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  1. David
    Bucher was on ESPN saying the Bulls had been trying to work in a 3rd team, the Suns (w/Marion) to get the deal done. Apparently, that has fallen through. Steve should be all about helping us out on this one, jeez.
  2. David
    Exactly.
  3. David
    Actually, he's one of the few ESPN guys with a clue.
  4. David
    A trade with Prior and Baldelli as the principals would be interesting. One injury disappointment for another. It'd be great if Prior would sign some sort of incentive-based deal with a team option for 2009, but failing that, I think the Cubs are at a point where they have to look for some sort of face-saving exit strategy. Like someone else said, the situation to avoid is paying the guy for another year to rehab before he goes to pitch someplace else. The Cubs are staring that scenario right in the face right now. Changing your tune? Huh? I think he's confusing me and you. As for me, I'm not changing my tune. I don't even know what my tune is. All I did was counter Lefty's insistence that Prior would be non-tendered with evidence from one of Bruce's articles that he wouldn't be.
  5. David
    Same. Thabo is the only one of those players I mind losing. Hell, I'd die a happy man if I never saw Adrian Griffin suit up for the Bulls again. I was so happy we got rid of him the first time. Anyway, the question is how well that team would do in the regular season with that little depth. They wouldn't be able to sustain a whole lot of injuries, and they'd probably lose a few games because of the bench. In the playoffs, though, that bench matters a whole lot less. That starting lineup would likely take us very deep, possibly/probably into June.
  6. David
    They have $$ and they spend it well. So to put it in conclusion: They scout well. They draft well. And they still have Tom Brady. Last time I checked, that's all you need. Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox....must be good to be living in Boston. Oh, forgot Boston College. God, that's depressing. I hate the entire new-england area. eff them. Of course, we had the bulls...but....since then we've had what? The sox and a failed attempt by the bears? ugh. I thought you hate the Bears? He hates the Sox, too. I guess he just means Chicago.
  7. David
    There's a way to do it without giving up Hinrich or Wallace and without waiting until Dec 15th, but it would involve a pretty good gutting of the bench. It would be Gordon, Thomas/Noah (either one would work), Duhon, Thabo, Khryapa, and Griffin for Kobe. Those two deals would work in terms of salaries. Now, the roster would be pretty gutted. It would look something like.. PG - Hinrich, Curry SG - Bryant, Gardner SF - Deng, Nocioni PF - Thomas/Noah, Smith C - Wallace, Gray It should be noted that (I believe) we can, to some extent, deal with the depth issues in the offseason with the MLE.
  8. David
    I was on the "It's cool to finally get the biggest free agent on the market but it sucks that the free agent class sucks, and that we severely overpaid in terms of years and dollars," side.
  9. David
    Gordon OR Deng, not both. If it's both, I'm going to throw things, stomp my feet, and generally act like a sissy. :P Gordon. No or Deng. I was about to post the exact same thing. What do you do if you give them Deng and not Gordon? Play Kobe at the 3 and Gordon at 2? Doesn't exactly seem realistic or anywhere near ideal, especially on defense. Would Kobe even want to play the 3? Noc at 3, Kobe at 2, and Gordon as the sixth man? I guess, but that's nowhere near ideal. Especially not with Noc and that mysterious injury (I'm surprised we made the financial commitment to him that we did). The deal has to be Gordon and filler. Or Gordon and Noc and filler (after Dec 15th).
  10. David
    I don't think minor injuries like those would affect anything at all.
  11. David
    It doesnt matter who signs and who doesnt. If they sign, the Base Year Deal, is NEXT season. If wouldnt put any restiction on Deng. Poison pill provision. Yeah, the PPP means his contract would be counted as a higher amount, meaning The Bulls couldnt through Griifin (for example) in with the trade. Frankly, I think the knowledge of what he will be getting for the next 5 years would be worth it to the Lakers. (I do not want Deng sent over at all) It would be counted as a higher amount for the Lakers as incoming salary and a lower amount for the Bulls as outgoing. Makes things pretty difficult in terms of working out the salaries, from what I understand.
  12. David
    It doesnt matter who signs and who doesnt. If they sign, the Base Year Deal, is NEXT season. If wouldnt put any restiction on Deng. Poison pill provision.
  13. David
    What, you mean it might have had something to do that they only had three players that deserved a spot on a major league roster? He definately had some craptastic players. 1996 Cubs Oh jesus, Sosa had 40 home runs that year and only a .323 On base percentage. :| You have to try (there is no almost about it) to not take walks to do that. Consider that it was 40 HR in a season shortened by about a month and a half after he broke a bone in his hand, and it's even more ridiculous.
  14. David
    The ideal scenario is that Deng is signed and Gordon isn't. That would basically mean that BG is still available for a Kobe trade while Deng would effectively be off limits.
  15. David
    Isn't Kenny Williams the guy who completely refuses to negotiate with Boras?
  16. David
    I'll put a billion Stanly nickels on him going to the Red Sox. I have 1000 Shrute bucks that say otherwise.
  17. David
    I wish we had Theo Epstein..
  18. David
    I guess I took way too long to read through the thread and then post that. Heh.
  19. David
    Just out of curiosity, how come...is it so they can't go after any other FA's? I'd like to know, too. Because a Cubs lineup of C - Soto 1B - Lee 2B - DeRo 3B - ARam SS - ARod LF - Soriano CF - Jones/Pie RF - Murton ...would pretty much leave the Cards with no chance of competing for the next couple years, particularly if Prior can come back and pitch to even 75% of his former self next year. That outfield sure looks crappy, but my god, that infield has better hitters than any outfield around... :shock: I know he would like the Cubs to be screwed with contracts and such. I guess that's the only reason I could see for CFICT feeling that way.
  20. David
    Is that because Wood is now a reliever? Prior has a lot more upside I'm assuming it's because Wood has already shown he can come back and pitch at a high level. Until he gets on a mound, we don't know if Prior will even be able to break 80 mph yet (although I'm optimistic about his recovery from the surgery).
  21. David
    Um, no he's not. He's a little guy that plays shortstop. Leadoff hitters can only come from the SS and CF positions. Occasionally a second basemen can bat leadoff, but usually they bat 2nd. So I'll take Theriot batting leadoff over Pie anyday. This is sarcasm, right? I'm not so sure... You guys have obviously never played baseball before. Your fastest guy always leads off. It's common sense. OK. Definitely sarcasm.
  22. David
    Um, no he's not. He's a little guy that plays shortstop. Leadoff hitters can only come from the SS and CF positions. Occasionally a second basemen can bat leadoff, but usually they bat 2nd. So I'll take Theriot batting leadoff over Pie anyday. Is this a serious post?
  23. David
    wat?
  24. David
    For a second I was wondering if CM stood for some credible publication or something. Nevermind.
  25. David
    Dude, where do u get this stuff "The Matsuis haven't"....uhhhhh, the Matsuis were extremely productive this year, hideki has been great since he came over, and Kaz had a very good year too, thats just a stupid statement and its obvious that you just didnt look at the numbers before posting this. Kaz outhit Iguchi this year. You don' really think that Iguchi and Johjima were more productive that Hideki Matsui, do you? Come on, if your going to make bold statements don't contradict them with bad info. He said they were the exception. Reading is fundamental. Ummm...
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