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  1. Sammy Sofa
    And what about Dusty? Eh, he probably would have been gone regardless.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    In the bigger picture it always makes me wonder how the Cubs would have approached the 2006-2007 offseason. Yeah, that 2006 team REALLY sucked, so I'm not sure how much of an effect a fully healthy Lee coming off of that 2005 season would have had on the rest of the lineup (they were just 4 wins under their miserable pythag), but who knows? Maybe they would have ended up close enough to .500 that it wouldn't have prompted the spending spree. Then things get really crazy...
  3. Sammy Sofa
    So it's two transactions available before the ASB and then one WC transaction at the ASB, correct?
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Mateo's looking pretty good, and despite his monstrous starts Russell seems like he can be useful out of the pen.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Alright, I'm just getting home. I haven't checked any scores...lay it on me.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Hendry stated on air with Len & Bob that Cashner was likely going to miss "significant time."
  7. Sammy Sofa
    So there's probably not too much concern over him "cooling off" too drastically over the course of the season if he's used against LH pitchers. Yeah, we're not going to see too many monster games like the one against the Brewers (and his early stats are obviously inflated higher than his career norms because of it), but I'm not sure what you're worried about with him. He is what he is.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Just take two seconds to look at Baker's career numbers vs. lefties.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    it's the astros, they're terrible and don't have a legitimate #1 starter. no game against them is "essentially a forfeit." Yes, I agree; JeffH is always wrong.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    And Quade will probably go to Shark first tomorrow just to [expletive] things up even more.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Total overkill, but whatever.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    I wonder what sign Quade was giving. Probably something really stupid.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    God, I hate Quade so much. This stupid [expletive] game should be over.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Use Marshall next inning, you ghoulish walking nightmare.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    His in-game management is sadly typical.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    I am so [expletive] furious at Quade right now. This was such an easily avoidable situation that seemingly everyone in the world except for him would have handled.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Christ, I thought it was the bottom of the 8th and that there were 2 outs. Great.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Ask the meatball you're quoting in your sig.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Quade is a [expletive] moron.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Phew.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    Nobody was already up in the bullpen? Swell.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    But I've also repeatedly stated I don't think he's going to get 8 years, especially not from the Cubs. Yes, *I* would give him 8 years if it was the sticking point and both Gonzalez and Pujols weren't available. I'm not propping myself up as the perfect GM, so that could very well be a mistake, but ultimately I wouldn't be losing sleep over it. Yeah, I agree Prince has been inconsistent in the last 4 years, but I'd be willing to take the chance given his age and the "prime years" he's entering out of the hopes he'd settle in the middle of those 1.000+ OPS highs and .870-ish lows.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    that is pretty much the same rationalization they used to sign soriano to a bad contract. i'd like to see them overpay for an albert pujols, not for a prince fielder. So would I, as I've made very clear time and time again. And dropping bringing up Soriano like that refutes what I've been saying...how? We're talking about two very different players here. It's not like Soriano automatically invalidates any other big contract they'd give out. I'm obviously not the type to advocate signing a player like Soriano just because he's there.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Obviously I'm talking about this with the idea that Pujols isn't available, as I have made clear several times already. I'd also prefer Gonzalez over Fielder, but I really don't see the Red Sox letting him get away, which is why I hadn't brought him up. That said, I hope I'm wrong and I hope the Cubs are front and center to snatch him up if Pujols isn't out there. I appreciate your opinions, but I really don't think signing a 28-year-old Fielder for 6 years is going to truly hamstring the team and I really don't think he's going to get more than 6 years. I'm just tired of these "patch solutions" that rarely ever work out for this team. It seems like they're continually setting up for a big move that never comes. Is Fielder the optimum signing? Maybe not, but you could easily talk anyone out of Pujols at this point given his age and cost, too. At some point it just seems like everyone, both the fans and the Cubs, are talking themselves out of a big signing that can really help the team just because it isn't THE very best signing possible. The Cubs are a big market team and can afford to eat a year or two of an overpaid Prince Fielder down the line so long as they're not in the situation they're in now.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    So who else is out there? And yeah, maybe I am overrating him. The Cubs still need him. I'm tired of them settling and then making up for it with bad signings. If you want an impact FA odds are you're going to have to overpay for them, and just once I'd like to see them overpay for a Prince Fielder.
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