Sammy Sofa
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They got a decent prospect; that was about the best that could be hoped for.
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Wait, why did this bother you so much?
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Hey, everyone's right at least once in a while. It's just weird to expect people to not criticize the head of the organization.
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Good point; it's like there's another aspect of the job or anything.
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I remember jokes.
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Hey, it's my fault for just assuming we weren't literally breaking down the minutia of the Cubs actually play off odds right now vs. all 3 making the team as regular starters; I thought it was obvious that hyperbole was in play. My point was just that I don't think it's a stretch to think that the odds aren't very good for the Cubs' outfield to be regularly manned by Almora, Soler and Bryant 2-3 years from now.
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Fine, semantics are all we have going for us right now with the season already over. Plus you factor in Baez and it just terrifies me. Like I said, maybe it's battered Cubs fan syndrome, but I cannot wrap my head around how so many people seem convinced that 3 or all 4 are basically locks to be at least every day starters for the Cubs. That just seems nearly impossible to me.
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I agree that all of what he's saying is ridiculous...that said, I wouldn't go quite that far. Of all three being long term starters for the Cubs? I don't think it's that much of a stretch. Based on their skill-sets, the track records of the guys who picked/signed and are now developing them, and their own overall track records, in this particular case, I think the odds are higher than like 8% or however much lower it is now that we're 2 weeks in. It's 3 different guys of varying ages/timetables and injury histories; I just don't think it's ever going to be a smart idea to reserve the entire outfield for them at any point.
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I agree that all of what he's saying is ridiculous...that said, I wouldn't go quite that far. Of all three being long term starters for the Cubs? I don't think it's that much of a stretch. I'm pretty sure those 3 have a better than 0% chance of becoming starting big league outfielders. I'm Vegas-ing it up, you monster. It's all I have. 75 to 1! I'M RIDIN' IT OUT.
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And we've also seen this Frankenstein monster of a team beat up on several pitchers. Tanaka obviously is the epitome of SSS right now, but damn, he's looked good.
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A lot of pitchers have looked good against the Cubs. This...this is just a terrible, terrible post. Was I wrong? I don't think I'm really stretching to say that the Cubs hitting has not done well. Tanaka may well have been great (I'm only watching gameday) but lets not pretend he's going against murderers row here. Of all of the arguments you could take trying to somehow salve the Cubs not signing him there's probably a dozen ahead of "the Cubs suck so maybe he's not THAT good."
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I agree that all of what he's saying is ridiculous...that said, I wouldn't go quite that far. Of all three being long term starters for the Cubs? I don't think it's that much of a stretch.
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This is terrible logic on multiple levels. The Cubs, with their resources, shouldn't have to be pinching pennies and completely ignoring a guy like Ellsbury when their OF now is barren and because they have several prospects who might pan out over the course of several years. Having a logjam with your projects is a good position to be in; leaving things shitty praying that they pan out and you're fucked if they don't isn't.
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This I don't care about. Doesn't fit in our window and we were never going to out-bid the Yankees. Plus, outfield is not a need. This is a joke, right? The outfield is a nightmare of awfulness. Right now it is, look at our system. And? It's hardly like they have all 3 spots locked down.
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This I don't care about. Doesn't fit in our window and we were never going to out-bid the Yankees. Plus, outfield is not a need. This is a joke, right? The outfield is a nightmare of awfulness.
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He'll get the former but not much of the latter. STRONGLY disagree. The Yankees are never going to wallow in bad baseball for long. They're going to wallow in mediocre baseball for very long. Unlikely.
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Oh yeah, that Ellsbury guy, too.
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Did Theo make the trip? Is he in disguise? Is he a gorilla again?
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He'll get the former but not much of the latter. STRONGLY disagree. The Yankees are never going to wallow in bad baseball for long.
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It's true; few realize the honor of spending time in the middle of a multi-season rebuild. They are fools, I say...FOOLS. The character they won't build...you can't replace that with money and victories.
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I mean, he's a good young pitcher in a barren FA pitching market who would have only cost them money and none of their precious, precious prospects. You totally don't have to go all out for a guy like that.
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Hey, at last they tried to sign Tanaka. That's kinda exciting or something.
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This man. He is wise. [expletive], I can't find it online. I actually walked back into the room to see what the hell was on it sounded so bad.
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Holy [expletive], what was up with the hilarious butt rock all over that commercial for the NHL playoffs? Hockey is the worssssssssssst.
