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  1. abuck1220
    so just because you didn't think they'd be good, the fact that they were means it was luck? i don't get what you're saying. i'm really surprised by all the white sox hate here. i don't know how anyone can deny that kw has done better than hendry over the past few years. kw is working w/ a lower payroll, an armpit of a stadium that they can't fill, and a rookie manager. hendry has a huge payroll, one of the most beloved stadiums filled w/ fans, and supposedly one of the best managers in baseball. yet the white sox won the WS and the cubs finished in 4th place. come on...things are looking pretty good for the white sox right now, and the last two years of hendry has been nothing short of a big fat F. and to everybody clamoring about how the sox were lucky...does everyone remember what type of hitter dlee was before he flirted w/ .400 and the triple crown? or what kind of hitter barrett was before he became the best offensive catcher in the nl? or what type of pitcher dempster was before he became one of the best closers in baseball last season? how about murton hitting .320 straight from AA? ramirez going from flop to stud?
  2. abuck1220
    why can't someone good :hug: love :hug: to play for baker?
  3. abuck1220
    He also loves donuts. and won four world series.
  4. abuck1220
    if i had studs in cf and rf, i'd consider non-tendering him...especially if you're in a payroll crunch. of course the cubs look to have question marks in lf and rf, so keeping patterson around as a backup isn't a bad idea...especially if the cubs have the $.
  5. abuck1220
    from the trib.
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    i've kinda given up hope that hendry can pull off a big trade like this one. i hope he proves me wrong, but i can't see him getting drew, abreu, dunn or even wilkerson. if the tejada thing falls into his lap, maybe. but otherwise, i don't think that he sees rf as a big a hole as we do. it seems like he feels as though the 2005 club just needed some tinkering. i honestly think he felt this team was a leadoff guy, 2 relievers and john mabry away from winning the central. i think he'd be fine w/ burnitz-esque production from rf.
  7. abuck1220
    interesting stuff from hendry. makes you wonder what hendry really thinks of corey.
  8. abuck1220
    who? everybody keeps saying that, but i haven't heard any good suggestions as to who that could be. missed out on giles. bradley in cf, wilkerson in rf could have worked, but both were already traded, and the cubs got pierre. casey's gone, so the reds don't have to trade dunn/kearns (if you consider him to be a big bat). and i don't think the o's or phils are going to just give away tejada or abreu.
  9. abuck1220
    the cardinals are lucky, the white sox are lucky...boo hoo, everybody gets the breaks except for the cubs.
  10. abuck1220
    6m a year to be a platoon player=horrible option. especially when it will probably take a three year deal to get him.
  11. abuck1220
    they should have an awesome view of jacque jones from there.
  12. abuck1220
    Or it could be an indication of how little MLB GM's value the addition of Bradley to their team. The mid-level prospect the Dodger's received was probably pretty close to the best offer they saw from any team. Place Bradley's stats, talent and age on any other outfielder and they would offer a much higher return. When considering the baggage Bradley brings along...........the value plummets. I'm glad Hendry stayed away. has hendry proven to be a better gm than beane? i don't think so. Billy Beane hasn't won anything! He's no better than Hendry! Its a good thing you don't run the Cubs! You love Moneyball! DePodesta failed! Riccardi is a spendthrift! Epstein was secretly fired because he was inept! Stop the Beane manlove! Its the standard anti-Beane stuff I usually receive. I thought you might enjoy it, Abuck. i do sleep w/ a copy of moneyball under my pillow.
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    jeffh

    abuck1220 replied to stitchface's topic in Fantasy Sports

    that's what bothers me about him. 75% of his responses are "never", "no way", "not gonna happen"...just real short, rude, know-it-all, i don't even have time to elaborate because i'm so much smarter than you [expletive].
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    jeffh

    abuck1220 replied to stitchface's topic in Fantasy Sports

    i just love the trade kerry posters. after all, he's 1) coming off a great year 2) dependable 3) cheap 4) locked up long term 5) not coming off surgery 6) doesn't have a no trade clause. i'm sure the market for him is through the roof!
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    Or it could be an indication of how little MLB GM's value the addition of Bradley to their team. The mid-level prospect the Dodger's received was probably pretty close to the best offer they saw from any team. Place Bradley's stats, talent and age on any other outfielder and they would offer a much higher return. When considering the baggage Bradley brings along...........the value plummets. I'm glad Hendry stayed away. has hendry proven to be a better gm than beane? i don't think so.
  16. abuck1220
    Ponson or Javy? They did void Ponson's deal, but with the MLBPA, you never know what kind of fight they'll put up. I don't see a fit, unless the Cubs move either to a 3rd team, and only take on some salary. Would Atlanta want Javy back? i think they're happy w/ mccann.
  17. abuck1220
    tejada's probably overrated, but the cubs are at the point where they would almost have to do this given the fact that it seems like it's going to be a jacque-tastic summer at wrigley. jones-pierre-cedeno isn't going to cut it. jones-pierre-tejada may.
  18. abuck1220
    yeah, i'm thankful for anything that brings the cubs closer to signing jacque jones to a three year deal.
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    jeffh

    abuck1220 replied to stitchface's topic in Fantasy Sports

    when a team with a 100 mil payroll finishes in 4th place (and w/ a sub-.500 record), i don't know how you can be surprised by the board being overrun w/ posters ripping the organization. what nice things can be said about a team like that?
  20. abuck1220
    geez, jacque jones sucks. sucks.
  21. abuck1220
    fixed Bradley WON'T even play but for half the season! He's only played over 100 games TWICE in all his years. Has someone put some special tonic y'alls juice that makes you fall in love with a guy who A) Is a proven headcase and a cancer in the clubhouse and B) averages ONLY 76 games a year!! This would be THE typical Cubs pickup! Just say no! I'm not saying Jones is a better baseball player, but i DO know that he more than likely isn't going to call reporters "uncle tom's" or throw things at fans, scream at umpires, and i DO know that he'll more than likely play OVER 76 games this year. and suck during the majority of them.
  22. abuck1220
    I doubt Wood's in Chicago in 2007. They should try to deal him now. yeah, teams are probably falling all over each other trying to get at wood...his value is sky high right now. he's dependable, cheap, and locked up long term. plus, he doesn't have a no trade clause.
  23. abuck1220
    minus like 30 points in OBP and 40 points in SLG. but yeah, other than that, they're twins.
  24. abuck1220
    i think i saw him three times (maybe four?) in des moines, and i don't think i ever saw a change.
  25. abuck1220
    projection for prince... http://www.rotoauthority.com/2005/12/prince_fielder_.html .274/36/108 :D
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