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  1. A New Era
    That was really, REALLY bad timing. Just as she said "can't wait to interact with the kids", there he is with his dick out.
  2. A New Era
    You don't know what was guaranteed. We also don't know if the $300 mil thing wasn't just completely made up [expletive]. So we are just debating the "idea" of $300 million over 10 versus $215 over 7. If I'm an organization and I need to lock up my super Ace. I will chose the 7 years with 6th year opt out over 10 years every day, and Sunday too.
  3. A New Era
    I think $300 mil over 10 years is more insane. I think this is more of a win for the Dodgers because it's still around the same amount per year, but it's less years. If Kershaw's arm falls off tomorrow, $300 mil guaranteed is still $85 million more in guaranteed money and that's pretty insane.
  4. A New Era
    Only? Was expecting him to break 250. Yeah.. weren't there reports that he turned down $300m? That was probably a 10 or 11 year type deal, without the 5-year opt out. I have no idea how a $300 million in guarantee'd money, 10 year deal is considered less outrageous than $215 over 7 with a 5 year opt out.
  5. A New Era
    Only? Was expecting him to break 250.
  6. A New Era
    Never a good idea to hold it in that long. #blueballs
  7. A New Era
    Just drink the iocane powder already. http://thetorchonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/iocane-powder.jpg He actually had him when he said he would count on his unusual strength to save him. Or at least he was half way there. Put it this way, if I stop I die, so I'll keep going.
  8. A New Era
    Yeah it will be telling when we see who gets the majority of time where. But I still think due to Olt's age, if he has a consistantly good spring training I can see him breaking camp as the Cubs primary third baseman. I can also see if they just wanna give him a month or so in Iowa before throwing him into the lion cage. I think Olt is ready though.
  9. A New Era
    Eh, now that I think of it, renovations isn't really "seismic". Unless they were completely tearing town Wrigley and rebuilding it while they play elsewhere for a couple years. I wouldn't guess they'd do that though.
  10. A New Era
    I just barfed in my mouth. What did I ever do to you to deserve this torture?
  11. A New Era
    Ah, more hints. *gobble gobble*. Time to read every word ever written about the word seismic, for clues.
  12. A New Era
    Some internal bias is telling me you are hinting out what you've been told since you've been told it. This leads me to believe the possible news is a mega TV deal ahead of most people's perceived schedule. Holy [expletive] you are Rain Man You've been told the same thing too. So now I feel pretty comfortable, if it's true. There is no reason the Cubs shouldn't feel comfortable that they simply won't be outbid. While the news isn't "player related". That doesn't mean it still couldn't lead to being able to sign Tanaka. You know, just as a side effect of having huge money. Renovations would bring in revenue too... Man it's easy to get you to spill the beans, it really is. Well either you desperately want to spill the beans, or this is a clever diversion tactic. I don't know you well enough to know which it is. I still want it to be a huge TV deal. Eh I'll admit I don't care what it is, I just want the Cubs to have a lot of money and be like "SURPRISE! We have tons of money, and we want to welcome Masahiro Tanaka to the Chicago Cubs!"
  13. A New Era
    If they did land Tanaka....would you guys want to extend Shark, or look to move him for younger arms, like Toronto?? If the Cubs got a mega TV deal. I'd switch from Prospect porn watcher to "[expletive] it, sign all the players". Tanaka + Shark to lead the pitching staff sounds really really nice. If the Cubs get big money, I want them to throw it around. I like Shark and want to keep him here.
  14. A New Era
    Some internal bias is telling me you are hinting out what you've been told since you've been told it. This leads me to believe the possible news is a mega TV deal ahead of most people's perceived schedule. Holy [expletive] you are Rain Man You've been told the same thing too. So now I feel pretty comfortable, if it's true. There is no reason the Cubs shouldn't feel comfortable that they simply won't be outbid. While the news isn't "player related". That doesn't mean it still couldn't lead to being able to sign Tanaka. You know, just as a side effect of having huge money.
  15. A New Era
    Some internal bias is telling me you are hinting out what you've been told since you've been told it. This leads me to believe the possible news is a mega TV deal ahead of most people's perceived schedule.
  16. A New Era
    @#$#@$ I want this so bad. I wish all FA chases had a deadline this. Nine days, no matter what. What would everyone be comfortable paying Tanaka? Would 6/$120 be ok? He'd be 31 when the contract ended. Or do people think the Dodgers are going to go in at like 10/$250 and blow everyone out of the water. 7/$150. Maybe even a little higher if we have to fight off the Yankees and Dodgers. I just want him bad. He makes 2014 much more exciting, adding him to the possibility of Baez and Bryant being up some time this year too.
  17. A New Era
    Hey the Mets got Noah Syndergaard for RA Dickey. Some times teams stupidly give away special players in mid season desperation mode. What we got for Garza was widely considered as a great get. Seeing as CJ was the main piece, and Olt had way fallen off the prospect rankings. Why is it so crazy to think he can be a special player?
  18. A New Era
    lmao I would LOVE it if they sprang No. 1 on us out of nowhere. now i hope that's it. Tom Ricketts loves Wrigley too much. That would only happen if the massive news was something like, Rickett's selling the Cubs to Mark Cuban because they feel Mark would be better for the Cubs with all his money, and then Mark moves the Cubs and then proceeds throwing billions of dollars at the Cubs. I see this as very unlikely. Which is why I think it's probably an announcement of some sort of mega TV deal ahead of the Comcast contract expiring. They probably found some legal way to sign a contract and get some massive money flowing, like now.
  19. A New Era
    The ONLY things that could be "gravity" or "seismic" are. . 1) Building new "Wrigley" elsewhere 2) Massive TV deal allowing huge spending as early as, like right now.
  20. A New Era
    To be frank. I'm quite happy they didn't do "dual fronts" in 2012. Because we got a pretty special long term talent in Kris Bryant. It's very likely we might get another pretty special long term talent in 2014's draft. Instead of Cespedes who would have helped them compete, but pick lower in the 2013 draft. They got Soler, who still might be as good, or better, but it allowed them to suck enough to nab Bryant. Simple truth is it's more likely to get "special" players at the tippy top of the 1st round of the draft. I've heard kyle say so many times good FOs draft well no matter where they pick. And that's true. But you are muchmuchmuchmuch much more likely to nail it, at the very top. I think this was decided what they wanted to do, they nailed their top picks in 2012 and 2013. The only part where I start to get off the bandwagon, is if they plan to continue doing this very much longer. I'm ready for those elite prospects to come up, and would love it if they could be joined by a big signing to ease the burden on them. (IE: a Tanaka for example).
  21. A New Era
    Well, I went with gut feeling, but this makes me feel a lot better about voting for CJ. Converted me to CJ instead of Soler Looking at the poll a few times over the last day. It looks like TT made more ppl switch their votes, lol.
  22. A New Era
    Yeah it's like he number scrunched both ways inward. Where Baez and Bryant, it would be realistic to say 2014. Guys like Candelerio and Jimminez you can tack on a year or three.
  23. A New Era
    Tim has been awfully silent since hearing from Kyle. Maybe he's so excited, busy doing what Clark the Cub did. (I so want to post it, but I won't).
  24. A New Era
    The robot from comicbookgirl19 is replacing JD?
  25. A New Era
    I PM'd Tim and one other poster with the request that they not share the info or acknowledge that I told them (which I guess we can negate now because I'd like to head this off before it turns on me completely). Since it's negated... it was me. You all can shower me with attention in hopes that I'll budge and share this amazing nugget of information. Selfish attention getter!!
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