Clem Fandango

Wicked. Chock up some points on the Free Agent Frenzy for myself. That's the only reason why this is wicked. For me

LSU. I'd get lynched if I cheered otherwise. That and I can't help but cheer for that track and field guy. He's so tiny. I just wanna pick him up and put him in my pocket and take him home with me and feed him formula

Because he dropped the dishes on his way to the sink after dinner, and he's a bad boy! BAD! BAD FORMER 1ST ROUND DRAFT PICK! YOU SIT THE BENCH IN FAVOR OF THE PITCHER! At least that's how I pictured it happening. Seriously though, between Hendry indirectly insulting Marquis and Melvin pretty much saying he doesn't think Jackson is good enough to start every day because they want to play a pitcher in his spot instead, MLB management really could give a crap about feelings this offseason

Bitter, party of 1, your table is ready. :D Just kidding. Welcome to NSBB. You sound like me. But, I'm still better lookin'. Thanks, but I am but a shell of my former self. New account. Old one banned. Not getting into details, don't want to get banned again , just wanna talk Cubbies. And stuff. :D (I was tkenm356, had like 950 posts or something like that)

MiLB Contract here I come!

Say we land Roberts and Fukudome, that would mean DeRosa goes to a super bench player, which would be a nice person to have on the bench even though I'd prefer him on the field most every day. But say that happens, what is DeRosa's trade value you think? Murton, Gallagher, and DeRosa for Roberts? I mean if we trade away Murton it opens up the spot for DeRosa to get playing time in the OF. If we trade him for Brian Roberts, it takes away time for DeRosa at 2B and makes him primarily an OF'er. If we sign Fukudome it will essentially make DeRosa a super sub. But Baltimore will be out of a 2B, maybe throw DeRosa into the mix to replace Roberts? Thats way too much in my eyes, since I like DeRosa, but this would be another case of just getting rid of a player that Hendry has rendered them meaningless. If DeRosa is going to be nothing more than a sub/bench option, I'd rather have his contract off the payroll, personally. The Cubs apparently feel he has tremendous value in that role. I'm not sure Roberts / Kosuke is much better at the top than Kosuke / DeRosa. But Roberts can steal bases! j/k I agree, but apparently the one man who has the ability to do something about it doesn't. I'd hate to see DeRosa be a super sub who gets minimal starts and ends up being a crappy player because of lack of playing time and getting out of a rhythm and then Hendry trying to dump him at the deadline for his lowest possible value. Wait, this is Jim Hendry we're talking about. I'd go to Vegas and bet on that happening.

Say we land Roberts and Fukudome, that would mean DeRosa goes to a super bench player, which would be a nice person to have on the bench even though I'd prefer him on the field most every day. But say that happens, what is DeRosa's trade value you think? Murton, Gallagher, and DeRosa for Roberts? I mean if we trade away Murton it opens up the spot for DeRosa to get playing time in the OF. If we trade him for Brian Roberts, it takes away time for DeRosa at 2B and makes him primarily an OF'er. If we sign Fukudome it will essentially make DeRosa a super sub. But Baltimore will be out of a 2B, maybe throw DeRosa into the mix to replace Roberts? Thats way too much in my eyes, since I like DeRosa, but this would be another case of just getting rid of a player that Hendry has rendered them meaningless. If DeRosa is going to be nothing more than a sub/bench option, I'd rather have his contract off the payroll, personally.

He's probably excited to be discussed in a trade for such good players. EGO BOOST!

Considering Murton isn't left handed (Sorry, Jim!) he obviously has no place in Chicago's future in Hendry's eyes (which sucks), so if he's gonna trade him, he might as well trade him in a deal that will net us at least a solid player. And Gallagher... as much as I like him, I'm not gonna miss him if he nets a player like Roberts. Roberts' numbers last year weren't very far from his last 3 year averages, plus last year he got more patient, drew 88 walks. I like that at the top of the lineup. Hopefully we get Fukudome, I think a 1-2 of Roberts and Fukudome would be quite nice. I have no problem giving up Murton, who Hendry obviously doesn't want on the team, and Gallagher, who I personally never fully expect him to be a full time starter until 2009 (because of Cubs management, not his skill set). I think that should be enough to get him, and if not, a mid level prospect thrown in SHOULD be enough, but I'm sure Baltimore will ask for way more. Although I agree a Murton for Teahen straight up trade would be nice, but that doesn't look like it's happening. I wouldn't be surprised if Hendry lost out on Roberts and offered Murton and Gallagher for Teahen instead. That'd be classic Hendry

No love for Graham Harrell? 468/644 (1st in NCAA) 72.7% completion (1st in NCAA) 5,298 Yards (1st in NCAA) 45 TD's (1st in NCAA) 160.49 RAT (6th in NCAA) Only 14 INT and 13 times sacked in all those attempts? I know his team probably has a much easier schedule than most, but thats impressive either way. I don't think he necessarily deserves it, but he should at least garner some recognition by most everyone, those numbers are stout no matter which way you slice it. Regardless of all that, I voted for Tebow because he's just the best all around player, and I hate Tim Tebow and the Gators. A lot. In fact I'm not a fan of anyone whose first and last name begin with the same letter and whose whole name consists of only 3 syllables. Except Terry Tate, he's boss.

Life would be a lot easier if I were married to Scarlett Johansson, but I don't sit back and make excuses for it, Jimbo

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DW8SAANKL._SS500_.jpg Eckstein have heart. Eckstein play below average. Eckstein make millions of dollars. Eckstein smash

Class act, that Jim Hendry fella. Can't blame him, I'd probably do the same thing if I were GM