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I have no desire to lock-in a 795 OPS at first base.

They've had a crap ton of 3rd round and higher draft picks the last several years. 2nd and 3rd round picks are fantastic values as those guys aren't nearly the risk that top 10-15 picks are and yet you keep them under contract for several years at lower salaries. Look at the contracts the Bears gave guys like Omiyale, Manumanu and Taylor and compare them to the contracts that guys drafted in the 2nd and 3rd round get.

Plus you can pay him by check.

http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5766929/wayne-rooney-spend-one-week-conditioning-us Wayne Rooney is coming stateside to rehab and get away from the press.

CJ Spiller getting used to winter up north.

I think that's definitely the case. Although I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't find out about Moss right away.

Is that Martz? That sounds like a pretty smart way of avoiding having to say that you prefer your guys.

Rachel? She may have, but I'm not sure how that would make him go broke. He did leave the game right before the market/real estate hit their peaks and I could easily see somebody in his shoes becoming overexposed to both markets by chasing big returns. He made less than $19m in his career, so you figure 50% of that goes to taxes and agents, that's $9m in his pocket. He probably burned through a couple million just living like a big leaguer, then spent a couple more million on a house and cars. That would leave him with $4-5m on investible assets to throw at a project or two. You can retire on that, but at 40 that's a long way to go with no income unless you downsize a whole hell of a lot.

I didn't think it was all that confusing.

I'm going to guess Fleita will fill the vacancy by hiring the AAA manager. He is in charge of minor league development, so hiring minor league managers seems like something he would do. If he's becoming the AAA manager that would indicate a really extreme cost containment plan by the Cubs.

I thought it was pretty clear she was pretty well plowed. I don't think rational thought was a big factor in that clip. But it's possible to be really drunk and not do a strip tease in the front row of an arena filled with people that have cameras.

that was last week.

Deadspin found her identity but not until somebody who claimed to know her pleaded with them not to reveal her identity because it would ruin her. And they didn't. But that seems odd since apparently everybody on campus already knows who she is and it's going to get out there anyway. She wrote some stuff about giving up trying to please other people and just living for herself. Not sure if that was before or after her strip tease. The thing I don't get is how kids of that generation don't understand yet how this stuff is going to get out and "ruin your life" so why do it? That became clear in the mid 90s when the internet first went big and she's lived her entire life in the internet era.

http://deadspin.com/5681801/the-frantic-search-for-the-cowboys-lap-dance-girl So apparently she was just a drunk college chick from East Carolina.

I don't believe they did. The note I saw said he was under hospice care at his home.

2011 win/loss record isn't the end measurement. I think Sandberg's obsessions about how the game should be played in the long run will have a negative effect on the team. I think he made a clown of himself by getting thrown out so often in order to prove he's serious or something. I think the fact that after 4 years of coaching he refuses to stay in the minors and insists on leaving the organization because he didn't get the job indicates a delusional mindset. There is absolutely nothing wrong with pursuing better jobs, but you can do it without cutting ties to your current organization before actually getting a better job. Ryno made it clear he had no interest in being a bench coach, it was all or nothing for him. Don Mattingly spent 7 years as an instructor and another 6 as either bench/hitting coach before getting a gig. Willie Randolph spent 11 years as a coach. All sorts of guys have spent decades coaching in the minors before getting a shot in the bigs. Ryno spent 4 years coaching in the minors, receiving a promotion every year, and he up and leaves after 1 season of AAA ball? It's not a matter of pursuing better jobs, any organization is going to allow a minor league coach to take a major league job elsewhere. Sandberg left before he had any other gig. That's petulent behavior, which is something he displayed as a coach repeatedly.

Seperate knob?

When I heard the hospice story I was thinking, "yeah, lots of 90 year olds go through that at the end."

One day after the hospice story broke Sparky Anderson died.

Okay, I don't really give a crap about people who compete in what is essentially practice for other sports, but this is still crazy. How can he be in the mental and physical state to run a marathon? Crappy day to fly into NY, but it's going to be a cold calm day on Sunday so hope it goes well.

Nady? Nick Johnson does at least have some upside, so if you are going to spend big somewhere else there is at least a logic to it.

Jim Hendry is still here so that is a virtual certainty.

Because I think he is a liability to the organization serving as a coach. I did post questioning your reasoning, but I think it all boils down to this: I just don't understand this point of view. I have my assumptions, but in the end it just doesn't matter. My guess is you wouldn't convince me and I wouldn't convince you. What don't you understand? I can see you disagreeing, but what don't you understand?

I'm not sure what I misunderstood but I think I made it clear I'd rather stick with Fukudome this year than pay him to play elsewhere and/or take back somebody else's contract and playing an out machine in Colvin. The decision on another contract can wait until next year depending on how the team looks. Fair enough. My question wasn't clear. IF you could trade Fuku and get decent value for him and/or not have to pay the remainder of his salary, would you do that or would you instead trade Colvin and try to re-sign Fuku after this season? I'm not sure why resigning Fukudome has to be part of the equation. I'd hold onto Fukudome, play him this year, and depending on how that goes and how the team is looking next October/November consider an extension for him. Or maybe just let him walk. If I could trade Fukudome for a valuable asset, I'd consider that. If I could trade Colvin for a valuable asset, I'd consider that. My preference would be to not have Colvin replace Fukudome in the lineup this year because it is going to result in a lot more outs being made a lot more frequently.