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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Quick turnaround doesn't necessarily mean winning the world series.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Agreed. I've enjoyed him on the radio so far.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    dew is dispensing wisdom like it's going out of style. Listen to him.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Older player, small sample size, numerous back-related DL stints. Likely (hopefully) pass.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Why are you talking about this like it even has a shred of possibil-...oh. Right.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    That's obvious.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    I agree with some of that, but the "infrastructure" thing still doesn't make any sense. If the Dominican Republic can have kids playing baseball then so can those countries.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    You doubt that China, India and Brazil have the necessary "infrastructure?" What the hell? Please explain.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    So has he surpassed Braun's seemingly insurmountable level of douchiness? Oh, God, no. Braun will always have the slight edge by playing in the Cubs' division.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    It's a [expletive] joy watching this kid play baseball.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Yup, that headline is completely accurate.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    It's really only ironic if it's coming from homophobic athletes.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Presumably, hopefully, the guys who participated in the video are the kind of players who wouldn't have a problem with a gay player. We need more people like that in sports so that the fear of being exposed is one that eventually goes away. I mean, you said it yourself, professional sports are one of the least welcoming places for gay people, so isn't a good thing when you have professional athletes doing something like this? Unless you can argue that the guys in the video are running around the locker room screaming "I hope no [expletive] faggots are in here because I'll [expletive] them up!!!" then it seems like a step in the right direction for a part of society that's still very much in the closet. I mean, I don't understand your beef here. So you DON'T want them doing things like this?
  14. Sammy Sofa
    If Riggleman is to believed, it wasn't necessarily an ultimatum to extend his contract; he's saying it was an ultimatum to at least discuss picking up his contract after this season, and the FO refused to even do that.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    .262/.354/.458 career for a catcher (even including his "bad" 2009 and 2011 so far). In other words, not lousy. Given that the position is a weak around baseball, I would think that he would fetch a decent return. He's 100% expendable in my book provided we get decent return. Jesus [expletive] Christ. "100% expendable?" Congratulations, you've just created a whole at catcher to go with the one in the starting rotation, RF, 1B, 2B and 3B. Anything else we want to add on there? If the Royals offered you Moustakas, Hosmer and Montgomery for Soto, you wouldn't do it? I'm NOT saying that they would offer that but I am saying that unless your answer to that question is "No" then Soto should be considered available. Unless you put him out there and negotiate you'll never know. This team is going NOWHERE and any assets should at least be considered. That's a pointless hypothetical since nobody is offering a deal like that. The team is going "nowhere" this season, but can easily be right back in it next season with a good offseason. Blowing up the team sets them up to be bad for years.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    .262/.354/.458 career for a catcher (even including his "bad" 2009 and 2011 so far). In other words, not lousy. Given that the position is a weak around baseball, I would think that he would fetch a decent return. He's 100% expendable in my book provided we get decent return. Jesus [expletive] Christ. "100% expendable?" Congratulations, you've just created a hole at catcher to go with the one in the starting rotation, RF, 1B, 2B and 3B. Anything else we want to add on there?
  17. Sammy Sofa
    This might happen. Then they're even more stupid than we feared.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    No, but they have a ton of money coming off the books next year and can fill holes via FA. If you can get something for Rammy right now, go for it. Or if someone is dumb enough to eat most of Soriano's contract, do it in a heartbeat. Re-stock the farm and sign who you need. Trading players with expiring contracts isn't the same as "blowing a team up." "Blwoing a team up" means you're moving guys like Marmol and Zambrano and Soto as well. And nobody is taking Soriano unless the Cubs pick up most of the tab. Then I was not clear as to what I wanted. I'm open to trading anyone on the team, save for Castro, and if you trade Soto, Garza, or Marmol you'd better get a haul in return. Anyone else on the team can be had for a fair price. But that's setting the team back even further. Why would they spend money on big FA after creating gaping holes in addition to the ones they already have to deal with by moving the likes of Garza, Soto or Marmol?
  19. Sammy Sofa
    No, but they have a ton of money coming off the books next year and can fill holes via FA. If you can get something for Rammy right now, go for it. Or if someone is dumb enough to eat most of Soriano's contract, do it in a heartbeat. Re-stock the farm and sign who you need. Trading players with expiring contracts isn't the same as "blowing a team up." "Blwoing a team up" means you're moving guys like Marmol and Zambrano and Soto as well. And nobody is taking Soriano unless the Cubs pick up most of the tab.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    "Blowing a team up" is typically resigning yourself to several years of being a really, really bad team. The Cubs don't have to do that.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    What does that have to do with the Dunn signing? There's absolutely no evidence that he passed on Dunn based on anything to do with his downturn so far. It appears he couldn't do it due to money restrictions and Prince/Pujols (and at the time, maybe, A-Gon) looming on the horizon. Not signing Dunn seems to be the very epitome of "good" timing/luck for Hendry.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Quade has already demonstrated a willingness to play just about anyone at 1B, irrespective of experience. Baker (30.1 inning ML, 3 G MiL experience prior to 2011), Colvin (no prior experience) and LeMahieu (no prior experience) have already combined to field 92.0 innings at 1B. I don't think the prospect of lacking a legitimate option at the position will dissuade them from dealing Pena. Long term, I agree that they need to address 1B. Short term, it appears Quade will plug in anyone with a glove. No, I mean "remotely close" in terms of actually being any good (outside of Baker against lefties). That's why I can see the Cubs not moving him if the return isn't that good since as bad as the team is I think they're terrified of projecting the image that they've completely given up.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Because Pena hasn't been consistent, and his good years haven't been elite(2007 excepted). There's just not much separating him from several other shorter-term options available to fill 1B in the offseason. If I can trade Carlos Pena in July and still potentially bring him back, aces for me, I like the guy. But if I can add value to the organization by trading him and still get Pena's value elsewhere for next year, then why not trade him? I think the key is adding value to the organization. If nobody is offering anything beyond middling prospects I can see the Cubs holding on to him since they don't have anyone else even remotely close to take over 1B for the rest of the season. That said, I think Pena can net more than that. Because if you can replace him easily for 2012, but apply the savings of not paying him to signing overslots from the draft, why not do it? If trading Pena and having a different Pena next year means that I can sign Maples & crew, then it's a big win. Hey, I don't have a problem trading Pena, but I can see why the Cubs wouldn't do it.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    If they want Baker, more power to them. Reed Johnson might be a good target as well. However, we might consider offering Marlon Byrd as well. Actually, Baker is someone they might want to hold on to given the question marks about both 2B and 3B next year.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Because Pena hasn't been consistent, and his good years haven't been elite(2007 excepted). There's just not much separating him from several other shorter-term options available to fill 1B in the offseason. If I can trade Carlos Pena in July and still potentially bring him back, aces for me, I like the guy. But if I can add value to the organization by trading him and still get Pena's value elsewhere for next year, then why not trade him? I think the key is adding value to the organization. If nobody is offering anything beyond middling prospects I can see the Cubs holding on to him since they don't have anyone else even remotely close to take over 1B for the rest of the season. That said, I think Pena can net more than that.
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