Sammy Sofa
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You're being obtuse exactly as I pointed out in the post you quoted. -
Oh, Tim.
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Well, what you said was, "The Cubs have the resources going forward to "strategically" take on big name contracts that likely will be significantly overpaid in the final years of their deals." I interpreted that to mean, they should. Yes, when it's players like Fielder or Pujols available who so obviously fill the needs of the team, they should (and Fielder being all but a lock to even put the Cubs in that scenario is hardly a sure thing). What you "interpreted" is the made-up idea was that I was somehow suggesting they "fix" their bad signings of the last several years with big FA signings. How you possibly think I'm suggesting that when all of those bad contracts except one are gone after next season and don't require such inexplicable "fixing" is beyond me. It's like you go out of your way to be willfully obtuse to start really stupid arguments.
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2000 or so years ago there was another young man with a lot of doubters, too.
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No, but when Hanie's awfulness manifested itself so quickly I had a good fallback.
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The Bears.
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No, big name FA signings have to put a team over the top (or at least over .500) in year one or it is all for naught.
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i take pleasure knowing your team lost Yeah, but they won the previous 6, so it's cool. 5 unless you are talking about another team. Eh, 5, 6, it was a swell run.
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i take pleasure knowing your team lost Yeah, but they won the previous 6, so it's cool.
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Yes, my solution is to only make big FA signings that will likely be significantly overpaid in their final years.
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Haw-haw!
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That was an awesome hit by Tillman.
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That's something.
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This is one of the weirder over-dramatic statements you've ever made. They allowed 7 scoring drives did they not? Kudos to them for keeping them out of the end zone until now, but how could you not call this a bad defensive performance overall? It wasn't a good job, but it wasn't "horrible." If Jay plays, the D is on the field less and we win by 15 at least. Considering the circumstances with Hanie turning the ball over and not staying on the field, they did alright. Right. 7 scoring drives allowed isn't good, but allowing only 18 points out of the first 6 (until, what, 4 minutes left in the 4th?) is more than enough to win. Whoa, what was that?
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Yeah, man, held them to 18 whole points until this drive.
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Defense has nothing left.
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Yes, due to repeated bad signings. The Cubs have the resources going forward to "strategically" take on big name contracts that likely will be significantly overpaid in the final years of their deals. Signing Prince or Fielder aren't bad or misguided signings off the bat like, say, Soriano. The Cubs can easily spend big on them to get their productive years and take the hit of when they slip (or if they slip in Fielder's case). There's a difference between spending poorly and spending on an impact player who won't cost significantly too much over value until later in their deal.
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[expletive], nice kick.
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Signing either of those guys isn't going to put the Cubs at the Marlins' level.
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I want to thank sulley for giving us the new sulley for a few days to make this even more delicious.
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The refs.
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On the upside: LL, you cool as [expletive].
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What a monstrously hideous throw.
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Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.
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I'm so terrified every time he lets go of the ball.
