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Odds are that any sale of the Cubs is going to be a prolonged process that will most likely keep the Jim Hendry/Gary Hughes tandem in control throughout, at least, the first half of the offseason. This is the time when most extensions are given to veteran players. It's when guys like Glendon Rusch, Henry Blanco, Antonio Alfonseca and others are given an early retirement package from Jim Hendry, signing contracts worth millions and millions of dollars. Now that Hendry has traded for Jason Kendall, and with the franchise showing absolutely no faith in Soto being a stop gap catcher for the next couple years, it's virtually assured they will come to terms on an extension. Hendry pays no attention to all the information available that tells us older players decline, old catchers decline quickly, and past-their-prime players are not worth the money. So, what do you see happening sometime in early November?
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Where are the pics? Jennie used to be hot. I haven't seen any visual evidence of what she looks like now though, post child, and several years after college.
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Any argument made in favor of Kendall took a hit long before last night. -
I'm not sure how one comes to that conclusion. It's not as if he did nothing in the majors. He looked really good at times. He had a 2 week slump, and they didn't allow him to work through that.
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well the cubs are using my theory(and many others) that your best reliever should be in with the game on the line. baseloaded up 4 in the 7th was the crucial point. i hope that is his role for the rest of this year too. as do I. It's where he helps the most.
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well it certainly isn't but he's slugging well and his OBP is off the charts. I think it will come, just a long road back from a broken wrist from what i've heard. takes along time before you can regain full strength and sometimes you subconsciously favor it. Problem is that he's hitting for less power as the year goes on. Yep, after an unsustainable April, he's been an 850 OPS guy in May/June and is sub 600 in July. He's not killing the team, but they need him to do more, and I'm not sure he can. It's July 13th so the month isn't half over. Not to mention that there hasn't a game for 4 of those days. So what? What does that even mean? While his overall numbers look pretty good still, his post April numbers haven't looked nearly as good, and July is included in that.
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well it certainly isn't but he's slugging well and his OBP is off the charts. I think it will come, just a long road back from a broken wrist from what i've heard. takes along time before you can regain full strength and sometimes you subconsciously favor it. Problem is that he's hitting for less power as the year goes on. Yep, after an unsustainable April, he's been an 850 OPS guy in May/June and is sub 600 in July. He's not killing the team, but they need him to do more, and I'm not sure he can.
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I think "wild" is a bit dramatic. What works for you Webster? Excited? Jumpy? Animated? Wound up? :wink: Yeah, excited. I'd get excited too. Everytime it happens people on here whine and call the fans idiots. I think it's unfair and unrealistic to expect them all to perfectly judge the trajectory and likely outcome of the play on contact before expressing any excitement. Bases loaded is going to put everybody on edge in the first place. Any home stadium that is at capacity in that situation is going to see a similar reaction. They aren't idiots because they get excited.
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gameday made zambrano re-walk him.
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I think "wild" is a bit dramatic.
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Fans are idiots at judging fly balls. Yeah, it wasn't even close. I don't get why people get so worked up about it. When you are at the game, and it's bases loaded, you are going to react to anything put in play.
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Bruce Miles' Q&A with John McDonough
jersey cubs fan replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
not deadline, but it was July. -
that's a nice casual way to get the pitcher home after he had to run to 3rd.
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No, if he were having a great rebound year he would have an extra base hit since the Reagan administration. I am nothing but pleased with Lee, just concered about his power. Seconded If you are concerned with his power than you are something other than pleased. You are concerned, as you should be.
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I've been hearing the Cubs may look to add a bullpen arm or two. I hope one or both of these guys is able to return if for no other reason than to prevent Hendry from wasting valuable resources on more relievers.
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That's what the Cubs want him to do. And as somebody else pointed out, he is a nice guy. If he can help, it'll be one of those great ironies. Bruce, Which catcher do you see leaving when Dempster is activated? It all depends on how Soto does. great... another guy with a window of a week and a half to produce, or he's out That would be so annoying if they gave him a brief tryout to see if he could stick after waiting all this time to call him up in the first place. Bruce's response makes me think he believes there will be 3 catchers for more than just this series.
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theriot has had some sweet at bats.
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Cuban submits application to buy Cubs
jersey cubs fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
if you sum up what soccer said I'll pass it on to vance and he can reply. -
I am assuming yes, Texas remains on the hook in the event of a trade and non-opt out. But I'm not certain.
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Why would we want Bowen to play anywhere but catcher? Maybe he meant anywhere other than C(hicago).
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I don't get what you're trying to say. Yes, we've known CF was in doubt all year. I believe consensus was to let Jacque play there and hope for the best. That's been a disaster as he's been worse than most thought. Point is, we don't have an option in the organization that will work and we haven't all year. The consensus was also that we leave Pie down -- we pressed him into service, and he quite predicatbly failed. He's 22, and doesn't know how to hit yet. Jones is 32, and fading fast. Barring a trade, there's not going to be a white horse to ride in and save the day in '07 for CF. We knew this, so why all the handwringing now about a decision to put Pie down for more development and play Jones? There's no savior here; other parts of the ballclub will just need to pick up the slack. Pie showed flashes, including patience, and has the track record in the minors that would justify letting him work through a slump at the major league level. It's not about being a savior.
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Cuban submits application to buy Cubs
jersey cubs fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Depends on when a deal went down. If he buys in October/November, and this team isn't coming off a deep playoff run, I think he needs to clean house. Although maybe he keeps McDonough around due to his success at marketing the team. Then he hires a president/COO type. He would probably align himself with somebody prior to the purchase. If a deal lags on through January/February, I think he waits to see how 2008 looks before making any moves. Tell everybody he wants to evaluate everything. If they get off to a slow start in 2008, then he guts it and starts fresh. If they contend, he probably waits out the season. -
I don't get what you're trying to say. Yes, we've known CF was in doubt all year. I believe consensus was to let Jacque play there and hope for the best. That's been a disaster as he's been worse than most thought.
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I wouldn't say little chance. It's possible he's made up his mind about staying. But the Yankees have the ability to pay more than anybody else, plus they have Texas's money. If they think they can't sign him though, they've got to make a trade.
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baseball games And who in his place would win them? That's what I don't think you are comprehending here. Do you really think Pie's going to do this? There's far less chance of that than Jones putting up better numbers, IMO. I disagree. There might be a better chance, but at best it's slight. I'm not railing on the transaction. I'm pointing out that it's a gamble to expect Jones to improve and some people are pretending it's not.
