Outshined_One

Enough with the Weaver/Verlander junk already. Also, that website says that we re-sign Rammy for 6/$75.

What's the link, out of curiosity? mlb4u.com Sorry bout that No problemo. Here is the link for those interested.

What's the link, out of curiosity?

Psst! Japan Forget it, he's on a roll.

I'm an idiot for not setting my lineup. *sighs*

I was not NOT drunk last night...

Iwamura has expressed a desire to play pretty much any position on the diamond. He would be worth a look-see, imo.

Keep Von down in AAA to help guys like Pie plz. Also, Lee %@ing Elia back with the Cubs would be hilarious.

So we return to the original point: HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU PREDICT THAT?!

This thread makes my head hurt.

The Tigers led the majors in ERA.

I've seen enough mocks slip him down to the second round to make me think his draft status is questionable. Plus, it depends on what junior WRs (see: Calvin Johnson) come out. That could hurt or help his stock. However, there doesn't seem to be much of a chance of him falling out of the second round. :(

Or, if we're REALLY lucky... Z Matsuzaka Schmidt Kuroda Hill/Prior :D

I'll start out by saying that I really would love it if the Cubs made a hard run at Matsuzaka. He's got everything a pitcher needs to succeed in MLB, plus he would immediately shore up this team's need for a #1/#2 starter. There are some legitimate questions about him (workload), but he seems like a very good pickup, by all accounts. But holy crap, this blind bidding process is borderline insane. Scott Boras is already going to get top dollar for the guy. Now, on top of that, teams are talking about submitting $30m or more for the bid? Cripes, unless a team doesn't factor that into its payroll budget, that's a large chunk of change, even if it is spread out over however many years. If the Cubs only needed a #1 starter, that would be a perfectly fine move on their part. But the reality of the situation is that a team might end up paying the guy >$100m over the course of 5-7 years (as rumored) if you factor in the posting fee. We don't know how successful he'll be in MLB, much less if he will stay healthy. The Cubs could take on a contract like that, but it would eat up a ton of resources. The Cubs need as much help as they can get. The offense is a complete mess and the rotation needs two starters (an ace and an innings eater). If they can pick up Matsuzaka for a reasonable fee and contract, great, awesome! But if they end up signing him to a 7/$90m contract with a $25m posting fee, there is not going to be a whole lot more money to go out there and acquire some one like Soriano, much less to sign Zambrano to an extension. Given some of the rumors that have been flying around, I'm slowly becoming skeptical about whether this would be a good move for the Cubs.

That'd be hell for Cardinals fans. Hmmmmmmmm... :-k

I fully expect the Indians and Giants to win a WS before we do at the rate things are going. Heck, might as well throw the Astros, Devil Rays, Rockies, and Rangers onto that list while we're at it.

For one, yes, it is open to criticism because of the fact that nearly every single player on this freaking list is white. You can find plenty of non-white players of comparable talent and production to all of the guys on this list on pretty much every team. Tell me, what makes David Eckstein any more deserving of an award like this than, say, Yadier Molina? Or John Mabry as compared to Henry Blanco? Secondly, this list seems completely arbitrary. The list ranges from halfway decent players (Westbrook) to 25th men at best (John Mabry). What exactly qualifies a guy for a list like this? Is it because John Mabry once told a joke that made Aramis Ramirez feel better after Rammy got a parking ticket downtown? Is it because Kevin Youkilis once took a 45 minute detour to get the Red Sox 10 dozen donuts with sprinkles from Dunkin Donuts before practice one day? Finally, while Cardinals fans are welcome here, you may want to tread lightly. Comments such as your first post in this thread usually are bad omens for posters such as yourself.

I'd want them to be primarily about baseball. further announcements about football/basketball may or may not be forthcoming. :D Count me in, then. ;)

Will these blogs just be about the Cubs, baseball in general, or could it stretch out to other areas (say, football)?

IIRC, Sweaty Lou grew up with TLR and they have an intensely competitive relationship The 1990 WS immediately comes to mind.

Methinks somebody got in his ear about this whole OBP thing. We'll see if it's just talk soon enough...

Shouldn't Ritz Crackers be sponsoring this award?

Already this sounds questionable. However, given that the 1B coach job seems to entail timing the pitcher's move to first and smacking guys on the butt when they make it to first base, it wouldn't be the worst of ideas.

Is Speier a goner?

link He helped the Reds make a huge turnaround to a high OBP team. Yes plz.