Roberts Finally A Cub!!!!
by DTJchris on Apr 1, 2008 12:26 AM CDT
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PrintThis was just reported that the Cubs finally landed Brian Roberts for Murton, Ceda, Marshall and Veal. I don't know about all you but I am SO thankful that we can finally put this to rest!
Perhaps Hendry didn't like what he saw today and decided he needed to land a game-changing player to put a spark in a pretty anemic offense. Obviously after today's game, it was clear that there was no hope for this line-up as it was constructed and a move needed to be made A.S.A.P. to salvage the season.
Here's the links:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=cubs/0919&sportCat=mlb
and
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osfeature0331,0,7586228.story
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Wrong site
This is Bleed Cardinal Red, I think you want Viva el Cubbos.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Get a Life
what's the point of posting something like this and lying, those articles have nothing to do with Brian Roberts.....I hope that Al bans you from the website for lying and posting garbage
He thinks he's being funny because it's April st
but all he's being is an asshole. A real big fuking asshole.
Knock it off...
Do we gotta be so serious? A joke! A lame one, but sheesh...
Hector Villanueva's Career Stolen Bases: 1
haha
ya know, i understand the a-hole comments - but this is a fabulous april fool's post and you have my kudos
Soriano a lo profuuundo-NO-NO-NO-NO! (Spanish for "Soriano hits a home run!)
I got burned a couple of years ago when.......
Some joker posted an April fools joke that had the Cubs trading Murton, Cedeno, and others to the Brewers for Carlos Lee. I posted it on a couple of sites, and was calling friends and telling them. Their response was, "do you know what day it is?" I felt like a real dumbass.
That is nearly the exact
thing I did, word for word.
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry "I strongly dislike Steve Stone." ---Hammer
Ah, APRIL FOOLS
I heard we just picked up Johan off waivers, and Prince Fielder said he's gonna steal 60 bases this year.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
all of you who got pissed above
need to chill the F out and look at a calendar. You are in for a long day.
I'm the guy in the blue under armour shirt
Yeah I do need to chill out
I mean, there's a holiday out there for everyone now adays, I guess assholes need one as well.
yeah, you should be happy Lemon
a day to honor people like you has arrived!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
Watch your language and the name-calling.
You know better. Thanks.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Over the line. WAY over the line.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
I almost fell for this, too.
Then I remembered what day this is.
A couple of years ago, for those of you who remember, I switched site colors with Viva El Birdos on April 1. That was one of the best ones I've ever done.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I do remember this Al, and it WAS entertaining.
Tried to allude to it with my comment at the top.
Alan Trammell: Assistant (to the) Manager
Unfortunately, no.
And with the move to the new format, it's not possible to replicate that.
Maybe I'll have something up my sleeve for later today.
Or not.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Not worthy of a Fanpost
and not an April Fool's joke
The Orioles signed infielder Alex Cintron to a minor league deal and assigned him to Norfolk. .
Cintron, a switch-hitter, signed a minor league deal with the Cubs in spring training, but they released him Wednesday. He eventually could become the Orioles' starting shortstop if they're not satisfied with Luis Hernandez and Brandon Fahey.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.osnotes01apr01,0,6870921.story
It's here, it's here, it's finally here!
huh.
I still think it was a mistake to release Cintron. At least on the Os, it's unlikely to come back to haunt us. Till Ronny "Whups... did I do that" Cendeno overruns second to score the last out in the WS.
2008: The year we put it all together.
by drewishdrewid on Apr 1, 2008 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
If Cintron is so good...
... why isn't he on the Orioles? They don't really have a starting SS.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
sadly, we think we do
Brandon Fahey (the backup) is a joke, and Luis Hernandez (the starter) is a worse joke, but Dave Trembley seems like he's loyal to Luis. For the life of me, I have no idea why.
by Scott Christ on Apr 1, 2008 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Man I cannot understand
why, if Angelos gave MacPhail the green light to trade Roberts, he didn't pick up 2 great pitching prospects and a friggin SS in Cedeno. Either Angelos didn't green light him, or macPhail is stupider than i thought!
Calm down.
Didn't anyone see that and immediately think
"what a lame April Fool's joke"? Sorry, Chris, I enjoy April Fools jokes and pranks, but this one was waaay too obvious.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
Hey!
Some people got fooled, not everyone can be as keen as you!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
I might have been fooled
Except someone posted a diary of the same thing a couple of weeks back, I'm pretty sure.
A trade involving Marquis (but not Roberts coming the other way) would have totally fooled me.
Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there? ~Larry Anderson
I was thinking about another trade option
but with so much talk this off-season about Roberts, I figured it would be fitting.
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
I'm a sucker
he had me for about 20 seconds...which is longer than I've ever been had on April Fools...maybe I'm not awake yet.
Good one though...relax everyone!
Soriano should hit 5th. Period.
by Canadian Cubs Fan on Apr 1, 2008 6:58 AM CDT reply actions
I knew someone was going to do this.
A few years ago when Walter E. Smithe had their big "Change the Name, Change the Luck" April Fools ad campaign, I posted a link to the "press release" and so many of my friends responded in such revulsion and anger. I was like, "Come ON people, they'll never get away with changing the name! DUHHH!" Hahaha! haha! ... haha... ha... *sigh*
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
agreed.
For Dome's sake, if anyone should be able to laugh at themselves it's Cubs fans.
"These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance."
by bluebythebook on Apr 1, 2008 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank you Sue
I'm glad there are some people who can take a joke. Besides the first couple posts who didn't realize it was an April Fool's joke, I never imagined that this post would receive such a backlash!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
You got me...
I was still P.O.'d about yesterday's game and this brought a smile to my face. Then I remembered what day it was... thanks a lot.
"The one that invent the light tried 2,000 times and finally he did it, we have light...I don't want to spend 2,000 times to win Opening Day" Carlos Zambrano
On any other day...
...this would have pissed me off as well. But if there was ever an April Fool's Day joke appropos for this year, this is it.
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2008 Chicago Cubs starting outfield: Soriano-Pie-Fukudome. Let it be.
haha!
I have to hand it to you, you almost got me when I saw the diary, good one DTJchris
Chuck Norris is a Cubs fan...
Thanks Walker
It's always good to have Chuck Norris fans on your side!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
Its Cool
Like I said to Sue, I don't think the first couple people who posted realized the date and nature of the post. I probably would have responded the same way about a post as B.S. as this one on any other day (or even today if I didn't realize)
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
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