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Friday, Blackhawks fans, Friday. Opening night against a Florida Panther team that became the first NHL team to lose to a Euro team since 1991. ( Hockey season is nearing....

I like Wells and I kinda expect something like low to mid 4 with a whip in the 1.3, that's fine production from your backend of the rotation. But it is foolish to count on a combination of Wells/Gorzy/Marshall and Shark to essentially replace Harden is a bad plan. There are plenty of bad contracts to bad pitchers in baseball (ie Carlos Silva) so even if Harden does accept arb, you could always trade him during the season so you wouldn't be on the hook for the whole contract. Hendry and the Cubs really, re-he-he-he-ally makes it hard to defend them, when they pull their tradition three stooges routine.

Yes please. We talking about remaking "Major League" with Rick Ankiel as Rick Vaughn, right? Cause that's the only way I see Ankiel being a productive baseball player, if he plays on in the movies. Besides, I REALLY hope Hendry lays off the Cardinals garbage.

It's good to know that the Bears "A" team is playing so poor against Seattle's "B" team, but hey there is too much time left in the game to worry.

Zorn - midseason firing? Collins may have just thrown the Titans' season away. If he isn't fired already....

[-X Play it cool, man. Act like the Cubs don't have a shot.

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You dont really want to be remembered for that one, do you? :hello:

WHY DO YOU TYPE LIKE THIS Just to get under your skin.....

Ok, but doesn't change the fact that if we are to take the inferior player (although he grit-o-meter has to be through the roof) with the worse contract, I would demand a solid prospect in return if I was Hendry. I wouldn't demand somebody like Bumgardner, but someone like Joaquin or Sosa would suffice. I tried to point out that Rowand isn't necessarily an inferior player compared to Bradley. He does have a worse contract, which is why I included the money coming back to the Cubs. Another option to receiving money would be to get a decent prospect in return. I prefer getting a good prospect back instead of cash....

Two things were accomplised today: 1: Cards have to continue to play until they clinched. They can't just clinched and then "relax." Force those suckers to continue to play. 2: Cubs can't finished under .500 for the third straight year. A shallow accomplishment for the year, of course, but the last time they did this was 1967 to 1972. So we got that going for us...................? :-k

Ok, but doesn't change the fact that if we are to take the inferior player (although he grit-o-meter has to be through the roof) with the worse contract, I would demand a solid prospect in return if I was Hendry. I wouldn't demand somebody like Bumgardner, but someone like Joaquin or Sosa would suffice.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/chicago-cubs_112114177768677294.html that's not what this site says. Now, this site could be wrong, I grant you, but unless there is another site that is better I'm going by what this site says.

Wow. Denny Green should probably just stop talking entirely. Ok, ok, I wasn't paraphrasing, I was spoofing his "they are what we thought they were" speech after the Bears a couple of yrs ago.

I will be vey disappointed and upset if Heilman is on this team next yr. We've got arm that can do a better job then Heilman, and this "veteran label" should not automatically include him onto the team next yr. I really hope Heilman joins Gregg on the train out.

If the Cubs feel Bradley for Rowand is the best they can do, then they better be asking for a really good prospect with Rowand. Rowands' contract is guarantee longer then Bradley's. (Bradley's 2011 season is only guarantee through certainincentives). If we have to trade the superior player with the shorter deal, then I want really solid prospect with Rowand.

As a Bama fan I definately know how dangerous a player like Senaca can be, as he almost lead his pesky Cyclones past Bama in the 2001 Independence Bowl. With that said, let's not overrate Seneca Wallace, either. To paraphrase Denny Green, "he is what is he." If Seattle is counting on him to win the game for the Hawks, then you have bigger problems then you're letting on, and if the Bears can't stop a career backup like Wallace then they shouldn't win the game, period. I'm not underrating Wallace, but there is reason why he is a backup QB and why nobody has made an attempt to trade for him, he's good enough to be in the league, but not good enough to start. As for your claim about if given the chance he would be the next "big thing" like Cassell and Schaub, maybe but consider Wallace is already pushing 30 yrs old and he still hasn't had his big break, wheras Cassel was 26 when he got his break, and Schaub was also 25-26 when he got the hype. Not to mention both Cassel and Schaub are both 6'5 230lbs QB, whereas Senace is a very Antwaan Randle Eesque 5'11 195 lbs. Again, I know he is decent enough player, prolly enough skills to win football games at a short-term basis, but if the Bears play their football then Seneca prolly isn't going to have a good day. It should be a fun game, but this is a game I expect the Bears to win.

My question is....can Upton play SS like he did in the minors? I mean his range factor in the minors was no different then Derek Jeter's and alot of people in the media seemed to think Jeter is a fine defensive SS.

I agree, its not like he is coming off of a horrible year and his contract of 2/21 is not that bad for a 800+ OPS OFer. The problem is that the other teams think Hendry is going to give them Bradley and pay $17-$18 million of his contract. I think Bradley is totally crazy, but I might think about acquiring him for a low prospect and 90% of his contract paid. The Cubs should not give Bradley away. If the Cubs are going to pay 90% of Bradley's contract, I want either one really good prospects, or two solid prospects. If the Cubs can get a solid Kyler Burke esque prospect in return for Bradley and little contract paid, then so be it. Besides only 2010 is guarantee left on Bradley's contract. There are alot of incentives for 2011 to become guarantee. So the Cubs should haven't to pay any more then 50% of what's owed in 2010. The acquiring team should be on the hook for all of 2011.

I saw this proposal on a Giants MB and brought it over here. While I did mentioned, I do not want the Aaron Miles/Ryan Theriot of he OF on this team. This team doesn't need anymore grit/no production players on this team.

So Derrek was touched by his guardian angel?

If you are not going to offered arb for Harden, then why shut him down two weeks before the seasons ends? I think Hendry will wake and realize you can't let a talented arm like Harden---despite his injury concerns---go without getting something back in return. Even if he accepts arb (and makes what anywhere from $7 mill to $9 mill in arb) you ould always trade him during the season if the Cubs do in fact continue to crap out. It would be epic stupid to let Harden go without arb. Cut bait with Miles, Heilman, and Gregg and you have more the enough to withstand Harden possibly accepting arb.

I agree. I used to think Ole Miss was going to be the dangerous trap game and that one game I fear on the schedule, but after watching Ole Miss (or in the words of Erin Andrews, "Oh Mess", I simply do not fear them as much. This can still beat Bama, I won't deny that, but USC really exposed them.

Man. If Hasselbeck, Houshmandzadeh, and Jones all sit out, the Seahawks shouldn't even bother showing up. If Tatupu sits out also, then the Hawks would have no LBers of note playing other then Curry. So if all four sit out, then there is no excuse for the Bears not to win and put up big numbers.

Both Hernandez and Grienke deserves the CY Young over CC. Now CC has had a great season, but I think the dumbass voters are going to give him serious debates because of the W/L record. Otherwise, if the voters are smart, Grienke has been the best pitcher in the majors this year. If he doesn't get the Cy Young, then I want ever voter that didn't vote for him to have the priviliges as voters stripped, cause obviously don't take their responsibilities serious.