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  1. jersey cubs fan
    So does the game of baseball in general. I really don't see the point in flipping out over someone using a corked bat when most players are doing every little thing they can to gain an advantage. It's part of baseball. Keeping someone out of the hall for that would be like keeping out one of the best pitchers of an era because he got caught once with sandpaper. Like I said, he got caught for the bat and was suspended. That shouldn't keep him out. Like it or not, nothing and nobody has come even remotely close to busting him when it comes to steroids. That doesn't mean he didn't use them, but for now he should be judged based on his performance. The corked bat should have negligable impact in that regard since use of them over his career would have been detrimental to his numbers. I just meant that the cork incident is relevant in the speculation of him using drugs because it shows that he has cheated before I really hope George Brett gets kicked out of the hall of fame. Not to mention Joe Morgan, who openly admitted to using a corked bat.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    What is the current makeup of the Braves hierarchy, and how does it compare to the one that actually led them to and through greatness? We're going on 4 years of mediocrity with that organization, a bit more of a fall from grace than what Cleveland went through after their much less ballyhooed period of success. Not that this has anything to do with Glavine, but I'm not sure we should just assume Atlanta is making all the right moves anymore.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    why wouldn't he? It's not unheard of for players to miss the first game after being traded to a new team.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Oooooh, a battle of life's annoyances, twitter vs larussa, nobody wins, or everybody does.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Interesting contradiction. How do you figure? They had a great chance to add talent to the system by taking advantage of McLouth's inflated reputation coming off last year, and they squandered it by not getting a very good deal, especially considering it's only June 4th. Or maybe his reputation isn't as good as some people think?
  6. jersey cubs fan
    The day Plaxico shot himself I was hoping for the Giants to cut him and the Bears to pick him up. I understand it is anything but a no-brainer, but even if he has to be suspended for 4 games, I would love to see them pick him up. His ability to go up and get it along with Cutler's ability to put it where he wants it just intrigues the hell out of me. Plax has spent his entire career in outdoor cold weather climates, he is going to be able to perform in Chicago in December, and hopefully January.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    The Bears are 30/1? Are you sure? Is that stale info? Chicago always gets a decent amount of money placed on them, and after the Cutler signing I'd think they fall more into the 12-15/1 range.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, makes no sense, especially since the Bears have done pretty well vs. GB in Lovie's tenure. If anything, he could say he was brought in to beat Minnesota, who is a better team than GB and has a defense that is almost impossible to run on. But I'm pretty sure the Bears brought in Cutler with the hopes of him helping them beat whoever represents the AFC in the Superbowl. In the quotes provided, Dungy doesn't even mention Green Bay. He just says "one team" and the writer apparantly assumes it's Green Bay. It would make more sense as Minnesota, but it's still a rather ridiculous sentiment. He was brought in to be the quarterback for 19 games this year and the next 10 years after.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Eh, it's not that hard. People rave about Lee but he doesn't seem to to anything impressive defensively. I doubt very much the numbers people have shown for defensive ability at 1st.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Historically Bradley has about 2 years of great production and Dunn was always the clear winner on the "likelihood to keep being productive" scale. You don't really want to talk "historically" if you are trying to pimp Bradley over Dunn. It was all about hoping 2007/2008 were real and he was capable of maintaining those numbers. Bradley had the upside hopes, Dunn had the better track record.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    As dumb as it is to suggest a player was brought in to beat one team, why is anybody suggesting it's GB? It's not the like Bears haven't been able to beat them under Lovie. And Dungy doesn't even saying GB. I think this is a case of a guy who really has no business talking on TV just saying stuff to make a stand because that's what TV guys have to do. Nothing he said was the least bit meaningful.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I think the volume of injuries across the roster is a surprise. I think I posted I was concerned about injuries before the season began, but I didn't expect this much. I'm sorry, but that's just ridiculous. Harden was a lock to get injured and miss significant time, same with Bradley. And Ramirez was always one misstep away from getting injured. You can't say Aramis missing time was some sort of unforeseen shock. He was always going to miss time, the question was how much. Lee breaking his wrist was a crazy flukey thing that couldn't be accounted for. Aramis reinjuring a shoulder with the same injury he had earlier in his career is not the least bit surprising. It sucks yes, but it's not shocking. This is what happens when you have an old team, like the Cubs, and no young everyday players capable of picking up the slack and carrying a team. The numbers of 30+ year old players and guys with significant injury histories is troublesome. You can't push off the struggles on surprise.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    That is just all kinds of nonsense. Soriano was never a superstar. His is producing right now at 33, at just about the same rate he produced at 28 for Texas. He is well outside his peak age range, and nothing he has done can be considered surprising. Everybody with a brain knew the contract was bad. Everybody knew his best years would be in the beginning, and that it could get ugly. I don't believe he scratched the surface of how ugly he can get down the road. Furthermore what he's done this year is one good month and one bad. And he's had plenty of bad months in his career. Nothing that has happened can be considered shocking. Soto didn't have spring training, got fat, and now he stinks. That happens. The closest "surprise" is Bradley struggling, but that can't be considered entirely flukey, given his age and injury history, plus the lack of a longterm track record of significant success. High payroll teams have to be built to withstand setbacks, the Cubs didn't really suffer any last year, but now they are going through what teams go through all the time, and looking really weak in the process.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I thought he looked significantly larger the first time I saw him this year, and that was before I became disappointed with his performance. Perhaps it's just perception, but he really looks fat. He's not Prince Fielder fat but I'd say he looks 15 lbs heavier than last year. No, not Prince fat, but definitely must be hard to squat on those knees for 9 innings 5 times a week fat.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I thought he looked significantly larger the first time I saw him this year, and that was before I became disappointed with his performance. Perhaps it's just perception, but he really looks fat.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    DeRosa isn't an everyday RF'er. He would certainly be more 'everyday' than Bradley, who is injured every other day. DeRosa/Hoff platoon could be decent.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    From the trib's "huddle up" blog. http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/huddleup/ota/ He talks about a couple nice passes to Hester and Olsen and Cutler's footwork. Nothing really meaningful, but more fun to think about than the Cubs.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    What's with this off topic nonsense? I thought the thread was about getting a third baseman.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    He is a good hitter...for a pitcher. He is an ok guy to use as a PH in like the 4th or 5th inning of a game. Pinch hitters need to do something well. Zambrano makes a ton of outs, but his isolated power is fairly significant, and since entering his prime as a hitter he's got a significant SLG. I think all the talk of putting him in the lineup every game is just joking around, but he is a good hitting pitcher and could be considered a decent pinch hitting option as well.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think that would be a problem at all. This team would be much better off with a good hitting SS and a Theriot/Fontenot at 2B late in the season. Plus Ramirez is not going to play everyday if/when he returns. It sounds good, but I don't know how realistic it is to have them deal for Tejada.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I vaguely remember him doing it before but possibly not actually missing any time on that occasion.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    In the NFL, the cap is what matters. In MLB, it's individual budgets. The Cubs one big advantage of the competition is a higher budget. For accounting purposes they do things like signing bonuses, which I believe do affect how payrolls are treated in the revenue sharing pool. But as far as how much the Cubs have to spend as dictated by the owner, a bonus is still money spent this year against the budget.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    It's actually $5M, $9M and $12M in each season. And then a $4 million signing bonus. So we're paying him $5 million this season. The $4m may be allocated over the life of the contract, but it was paid the day he signed. He's effectively getting $9m, $9m, and $12m. It's $18m guaranteed for 2 years and $30m all but guaranteed for 3 unless one of the less-stable NSBB'ers knocks him off after he's played 70 games this year. Doesn't matter how you slice it, it's been a horrible contract so far. He could easily put up a .900+ OPS for the next 2.5 years for us. But he could just as easily suck terribly. Unfortunaly, like with Soriano, it was a contract they almost had to give because Hendry did such a crap job of putting together the roster in advance of that signing. The Cubs OF was a mess when they felt they had to get Soriano. With Bradley, it wasn't as dramatic, obviously, but there was major unknowns. They needed some sort of significant bat to offset the declining Lee and questionable Fukudome.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    When did this happen? He's been above average to great every year in the majors so far. JeffH is the king of hyperbole. That's an exaggeration no? He's more like the prince or maybe just a duke.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    It's actually $5M, $9M and $12M in each season. And then a $4 million signing bonus. So we're paying him $5 million this season. If they gave him a $4m signing bonus and he makes $5m this year, he's getting paid $9m this year. There is no lsalary cap to worry about prorating bonuses over, so it's all about money spent each year compared to the budget.
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