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  1. jersey cubs fan
    based on what? the reds offense has been crap the last 2 seasons, and that's with a ballpark helping them The Reds have a lot of young talent, I'm afraid of them over the next couple years. That's been the general sentiment for a couple years now, no?
  2. jersey cubs fan
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  3. jersey cubs fan
    The reports that I've read say the Rangers want Bradley only if the Cubs pay a big portion of his contract. I know the Rangers have money issues and I understand trying to make the best deal possible, but I don't understand all of this poor-mouthing. Their payroll for 2010 is $39 million (a drop of $37 million) without including Millwood as part of a deal. Including Millwood would put their payroll at $27 million (a decrease of $49 million from 2009). Today's Tribune wonders if they would send a couple of middle-level prospects for Bradley if the Cubs pay $9 - $10 million of the $21 million owed. Isn't their owner in dire financial straits?
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Tackle totals don't mean much to me. If you tackle a guy 6 yards down the field, you aren't accomplishing much. Briggs is paid to be a playmaker. Fair enough, but if they're running away from Briggs because they know that Urlacher and Tinoisamoa aren't there, Briggs can't reasonably make plays on the other side of the field with regularity. I haven't broken down film, so maybe Briggs is slacking off...I can't say with certainty. But I can't imagine that some of the weak supporting cast isn't hurting his ability to play like he can play. I'm not saying he's slacking off. I doubt that's the case, but he wanted to be the man somewhere, come out from Urlacher's shadow and all that. And now that Urlacher is down, he hasn't shown himself to be much of a playmaker or a force on defense. He's still the best linebacker on the team, but he's nobody the opposition should fear ruining their game plan.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    As I already stated, Hendry could be entirely diplomatic in an apology and make statements only about his own judgment and job, and it will still be interpreted by many players as an insult or attack on the player in question. People will read between the lines and read further than the intent. It's simply bad business. It's bad business to cut unproductive players because it might hurt their feelings? That's dumb. Teams do it all the time. You don't hold onto a guy because you are afraid of insulting him.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    That's what he made last year. After a 200+ inning season with 13 wins and a sub 4 era, he's going to make a lot more in 2010. Teams with financial problems trade these types of guys all the time, as they enter into the latter years of arbitration, their expected salaries skyrocket.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Tackle totals don't mean much to me. If you tackle a guy 6 yards down the field, you aren't accomplishing much. Briggs is paid to be a playmaker.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    He tweeted later: Saying the Bears aren't "anything spectacular" and that you only like one player from the D-line is pretty much taking a shot at the Bears there guy. You may well be right, but don't try to back off it. There's no "may" about it. He's absolutely right. This defense sucks. There isn't a quality lineman in the group, and Briggs has disappeared with Urlacher gone.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Why do you wish that? And it's not cutting your losses when you actually decide to make things worse. Obviously the prevailing view within the organization is that getting rid of Bradley's attitude/baggage/etc will make things better, otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion. Okay, so the Bears are in the process of making a bad move because they are influenced by piss-poor logic. Why do you wish fans just accept that?
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Why do you wish that? And it's not cutting your losses when you actually decide to make things worse.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    The issue has been raised, with Hendry saying guys in worse situations have returned and Billy Williams saying he will keep working with Bradley and thinks he can still return and contribute to the team. The beat writers have pointed out that some players supposedly cheered upon hearing that Bradley was suspended and that there is very little chance of fences being mended. Hendry has to be willing to walk away from these trade negotiations if the terms remains so pathetic. Hopefully he is willing, but I'm not sure.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I never knew it changed from the original discussion. You can talk up Bradley all you want, but the damage is done. Lots of people were adamant that they could trade him with minimal financial loss and significant talent return.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    That is a possibility, however, the Cubs are notoriously short-sighted and schizo with guys. They knew Bradley was a combustible nut job with inconsistent productivity and health concerns. and after one year of him doing almost exactly what many thought he'd do, they are trying to get rid of him. When they acquired Harden they acknowled he need to be treated cautiously, given extra rest between starts, and for the most part they did that in 2008. Then, in 2009, they throw all that out the window and expect him to be an every 5th day pitcher, and seemingly sour on him when that doesn't turn out to be a good idea. They gave up on Pie in a heartbeat, introduced Patterson to the public as a middle of the order hitter then allowed a bad manager to try and turn him into a slappy Otis Nixon wannabe. They change their minds and give up on guys really quickly when they don't fit into whatever flavor of the month "need" they feel they have to fill. It's possible they know Harden's shoulder is worse than it looks, but it's also entirely possible that they just don't want a guy who is guaranteed to not give you 33 starts and 200 innings, even though that's exactly what they knew they were getting when they traded for him.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    You are confusing people criticizing him no matter what he does, and every deal having a critic. He's going to take heat on every move he makes because people have a wide variety of opinions, and therefore there is always going to be somebody who dislikes a move.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    You dismiss the age difference way too quickly. He's 4 years younger. Hoff has already seen his prime, Hermida is just entering it. When Micah was Hermida's age, he was going through his first abysmal season of AAA. It's a pretty big difference. Fair enough. So replace Hoffpauir with Snyder. The point is that unless he has a breakout year, Hermida is not that much better than other in house insurance policies. I think you'd agree that the Cubs need more than insurance, they need a starter they can count on. Have you bothered to look at his home and away splits? Usually I don't, but his home field is one of those outliers that actually make splits something meaningful to look at. At home he's nothing to write home about. Away from home and he's pretty damn good for a guy under 25. Home: .253/.328/.393/.721 Away: .276/.359/.456/.815 He's an unpolished gemstone. I agree, but those away numbers have declined since his "breakout" season. I'm not advocating the Cubs getting him as their number 1 target, I'm just saying his circumstances are much different than Micah.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    You dismiss the age difference way too quickly. He's 4 years younger. Hoff has already seen his prime, Hermida is just entering it. When Micah was Hermida's age, he was going through his first abysmal season of AAA. It's a pretty big difference.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Anyone who makes a big deal about anyone getting caught with weed deserves scorn, regardless of the race of the person that got caught. If you are making a big deal about the weed alone, I agree, but if getting caught puts that person's availability in peril somehow whether it be by league suspension or jail, or especially if the weed was being used before or during driving, then there's absolutely nothing wrong with laying on the criticism.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    With Johnson, Fuld, Fox, Hoffpauir, and Snyder manning RF, we probably won't need a midseason trade because we'll be out of contention. Any of those guys might do a decent job for a week or two, but not on a regular basis. Yeah, not only are those guys in no way shape or form a 3rd OF, but the first half of the season does count. You don't purposefully go into a season with a weak position you plan on fixing later. 2/3 of the season is done by the time the trading deadline approaches. If you spend 2/3 of the season with such incompetence in the everyday lineup you're deliberately sabotaging your season.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNmPybFK2_o&feature=player_embedded
  20. jersey cubs fan
    http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/2863 Bruce says Cubs must consider Harden. He talks about the current uncertainty of the rotation and adds:
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Last year was odd. It was the middle of the financial meltdown and nobody had any idea how the recession would affect ticket sales. Seemingly only the Cubs and Yankees were signing guys. If trading Bradley is the big move of the offseason, and it takes place in February, it could mean this team does nothing to get better in 2009 and actually takes a step back. I'd rather he get the best deal he can, but I'd also rather it get done before free agency (unless Ricketts says, "F it, go get what you want and we'll deal with Bradley later'.)
  22. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs best pitcher had shoulder surgery. It is a big deal.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Last year's option was Samardzija, Marshall and Wells. I'm not sure how these options are better. And they are going into it with a lesser staff (injured Lilly and likely no Harden). "The past" extends beyond last year, Literal Lamont. I do not understand why you're responding to me like I'm saying this is a good thing. I never said this wouldn't be a lesser staff: that's obvious to anyone with an iota of common sense. I'm not. All I pointed out is that with the backup options the Cubs have there's a huge middle ground between "OK, this can work" and "holy crap, this team is going down in flames." I simply don't agree with the idea that they're automatically [expletive] if Lilly starts late. Okay but you weren't responding to somebody who said everything automatically goes to [expletive] if Lilly starts late. hyperbolic harry Samardzija, Marshall, Gorzo, while they are already counting on Wells and apparantly letting Harden walk is really disappointing. It would not be a happy way to go into a season. And I would never assume a 30-something pitcher coming off shoulder surgery is great bet to come back strong at the earliest timetable. I would expect delays at this point.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    I don't see how that could be a bad thing. Hendry's already telegraphed that he wants Bradley gone at any cost. I don't also want him jumping at the first offer he gets. It's a bad thing because it leaves the team unable to make other moves before this one is made and they know what they are left with, and at that time the good players are gone and most teams have made the trades/signings they want. That could leave them in a situation where all they do is dump Bradley and sign a hitting coach, while resigning a mediocre reliever of their own, and maybe acquire some other bench schmuck. 2005 sucked, in part because the 2004/2005 offseason was all about dumping Sosa and that didn't happen until February.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I had myself convinced that this Bradley situation would be resolved immediately after the WS -- like today or tomorrow. Today doesn't look likely. For the first time in a long time I heard Mike and Mike this morning and Buster Olney was on and supposedly getting a bunch of texts about a developing deal and I was thinking it was Bradley.
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