Xavier Nady Now Officially A Cub
by Al Yellon on Jan 29, 2010 11:04 AM CST
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Nady passes physical, deal as 4th OF final. $3.3M, 1yr plus playing time incentives to $2M more.
Further information from Cubs official press release:
Nady, his wife Meredith and their son, Xavier IV, reside in San Diego, Calif. He is the first player in Cubs history to have his first name begin with the letter X.
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Just out of curiousity-
did anyone ever fail one of these physicals thus ending a deal?
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Not sure about a Free Agent Signing
But on the trade side, Mike Lowell did this off-season. Failed physical and that killed his trade from Boston to Texas.
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 29, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Sheets failed a physical
Last year, after agreeing to a two year deal with Texas.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090205&content_id=3801488&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp
There have been a smattering of failed physicals over the years, but typically teams get a fair amount of medical information before drawing up the documents if there was some sort of question about the player’s health.
In basketball last year
Tyson Chandler was supposed to be traded and his toe injury made him fail a physical and the deal was cancelled
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by Musicdude10 on Jan 29, 2010 12:05 PM CST up reply actions
Didn't Yorvit Torrealba
have a contract offer pulled by the Mets after his physical a few years ago? And didn’t Angelos nix more than one offer more than a few years back? Aaron Sele maybe?
by Southside Steve on Jan 29, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
bays 4 year extension with boston fell through because of his knees
by jesus christos on Jan 29, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
yea. woot. wee.
whatever.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 11:08 AM CST reply actions
Since Byrd and Silva didn't get press conferences
I wonder if Nady will get one. I know none of them were considered huge signings but anyone know why they didn’t get formally introduced as Cubs?
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by cubbiebluekdawg on Jan 29, 2010 11:10 AM CST reply actions
I believe they just scheduled one for later today
I was a little worried he might not pass his physical. Thought it was taking a little long.
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I had heard he wasn't supposed to be in Chicago until today
I don’t think they were rushing to get the physical done
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by cubbiebluekdawg on Jan 29, 2010 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
Can you explain this reference to me?
I keep seeing it and can’t quite make the connection.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
I too
would appreciate some clarification on that one.
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jan 29, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
nickname
I believe it was given by an ESPN Fantasy analyst named Matthew Berry because 2 season ago he always seemed to come up with the game tied and delivered the walk off hit. Hopefully he has a few more of those left in him.
Alright, thanks
If that is the case, keep on living up to that nickname, Mr. Nady!!
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jan 29, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks.
I figured it was something like that but wasn’t sure.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
As you can see, my arm is fine. I will now use the power of my mind to slug .550.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 11:21 AM CST reply actions
WITH MIND BULLETS!
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
How about the power....
….to move you
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by Musicdude10 on Jan 29, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
Bring out your broadsword! There's the hydra!
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
SLICE ITS THROAT!
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
Wolverine! Use your adamantium claws!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
Nani?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 12:16 PM CST up reply actions
History of Wonderboy and young Nasty maaaaan
Rigg a goo
A rigg a goo goo goo
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by Musicdude10 on Jan 29, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
It's me!
And KG (that’s me!)
We are… Tenaaaaaaaaacious Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooo!
Now fly with me, FLY!
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
i bet Professor X knows ERICHANNA
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He's Professor X
Technically, he could know everybody if he wanted to.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
High above the mucky muck
Castle made of clouds
There sits wonderboy
Siting oh so proudly
by Don't Fear the Reaper on Jan 29, 2010 3:41 PM CST up reply actions
He doesn't have adamantium claws?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 29, 2010 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
♪♫ What do you do? ♪♫
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
At least his wife knows how to make a sandwich.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 11:31 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
Yummy
And I don’t mean the sandwich
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Jan 29, 2010 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
I CAN"T BELIEVE THAT NOT BUTTER!
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
I'd say she effectively counters the loss of Mark DeRosa.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions
Five..... Five..... Five Dollar Footlong
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I won't disclose exact details in case Randy does still read this
But the conversation my friends and I had with him at a Sports Authority signing last year leads me to believe that rec’ing this pic wouldn’t turn him off to hanging around BCB. And for the record, he started the convo.
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by cubbiebluekdawg on Jan 29, 2010 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
He's a very cool, chill guy
I got to hang out with him for about 15-20 minutes because there were no other fans there. Mind you, this was in August and Sports Authority doesn’t do a good job of advertising these signings, which worked out well for us. IMO, he’s the guy on the team who you’d want to take and hang out at a bar with. Seems to have a very good head on his shoulders.
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by cubbiebluekdawg on Jan 29, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
Go flip through his facebook profile photos.
My girlfriend did it and pointed out a couple that established that dude has a sense of humor and an appreciation for the ladies. I’m sure he’d be OK with this.
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by AndrewJStone on Jan 29, 2010 1:10 PM CST up reply actions
They don't call him Randy for nothing.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
that's right
he pays them.
Wait, that didn’t come out right…
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
thats a great...
sandwich…
yeah sandwich
by jesus christos on Jan 29, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions
Well isn't she gonna be my favorite Cubs' wife this year.
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X gonna give it to 'em
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 11:49 AM CST reply actions
Oooh ooh!
I got it!
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by Musicdude10 on Jan 29, 2010 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, bad rap from the aughts
how I really don’t miss you.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
This makes my tweet from last night all the more relevant.
Somebody left a DMX CD in my @zipcar. #yallgonnamakemelosemymind
This is probably as much attention as X has gotten in a few years.
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by AndrewJStone on Jan 29, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
Awesome. Last I heard from DMX, he was going to participate in an amateur MMA bout somewhere in the south, but pulled out, probably because he realized he would get steamrolled considering he has no MMA training whatsoever.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
WHAAAT!!!!! CMON!!!!! ARRRGG RUFF RUFF!!!! WHAT!!!!
my favorite dmx lyrics.
"Anyone on our team that thinks we are cursed will be moved to a lesser-cursed team"
-Tom Ricketts
DMX's It's Dark and Hell is Hot is one of the greatest debut rap albums ever.
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Sadly I agree...
Not as good as Timbaland and Magoo Welcome to Our World, and Snoop’s Doggystyle… but damn good for it’s day.
I wonder if Nady knows that it's
NOT A F***ING GAME!
"I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player"
-John Kruk
good
these signings have been mostly quiet, but I think they’re going to pan out pretty well.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 11:55 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
So he finally signed... on the X...
X marks the spot in right field, eh? Cubs are better by the power of… X? I guess Milton has finally been… eX-communicated? haha ok that’s enough of that eXperiment.
Xactly.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
Xpectations are reasonable.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
Technically, he's an X-Cub now. The only one ever, in fact.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
maybe he'll be the new Xavier of the team-
a replacement for St. DeRosa.
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by katie casey on Jan 29, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions
Hopefully he's a bit more
Xtroverted w/his teammates than Bradley was
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Xtraneous signings are a thing of the past.
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
Any word on
how soon he’ll be ready to start playing? Will he be ready for the start of Spring Training?
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jan 29, 2010 12:13 PM CST reply actions
Scott Boras says yes...and we all know he's never wrong.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 12:15 PM CST up reply actions
Sa-
weet!
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by DamonBerryhillsMitt on Jan 29, 2010 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
To be fair
Boras has a fairly incredible training and development facility for players to improve, rehab, etc. at. I’m sure he’ll be ready.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Not that I mind the Nady signing per se,...
but when you consider that the Cubs have effectively spent up to $9 million dollars this offseason for a middling platoon, I can’t say I’m all that impressed. Especially as it comes after spending roughly the same each of the last two seasons to get some real production out of right field.
Which didn't happen.
I think the two players acquired, plus Fukudome not having to face LHP, will provide more production than the 2009 inhabitants of those two positions.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
What didn't happen?
That he hasn’t spent 10 million a year to fix his right field problem for the last few years, or that the production has been — and likely will continue to be — no better than league average?
by Damen Jackson on Jan 29, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
I disagree that the production will not be better than league average.
The Cubs will get better production out of both RF and CF in 2010 than they did in 2009.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
That's not really the point...
You can put out a sleeker and sexier Yugo, but at the end of the day, it’s still a Yugo.
The question that I think needs to be asked is how much better, and whether the Cubs could have been better assured of that production by looking elsewhere. And that’s certainly debatable.
by Damen Jackson on Jan 29, 2010 12:31 PM CST up reply actions
you’ve asserted that RF production will be that of a “middling” platoon. Al disagrees. Then you say "that’s not really the point.
ok.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 12:43 PM CST up reply actions
First...
I didn’t ask for you to broker our dialogue. Second, if Al cares to disagree, it’s fine with me, but it’s certainly debatable.
My question was will the center field/right field situation be so much better that the cost of up to $9 million bucks was justified.
by Damen Jackson on Jan 29, 2010 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
::snickers::
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not brokering anything
I’m observing the contradictions in your statement.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
FWIW, I feel pretty comfortable with the Cubs OF situation at the moment.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 1:51 PM CST up reply actions
same here
our OF situation is imrpoved from last season
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of course, that's not saying a whole lot
considering how holy crap goddamn awful our outfield production was last year.
With Soriano healthy and at a pre-2009 level, we have one power bat in the outfield, when two is preferred for contenders. So I somewhat agree with Damen, even if he’s not getting his point across to well.
The fact of the matter is, we’re on the hook for a lot of money, with some pretty average to slightly above average production to show for it.
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Jan 29, 2010 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
But it comes off the books next year and/or the year after that, so...
Look out NL central— the Cubs are gonna have a chance at winning the division in 2012. Or not. Maybe the Cubs’ll make a run in 2017 when the outfield will be perfect and it won’t have to be paid for with “a lot of” Nunyabidness’s money. I can’t wait until the season where a few weeks before training camp the Cubs have no issues.
//sarcasm
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by section229beer on Jan 29, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
What other options were there?
Most here wanted Bradley gone (some at any cost), so obviously something had to be done.
I may agree with you if we were just looking at this on paper, but getting rid of MB was a priority.
That includes
Down year of Bradley . IMO production from Fukudome and Nady will surpass the production of Bradley last year . Gotta think it’s going to be better than league average though .. If Fukudome goes into a slump Nady could be full time for 4 or 5 days to shake slump and give Fukudome a good rest .. offense could be the same or better with Nady in there
I agree 100% w/ Al
Going to see a lot more production from rightfield . IMO a really good signing , both Nady and Tracy ..
i think we will see more production from the OF as a whole
healthy Soriano
Fukudome back in RF
Nady/Fuld/Byrd > Fuld/Johnson/MB
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What are you talking about?
We got a metric assload of OBP out of RF the last 2 years.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
How do you quantify
an assload, exactly?
by Damen Jackson on Jan 29, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
Our two regular RF'er in 2008 and 2009
put up an average OBP of .369 — The NL average OBP for those 2 years was .331
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
How many imperial units of OBP is a metric assload?
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by AndrewJStone on Jan 29, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
Something tells me I never learned that measurement in math class.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jan 29, 2010 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
was that on Skinamax and I missed it?
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I know there's nothing really new to say about Nady
but did we really need to go back to complaining about Milton Bradley?
That said – Nady’s more than a platoon partner for Dome. He’s the 4th OF upgrade a team like ours needed – one where none of our starting OFs should play 155 games. We’ll see Nady playing for both corner OFs, and possibly a little Nady in RF and Dome in CF.
"What a lot of people don’t see is the tremendous amount of progress that has been made in the organization over the last few years. We have a lot of very talented guys coming up through the system. Jim has built an incredible scouting organization." - Tom Ricketts
Only in your world...
can you take a post that doesn’t even include the words Milton or Bradley as complaining about him. It was a reference to the Cubs annual search to fill the position — and the results that usually ensue. Nothing more.
by Damen Jackson on Jan 29, 2010 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
How were you doing the math, then?
It’s very possible I misread things because I had to sit there a while to figure out what you were saying.
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DGU, you are correct
Nady is more than a platoon or even 4th OF’er, he is an offensive upgrade for Johnson, yes an effort fan favorite player, but a player on the margins, Nady offers more ‘pop’ off the bench, real insurance for Soriano but also allows flexibility because Fukudome offers flexibility in 2 positions, so now there are 3 OF’ers who can play more than 1 OF position as a starter (occasional).
Now we need another bench player who can hit and play both IF and OF… okay you guys said Izturis is dead, how about Doumit? We need something that can do a DeRosa, corner IF/OF is good but how do you hide 4 middle infielders w/12 pitchers unless you have someone who can do more.
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
I think I'd rather see Fuld back up centerfield, when necessary.
But Nady can back up first base, too.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
You need the Assload 3000.
That machine perfectly evaluates loads of all sizes and weights. they are eXpensive though!
Good Guys Wear Blue
Assload 3000
No, Dusty used that in ‘06. Didn’t quite work out.:)
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All those clogged basepaths!
Runners shouldn’t be there, inflates the men left on base numbers!
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by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Remember the begining of 2009...
when a plethora of people thought about how good the team was? Well, the 2010 team, in my opinion anyway, is looking better than the preinjured 2009 team. A healthy Cubs team is a contending Cubs team.
You know,
reading many of the comments on BCB this past couple days (my own included) you can tell there is a full moon coming.
"Fasten those seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
Hypothesis, courtesy BLOU
Xavier Nady is quietly being looked upon as insurance against the Guess Hitting Hack falling off the face of the cliff moreso than a platoon mate for Kosuke Fukudome.
The contract details tell the real story of what Jim Hendry and Lou Piniella are thinking on this one. Nady can make a lot of money with the Cubs, and I bet that Hendry and Piniella think he just might.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
Thread over.
There’s nowhere else to go after that.
And, I just threw up in my mouth reading your signature. Please remove that before you curse the team.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 29, 2010 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
is Sori being sore?
Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."
Well, I'd love to argue with you...
…but this quote just came across the Twitterwire via @payoff_pitch:
Cubs GM Jim Hendry on Xavier Nady: “We feel we got an every day, legitimate, five hole type hitter to augment our offense.”
@payoff_pitch is the Cubs beat writer for the Northwest Daily Herald.
So, yeah, if healthy, Nady could certainly take over left field, if necessary . I’d have to think Soriano would have to be pretty God awful for a long period of time for that to happen, though.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Are we measuring Soriano's produciton retroactive to last season? Or does he get to start out with a clean slate this year?
That could mean the difference between Nady being the everyday LF’er in April or July.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
Good question.
If the injury explanation for Soriano’s downfall last year is valid, I would think he gets a clean slate.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 2:17 PM CST up reply actions
Clean slate - but I wouldn't be surprised to see him need 30 games off in 2010
Between that and 40-50 games as the RH hitter in RF, Nady will get some serious time even without signficant injuries.
Didn't Piniella just say at the Cubs Convention that Byrd would hit fifth?
Maybe instead of stockpiling second basemen we’re going to stockpile No. 5 hitters.
Harry Caray: Marshall is going back to LA to get cocaine for his injured foot.
Steve Stone: Harry, that’s Novocaine.
by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Jan 29, 2010 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
trying something new i guess
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Yeah, he did say that.
I found the quote above from Hendry a little odd. For starters, he really shouldn’t even imply that Nady could be an everyday guy when there’s already everyday guys at all three positions he plays (LF, RF and 1B). Secondly, he probably shouldn’t be projecting the batting order over Lou either.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
*Correction: Technically, Fukudome isn't an everyday guy...
…but he is the established player at that position.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
perhaps he was thinking
ok, when Dome is sitting against lefties, and Riot bats first, everyone else moves up a notch and Nady bats fifth.
Maybe?
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by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe, but he uses the term "everyday" in the quote.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
Well...
we are throwing out the Maybe’s…
Maybe it was meant as some offhand motivation for the proposed starting 3 outfielders. A little competition is always good….
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by TheRiot Police on Jan 29, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, there's that.
Or maybe he was just really excited about the Nady deal going through and couldn’t help himself.
I’m not all that upset about the quote. I just found it curious given how careful he usually is about stuff like that.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
Everyday.... TYPE.
Type doesn’t just modify “five-hole”. Hendry’s saying that he’s added a 4th OF who is an every-day type of player, as in, "our bench now has a guy who is capable of playing every day and hitting in the middle of the order if necessary.
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by D98 on Jan 29, 2010 9:19 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for the translation.
That’s exactly what he was saying.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Thank you, Mr. Press Secretary.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 30, 2010 2:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Indeed. The Cubs are the only team like that,
Everyone else has a good chance of winning their division.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
if he were to play for DC would he be known as Nat X?
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
Interesting if true - Dye turned down Cubs offer before Nady accepted
According to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick
Harry Caray: Marshall is going back to LA to get cocaine for his injured foot.
Steve Stone: Harry, that’s Novocaine.
by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Jan 29, 2010 2:49 PM CST reply actions
I think we'll all end up thanking Dye a thousand times over for saving us from Jim's stupidity
if that’s true
I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers
by Nunyabidness on Jan 29, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions
Amen brother
Genius Jim lives under the delusion that the Cubs play in a local beer league. His understanding of the value of defense has always been horrificly bad. This is the same genius General Manager whose minor league system produced a procession of guess hitting hack DHs….Brandon Sing, Jason Dubois, Brian Dopirak. Heck, even Jake Fox and Micah Hoffpauir are DH types.
Jermaine Dye is all used up. And he has gone from a good outfielder to a very very lousy one.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
Although
You live under the delusion that you know what you’re talking about.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Jan 29, 2010 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, Jake Fox is no longer on the team, remember?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 9:32 PM CST up reply actions
It's also been pointed out to him
that Sing and Dubois pre-date Jim Hendry’s time as GM. He doesn’t care about those pesky facts.
Who presided over player development since 1996???
Jim Hendry. Nuff said.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
who was no where to found when the twin towers fell?
JIM HENDRY
by jesus christos on Jan 29, 2010 10:16 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Technical question: How do you link to just a single tweet like that?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
Actually I saw it first on mlbtraderumors.com
and clicked on their link, which was to the single tweet.
Harry Caray: Marshall is going back to LA to get cocaine for his injured foot.
Steve Stone: Harry, that’s Novocaine.
by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Jan 29, 2010 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Ah, OK. Maybe I can figure it out from there.
Thanks!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
I'll tell you how to get there
Click on that person’s username and on the bottom of the right side column, there’s a link called “rss feed of (username)’s tweets”. Click that and it’ll give you a list of their last 25ish tweets with each one as a link. Click on whichever one you want to view individually.
"That's the beauty of baseball. You never know what's going to happen until you get that final out." –Lou Piniella
by cubbiebluekdawg on Jan 29, 2010 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
Sweet, thanks!
I’ve been wanting to learn how to do that for some time now.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
Or...
… you can just go to that person’s list of tweets. When you get to the one you want to link to, click on the time it was posted. That will get you to the individual tweet.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
Ohhhhhhhhh...all the time I've spent on Twitter and I didn't know that either!
Thanks!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
TWSS
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Get that all the time.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 30, 2010 2:17 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
you click on
the time/date stamp.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 29, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
Just like here?
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 9:33 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks.
I’m actually not on tweeter, er, twitter.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 9:35 PM CST up reply actions
Greed, in this case, was good (for the Cubs).
Er, probably, at least. We’ll see how Nady works out.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
It may not have been money Dye was seeking
But more playing time
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 Jan 29, 2010 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Meh, same difference.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 29, 2010 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not sure that's entirely the same
One seems more “honorable”. Either way, though, Nady is a better fit. I think.
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 Jan 29, 2010 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
Supposedly the same thing happened with Gil Meche
Hendry made same offer to Lilly & Meche ( though he might have signed both) but Meche wanted more time to think it over.
Meche did get more money but he has not played for a competative team. I trust he will enjoy the extra 15 million he got.
Worked out VERY well for the Cubs.
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim
by Doggie Stalker on Jan 29, 2010 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Another Cal Berkeley player makes good
Nady was a great player at Cal and I have no doubt he is going to be a great pickup for the Cubs
wccubfan
Nady and Conor Jackson
went in together and bought a couple HDTVs and XBox 360s for the Bears ballplayers clubhouse.
X Rated Outfield?
Fuku, Give them the Byrd and X rated?
by W Smith on Jan 29, 2010 6:35 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
I sorta wish Reed could be brought back now....
so we could have an outfield of Nady-Byrd-Johson
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 29, 2010 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
nice
Wait for it....POUND SAND Without me this board is Al Yellon talking to himself.....................by BLou
That's too much
I like it though.
"You’re playing a baseball game. You’re not playing Tiddlywinks. There is competition, for God’s sake."— Lou Piniella
Thank you, Will Smith, for I shall make this green.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
Nicely done. Rec'd.
Who cares if he's a Cubs fan? This is a football forum! He is a PACKER fan as well. So, from now until March, I’m sure he’ll dedicate a lot of his time here. In late March, then we can be enemies during the baseball season. Besides, the Cubs have perhaps the most loyal baseball fanbase in the country. You have to respect that.
Go Pack!
by Jabooty on Jan 25, 2010 2:58 PM EST
by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 29, 2010 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
They don't call you the Fresh Prince for nothing.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 30, 2010 2:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I do like Nady very much
But i’m just plain scared of that surgery..
Please win one before I leave this place. Thank you.
Then keep eye on your pitch counts.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 30, 2010 2:22 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
*an eye
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by dat cubfan daver on Jan 30, 2010 2:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Good thing Dusty doesn't manage the team any more
He’d leave Nady in for 125-130 pitches, and the X-man isn’t even a pitcher!
i remember
nady being a very good player with the bucs. hopefully we get the same guy. read somewhere that dye turned down the same offer. i would have brought reed back myself but nothing you can do now.
sounds like
it might be a while before nady can throw at full strenght. leets hope this is not one of hendrys blunders. after all an outfielder that can throw?
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