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  1. David
    So Furcal is Neifi's protege? :shock: :shock: :shock:
  2. David
    It's remaining at $92m. Accounting for the changes listed in the thread, STL might only have about $20m to play around with despite having some big need positions. They don't have the farm system to effectively fill those holes from within, so if they get Giles, they will potentially be short-changing their potential to fill holes in the rotation, bullpen, and in the lineup in a big way. I like to hear this...reasons why the Cards won't sign Giles.. I love it.. With our luck, he'll take his salary deferred for 50 years to play for the "world's greatest fans."
  3. David
    Anyone catch NFL Live earlier today? They were jockin the Bears pretty hard. Really talking up our de and comparing it favorably to the 85 team. Also talking up Orton for ROY and showed our 99 yard drive as the Drive of the Week. Said KO is really amazing for a rookie and is going to be something special. Also said we would win the division without question and could go deep into the playoffs.
  4. David
    I'd say they had a brain cramp. Either that, or they're really underrating Nomar and Furcal, considering they have guys like Kenny Rogers and the Farnz on that list. Nothing against Farnsworth. Wish we still had him, but when you round out the top 20 free agent list with those guys, it pretty much says everything you need to know about that year's free agent class. I think it says more about the writer's ability to read a FA class honestly. The writer has 6 closers on the list (well, closer candidates anyway)! Not very solid analysis at all. Valid points. But the FA class is unquestionably sucky.
  5. David
    I was having an arguement today with a Sox fan and a Cubs fan who wanted to keep Sosa for some stupid reason last year today about what the fans reaction would be if Sosa did come back to the Cubs for like 2 mil or something. I said most fans would not want him back and wouldnt be thrilled even if he apologized to have him back. The other two said if he apologized that Cub fans would forgive him. I called that statement stupid, but was just wondering what everyone else thought. I didn't want to trade him. I don't really feel he owes us an apology either. The whole incident was never a big deal to me. The season was already lost at that point, I couldn't care less who played. I was just pissed that they blew the wild card. At this point, I wouldn't want him back, not because of anything having to do with resentment or dislike, just because he sucks. If he could still put up a .900 OPS like he did in 03 (and much of 04), I'd take him back in a heartbeat.
  6. David
    I'd say they had a brain cramp. Either that, or they're really underrating Nomar and Furcal, considering they have guys like Kenny Rogers and the Farnz on that list. Nothing against Farnsworth. Wish we still had him, but when you round out the top 20 free agent list with those guys, it pretty much says everything you need to know about that year's free agent class.
  7. David
    I'm hearing far too much of this Johnny Damon crud... Please, no more, or I'll start to get worried... :x :x
  8. David
    it looks like to me looking at that lineup that ramirez is batting seventh? Looks to me like he was listing positionally, not the lineup. LF, CF, RF, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, C ding ding ding!! :wink: Although, looking at it now, outside of ARam hitting 7th, it doesn't look all that crazy that cubs121 would think that... But yea, that was positional. If I had to order that lineup, I'd probably go.. Murton, Walker, Lee, Giles, Ramirez, Garciaparra, Bradley(/Cameron), Barrett (If it were Cameron, I might switch it up and put Barrett 7th and Cameron 8th)... It's pretty tough to line up though..lots of good hitters. EDIT - Thinking about it further, if it were Bradley, I might just be tempted to bat him #2 and use Walker as a very good 7th hitter.
  9. David
    I'd like to see it...just to see Sammy be able to put up some numbers for a couple more years. It was sad to see him tank so bad this year. At the same time, however, it made me feel not as bad about the Cubs dumping him off.
  10. David
    I agree with you, right up until you added that needless hyperbole at the end. I realize this is ancient history, but for the time being, it's all we've got. 1876 thru 1925 World Series team W L pct PA W L Chicago Cubs 3712 2890 0.562 5 2 3 St. Louis Cardinals 2100 2878 0.422 0 0 0 Wow, how did I forget the turn of the century.. :wink: :lol: :lol:
  11. David
    It's definitely intriguing. It'd be a gamble. But he continued to put up great numbers last year in limited time. I'd be excited if it happened, but I'd be worried about a potential injury too. On the plus side, we should be able to get LA to pick up some of that contract.
  12. David
    You may not like Stoney's attitude, but the man knows baseball and he's never been afraid to voice his views. Brenly is nothing more than a lapdog and Kaspar is just average at best. Whether Stoney would ever be given an opportunity to be a GM or front office decision maker is open for debate. Teams don't often take chances on out-spoken announcers and GM-types. They want house men who spew the party line and do what they are told. Harry Caray may have been the last of the great announcers in that regard. Teams are more concerned about the image of the team, rather than have an announcer actually tell you what's going on. They didn't learn that Harry sold more Cubs tickets than any marketing campaign could by telling the truth and not sugar coating it. When I see Hendry start '06 by bringing back the entire coaching staff, Walker, Wood(on the team at all), Dempster as a starter, CPatt, etc.. makes me want someone else in charge. Whether that's Stoney or Theo Epstein or even Tim, at least they would speak their mind and not stand pat. Not that I disagree that I'm generally disappointed in Hendry lately, but what's wrong with exercising Walker's option? That was a great move. Dempster isn't a starter. And what do you expect them to do with Wood?
  13. David
    How true... Nothing I can really say to that. :oops: :cry:
  14. David
    They're in so much trouble that they will probably win the Central Division by only 10-12 games next year. Their policy of overspending for 1 player and hurting the overall team should hasn't seemed to hurt them the last few seasons. When last seen, the Cards were packing their cars after the Stros buried them. How did that Larry Walker deal work out for you? First of all, Cards is really stupid. Second of all, There's not one of us who wouldn't have wanted the Cards' success this year. The playoffs are a crapshoot, losing in them doesn't make you inferior, especially coming from a fan of a team who missed the playoffs. Thirdly, I'm pretty sure the Walker deal worked out fine for them. They got him for basically nothing, and at a discount, and now I don't think they have to pay his buyout since he retired. Sounds like a sweet deal to me. I second every part of this. BTW, I highly doubt Backtobanks is a Cards fan... :wink: He's just acknowledging, as most of us with a brain do, that the Cards have run their organization far better than the Cubs have the last few years (er, always).
  15. David
    You say it's depth. Maybe I'm greedy/spoiled, but I want great pitchers at least 1-4. As it stands right now, the dropoff after Prior, Z, and Wood is pretty substantial. They have more than enough money freed up to sign Giles, re-sign Nomar, and still get one of the top two pitchers on the market. And Giles is the type of addition that alone will make a significant improvement to the offense. As for Nomar, yes, he's a risk to get hurt. But he would cost a lot less than Furcal and could easily outperform him, and the money saved can help bring in a starting pitcher. Plus, signing the starting pitcher allows us to trade some of that depth for another bat. The Giles situation aside, to me, Nomar + Burnett/Millwood > Furcal (+ Williams/Rusch in the rotation). If the worst happens and Nomar gets hurt, you give Cedeno a shot. Needless to say, I don't think it's very realistic (or necessarily the best choice) to go after Furcal, Giles, AND a starting pitcher. Thoughts?
  16. David
    If all goes well and that rotation stays healthy, we're going to have some unhappy campers on our hands (Rusch and Williams). True...although, I'd like to see them trade Williams for a bat in CF. As for Rusch, let him be unhappy. He was promised a shot at the rotation, not a spot. He can try to beat those guys out, but he won't, even with a fair shot. Besides, even if they stay relatively healthy, I'm sure there will be random injuries where he'll get more than a few spot starts.
  17. David
    It's not like we just made it up. Various reports say that Hendry wants to improve the pitching situation... http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-051031cubs,1,7925414.story?coll=cs-home-headlines
  18. David
    Out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea how much Burnett is going to command on the market? I was guessing anywhere from 8-12, (more likely on the higher end) but that's a complete guess.
  19. David
    Outside of the aging problem, you pretty much just described the Cubs outfield situation as well. I don't want Giles anywhere near St. Louis...bring him here, Jim.
  20. David
    I agree with you on the injury risk issue. I guess it's just the gambler in me. I've always wanted that fourth true power arm for the staff. Burnett could/would be that guy.
  21. David
    That's news to me. So Cedeno will start either at 2B if we trade Walker or SS if we can't get Furcal? Is that the plan? All it is is speculation from Sullivan. I'd take it with less than a grain of salt. I don't see a quote anywhere, other than Hendry saying that 1B is the only set position (which is clearly hyperbole).
  22. David
    I know some people here are more in favor of going after Millwood, but I'm with you. I love the potential reward of signing Burnett, and just imagining how dominant that staff could be. We'd be the talk of baseball, and the staff could easily outperform the 2003 staff. I agree that Wood is in for a big year. Now that his shoulder is cleared up, he has no excuses. Plus, like you mentioned, it's a contract year for him. If it were up to me, the major priorities would be to keep Nomar, sign Giles, and sign Burnett. I'd then try to swing a trade using a couple of our extra arms to get Bradley or Cameron to play CF. I think Hendry is dead set on getting Furcal at SS, though. I suppose we'll see. But he seems to be focused on picking up a "prototypical leadoff man." My scenario would give us the following lineup & rotation LF - Murton, CF - Bradley or Cameron, RF - Giles, 1B - Lee, 2B - Walker, SS - Nomar, 3B - Ramirez, C - Barrett SP - Prior, Wood, Zambrano, Burnett, Maddux Looks pretty formidable to me.. strong lineup and strong staff
  23. David
    Yep. I can't remember the last time Sullivan had a scoop on anything. Here's hoping he's wrong about this and his "right fielder with more speed than power" idea.
  24. David
    whoaboy http://forums.stltoday.com/viewtopic.php?t=308345 Please let it be true. Please let it be true. Of course, if the Cards get Womack, he'll proceed to hit .300 and post a .400 OBP with 60 steals in 62 attempts.
  25. David
    Yup, Furcal, no contest.
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