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  1. goonys evil twin
    I'll be fine with my I'm not delusional hat.
  2. goonys evil twin
    Your scouts are wrong Jim, 28-32 is not the peak.
  3. goonys evil twin
    Last year was his first full year back after being injured for awhile...I'll give him this season before I count him out. I would neither count him out, nor count on him.
  4. goonys evil twin
    If he is mediocre for a 2B, that gets back to the original point that you still have 2 #8 hitters. Therefore, 3 #6 hitters doesn't trump a 5/6/7. These labels don't mean a whole lot though. The point is the Cubs are far from ideal offensively. Again, that's fine, as long as your pitching is awesome. But their pitching isn't awesome. So, at this point, the best bet is to still improve the pitching and hitting. Thankfully, it looks like Hendry has the financial freedom to make up for some of his past mistakes and get this goal accomplished.
  5. goonys evil twin
    You are assuming the Yankees are dying to keep him. That's a bold assumption.
  6. goonys evil twin
    Good for them, but we still have DeRosa and Izturis in the lineup, a couple of guys who should probably be 8 hitters. I know you have to accept less than ideal in certain spots, but the Cubs are already doing that. The top of the lineup is probably going to lack OBP, the 5 spot is probalby not going to be very good, the middle infield is probably going to be below average. It's an offense you can live with, but without a dominant pitching staff, it's not going to be an offense you can thrive with. The DeRosa who's likely to be league average at second base? It's not like the OPS for second base is very high around the league. With that description, pretty much every team has at least 2 hitters who should be 8 hitters. The DeRosa who could be anything from Neifi bad to Walker good. He's never been an everyday player, let alone everyday second baseman. There is massive downside risk starting such a player, and relying on him to be anything more than mediocre.
  7. goonys evil twin
    Typically those guys don't go this far into the free agency process. Bottom line is this: It's baseball, the safest bet is to assume the player will follow the money/years. If the Cubs offer more years, that's more stability than he might get staying on the west coast.
  8. goonys evil twin
    I'm on board with that idea. I just took a look at the potential free agent shortstops after the 2007 season. The list isn't pretty: ARod could opt out. True. But it would be tough for him to walk away from a guaranteed 3 years and $81M, don't you think? Depends on how miserable the Yanks fans/NY media make him this year. If the market moves in the same direction, he could sign a 5/125 next offseason.
  9. goonys evil twin
    Good for them, but we still have DeRosa and Izturis in the lineup, a couple of guys who should probably be 8 hitters. I know you have to accept less than ideal in certain spots, but the Cubs are already doing that. The top of the lineup is probably going to lack OBP, the 5 spot is probalby not going to be very good, the middle infield is probably going to be below average. It's an offense you can live with, but without a dominant pitching staff, it's not going to be an offense you can thrive with.
  10. goonys evil twin
    Especially with the price CFers are being payed this year. I don't think JJ likes it in Chicago after all the abuse he took. I think he would welcome a trade. But a lot can change with him in CF and with Soriano on the team. Last year the Cubs really needed him to produce, now that is not so much the case. The Cubs really need him to produce this year. Anything less than what he did last year would hurt the team. He's still the 5th hitter, as things stand today. They haven't added a single middle of the order hitter. I don't necessarly disagree, but I don't think they need another run producer. With Lee, Aramis, and Soriano they have three pretty good ones. I think they need at least one or two guys who can get on base with regularity at the top of the order. I know a lot of people have discussed this but I beleive putting Soriano at the top of the order is a waste of his SLG. Unless things change they still will be a an "on base" challenged team. Unfortunately, it's just not realistic to think of Soriano as anything but the leadoff hitter. Every indication is that he was promised the spot and wants to stay in the spot. The Cubs need an impact bat.
  11. goonys evil twin
    I'm on board with that idea. I just took a look at the potential free agent shortstops after the 2007 season. The list isn't pretty: ARod could opt out.
  12. goonys evil twin
    Especially with the price CFers are being payed this year. I don't think JJ likes it in Chicago after all the abuse he took. I think he would welcome a trade. But a lot can change with him in CF and with Soriano on the team. Last year the Cubs really needed him to produce, now that is not so much the case. The Cubs really need him to produce this year. Anything less than what he did last year would hurt the team. He's still the 5th hitter, as things stand today. They haven't added a single middle of the order hitter.
  13. goonys evil twin
    A) I don't think you can honestly say you wouldn't do that, because you've probably never been in the position where you've decided on job offers that involved tens of millions of dollars (just a guess). The number of already rich players who end up accepting more millions over moving home is staggering, such that my guess is most people are going to take the money. B) He's not a 9-5er who is going to wake up every morning in the same bed and kiss his wife and kids goodbye as she gets them ready for school. He will be in whatever city he plays for for a grand total of maybe 3 months next year. The majority of the time, he will be in another city, on his way to another city, on his way back from another city, or preparing to go to another city. Playing at home doesn't mean you see your kids all the time. If he leaves SF, presumably, he's "yanking his kids out of school" regardless of whether he ends up in Seattle, Chicago or New York.
  14. goonys evil twin
    That is quite a stamp. A stamp only a mother could love. Or a die-hard old school the way it's supposed to be played GM who despises the new math.
  15. goonys evil twin
    I love Brooklyn Decker
  16. goonys evil twin
    If he does that, it will happen in February or March. There's no reason to spend time on such matters while he's looking to acquire other players. Then again, he might choose to trade Zambrano and acquire 3-4 new pitchers.
  17. goonys evil twin
    The Cubs needed players. Signing guys is better than trading for guys, because you get to keep your prospects. However, the Cubs have shown they are pretty bad at developing their own guys, so going outside the organization ain't a bad idea. There are many ways to win. I think the only way to have sustained success is through organic growth (developing your own), but any team can have a good 2-4 year run based almost entirely on outsiders. The Cubs financial situation provides an opportunity to buy others' finished products while still developing their own.
  18. goonys evil twin
    Well Jim, if you could land Cabrera, I think you'd change your mind. I think he better if that opportunity would arise.
  19. goonys evil twin
    Well Jim, if you could land Cabrera, I think you'd change your mind. I think he better if that opportunity would arise.
  20. goonys evil twin
    Who is Color?
  21. goonys evil twin
    Maybe the notion that he doesn't have a position is playing a part. Perhaps he'll be thrown in a trade to an AL team. Don't see how one can judge that based on an injury-plagued year. This is trade low, I wouldn't trade Dopirak right now at all. And Brian is still on the 40-man. EDIT: I agree with what Craig said in regards to Fox, this is an indictment on Jake's chances of sticking at C. I would not hesitate to include Dopirak in just about any trade that makes the big league team better right now. He's not worth holding out of negotiations.
  22. goonys evil twin
    I disagree. I think they have a good offense as things stand. I think they are still a player away from having a great offense. I think they can have a good offense, as is. But are susceptible to letdowns. I think they need another bat to guarantee a good offense and to have much of a shot for a great one. They still have a black hole at SS, and potential for major crappiness at 2B and probable mediocrity at one OF position. And the bench is non-existent, as of now. I could live with this offense, if the pitching was much more secure. But I don't see these guys as being much more than slightly above average, as is.
  23. goonys evil twin
    I'm guessing this is based solely on the way he performed in the 2003 playoffs, when he completely crapped the bed and struck out about 25 times.
  24. goonys evil twin
    Another perspective is that forgetting about 2007 and reloading for 2008 is increasingly looking like it would have been the smart thing to do. We could have sat on the sidelines watching the desperate win-now teams saddle themselves with these crippling albatross contracts. That's assuming that the 2008 spending will be any different, which it probably won't. When contracts went nutty in the 99/00/01 timeframe, everybody said it would jut keep going up. But it took a step back, and we still haven't surpassed those highs. There's no way of knowing if contracts will really make as big a leap in 2008 as they appeared to take from 2006 to 2007.
  25. goonys evil twin
    Well, we saw mediocre pitching win this October, so it must be true. Obviously, if a team wins, then a pitcher got a win, so you can always say pitching wins.
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