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28545
... 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...
Will
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Jan 1, 2009
10:50 pm
28546
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...
Frank Evans
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Jan 2, 2009
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28547
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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 2, 2009
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28548
... 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...
cubbieblueralph
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Jan 2, 2009
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28549
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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 2, 2009
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28550
... 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...
Socherball
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Jan 2, 2009
3:20 pm
28551
... some ... Google it under Lewis Carroll...
cubbieblueralph
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Jan 2, 2009
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28552
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...
James Hoffa
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Jan 2, 2009
8:14 pm
28553
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 ... ...
Dwayne
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Jan 2, 2009
8:18 pm
28554
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...
Socherball
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Jan 2, 2009
9:50 pm
28555
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...
Dwayne
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Jan 2, 2009
10:27 pm
28556
... 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...
crackerjaxon
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Jan 3, 2009
3:31 pm
28557
Yes. I don't understand getting Bako at all. Blanco is one of my favorite players....
crackerjaxon
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Jan 3, 2009
3:34 pm
28558
... 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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 3, 2009
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28559
... salaries. ... base ... over ... He would hit like Fielder in Wrigley, too....
crackerjaxon
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Jan 3, 2009
7:52 pm
28560
... 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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 3, 2009
9:54 pm
28561
... 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 ...
Socherball
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Jan 4, 2009
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28562
... 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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 4, 2009
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28563
The way things are going, I think that's an indication it could happen. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Frank Evans
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Jan 4, 2009
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28564
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...
cubbieblueralph
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Jan 4, 2009
5:03 am
28565
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,...
Dwayne
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Jan 5, 2009
1:15 pm
28566
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... ...
Dwayne
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Jan 5, 2009
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28567
... 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...
Socherball
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Jan 5, 2009
10:26 pm
28568
... 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." ...
Socherball
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Jan 5, 2009
10:31 pm
28569
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...
Dwayne
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Jan 5, 2009
10:35 pm
28570
http://tinyurl.com/9ha5rc One word sums this up for me: ambivalent...
Will
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Jan 6, 2009
12:21 am
28571
... Agreed. I'm excited about the offensive possibilities when he's playing, but cautious about his health and volatility....
Socherball
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Jan 6, 2009
3:06 pm
28572
... 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...
Chris Lohroff
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Jan 6, 2009
3:18 pm
28573
At least the appendicitis shouldn't recur.... ... up "oft ... donate ... STRONGLY in ... than we ... him... ... Fontenot at ... three-year ... one-year ... ...
Will
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Jan 6, 2009
5:42 pm
28574
... Come on. Assuming that he stays healthy, and sane, you have to concede that Bradley is an offensive upgrade in right field....
James Hoffa
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