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The Cubs saved $2.5m in the DeRosa to Miles shift, that did not make or break the Bradley acquisition. 3.3 million actually (5.5 for DeRosa, 2.2 for Miles) and depending on how you charge the signing bonus for Bradley, that could be as little as 1/3 of his contract for this year or more than 1/2 of his contract. But I tend to agree with you that getting more money for the Bradley deal was a concern but not a significant one. However, I don't agree at all that they signed Miles to get more left-handed. They signed Miles to replace the versatility of DeRosa and as a platoon partner for Fontenot. The fact that he switch hits was a distant third in the reasons for signing him. In fact, if Miles batted only from the left side, the Cubs probably wouldn't have signed him. You can not agree if you choose, but you'd be wrong. It's so freaking obvious, I don't understand the need to try and pretend it's not what happened. Bradley replaced Edmonds. Miles replaced DeRosa. The goal was to get more left handed and only one of those things got the team more left handed.
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That's not even close to true. It's absolutely the truth and it still cracks me up that people deny this fact. Or they were trying to save money since there was speculation throughout that stretch that they were able to add Peavy if they could afford him. With the ownership situation what it was, every little bit counts. And beyond that, the idea that because Hendry misidentified DeRosa's replacement has any bearing on how good an idea it was to trade DeRosa is silly. Hendry got quite a good return for DeRosa, especially with the benefit of seeing how they've all performed this year. He sacrificed a great deal of 2009 production for bullpen prospects.
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he's not allowed to play catch with his daughter? He was caught playing a pickup game which was reported days ago. Since he was caught, he is now saying he was just playing catch with his daughter. Again, the Dusty excuse. Hide behind the kids. So lame. "Reported" by some random caller on a sports talk show. That makes it 100% true. Wrong. Z admitted to playing softball. Why is this so hard to follow? :banghead: And for those laughing at waterparks, I present: http://www.rideaccidents.com/ Still want your $90 million supposed ace and leader farting around these places? I love waterparks, if I was a starting pitcher I'd absolutely take the chance between starts to head to one of those.
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Do what? Something stupid? Not like the Dodgers gave up anything of value, but there'd be no point to this. Nevermind that Thome supposedly only wanted to go to a team that had a sure chance of playoffs. I read that as having the stones to drop worthless vets down the stretch. Yeah...that makes a lot more sense. Really Heilman's my only complaint, unless there was actually a taker for Dempster or Gregg, which I doubt at this point of the year. Yeah, and I can see the justification for holding onto Heilman if the other team was literally offering nothing and you just wanted to save face in negotiations by showing you were willing from walking away from the table. Personally I'd have let him go for nothing, as he's fairly worthless, but he's not such a anchor that you'd have to jump at the first chance of dumping him. -
No, the radio. Yes, when I first saw Soto this spring I thought he looked like considerably fatter than last year. This was long before his slump may have caused any retroactive concern about his weight.
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The way he was looking at his finger (and how nobody on the Denver bench seemed to care that their starting QB was staring at his bloody bent finger) suggested it was more than just a simple cut. He looked horrified.
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Favre looked exactly like I expected him to look in his first significant preseason action. He's going to look good at times early, but he will implode.
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The Cubs saved $2.5m in the DeRosa to Miles shift, that did not make or break the Bradley acquisition.
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That's not even close to true. It's absolutely the truth and it still cracks me up that people deny this fact.
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Yeah, I think this move is dumb, but we shouldn't pretend that Soto is faultless this year. Liking a player doesn't mean you can't be disappointed when they show up for the season completely out of shape and not ready to play. I don't think anyone who posts here knows for sure that Soto showed up to camp out of shape and not ready to play. So can you guys please stop the nonsense. There's nothing nonsensical about noting that Soto was a fatass when he reported this year.
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Do what? Something stupid? Not like the Dodgers gave up anything of value, but there'd be no point to this. Nevermind that Thome supposedly only wanted to go to a team that had a sure chance of playoffs. I read that as having the stones to drop worthless vets down the stretch.
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That is some really terrible logic. The DeRosa trade went from an okay one to a pretty good one given the performance of all 3 guys this season. Expanding upon this, the DeRosa trade in and of itself was actually pretty good in terms of the return we got. Archer, Gaub, and Stevens have all performed nicely. The decision to sign Miles was the mistake, however, Miles's suckitude should have no bearing on the evaluation of the DeRosa trade, because they are separate moves. They were seperate moves that were made in conjunction with each other. There's absolutely nothing wrong with evaluating them together. The only reason they trade DeRosa was to get more left handed, the only way they got more left handed was by replacing DeRosa with Miles. Every trade involving major leaguers for prospects has to weigh the cost/benefit of the present/future. This was an absolutely horrible short-term trade. Without question. It was a disaster. Longterm who knows. But people are getting worked up about bullpen prospects, those guys are a dime a dozen.
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2009 Chicago Bears Preseason Thread - A new era begins
jersey cubs fan replied to David's topic in Other Sports
This was the highlight to their season. It's all downhill from here. -
Which Team Says No
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Teams will hesitate to take on his money because they probably think they can convince Hendry to pick up much of the tab. When Hendry gets it in his mind to get somebody, or move somebody, he'll do so at just about any cost. It would be absolutely inexcusable to pay Bradley to play elsewhere, but that's also why I think the Cubs will end up doing it. -
2009 Chicago Bears Preseason Thread - A new era begins
jersey cubs fan replied to David's topic in Other Sports
There was something that came out at the time about Bowlen's memory. -
Did you notice the completely wasted Jim McMahon?
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I saw the Mexican team in Newark this morning.
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went to take a piss, what did I miss this time?
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2009 Chicago Bears Preseason Thread - A new era begins
jersey cubs fan replied to David's topic in Other Sports
You mean the GB game? No, I mean the Pitt game. GB is the first game of the season. Pitt plays Thursday, Bears play Sunday. They get 3 more days of rest before coming to Chicago. It would be more meaningful in the middle of the season, but I think it's a disadvantage to the Bears nonetheless. -
Fuld almost muscled that out to the bullpen home plate.
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No problem, happens all the time. You want the next door on the left.
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2009 Chicago Bears Preseason Thread - A new era begins
jersey cubs fan replied to David's topic in Other Sports
The problem with the Pitt game is they come off 10 days rest. -
Hernandez: I don't like this, I do not like this. I don't like the game being interfered with. I don't get how 5 minute tirades by managers are part of the game but reviewing a play to see if it's correct is horrible. Either way, that wasn't close and there should be a person in the league office who says "no need to review it was foul."
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Read back to some older Game Threads and you'll see we used to be ra-ra and optimistic. At this point, like someone above said, a lot of us feel this is a realistic approach to take with this team based on what they've shown us since April. OK, I see your point. They suck. They're always going to suck. I'll get with the program. You don't have to get with any program, feel free to feel however you do about the Cubs. But you might want to consider stop acting like such a jerk. The Cubs are mediocre. They've been mediocre all year and probably have to make significant changes to not be mediocre next year. I'll reserve judgement about future teams when they get here.
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Wow. God bless the pom-pom wavers. Most of you posters sound like Cardinals fans. I make no apology for still believing they could pull this out. Why even follow the team if you're going to be this negative? why do crack heads still smoke crack despite the fact that its slowly killing them? I'm a crack head because I still want and expect the Cubs to win? I apologize. I thought this was a Web site for Cubs fans. I believe he's saying us horrible negative nancy Cardinals fans are crackheads in response to your question. Try and keep up.
