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Can't wait to hear Badler's outrage about Mike Trout's salary -
8/6 Cubs (Jackson) at Phillies (Kendrick)
SouthSideRyan replied to Careless's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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I would've signed Ramirez and suffered the horrors of being without Pierce Johnson (who I like) There has to be more than that, right? Because even with Ramirez's unexpected 2012 it wouldn't have tipped the scales, and at this point no one could possibl ywant to sign up for his injury riddled 2013 and to pay him 16 mil next year with a 4 mil buyout(they also would be less likely to discover Valbuena's value). Wilson as well. Those 2 moves wouldn't have made them a contender last year, but it would've given them a better starting point this year.
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I would've signed Ramirez and suffered the horrors of being without Pierce Johnson (who I like)
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is there a difference? if you're the worst team on accident, you don't get a better pick than a team that had the worst record on purpose. The Yankees had 4 losing seasons from '89-'92, wound up with 3 top 10 picks those years and got the worthless Brien Taylor, Carl Everett who they lost for nothing in the expansion draft, and Jeter. Granted Derek Jeter was a pretty [expletive] important part of the Yankees in the 90s-2000s, but to chalk up the Yankees success to their lucking out and being bad for 4 years (and really only terrible for 1) is really disingenuous. what the [expletive] are you talking about, dummy, that's not what i was saying The previous argument was that the Yankees got good because they were terrible in the early 90s. I was lazy quoting.
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Well, if you were going for it, I doubt you'd trade your best reliever for young players. And we probably wouldn't have traded our best young pitcher for a 1B who needed at least half a year at AAA. Dual fronts?
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The abandonment of 2012 also put them in a hole they tried but failed to dig out of in 2013, and we may yet see more of those consequences in 2014 and 2015. I'm far from convinced that what we gained in an expedited farm system will make up for the seasons we lost. We've locked in the downside and are praying for enough upside to cover it. I think part of it will depend on how Kris Bryant turns out. Considering he's essentially the only thing we gained out of punting 2012, I'll say it's a pretty substantial part. Anthony Rizzo, Travis Wood, Luis Valbuena, Jeff Samardzija, Arodys Vizcaino, Kyle Hendricks, Christian Villanueva Yeah because if you tried in 2012 you're completely [expletive] incapable of realizing you're out of it in July. Nope I just want to sign all the free agents and trade away Baez for a middle reliever because all I [expletive] want is 77 wins. GO CUBS GO
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is there a difference? if you're the worst team on accident, you don't get a better pick than a team that had the worst record on purpose. The Yankees had 4 losing seasons from '89-'92, wound up with 3 top 10 picks those years and got the worthless Brien Taylor, Carl Everett who they lost for nothing in the expansion draft, and Jeter. Granted Derek Jeter was a pretty [expletive] important part of the Yankees in the 90s-2000s, but to chalk up the Yankees success to their lucking out and being bad for 4 years (and really only terrible for 1) is really disingenuous.
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The abandonment of 2012 also put them in a hole they tried but failed to dig out of in 2013, and we may yet see more of those consequences in 2014 and 2015. I'm far from convinced that what we gained in an expedited farm system will make up for the seasons we lost. We've locked in the downside and are praying for enough upside to cover it. I think part of it will depend on how Kris Bryant turns out. Considering he's essentially the only thing we gained out of punting 2012, I'll say it's a pretty substantial part.
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And be drafted #1 overall
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Ok?
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Tranny Tiger, SEC stooge is quite the heel turn.
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Fecal League Tracking 2013
SouthSideRyan replied to CubsWin's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
"I think it's fun to root for my favorite team to lose" -
Fecal League Tracking 2013
SouthSideRyan replied to CubsWin's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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I'm just excited for FacebookCubs to bring the complaints about getting another Japanese guy
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Belushi is annihilated
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Marlins Cardinals Reds(May drop once Dusty is gone) Brewers Nationals(For my bros in Montreal) Dodgers Mets Phillies Braves Giants Padres D-Backs Pirates(JAKE!) Rockies (Literally can't think of a single thing they've done to hurt the Cubs)
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Scouts tend to do that. Scouts are stupid
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Maybe people should stop speaking in code
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but...they have a much higher payroll ??? Imagine how much worse the Marlins would be if they spent another 70 million.
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I'd say something, but I'm too busy shutting the [expletive] up.
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General Trade Deadline Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to David's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
No one's gonna jump on this? Also, why would the Cardinals have an interest in Navarro? Molina on the DL. But no deal. According to multiple reports, STL wouldn't meet the Cubs' asking price. Ahh, had no idea Molina was on the DL. I was secretly hoping for an unexpected Biogenesis suspension :) Maybe he's on the disabled list with death. -
Bradley, Skaggs, Holmberg, Collmenter.
