Cubs Sign Esteban German
Offseason Checklist:
1-Stockpile as many left handed hitters as possible, regardless of position availability
2-Assemble All-Star team of KC Royals cast-offs
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YES!
"Prince Fielder Dies Of Inside-The-Park Homerun" - The Onion
by DTJchris on Mar 13, 2009 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is the move we hvae been waiting for
it must be a prelude to Peavy AND Roberts
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 13, 2009 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shoot
I was hoping they would have signed Jesse English
"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"
by wild bill on Mar 13, 2009 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Consequence of Aaron Miles being hurt and Cubs still having an unsolved bench situation
by BLou on Mar 13, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Hendry’s just trying to cover his bases. But let’s hope German never sees Wrigley.
When it comes to a utility infielder, I’m not sure there’s much point in looking at his bat. (His career OPS is .740, which could be worse, I suppose.) What’s important is his defense – and that looks horrible at 3B. In 611.1 career innings, he shows up as -9.0/-18.2 UZR/UZR 150. What’s worse, he’s played only 36 innings at shortstop.
Surprise, surprise: He’s basically another second baseman – he’s played 927.1 innings at that position and doesn’t particularly good defensively there either.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 13, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
at this rate
we will have all the back up 2B in our system, and can use them as trade bait
- SARCASM ALERT * SARCASM ALERT * SARCASM ALERT * SARCASM ALERT *
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 13, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the Cubs need is an elite gloveman as the other utility infielder
It doesn’t really matter if that player can hit his way out of a paperbag. Hence why I agree with your endorsement of Juan Uribe. He would have solved a lot of problems.
by BLou on Mar 13, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's still a chance Uribe will be cut by the Giants
Aurilia, Burriss and Uribe are basically competing for two spots, so unless Burriss is sent to Fresno, I could see Uribe becoming expendable.
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by Trey2317 on Mar 13, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree.
I was on board with Uribe before he was signed. The only problem is – and I apologize for harping on this – if Uribe takes Hoffpauir’s roster spot, it will effectively leave the Cubs without an effective bat off the bench, assuming a 12-man pitching staff.
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 13, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Miles is DL'ed
that would allow the Cubs to keep Hoffpauir on the roster, and create room for a Uribe-like signing.
If Miles is healthy, then signing Uribe is a moot point.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
by Trey2317 on Mar 13, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't give up on Miles
We didn’t give up when Esteban German bombed Pearl Harbor, did we?
by salparadise23 on Mar 13, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell no! And it ain't over now...
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 13, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's on a roll
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 13, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Ohman
"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
by JohnM on Mar 13, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Will Ohman isn't German, although he was born in West Germany...
28 major leaguers have been born in Germany, and 13 others in West Germany, the only Cub of those being Dave Pavlas.
Seven of the 28 were Cubs: Skel Roach, Reggie Richter, Fritz Mollwitz, Marty Krug, Jack Katoll, Ed Eiteljorge, and Heinz Becker, who was on the last Cubs WS team in 1945. (As a German-American during WWII, I can only imagine the taunting he got.)
This is all very interesting, but Esteban German, of course, isn’t German. He’s from the Dominican Republic.
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by Al on Mar 13, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't decide whose name is funnier...
…Fritz Mollwitz or Ed Eiteljorge. Say them out loud in a German accent – hours of fun. (OK, minutes.)
"That little kid at second base - he is after a job, isn't he?" ~ Lou Piniella, 3/9/09
by dat cubfan daver on Mar 13, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was kidding
Although it’s possible that in German law he is considered a citizen there.
(Oh, and I think everyone knew Esteban isn’t German.)
Nobody’s mentioned Germany Schaeffer?
"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano
by JohnM on Mar 14, 2009 4:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough...
… Germany Schaefer was born in Chicago.
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by Al on Mar 14, 2009 4:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little insurance at 2B
Why not add Ryne Sandberg to the 40-man, just as a precaution? He can still keep the Tennessee gig, but hey, you can never have enough second baseman, you know?
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by ctcoff99 on Mar 13, 2009 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
can he hit lefty?
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by Cubbie-Tim on Mar 13, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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