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My friend sent me this email (Prior-related)
jersey cubs fan replied to badger1679666666's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Agreed. A long-term deal doesn't make much sense at this point. The Cubs control him for 2 more cheap years anyway. He's not going to even start throwing until 08. If we let him walk, then those "cheap years" will be exactly what this email was about. if Dr. Andrews is right, he'll rehab on the Cubs, and then go somewhere else and return to maybe a 2 or 3 pitcher in the rotation. I'd rather pay him 3 million a year to rehab and pray for a return to 2003-2005, than pay guys like Jockstrap and Itzcrappy, Neifi, Macias etc. money we are/have paid them. If he rehabs and goes elsewhere and returns to prominence, I don't want to hear one word about curses. We can extend him on the cheap, and we should take that chance. If we don't, it's our organizations fault. Get him to sign a new contract before the non-tender date this fall. Throw in some incentives and a substantial team option for 2009. But there's no reason to give him a multi-year extension. -
Wow, I didn't realize they were such close teammates.
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With all the stories out there about how little value people are putting on picks early picks this year, who knows what it would take. Then again, with sentiment moving against those high cost picks, maybe we'll be surprised with a bunch of moves up there. I think it makes a little more sense if the Bears trade Briggs for the 6th, then move down to 9 so Miami can get Quinn and the Bears get out of the really expensive first round area (plus likely adding some mid-round picks).
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Esp. when you actually got a hit Theodore believes in speaking softly and carrying a big stick.
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When I saw him speaking, I thought there was a lot of tension between he and Prior. I'd guess Prior and his people think the Cubs are to blame for much of his problems, and Hendry blames Prior for all the problems the Cubs have had. That's a pretty baseless and hyperbolic statement. I sincerely doubt that Hendry blames Prior for all of the Cubs problems over the last several years. He might be frustrated with Mark's approach. You can call it hyperbolic and baseless all you want, I'm just saying what my reaction to Hendry's interview was. Jim is an old school kind of guy. He obviously didn't care at all about how his young pitchers were abused, so he obviously doesn't think the Cubs are to blame. He strikes me as the type of guy who, if he was a fan, would fall into the Prior is a wuss category. Hendry has repeatedly said how the Cubs had good teams that got derailed by the injuries to Prior and Wood. Prior and Wood have been at the forefront of what he believes to be the problems, and Hendry has always taken what I believe to be a strange tone when talking about Prior. I sense a lot of tension there, between a GM who probably thinks that if Prior was tougher he would have pitched through the pain.
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So perhaps the next 12 games might be the season? No. It's just a great opportunity to take a little pressure off the rest of the season. They could go 6-6 or 7-5, and pretty much be in the same spot, not out of it, but not quite "in it" either. They could go 5-7 and then rip off a great stretch against Philly, NYM, CWS, SD and LA. Or they could got 10-2, then turn right around and go 4-12 and be right where they are right now.
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It was painfully obvious something was wrong.
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Sounds far fetched. Why not just get the 6th from Washington directly? Are they saying all they'd end up with is the 6th? Or are they saying they'd trade to get the 9, and then end up with the 6th and 31st still? Anyway, I'm all for getting a QB in this draft. I wouldn't complain about Quinn, even though I'm fine with Grossman in a make or break year.
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I don't know about getting back to .500 that soon, but the Cubs have a perfect opportunity to win a lot of games over the next two weeks. 12 games vs teams that are all below .500. Win 8 of those and the Cubs are 16-17 going into Philly, a sub .500 team itself that's off to a streaky start, and looking good right now. After these twelve, the Cubs play 16 games against some really challenging competition. Now is the time to strike.
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When I saw him speaking, I thought there was a lot of tension between he and Prior. I'd guess Prior and his people think the Cubs are to blame for much of his problems, and Hendry blames Prior for all the problems the Cubs have had.
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I disagree. Dusty would have done it once but would have benched Theriot the next day because Izturis "Needs to hit his way out of his slump" Theriot started 2 games at SS last season. Probably after Neifi was traded and Izturis was on the DL. 8/28 and 8/29
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This is the line up I want to see, everyday! ditto I prefer to have Ramirez 4th, as he's more of a threat to get on base than Soriano.
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My friend sent me this email (Prior-related)
jersey cubs fan replied to badger1679666666's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm all for trying to keep Prior in house even if he rehabs for a year. But I don't see any reason to try and sign him to any sort of longterm contract, unless all he wants is the league minimum guaranteed. -
It's been this way for years... Yep. When they look good, they look reaaally good. When it's bad, it's ugly bad. The Cubs have scored 9 or more 4 times this season, and they've scored 1 or less 4 times. I think all teams go through that. And you're right, it is feast or famine. But if the name of the game is outscoring the opponent, you have to figure to Cubs are going to start winning series if they keep this up. If they keep outscoring their opponents every series, yes, I would expect them to start winning more games. But if what they keep up is the feast or famine thing, then I'm not so sure. If Zambrano improves and Guzman is the complete opposite of Miller, maybe they can start winning even when they aren't scoring much.
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What do you mean by this? Teams make 2 for 1, 3 for 1 and 3 for 2 type trades every year. Pretty much every team has roster flexibility, where they can option somebody out, release guys or make call-ups if they make a deal that is not 1 for 1.
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It's been this way for years... Yep. When they look good, they look reaaally good. When it's bad, it's ugly bad. The Cubs have scored 9 or more 4 times this season, and they've scored 1 or less 4 times.
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feast or famine, it's the way of the Cub
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Tillman and Briggs are two prime examples. Both were considered reaches when we drafted them. Then there's guys like Anderson, who were just sitting around for no reason at all. Berrian was kind of like that. It's good to have a GM who doesn't flap just because everyone else is, and is capable of picking up that great value. The only flaw is the spotty 1st round performance, and I still can't really figure out why he misses so often with the big picks. Pressure to deliver a superstar? I'd rather he trade down in the top 25 or so picks. So he'll pick up Danieal Manning (A fine backup/starter in a pinch) and Devin Hester (a superstar in waiting) rather than one bust. But in the 31 spot, I think that pressure is lifted, and he can finagle what he'd like to do. Maybe thats a big reason why he didn't make the trade to the 6 spot with Briggs. If Grossman and Benson succeed, then I think the "Angelo can't pick in the 1st round" story kind of goes out the window. Columbo got hurt, Haynes was a bust. But Harris was great, and if Grossman and Benson are good at all, that's a nice record for 1st round picks.
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correct. The scorekeeper is assuming the guy wouldn't have scored from 2nd on the ground ball, and since he retired the next guy as well, it's unearned.
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I don't think he really cares about production in 2007. He's tanking for the 1st pick and building through youth.
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Lilly was pretty good in 2002 and 2004, and decent in 2006. It's not like he's Rusch here. Nate Robertson has some similarities, results wise. I think Doug Davis is another comparison. These guys aren't great, but if you are going to be getting multiple pitchers, they could be the robin to the offseason equivalent of batman. Throw Moyer money at them, and you could benefit. I'd like to go in another direction myself, but if you have multiple holes, this type of pitcher might be a reasonable target. This goony fella sounds like a smart baseball fan. He could go places.
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So it'll take another month to make up 5 games? There are 32 games between now and the end of May. If they are 27-26 going into June 1, I think I'd take it. That's 19-13.
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Tomorrow's an offday. Which just proves all the more that if they do tank, this win will be meaningless. What if they get tanked? Than we're all winners.
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Tomorrow's an offday. Which just proves all the more that if they do tank, this win will be meaningless.
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I agree. I really wanted this from the start and it's a lot of fun. When the conductors can't sing it makes it hillarious The stretch isn't a song that needs to be sung by people who can sing. My complaint is more about those people going to the booth and ruining a half inning of the broadcast every game. It's an annoying gimmick, but better than all the gimmicks you get elsewhere between innings.
