Ding Dong Johnson

I'd try for both. Drew at 3/37.5, Soriano at 3/46.5. Sign 1 pitcher, trade for another.

The Hawks are all over The Citadel. Woo hoo! OK, so it's The Citadel and it's the 1st half and we're only up 11 with 8 minutes left.

As much as I wish both teams could lose... After watching my team get spanked by both squads, I have deduced that Ohio State will win this game.

Joe has a face for radio and a voice for print.

How much larger than $300K? Was it 350 or 2.5M?

Agreed. 4 would be stretching it for me.

Good stuff.

Hanley was better overall. Uggla has a good argument for 2nd.

I say give him a bench role. He did a respectable job in his audition last year -- a helluva lot better than almost every one of bench guys, Nevin the lone exception.

i dont think the cubs or anyone else will be paying the bidding fee plus his contract for a utility player. Utility player? Check again.

Vernon Wells is no lock for a 900 OPS. He's done that twice in 5 seasons (I'm counting the 899 from 2006). I think it's been pointed out numerous times that his BABIP was inflated this past season which makes it more likely we'll see the RH version of Jacque Jones if we were to get him. In other words, the 04 & 05 Vernon Wells.

Yes, although I can't seem to find the article right now. Edit: Link

Keith's crotch has to hurt with all of that sitting on the fence.

but they don't risk losing the bid if they don't act quickly. big corporations don't do things quickly. The more involved in a decision usually means the closer it will be until the final deadline before anyone says anything.

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Reserved for when he misses out on all the non-cub FAs. It is funny that he's suddenly getting some love even though the 2007 team is identical to the 2006 version so far. Yeah, but minus Pierre. But c'mon, you gotta give him some credit. So far he couldnt be doing much better.....so far. I agree the Wood and Ramirez deals were very good moves, I just find it a little funny. Yeah, I think we should save the praise til we have a $100 million caliber team with our 100 million dollars I'm waiting for the 3/30 Darrin Erstad deal and the 3/33 Miguel Batista signing.

He once got traded for Wade Boggs and a side of rice pilaf.

I would go with CSN. But then again, I'm in Missouri and don't get to watch it. Anyone else feel like this is the best win of the season? Now, yes. I previously thought the Seattle game earlier in the season was their biggest statement. Spanking the Giants on the road is HUGE, with or without Strahan, Pettigout, and Madison.

Reserved for when he misses out on all the non-cub FAs. It is funny that he's suddenly getting some love even though the 2007 team is identical to the 2006 version so far. Yeah, but minus Pierre. But c'mon, you gotta give him some credit. So far he couldnt be doing much better.....so far. I agree the Wood and Ramirez deals were very good moves, I just find it a little funny.

An average JD Drew season is better than Vernon Wells at his very best.

No one is saying otherwise, are they? No, but you and others are acting very condescending about this. Even with Ramirez signed, it might still be best to consider rebuilding if we don't land at least a couple of the premier guys on the market. I thought it was a bit premature to assume that Ramirez hadn't signed and wouldn't sign. Yes, there was one report on FoxSports.com. But it was far from definitive and there was no word from either Kinzer or the Cubs on the subject. Without waiting until Sunday to find out if anything got done at midnight the night before, the assumption was made that not only did the Cubs not resign Ramirez before he hit the open market, but that there was no chance of him returning even after he did. This is faithless, overreactionary stuff. And those that participated in it, like predicting a Cubs loss in a game thread when it turns out they won, deserve a little razzing. If you think I and others are being condescending, I invite you to read some of the remarks I get when I post something positive about the Cubs that is supported by facts and that some people on this board disagree with. This is razzing, Tim, but if you think it is inappropriate, so be it. Rotoworld and ESPN.com were also reporting it, that's really not an assumption. I think the reaction was based on what seemed at the time to be solid information. The list is actually quite lengthy.

I'd be happy with 2 quality SPs and a big bat. I'd wet myself over 2 of each.

Reserved for when he misses out on all the non-cub FAs. It is funny that he's suddenly getting some love even though the 2007 team is identical to the 2006 version so far.

Never thought I'd see that happen again. Wow.

That's one way to tell, but probably the most obvious is the tag. Authentic: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/249916/ARamirez2.jpg Replica: http://i14.ebayimg.com/04/i/06/f3/c2/a6_1.JPG There are still a lot of "authentic" replicas that do not have the red border around the blue numbers. There's nothing wrong with them -- just cheaper versions of the originals.