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Isn't old dns info not the problem if the site is going in and out for you? 3 minutes ago I couldn't connect, now it's normal. It was down for hours earlier, I think.

and a horrendously stupid pass/run to close out the game.

I looooove that prevent defense. Bottle a team up for 2.5 straight quarters then as soon as you need to close the game out you give them all the yards they need

great job imploding, michigan

We'll mourn your passing april 5th. (note: I'm not actually sure when opening day is)

As for the OP, A) I don't know nearly as much about the cardinals situation as I do the cubs. I (and, I suspect, most of us) would be arguing from positions of severe ignorance (instead of our usual moderate ignorance). B) the cardinals have a history of success under their management. I'd be much more willing to trust in hendry if we didn't appear to be on a negative trajectory. When you have walker and cedeno, this is stupid.

why are you in the transactions forum? Finances are intimately and inextricably connected with the possibilities for trades and signings. You can't pretend they don't exist and discuss transactions in any way resembling reality. Hendry has only so much money to work with, and while that was a lot at the start of the offseason, after he signs furcal it will be getting low.

Nope :( What's the IP for this place? sbc dsl here, btw. doesn't really seem like a provider issue

Assuming you mean the majors, renteria was the median with .721. Neif was 16 of 21 and dead last in OBP.

Cheap ones. Young ones. Players with at least one useful skill. I realize that, I just wanted some names that interest him, that's all. Not to speak for goony, but "murton" and "cedeno"

Like the facts of nomar not returning and hendry's desired trade of walker?

Permative?

Ozuna: .276/.313/.330 in 2005 + ability to play 8 positions = 1 year, $500,000 Perez: .274/.298/.383 in 2005 + ability to play infield = 2 years, $5 million :-k Awesome comparison Jon. Don't know whether to laugh hysterically or cry. I laughed. I'll cry later

I refer you to my previous post that discusses his ADD and how he credits getting a drug that helps him with it with turning his career around. It could be that he bucks the trend of people falling after having a career year. It seems he actually has somthing he can point to that has made a difference for him. If his treatment for ADD has improved his pitching, then let him show it for more than one season before you give him a huge contract. And here I thought that amphetemines only helped hitters

I know the league will be testing for amphetamines next season. Let's hope Ritalin isn't also on the list. :wink: His treatment is a lot more than just drugs, though. I read an interesting article about it. Its a little dry, but for those interested in understanding more... Link Well, ritalin=methamphetimine, I wouldn't be surprised But really, where's my ritalin? it vanished on friday

ritalin can make you pitch better? Where's my minor league contract????

I was at the understanding reading the "how much do we have left" thread that even with Z's raises etc. we have 30 million LEFT to spend, not 20 million. 10 mil is a lot and definitely has an impact on my viewpoing in this debate. I was subtracting the 3 new contracts from that

Yankee fans have faith that more money will be plucked from the money tree. Sox fans worry a lot about their status, but know deep down that they have a lot of money to spend.

I don't get your first question, but you didn't answer my first question either. I don't want Burnett at 5/55 we can certainly get 2 very good players + shore up the bench for 30 million. Guaranteed. Whether JH does it or not is a different story. Please answer my first question though, and clarify yours. We can get 2 very good players for the ~20 million we have left. Hendry's signings thus far have left major doubt as to how he will spend it (as in, many of us expect him to overpay on another vet at this point) it's not enough to sign all 3 players you mentioned. If Giles and Furcal both sign at the upper half of their rumored contracts, it's not enough to sign both of them. Of course, there's no reaosn to think hendry has any intention of getting tiles

Seriously, to you and every Cub fan that wants to commit mass cult suicide together based upon 2 weeks of nothing exciting, relax, calm down step off the ledge. Only 1 MAJOR signing has occured so far this season - Godzilla. Before committing suicide over inNeiffable, Rusch, and Eyre (who's a solid reliever) lets all take a collective deep breath. What do you expect to happen 2 weeks into the post season? No deals have been made. It's quite frightening to see the stress levels of fans this early into the post season. Second, and someone whose said "11 million, sickening" please explain why it matters if the CUBS overpay. We'll be spending 105 million this off season, we CAN overpay. Reacting to the years, I understand, but reacting to the pay, I don't. Hendry still has 25-30 million to spend. As long as the big deals are real good, these little ones don't mean squat. These 3 signings mean that there's an extremely high probability that the cubs will have a bad outfiield in 2006 unless a player or two hass an unexpectedly fantastic season. Ok, then please explain to me how these 3 insignificant signings in ANY way lead you to believe we have a high probability of a bad outfield? Do they directly affect the outfield? No. Do they affect how many position players we have? Yes, but only by one bench player. Do they impact how much money we have to get said good players? NO. We have 30 million, we could have Giles and Furcal and Burnett (maybe) for that amount of money. We most certainly COULD get those guys, so the signings themselves have NO effect on the outfield. No, the organizational philosophy has more of a bearing on that and Hendry's newfound obsession for players who can catch has a bearing on that, but not the 2 scrubs and 1 good reliever. So hendry's immediate signings of 3 mediocrities (at best, in 2 cases) to large contracts implies to you that he's going to fill every spot except 3 with minimum wage players for the next 3 years? we don't even have enough money to get all 3 if we do that.

question marks mean it's not a fact. I don't see the problem.

This just convinces me we're about to announce a $60 million contract.

Seriously, to you and every Cub fan that wants to commit mass cult suicide together based upon 2 weeks of nothing exciting, relax, calm down step off the ledge. Only 1 MAJOR signing has occured so far this season - Godzilla. Before committing suicide over inNeiffable, Rusch, and Eyre (who's a solid reliever) lets all take a collective deep breath. What do you expect to happen 2 weeks into the post season? No deals have been made. It's quite frightening to see the stress levels of fans this early into the post season. Second, and someone whose said "11 million, sickening" please explain why it matters if the CUBS overpay. We'll be spending 105 million this off season, we CAN overpay. Reacting to the years, I understand, but reacting to the pay, I don't. Hendry still has 25-30 million to spend. As long as the big deals are real good, these little ones don't mean squat. These 3 signings mean that there's an extremely high probability that the cubs will have a bad outfiield in 2006 unless a player or two hass an unexpectedly fantastic season.

A) I don't think I've seen anyone use "dumpster" in a derogatory way since 2004, which is well before the ban on such names. B) there should be a double standard in a community this small between long time posters and newbies. The mods here know the people with thousands of posts. They know their general intentions and know if they can be trusted to reign it in if they're instructed to do so. There is a VERY GOOD REASON THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LAW. We have the sort of legal system ENTIRELY because we live in a society where most people do not know most other people they may run into. It's simply not a good idea to apply to this sort of community because the judges actually know everyone involved in the incidents they moderate. shouldn't the long time posters set the example?? if someone w/ 10000 posts is constantly flaming, someone w/ 100 posts probably thinks it's ok to act up as well. someone with 10k posts constantly flaming? If one of those 8 posters (6 of whom are mods/admin) is a constant flamer in a way that detracts from the board, you should say something. No one is going to get to 10k posts (or become a mod) if they spend their time sniping at people. They'll be told off at some point.

true I think this will be close. If orton plays like he usually does (badly), the bears lose. If he plays like a real NFL qb, they win. I think they lose.