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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Eat many balls.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    i can't imagine that would work. he's guaranteed $2m if the cubs buy him out, so that would be the equivalent of signing a 2 year, $18 million free agent deal after a buyout. that would be a terrible deal for him coming off what seems to be a strong year where he's outproducing the average 3B pretty badly. Then up it if necessary. I'm just spitballing. If he's the obvious best option for the next 2 seasons then pay him for another 2-3 years.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    What FA options at 3B will be out there after the 2012 season? If it looks pretty desolate I'd rather try and sign him for something like 2 years /$20 million total.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I'm really not set on the Cubs trading Aramis if it means they can sign him back for, say, an affordable 2-year-contract. If him staying makes that more likely, eh, so be it, because they'll [expletive] need him next year.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    if this is the case then he should have gotten rid of Hendry last year. that would really make no sense to let him be the gm this year and then tie his hands when effectively screwing yourself for next year. While I'm not a big fan of Ricketts and I dont think he is a very savy team owner, I doubt that he would be so short sighted. I really think that it comes down to the fact that the guys we want to trade no one really wants because they havent been playing well, carry enormous contracts, and perceived baggage. What "enormous contracts?" Why do some people talk about this team like it's riddled with Soriano-esque contracts, yet only Soriano has a Soriano-esque contract?
  6. Sammy Sofa
    The list that kicked this off is really, really horrible. I'm going to pick on the Soriano point because nobody else has and because he had another point where he specified that the mistake was overpaying, yet with Soriano he said the mistake was simply signing him. I think that's wrong. Soriano is a very, very flawed player and not worth what he got, but if the Cubs had signed him for something like 5 years/$75 million I wouldn't have had a problem with it. He wasn't the 40/40 guy the Cubs stupidly thought they were paying for, but Soriano was a huge part of 2007 and 2008 (yes, even with the injuries). Overpaying and giving him 8 years were the bad moves. Just signing him isn't so easily dismissed.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    no, and i don't think the Garza trade was a bad move, just not one i'd go out of my way to champion We don't have to "champion" it; we're only recognizing good moves, and short of Garza becoming useless and one or more of the prospects becoming good it's already a good move because the Cubs were dealing from positions of strength.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    I could see them going with Gillick with the idea that his assistant would be someone young who could be "mentored" by him and take over when he retires. I could see Gillick being the one in charge of overhauling thought and whatnot, retiring after 2-3 years and then his successor taking over to lead the Cubs long term. That's true, though I don't think that would be their first choice.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Everyone wants a pitcher like Garza, too. The Cubs were fortunate enough to have a prospect that valuable at a position of strength. Those are the kind of moves/gambles that teams should take when they can. Does it always work out? No, but neither do prospects, even the top 50-kind (wherefore art thou, Bobby Hill?). Do you think the Red Sox trading Hanley Ramirez for Josh Beckett was a bad move (yes, I know more players were involved)?
  10. Sammy Sofa
    No, it would be like trading $100 bucks for $1000 bucks and then through smart investments the $100 became $1000 for someone else.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    I actually agree with AceCubbie on this. I really think the Ricketts are going to want to go with someone younger than Gillick to run the Cubs' FO.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    can you really make that determination before knowing what Hak-Ju Lee becomes? Sure. If Garza has an excellent career with the Cubs that isn't negated if Lee pans out to be a very good (or better) everyday player.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    As a good one, obviously. Yes, there's the chance that Garza tanks and one or two of the prospects goes on to be very useful...but I doubt it (that both things happen). Trading for a young pitcher with Garza's ability that you have under control beyond the immediate season is a good, smart move for the future.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Are you including Garza with the DeRosa trade? Because the Garza trade definitely deserves its own mention.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    quade's performance? he was given a mediocre roster that suffered a lot of injuries, so they turned into a downright bad team. granted, quade has managed those bad players poorly, but i really hope they weren't pinning this poor year on mike quade. the guy just doesn't matter that much. Yeah, I really don't care if Quade came back for his final year, but if him getting the boot means that Hendry would be gone, well, then it's bye-bye Mike.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, I know he's still 5 years away, but I really like that pick. That long? What's his age? He turned 20 earlier this year.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    To be useful next year, Baker wouldn't have to be an everyday starter. He'd just have to be the right handed side of a platoon at either 2nd or 3rd (isn't Flaherty a lefty?). That's his best role and one he could thrive in. Also, I'm not sold that Baker would garner that much interest in trade. A team with a pressing need for right handed power might overpay, but it was just a couple of years ago that we got Baker for Al Albuqerque, a nice reliever now but a lightly regarded prospect at the time. Baker's done more since the Cubs acquired him, but he's still the same basic player he was then - a power bat against lefties, bad against righties and a couple years older. Right, WSR is again vastly overrating a Cubs player when it comes to what they're likely get in return for a trade. Obviously, if there's a good offer out there, go for it, but Baker has relatively limited use that arguably is more valuable for the Cubs next year than shipping him off. Re-signing Aramis is a big if, and just assuming that it'll get done is foolish.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Yeah, I know he's still 5 years away, but I really like that pick.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    I think there's a happy medium. Guys like Brennamen and Harrelson have a tendency to excessively whine and complain, almost even bash other teams. There could be a little bit of rose colored glasses here, but Len doesn't really go there. When I think "homer" I think of someone who calls the game based more on a rooting interested than what is actually going on. Of course there should be a slight bias, but not to the extent that some guys call a game. Why not? Their intended audience are fans of the team they work for. Because I want to hear a legitimate broadcast, not a cheer-leading squad. Guys like Harrelson and Brennaman, Harrelson being the absolute extreme can ruin an entire broadcast, even if you are on their side. Hawk and Brennaman are hacks and have plenty of examples of being "cheerleaders," but I'm still baffled as to why you're complaining when that happens when their team wins in walk-off fashion. It would be one thing if you were showing a clip of him calling a Reds home run like that yet they were still down by God knows how many runs and had no chance to win, but come on...complaining that they're being too excited or "homers" over a walk-off win is [expletive] ridiculous.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Is it? It's still up in the air as to how 2B and 3B will play out for the Cubs next year, and Baker could play a big part in either.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    I think there's a happy medium. Guys like Brennamen and Harrelson have a tendency to excessively whine and complain, almost even bash other teams. There could be a little bit of rose colored glasses here, but Len doesn't really go there. When I think "homer" I think of someone who calls the game based more on a rooting interested than what is actually going on. Of course there should be a slight bias, but not to the extent that some guys call a game. Why not? Their intended audience are fans of the team they work for.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    This. I can't stand Brennaman but I loved the way he called that home run. Right. It just strikes me as bizarre to be mad when a hometown announcer gets excited over his team having a walk-off win. Sure, it was pretty a pretty hacky call, but Aramis Fan seems pissed that he's excited over it, period.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Why would you want hometown announcers to be neutral? They SHOULD be homers.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Aramis Fan is easily disgusted.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    I'm really pulling for you, Soul. You seem trapped in a really weird, depressing perception of how the Cubs should be run, and one day you'll be free of that.
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