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  1. UMFan83
    Is it possible he's getting back into game mode after missing half of the season? I agree he is not ready yet though, not at all.
  2. UMFan83
    Still don't see the Reds trading Dunn to a divisional foe. Move along guys.
  3. UMFan83
    You do realize how old Sheffield is right? You want to trade Pie and a top pitching prospect plus Walker AND Murton for him? I don't think its worth it at all. The Yankees get a huge huge huge steal in that deal.
  4. UMFan83
    Lewis had a totally craptacular season. He's worth about as much as I am in a trade. I know, I just don't want to give anyone else good.
  5. UMFan83
    How about Rich Hill and something like Richard Lewis for Pierre
  6. UMFan83
    I'd be happy with either Giles or Matsui, honestly. Both are good players who would really help this team. I agree, but I think Matsui would end up getting a much higher contract on the open market. I think Giles fits our team better, so its a no brainer
  7. UMFan83
    It would be much better than having two guys who can never get on base only one of which has much speed to speak of. It doesn't matter if it is what Dusty wants or not, Furcal and Pierre would be a real improvement over Niefi and Patterson. Also, I think that if we got those two, Dusty would be less inclined to EVER let Niefi bat near the top of the lineup. I'd prefer a leadoff hitter with a .400+ OBP also, but where could the Cubs get their hands on one of those? Well there's Matt Law- oh wait nevermind
  8. UMFan83
    Furcal, SS M. Giles, 2B Lee, 1B M. Ramirez, LF A. Ramirez, 3B Abreu, CF B. Giles, RF Barrett, C Meh, someone had to do a joke one like this
  9. UMFan83
    Is anyone not thrilled with the idea of getting two fast guys with slighty above average OBPs to put at the top of the lineup? Isn't that exactly what Dusty would want? Also how does it help to get rid of a potential .900 OPS and a potential .800 OPS and replace them with a player with around .770 OPS and one with a sub .700 OPS last year Obviously a high SLG is not of high importance at the top of the order, but overall in the lineup we lost Alou and Sosa last year, Nomar and Walker this year, where is the power coming from outside of Lee and Ramirez??
  10. UMFan83
    Shouldnt even be an option. Unless the option is let other teams bid high on him and sneak in and get Giles
  11. UMFan83

    UMFan83 replied to DivineBovine's topic in Other Sports

    Does anyone know if that pick is conditional? Like, if the Knicks get a top 2 pick or something, they keep it? I read somewhere it was conditional, but I asked the question on basketballboards.net's Bulls board (best Bulls message board out there btw) and they said it was unprotected
  12. UMFan83
    Whats sickening is not ONLY will the Cubs not sign him, but they will sit there and let the Cardinals take him. I would be willing to go a little more agressively at Giles, just to either A) Drive the price up or B) To take him away from the Cardinals. If they get Giles, your gonna have a hard time getting above third place in the Central for the next 2-3 years.
  13. UMFan83
    Don't know if this was mentioned already, but I think the Cubs will bid for Giles like they did for Beltran last year
  14. UMFan83
    Well if Furcal reups with the Braves, we can always fall back on Nomar? Or at the very worst, keep Walker and play Cedeno at SS....
  15. UMFan83
    Just wanted to "play" with this lineup 1. Furcal, SS 2. Giles, OF 3. Abreu, OF 4. Lee, 1B 5. Ramirez, 3B 6. Barrett, C 7. Crisp/Murton, OF 8. Cedeno, 2B
  16. UMFan83
    Yeah right. I'd say the questions are pre-arranged, but I know people who have asked before. I guess the question askers are just scared to speak out. Can you imagine: "How do you justify overpaying the market value (cite example of a player comperable or better to Neifi getting signed this offseason for similar role for much less) for a player who is below average at best and a player you know your questionable manager will end up starting over your up and coming player just because he was alive for Jimmy Carter's presidency?
  17. UMFan83
    How do you figure? Michigan won fair and square
  18. UMFan83
    Haha, doesn't Phillips read the newspapers? Giles is going to cost us too much. Plus Hendry doesn't think Giles can catch the ball on a consistant basis. Furthermore, Dusty hates his confounded system of "walking" in order to score runs.
  19. UMFan83
    You've done this before. No one ever advocated that team any more than anyone advocated a team of C Blanco 1B Karros 2B Jose Hernandez SS Neifi 3B Lenny Harris LF Todd Hollandsworth CF Tom Goodwin RF Burnitz Yes they have. I'd really like to see where. Dusty posts here? ;) But seriously, if this is a free exchange, then how can you call people out for calling Hendry a moron
  20. UMFan83
    I'm sorry, baseball is a business. Hendry is (meakly attempting) to be in the business of winning. He can't just go out and resign Nomar just because he bought a house in Chicago. He can't stick with what he thinks is a bad option at 2B if there are better options available to him. I don't care if Walker took less to stay here, them is the breaks. If you can't deal with it, then go for the money. I appreciate that he did that for the Cubs, but he can't tie us down and make us (in Hendry's eyes) a worse team just because he did a favor for us.
  21. UMFan83
    Should have been a Mets or Blue Jays fan. At least they've won titles recently.
  22. UMFan83
    Only the Cubs would field the least likable team in years, and then make every attempt to keep that team intact.
  23. UMFan83
    Hendry is overpaying for known quantities and trying to 'play it safe' with unknown quantities. That is why the Cubs haven't won a World Series in 97 years. Playing it safe....
  24. UMFan83
    I don't see what the big deal is. Neifi as a bench player isn't terrible. He's a good late inning defensive replacement at SS or 2B. He makes contact, although a lot of it is popups and groundouts. The money is a bit high, but whatever, it will work out. Wait a second, they didn't fire Dusty Baker to go along with this signing? HAVE THEY GONE MAD???
  25. UMFan83
    I was short on cash one day, and I really needed the money, so I sold my soul to the devil. Apparently, this (being a Cubs fan) is his version of hell. In all seriousness, I was a tweener (like I would imagine most suburban kids without direct parental allegence to one team were). I followed the Sox a lot in 1994-1995. Then at the end of 1995, I'm not sure if anyone remembers this, but the Cubs were hovering a few games over .500, but still in the Wild Card race. I think it was between the Cubs, Astros and Rockies. We were playing the Astros the final weekend. We needed to basically sweep and have the Rockies get swept. Well we won the first game in dramatic fashion and the Rockies lost. That game brought so much drama in me that I was hooked. I watched the second game, which we lost to be eliminated, and was disheartened. But still, I made my mom take me to the last game of the season. I'm pretty sure we lost that game, but I do remember Harry saying something during the 7th inning stretch to the effect of 'Well I know we say this every year...but I mean it this year. Just wait til next year!' and the crowd went nuts. I never went back to tweener status
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