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  1. CuseCubFan69
    There are choices out there for Hendry and let's hope he takes advantage of them.
  2. CuseCubFan69
    Look at September, he almost started half the games. Dusty doesn't hate young players. Word has it he's planning on starting him in MORE THAN half of the Spring Training games. A lot of split squad games this preseason eh?
  3. CuseCubFan69
    Wouldn't it be nice if Hendry and Baker thought that? That's why a lot of these moves just frustrate the heck out of me, they just seem to miss the things they should do to make this team better. The resources are there but they seem to refuse to use them.
  4. CuseCubFan69
    I think of the board as a stock and it goes up and down. Right now it's on a down cycle but it will be up again soon!!! :D
  5. CuseCubFan69
    Maybe they'll just lower the beer prices. I still think there are options out there if Hendry cares to take advantage of them. I don't have a lot of confidence that he will though. Wait, Bruce was pretty quiet, maybe a Tejada deal is in the works?
  6. CuseCubFan69
    I agree but will Baker actually do that? My money is that he doesn't. If he could platoon Walker/Perez, anything is possible. I think that since Jones is suppose to be a very good OF he doesn't come out of the lineup...much like what Baker did with Burnitz.
  7. CuseCubFan69
    I agree but will Baker actually do that? My money is that he doesn't.
  8. CuseCubFan69
    What's going to be the next thing the Cubs do?
  9. CuseCubFan69
    Look at September, he almost started half the games. Dusty doesn't hate young players.
  10. CuseCubFan69
    Here are Jones 3 year splits. Check out his average/OBP when he bats second. He also looks to be a hot April hitter and cools off big time after that. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/splits?statsId=6246&type=batting3
  11. CuseCubFan69
    After sleeping on it, I'm still really upset about the signing, but what makes me angry is the length of the deal. If Hendry felt Jones was the best available RF, fine. I disagree, but fine. However, why 3 years? Why lock yourself into mediocrity at best for that long? I really don't care for the signing (I was hoping for someone better), but I also agree that the Cubs can still be good if the starting pitching holds up (not bloody likely, but that's the Cubs the last few years). I don't see the contract as that terrible. Sure, three years is more than I would have liked, but roughly $5M/year is not an unwieldy sum if the Cubs wanted to move Jones in year three to play Pie even if they had to eat a bit of salary. But now you basically are in a position where you have to count completely on health overall, and luck with the pitchers in order to contend. The goal of this offseason should have been to balance the team out, make sure the offense could score 4+ per game consistently, so as to not force the pitchers to throw gems every time out. Well the injury excuse has worked so well why not use it again?
  12. CuseCubFan69
    IIRC it's always harder for hitters to transition than it is for pitchers, although interleague and free agency have helped a little. I think it depends on the hitter. Some can adjust and some have a book on pitchers and have to learn them before showing improvement. Since Jones is a kind of a free swinger I think it will depend on the pitchers and how quickly they figure this out.
  13. CuseCubFan69
    So who are the Cubs looking at to fill the last slot or are they going to trade Patterson and Walker and add 3 guys?
  14. CuseCubFan69
    Maybe he is going to take Hendrys place, one can hope.
  15. CuseCubFan69
    This won't be that bad if Baker can hit him against right handed pitching only but I doubt that will happen. Kid Dynomite will play almost every game in right much like Burnitz did.
  16. CuseCubFan69
    Seems kind of stupid to me. He probably could have gotten something better because the Dodgers weren't going to offer him arbitration. Now's he going to get 750K to sit on the bench all year. Maybe he likes being on the west coast.
  17. CuseCubFan69
    Choi signs for 750K for one year: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2266893
  18. CuseCubFan69
    Link WTF? :?: :scratch: It might have something to do with a plan to platoon him. Rotoworld also think Jones is best in a platoon (how could you really disagree? lol) The Cubs might be looking for a RH to compliment him. Kevin Mench and Preston Wilson are possiblities. Mench had an OPS of .980 against righties last year, while Wilson had one of only .780 while with the Nats. Why in the world would Wilson come to the Cubs to platoon and just hit against lefties?
  19. CuseCubFan69
    This is a family board so I can't post a picture of my reaction. It wasn't pretty. :evil: I want to make a teeshirt out of that!
  20. CuseCubFan69
    Abreu gets traded to Houston, we trade Walker and start Perez and then people will wonder what exactly went wrong. It's the philosophy of the entire organization that is the problem. Badhops and injuries....that's the reason, badhops and injuries.
  21. CuseCubFan69
    It's the Cubs. They will think they are in it and trade for some crappy B type player and then play the vets for the rest of the year so they can reach their incentives. In the off season they will sign more crappy B vets and lose as many draft picks as they can.
  22. CuseCubFan69
    How do you feel about Hendry now? That he makes the Cubs suck now AND in the future.
  23. CuseCubFan69
    They are probably worried about the Z and Prior contracts.
  24. CuseCubFan69
    There's a time and place for this type of post MET and this is not one of them. I would be pissed if this were like a stinging loss, but this is just the stupidity of our organization, and it truly is laugher. It feels like you're in a car sliding on the ice towards a cliff and it's all in slow motion. You know the car is going to fall down it but for some strange reason you think you just might have a chance. Now you're falling into the rocks and you still think maybe....just maybe some miracle may happen to save you but deep in your mind you know it's over. This is what Cubs baseball feels like to me.
  25. CuseCubFan69
    December 20th 1909, 1919, 1920...........they all blend in together.
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