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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Total overkill, but whatever.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    I wonder what sign Quade was giving. Probably something really stupid.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    God, I hate Quade so much. This stupid [expletive] game should be over.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    Use Marshall next inning, you ghoulish walking nightmare.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    His in-game management is sadly typical.
  6. 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.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Christ, I thought it was the bottom of the 8th and that there were 2 outs. Great.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    Ask the meatball you're quoting in your sig.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Quade is a [expletive] moron.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    Phew.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    Nobody was already up in the bullpen? Swell.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    The bobble by Pena was frustrating, but at the face everything was unfolding I highly doubt they would have gotten the DP.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Cubs are rocking this feeb.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    [expletive]. How many times have they made such a "mistake?" Signing a player of that caliber and impact? Even just implying that it would be along the lines of overpaying for someone like Soriano is ludicrous. Yes, of course, there's obvious risk with someone of his body type, but sometimes you have to absolutely take that risk when the reward is also so very high and the team needs someone like him so badly. I'm sorry, but it infuriates me to watch them let guys like Dunn and potentially Fielder pass them by just to settle on a Pena-like decision time and time again. Yes, I agree that ideally you don't want to give him 8 years, and I'd prefer if they didn't give him more than 6, but I just don't want to see them taking the halfassed route yet again if the years are the sticking point. Either overwhelm with a longer contract's worth of money in fewer years or give him the years if that's what it take. Don't drop the ball yet again. This isn't Soriano.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    i think what he's saying is that the cubs should never sign a free agent to a long-term contract. Apparently, because I can't imagine he'd want Ol' Man Pujols either. If I was a betting man I'd say he's the type that would rather just do something like putting Colvin there instead of "wasting money."
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Wow. Are you seriously arguing that the Cubs shouldn't sign Prince Fielder if he's the best FA option out there because there have been ballplayers over the history of baseball that have become less effective or retired once they get past 30? I'm guess that's what you're arguing, because I have no idea what other pattern or trend we're supposed to gather from that random collection of players. If that is what you're arguing, it's a really, really dumb argument.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    OK, less than two weeks, but ARAMIS FAN is beating me by that much? Ugh, just drop me from life, please.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Depends on what's being offered. I agree about his weight in the sense that I think it will be on teams' minds when they're looking to sign him. As good as he is, he simply doesn't have the rep of Pujols and as such whatever Pujols' ends up with isn't necessarily setting the table for Fielder's new deal. I wouldn't be surprised to see Fielder ending up with 8-years'-worth of money in a 6-year-deal. I also wouldn't be surprised if he does actually end up with 8 years. Either way, if he's the top guy to sign out there then the Cubs need to land him, period.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    They should definitely go after him, especially if Pujols is taken, but I think 8 years is risk enough, and anything more is putting the contract in Soriano territory in terms of likelihood that he'll be performing with any value in the twilight of his contract. The superior production in the years before getting to that point makes that an acceptable downside to any deal, but 6 or 7 years would definitely be much more preferable. Preferable, but it can't be a deal-breaker. He's not getting 10, but if the deal can't be done without giving him 8 and there's no Pujols, then they better [expletive] give him 8. Letting him slide because of 2 years would be a complete [expletive] up.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    OK, you DO realize that no two players are exactly alike, right? Yes, Prince is likely bigger than his dad (he's also better, too). There are also players bigger than Cecil who had careers longer than him. Pointing to his dad like it's proof he'll be done early is asinine and self-defeating. And I'm sorry, but if anyone here is actually proposing that the Cubs shouldn't go after Fielder if Pujols isn't available, well, then they need to GTFO.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Maybe. But if there's no Pujols and they can't get Fielder unless they offer 8 years then they better [expletive] do it.
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