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  1. SouthSideRyan
    Because he would have fought the move to the DL, the MLBPA would have gotten involved and it never would have worked. That would create a hell of a lot more animosity and a "there's no coming back" situation than the current team suspension. Hmmm, I wonder if that's part of the reason he was suspended. Hendry wanted to DL him due to the knee issue, Bradley told him no he was able to play, and then when called upon said he couldn't.
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    I've been reading about him the last couple years and he's pretty much the reason why I can't hate Miami anymore. Was gonna say pretty much the same thing.
  3. SouthSideRyan
    Hendry had no leverage to begin with. Right. I still have no idea why we gave him a freaking 3 year deal. Was anybody even offering him anything beyond 1 year? Yes, I know at least Tampa was offering him a 2 year deal.(I believe with an option?) Texas was interested but I believe dropped out early when it became clear how much he would cost. Not sure there were ever years attached.
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    Either way we are screwed. I'd rather get rid of him and be sucky, then have to deal with this again and still be sucky next year. The most important issue is to be not sucky next year. Trying to make the Bradley situation work is the best way to do that. Which is to get rid of him. You think we'll be a better team with Micah Hoffpauir/Sam Fuld/Jake Fox in RF?
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    Yep and so is Adam Dunn. It's obvious the defense is going to take a hit compared to Cameron CF - Fukudome RF. That's a given. But none of them are close to Dunn offensively. (Holy crap did Dye fall off a cliff this year) They're actually somewhat similar to Cameron offensively. (Fox is somewhat of a wild card I guess, but I don't see a 900 OPS out of him for a full season
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    Dye, Abreu, and Fox are all terrible RFs.
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    really?
  8. SouthSideRyan
    How much does a team really have to prep for Seneca Wallace?
  9. SouthSideRyan
    Even if it's not Fox, having Kosuke in RF would make it easier to find a right handed platoon partner rather than spending 3M on Reed Johnson next year.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    Either way we are screwed. I'd rather get rid of him and be sucky, then have to deal with this again and still be sucky next year. The most important issue is to be not sucky next year. Trying to make the Bradley situation work is the best way to do that.
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    Kosuke doesn't play awesome defense in CF, and costs roughly twice as much as what Cameron will cost. It's not an either or. They're paying Fukudome regardless. Kosuke is capable of playing RF. Obviously. The point is, Cameron's value as a CF is diminished, since they can put Fukudome there. If Bradley's gone, then the Cubs need a new OF. They don't need a new CF specifically. Missed this at first. The reason I'd be ok with Cameron is because I think he'd be a short-term deal, and cheap compared to his skill. Even if Kosuke's defense is marginalized by being in RF, it's still valuable. You're improving your defense in 2 positions by making this move. The alternative(as far as guys that are better hitters than Cameron) has you spending huge money on Bay or Holliday, and I just don't think we'll be able to afford it. It's hard to forecast anything considering ownership, but I'm not comfortable banking on a 30M payroll increase.
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    It's pretty well accepted that a good defensive RF would translate to an average CF. There are obviously exceptions based on certain players being better suited for a certain position. It's not that Fukudome became a worse fielder, it's that he's being compared to much better fielders because teams put their best OFs in CF(ideally)
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    Kosuke doesn't play awesome defense in CF, and costs roughly twice as much as what Cameron will cost. It's not an either or. They're paying Fukudome regardless. Kosuke is capable of playing RF.
  14. SouthSideRyan
    Kosuke doesn't play awesome defense in CF, and costs roughly twice as much as what Cameron will cost.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    1. If the front office is professional and care about winning, they wouldn't allow a bridge to be burnt. 2. See #1 3. I don't give a [expletive] about the fans. 4. I care even less about the media. 5. See #1. I don't necessarily disagree that the way Milton is might leave him beyond repair in this environment, but if he wants to come back and the Cubs don't have an open dialogue about it because he hurt somebody's feelings then they're idiots. The best use of Bradley's 10M salary next year is it being spent on him playing for the Cubs, not being spent on him not playing for the Cubs, or being spent +8M more on Magglio Ordonez or whatever other overpriced crap is out there.
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    I love me some Ronnie Brown, but no.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    Not a big fan of vaccinations for your children DiamondMind?
  18. SouthSideRyan
    He didn't step up his game a bit the last time he was able to opt out.
  19. SouthSideRyan
    No he can't. He can complain and threaten to sit out, and then the Cubs could suspend him again, and the MLBPA can get involved and the Cubs could lose and wind up paying his whole contract. If he never shows the Cubs wont' be on the hook for the entire contract. Worked for Derek Bell.
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    No he can't. He can complain and threaten to sit out, and then the Cubs could suspend him again, and the MLBPA can get involved and the Cubs could lose and wind up paying his whole contract.
  21. SouthSideRyan
    College football starting at 9 AM would be so incredible. I'd also probably never make it out on a Saturday night...which I guess would allow me start watching NFL at 10 on Sunday.
  22. SouthSideRyan
    Because it's a lot of pitches to add to what is still a young arm in a short span of time. We've got him up to 180 innings on the year, and 2 more starts likely won't do any damage, but what's the point. The same way you build up a pitcher's stamina for individual games, you need to build up a pitcher's stamina for a season. You don't want a guy fresh out of spring training throwing 120 pitches, and you don't want a guy fresh off a 130 inning season to throw 220.
  23. SouthSideRyan
    Assuming the whole front office/management stays on: I'd organize a meeting between Hendry, Piniella, Bradley, and Lee(maybe have Kenney in there, I dunno). They'd need to express to Bradley that they want him to be a part of the Cub family, but that he needs to buy into it himself. They'd have to agree to some sort of PR apology to the fans from Bradley, about how he wants a fresh start, and understands where he went wrong. Of course, I think Hendry, Piniella, and Bradley are all have too much pride, arrogance, and tough guy inside them to even agree to such a meeting, so we'll trade him for Ordonez and be worse off for it.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    Elia was fired the year he made those comments, later on. But the situations are quite different. First, it was 1983, there was minimal coverage. Second, there was a lot less business to lose. And third, it was a one-time rant. Bradley has been pulling this crap all season. He plays poorly and blames others, including fans and his fellow employees. Like I said, I was more curious than anything. I figured as much, like you said it wasn't as big of a business. I do think a one time "our fans are unemployed cocksuckers who are [expletive] morons" rant is a hell of a lot worse than what Bradley's said about them this year.
  25. SouthSideRyan
    Did Xavier Henry's dad join in?
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