RammyFanny
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So does McLeod officially call the final shots on the draft, or still Wilken (or Theo/Hoyer)? I know it will be a collaborative effort, blah blah blah, but someone's got to have final say.
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Cherington said that the agreement between the teams was that the Red Sox would get "significant" compensation. Differing opinions on the term "significant".
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Ricketts email:
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What team has Jehovah's second son besides the Cubs? Anyway, the number should a sideways eight. Think. To infinity....and beyond! /buzz
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Edit: he goes on to say the Mcleoud (I have no clue how to spell it) is coming too, he just forgot to put him in there.
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As long as his first words aren't "Not one...not two...not three...etc". :yahoo:
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Finally. Funny that it seems like compensation still isn't worked out though, haha.
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I feel like this article might have been out earlier, but I don't think anyone posted this: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/8330592-573/if-theo-epstein-deal-keeps-dragging-on-bud-selig-could-get-involved.html
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I bet Tommy came along and nailed her at first sight. When she was in 8th grade? He's six years older than me so it wasn't technically illegal. He was smooth back in the day too. I'm pretty sure a 19-20 year old banging a 13-14 year old is illegal. Luckily Big Tommy Tom is above the law. He is the law.
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Rosenthal: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Chicago-Cubs-Theo-Epstein-hiring-Boston-Red-Sox-compensation-102011 Maybe I added the "and like it" part, but the rest is true. Unfortunately this mug craps on the parade: http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/red_sox/index.php/2011/10/20/red-sox-say-fundamental-divide-still-exists-with-cubs-on-theo-comp-talks/
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We know, but let's just pretend it's fact since we're in the middle of a consensus euphoria anyways.
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I think the biggest news is the person who posted that levine said baseball money might be 200 million instead of 150. I'll believe it when I see it...but it still didn't even get a single reply?
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The ESPN article says Hoyer's specialty is sabermetrics. Expected, but always nice to hear.
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Lake HR:
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Posted? http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7120801/source-theo-epstein-chicago-cubs-talks-stalemate
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Whether it's Theo as GM with Hoyer/Byrnes as assistant GM, or Theo as President of Baseball Ops with Hoyer/Byrnes as GM, it's still going to be a collective decision. And Theo's still going to be ranked higher in the organization and have the final and main say regardless of which way it plays out.
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Probably some sort of negotiating tactic IMO. Slap Hoyer or Byrnes with the GM tag instead of assistant GM, and call it a day. Makes it clearer that Theo is getting a clear promotion to president which would generally require less compensation then if they think he's just essentially going to be the GM (same position that he already has). Might end up being something like GarPax on steroids.
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The latest from Cafardo. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/10/slim_pickings_f.html dick.
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I'm comfortable with trading Szczur, but I want it with him being a main piece for a good SP this offseason, not a GM.
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Nick Cafardo (Boston Globe). And from a PSD poster (not the slamdunk insider who knows all...but a well respected poster): http://www.prosportsdaily.com/forums/showthread.php?t=659906&page=83
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Regarding Kaplan: The guy's an asshat and anything with his opinion should be completely disregarded. But he's broken a ton of news first in the past...if he's reporting something factually or quoting a source, it's most likely real. Regarding Theo: I'd honestly just hold out. Seriously, what's the worst case scenario? Let Byrnes GM us for a season until Theo comes over next year and makes Byrnes his assistant? That's obviously the extreme, I doubt Boston would hold out that long with all the backlash they would receive.
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Nothing we didn't know already, but it's still nice to look at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/jeff-blair/a-major-league-renaissance-is-unfolding-in-the-nl-central/article2202146/
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Clearly Boston hasn't done their homework on the Cubs system. I would guess Candelario would be someone they would target, though I forget if we can even trade him. Either way, they can screw themselves.
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Kaplan
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Will Carroll guessed a reuniting with Byrnes as assistant.