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"This trade is a perfect (and rare) example of what can happen when a general manager executes a successful trade of a veteran player who has just one year left on his existing contract."

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by CalCalender on Jul 23, 2009 10:24 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

(dying laughing)

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Jul 23, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

In all seriousness, this is the perfect use of a Fanshot.

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 23, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are so humble dcd

"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko

by DTJchris on Jul 23, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why thank you.

But you do know I didn’t post this Fanshot, right?

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 23, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

In blogs there’s nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility.
    William Shakespeare

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 23, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I didn't

I think I was seeing your fanshot of catchers falling out of the sky, and just, for some reason, parlayed that into thinking this was your fanshot. But still, I stand by my statement.

"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko

by DTJchris on Jul 23, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

excellent

post.

Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.

by drewishdrewid on Jul 23, 2009 10:42 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

An extra comment on Gaub

The article points out that his floor at this point is pretty much your basic LOOGY. His ceiling is that he could be a left-handed Carlos Marmol

People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. -- Bruce Bartlett

by berselius on Jul 23, 2009 10:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

archer

and gaub seem to fit the marmol mold. strike / walk a bunch of guys and dont give up many hits.

Hendry did well overall

by CalCalender on Jul 23, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, Hendry didn't do well

Don’t you get it? This is Mark DeRosa we’re talking about! If the 3 players Hendry got from Cleveland were Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, and Victor Martinez, it still wouldn’t have been good enough.

All Hail DeRosa!

by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 23, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the 3 players Hendry got from Cleveland were Grady Sizemore, Cliff Lee, and Victor Martinez, it still wouldn’t have been good enough.

ofcourse it wouldnt have been good enough. he didnt pick up cub killer luis valbuena in the trade too ;)

wells4roty

by jesus christos on Jul 23, 2009 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it was a bumpy ride...

…but the Cubs seem to have weathered the DeRo storm – i.e., lack of depth at 3B when Aramis went down. So, yeah, Hendry may well have come out on top.

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 23, 2009 11:58 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sure, they weathered it.

I mean, the team didn’t fold or anything. But they sure didn’t get much production out of third or second base while Ramirez was out. Maybe in time, though, the benefit we could have expected from having DeRosa covering one of those spots will look small compared to what we got. I’m really not sure.

by aldimond on Jul 23, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If by "weathered"

you mean the Cubs played barely .500 ball and got almost zero production at DeRo’s positions while people were injured (Sori, Bradley, Ramirez), then yes, we weathered it. But there had to be at least a few games that we likely would have won if DeRo was still on the team. We’ll see where we’re at in October, but there is a decent chance a handful of wins would’ve made the difference.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Jul 24, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DeRosa has been worth 1.4 wins this season

Having him around would have netted only one more win over what the Cubs put out there this season

People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. -- Bruce Bartlett

by berselius on Jul 24, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's exactly what I meant by weathered.

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by dat cubfan daver on Jul 27, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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