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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Fukudome Castro Aramis Dunn Soto Byrd Soriano DeWitt Works for me.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    And creating a hole. I'm not disagreeing with you, but putting Colvin in RF and signing a 4th OF would alleviate some money issues for a 1B. It downgrades the team too much. They shouldn't have to move Fukudome if they want to sign Dunn. They only have to move Fukudome if they want to sign Dunn AND make unnecessary pitcher signings.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    And creating a hole.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    They don't have to spend on much else if they go with Dunn.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    Even subtracting the "anything can happen" thinking, you'd still have a team that was competitive for the entire season and actually made the playoffs. That goes much further when it comes to selling merchandise and tickets the following season than a team that farts it's way weakly to the end of the season and was out f it in the summer.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Save the money for what? Even the 88 and out scenario you described would make the Cubs more money in the near future than just "saving it for the farm." Avoiding signing players 30 and up is pointlessly shortsighted. The key is signing the right players who are 30 and up.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    There's absolutely no reason to not both focus on improving the farm and improving the team through trades and FA signings. Attempting to do the former at the expense of that latter would just be stupid.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    That's a ridiculously simplistic view of how to put together a good team. It's also ridiculous because it would require the Cubs to effectively tank at the ML level for an indefinite period, which would be disaster at this point.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.northsidebaseball.com/forum/topic?f=6&t=58457 So about $116 million? I guess what will be key is how much "slightly less" will be.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    So what's the payroll going into 2011 as it stands right now?
  11. Sammy Sofa
    That doesn't usually happen, especially with someone who only has 4-5 years of managing experience in the minor leagues.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    So then why not just stick to managing in the Cubs' farm system?
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Really? All the talk is about them lowering payroll. Not sure if that means from Opening Day last year's number or end of the season number, but either way, adding a $13 million a year player doesn't seem like it fits in the lowering payroll mantra, especially when there's more than one hole on the team. "All the talk" from the organization has been that the payroll will basically stay the same, though I'm still unclear if that means staying the same from what it was last year or "staying the same" after guys like Lilly and Lee were off the books.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    HE DOESN'T GET WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A CUB, MAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.faithmouse.com/michael_jackson_tupac_shakur.jpg
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Of course it isn't.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Tough times, man.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    It was 8.4 pounds. Ok the only reason to have that much weed is intent to sell. So he's a hero.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    But he rode the bus for four years. FOUR WHOLE YEARS.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    It's more of a detriment to the team to sacrifice offensive production at 1B for the sake of defense.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    [expletive] that noise. They were damn near crippled by a gruesome twosome 3-4 for most of the first half. Anyone who predicted that is full of [expletive].
  22. Sammy Sofa
    Because he likely could have kept coaching in the minors. Why rock that boat? He likely needs significantly more coaching experience under his belt before another team will hire him to manage.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    It obviously means that the team underperformed. Oh man; "Cobs."
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Oh, good to know he's that bad.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Don't ever do that again.
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