Sammy Sofa
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That's not a scenario relegated only towards the 2012 season. This is a subjective hypothetical that you're inexplicably trying to narrow to an absurd degree. -
Well, Pujols is. Fielder, as good as he is, isn't really all that rare a player. Right. Fielder is being way overhyped. Guys as good as him are available most years. Pujols is definitely a rare case. Rare in terms of the cost too (I think it's safe to assume). Who are these guys who are as good as him and when are they going to be available? And do they play 1b? I'm certainly not suggesting that Fielder is an elite player that the Cubs absolutely cannot pass up on, but who fits the Cubs biggest need next year or the year after that? And what are the chances that they will still be available at that time? He's going to cost and he's probably going to cost more than he's worth over the life of his contract. But, that's the price one has to pay for not developing those true talents from within and having to sign them away from other teams. This is nothing new. Right. Fielder isn't as rare as Pujols, but he also likely isn't as common as dave thinks, and given how well he fits the Cubs' needs and the resources they have it's foolish for them to act like they have a strict budget crunch.
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Well, Pujols is. Fielder, as good as he is, isn't really all that rare a player. It's rare enough that a player even of Fielder's caliber becomes available for nothing but money. Add onto that the Yankees, Phillies and Red Sox aren't involved in the bidding, and it solves the team's most glaring positional need when there isn't a single viable option existing within the system, and it's easily an opportunity that almost never comes along. Agreed.
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Well, Pujols is. Fielder, as good as he is, isn't really all that rare a player.
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What does the Red Sox under Theo tell you about accountability?
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By why would they wait to "build in a different way?" Signing someone like Pujols or Fielder doesn't prevent them from improving the team down the line, be it through trade, the draft or FA.
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Why would he need more time to realize the Cubs have gaping holes both at 1B and in the middle of their order?
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Well said, TT.
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dave, should the Cubs ever sign someone like Fielder?
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How the [expletive] are you coming to that conclusion? Just because he wisely doesn't want the Cubs to hold off spending until they start developing better players internally like davearm2 wants them to do doesn't mean he only wants the quick fix. Everyone with a functioning brain wants them to improve the farm system AND utilize their tremendous financial resources, so I have no idea why you're acting like that's only "your side of the argument." Because I am more focused on the long term moves that make us stronger in 2014 and beyond as opposed to more competitive in 2012, and still stronger in 2013-2014. But maybe not as strong in 2012, with a bit more long term focus in mind. This makes no sense; they don't have to pick one or the other. Trying to compete in 2012 doesn't negate being able to spend, trade or develop players for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and so on and so on and so on.
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How the [expletive] are you coming to that conclusion? Just because he wisely doesn't want the Cubs to hold off spending until they start developing better players internally like davearm2 wants them to do doesn't mean he only wants the quick fix. Everyone with a functioning brain wants them to improve the farm system AND utilize their tremendous financial resources, so I have no idea why you're acting like that's only "your side of the argument."
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He's probably too much of a coward to do the right thing. I'm frankly surprised he hasn't done it already. And I'll be even more surprised if he doesn't do it before he goes to prison. Thanks to that judge, he's got at least a few months of freedom left. Based on the numbers it doesn't seem most pedophiles are too keen on, er, offing themselves just because they've been caught.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-1119-wood-cubs-chicago--20111119,0,2694823.story It's gotta be Tripoli's. MOTHER [expletive]. Right down the street from me. I walked right in front of it this afternoon. If they were in there then...[expletive].
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Keep denying you're not Kaplan.
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You're still missing the point; it's not just what is said by Theo and Sandberg. It's also what they actually put into practice. Theo uses platitudes and meatball catchphrases but then actually runs a baseball team intelligently. Sandberg uses them and then actually does what he says.
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He gets more crap for actually doing it.
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STOP BEING AFRAID OF THE CUBS SPENDING MONEY.
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Like I said, I trust our management team. Things have just shaken out differently than most have expected. How so? I really thought Sandberg, Francona, Bobby V and Martinez would get jobs before Ventura, Matheny and Sveum. So things have shaken out differently than YOU expected, not for "most" here.
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Like I said, I trust our management team. Things have just shaken out differently than most have expected. How so?
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Uh, I think we should defer to erik on this one. He's seen a few episodes of Oz.
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This Kaplan in disguise guy sure loves his facts.
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C.C. knows weird, people.
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His porn is awful.
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It has yet to be explained.
