CubbieSouthpaw

You wont get anywhere without putting Pie's name in the discussion, especially not if your only letting him take 3 players. If they trade him they will want to get the base for a good young team in return, as I said previously a Package like Pie, Hill, Cedeno, and Dope would be a good start. And then I'd pay for all of Tejada's contract too. The list of 4 I made are the only ones they can't have and they can pick 4 and stil pay all of his contract. Tejada is 29 with 4 years remaining. He's worth every penny and prospect.

I'm just reoeating what I heard. Nothing more. =D> And I agree. Give them Pia, Cedeno, and a couple of others. Z, Prior, Lee and ARam are my only untouchables.

They said that or you said that? Neifi is a good glove. But no glove is worth $2.5m per year. I agree with your statement. Thats what Kennedy said on the program. I for one fear Perez is gonna be the starter at short.

The only thing I heard (XM radio-MLB Home Plate) Dibble and Kennedy talk about Tejada was that Boston would be a great trade partner since Boston had traded Renteria. I believe it was a Cubs fan called in and asked if they thought the Cubs could make a move for him. They said its gonna take a ton and it would be a good fit. Only thing is the Cubs have a good, cheap glove already at SS in Perez.

They'd be used baseballs.

LOL, I read about that dog in your sig... It was GOD taking pity by letting it through the golden gates.

I'd trade for Marquis. Give the value and throw CPatt in to dump him.

LMAO =D>

I'm glad upper management stepped in! 5 years and $50M for a guy whose OPS has never been above .795? How's that 4/$40M Renteria deal working out for Boston. They traded him after one season! WTG HOOPS, couldn't have said it better. =D>

I like this move a lot. Plus, we need some of the fire that he brings to a team... until he calls Kerry Wood a racist. that would bring a ton of fire to this team. LOL

ESPN Insider is stating that Bradley and Huff could be headed to Wrigley. No certain terms on how that happens as far as who is traded. Of course thats ESPN talking so take it for what its worth.

The reason he was DA'd was the signing of Howry. That makes the team better. *I hope* :D

But 1M is easier to add then 900K on your fingers and toes.

I could handle Kearns and Bradley with Murton in left. MLB/Home Plate is still saying that Bradley might be headed to the A's.

According to MLB/Home Plate on XM radio Bradley is expected to be traded to the A's. Some reports say for Zito some don't say who. I don't know where people said Dusty was going to meet him but it was mentioned that Dusty had just walked by and they expect to talk with him later today on this station. So the plot thickens for Bradley!!! :D

Absolutely not. Stay away, Jim. Agreed, not if he were a right fielder. Maybe, and I mean maybe I'd consider him.

Fair enough, I'll stop posting... She's Giorgia Palmas, and I'm in love... I don't know about LOVE. But Lust is a sure thing.

Who plays CF in that scenario? All 3 of them. SF uses 5 OF'ers and 2 IF'ers. :D

Oh I'd do it for Pujols...and pick up most of his contract to boot... Bad thing is the Cubs would have to put in back in the outfield.

If he did, he went to the wrong place. L.A. isn't winning anything anytime real soon. Other then its about 50 degrees warmer in the off season. OK, 60 degrees.

I don't know a single person on this site but I respect the views of everyone here. Maybe there are some who could do as well, maybe not. My question is. Why don't these people who could do better hold that position? Granted, keeping Macias and not protecting Sisco might not have been the best thing to do. I but also read many, many times that people on this site were saying that no way Sisco would stay at the major league level therefore we would be getting him back. Most here have more of an insight on baseball then I do. But second guessing the past is still second guessing. Because ML GM spots don't exactly get posted on Monster.com. No one here that I know of played baseball professionaly. Some of us played sports in college, but I for one played the wrong sport. Thus, opportunities for us to interview for GM spots are rare. I know JC got a call regarding the Boston position, but he didn't like Lucchino, and so he passed. Tim moved from California to avoid being contacted about the Dodgers position. Point is, it's an exclusive club of insiders. It's not that easy to break in, but just because it's exclusive doesn't mean the people in it are the end all, be all. A lot of them are pretty baseball stupid. Look at Steve Phillips. Look at how Kevin Towers handled trading Dave Roberts, and then overpaid to get him back. Look at Jim Bowden, O'Brien in Cinci, Baird in KC, Littlefield in Pittsburgh, etc, etc. Those GM's make consistently bad decisions that defy logic. How many people can honestly say they didn't want Hendry as the GM before he was officially in that position? Who said it was a bad idea to hire Dusty when Hendry hired him? If everyone is honest (and I believe people here are) you would have an overwhelming majority that people liked both of them for whatever reason. Would I have liked Hendry to do different things or get different players heck yes. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree about Hendry. GEEZ

I don't know a single person on this site but I respect the views of everyone here. Maybe there are some who could do as well, maybe not. My question is. Why don't these people who could do better hold that position? Granted, keeping Macias and not protecting Sisco might not have been the best thing to do. I but also read many, many times that people on this site were saying that no way Sisco would stay at the major league level therefore we would be getting him back. Most here have more of an insight on baseball then I do. But second guessing the past is still second guessing.

Hendry is talking about an extension for DLee, so I don't even know why this topic keeps being brought up. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell of Lee being traded this offseason. people talk about the cubs winning the world series, and we all know that's never going to happen. Not if our General Manager continues his recent performance we're not. Guys, I fully understand the frustration about the Cubs. What I don't understand is the bashing of Hendry all the time. He's made good and bad moves. Just as all GM's do. We don't have that inside track of what he is being told to do or the boundries he has to work in. Some here have more insight/connections to the organization but no one knows exactly what goes on behind closed doors. If someone here has that information then they should be able to step in and take Hendry's job. Most people were all fired up about Dusty's hiring (including myself) now most want to run him out on a rail. I believe Dusty has taken this team to a higher, now its time to bring someone else in to finish the job. I admit that I can't spend the time that a lot of folks do researching and following baseball. But to bash a man like Hendry after some of the great things he has done seems wrong to me. Prior and Woods injuries weren't his fault, Sosa losing his edge wasn't his fault. I'm probably out of line about this. But if we were able to do a better job then Hendry, don't you think we would've been hired for the job? I'm not bashing you or anyone at all. I just think he's got a job to do like everyone else and has guidelines to follow. Even the owners have guidelines to follow and they have to dig into their own pocket to make the changes they want. Let the hanging begin!!! That argument is getting pretty tired and has no legs. I could list about 20 reasons now why Hendry isn't getting the job done as of 12/03/2005. Sure, that might change, and I really hope it does, but just because he holds the position doesn't mean he's doing a good job, or even his best job. The fact of the matter is that he's showing a complete lack of skill in certain alarming, simple areas. Managing the 40 man roster. Managing the 25 man roster. Economics. Identifying weaknesses. Filling said weaknesses. Getting the most out of your manager. Holding off on extensions for players who had years wildly out of line with their career norms. I can go on and on. He's made 4 really good moves as GM. That tells me he's not totally stupid. If he were totally stupid, people around here would be treating him like we have no other expectation. He can do better than he's showing. If he were totally stupid people would have a rope at the back gate looking to hang him. :lol: I'm just not so sure what his powers are. After all, the Trib still owns this team. I believe that arguement does have legs. Who here has an inside track to the Cubs organization? Until someone has all the facts, how can a correct and truthful answer be given?

Hendry is talking about an extension for DLee, so I don't even know why this topic keeps being brought up. There isn't a snowball's chance in hell of Lee being traded this offseason. people talk about the cubs winning the world series, and we all know that's never going to happen. Not if our General Manager continues his recent performance we're not. Guys, I fully understand the frustration about the Cubs. What I don't understand is the bashing of Hendry all the time. He's made good and bad moves. Just as all GM's do. We don't have that inside track of what he is being told to do or the boundries he has to work in. Some here have more insight/connections to the organization but no one knows exactly what goes on behind closed doors. If someone here has that information then they should be able to step in and take Hendry's job. Most people were all fired up about Dusty's hiring (including myself) now most want to run him out on a rail. I believe Dusty has taken this team to a higher, now its time to bring someone else in to finish the job. I admit that I can't spend the time that a lot of folks do researching and following baseball. But to bash a man like Hendry after some of the great things he has done seems wrong to me. Prior and Woods injuries weren't his fault, Sosa losing his edge wasn't his fault. I'm probably out of line about this. But if we were able to do a better job then Hendry, don't you think we would've been hired for the job? I'm not bashing you or anyone at all. I just think he's got a job to do like everyone else and has guidelines to follow. Even the owners have guidelines to follow and they have to dig into their own pocket to make the changes they want. Let the hanging begin!!!