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  1. David
    If you gave the two an SAT or something, I'd put my money on Beane. Good for Beane. :roll: I would too. Beane appears to be the much smarter guy, from what I know. As for who is a better GM, I don't think there's any question. Look at what Beane has done with a much lower payroll (and this year nobody can say the A's success was due to the big 3, and make no mistake, 2005 was a good year for the A's, playoffs or no playoffs)... Besides, even if you do attribute Beane's earlier success to Zito, Mulder, and Hudson, Hendry hasn't been able to achieve the same success with his similar blessing of 3 young stud, relatively cheap pitchers. I'm hoping Hendry proves me wrong, but I would trade Hendry for Beane in a second... and I'd give up any of our prospects along with him. :wink: I'm not sure that the question here was who is the better GM; I think that's fairly obvious. Whether he's smarter or not is only relevant in terms terms of his abilities as a GM, though... So, as a GM, he definitely is smarter.. (and I agree with goony in that I think he probably would score higher on any real test of intelligence, not that it's really pertinent here)
  2. David
    Barry Bonds
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    Well played..
  4. David
    Nomar's so dreamyyy :lol:
  5. David
    :shock: Sorry, but you couldn't be more wrong in my eyes. Getting plus-production (over the league average) out of a position or lineup slot is critical to having a successful team. That is one half of the reasons Walker has so much perceived value to the team or as trade. That is what makes Brian Roberts so insanely valuable. He produced .900+ OPS for a leadoff man and 2B. It's a crime Baltimore didn't win 90 games with kind of plus-production out of that position and slot. With the Chicago Cubs, the 3-4 hitters are a known quality. Finding plus-production out of 1-2 slots is the only way to turn this team around. And it's worth paying for, or even overpaying IMO. I think CPatt's point was that you can stick any mid .800 OPS guy in the leadoff spot and still have that same plus production. Whether or not the guy has been used by his past managers as a leadoff man is irrelevant. And the fact is, there are tons of .800 OPS guys out there. Any scarcity of mid-.800 OPS leadoff men is purely artificial... Plus production matters with defensive position, not lineup position.
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    Exactly.. what we need is one more starting pitcher..TWO (if not three) new outfielders who can get on base and hit for power.. and an assortment of relievers... There are a variety of ways to resolve the middle infield, including leaving it as is...(be it Ronny or Nomar at SS) Trading for ARod, especially while giving up the names cited here, would be like taking 3 steps forward and then two steps back...
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    The answer to that question is 18, and that was in a season in which he missed over a month of starts. Not that I think wins are any kind of measure, but since you asked, I thought I would share. An 18 win season by measure of wins is pretty damn good. I don't think you trade Prior, even for Rodriguez, and you especially don't trade Prior and other players for Rodriguez. I really wish you hadn't beaten me to this... It's exactly what I was thinking as I read that comment... :D
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    I doubt we'll hear something along those lines whether Hendry does or doesn't have interest. If he's been consistant about anything during his tenure, it is that he holds his cards close to his chest. The Nomar Deal wasn't on most people's radar until the final hours, and no one knew about Lee very far ahead either. Honestly, I'd be more discouraged if we were hearing alot about either of the Giles brothers. Just thought I'd point out that we were all over the Nomar trade for the entire month of July in 04. There were reports coming out as early as early July. Maybe the mainstream media was in denial about Boston trading Nomar, but I think we were generally all over it.. (although plenty doubted its likelihood).. I think the same could be said about Hendry working out a Sosa trade with the Mets and the subsequent Burnitz signing...That was being talked about for a while before. I just think it's a little bit of a misconception that Hendry is any more "sneaky" or secretive than any other GM out there... And in the Lee deal, which did seem to come out of nowhere, Jim has said more than a few times that it fell into his lap, and I wouldn't doubt it. He's no Jerry Krause.. :wink:
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    ok im totlly smased right noq, but NO
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    I'm beginning to think that that is what is going to happen too. Damon will go to the Yankees or Angels. Beltran will become Boston's CF. Cliff Floyd coming here. So you're ok with a Murton, Wilkerson and Floyd OF? Yes. Though if you can sign Giles, you can use Murton as your 4th OF. Then you have something to really get excited about. Giles-Wilkerson-Floyd would be excellent. 'Course, getting Giles, Wilkerson and Floyd is a pipe dream... I think any one of those guys is a pipe dream. I really don't see Hendry pulling off a "big" signing this winter. I really don't. He pretty much has to. Lots of money freed up after this season and his reputation isn't looking good after two very disappointing years.. (Then again, they are talking about extending him already... :roll: )
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    Yeah, I don't see the upgrade for us there... Walker is cheap production; almost as good as a rookie. Why spend several million dollars to upgrade a position where we are already above average? Use the resources, rather, to upgrade a position of need. Like, say, OF. Plus, Walker to Soriano would be a downgrade anyway.... Soriano = overrated... :pukel:
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    Who are you trading Walker for? Because I'd take Walker over the overrated/no-patience Soriano... :?
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    I was going to say Tapani...but the 98 Cubs were 90-73.. :wink: Kinda threw me off...
  14. David
    What is this??? Walker is the furthest thing from the problem on this team. Why does it bother you that he's outspoken? That's probably my favorite thing about him. He's honest and tells the fans what is actually on his mind...not the standard cliche crap that the other players give you.. Oh, and I'll take his "soft" .300/.355/.475 any day...
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    I dont know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but how similar was the Giants' 1998 forcing of a one game playoff to what the Cubs would need to do to get in this year? I can't remember how far out they were at what point and how many teams they had to surpass to get to game 163 with us...
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    I was about to post the same thing. I remember him hitting a couple in Detroit...around 400 feet each. He didn't set the record there, though. His 20th was later in the month at Wrigley against Arizona, I believe..
  17. David
    For once, I'm gonna use this emoticon... ](*,) I didn't have much hope with regard to Hendry, but you would think that Dusty would at least be required to have some semblance of success (outside of 2003) to get an extension.... UGH http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/cst-spt-cub05.html I can't believe they're going to waste the window of opportunity they have with these starting pitchers (namely Z and Prior) still being somewhat cheap by having a complete imbecile running the team. :evil: Plus these next couple years are prime years for Lee and Ramirez... We'd better hope Hendry puts out a team so talented that Dusty can't screw it up... and that Hendry doesn't put any Dusty boys on the bench... Unfortulately, with Neifi likely on his way back (who, admittedly, would be a decent BACKUP if used properly), it doesn't look like that will be the case. 2008.... :cry: :cry:
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    FWIW, Levine mentioned on SportsNight (CSN) that the Cubs would be going hard after Burnett and quite possibly Furcal too. It was within the context that the Cubs and White Sox would be competing for some of the same free agents this offseason. I wouldn't mind the move at all. Our SP could become a murderers row again with Z, Prior, Wood, Burnett, and Maddux. (Maddux WOULD be way overpaid, but for a 5th he's not that bad...) Plus, I suppose we could then use Jerome and a few other guys as trade bait to fill the OF needs.
  19. David
    yes.
  20. David
    You're probably the only one that thinks that. <----here's another one.
  21. David
    Zambrano put up a 3.66 ERA in 108 innings at age 21. Dusty didn't unearth his talent. SHHH... don't screw up his argument with your crazy facts, man!!!
  22. David
    Don't look now, but in a few hours we might be only 4.5 games out of a playoff spot, folks... :D :D
  23. David
    Cubs win!!
  24. David
    These two guys really know this park, man.
  25. David
    Did Corey ever say he doesn't like bunting? Because, if I'm not mistaken, he's among the (if not THE leader) league leaders in bunt hits over the last couple years.
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