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  1. 17 Seconds
    why are we thinking it's 3/30 now? Thats what i've seen mentioned. If not, what ? The only place I've seen 3/30 mentioned was the chicagocubsonline.com post, and that was just the guy guessing. Everything I've seen has been more along the line of 2 years with maybe an option on a 3rd year
  2. 17 Seconds
    Entertaining the thought that a full season of DeRosa is more valuable than a half season (of less) of Bradley means we're overvaluing him?
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    Then don't get Bradley. If you have to downgrade in one spot to moderately upgrade in another, it's not worth it. Pursue a Hermida or Scott or Sammy Sosa, but don't trade a valuable chip in order to moderately upgrade. Obviously he likes Fontenot and feels better trading DeRosa and taking a chance on Fontenot being able to make the leap from backup to starter than he feels about the chances of Fukudome or Hoff being able to put up respectable numbers in RF.[/quote And I disagree with him. I think it's a bad move. It's not just Fontenot/Bradley/Fukudome, though. It's Fontenot/Bradley, Hoffpauir, Reed, Gathright/Fukudome. Unless we get very lucky, Bradley is extremely unlikely to play 100 games. That's a lot of ABs DeRosa could have had that Hoff/Reed/Gathright will get. Well it's at bats that Fontenot would have gotten since DeRosa would have always been in there, but your point remains
  4. 17 Seconds
    why are we thinking it's 3/30 now?
  5. 17 Seconds
    Then don't get Bradley. If you have to downgrade in one spot to moderately upgrade in another, it's not worth it. Pursue a Hermida or Scott or Sammy Sosa, but don't trade a valuable chip in order to moderately upgrade. Obviously he likes Fontenot and feels better trading DeRosa and taking a chance on Fontenot being able to make the leap from backup to starter than he feels about the chances of Fukudome or Hoff being able to put up respectable numbers in RF. I hope this all leads to Peavy, but even if it really is just a money thing I agree with the move. I would rather have Fontenot / Bradley / Fukudome at 2B/RF/CF than the alternative of DeRosa / Fukudome / Pie. It is just a bit of a shock to the system if that is the way it turns out because the Cubs have not done anything other than add payroll for the last couple years so a move like the DeRosa trade primarily to dump salary takes some getting used to. well they've added payroll this year as well
  6. 17 Seconds
    so he's replacing him for half the time
  7. 17 Seconds
    Apparently Hendry/Piniella don't share your opinion. To me Dunn was a "backup" in case the Cubs couldn't sign Bradley. i think he was much lower on the list than that... if he was even on the list at all.
  8. 17 Seconds
    The thing is.....Milton Bradley isn't replacing Fukudome int he lineup, he's replacing Edmonds/Johnson in the lineup. we're not talking about guys from last year or last year's production. we're talking about right now and how are team would look going into spring training. edmonds is not part of the picture in 2009 either way. that's in the past. you'tre right though that he's not fully replacing fukudome since he'll still play a lot on center. really he's replacing some sort of fukudome/johnson/gathright/miles/hoffauir combination.
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    Unless we end up with Peavy, I sure wish the Cubs hadn't traded DeRosa. Seconded. There was no reason to get rid of DeRo unless a Peavy trade was imminent. yea there is. he had to trade peavy to afford bradley. you might not like that, but there was a reason for it. There was no good reason to trade DeRo unless a Peavy trade was extremely likely/imminent. like i said, you ight not agree with the reason, but there was one. it's not like hendry jusat said "i feel like dumping derosa today. im gonna do it". he did it because he had to to get what he wanted.
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    That's true, but I don't you think can call trading a 34 year .800 OPS 2B/utility player in te last year of his contract "terrible". I lvoe DeRosa and I agree that I don't like the trade if it doesn't lead to Peavy (and I doubt it does), but I wouldn't call it "terrible". We're selling high and getting a few halfway decent pitching prospects. Ultimately, an .800 OPS guy (albeit valuable because of flexibility) should not be the difference in whether or not we win the World Series next year. It's not like we traded a stud hitter with multiple years left on his deal. We dumped a good-but-not-great 34 year old with one year left on his deal.
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    The DeRo trade is terrible if we don't end up with Peavy. i wouldn't call it terrible. i'd sall the miles contract terrible. the derosa trade is kinda "eh". We were downgrading no matter who we signed once we traded DeRo. If you're not moving him to be able to vastly upgrade elsewhere, then trading him is a terrible decision. Bradley is not a vast upgrade, Peavy is. when healthy, bradley is a vast upgrade to fukudome.
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    Unless we end up with Peavy, I sure wish the Cubs hadn't traded DeRosa. Seconded. There was no reason to get rid of DeRo unless a Peavy trade was imminent. yea there is. he had to trade peavy to afford bradley. you might not like that, but there was a reason for it.
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    The DeRo trade is terrible if we don't end up with Peavy. i wouldn't call it terrible. i'd sall the miles contract terrible. the derosa trade is kinda "eh".
  14. 17 Seconds
    my PMs don't work y0
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    Churchill-
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    see, this is what i get for commenting on a team i don't follow. my bad. well i'm even worse. i can't believe huet's numbers are better than khabibulin's.
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    wait, i just looked at the numbers and huet has a 2.30 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season? wtf?
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    i know from experience with my team, the avs, it is a lot harder to win games 6-5 than it is 3-2. the hawks as improved as they are aren't going anywhere unless you get a (better) [just caught that, mistype, my bad] goalie. or rather the better goalie starts more than the goalie with the monster contract. huh? khabi has been really good this season i think i said as much... well khabi is making more than huet this season. also, khabi has played much more than huet when he's been healthy.
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    i know from experience with my team, the avs, it is a lot harder to win games 6-5 than it is 3-2. the hawks as improved as they are aren't going anywhere unless you get a regular goalie. or rather the better goalie starts more than the goalie with the monster contract. huh? khabi has been really good this season
  20. 17 Seconds
    show me where i got personal. the only one who got personal was you. also show me how saying howry was the 8th inning guy is an opinion. if you want to talk to me, then don't run away after you've been proved wrong and make excuses as to why you're leaving.... only to come back the next day to take shots at me as for other people being tired of it, whatever. at least i'm not the board joke
  21. 17 Seconds
    they deserve to get booed right now because it looks like they're completely mailing it in. where's the fire?? it's kind of a big game, guys
  22. 17 Seconds
    way to embarrass yourself on national television huet
  23. 17 Seconds
    it's a huge letdown that they're going to lose both games vs detroit. i thought this team was a lot better than that. they should be embarrassed with the effort today. there has been no intensity whatsoever since the first period.
  24. 17 Seconds
    god huet is pathetic. that was flat out embarrassing and we can finally put to rest the thought of winning the division
  25. 17 Seconds
    yes good point. also i don't see how i made anything personal
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