Typical Cubs Fans

Find the part in the post where i tell you what "your" position players are worth. The offer i mentioned in the aricle was Freel for Walker and a pitcher. Personally, if that pitcher is Jerome Williams i think you're getting a pretty fair deal. I didn't put a name the pitcher in my original diary because the specifics of the trade wasn't the point... Actually, the one line in that diary about the "potenial trade" was the least important one, and i almost left it out entirely for that same reason - i was afraid all the Freel-loving Reds fans would scream bloody murder at the mere mention of him in any deal, no matter the parameters. So i probably shouldn't be surprised that when i put in a deal whose parameters were somewhat open-ended, i still got criticized in that diary in addition to a diary here posted for no reason other than to criticize me.

The point of that diary was to find out what Freel's status was with your ballclub. The fact that you've become so offended by the mention of a trade whose complete terms weren't even revealed is actually quite amusing...

By the way, when you first saw my diary, did you ever consider countering with a proposal that would work for both teams, or did you just decide that name-calling was a more mature response? How about this: if the Reds considered trading Freel to the Cubs, what do you think would be fair value in return?

And for the record, i spent most of my childhood in small-market hayseed Indiana.

And that's the last i'll have to say on the matter of me being a "typical Cubs fan." If you want to discuss the merits of any particular Cubs-Reds deal, i'm game. If you want to tell me i'm an arrogant city boy, it'll be a one-way discussion from here on in...

FYI, the ";)" at the end of the post is supposed to indicate a light-heartedness to the post. I'm sorry, I figured you'd see the humor. I suppose I was trying to add a little levity to a suddenly un-funny thread. Anytime JD has to come down with the mod gloves on, it's time to re-read some posts. I would have to say ALL of US could have used a bit more maturity in our posts, and if you can't admit that yourself by re-reading some of your stuff, then my mental image conjured by the above rant of a 15yr. old neglected kid that loves the protagonist role on blogs would be correct.

My wife's family works for United. I'm from Dayton, but spend a fair amount of time in Hoffman Estates and downtwn proper. I love Cubs fans. They are very similar to Reds fans. Used to being disappointed, but love the game and it's tradition even more for it.

I would geuss that if I wandered over to this blog as a Reds fan, and used the slightest condescension(which I would expect being in "enemy" territory) to begin a pissing match, how could I, as a logical adult, not see the inevitable end result.

Anyway, we'll give you Freel for Walker straight up, if he comes with a Portillos franchise to put at GABP, so all the goofs around here could learn  to stop putting  ketchup on their dogs. I've seen the light and I'm trying to spread the word, but Buckeyes have some nasty ingrained habbits.