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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Look, I know a lot of you think being a baseball robot is the thing that all the cool kids do, but it's more than a little odd to be talking about how you could afford the guy you just signed because the guy you traded for the year before is on a VERY team-friendly deal. Like, everyone knows it's true and he's right, but it just seems like one of those things where you don't talk it up to the press. What's the point?
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    Yeah, it seems strange. When I heard Theo say it, I didn't take it at all negatively as a few of you have. Theo has talked a few times about how disappointed and frustrated he's been for the players this offseason. Can't imagine many other front office types have talked like that. He's said all the right things even if he doesn't mean it. I mean, I think Theo enjoys giving fans some insight/education into the decision making process and strategy involved in the transactions they make, and this was just an opportunity to circle back and talk again about why the quintana trade was such a good one for the cubs even though they had to surrender pretty serious prospect talent. his comments yesterday close the loop by showing exactly how the quintana deal afforded the cubs the ability to make another significant move for a pitcher. I get all that. I don’t think what he said is incredibly scandalous or anything... I was mostly kidding. Jose agreed to that contract when he was under no obligation to do so, and it wasn’t Theo that made the deal. It just struck me as kind of funny given the state of things is all. Exactly. I mean, I'm assuming he was addressing something brought up in a question asked of him, right? Otherwise why even bring up Quintana in that context?
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    He's not, which is why I said something, like, "it's this close" to being that. Basically we all get what he's saying, and he's not actually going, "nyaaaah-nyaaaaah," but given the seemingly growing discontent among the players and the union towards team owners and FOs, it just seems like now maybe isn't the time to essentially be bragging, however tactfully, about how you were able to sign one really good pitcher because you've got another really good pitcher who is really underpaid on his current contract. Like, to the point it seems weird that Quintana was even brought up at all.
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    Yeah, pretty sure a player is never going to be thrilled when the FO is gloating about how little they have to pay him.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    That's this close to Theo drunknely raving about how he can't believe how little they have to pay Quintana. yeah i'm sure jose loves hearing about how the cubs were just able to give a top 20 pitcher $126 million because he's a top 20 pitcher on a $26 million contract. I know, right? Like, rein it in, dude. Not a good look.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    That's this close to Theo drunknely raving about how he can't believe how little they have to pay Quintana.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Theo always looks hammered.
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    Ohhhhh, so THAT'S what Trump was trying to type.
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    Most Terrifying Slash Line
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    Yeah, what makes me pause are my, admittedly, unfair expectations for Schwarber and Heyward going in to 2016, plus the assumption that godmode Jake was going to still be a thing all season.
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    Schwarbs just skipping kneeling during the anthem and going right for the good stuff.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    God, that seems like horsefeathering forever ago.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    Awww, I thought it was going to be the crazy "Cedeno is the next Jeter" talk that I don't think was actually a thing. And I'm pretty sure the only reason I didn't post anything dumb in that thread was that I was very confused as to why everyone was getting so heated over Mike Carp.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    I don't specifically recall the Harper comparison, but I believe it happened. Folks here were (understandably) really high on Castro and made a lot of optimistic predictions that he did not fulfill. One I recall is that Castro was "guaranteed" to be the next Jeter. Something along those lines. We said the same thing about Ronny Cedeno.
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    I'm hopeful but not optimistic. I guess that was literally ten years ago tho. Hopefully there are fewer idiots. Kyuji Fujikawa Tsuyoshi Wada Munenori Kawasaki Koji Uehara The Cubs have had quite a few Japanese players since Fukudome and fans have behaved. Come on, clearly we're talking about different circumstances in regards to all of the hype around Fukudome and a guy like Darvish vs. a bunch of dudes. Nobody was ever going to be selling t-shirts for Uehara outside of Wrigley.
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    Hopefully a lot of the fans have grown the horsefeathers up since the Fukudome days.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    When will these articles stop? His swing is broken. He tries to fix it. Video comes out of new swing. Modest improvement and people start claiming he's "fixed". Starts to decline again. Starts to slump. Hits tons of grounders. Somehow hits a HR and then returns to slumping again. Has a bad year with momentary flashes of success at the plate. Tries to clear mind and make improvements to swing during offseason. Wash, rinse and repeat... Yes, when will filler articles about spring training ever stop. What a debacle.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    I guess it's pretty easy to just be declared an "Asian analyst" for a major network: https://deadspin.com/nbc-apologizes-for-calling-japan-an-example-to-korean-1822906236
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    yeah, agreed. would it make sense to do a 6-man rotation every other time around the rotation? Pitchers like to be on a set routine, though If wishes and buts were candy and nuts. CHECKMATE.
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    I really hope they do something along these lines to give Darvish and Lester as much extra time off between starts as they can.
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    It's just going to be leftover pizza crusts, 2 day-old 7-11 nachos and dry cereal.
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