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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Which can be conclusively declared 3 games into the season.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah it is. Uh-huh.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Erm. He's just being philosophical, man.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Pretty.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    I'm not saying it's a prelude to a spending spree. Most simply, I'm saying there's no point in risking that Cano won't be an anchor in 8-10 years when you can make a similar gamble on Ellsbury for 5 to 7 and get very similar benefit at a position of greater organizational need. It's not just "Cano's contract is too long", it's "Cano wants a contract that's years longer than even the other elite FA". Right, because he's been more reliable/consistent/however you want to put it. I'm not saying it's Cano or bust, but I really, really, really hope the Cubs aren't Ellsbury or bust between the two. Plus I think Cano is more a twofer in that his signing is more likely to lead to an impact trade as opposed to Ellsbury.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    But we're not talking about them going out and stockpiling contracts a la the Yankees and Angels; we're talking about one guy. Presenting signing Cano is if it would be the prelude to a misguided spending spree is some very selective spin. He's a player that should be very productive for several more years and he frees up the Cubs to trade from a position of strength to upgrade elsewhere.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    I *really* want them to go after Cano. He's a very good player, it's a position of need, he's Latino, and by all accounts a good leader. I know he's likely not going to earn all he makes but good teams do this sort of thing. That said, it's not likely with Baez and Alcantera in the minors. I could go either way. He's a great player and I'd be ecstatic to add a great player (and it's not like there's going to be all these other places to spend money in the coming years), but the contract is going to be absolutely insane and he's,what, 30? Look, they're going to have to bite the bullet and have some guys that are going on the team past when it's going to be ideal to be paying them what they're getting. Cano's been putting up fantastic numbers, he is only 30 and they need a bat like his desperately. Backload the contract to fit it in to whatever limitations might exist now and start taking some real steps to having a team that isn't going to be almost completely relying on the prospects panning out.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Ahhhh, now the payroll rumors/lies make sense...just Ricketts tricking and trapping yet another Boston asset. Very crafty.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view3/4561699/john-cleese-is-disappointed-in-you-o.gif
  10. Sammy Sofa
    http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/excited-adventure-time.gif?w=500&h=280 If this isn't true I think my heart will explode.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    i don't get it. they can't fill half of their stadium and yet their tv deal worth infinity money. While the Cubs are in a position where busted-ass WGN, of all stations, thinks they have them over a barrel. I really, really, really hate the "ONLY THE COBS" nonsense, but...
  12. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    This is basically my feeling on him right now, too. It's not like I'm looking at it like an either/or "he sucks or he's really good" standpoint; there's a lot of room in there as to where he could end up, and a lot of it is a clear disappointment given the expectations both from when he first broke out and, especially, given what the team kinda needs him to be.
  13. Sammy Sofa

    Castro

    Sammy Sofa replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I think there's obviously a really, really good chance that he's better than this past season, but the problem is that this past season was SO bad for such a sustained that there's still tons of room for him to technically be better and still suck or be massive disappointment.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Now if you just quote the quote you ultimately form a black hole.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    I bet they barely enjoy their world series next year knowing they did it the wrong way. http://magpielibrarian.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/stella.gif
  16. Sammy Sofa
    So great. I refuse to believe that the Hunter Thompson on the show wasn't the real Hunter Thompson.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    P&P was great. Only monsters would find it disturbing.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Man, what a cool team.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    In a way cubbyvirus has completely embraced his meatballism.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Or when it's free Big Mac time.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    To be fair, most of the terrible Bulls fans here are also terrible Cubs, Blackhawks and Bears fans, too.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Stupid Rose. They're just basketball sets, it's not like it's something complicated like reading, addition or shoe-tying I didn't mean that kind of stupid Rose, but point taken.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Stupid Rose.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    There's definitely a team that should be embarrassed as the time winds down in a 20-9 4th quarter, and it sure as [expletive] isn't the Knicks. We're running a wildly different offensive system that we don't really have a clue how to execute yet. We will be fine. Well, I wasn't saying it in the sense that they're fucked for the year; just that they played a terrible final quarter.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Yaaaaay.
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