Castros trade value

What did Starlin do?

That's what I'm talking about!

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME! :hello:

What did he say now?

Fun fact: The city of Chicago has seen one World Series Championship in the last 192 years. Time for the new Cubs to change all of that.. :good:

And you just know, sooner or later, if he keeps whiffing, he will get the CPatt boo treatment.

Dave Kingman whiffed 156 times in 1982. If Baez played a full season, he'd be pacing to double that number.

Another golden sombrero. Geez

Love me some Mendy!

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Well, 2015 can't get here soon enough. http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkyankees/2014/08/11/mlb-rumors-chicago-cubs-not-new-york-yankees-considered-favorites-to-sign-oakland-as-starter-jon-lester/ Because Lester was dealt from Boston to Oakland, the A's can't offer Lester a qualifying offer at the end of the season that would have a first-round draft pick attached to it, which only further drives up his asking price since the draft pick is no longer in play; Lester rejected a four-year, $70 million extension from Boston over the winter and is looking for a deal over $100 million-plus. However, while Lester gets talked about for the Yankees, they may not be the favorites this winter to land the veteran lefty ace pitcher, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has reported that the Chicago Cubs might be the team that lands Lester, especially after talking to some of Lester's former teammates, who get the notion that he'll land in the Windy City come 2015. "Some of Jon Lester‘s former teammates believe the southpaw will sign with the Cubs this offseason. Lester, of course, has ties to Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, and the Cubs’ recent waiver claim of Cole Hamels indicates that the team is prepared to spend big money on a top-tier starting pitcher." It would make sense for the Cubs to be in on Lester for several reasons; a few of which Rosenthal touched on in the video. The first is the Cubs willingness to spend money, as they were serious in trying to pursue Cole Hamels from the Philadelphia Phillies before he was pulled back off waivers last week. In the winter, the Cubs were the runner-ups to the Yankees in their pursuit of Masahiro Tanaka before he decided to sign with the Yankees in January. Chicago getting more comfortable in offering big money for a pitcher, so they could be a major player in offering Lester a big-time contract this winter. The other, the strong ties to the Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer from their days with the Red Sox. Both Epstein and Hoyer could have a huge influence and know how to persuade Lester into taking an offer from them instead of a team like the Yankees and pitching in a league that favors pitching.

Riz! Cubs Win!

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It's weird how all these "this guy was terrible when he came up" stories turn out to be BABIP-related. How does an ops of .533 sound? What? That was Sandberg's ops his first full month in the majors.

It's weird how all these "this guy was terrible when he came up" stories turn out to be BABIP-related. How does an ops of .533 sound?

I remember this guy named Ryne Sandberg. He started his career 2-43 with 7 k's and 1 walk.

Gonna happen. Part of the growing pains and process. His start to his career has been very good.

? Man on 2nd nobody out. He was saying the other day how he'll need to shorten up his swing to move runners over when necessary. There was also a game earlier this season when Starlin had like 3 hits and the Cubs won, the first thing he talked about on the post-game was how he failed to move a runner over. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4406737949_a0328f3091_s.jpg

Yes! Sweeney delivers and we are tied!

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Javier too lazy to use his glove, so he goes barehanded to make the play. ;)