Sammy Sofa
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The Cubs' offer:
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Kaepernick coming back to play for the team with a racial slur for a nickname. Didn't see that one coming. Someone more lawyerly explain why this wouldn't work, but I would think that it would help the NFL immeasurably in his collusion case if they at least formerly made an offer to him. Like, their lizard brain thinking would be, "OK, we don't want this guy on a team, but if we have the team with an actual slur for a name make an offer, he'll likely turn it down AND we torpedo the collusion case."
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i'm just saying they would have to outbid the field by a large margin to win out against what the field of suitors is likely to be. then, yeah, of course they could sign him. but so could any horsefeathers organization. offering like a few million more AAV isn't gonna do it. Right, which is why it's nonsense at this point to act like any of us know which of the few teams willing to spend on him actually are, and how much they would be willing to outspend each other. As you said yourself, this is a once in a generation-type signing opportunity, so to act like it's nigh impossible that at least one unexpected team would swoop in and clobber everyone else is, IMO, a bit of wishful thinking. This is not saying that that team is likely to be the White Sox....but the White Sox could be that type of team! It's both things! While the total pool of teams willing to actually spend what it takes is small, that tiny pool might have some unexpected fish oozing their way in because this is such an exceptional FA signing.
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Nobody is saying he's not going to get a lunatic contract; this whole tangent started out of the usual, "let's horsefeathers on the hypothetical idea of Team X signing Player Y as being impossible, even if they inexplicably outbid everyone else, because we think their highly ranked farm system is actually butt."
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Then we just have wildly different ideas of what "no shortage of teams" means out of 30 teams. To me, only 4-5 teams, tops (and that's also all I think is probably out there), being likely suitors is not that. in a "here's 5 teams offering you 350 (or 400 or whatever) million, pick one" situation, among the organizations likely to be able/willing to do that, i just have a hard time seeing the sox winning out. Well, yeah, if you're assuming that everyone is just offering up essentially the same contract.
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Again, strongly disagree. I'd genuinely be surprised if there were even 10 teams even just considering that type of mega contract. well ten teams would be a lot to choose from. so would half that. and given the types of franchises likely to be involved in that grouping, i'd have a hard time seeing the white sox being one of the most attractive options (again, without blowing the field out of the water in terms of money). Then we just have wildly different ideas of what "no shortage of teams" means out of 30 teams. To me, only 4-5 teams, tops (and that's also all I think is probably out there), being likely suitors is not that.
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Over the rest of his life.
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age 26 generational (blah blah debate over this word) talents don't come through free agency but like once a decade, if that. i think all the public disinterest teams are showing is almost entirely negotiating/posturing. Again, strongly disagree. I'd genuinely be surprised if there were even 10 teams even just considering that type of mega contract.
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No kidding; the point is that is not THAT bonkers that Harper would go there if they were willing to pay him what he wants. And, let's face it, that Reinsdorf is Reinsdorf is the biggest hurdle to that happening and why it likely won't happen, not, "LOL THE WHITE SOX PROSPECTS ARE ACTUALLY MADE UP OF BROKEN GI JOE FIGURES WITH POPSICLE STICKS FOR ARMS." yeah, but he's gonna have no shortage of teams that'll pay him what he wants. i think they'd have to blow teams out of the water to get him, given the overall picture. and reinsdorf's history makes it really hard to see them blowing the field out of the water, so by extension, i consider the idea pretty bonkers. also did you edit that reinsdorf stuff in after i thought of my response or am i going nuts? Disagree strongly that there's going to be a ton of teams willing to pay him what he wants. And no I did not.
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Yes: [tweet] [/tweet]
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There's also the possibility that he doesn't want to have to do that. No kidding; the point is that is not THAT bonkers that Harper would go there if they were willing to pay him what he wants. And, let's face it, that Reinsdorf is Reinsdorf is the biggest hurdle to that happening and why it likely won't happen, not, "LOL THE WHITE SOX PROSPECTS ARE ACTUALLY MADE UP OF BROKEN GI JOE FIGURES WITH POPSICLE STICKS FOR ARMS."
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If the White Sox are willing to pay the money Harper wants, it's not too crazy to think he'd go there. The deal would inevitably allow him to opt out early on, he'd be in a big market, and it's a young team that's in a complete trash fire of a division. Dude's gotta be thinking at least a little along the lines of, "surely I, the mighty Bryce Harper, am baller enough to make this work."
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To be fair, Darvish will probably only pitch about 5-6 starts.
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I'll gladly tolerate that.
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Well, maybe he can be Schwarber, but with more sustainable defensive value.
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http://49.media.tumblr.com/ba37db88d63ac139edcd7256daa74be3/tumblr_nb8u1ilbbB1qkmdsao3_250.gif
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The only thing sadder than this offseason is sad Urban Meyer sadly eating a sad Papa John's pizza: http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3740249/sadpizza.gif
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Yep, and then Cubs fans pretending it's not bad news. At least the Cardinals still aren’t better than us, even after this and assuming they only have some moves on the margins left this offseason (bullpen arm or 2, rotation depth FA move maybe and maybe a Martinez/Gyorko trade and back end bench/C FA addition). And at least they either only have Goldschmidt for 1 year or have to give a 32/33 year old 1B a monster deal. But it is annoying seeing these teams in the division continue to acquire good talent for 60 cents on the dollar Really can't get too worked up over what it means for the Cardinals after next season since the Cubs' window is now and they don't exactly have seasons to spare in it.
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Well, fortunately the Cubs can scoff since they'll surely take advantage of having more money than god and the baller FA class to outspend these goobers into oblivion. Right? Right?
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Getting tired of seeing the division rivals kinda fleecing other teams for kick ass players, meanwhile the Cubs basically have a bag of rocks and some old porn they found in the woods as trade assets.
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Wrigley Renovations and Related Wrigleyville Stuff
Sammy Sofa replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yeah, the Rickettseseseseseses are garbage people politically, so this can only be for nefarious purposes...but Tom Tunney also REALLY sucks. Like, REEEEEEEEEEEALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY sucks. This is truly a fight where everyone loses. -
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MY FINAL OFFER: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CUrOfreWIAAAfVw.jpg
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