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  1. It's really not worth risking having to find and implement a new Center a month before week 1. Just pay him Bears.
  2. So the Bears new thing is to sign failed 1st round D-linemen and hope Rod can turn their careers around. Interesting to say the least.
  3. Yeah probably until this offseason or next years trade deadline please, do explain The Indians, after a hot start, have gone 22-36 since then. They probably aren't that good, and will likely eventually learn that themselves, and when they realize that and realize that Ubaldo has the most value on their team, they will probably put him back on the market again.
  4. Does Taylor have bonuses that hit within the next few weeks? I'd like to see Barber and Taylor battle through camp for backup RB. Really weird FA period for the Bears
  5. Yeah probably until this offseason or next years trade deadline
  6. Do the Indians really think they are good enough to contend? I have no idea about the prospects they are giving up but, it doesn't seem like they are ready to throw away their rebuilding plan to contend this year. They've gone 22-36 since their 30-15 start. Ubaldo will help and he'll be under team control for awhile but is it a move they need to make now?
  7. Does anybody know what he means by that exactly? It sounds like the avg payroll of all 32 teams has to be 99% of the cap, not every single team has to be at 99%. So there are teams that will be spending less than the 99%. At least that's how I'm reading it. Maybe someone here can explain it better??? Also, I heard that they don't have to be at 99% this season, its a gradual thing over the next 3 years that they have to get to.
  8. Wow, I just got free tickets to Paul McCartney tomorrow and then I turn on the TV and see the Cubs have scored a weeks worth of runs, wtf is going on.
  9. The difference (unless I'm mistaken) is that we weren't going to get any comp picks for Kosuke, but we can for Pena. And Pena is more valuable. Do you really think we're going to offer Pena arbitration if our offseason is centered around signing Pujols and/or Fielder? I'm not saying that we know for a fact it is, but it's possible that's the case, and if so I doubt they chance offering Pena arby
  10. Nice to see that at least one person recognized the moment (if half-heartedly). I'm a little disappointed in this place. Wherever he ends up, it's quite a story that deserves recognition. You're disappointed that the 4 people who actually posted in this game thread didn't acknowledge the opposing player on our arch rivals hitting a meaningless milestone that everyone knew he would eventually get? Maybe you are expecting way too much from a fanbase that can barely muster any enthusiasm for our own team.
  11. Nice outing Marmol. I'm sure the Cardinals hitters appreciate the batting practice. 1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K There were at least 5 batters who hit him hard in the inning.
  12. I cant wait until other sports come back so I can stop even occasionally thinking about this team. Damn you Cubs you've made me hate baseball.
  13. The other night he held up the tying run at 3rd because there were 0 outs and that run never got home. This time we're down 5 with 1 out and he sends him to his death.
  14. Why are people upset we didn't sign a second WR? As I said before the WRs arent that bad, there just isn't a #1 type WR on this team no matter what Lovie says. Knox could be a pretty good number 2. Hester is a good number 3. Bennett could be a good number 2. The team chose Roy Williams as their #1 receiver target. Wasn't my first choice, but so be it. At least they got something. So now we wait and see if they were right. But at this point it didn't make sense to bring in Sims-Walker even though many (including me) would have rather had him than Williams.
  15. Is it just me or is this team getting worse and worse as the year goes on?
  16. Cubs trying to score 0 after loading the bases with 0 outs again.
  17. Jeez, Philly teams really love stocking up in a particular position with superstars
  18. Gholston is a Bear Wow what a stupid signing
  19. Yeah they seem to run their team like its an MLB The Show Franchise. Cliff Lee? How sick would it be to have him with Hamels, Halladay and Oswalt? Awesome let's get him...i'm not going to play this franchise mode long enough to see those prospects get better anyways. I need an OF, hey Hunter Pence is available but they are asking for a crapload. Lets blow them away with our 3 top prospects.
  20. This says it all:
  21. Yuck, he's awful, and I'm not just saying that because he's from Ohio State. He's a much bigger disappointment than Gaines Adams was when we brought him aboard.
  22. I doubt casual fans could do that. Even casual fans care about winning or losing and their excitement peaks and valleys based on that. The difference is, the casual fans have long erased the 2011 Cubs from their memories and would not be posting in meaningless game threads like this one.
  23. Reggie who? Yeah that's a great set of moves. Obviously Bush has more talent and upside than Sproles, but Sproles does a lot of the stuff Reggie did for them in previous years. So they got 80% of Reggie Bush and a 3rd round pick (right?) out of it.
  24. Yeah this doesnt really seem like a Bears type acquisition at all. If they were going to go after a showboating WR, why not put an offer in for Ochocinco before the Pats got him?
  25. Well he's tall....
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