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  1. Bobson Dugnutt
    If Gregg was deemed the replacement for Wood upon his trade to the Cubs, couldn't they just non-tender him if Wood accepts arbitration, freeing up a chunk of the money that it would require to sign Wood? We lose Ceda for nothing, but we would be left with a much, much better option (Wood) than the one we have now (Gregg). Unfortunately, I can't see this actually happening, but how close does the amount that Gregg would make in arbitration come to what Wood would make? $4 million? Is that enough to scare the Cubs away from offering Wood arbitration?
  2. Bobson Dugnutt
    uh oh did i lose?
  3. Bobson Dugnutt
    so naive
  4. Bobson Dugnutt
    Yeah, I was thinking about that the other day. Since the off-season, the AL has lost Santana, Haren, Harden, and Sabathia to the NL. You would think that levels out the competition out between the two leagues.
  5. Bobson Dugnutt
    Good point. Let's hope Z can lay off the blow.
  6. Bobson Dugnutt
    LOL. Their stats are almost identical. Fukudome has more RBI's and is a better defensive player. Meanwhile Giles plays in a hitters death trap. Not saying I'd take Giles but just playing Devil's Advocate. eh. Giles is 6 years older and I really wouldn't want to see him playing right field. Replacing Fukudome with Giles in the outfield would be a step down. The offensive replacement would be a sidestep, and the difference in age makes it not worth it.
  7. Bobson Dugnutt
    LOL.
  8. Bobson Dugnutt
    I think I might be missing something here, but I guess I just don't understand how the Yankees have a lower percentage of winning the division than the Rays, but a higher percentage of making the playoffs.
  9. Bobson Dugnutt
    I'm interested to know why you put the odds of the wild card coming out of the east at 95%. As it stands, the two teams atop the AL Central are 1.5 games out of the wild card. I think it goes to either Boston or Tampa, but I'm not sure I understand how the Yankees have the highest likelihood to win the Wild Card, but third highest likelihood of winning their own division.
  10. Bobson Dugnutt
    If they hold on today, 26-30 for the season. I'd love for the Cubs to jump over .500 on the road so all the worrying about our road woes can be put to rest.
  11. Bobson Dugnutt
    FUKU! Haha, not sure if anyone is near me and experiencing these thunderstorms, but there was just some loud thunder to coincide with the crack of the bat on that home run. nice.
  12. Bobson Dugnutt
    :lol:
  13. Bobson Dugnutt
    it makes me all kinds of uncomfortable when len says oppo. i can't explain why, but it makes me cringe.
  14. Bobson Dugnutt
    awesome
  15. Bobson Dugnutt
    Bob has a man crush on every 2001 Diamdback. I can't wait til the last one has retired.
  16. Bobson Dugnutt
    14, but yeah, that's unbelievable. At least 7 games ahead of every team not named the Mariners.
  17. Bobson Dugnutt
    I would stand outside Wrigley Field with tears of joy streaming down my face and hug everyone that walked by if the Cubs added Adam Dunn to their lineup. However, I don't see that happening, at least unless Mark Cuban is the owner come this off-season. Instead, I think Raul Ibanez would be a nice addition. Like JeffH said, it could, in the event that the Cubs reach the World Series, eliminate a potential advantage that the opposing AL team would have in their home park. He's not an enormous upgrade over what we have, but if Edmonds is gone for any significant stretch, it could hurt. I also wouldn't be too upset cutting ties with Daryle Ward, as I think Fontenot can be considered a more-than-adequate left-handed bat off the bench, and whoever is not starting out of Ibanez, Edmonds, and Fukudome on a particular day could also be counted on as solid bench bats. Of course, I'm not willing to sell the farm for Ibanez, but if he could be had for relatively cheap, and possibly net us a compensation pick in the off-season to partially offset what we'd give up, I think this could be a good idea.
  18. Bobson Dugnutt
    Ha, no worries. I was just killing time at work, anyway. If Samardzija ends up as a comparable pitcher to Roberto Novoa, that has to be a serious disappointment for everyone in the Cubs organization, considering the amount of money they invested in him.
  19. Bobson Dugnutt
    Um, yes. I know everyone was impressed with Samardzija this weekend, but Gaudin has been lights out since coming to the Cubs. His stuff just looked nasty last night.
  20. Bobson Dugnutt
    Yeah, I'm curious who you're referring to, Cuse. I did a quick browse around baseball reference and couldn't figure it out.
  21. Bobson Dugnutt
    Little perspective on the MacPhail tenure and how successful it was: teams that made the playoffs more times than the Cubs while MacPhail was in charge: Rangers Mets Mariners Angels Braves Yankees Red Sox Cardinals Astros Diamondbacks Indians Twins Dodgers Padres Giants Teams with an equal amount of playoff appearances in that time frame: White Sox (1 world series win) Marlins (2 world series wins) Rockies (1 world series appearance) Orioles I did this very short hand and very quickly, so it may not be 100% accurate, but if it is, it doesn't make MacPhail's tenure look much like a success at all.
  22. Bobson Dugnutt
    Yup, real clever and mature of you. Very mature of me for stating facts? Are you arguing that his tenure was a success with the Cubs? What metric are you basing this on? Perhaps based on the fact that the Cubs made the postseason twice during his tenure, which is equal to the number of times they made the postseason in over 50 years before then? I'm not saying his tenure was a complete success; there were good moments and bad moments. But to call him a complete failure is way off base. Terrible logic. First, the wild card didn't exist before MacPhail came to the Cubs. Second, are we supposed to be proud that the Cubs got to the playoffs twice in MacPhail's 12 year tenure? In an 8-team playoff format? In one of the biggest markets in the country? Not only was his tenure not a complete success, it was almost as close to a failure as possible given the resources he had available. And no, the fact that he has world series rings under his belt with the twins does not mean a thing to me, or to almost any cubs fan (not directed at you NC, but to RedIvyCub, who thinks cubs fans should be impressed by his championships 17 and 21 years ago with another franchise.)
  23. Bobson Dugnutt
    Dan Haren cost 6 players... Yeah, but he's also 4 years younger and making about half as much as Halladay over the same time span.
  24. Bobson Dugnutt
    Wow. Don't see that happening, but that would be awesome. I wonder if that would be enough, though. From the Blue Jays standpoint, do they have much incentive to trade him? He's under contract through 2010 for what seems to be pretty manageable salary. On the other hand, he is 31 years old, so maybe trading him now would net them the biggest return, as increasing age and decreasing time left on his contract might make him less appealing later on. I would think they'd try to squeeze a little more value out of whomever they trade him to, but that's just my guess. Could you imagine a trade like that being made, though? That would leave the Cubs with a rotation of Zambrano, Harden, Halladay, Dempster, and Lilly for this year, with Hill possibly replacing Dempster next year.
  25. Bobson Dugnutt
    :shock: You gotta feel sorry for any lineup that has to see those three in consecutive days.
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