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  1. WrigleyField 22
    Well I like Home Run Inn quite a bit, but here's my dilemma: When I'm making a frozen pizza, 9 times out of 10 it is a midnight snack and only for myself. I'd say I have a 50% chance or less of me finishing a whole Home Run Inn all alone. I can get 4/5, 6/7 pretty easily, but with the price of Home Run Inn I still feel like I just wasted too much money on that pizza I didn't eat. Give me any of the other brands such as Tony's, Tombstone, even generic store brand and I easily eat the whole thing. And I do not notice much of a difference between any particular brand, and its frozen pizza, so I'm not expecting much. Another frozen pizza point of discussion: How to cut your pizza? Fourths? Eights? Fold the whole thing like a giant taco? I'm a fan of fourths.
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    In my house we had a fake tree for the longest time. After our fake tree broke, we went with a real tree for the past few years. The only bad thing was our living room was carpet, and old, so the needles would still be stuck in there year round. We finally replaced the carpet with hardwood, so with that problem now gone it will be a lot nicer. There are some negatives, but overall I like the real tree over fake.
  3. WrigleyField 22
    A few short years ago $17M for Beltran was pretty crazy. We could be glad we locked up Jones for $20M. I'd just ask the extension was worked ot before we made the trade.
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    This analysis defies any and all logic, abuck. Hendry stakes his reputation on Hill long before he makes good at the major league level refusing to include him in deals that would have brought back much better players than Jay Gibbons, but now that Hill has shown he can be dominate in the bigs, he'll give up on him, drop him out of the rotation for someone with a low base contract like Wade Miller and give him up for a "turd". If you really believe that, be my guest, but don't expect anyone else to take your comments seriously. So if Miller and Prior are both ready to go to start the season, what do you think the rotation looks like? Six Man Rotation! :D :D
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    troll alert!! call modzilla!! oh wait.... darn.... .... well in that case I can wait for Hawpe!!
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    I don't like this deal. Theres not really any good way to slice it. I guess I just have to hope they actually found something they can change, even if it will only work for a shortrun. If theres a small tweak we can make and he starts fooling guys and some of our guys get healthy, his 7M contract would be cheap and it could turn out to be a chance to sell high before people adjust to whatever change he makes. This all has so many variables though, plus is contingent on Hendry knowing when to sell high so I don't expect much out of this. The rotation is filling up: Zambrano Lilly Hill Marquis ------- Miller Prior Marshall Guzman Mateo Marmol Should be a lot of competition.
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    Just discussed with my pledge brother who is a Cardinals fan about this and of course he believes the MVP should come from a playoff team. When I told him the Phillies had more wins he said, it didn't matter, the playoffs mattered more. :?
  8. WrigleyField 22
    I think Murton and Soriano could play a mean left/center and right/center.
  9. WrigleyField 22
    There were reports earlier in the offseason the Cubs wanted a strong 4th OF. Wilkerson could definately fit that bill, with the ability to start if he does well enough (ie- 2004 #'s) He can play CF too right?
  10. WrigleyField 22
    I think Macier Izturis is a fantastic option for SS.
  11. WrigleyField 22
    Ha... That would be freakin sweet, we just need to convince them Izturis can play OF. :-k
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    If Wolf is signing this early then that's an indication to me he's getting a great deal for himself. Combined, him signing before some of the others plus the fact that it's the Dodgers signing him, makes me believe he'll be getting much more than we might expect. Rosenthal said he was taking a discount. See above.
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    DeRosa, Soriano, and anyone else the Cubs sign.
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    Wasn't Hendry in charge of the minor league system when we turned it from one of the worst until it became regarded as one of the best several years ago? It is smart to build from within, but in the meantime I don't see why we wouldn't try to improve by other means until we can improve our player development.
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    Maybe the notion that he doesn't have a position is playing a part. Perhaps he'll be thrown in a trade to an AL team. Don't see how one can judge that based on an injury-plagued year. This is trade low, I wouldn't trade Dopirak right now at all. ..... His .663-OPS year at WTenn was injury-impacted. I don't think his .670-OPS year at Daytona was injury-plagued, though. his confidence was hurt? :)
  16. WrigleyField 22
    Lets make one of these threads for every non free agent
  17. WrigleyField 22
    with a 3.40 ERA to boot and darn, Pierre is gonna steal 49 bases. wtg Hendry
  18. WrigleyField 22
    That is hilarious. "I'm going to go yell at Prior until he fractures his self-esteme bone" classic The Dugout Sticky doesn't get enough attention.... :?
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    Not that I think we should concentrate on this now, but why let Zito's contract set the bar. That will just drive up the price. It's in our best intrest to look for a hometown discount.
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    Well although we have struggled as of late to develop talent, I don't see any signs to us abandoning it. We can do both at once. In fact spending can help in the draft with guys like Smajazkdfdfwsjflada and Huesby. Its not like we have been giving away good prospects so far this offseason. We can spend big and develop the farm system. The hiring of Wilken and rumors that we are looking more oversees (Japan etc) shoud help to bolster our farm system in the future.
  21. WrigleyField 22
    Hank White. Where's the HOMETOWN DISCOUNT HANK!?
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    Why do so many want Crisp? He's garbage. When he's playing with an injured hand he is, look at '04 and '05. Even in those years, his OPS was largely dependant on BA. We don't have a huge minor league resume to go off of, but he was able to sustain it there. He does have youth on his side, just entering his prime. It would be buying low and if we are only talking about Izturis and not much else of value, it would be a solid pick up. How long is he arby eligible for?
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    You guys have no idea what you are talking about. Depending on the number of years that Matz signs for Schmidts market is in the $22-27M per year range.... :? yyeeaa
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    Whats nice is that Jones is affordable enough for a small market team, but his small salary also works nicely for larger market teams who need a cheap fix in one spot so they can focus on another. I wouldn't expect a top prospect, but I'm sure there are a number of favorable deals that could be worked out. Are there any teams with a decent SS they are looking to dump in favor of a younger player? There are certainly possibilities, though I would let the FA field play itself out. If this happens I see it as a deal occuring in 2007.
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    This is like Christmas, or Hannuka, or Kwanza.... all combined with a little Thanksgiving turkey thrown in.
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