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Someone in the dunn thread mentioned this. She said they recalled Kearns. Which could mean he's taking Dunns place after they trade him. More likely it means he is taking the place of stormy weathers, who will probably go on the dl. but now freel too? Maybe freel is going to replace weathers, and kearns is replaceing dunn. Maybe they are sending someone else down.

Yea. pretty much.

Aren't they going to DL Stormy Weathers? Kearns may be taking his spot. That coudl be it.

Nothing like throwing a bunch of gasoline on the fire. :wink: Awhh...no. dont get me excited.

Thats not what worries me. No one had any clue that dubois was going to be traded. Now granted its not for the best available guy in the NL, and we arent playing the Indians either. But if they can do those talks without being heard, why cant they do these. That being said, I still dont know if i beleive this.

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Gah, i wish the game was 12:35. I want to watch baseball now. As i say that, The Orioles - Twins game is on. AND STEVE STONE IS ANNOUNCING! well, at least he's doing pre-game commentation...

I am taking it as it is. A rumor from an unreliable source. Doesnt mean its wrong. Doesnt mean its right. Just a rumor from an unreliable source. Too early to tell really if the source is "unreliable" or not. I would say more like the source is "unproven." I am skeptical of the deal presented. I don't think Jim Hendry would trade Rich Hill or Corey Patterson to Cincinnati. I think Hendry will hold onto Hill, and would only trade Patterson to the AL. And despite what everyone is saying, I don't think Cincinnati trades Dunn to HOU, STL or us, if there is a trade at all. I think they'll shop Griffey, Casey, Pena and Kearns ahead of Dunn. The Dodgers are the most likely NL destination in my humble opinion if there is a dela to be made - they can offer the most (if they want to) and play in the NL West, so the Reds would only see Dunn 6 or 7 times a season as opposed to 17-19 times. Also, according to a published report today in Minneapolis, the Orioles asked about getting Dunn, and were told by the Reds that the starting point is Erik Bedard and 2-3 other good players/prospects. Baltimore turned it down. I think Kearns is the guy Hendry wants. *sigh* Well, I still hope we get dunn.

He actually did give another screen name from ESPN......alot of pages ago. But did someone check it out :?: Does this really require legwork? I mean, why not just wait the 48 hours and see if it pans out? If not, crucify the guy if its warranted. Ban his IP. Go to other Cub sites and post Most Wanted posters. In the mean time, what difference does it make? :mamoru: Some of us around here are getting overly anxious (not so much because of this post thread, more because there are 11 days left..) in the trade department. I love this time of year. But I hate the anticipation.

He actually did give another screen name from ESPN......alot of pages ago. But did someone check it out :?: I didnt. I'm too lazy. Someone else do it! lol.

Are you kidding? he has a .318 OBP this year. (his career is admittadly better though)

Am I good or am I good? :lol: They are always discussed, however, because they are true.

He actually did give another screen name from ESPN......alot of pages ago.

I am taking it as it is. A rumor from an unreliable source. Doesnt mean its wrong. Doesnt mean its right. Just a rumor from an unreliable source.

Welcome! You are off, however, saying dunn is one dimensional. Not only does he have stellar power. He has a career OPS over .900! Meaning he takes alot alot alot of walks. Last year Dunn took 108 Walks. Thats nearly double as many as the cubs leader last year (Moises and Derrek tied for the lead, with 68!) Dunn already has sixty-seven this year already... True, he does only gets on base with hits 24% of the time. But who cares how he gets on base? As long as he gets on base. He gets on base 38% of the time. Also true that doubles triples and homers are all better than walks. And sometimes singles are too. But his Slugging percentage (.554, this year) leads you to beleive, hitting XBH isnt his problem. Now, his defense is nothing to write home about, but when you can produce like him, it doesnt matter. Especially when you have a pitching staff that gets mostly ground balls and K's. And, as far as selling the farm... I dont agree with that either. Patterson, for all intents and purpouses, is done as a cub (in my opinion). Yes, He coudl be great one day. But, I, like many others, do not see him doing so as a cub. Mitre is a really good young starter. But, We have a plethera of those on their way up. And remember, you have to give up talent, to get talent. Rich hill is also a great young talent. Even outside of him, we still have a ton of promising pitching in our system. Again, you have to give talent to get talent.

So for now, until they trade one of them, the Reds get two Adam Dunns? Poor them, "two players hitting .240 with 400 K's between them yadda yadda...." Yes, I still want Adam Dunn. Thats not what he's saying at all. He's saying the reds, with dunn are not as good as the cubs would be, if they had dunn.

So hey Fanzone, Just to be clear (i dont know how to interpret your posts) Do you: A) Know who he is. For sure. B) You have seen posters (who you do not know if it is the same person, or not) do this in the past. If the answer is B, then yea. I've seen it happen for. "BREAKING NEWS" threads are common place on cubs.com and ESPN.com. I've heard them say to ban them if it is not true before too. I'm not doubting you, i just do not want to misinterpret your posts.

Its been brought up before. But seriously, defense in left is not that HUGE of a deal. They get like five chances a game. And when you can produce offensivley like he does. Wow. I couldnt care less. Yeah, people didn't seem to mind how bad Moises was out there last year. Dunn > Moises. well, Dunn > 2004 Moises. This year his numbers are huge. Also, K's are alot less annoying then slow grounders to short that turn into two outs.

The Fanzone Trumpet post kinda surprised me. It was pretty harsh of this sweetpotato guy. But why? Fanzone, are you just guessing, or do you know this first-time poster from another board? I don't Fanzone or Sweet, so for now I'll trust the starter of this thread because he's telling me what I want to hear :) Haha, yea. JC said it best, i think. He attached all the appropriate labels and such. So I will give him the benefit of the doubt. That beign said, I'm still pretty skeptical.

Its been brought up before. But seriously, defense in left is not that HUGE of a deal. They get like five chances a game. And when you can produce offensivley like he does. Wow. I couldnt care less.

Well, I just read through all eight pages. I am pretty sceptical. But, As someone else pointed out. What he says is pretty much on par with what vance said. One Position player, one young pitcher, and a minor league pitching prospect. Of course I suppose that could mean that he just read that, and reposted it. And Fanzone Trumpet, or whatever his name is (bad memory) doesnt have too sparkling of a review of this fellow. All I can say is that, I HOPE this is right.

My problem is, that I am in serious need of a big offensive stud. Particularly in the outfield. But Carlos Beltran isnt as special as he's made out to be, and Gary Sheffield is old for a dynasty league. Thats why Helton is my target. Of course, he's no spring chicken either. How even is this deal, again with the dynasty league setting considered: Helton, Todd Walker for Clemens, Peralta, and Ford.

See, this is why bears fans are cruel. When the bears lose, I may chuckle on occasion, but the happeist moment in recent history? That is cruel. *runs away crying*

Lineups usually do not come out untill about an hour before the game. Sometimes a little earlier.

:mamoru: In other news, Stephen A Smith is horrible. But to each his own, I guess.