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Exactly, so why not sell high (before the pub on his AS heroics wane) on one of the few truly good trade chips we have?

Seriously?

He was already one of our most marketable commodities, his All Star game hero status only accentuates it. Re: Byrd

Holy [expletive], is Rosenthal a midget or is he standing in a hole?

The FO plays the situation right and he won't finish the season in a Cub's uniform. $120 mil for Holliday. Hahahaha

Hopefully this is true. What if the alternative is Sandberg? Death. Short bench or not, should've pinch ran for Ortiz.

Hendry needs to shop Byrd ASAP!

Chip Caray. Funnily enough, they both maintain mansions in Ladue within a half-mile of each other. But Buck profited far more riding coattails.

Every dictionary printed, in any language, should be required to have a picture of Buck nest to the definition of nepotism. And even if he wins, Manuel's decisions on the roster and it's management tonight deserve some serious criticism.

How are The Mad Hungarian and Danny Mick not on this list? Even your most die-hard Card fan down here has few good things to say about those idiots. Almost everyone bitches about them. And Scully was still good up until a few years ago. He's just too old, especially to be solo.

Hopefully this is true. He'd be overpaid and overrated, but it could be a lot worse. The FO is first and foremost. Managerial hires shouldn't merit much handwringing.

1. Do you guys have "Hip to Be Square" as your theme music? 2. If So, could you provide video of Kaplan dancing to said music?

Might want to compare Jones's #s in '07 to Corey's #s in '04. This was while Corey played better defense. And I liked Jones. That post is so old I can't even remember why I was so upset, and we've both usually agreed on Patterson's value. I'd still rather have Jones in 06 and 07, though. This is the 1st season in 4 years that Corey's had anything close to an acceptable WAR, and at the time Jones' offensive production was easier to project.

They better get a good return. If they can't, keep him. On the other hand, Lee needs to go ASAP just in case Hendry survives '10. No way he's getting anything close to $10 mil in FA.

The Soto [expletive] is inexplicable, but arguing about it has become as tiresome as Hendry debates. Let's just hope whoever's in here next year understands how big of an asset Soto is.

Nothing against certain fans' Yellon-esque optimism, but the last thing this team needs long term is to make a pre-deadline push.

No, just swing at the right teammates. He should've targeted Theriot.

It says a lot about the this teams historic stretch of futility that some people are actually content with someone as obviously flawed as Hendry. This guy is one of the longest-tenured GMs, in one of the 3 biggest markets, and has absolutely nothing to show for his efforts. His [expletive] wouldn't have got him fired almost anywhere else.

I'm actually finding other catchers to start over Soto without actually cutting him. Lou refuses to play him consistently, so I'm finding guys like George Kottaras and Kurt Suzuki to play until Lou decides to start Soto again. I doubt it'll be Lou's decision to make much longer, legacy or not.

As has been stated, isn't it the FO's responsibility to clean up this mess? Isn't that what they're being paid to do? The absolute last thing any fan should want is an owner who micromanages. Just look Baltimore or Dallas for proof of that.

A player's salary is certainly a factor if you're trying to move them. If it wasn't he'd be in Boston.

Pretty close to a bad year, yes. If you compare his .254, 11 HR, and 54 RBI with players that are getting paid as much as he is ($12 mil/yr), especially at the outfield position, Kosuke did not play up to par. 8th best OPS for a CF in all of baseball last year. He generally compared pretty favorably to other CF in the NL last year. Is he overpaid? Sure, but the amount of money one makes doesn't decide whether a player is productive or not, and Fukudome was a productive CF in 2009. How is salary not a factor?

When I think of baseball player, I think of players like Colvin, etc. I would give some other names, but then I would get crucified for putting those guys' names in the same sentence with Colvin. My point with the "baseball player" remark was that when I look at Colvin, I see a young player who is eager for his opportunity, but still goes out and hits in a lesser role. And when he does start, he's got a hop in his step and it is just fun to watch him out there. I don't really get the same vibe from Kosuke, that's all. So you would consider Soriano the absolute, unequivocal definition of a baseball player, then?

I don't know if I'd call a .254 average with 27 RBI over the three summer months "killing" it. Wait, what? How does July and August become three months? How can someone come to the conclusion that he sucks in the summer if he's a very good player for 2 of the 3 summer months? It's not like his July and August numbers are propped up with a decent performance stretched out over relatively few PA. In July he had 103 PA and managed a .926 OPS. In August he pulled off a .904 OPS, again in 103 PA. His horrible June was over the course of 96 PA. I am simply baffled as to how anyone can come to the conclusion that he sucks in the summer based on his 2009 numbers. This tangent just gets increasingly bizarre. And now he's getting slammed for "only" having 24 RBI in July and August? What? He had 12 RBI's in each month, which is 2nd only to his April, where had 15, that people keep talking about like it was some amazing month he'd never come close to again. June, July, and August being summer months is not the point. 96 PA compared to 103 PA the other two months? Wow, that's such a BIG difference. C'mon man, I had 7 plate appearances in my own two games this past weekend. I never said Fukudome "only" has X number of RBI, as you stated. I'm saying how many he had over that span. Baseball (statistically speaking), as you should know, is based of averages and percentages. Earned-run average, batting average, winning percentage, etc. That is an average of 9 RBI per month. With about 25-30 games per month, that is pathetic for a starting position player, which he was. Lastly, I haven't been on this board enough lately, but the notion to trade or bench Fukudome in favor of Colvin is not as crazy or absurd as you make it sound. Colvin is a pure hitter, while Fukudome still has his cork-screw like swing. Fukudome is NOT the future. After his contract is up, he will NOT be back. Since you used the term "simple" in your defense, I will too. It's that simple, man. This is the MAJOR LEAGUES, where you play the future. AND Colvin is a solid player. He's a baseball player who takes advantage of his opportunity when he gets it, and when he doesn't play he stays humble and does his job accordingly. Fukudome is solid defensively, but saunters on the bench when he's not starting and is not the definition of a "baseball player". Do you ever wonder if he CARES about winning baseball games!? Stop your defense of Kosuke, your wasting your time. He's not giving anything to this team. The Cubs are 31-40. NINE games under .500. With that poor of a record, a team usually is in the need of a shakeup. Whether that is trading a guy, playing someone else, bring a kid up from the minors, etc. Kosuke is not winning us games. This is superb. Could you please go into a bit more detail on the whole sauntering on the bench thing? Thank you in advance.

We're not dragons.