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Re: DIEHARD CUBS GROUP Re: Soriano whining

I'm not THAT old Rob!!! I better not be with an 8 month old daughter
now... =-)

-Geo

'Oi kau ka lâ, e hana i ola honua'

"While the sun yet shines do all you can"




On Jul 9, 2009, at 12:53 PM, robthecubsfan wrote:

>
>
> Yeah, the only way we're likely to get rid of him is if we keep
> paying a huge chunk of his contract for him to play somewhere else.
> I don't know about you guys, but as the song goes, "I got $5 on it"!
> (BTW, old dudes Geo and Mike, it's a rap song from the mid-to-late
> '90's) :)
>
> --- In DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com, "A Ploessl" <ajploessl@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > And who's gonna pick up the balance on that contract? He's making
> like 18 mil per year now isn't he?
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "robthecubsfan" <robthecubsfan@...>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:01:35
> > To: <DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: DIEHARD CUBS GROUP Re: Soriano whining
> >
> >
> > Aren't we stuck with Selfish-ano for like, 124 more years?
> >
> >
> > --- In DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com, "Nat Mara" <Azbearfan34@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I had to laugh at the last line. Too funny Rob. Is it too early
> to start
> > > the countdown until he is gone?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nat
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >_____
> > >
> > > From: DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> robthecubsfan
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 9:17 PM
> > > To: DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: DIEHARD CUBS GROUP Re: Soriano whining
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Amen, Nat.
> > > El Cabayo could have been the leader we needed, and an
> unselfish, consistent
> > > left-fielder. Losing out on him probably was Hendry's worst non-
> move. Heck,
> > > I'd have even taken Mags over Sorry-ano, but yet again, JH
> forget step #1,
> > > which is "Remove head from rectum".
> > > Remember when we had a LF'er who cared a LOT more about his
> team, than where
> > > he hits in the order? I actually got one of his HR balls
> sitting on my
> > > shelf, which I had to honestly fight for on Waveland. Even if
> Moises peed on
> > > MY hands, I'd take him over Sorry any day.
> > >
> > > --- In DiehardCubsFans@ <mailto:DiehardCubsFans%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > yahoogroups.com, <Azbearfan34@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > What a hypocrite. Wasn't he the one who called out MB by
> saying if he is
> > > not 100% about the team, then we don't need him here. Follow
> your own advice
> > > and don't whine about having to "prepare for a game" when he is
> not playing.
> > > For 18M you should always prepare as if you were going to play
> anyhow. You
> > > might pinch hit, or run for someone or just basically act like a
> > > professional ball player.
> > > >
> > > > I cannot wait until he no longer plays for the Cubs. I
> probably regret his
> > > signing over Carlos Lee more than any other that Trader Jim has
> done.
> > > >
> > > > Nat
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > .
>
>
>



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Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:13 pm

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Yeah, the only way we're likely to get rid of him is if we keep paying a huge chunk of his contract for him to play somewhere else. I don't know about you...
robthecubsfan
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Jul 9, 2009
5:53 pm

I'm not THAT old Rob!!! I better not be with an 8 month old daughter now... =-) -Geo 'Oi kau ka lâ, e hana i ola honua' "While the sun yet shines do all you...
E. George Mucher III
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Jul 9, 2009
8:14 pm

Yeah, you and Larry King. ;) A-roid was at least young and was yet to hit his physical peak. Sorry seemed to slow down 25% as soon as we inked the deal. And...
robthecubsfan
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Jul 9, 2009
9:10 pm

Nobody is,because none of the other general managers for the rest of the teams are that stupid.-Jael...
Jael Sisera
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Jul 10, 2009
3:29 pm

No, it only seems like it.   On 11/21/06 he signed an 8-year deal, he's only in the 3rd year.  It just seems like it's been 15 years.  We have to put up...
Frank Martinek
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Jul 9, 2009
11:16 am

I said in a post about a year ago that a good friend of mine is friends with Carlos Lee.  He has a kid that lives close to Chicago.  He wanted to play for...
Tom Imbordino
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Jul 9, 2009
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Hendry tried for the lifetime contract, but I think it's only for the next hundred years.  Wake me up then, fellas.  ... From: robthecubsfan...
Keenan
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Jul 9, 2009
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Tom-  Why would you post this. Seriously. Now I'm just going to cry all day.  ... From: Tom Imbordino <jazzfusion981@...> Subject: Re: DIEHARD CUBS...
Keenan
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Jul 9, 2009
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I'm the first to jump on the "bashing Sorry-ano" bandwagon, but what comments did he say when Nat said he was a hypocrite?  I missed the article. ... From:...
Tom Imbordino
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Jul 9, 2009
1:13 pm

Regarding your other post about Lee's .600 avg at Wrigley, in that time he was also facing mediocre Cubs pitching. I always have misgivings about signing...
A Ploessl
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Jul 9, 2009
4:58 pm

I don't know the exact quote, but it was something along the lines of Sorry talking about Badley not giving 100%, and if he's not going to give 100% day-in and...
robthecubsfan
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Jul 9, 2009
5:50 pm

Sucks, doesn't it?!  Hendry is a terrible judge of talent.  C-Lee is hitting a sickening .600 at Wrigley! ... From: Keenan <keenan_laraway@...> ...
Tom Imbordino
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Jul 9, 2009
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Dude...I'm in for a few bucks.  ... From: robthecubsfan <robthecubsfan@...> Subject: DIEHARD CUBS GROUP Re: Soriano whining To:...
Keenan
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Jul 9, 2009
5:57 pm

That's about the only way we're going to get rid of him is eat a large part of his contract because as it is right now, he's un-tradeable.   We'll see what...
Frank Martinek
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Jul 9, 2009
6:28 pm

Lol that's what the 49er's had to do to get Terrell Owens out of town. I think the 9ers pay him the entire time he played at Philly. sometimes it is best to...
Charlie B
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Jul 9, 2009
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A couple points to this thread: Tom, when I was in Naperville last week, there was an article that said how MB did not have a tight knit relationship with...
Azbearfan34@...
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Jul 9, 2009
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Someone who isn't in his right mind,namely Jim Hendry. As you point out,an athlete's career can come to an end just like that. It is insane to give players 10...
Jael Sisera
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Jul 10, 2009
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Can't we see if we can trade him to a team in the Japanese Professional League? How about the Australian or Taiwanese leagues? Italy has professional baseball....
beeker5757
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Jul 11, 2009
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Soriano's an Italian name isn't it? ;) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From: "beeker5757" <cubsfana1@...> Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:49:22 ...
A Ploessl
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Jul 11, 2009
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I believe he hails from the Dominican Republic. He could have Italian ancestry though.-Jael...
Jael Sisera
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Jul 11, 2009
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Nice job killing the joke. FYI, that's why he put a ;) in there. That means it's a joke. That also means we/he doesn't need someone correcting him on his...
robthecubsfan
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Jul 11, 2009
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Sorry! I completely missed the ;)thingy. My bad.-Jael...
Jael Sisera
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Jul 13, 2009
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LOL! ... From: robthecubsfan <robthecubsfan@...> Subject: DIEHARD CUBS GROUP Re: Soriano whining To: DiehardCubsFans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, July...
Doug Betz
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Jul 11, 2009
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Actually he did a good job of being the straight man and you nailed it home. Frank -Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submission- ... From: Doug...
Frank Martinek
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Jul 11, 2009
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All joking aside, I was fairly happy with most everything about today's game. Lilly again pitched great at home, AS may not have crushed the ball but I really...
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Jul 11, 2009
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In the case of Marmol u give LR too much credit in his ability to make changes to Marmol's performance. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry ... From:...
A Ploessl
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Jul 12, 2009
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Marmol is odd this year. He seems to only have 1 pitch working at a time. Either his FB is great, but he can't get his slider anywhere near the zone, or his...
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Jul 12, 2009
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I think that it is something mechanical is all, and almost always appears that he is overthrowing it. If it was only a control issue, then I would blame...
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I'm just saying that when Zambrano had mechanical trouble it took LR almost half a season to figure out that he was throwing out of a different "slot". ...
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