4. mul21
    Micah Owings for 1B.
  5. mul21
    You can't challenge scoring plays anyway. They're automatically reviewed. And that may be the dumbest play in the history of football.
  6. mul21
    Helluva effort. Sack, forced fumble and the recovery by Izzy.
  7. mul21
    I think the Denver D might be getting tired of getting beat on by Barber.
  8. mul21
    Peppers just getting mugged by 2 guys and no call. Nice discipline by the D to contain Tebow there.
  9. mul21
    I'd almost give Gould a shot here with the thin Denver air.
  10. mul21
    Get rid of the [expletive] ball!
  11. mul21
    Truth.
  12. mul21
    That was phenomenal footwork on the TD run. Just a great cut back.
  13. mul21
    If you've heard their GM talk about it at all, he's said that what was offered was the max of their comfort level and even that was a bit of a stretch. There was no reason for them to potentially cripple themselves in the later years of their deal because really, who knows who will get hurt and what prospects won't pan out and they need to go sign FAs. You can't paint yourself into a corner or you end up with a season(s) like the Cubs had last year. Not signing him for that dollar amount was the right move for them in a whole lot of ways.
  14. mul21
    Man, even when he's positive about something he's dropping back door jabs. He must hate life.
  15. mul21
    No they aren't. They're trying to sell tickets and make a short term splash. Why do you think they don't give out NTCs? Have you not been paying attention for the past 14 years? And the contracts are bad. Old/injury prone guys they paid more than anyone else would have. Yeah, those contracts are terrible. Especially the hilarious backload on Reyes' deal.
  16. mul21
    Cubs got -1.1 fWAR out of the Fukudome/Colvin collective suckfest. Replace that with DeJesus, have Soriano's BABIP bounceback, and suddenly I think you've gained about 4 WAR in the OF even before Jackson shows up. Even with that, Prince, and Headley "coming close" to replicating Ramirez, the offense still wouldn't be good enough to sustain a hit from losing Garza from an already below average pitching staff. You're also likely getting a significant bump in WAR from the 4 and 5 rotation spots assuming we can avoid trotting the same crapfest out there 2 out of 5 days like we did last year.
  17. mul21
    What if they're in at 6/$180? That would only leave $40M on the table and by then, who knows what you'll be able to get on a 4/$40M deal. I don't think it's a bad strategy if that's the way they're going. No idea if being the highest paid player by AAV would be something he's interested in, but it's certainly a possibility and worth a shot.
  18. mul21
    You misspelled fortunate Your point of view on this is just dumb. I'd bet $100 you couldn't accurately explain my point of view on this. Just the fact that you're so totally against giving either one of them any kind of contract is dumb. A shorter deal for a higher AAV is the way to go, but I will agree with you that going more than 6 years for either is a bad idea. Your failure to acknowledge the lack of impact bats becoming available in the next year or two (which the Cubs are in desperate need of) is blinding you. If the Cubs don't get one of these two, the rebuild (and potential ceiling for how good the team can be) will take much longer than if there's still a giant hole at first base.
  19. mul21
    You misspelled fortunate Your point of view on this is just dumb.
  20. mul21
    Taking on Hudson's contract should reduce the price for Headley. Let's expand the deal to include Clayton Richard. How about Barney + Colvin + Szcur + pitching prospect for Headley + Richard + Hudson? I think that's really slanted in the Cubs favor. I'd bet it takes almost that much to get Headley without Hudson or Richard involved.
  21. mul21
    Stealth poster.....and everybody likes to pick on SSR! Plus, he has tiny junk.
  22. mul21
    shut up I really do, the Arkansas State guys I know are really bummed about losing him. Who the hell has "Arkansas State guys"? Work contacts in Jonesboro and Brinkley. I'm very big down there. Not according to Tree's sister.....
  23. mul21
    I don't know, but I think more disturbing is the fact that the Red Sox settled a lawsuit with 7 people he started molesting in the '70s! What the hell? It doesn't say when that was settled, but good lord, somebody had to know what was going on before the late '90s when this supposedly happened.
  24. mul21
    If that makes it a less prospect heavy deal and you can dump say, $4-5 million annually by getting rid of Soriano, I'd do that. Was Hudson terrible last year or is it just the always hurt thing that causes hesitation?
  25. mul21
    http://news.yahoo.com/red-sox-clubhouse-chief-accused-90s-abuse-141402490.html;_ylt=Am4LeN_B1Wg9NjuOZv2W0r2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNtbWdtY3VmBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBGUARwa2cDMTE0ODg2ZmMtNTg4ZS0zNmMzLWE3MzQtNjYxMjBjOGQ5M2JjBHBvcwMxMgRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgMwOWU4OGEwMC0xZjY4LTExZTEtYWI4ZC1kYmI1M2NjYWNjYTg-;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3
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