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  1. Bull
    I found the article respectful and well written. It is true that management will consider this factor, but its not really neccessary for readers to hear it.
  2. Bull
    He did, and everything we know about Hendry leads us to believe that he will honor that request, but Walker is the last of the pot-stirrers left on this team, hendry might want him gone.
  3. Bull
    No, it'll be for 13.5 million. They will either pay him 13.5, or 3 million to buy out the contract. 3 million is sunk. it's 10.5 or 0. That depends on what year you think the buyout is put towards. It doesn't matter to what year the $3 million buyout is allocated. The decision that will have to be made is whether it's worth spending an additional 10.5 million for an additional year of Kerry Wood's services. If you think the buyout is allocated towards '06, then Wood either counts 13.5 million, or nothing towards the '07 payroll. I'm pretty sure that's the decision Warpticon was referring to. The decision is worth 10.5 million dollars because the 3 million is a sunk cost; i.e it cannot be avoided. Re-allocating things to different accounting periods doesn't change anything. The decision is worth $10.5 million. Everyone is right! In actual cost it doesn't change anything, but in determining the budget, its a significant difference. I'm such a mediator...somebody shoot me.
  4. Bull
    So why isn't this guy banned yet?
  5. Bull
    Don't you know? Defence is only important up the middle. :roll:
  6. Bull
    Just 'cause I'm like that/
  7. Bull
    I think there's usually a potential FA thread that includes all the info you're looking for.
  8. Bull
    No kidding. I'd blame Rocket for that. And I agree with SSR and Tree. oooh oooh!! I want to agree with someone!
  9. Bull
    I'm in favor of taking a (another) chance on Nomar. But the argument for Furcal is that Nomar is injury prone, and Cedeno could be a AAAA player. So overpriced production is better than Neifi's anti-production. so could murton but there is nothing to indicate that either of them are. if cedeno can play great d and hit .280 with 15 hr's and a good obp (he also has very good speed and might steal a few bases), i would be very satisfied with him playing ss. I didn't say I agree with it, I simply stated that was the argument. You'll find that I seldom offer strong opinions. This tendancy makes me a very boring read. But since you mentioned it.... No there's nothing to indicate that Cedeno is a AAAA player. Given the sample size there's little to suggest that he's not. He had limited playing time, and as much as I hate that he used it as an excuse not to play them, it is true that given a larger sample size, and more exposure to the league, Cedeno's numbers could plummet. Its been called the sophomore slump (see Williams, Jerome). The truth is that starting the season with Cedeno as a starter would be a risk. A worthwhile risk? Perhaps. If Neifi is the other option, Cedeno is absolutely a worthwhile risk (Baker's Neifi love notwithstanding). If Furcal is the other option, perhaps Cedeno is not my guy.
  10. Bull
    I'm in favor of taking a (another) chance on Nomar. But the argument for Furcal is that Nomar is injury prone, and Cedeno could be a AAAA player. So overpriced production is better than Neifi's anti-production.
  11. Bull
    Unsettled Closer Situation first 6 weeks --10% Poor Bullpen (other than closer, i.e., setup men and specialists) -- 10% Low OBP -- 20% Bad Defense -- 10% Lack of Situational Hitting -- 5% Poor Managing/Strategy -- 20% no doubt about it. Too Many Key Injuries 20% -- Starting pitching was a problem because of injuries. Add to that Nomar, Walker, Ramirez...yeah. GM not properly filling obvious holes/needs -- 15% This ties into the low OBP though. I know that's 110%. These guys went above and beyond the expected 100% in suckiness.
  12. Bull
    I don't see that he has much of a choice but to take a $15MM pay cut.
  13. Bull

    So, Bruce...

    Bull replied to JC's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Speaking of lawyers, what does the fine print in your sig say, JC?
  14. Bull
    And this is why Dusty will return. Again, despite everyone's misgivings, Dusty has provided somewhat of a winner here. [/hijack] If by "provided" you mean "abused and damaged the winner he was given when he arrived", I agree with you. This is my favorite kind of message board message. "If by x you mean the exact opposite of x, then I agree with you." I love it. Message board wit at its best. Sorry I'm in an annoyingly cheerful and reflective mood today.
  15. Bull
    3-0
  16. Bull
    echo, echo, echo, echo.
  17. Bull
    hmm... hmm.... hmm..... No
  18. Bull
    From the artictle I read this is a leak and an innacurate one. Its not that Raffy implicated Tejada, but more that he was listing the things he DID take. This list included the B-12 from Tejada.
  19. Bull
    You can always count on NCCubbie. Obviously Santo didn't want rank himself. The 3B ratings should be seen as the best not including Santo, not that he views all five as better than him.
  20. Bull
    I'm a big fan of bringing Nomar back, if the price is right. So let's speculate on what its going to take and who the major players will be (assuming there isn't already a thread on this?) Someone suggested 2.5 plus incentives in another thread. I expect about 4+ up to 8 more in incentives. Seattle? Philly, NYY? White Sox?
  21. Bull
    I think Nomar owes it to the Cubs to take that deal. Think he'll see it that way?
  22. Bull
    Pushes him up .306 ba for the 2nd half of the year. So your saying his OBP is about .307? Nope .295
  23. Bull
    Me too. Me three. Way back in January there was a baseball america article interviewing Hughes and Eddie Bane, juxtaposing them to two stat guys. Required reading for every Cubs fan looking to understand this organization IMHO. link to debate link to NSBB thread discussing debate
  24. Bull
    I would guess he'd handle the pitchers better as well.
  25. Bull
    So the Cards will clinch in wrigley. Great.
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