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  1. Outshined_One
    Here's my counter-argument to a portion of that. Let's say that the Cubs awarded Ramirez a 6/$90m deal. He'll be 28/29 next season. Let's say he takes a Lowell-like career path and he goes into a massive slump when after turning 31. That gives the team between 2 1/2-3 years of production before he goes into the crapper, so he'd have something like 3/$45m on his contract. As we've seen with countless players, from Lowell to Griffey to plenty of other hitters, teams will always be willing to trade for these guys. Teams talk themselves into thinking a player will eventually turn it around all the time. If Ramirez goes into a slump like that, I'm sure some other team would be fine with trading for him (be it by himself or as a part of a package). The Cubs would have to pick up a portion of his salary, but so what? This team wastes money all the time and is a big market team. Part of the advantage of being a big market team is that you can absorb these kinds of contracts be it through toughing them out or paying a portion of them to drop the guy on some one else.
  2. Outshined_One
    Or we could trade him for some prospects who will go on to become multi-time All Stars. Problem is, I trust Jim Hendry about as far as I can throw him.
  3. Outshined_One
    *Twitch*
  4. Outshined_One
    Hendry's gotta spend his money somehow in order to 'appease' the fans. How about spending some of that money on higher quality food and beer without raising prices?
  5. Outshined_One
    YAY!
  6. Outshined_One
    Iwamura for 3b. Too late, bidding ended already I thought it was going to end on Wednesday?
  7. Outshined_One
    I feel like suing the Cubs for negligent infliction of emotional distress. The evidence in my favor will be overwhelming.
  8. Outshined_One
    The Cindy Sandberg Special?
  9. Outshined_One
    Things were once good? October 13th, 2003 If on that day, you told me everything that has happened to the Cubs since then, I likely would have died from laughter. That or accept it, knowing how the Cubs were involved.
  10. Outshined_One
    Panic?
  11. Outshined_One
    Things were once good?
  12. Outshined_One
    ************************************************************* There, try determining what I just said. :P
  13. Outshined_One
    Odds are, if you tried to kick Hendry in the junk, your foot would get stuck in one of his many folds of lard. Your body would slowly get sucked in, much like quicksand.
  14. Outshined_One
    If they don't get Ramirez, I'll go with Akinori Iwamura.
  15. Outshined_One
    Don't forget his fear of the ivory in Wrigley!
  16. Outshined_One
    LAA That makes some sense, but I get the feeling the Red Sox are going to try and spin Lowell off for whatever they can get.
  17. Outshined_One
    So, any guesses on where Ramirez ends up? I vote Red Sox.
  18. Outshined_One
    As much play as the hustle crap gets, I think the average fan knows that Ramirez is one of the best hitters on this team and losing him for some schmuck like DeRosa would be a decided step down.
  19. Outshined_One
    If the Cubs pick up Shea Hillenbrand to replace Ramirez for next year, I might just give up on this team.
  20. Outshined_One
    I can't wait for ten years from now when the Cubs have an incredibly talented young player fall into their laps and then they screw up re-signing him and let him go on to huge success elsewhere. Maddux and Ramirez...who's next? David Price? Michael Main? Justin Jackson?
  21. Outshined_One
    That's technically tampering. It's time to blow this team up. Trade everything of value, load up on prospects and young players, and just put the kibosh on the next two years.
  22. Outshined_One
    Do they? I don't think anyone ever notices anything with us outside of obsessed White Sox and Cardinals fans. Considering one of the best young hitters in baseball hit the market, I think the baseball world noticed.
  23. Outshined_One
    is this relief or grief? one in the same for a Cubs fan, I guess.... Pure anger. This team disgusts me.
  24. Outshined_One
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
  25. Outshined_One
    Don't trust Andy MacPhail?
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