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And he's got a really, really, really good chance to win at least one while he's in Miami. And really, is it LeBron's fault that Cleveland constructed such a horrible team around him? If anything, their poor play just makes me understand better and even sympathize with why he wanted out. Didn't they ask him for his thoughts on most of their acquisitions though? They gave him what he wanted to work with basically? At least I thought that was the case. See, I thought it was usually more of an issue of him going "I want this guy or this type of guy" and then them coming back and being like "well, we we couldn't get you the puppy you wanted so we got you this really awesome gerbil instead." Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was wanting Stoudemire, but settled for Jamison, as the one obvious example. I do remember him being very happy about getting Jamison though. Well, comparatively speaking that was an upgrade from most of the dregs they were trotting out there.

Well, now this is starting to suck.

And he's got a really, really, really good chance to win at least one while he's in Miami. And really, is it LeBron's fault that Cleveland constructed such a horrible team around him? If anything, their poor play just makes me understand better and even sympathize with why he wanted out. Didn't they ask him for his thoughts on most of their acquisitions though? They gave him what he wanted to work with basically? At least I thought that was the case. See, I thought it was usually more of an issue of him going "I want this guy or this type of guy" and then them coming back and being like "well, we we couldn't get you the puppy you wanted so we got you this really awesome gerbil instead."

And he's got a really, really, really good chance to win at least one while he's in Miami. And really, is it LeBron's fault that Cleveland constructed such a horrible team around him? If anything, their poor play just makes me understand better and even sympathize with why he wanted out. Didn't they ask him for his thoughts on most of their acquisitions though? They gave him what he wanted to work with basically? At least I thought that was the case. And there was no way they could get a decent FA to come to Cleveland the last couple of offseasons without any answers on LeBron staying past 2010. That's ridiculous. I agree that he had plenty of input as to who he wanted, but FA's weren't going to flock away from Cleveland 2-3 years before his contract was up.

And he's got a really, really, really good chance to win at least one while he's in Miami. And really, is it LeBron's fault that Cleveland constructed such a horrible team around him? If anything, their poor play just makes me understand better and even sympathize with why he wanted out. He would have had a chance to win a bunch of championships with the Bulls. He's got a good chance to win a bunch with the Heat, too. They're not going to be always as restricted as they are now.

And he's got a really, really, really good chance to win at least one while he's in Miami. And really, is it LeBron's fault that Cleveland constructed such a horrible team around him? If anything, their poor play just makes me understand better and even sympathize with why he wanted out.

Don't make us punch you. You and the mouse in your pocket? I don't know what this means, but it's creeping me out.

Don't make us punch you.

GOD [expletive] DAMMIT.

I'm hiding my boner with my backpack.

Wow, that's pretty damn good. Yeah, I'll be very happy if that's true.

Oh God, why haven't they learned their lesson?!? WE NEED MATT BUSH. Last year in A ball, Bush gave up 7 hits, struck out 12 batters and walked just 2 in 8.1 innings IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN. !!!!!!!!!!!

Oh God, why haven't they learned their lesson?!? WE NEED MATT BUSH.

Why were they interested in him? Who knows? Krivsky seemingly pulled his name out of a hat. Not only had Hamilton barely played any baseball in three years, what little he had played was totally unremarkable and he ended up needing surgery on his knee.

It'll never end. It's like people think Hamilton was this hot commodity that the Cubs just whiffed on when basically nobody in baseball was even thinking about him seriously except for the Reds.

Just stop. How many times does this have to be poured over until you realize that wasn't going to happen? The Cubs weren't thinking of Hamilton until they were contacted by the Reds about him. You're glossing over what he actually was at the time by making it sound like they simply ignored a typical 1st round pick instead of a 1st round pick with a huge [expletive] ton of baggage who had basically been out of baseball completely for over two years. When the Reds came to the Cubs about him he had played 15 minor league games in three years.

But you can't really compare anything that the Ricketts have or haven't done to the idea of Pujols being available. That's some completely other level isht. They've put constraints on the payroll to keep Hendry from signing Hendry guys, not possibly the greatest hitter in the history of the game.

Because it's Albert [expletive] Pujols. There's absolutely no comparison to any other player that the Cubs could have acquired in the short time that the Ricketts have owned the Cubs. It's ridiculous to dismiss the idea that they wouldn't do anything they could to sign him if he was available.

Yeah, no shortage of rumors that say little beyond suggesting the deal, including a good portion of them that point out how the trade makes no sense for the Cubs if they're tightening their belts money-wise. It makes even less sense when you and others try to claim the Cubs were willing to eat most of Kosuke's final year to take on two years and $20 million of Daisuke. Really, think about it for two seconds and try to figure out how likely it is that the Cubs would want to do something like that. You're placing WAY too much stock in a quickly squashed rumor to try and make your point. I mean, in your scramble to point out how overpaid you think Fukudome is you honestly think that a team isn't going to unload a $20 million bust for a player they'd be on the hook for 1 year and probably only end up paying $8 or $9 million at the most, would likely OPS over .800, is a very valuable OBP asset and plays great defense. Again, think about it for 2 seconds. Either you think Fukudome is much, much worse than he actually is or the Red Sox are run by an idiot. Or maybe you're one of those people that like to make Hendry out to be some kind of a cartoonish buffoon. He's often very bad at his job, but why would he ever, ever, ever make a deal along the lines of those rumors? Now who's spinning?? Who squashed what? Every story has the Cubs approaching the Red Sox and the Red Sox saying "NO" The point was the Red Sox weren't interested not that anyone thought it was good trade but throw up more straw men. But you know what.... You're absolutely right all the "multiple sources" are Fukudome haters. The entire story is a complete fabrication. I don't even thik Boston has a MLB team. I actually planted most of the stories myself. You got me. The world is flat and Fukudome will get a raise after next year. Oh my, you're just trapped under your mountain of ridiculous anti-logic. You brought this up simply to back up the idea that he's "grossly overpaid." You even emphasized how the Cubs offered to pick up a chunk of his salary, too, just so you could then also emphasize how EVEN THEN THE RED SOX DIDN'T WANT HIM!!! Man, too bad that last point just has you spiraling off into an argument you didn't even intend to start. Basically you tripped yourself up. I mean, if you can explain why you think the Red Sox wouldn't want Fukudome even if the Cubs are picking up a few million and the Red Sox get to dump Daisuke's 2-year/$20 million contract, hey, feel free. Like I said, I'm getting a kick out of this. Let's break it down: You think Fukudome is grossly overpaid this final year of his contract. You think this is effectively proven by a rumored trade of Kosuke for Daisuke falling through, nevermind that the latter IS actually grossly overpaid, and will be grossly overpaid for an extra year and almost twice as much money as the former.

Nobody said Kosuke's final year salary is "appropriate" (though if he continues most of his offensive trends and he's not benched for Colvin he'll be close enough yet again) Through the first 3 years of his contract he is not, by any stretch of the imagination "grossly overpaid." That latter statement is just yet another in a long line of comments here trying to make his contract out to be some kind of financial albatross when it actually hasn't been, and the only thing "gross" is how grossly inaccurate and hilariously spazzy those comments are. But please, let's move on to breaking down just which parts of the Fukudome/Daisuke rumors you found plausible. That'll be a hoot, too.

Yeah, no shortage of rumors that say little beyond suggesting the deal, including a good portion of them that point out how the trade makes no sense for the Cubs if they're tightening their belts money-wise. It makes even less sense when you and others try to claim the Cubs were willing to eat most of Kosuke's final year to take on two years and $20 million of Daisuke. Really, think about it for two seconds and try to figure out how likely it is that the Cubs would want to do something like that. You're placing WAY too much stock in a quickly squashed rumor to try and make your point. I mean, in your scramble to point out how overpaid you think Fukudome is you honestly think that a team isn't going to unload a $20 million bust for a player they'd be on the hook for 1 year and probably only end up paying $8 or $9 million at the most, would likely OPS over .800, is a very valuable OBP asset and plays great defense. Again, think about it for 2 seconds. Either you think Fukudome is much, much worse than he actually is or the Red Sox are run by an idiot. Or maybe you're one of those people that like to make Hendry out to be some kind of a cartoonish buffoon. He's often very bad at his job, but why would he ever, ever, ever make a deal along the lines of those rumors?

You're not right; you just don't know how to use your ears. Stop trying to watch choppy feeds of TV shows on your computer while listening to the game.

Well now this is just funny. You thought Ron was the PBP guy? No wonder you have no [expletive] clue what you're talking about.

Well, now you're spinning things. There's a huge difference between paid "appropriately" and being "grossly overpaid." You could argue that he's being overpaid now due to the backloaded nature of his contract, but he could very well could be worth very close to what he's making even in this final year. He's improved each year they've had him, and if your argument that he's "grossly overpaid" hinges on the Red Sox deal not going through (which you assume MUST be because the Red Sox didn't want him and not that it would be a horrible, horrible trade for the Cubs), well, then you're argument failed before it even began. I mean, I'm assuming you think Byrd is "grossly underpaid," right?

Y'know, saying this a billion times doesn't actually make it true.