... this ... from ... they ... Cleveland ... I ... I'm in your camp...but I'm really angry that Hendry put himself in the position where he to trade DeRosa...
I agree with most of what you said here, Will... but you were missing a few f-bombs. Other than that, no complaints! ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Well I certainly don't disagree that Hendry has gotten us backed into a corner that we'll be fighting out of for several more years. I'm just choosing to...
... a ... think it s ... then I ... salary to ... the ... I think that it is obvious that Hendry isn't through, but while everyone is thinking of what it would...
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 11:02 PM, cubbieblueralph ... Dunn and Soriano on the corners... that might actually be fun to watch. We'd have to change CF's in the...
... watch. ... fresh ... That's funny...and it is exactly why we WON'T be signing Dunn. I can't believe he hasn't had much interest from AL teams. Doesn't he...
is what I am getting. I don't like the roster changes so far. Losing Wood and getting some shlub from Atlanta is not an upgrade. They let Edmonds go and added...
As much as I loved Wood, and liked DeRo, and Edmonds, they did not get the job done. The schlub your talking about is Gregg from the Marlins, I think. D ... ...
I understand your concern, but I am less worried than you. For one, losing Edmonds is not going to hurt at all. For the first 2-3 months, he was great. The...
Nice analysis. Even if the team stands pat, I feel we have upgraded. DeRosa had a career year, and was by all accounts a great guy. But I still remember him...
... I read some speculation that Dunn would wind up playing first. Probably off the wall, but a tantalizing idea. Lee's salary is not that stratospheric when...
... This makes no sense at all. Hoffpauir would be a lot cheaper and likely more solid defensively. After watching Lee flash his glove at first base for...
... I don't think he'd hit better than Hoff enough to make up for the clownlike defense, not to mention the 10M+ we'd have to pay him. [Non-text portions of...
... clownlike ... Ditto. Not only would we have a stiff at 1b, who would have the range of a sloth, but Adam Dunn would AT LEAST double Aramis Ramirez' error ...
... And I'd be concerned that Ramirez's defense struggles would affect him at the plate as well. I think the idea is farcical quite honestly. [Non-text...
With the sale of the Padres, their motivation for trading off Peavy to cut payroll disappears. The motivation for trading DeRosa was to cut payroll to make...
I read a report that Dunn contacted Hendry himself. Cool, but glad Hendry did not budge. D ... From: crackerjaxon To: cubscoven@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Bako's contract. D ... From: crackerjaxon To: cubscoven@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 9:34 AM Subject: [Cubs' Coven] Re: A bad feeling... ...
... I understand Pinella's desire to add lefty bats so he has some options. Replacing Edmonds with Bradley, GREAT! Replacing DeRosa with Fontenot/Miles - not...
... one ... By the way, I think this goes to prove one of the old baseball theorems that "if you are a lefty-hitting catcher, you can write your own ticket." ...
Or a left handed pitcher. D ... From: socherball To: cubscoven@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: [Cubs' Coven] Re: A bad...
... Definitely a high risk/high reward proposition here. If you look up "oft injured" in the dictionary you will find Bradley's name listed after Prior's. I...
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