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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Wait, they banned him for having another account? Why is that a bannable thing?
  2. Sammy Sofa
    You would rather have had us win 77 games next year instead of 74 thereby picking 12th instead of a protected top 10 pick in 2015, and not signing two of those international prospects? I'm all for redistributing cash to the farm system when we know we won't compete. I'd prefer the Cubs could afford something which should be a piddling expense for a team like this instead of trading off a reasonably valuable player effectively for cash. Plus you can know you won't compete all the damn time if you put a middling team on the field. The Cuba have a budget just like everyone else. When they overspend like crazy in IFA signings, they have to shift money around. Saving a few mil on Dejesus and letting him go isnt going to change the trajectory of the organization and nor was he expected to be a part of it. We are probably gonna get a decent return like Pineyro The Cubs shouldn't have to worry about these things given the money the pull in. It's more than a tad ominous how relatively limited they are financially. That's all I'm saying. It's not the end of the world, but it sucks that so many things have lined up to work against their favor in terms of really maximizing how popular the team is.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    Yes, teeth truly are being gnashed and garments rended all over the place.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    With his farts, maybe. GET IT, BECAUSE HE'S ENORMOUS AND HIS FARTS ARE POWERFUL.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Well dejesus isnt a 12 win player. I doubt the FO is looking at 2014 as a year where they expect to win over 85 or so games. They're probably looking at 2014 as a nice step to average before hoping to take the leap into contention in 2015. That's looking like it could be a pretty huge leap.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    NOBODY IS SAYING DAVID DEJSUS IS SINGLEHANDEDLY GOING TO MAKE THE TEAM GOOD.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Really interesting that he likes Baez's SS defense to wind up better than Castro's. And his comment that Bryant, Baez, Soler and Vogelbach have 40 HR power. Ie Rizzo and Castro better get their crap together. Or else what? It's not like you couldn't fit Bryant, Baez and Soler onto the team when they're ready if Castro and Rizzo are still there. I'm leaving out Vogelbach because he's a fatty fatty fat fat and the NL sucks. I still think Bryant/Soler end up on the OF corners. I'm pretty sure he's saying Vogelbach is the threat to Rizzo. That said, if you'd consider Abreu as a 1B option, you'd have to say Vogelbach would be too. I'd be willing to give Abreu a shot because of the outlier chance he's a God-bat. Vogelbach isn't that guy.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    You would rather have had us win 77 games next year instead of 74 thereby picking 12th instead of a protected top 10 pick in 2015, and not signing two of those international prospects? I'm all for redistributing cash to the farm system when we know we won't compete. I'd prefer the Cubs could afford something which should be a piddling expense for a team like this instead of trading off a reasonably valuable player effectively for cash. Plus you can know you won't compete all the damn time if you put a middling team on the field.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Sweet plan, bra.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    *SIIIIIGH* Pinchin' pennies.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Really interesting that he likes Baez's SS defense to wind up better than Castro's. And his comment that Bryant, Baez, Soler and Vogelbach have 40 HR power. Ie Rizzo and Castro better get their crap together. Or else what? It's not like you couldn't fit Bryant, Baez and Soler onto the team when they're ready if Castro and Rizzo are still there. I'm leaving out Vogelbach because he's a fatty fatty fat fat and the NL sucks.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Holy [expletive] [expletive].
  13. Sammy Sofa
    redflash?
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Mr. Bernadina? Mr. Roger Bernadina? Well done.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, this is worrisome in terms of going into 2014. I don't think it moves the needle much on 2014 even in a worst case scenario. DeJesus has value, but he's a 1.5-2 win player. I'm with Kyle in that I think this is a vote of confidence in Lake. If he even approximates his performance thus far (yeah, far from a guarantee), it replaces most or all of DeJesus' WAR contribution. Sweeney is a wild card here, too. If the Cubs decide to bring him back, I think he's a good bet to provide some value. And there's always the chance of moves being made that we're not anticipating. Nobody was saying DeJesus was some kind of make or break player for 2014, but the general consensus was that the Cubs would (or even should) hold onto him as part of the larger idea that they might make an effort to field a team in 2014 that had a shot at competing. That said, his money could go to getting someone like Choo or Ellsbury, which seems infinitely preferable to counting on someone like Lake, so it could still be cool. Or hey, maybe they trade for Stanton and put him in LF.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    I rest my case.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, this is worrisome in terms of going into 2014.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    You are amused by the oddest things.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Whut th-.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    We've barely seen a consistently good Cutler in a Bears uniform. Calm down with all of this "great" nonsense.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    No, he just has to be consistently good.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Just about any QB can be a SB winning QB. Yes. Dilfer did. But on this team, Cutler has to be Pro Bowl level. Interesting, considering the defense on this team was the best in the NFL last year. Didn't realize losing gimpy Brian Urlacher made this a team that had to rely completely on its offense/QB to get anywhere. Third in points. But the Bears were going nowhere in the playoffs if they had made it even with a better line if Cutler is not significantly better. The player who plays the single most important position in all of team sports has to be great unless you are on the 1985 Bears or 2000 Ravens. Nah, they can be good.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    How long have you been on this board? Long enough to enjoy it when you venture off on one of your little...things.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Why?
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Oh, OK; you're just saying things.
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