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  1. abuck1220
    zambrano must have been a worse clubhouse cancer than actual cancer.
  2. abuck1220
    why does michigan's fat kicker false start on every fg attempt?
  3. abuck1220
    Matt Garza -vs- Prince Fielder - 9AB, 3H, 3 2B, 4RBI, 1BB, 2K (vs - Cubs - 225 AB, 65H, 21 2B, 12 HR, 38 RBI, 50BB, 54K, .289/.427/.551 & .978 OPS) Albert Pujols - 9AB, 2H, 1 2B, 1RBI, 2BB (vs - Cubs - 311AB, 94H, 22 2B, 26 HR, 61 RBI, 53BB, 34K, .302/.406/.624 & 1.030 OPS) I don't think that the loss of Pujols and Fielder from the NLC is going to affect Garza as much as it is going to help the Cubs lose two big thorns in their side. oh come on
  4. abuck1220
    so because they need a lot of offense they shouldn't try to get any offense. ok.
  5. abuck1220
    AND AND he's watching the iowa game at some restaurant in the suburbs tonight. i mean, what an absolute dream day of football and santorum.
  6. abuck1220
    REPRESENT. also, i didn't travel to nyc for the game, but i think a pretty darn good consolation prize is watching the game with rick santorum at buffalo wild wings in ames. SIGN ME UP.
  7. abuck1220
    HE'S DONE IT BEFORE
  8. abuck1220
    i have an abundance of exempt starting pitchers available... hanson kennedy ogando minor wells also have josh johnson, who would be easy to keep. would trade hanson/kennedy/johnson for a comparable exempt hitter or guys like minor/ogando/wells for minor leaguers or draft picks.
  9. abuck1220
    no, no, no, the cubs farm system is a horrendous barren wasteland and their big league team is riddled with 15 of the worst contracts in baseball that all last until 2020.
  10. abuck1220
    good lord in heaven if a team in a huge market with a $100 mil+ payroll and a ton of expiring contracts seriously is planning on punting the next two seasons, i'm going to murder someone.
  11. abuck1220
    wow. the cubs are really hoping there are a lot of ticket buyers with this attitude. unreal. Do you disagree? I just don't see the Cubs having much chance of competing before 2016 unless they buy some impact players in free agency prior to that time. yes, i agree. if the cubs don't sign a single good free agent in the next five offseasons, they may not be good. wow. My original post that you quoted was the result of answers I received from others about whether the Cubs would be players in the free agent market next offseason. The responses were negative to being involved in free agent signings next offseason. If the Cubs aren't involved next year, I don't know what would make anyone think they would be after that. Again, it's not like there is going to be a big infusion of talent from the system in 2013 that would make 2014 look all that much better. if the cubs aren't going to sign a free agent for the next five years, i'm going to probably find a new team to root for.
  12. abuck1220
    wow. the cubs are really hoping there are a lot of ticket buyers with this attitude. unreal. Do you disagree? I just don't see the Cubs having much chance of competing before 2016 unless they buy some impact players in free agency prior to that time. yes, i agree. if the cubs don't sign a single good free agent in the next five offseasons, they may not be good. wow.
  13. abuck1220
    wow. the cubs are really hoping there are a lot of ticket buyers with this attitude. unreal. On the other hand, I should definitely shoot up the season ticket list. you'll be right at the top when it comes time to sign castro to an 10 year/$235 mil contract.
  14. abuck1220
    wow. the cubs are really hoping there are a lot of ticket buyers with this attitude. unreal.
  15. abuck1220
    Looking ahead to next offseason, would you expect the Cubs to sign one or two of the starters available in FA? Why bother, we were a 64 win team last year, and we shouldn't overpay for guys's best years when we won't be good for another 2 seasons? and so on and so on... you can't convince me the cubs wouldn't be competitive in 2013 if they signed fielder today and signed cain/hamels after next season.
  16. abuck1220
    my goodness, reading crap like that, you'd think the cubs were saddled with 14 bad contracts that last until 2018. the only bad contract they have after 2012 is soriano's. they shed the contracts of aramis and fukudome this year and will shed zambrano and dempster after 2013. it is patently absurd to claim the cubs have to "blow up" the entire organization and start over. they have ONE bad long term contract and a payroll of like $120 mil. ONE. give me a break. if theo cannot "rebuild" around soriano's bad contract, that's pretty disappointing.
  17. abuck1220
    i like how he makes a point to not mention ramirez as if "oh yeah, i guess they lost him, but he was so bad, it's not even worth mentioning."
  18. abuck1220
    and pie is an OF.
  19. abuck1220
    or they can just sign fielder and not have to worry about that stuff.
  20. abuck1220
    It's more than just about him being fat. It's about trying to match up his best years when we're going to be competitive. If we're signing him while accepting the fact that we still won't be much more than an 80 win team next season, then likely his best season as a Cub was just wasted. Also, a lot of posters seem okay with the thought that the end of the contract won't be great for Prince personally, so there's 2-3 wasted years of a huge contract. It's just a bad time. But yes, fat players have shown more of a propensity to decline sooner. good luck lining it up perfectly so that a 27 year old elite hitter at a position of need is available as a free agent EXACTLY when the cubs are going to be ready to compete. especially in an offseason when you are not competing against the pocketbooks of the yankees, red sox, mets, dodgers, angels, white sox, phillies, etc. especially in an offseason where the cubs have a ton of money coming off the books. especially in an offseason where the cardinals and brewers each lose elite hitters. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. ideally, yes, you would prefer a grand buffet of superstar free agents EXACTLY when the cubs are primed to be competing for a world series. however, this is living in a fantasy world.
  21. abuck1220
    if we're not going to win till 2015, we should probably see about trading castro as well, to be honest. a huge portion of his value is getting lots of wins out of him while paying him less than a million dollars. if we're just going to waste all those years anyway, we ought to see if we can get future value for current value we've no use for. yeah, it would be pretty depressing for the cubs to waste the cheap years of the best young hitter they've had in a million years.
  22. abuck1220
    if the cubs are going with the "don't try to win until 2015" plan, they sure as hell better trade marshall.
  23. abuck1220
    yeah, i'd rather buy prince fielder.
  24. abuck1220
    ON WHO?
  25. abuck1220
    in legitimate american currency.
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