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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, sorry, you aren't making any sense. "Holding onto him because you don't like the offers is a bad idea but it could be a good idea to hold onto him to see if you can get better offers." Don't trade him for more filler, end of discussion.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    By the time we've ruled out Pujols and Fielder, Pena will be on the open market whether we trade him now or not. Not necessarily. And it's still better than taking back more garbage.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    We can re-sign him in the offseason, though, if that's what we choose to do. The only benefit to keeping him would be to have him during the exclusive negotiating period, but that will have ended by the time we can begin negotiations with Pujols/Fielder. I guess a team that acquires Pena could then re-sign him, but that's generally unlikely and it's not like Pena's a guy without peer on the FA market. There's just no point in getting more filler. If that is your only offer, don't trade him. It is as simple as that. It would be stupid to trade the guy for more filler. Entertain all offers but don't get lowballed. If you are, pull him off the table. Maybe somebody gets more desperate in August and you can swing a waiver deal.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    If the Cubs only get a marginally better deal than they shouldn't even trade him. What good does keeping Pena through the deadline do the team? I realize we've got a horde of players similar to the guys we got in the DLee trade so getting more of them for Pena isn't special, but Pena does us no good playing out the string and then leaving via FA. Because he won't necessarily leave via free agency, and the Cubs have no internal options at the position. Getting more filler does the organization no good, keeping Pena as a potential fallback option when they realize Fielder/Pujols options aren't there has value.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    If the Cubs only get a marginally better deal than they shouldn't even trade him.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    http://deadspin.com/5820010/whos-afraid-of-hope-solos-nipple Disappearing nipples.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    stones, glass houses, etc Not sure what the comparison is.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    even in that case he should know about red cards. Hey jerks! I know what the heck a redcard is but they made it sound like they were playing with one less player on the field. I mean sure they had a player who was unable to come back into the game but that wasn't what they made it sound like. I don't know a lot about soccer, although I did play a lot from about 5-13. But my understanding is that a red card means a player is kicked out of the game and the team plays without a substitute for that player the rest of the game, ie. one less player on the field.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/img/4.0/global/swapper/201107/110711.07.jpg Now I can get up for this game. http://twitpic.com/5of888
  10. jersey cubs fan
    When Szczur was not with Peoria during his college graduation, the team went 1-2. When Szczur was not with the Chiefs as he went to the Futures game the team went on a 2 game winning streak. Sample size. Let's see how they do now that he's gone for good before we draw any conclusions.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    And so it begins.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    He was replaced by Chris Singleton this year.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    This. Meh, being labeled an all star in 2011 might have gotten him a few extra $'s on his next contract. Getting labelled as an all star for the first time in your career is probably worth some money. But Ramirez is an established player and his market value is pretty well established as well. I don't think this would or would not make him any money.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    What you are saying is that while following baseball I am doing it wrong because I don't know a random guy who you know. That's ridiculous. He's a middle reliever on an inconsequential team who plays the Cubs a couple times a year and has really only done so while the Cubs have been absolute crap. There's no reason why somebody has to have heard of him.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    He's got 240 innings spread over 5 seasons in the majors, as a middle reliever. There's no reason why somebody who follows baseball to know who he is. The vast majority of those innings have come in the past 3 years, and he's been very good. You probably wouldn't know who he is if you're a casual fan, but if you big enough into baseball to hang around message boards a lot you'd know who he is. Especially if you're a fan of an NL team. He plays on the most inconsequential team in the league. I've heard of him because he was a Yankee, but I had no idea who he was playing for now. It's crazy to suggest somebody who follows baseaball has to know who he is.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Just two weeks ago he went 2 innings throwing 32 pitches the day after a full 20 pitch 9th. He came out for a multi innings outing his next time and followed up with another no rest game. He isn't getting a lot of save opportunities but Quade is still finding ways to use him recklessly.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, I'm surprised how many people enjoy him. He's essentially Joe Morgan without the "I'm the best" attitude. I guess he's fine if you are just hearing him do one game and don't pay attention, but he's constantly calling for sac bunts and moving runners over and making things happen and all that jazz. On Saturday's game he said that one of the most important stats in baseball is two out RBI's or something like that and then Kasper said that wins aren't the best stat to judge a pitcher with and gave a reason why and Campbell shrugged him off. Campbell isn't bad because he doesn't sound completely lost when doing the game, as he's done it for a long time but his opinions would drive me nuts in the long run. Oh yeah, I remember hearing him call a sunday night game on the radio and just going off on how important "wins" are for a pitcher and how some guys just know how to and that Zambrano specifically didn't know how to win.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not sure why anybody would think anybody was expected to take an exhibition game seriously.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    He's got 240 innings spread over 5 seasons in the majors, as a middle reliever. There's no reason why somebody who follows baseball to know who he is.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    SHOW SOME RESPECT
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, I'm surprised how many people enjoy him. He's essentially Joe Morgan without the "I'm the best" attitude. I guess he's fine if you are just hearing him do one game and don't pay attention, but he's constantly calling for sac bunts and moving runners over and making things happen and all that jazz.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    You can't keep throwing out your injury risk closer with a guaranteed contract out for 4+ out innings in a lost season. It's unnecessarily reckless with no payoff.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Not sure where the ASG is being discussed, but Jeter is so embarrassed by his horrible play that he has pulled himself from the game.
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  25. jersey cubs fan
    I believe the railing is at like 40-50" (can't remember exactly but its somewhere in there) from the ground. The Rangers raised all of the railings either after the first time someone fell (late 90s I believe????) or this past offseason when the guy fell from club level. It was like 32" (way too low IMO and railings should never be that low in the first place) or something before they raised it. Maybe someone else can help me out here. I'm going by memory here, but I'm pretty darn sure they raised the railing already. http://deadspin.com/5819404/of-rangers-and-railings I don't think that area is 40". http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/07/dal_a_rangers_fan_fell_b2_600.jpg
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