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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Probably not. I really think people are grossly overrating what those guys can do.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I'm assuming it will be somewhat similar to a player's arbitration hearing, where they each give a number and the arbiter decides which one to accept. The Cubs can offer what they think is fair, Boston can offer what they think is fair, and Selig can decide. Theoretically that would force both teams to keep the demands "fair" so as to give them a better chance to win.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Lovely
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Wow, that makes all kinds of sense. Wait, no; reverse that. I can see why that would be recklessly assumptive, but am unclear on why that makes no sense. If they wanted to keep him around to make progress and they've milked him for that progress, then dumping him now, before the thing is actually built would completely negate the progress made.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    He could just be traveling because of the dad's trip thing
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Really? I think he's definitely overachieved with what he's had to work with this year. 4-3, including winning 4 in a row, while losing their best player for the season? He seems like quite the meathead, but he might be a better coach than a lot of people are giving him credit for. Myself included. Their little streak is against a bunch of mediocrity. The AFC West consistently blows, so leading that division doesn't mean much. And they have still been outscored by 40 points this year. They do get to face 2 of the worst teams next though, so they could stay above .500 until the 2nd half.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    This was my thought. Maybe Albert told him he's not coming back no matter what. Lots of signs pointing to him leaving, he asked Tony to sign a photo from his rookie year before game 6. That doesn't sound like someone who was planning on being together much longer. Maybe I was the one who heard the story wrong, but the way I heard the story, Pujols asked him to sign that picture after his rookie year. Tony asked if he could have a couple of days to think about what to write, and he wrote, "To the best player I've ever managed," or something along those lines. The story, as I understood it, was that he wrote that right after Albert's rookie year. Not before game 6. It was a very poorly told story, but yes, I think your interpretation is right, despite it sounding different at first.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    dammit, now I want a slice of Giordano's
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I think he would still technically have been a free agent. Arbitration occurs after players file for free agency.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    what is a pizza feed?
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I doubt it would be next to nothing but I'm guessing the price would be somewhat depressed
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Injuries, a perceived decline in performance and if I remember correctly, some sort of "clutchiness" issue in the playoffs. Plus, they equate him to the dismal post-NLCS run they have been on. Wright and Reyes are the faces of this franchise and every year there is talk about trading one or both and moving on or trying to hold it together. I also think there are personality issues, maybe he's said some things they think make him look weak. Not sure exactly.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Do Mets fans really hate David Wright? Awesome. Easier to acquire. Not all of them. But a large vocal number of them constantly berate him. So he's like their Aramis? Even though most of the fans like Aramis, all of the unfortunately "important" media hates him (Kaplan, Sullivan, etc...) Sort of I guess. But the fans are much more vocally negative. I've never heard Wrigley turn on Ramirez. And the fans often give him their loudest applause. I've been at Citi Field a couple times where there is nothing but negative noice with Wright up.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    dunkin
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not interested in that sort of Jim Hendry move.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Did the media force him to do a Super Bowl ad with his mom? I have yet to make one argument on this board that you didn't attempt to tear down, but good point anyway. The media is far from innocent in this whole matter though. I also fail to see how Tebow doing a commercial is "shoving his views down people's throats". Why do people take so much offense to people expressing perhaps different beliefs than their own? I have no idea who you are but I guess you make a lot of bad points if I keep tearing them down. People get annoyed at proselytizers because it is insulting. They also get annoyed at athletes who try and pretend god is on their side. Doing a commercial for the super bowl, is shoving something down your throats, considering it is the most watched event every year. Pepsi, Budweiser, Ford and all the others are trying to shove stuff down our throats as well.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    For being a bad quarterback with a legion of fans who demand he play.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I really think people have a strange obsession with this building from within, stop spending on the best free agents, be patient and only make small moves theory. Part of building from within is trading your prospects for valuable pieces. The Chicago Cubs will never win with a team filled only with internally drafted players. Acquiring Felix is nothing like the way Hendry would do things. The Cubs never went after the best of the best, they always went after the 2nd choice on the shelf. Hendry's Cubs absolutely built from within. But building from within with Hendry's prospects was part of the problem, and trading Hendry's prospects for an ace is hardly a move that will cripple the future. Theo Epstein is not going to run the Cubs on a series of small moves. He's going to make splashes. So try to not be disappointed when that happens.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Did the media force him to do a Super Bowl ad with his mom?
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Do Mets fans really hate David Wright? Awesome. Easier to acquire. Not all of them. But a large vocal number of them constantly berate him.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    For what it's worth, Wright went from the darling of Mets fandom to persona non grata. The negative energy toward him in the stadium is palpable. They hate him. And the team's finances are a mess. I could see them giving him away.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I don't get it
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I think Wood probably will be, though. He said he'd rather retire than go elsewhere, and I'm sure Theo would be happy to take him at such a low cost. Then again, Wood might decide he'd rather retire than play for a really low amount again, so we'll see. Yeah I think there's a pretty good chance he stays put. I could see him signing a 2 year deal, maybe for like 7 mil, and then calling it a career and hanging with the organization in some other capacity. 2/7 is not in any way shape or form a low amount for what Wood has been bringing to the table.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    that is my preference as well.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    what is an up and down hitter?
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