Milton gone in the next 36 hours?

I know, it's relying on a Phil Rogers tweet, but I do expect the Cubs to get rid of MB sooner rather than later, just so it clears up their offseason plans. Let's hope they don't hamstring the offseason plans (read: next year) in a bad deal.

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I fixed your link, it didn't work.

Anyway, let’s hope this is true. The sooner the better, so as to get rid of this distraction and get on to the business of acquiring the players that can help the Cubs win in 2010.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 9:27 AM CST reply actions

Thanks.

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by mykalmorgan on Nov 12, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions

Um, slight problem here.

The Phil Rogers tweet referred to was posted at 2:55 on Nov. 10. So hasn’t the alleged “deadline” already passed? In reality, I think Phil was referring to the end of the GM meetings here in Chicago, which wrapped up yesterday. This appears to be a non-story.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 AM CST reply actions

Thanks Dave.

I watched the 10 o’clock news for the first time in months last night (don’t ask). And both the Ch.5 and Ch.7 sports guys said something along the lines of “expect [name redacted] out very soon.”

At this point, I want to focus on other things. I propose a moratorium on [name redacted] on this here site for the next 10 days. What say you?

by chilango2 on Nov 12, 2009 9:47 AM CST up reply actions

Well, unless [name redacted] is traded in the next 10 days.

But good luck enforcing it.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

The Thread Police Department is on the case.

Officer Candy will be the enforcer.

by chilango2 on Nov 12, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions

I think I know her

Scratch that… I want to know her.

"This next song... it's about the White Sox. It's called: F*** Em'." - Eddie Vedder

by PacificCub on Nov 12, 2009 11:58 AM CST up reply actions

Well, if you're going to try to "Scratch that"...

I think you definitely better know her first.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Nov 12, 2009 1:39 PM CST up reply actions

Scratching

Is how I plan to get to know her. Kind of like a dog sniffing another dog’s hindquarters.

I don’t know where this is going.

"This next song... it's about the White Sox. It's called: F*** Em'." - Eddie Vedder

by PacificCub on Nov 12, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions

lmao

I would sleep with Blou if it meant the Cubs would win a WS. by Doggie Stalker on Aug 22, 2009 4:11 PM EDT

by cubsluver22 on Nov 12, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions

Hm, I like her better than the old Fanpost Police.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Nov 12, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions

I agree.

I certainly wouldn’t violate that moratorium. There are plenty of other things to focus on to fix this club.

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by mykalmorgan on Nov 12, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions

I wish....

"Pounding sand since 1982...."

by cubswynn on Nov 12, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions

Also, this was a case of Phil Rogers being...

Phil Rogers. The GM meetings are hardly where deals get done, but where some groundwork happens for talks at the Winter Meetings next month.

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by mykalmorgan on Nov 12, 2009 10:07 AM CST up reply actions

Indeed.

I heard ol’ Phil on WGN yesterday morning suggesting that a trade could go down yesterday, and I knew it wasn’t going to happen before today at the earliest . . .

I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Nov 12, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions

Things can change though

Normaly, deals don’t get done BEFORE the winter meetings and they have this year.

by jerry morales rules on Nov 12, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions

One of the reasons deals tend not to get done this early

is because Dec. 1st is the deadline for teams to offer salary arbitration to players. Any player who signs before is automatically considered to have been offered arbitration. Teams wait until after that deadline to know whether or not they’re going to have to offer compensation for signing a certain player.

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by mykalmorgan on Nov 12, 2009 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

Run away ...

the fallout still may come

Blue mountains high .. Blue valleys low
I don't know which way we will go ..
One summer dream .. one summer dream ..

coda

ELO, 1975

by cubnational on Nov 12, 2009 5:49 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

36 hours can't come soon enough.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Nov 12, 2009 7:23 PM CST reply actions

I think it already has come & gone.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions

Is there anything here?

A tweet? It is just a musing. I must be showing my age, I long for the days of the responsible blog posting. Now media types can sling shot any old meaningless thing out there.
A couple of days ago we had Hendry trying to boost MB’s value by claiming last year was a hiccup, and not just his normal pattern of personal behavior. Now we’ve gone headlong into a trade is imminent. Personally, I don’t see there will be a rush. There will be a tremendous number of non-tenders out there this year. Lots of bats for GM’s to pick over. The only option is to get a bad return on our MB investment. Still, I can’t wait.

by Nibbles on Nov 12, 2009 8:51 PM CST reply actions

LOL - was there ever such a thing as "responsible blog posting"?

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Nov 13, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions

Are we there yet?

Is he traded yet?

by DGU on Nov 12, 2009 8:51 PM CST reply actions

I think we're past "there".

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Nov 12, 2009 9:02 PM CST up reply actions

We were past there before this Fanshot was posted.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Nov 13, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions

15 hours to go...

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense.
- The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -

by eths on Nov 13, 2009 4:48 AM CST reply actions

I was hyped at the title

til I clicked on the link to find that 36-hr number was tied to the end of the GM mtngs.

Should have known….Phil Rogers

On a positive note, it did yield Officer Candy’s appearance…

Just win the next game...!

by blackhawk24 on Nov 13, 2009 5:58 AM CST reply actions

what

an optimist. would be nice though.

by NOMAR on Nov 14, 2009 7:41 AM CST reply actions

dies bradlae

venit omnibus

See that no one leads you astray. Many will come to BCB saying, “I have the trade!” and they will lead many astray. And when you hear of trades and rumors of trades, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet….

Is he traded yet?

by DGU on Nov 14, 2009 10:16 AM CST reply actions