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  1. Banedon
    That's an assumption.
  2. Banedon
    The Cubs spent 2.5/yr on Neifi Perez. The Cubs spent $6 million over 2 years on Glendon Rusch. $3 million isn't much to roll the dice and see what you can get out of someone with the potential of Mark Prior. But he's not staying. Also, wouldn't it be a smart move to not repeat past mistakes? Just because they've made some foolish moves in the past doesn't mean they should continue making them. Prior is a gamble, and you don't know that he wouldn't stay. Maybe he doesn't. Maybe he does. But after all the time and money that the Cubs have invested, why not find out? What's lost other than $3 million? Which lets be honest, in a $125 million payroll isn't exactly breaking the bank. Perez and Rusch and the like were bad moves. We all knew it from the get go. But Prior has the potential to come back and be the pitcher we've seen before. Maybe he won't do it. But the cost is so small, why not find out? Instead we're gambling that he won't...and what do we win if we're right? $3 million in payroll. Woooo. Signing him for a year is a smaller potential cost ($3 million vs him being great on another team), and bigger potential benefit ($3 million in savings vs him being great for us).
  3. Banedon
    The Cubs spent 2.5/yr on Neifi Perez. The Cubs spent $6 million over 2 years on Glendon Rusch. $3 million isn't much to roll the dice and see what you can get out of someone with the potential of Mark Prior.
  4. Banedon
    You call that throwing him under the bus? Actually I posted it without comment. I didn't call it anything. But I think it shows that Hendry, at least to some extent, wasn't happy with Prior's injuries, and at least on some level, believed his toughness was an issue.
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    Sheesh...make me go back and read why don't ya?
  7. Banedon
    Jacque Jones and Latroy Hawkins...just off the top of my head.
  8. Banedon
    I'm guessing Soriano Roberts Lee Fukudome Ramirez (4/5 could flip flop) Soto Pie Theriot It'd be great if we pulled a TLR and bat Theriot 9th and the pitcher 8th. Agree with both of you. I think that's exactly the lineup we'll use, but I agree that having Roberts lead off makes more sense. I'd like to see: Roberts Lee Soriano Ramirez Fukudome Soto Pie Theriot I know Lee 2nd isn't ideal, but if you take Soriano out of the leadoff spot for Roberts, then you don't really have a prototypical 2 spot guy. You could put Derosa 2nd, move everyone down one if he plays SS.
  9. Banedon
    From Paul Sullivan's column this morning:
  10. Banedon
    OK, seriously, somebody pinch me. Meh...out of all that Jim thought the left-handedness was the most important part.... :lol:
  11. Banedon
    It's retractable. I'm sure they'd just take it down if it was that windy.
  12. Banedon
    I believe this because it's on the internet.
  13. Banedon
    Seriously? Just strikes me as odd people would even care. We've quashed a number of nicknames for people like Corey Patterson and Glendon Rusch as well. There's a point where nicknames cross the line from being funny and clever, to immature and childish, and even more so...annoying. Think of this as a general rule: if it's in the word filter, it's there for a reason. Don't try to avoid it by getting cute with the spelling.
  14. Banedon
    viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45790
  15. Banedon
    LOL...ok...I was really concerned the more I looked at that. Lee 7th? #-o
  16. Banedon
    We've asked people not to do this anymore.
  17. Banedon
    LF Soriano CF Pie RF Kosuke 3B Ramirez SS Theriot 2B Roberts 1B Lee C Soto might be able to push across 800 runs. If we get Roberts, I don't see any way that they don't bat him leadoff.
  18. Banedon
    I think I read somewhere that he thinks soccer is dumb.
  19. Banedon
    The link works, but I don't see anything on there about the Astros...unless I'm just missing it.
  20. Banedon
    That is a lot of money on Fukudome. Yikes. Gallager + Cedeno + Murton for Roberts makes sense to me. I hate to see Murton go in that deal, but I could definitely see it happening. I'd probably do it if I were Hendry. Now this is how it gets interesting. Would the Cubs have been better off having Matsui and those players or Roberts? Depends...if the Cubs still won't play those players, then they're better off having Roberts. If they would have played them, then you can debate.
  21. Banedon
    If that's the case, bravo to Hendry. I just don't have enough faith in the man to believe that's the way he's operating.
  22. Banedon
    Holy cow...that's a ton of money for Fukudome.
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    Doesn't it sound like these guys are on different pages? Sounds like Hendry thinks a whole lot more of the Dempster as starter idea than Lou does...
  25. Banedon
    I wonder if any are reading this thread and getting angry about how unrealistic our trade proposals are? Of course they are! :lol: I guess that's the 67 guests lingering in this forum then. :P Join up guys. Most of us aren't a-holes and would love your take! :D I'm not positive, but I think the board is currently set so admins have to manually activate accounts. Again, I could be wrong on that.
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