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The Cardinals would do it, but why would the Cubs schedule games in that podunk town a million miles away?

I think it's incredibly lame how they try and make their names sound like the Europeans name their teams.

Doesn't prevent it, but almost certainly will. What makes you say this? Are you basically saying this is a bad move because it will be the only move? That's a little (by a little I mean a lot) of an assumption. Because it fits in perfectly with the narrative of what Hendry appears to be doing. Spend what little money they have on innings eating pitchers, get another reliever and go cheap at first base.

Theoretically you would save some in the longterm by signing him to an extension. But then you take on all the risk, and that is not worth the couple million you'd save 3 years from now.

The Giants and Jets share a stadium. So do the Rangers and Knicks. The Devils are letting the Nets hang at their place while they wait to leave the state they are named after. Fans wouldn't want it because fans are irrational beings. But rational people would actually make the decisions.

Dead on. The risk isn't worth the reward. I'd also add that the Cubs need to add some starpower to be a serious contender, and if they have to do so in the trade market, Marmol could be an extremely valuable piece in that pursuit. I don't necessarily disagree with what you just said, but let me ask this: If Marmol stays healthy for the next 2 seasons and continues to basically do what he's done to date, do you re-sign him or let him walk and take the picks? And keep in mind that we may not have a closer in waiting, especially if Cashner winds up starting between now and then. To me, if we can lock down an elite closer now for a slight bargain(especially at the ages of where he'd have him, although I do acknowledge the injury risk), it takes us out of having to overpay for one on the free agent market You never have to pay for one. You should save money at closer long before you ever consider going cheap at 1B. There's been 1 consistently elite closer this past decade. Everybody else has come and gone. What happened to Francisco Rodriguez? Eric Gagne, Keith Foulk? It's just not worth it. The Yankees could afford to do it because they can afford anything and everything and they just so happened to have the one guy that was reliable every single year. Closer is not a position. It's just pitchers who pitch at the end of the game. There is no reason to inflate their salary because of the hype.

STL is unrealistic. But money would be involved so I am sure Milwaukee and the White Sox would welcome some extra income to take on some Cubs home games for a season. Of all the options I put up there, Milwaukee and the Cell are the only two that seem realistic, although still problematic. I think Reinsdorf would dig his heels in. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me like he would be horrified at the prospect of allowing the Cubs to play games in his park. I guess we'd have to see how persuasive a pot of money would be for him. Milwaukee might be the best option. There's already an experience of many Cub fans making the trek up to Milwaukee for Cub games. The Brewers would no doubt not want Cub fans taking over their park, but there's also no doubt that they don't mind taking Cub fan money. And when the hurricane hit in Houston, they were willing to allow a Cub/Stros game to take place in their building without too much fuss. I think it would take some league persuasion and some solid dollar figures -- but they'd let it happen. They'd hold their noses and count the money. I think you are placing goofy fan feelings into the minds of businessmen.

please lock this thread.

Those are our options if the GM says those are our options. He's the guy making the moves and we have to choose from the options he gives himself. No. Those are our options if the GM is a big enough idiot to think he should spend money on mediocre starting pitching and relief instead of fixing the pathetic offense. I don't understand why people insist on using Hendry's horrible decision making patterns as an excuse for him being cornered into making more bad moves.

I would much much much rather go year to year in arbitration with him than sign him to an extension that guarantees him 8 digits 3-4 years out. The guy is a career ending arm injury waiting to happen. You do not hand out longterm contracts to relievers, especially ones without consistent effectiveness.

except those aren't our options Hendry manufacturing his own limitations at 1B is his own damn fault.

http://deadspin.com/5693456/kansas-city-mls-teams-new-name-is-impossibly-awful

I'm serious when I say I think it means we don't have money to spend on a 1st baseman because we're focusing on the bullpen and an innings eater. With the report out that Hendry is "less inclined" to trade Fukudome, adding Davis at no cost might make it more likely we keep Kosuke – and that's a very good thing. Keeping Fukudome is nice, acquiring a crappy hitting 1B is horrible.

anything more than a handful and you're risking a sprained tongue

You still tried to compare Canada and Puerto as similar to Milwaukee and the south side of chicago. The player's union wants to grow revenues, and if it's the only realistic way to upgrade Wrigley, I doubt they would do much more than throw out a token complaint. But just like with Puerto Rico, they will play there.

They are already doing that. Ricketts has been saying he does not want to leave the park for a full season because it will damage the local businesses.

The closest would be the Schaumburg Flyers stadium, but that only holds a shade over 7,000. There's nothing within 50 miles that could accommodate an MLB team. I also doubt the Cubs players would agree to split home games between parks so far away from each other. Didn't Montreal complain to the union about having to play in Puerto Rico? That's freaking Puerto Rico. Of course they complained. They were from Canada. And of course it still happened. Home games at US Cellular should not mean a damn thing to them. And Miller isn't much of a big deal either. As long as the team puts them up in a suitable hotel in Milwaukee they will be fine with it.

Doesn't prevent it, but almost certainly will.

I don't think he was planning on exchanging them, just adding to the collection. But if you like boobs, Longoria is really not the girl for you. She has them don't she?

Line is 1.5 in most places, and I saw 3.5 somewhere. Lovie's coaching decisions are not simulated.

STL is unrealistic. But money would be involved so I am sure Milwaukee and the White Sox would welcome some extra income to take on some Cubs home games for a season.

Soldier Field would never work. Ryan Field seems to me to have enough space around the field to fit a temporary baseball stadium, but I think it's a horrible place to try and get people to attend 81 times a year. Is there any sizable baseball stadium closer than the Kane County Cougars? That's way too far in the boonies and even if you went there I'm guessing they would have to find a reasonable way to add 20,000 temporary seats to make some money. I think the only realistic option is play at US Cellular and/or Miller for a season. You could split the two to offset conflicting schedules plus satisfy far northern fans/city based fans.

??? sarcasm? Read post above his.

I enjoyed seeing Halek put one in his own net, I did not enjoy seeing that it was against Detroit. Wyatt, those Wings are rolling. 12-3-1? Poop. At least the Blues have lost 5 straight and the Hawks have the 5th most points in the west (shutup I know they need about a half dozen more games than anybody to get there).

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