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  1. CuseCubFan69
    If Hendry keeps following the previous World Series winners "format" then he has no plan on how to run a team and that really would worry me.
  2. CuseCubFan69
    I'd give up Prior for Abreu/cash and others but not Z.
  3. CuseCubFan69
    They ought to call this the: "Reputation and Sportscenter Highlite Award" Or Rasha
  4. CuseCubFan69
    The Oliver Stone in me thinks this. Lawton took the rap for another player and this is why he is admitting guilt so easily.
  5. CuseCubFan69
    A day late and many dollars short. IMO Wood is 50 cents on the dollar and there is no way the Cubs can get the value they need from trading him. I'd love to see him have a healthy season and I'd like to win lotto too. I hope I'm wrong but this contract is going to be a a big pain in Hendry's neck.
  6. CuseCubFan69
    Can Encarnacion play CF? If the Cubs sign Furcal I wouldn't mind a Giles in Right and E in center.
  7. CuseCubFan69
    This will only matter if baseball expands to the new drugs/steroids and just doesn't test for past steroids. The suspensions can be for 5 lifetimes and still not do what they need them to do unless these changes are implemented.
  8. CuseCubFan69
    What worries me is if Hendry can not get the players he originally targets and ends up overpaying average to below average players just to fill in the spots.
  9. CuseCubFan69
    I'd include Murton to get Abreu and put Greenberg in CF.
  10. CuseCubFan69
    There is something about this kid that makes me think he would do a decent job in CF for the Cubs. Does anyone know anything about his defensive skiils?
  11. CuseCubFan69
    The thing is, if you give any credence to Win Shares, Lee was a pretty valuable player even before he became a Cub. He led the '03 Marlins in Win Shares, for example. This is why I was much more pleased about the Choi/Lee trade than many. (And yes, I should probably change my avatar when talking about him.) Exactly. When we traded for Lee, everyone looked at his Marlins numbers and was rightly excited. A typical Lee year was .280/.370/.500+ with 30-35 HR and 90 RBI, 20 SBs and Gold Glove defense. If he "regresses" to that level of production, we have no reason not to be very very pleased. 2005-ish production is just a bonus. I would like Hee Seop back for my bench though. No one has talked about our pathetic, putrid bench all off-season, and it needs some serious work. Other than (maybe) JHJ, I don't see who will be filling our bench for 2006. It sure would be nice late in ballgames to have an option like Hee Seop for PH, instead of a deadbeat like Gremlin. Did Choi play any OF for the Dodgers?
  12. CuseCubFan69
    Would Epstein hire Valentine? Valentine just seems to be perfect for LA IMO.
  13. CuseCubFan69
    It's remaining at $92m. Accounting for the changes listed in the thread, STL might only have about $20m to play around with despite having some big need positions. They don't have the farm system to effectively fill those holes from within, so if they get Giles, they will potentially be short-changing their potential to fill holes in the rotation, bullpen, and in the lineup in a big way. I like to hear this...reasons why the Cards won't sign Giles.. I love it.. With our luck, he'll take his salary deferred for 50 years to play for the "world's greatest fans." The more I think and read about it the smaller chance I think the Cards will sign Giles. Here's the reasons: 1) Less payroll then I had expected. 2) How many major FA's have the Card's signed in years past? 3) There is a bigger market for Giles then I had expected. I hope I'm wrong! If the Cards have Edmonds and Giles maybe they would get a senior discount?
  14. CuseCubFan69
    That might be a good question to pose to Bruce Miles. Maybe it's time to fire up the Bruce Signal Where's commisoner Gordon? Would that be Tim or 1908? I would say 1908 since he is a batman fan....I think. I wonder if Bruce is staying away and letting the "writers" that like to guess guess and is waiting until he has a solid lead before commenting. It's a novel idea to have a writer actually do that. :D
  15. CuseCubFan69
    That might be a good question to pose to Bruce Miles. Maybe it's time to fire up the Bruce Signal Where's commisoner Gordon?
  16. CuseCubFan69
    He seems to be a Hendry favorite IMO....I see him going to the Cubs too if they don't get Giles.
  17. CuseCubFan69
    You're funny BbB....you really thought he would say that? :(
  18. CuseCubFan69
    Greenberg for starting CF!!!! :D
  19. CuseCubFan69
    I think that the evaluation is the key. The Cubs have to be able to determine which will be keepers and which ones to deal when the iron is hot. Bruback was a good example of trading a pitcher that isn't going to make while Willis and Sisco were mistakes. I understand that the Marlin deal wasn't going to be done but if the Cubs didn't do it they would have been better off IMO.
  20. CuseCubFan69
    I thought the second spitter got rid of McDowell?
  21. CuseCubFan69
    Honestly, if Nomar wants to extend his career and be at less risk for injury, a move to LF for the rest of his career would be in his best interest, imo. IMO he would HAVE to learn how to throw overhand if he moved to the OF. You can not have an OF throwing sidearm.
  22. CuseCubFan69
    Can't trade Ronny! Who will start at 2B after Todd Walker is dealt? :wink: You wink, but its true. They would have to move Hairston to 2B and then who would play CF? :wink: Why, Kenny Lofton, of course. :twisted: Unless Cedeno was part of a trade for a CF! I think Cedeno will be a 270/330 type of hitter. If he can play defense, which I think he can, I'd like to just put him at SS and have Walker at 2nd. What worries me about this idea is what kind of SS Hendry would get to back him up because we all know that Baker would play the Enrique Wilson types out there instead when given a chance.
  23. CuseCubFan69
    Cuse, Livan Hernandez or Tom Glavine? The Mets do seem to be a decent match for the Cubs when it comes to players they want to move. I could see a huge trade between these two teams. One thing I do wonder about is how well Hendry and Minya (sp) communicate. It just seems to me they don't work well with each other when it comes to making a deal....mind you not that I know it's just I feeling I have. The Nationals seem to need the same things the Cubs do....productive hitters, do you think they could be a good match to trade with the Cubs?
  24. CuseCubFan69
    I'm not a big Pavano fan myself. What other overpayed good pitchers are out there that the Cubs could take off a teams hands?
  25. CuseCubFan69
    How's Mike doing?
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