Cubs Trying To Unload Zambrano

for the love of god dont suck today z

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 27, 2011 2:06 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

I am predicting

.2 IP 6 ER 10 walks and 3 inanimate objects destroyed

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Which inanimate objects?

I’ll guess a helmet, a cooler and a pitching coach.

"Sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes..."

by Phubbies on Jul 27, 2011 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

i see what you did there

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 27, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice

by cubman987 on Jul 27, 2011 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice

by SenorGato on Jul 27, 2011 3:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Nice

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Nice.

by Dcr18 on Jul 28, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't Rec this post enough.

Well, I technically can because I can only “recommend” it once…..but still.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Don't know exact stats

but Zambrano has always pitched well in Milwaukee.

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by DTJchris on Jul 27, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

He's 10-5 with a 3.35 ERA in his career at Miller Park

Link

The Frustrated Fan

by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 27, 2011 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

So we lose 17-2 tonight right?

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Is there any doubt?

The Frustrated Fan

by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 27, 2011 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions

Over on MLB trade rumors, they suggest the Cubs would have to throw in $14M, which would make him the equivalent of a $5M/yr pitcher. That seems a bit of a low ball on his value. Frankly, at that value I wouldn’t see much use in trading him unless the Cubs got some good prospects in return.

Eamus Ursuli!

by WGNstatic on Jul 27, 2011 2:16 PM CDT reply actions

If the Cubs had to throw in that much, then definitely don't do it...

unless the return is huge… even then. Don’t cut the Yankees that much of a break. I don’t want him gone that bad.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I bet he'd get 2 years / $16M on the open market

To an NL team anyway. His value is lower in the AL where he can’t bat.

by Wreckard on Jul 27, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmm

There may be a couple of AL teams that could use him as a DH. Maybe his value is higher in the AL (or at least we can dream).

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 Jul 27, 2011 4:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

It would be about a $7m pitcher btw...

those figures are splitting the $10m he’d be owed into both years, when most of this year is already over.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Rosenthal tweeted that the Yankees have no interest in Zambrano

by jerry morales rules on Jul 27, 2011 2:19 PM CDT reply actions

Nobody wants anyone from our team...

:/

by Ryno G on Jul 27, 2011 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Not true.

They only want players that Hendry is unwilling to trade that won’t be on the team anyways the next time the team is competitive.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha obviously

I didn’t mean there was no one people coveted, just no one Hendry wants to trade

by Ryno G on Jul 27, 2011 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Good

I would hate to see Z leave

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 27, 2011 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions

I know...

Who the hell’s gonna pitch next year??

by daily2b on Jul 27, 2011 2:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Who cares?

What matters is who is pitching in 2013. The year in which the Cubs might have a chance at competing.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I vare

I want to see them at least competitive in most games, if not for the division title.

by daily2b on Jul 27, 2011 2:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Care

Stupid damn phone

by daily2b on Jul 27, 2011 2:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

But you recognize that's not likely, right?

And passing up a chance to improve the team in 2013 for marginal improvements in 2012 might further push away the chance the Cubs can ultimately be a winner in 2013 or beyond?

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm waiting for 2015

RIP Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 - May 16, 2010) and Ron Santo (February 25, 1940-December 2, 2010).
If you disagree with me in any way, you are wrong.

by Ace Venom on Jul 27, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Im thinking sometime around

the year 11998 – go for the full effect when we do win it

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I was thinking more along the lines of the year 2525...

…if man is still alive and woman can survive.

With the 1st pick in the 2012 Baseball Amateur Draft, the Chicago Cubs select...

by Easy Ed on Jul 27, 2011 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Ironically

Our manager and GM that year will be Zager and Evans

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jul 27, 2011 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions

What year do we have the #1 farm system that

launches that dynasty?

by SenorGato on Jul 27, 2011 3:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

we know it's not this season

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

So then...

Next season?

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions

We can hope...

what other choice do we have?

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions

That appears to be our only option.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions

The only option the Cubs give us...

thankfully, there looks like some good news with the draft and international free agents. Maybe in a year or two, we’ll have something to be happy about.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey, firing Hendry would make me happy.

It wouldn’t immediately improve the team, but I’d be a happy Cubs fan.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Keeping Z would make me happy

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 27, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure I really care either way.

Not with that contract, at least.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

I don’t have anything against Z, but he’s not really that good.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions

but is he worth $7 million

on the mound (which is what I am guessing the Cubs would eat – minimum) and I think he is especially when you factor in Z merchandise which would lower that figure even more

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions

The Cubs would be giving the Yankees a steal at that price...

unless they were getting uber premium talent in return.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions

and that is what I am saying

from what I have seen and heard around the best the Cubs can hope for is $7-8 million a year in salary relief…at that point it makes no sense to trade him.

Same story for Sori – if the Cubs really do have to eat 95% (Kaplan said yesterday that an AL scout told him that his team wouldnt even take Sori for free – take that for what its worth) of his remaining deal and we save a whopping $3 million over the life of the deal, then there is no point in trading him as the merchandise that he sells will be worth that.

by hansman1982 on Jul 28, 2011 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions

Soriano is a little different...

because he is so patently useless without a DH spot to stash him. There’s no hope with him. There’s some hope with Zambrano… and his contract only runs through this year, unlike Soriano’s. The Cubs would be massively better off if they just cut Soriano tomorrow. He’s a waste of a roster spot on a NL team. The Cubs can no longer afford to waste that roster spot on players they cannot trust to do their job. More than that, this franchise, especially with Hendry at the helm, can’t move on with him on the team. He’s a cancer sucking the life out of this entire organization (and I don’t use that word lightly).

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 28, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll do a happy dance on that day.

There’s lots they can do to make Cubs fans happy. There’s currently nothing they are doing.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I agree, he's one of the rare people on this team that show they still actually care.

never forget...
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anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Just asking: Why does it seem the Cubs are regularly

trading 3 or 4 players to another team for ONE player, OR they are paying $xx.x million to the team they are trading with just so the other team will take the Cubs’ player?

There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. Who says baseball isn't a religion?

by Zeke on Jul 27, 2011 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

It starts with an "H" ...

and ends with an “endry.”

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Tom Ricketts approves

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

...

by ubercubsfan on Jul 27, 2011 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

You, sir, are the Ronnie Woo-woo of BCB.

"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin

by davidalanu on Jul 27, 2011 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 13 recs

Woo Woo is Al's BFF>

#10 You will be missed.

by Bricks and Ivy on Jul 27, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Um, no.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 27, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions

c'mon Al. You know you miss him.

#10 You will be missed.

by Bricks and Ivy on Jul 28, 2011 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Um, no.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 29, 2011 6:58 AM CDT up reply actions

From experience

If you do not give in to his BS he is a jerk – borderline asshole. Sorry for the language.

If he comes near me I will simply become a tattle tail.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 29, 2011 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

You are absolutely correct.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 29, 2011 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Um, there's a reason Al calls him "HWSNBN".

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Exactly.

Fortunately, he has not been seen much at Wrigley this year. Good riddance.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

What a bandwagon fan he turned out to be.

FIRE JIM HENDRY. Injuries aren't the problem.

by shoemile on Jul 28, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions

He's not a Cubs fan at all.

He’s all about himself. That’s the biggest part of the problem.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 29, 2011 6:59 AM CDT up reply actions

what does HWSNBN

stand for?

by nickler on Jul 30, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions

He Who (or Woo) Shall Not Be Named

Fasten those seat belts...

by katie casey on Jul 30, 2011 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions

He was in the bleachers on June 19.

Al really liked how I reacted when I found out he was there.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 29, 2011 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Sad, isn't it?

GM's are in charge of Managers, not the other way around.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Because SOMEONE signs players to dumb contracts....

by ClarkFan on Jul 27, 2011 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions

It was all the Tribune!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Lets say the Cubs send Zambrano to the Yankee's + cash to cover the entire contract.

What kind of hit would it be for the Yankee’s because of the Luxury Tax? How much MORE would they have to spend if Big Z’s contract is covered in full from Cubs? What is the Tax rate anyways?

by ubercubsfan on Jul 27, 2011 2:38 PM CDT reply actions

Not enough for the Yankees to ever care.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions

What about this...

Aramis Ramirez, Darwin Barney, Josh Vitters and Carlos Zambrano + $7M to the White Sox for John Danks and Gordon Beckham?

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 2:42 PM CDT reply actions

Sure

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

Only way I do that is if we can get the Jays to throw in Adam Lind

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

fuck it we suck

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 11 recs

...

by ubercubsfan on Jul 27, 2011 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm picturing Hendry trying to "nudge the Yankees" into making a deal

Hendry: Will you take Zambrano for Montero?
Cashman: No.
Hendry: Come on, Brian. Please?
Cashman: No.
Hendry: I’ll be your best friend.
Cashman: Well, in that case…no.

The Frustrated Fan

by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 27, 2011 2:50 PM CDT reply actions

Lololol

by Ryno G on Jul 27, 2011 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions

more

Hendry: But surely you dont want him on the team next year when you are GM…
Cashman: No but this way I can trade him for players that are good…
Hendry: (silence)
Cashman: LAWYERED!!!!!

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

has anything been confirmed yet?

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 2:55 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

I just absolutely do not see an actual strategy from this front office

So…Baker and Marshall are untouchable, but Carlos Zambrano is someone we’re desperate to get rid of?

What’s the difference? If the only difference is the obvious one, I don’t think it bodes well for the future of this franchise under Ricketts.

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 2:56 PM CDT reply actions

I agree and his keeping Hendry to make these decisions is mind boggling....

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Unless, he as you say over...and over...and over....and over

he approves of the strategy, which is to go as cheap as humanly possible.

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions

When he proves me wrong I will stop saying it.

Its Wrigley II

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions

...

"I wonder if the fans at BCB approve of my work so far."

"What does this TJ11 guy have to say? I’ll read his comments…"

by ubercubsfan on Jul 27, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

thats funny!!!!

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Saw that on the other thread

Classic – I am sure he follows this board.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 27, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Yup.

Figured I’d update my signature after seeing this and the minor league post.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

what's the "minor league" post?

though I’m thinking my blood pressure would be better if I didn’t know

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Here:

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2011/7/27/2297058/john-sickels-preseason-cubs-top-20-prospects-in-review

Turns out our awesome minor league system isn’t awesome.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions

le sigh

I’m beginning to hate this damn team.

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

CURSE WORD USAGE!!!!

SHOEMILE BAN HIM!!!!!

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm trying!!

But he’s, he’s….HE’S TOO POWERFUL!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

FEAR MY WRATH!

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions

That's a review of our systems top 20 from preseason.

Not a review of where we are with our current top 20. Things have changed a LOT in this organization, for all the bad you see in that post, there is a lot of good as well.

by bdlugz on Jul 27, 2011 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions

I know exactly what it is.

And I see a lot of players in decline. That’s not good.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions

If you believe everything you read, sure

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Jul 27, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Except for Castro and Garza.....

Everyone can go…back up the truck!

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

ahahaha fuck yea!

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 11 recs

careful

use of curse words will bring the banhammer down upon you

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

ok sorry. hopefully the Al can delete it.

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

eh

the Al is faily lienient on banhammer usage for newer members – just giving you advanced warning

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

The ban on cursing should be lifted

when the Cubs and upper management are this frustrating.

There is nothing like typing or saying “fuck” when thinking about the state of this team.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

...

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions

You can get away with it in the game threads.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

THE Al.

never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2011 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Al the man.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Well..

…. this once, I’ll let it go. But keep gratuitous profanity out of here, please.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Hammer approves

Banhammer works for me

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 27, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I cannot wait for the day

Garza gets some good D and run support.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 27, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions

The day he gets traded to another team?

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Ha - got me there

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 27, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions

almost thinking the cubs should get glenallen hill out of retirement

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 2:59 PM CDT reply actions

Hi Jim. Could you go ahead and resign now?

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Hendry: Sure, I'd love to resign now!

Just bring the contract right over. So how many more years do you want to keep me around? (Pause) Wait…you meant resign, not re-sign (longer pause) That’s not good is it?

The Frustrated Fan

by Jody Jody Davis on Jul 27, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Sadly, I get the feeling this would be the actual reaction.

He strikes me as quite the nitwit

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

eh

they’d just hug out any awkwardness

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Nitwit?

Isn’t that reserved for a GM that re-ups a meh LHRP to a 2-year deal of foolish proportions off of 3 months of fortunate pitching?

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jul 27, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

No. A nitwit is someone who offers a major league contract to a wide receiver

that includes a no trade clause

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions

no you kitty wisker trimmer

a nitwit is a GM that signs a perennial basketcase to be a LH middle of the order bat when that perennial basketcase isnt a middle of the order hitter…oh and he gives him a 3 year deal

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions

At least there wasn't an NTC!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

table manners are a far more important in a baseball player than their ability to stay sane or hit a baseball!

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 27, 2011 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions

rumors have it

he did taste the food before adding salt…

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions

dude knew not to put his elbows on the table

class act, that man is

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 27, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

IS THERE A SINGLE PLAYER ON THE CUBS ANOTHER TEAM WANTS?!

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

by dtpollitt on Jul 27, 2011 3:00 PM CDT reply actions

Yes, the ones Jim refuses to trade

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Sure are....

unfortunately, Sean Marshall and Darwin Barney are off limits.

Sorry Nationals, not even for Bryce Harper. Barney’s average defense and .708 OPS are much to valuable to this team’s future success.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

He's holding them for a trade for Adam Lind.

never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2011 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions

No way.

Sean Marshall and Darwin Barney > Mike Trout and Jered Weaver in Hendry’s eyes.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Adam Lind>every human life form.

never forget...
1.7%
anything is possible...

by wrigleyrocker12 on Jul 27, 2011 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions

I think if the Yankees offered Ruth and Gehrig

in their primes, Hendry would be like no. He’d say no because he hates winning as is well known.

by SenorGato on Jul 27, 2011 6:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

i apologize for swearing in this thread..can anyone delete my previous two comments please.

i don’t want to get banned.

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

sorry..too late

by cubsnlinux on Jul 27, 2011 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Don't worry.

I’ll delete them.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm going to recommend them.

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

by dtpollitt on Jul 27, 2011 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

me too

by cubsnlinux on Jul 27, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm going to SWL-it them.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

I deleted them. You still see them?

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I said I was gonna take care of it, Nunya!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Well I did it first!

Get off my back!

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions

what I thought I was on post deletion duty today

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Watch out or your posts are next

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

hey there buddy

dont (profanity)ing make me go all Clutch on your (profanity)(profanity)

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

that's it, you're banned!

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

(PROFANITY)

YOU KITTY WISKER PULLER!

(post blocked due to the banhammer crushing it into oblivion)

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Y'all are banned.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

I know we are

but what are you…

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I AM KING MODERATOR.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions

well I am

god moderator, of the Universe

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!1!!!1

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

i still know what you said

dont think i shall forget

Blake "The Franchise" DeWitt will lead us to the promised land

by jesus christos on Jul 27, 2011 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions

oooo

when does the spoof of the movie come out? I cant wait…

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

"Youre gone!!"

“What!?!?”
“You heard me rookie you’re gone”
“HES RIGHT ON TOP OF THE PLATE”

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Jul 27, 2011 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Hendry signs the Draft Picks, no?

He can leave on August 17th.

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jul 27, 2011 3:09 PM CDT reply actions

an, I didn't realize swearing was such a big deal here.

can we carry on with the conversation about Zambrano and not tallk about my swearing, seriously. I’m fine just unloading Zambrano for nothing at this point.

by LoveForTheGame on Jul 27, 2011 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

How much cash are you willing to send away too?

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions

I wish we could carry on. Here's the thing. Swearing makes me sad in my private area

and now I won’t be able to satisfy all my womens

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions

That's cause all your womens is fat!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions

do I dare do a GIS of

“fat women sad kitty” at work?

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Might as well.

Let’s go for full troll.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

only if you enjoy vomiting on coworkers

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions

tell your mom we're still on for tonight

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions

SNAAAAAPP!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

thats what she did to my bed last week

I am glad that we have successfully destroyed this post

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions

And my Mom's self-esteem.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Cleveland Steamer?

I already gave her one of those!

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Damn, I thought my Mom had a little more class than that...

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Sadly

No

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Well I'm gonna take your mother, Dorothy Nunyabidness

Out for a nice seafood dinner, AND NEVER CALL HER AGAIN!

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 28, 2011 4:08 AM CDT up reply actions

...

by ubercubsfan on Jul 27, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Visiting the FIrelands?

by Arbusto on Jul 28, 2011 1:58 AM CDT up reply actions

nope sorry

your profanity has been pointed out and has caused Zambrano to be untradeable

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Jeebus

Hendry isn’t even good at sucking.

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Jul 27, 2011 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

He just needs some practice.

I KNOW! Let’s bring him back next year! I’ll bet he’ll have this sucking thing down pretty good by then.

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

He will be back, dont worry,

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions

I just want to wait and see where the children land.

17'$ h4pp3n1n9!?!?!?

by lexmarklover on Jul 27, 2011 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

I'm trying to figure out what kind of double entendre this is

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm trying not to.

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by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions

If and when Zambrano does get traded,

I, for one, will be saddened. I know, if we get the right players in return, if we free up money for future deals, if we make it safe for Gatorade coolers everywhere, yadda yadda yadda…but Zambrano has been fun to watch for the past eleven years. Frustrating, yes. Maddening, yes. But always interesting and at times thrilling (9-14-08). For every strike out he threw and every home run he hit, he’s been one of the all-time great Cub hurlers. Eight straight winning seasons (this would be his ninth), a career 123-79 record, 16th most wins by a Cub, 4th best since 1950, 1525 K (2nd only to Fergie Jenkins), and 22 career HR (most for any Cub pitcher and tied w/Glenn Beckert, among others). It will be a sad day in my baseball world when Zambrano leaves town.

"Any old kind of run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse

by MannyTrilloFlipsTo1B on Jul 27, 2011 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

Z the player is fun...Z the contract can go.....

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, you're probably right...

"Any old kind of run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse

by MannyTrilloFlipsTo1B on Jul 27, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions

if youre only saving $7 million

whats the point, between getting a replacement pitcher and Z merchandise he would be worth that – now if you’re talking $10-12 million in savings sure…

same with Soriano – if the Tweetersphere is to believed and the Cubs would have to eat 95% of the contract whats the point – as long as the Manager benches the guy to free up slots for a young buck

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

That is the problem, the manager will not sit him

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

and who knows what

will happen next year

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm beginning to feel we aren't going to do any trades..

At all. That would suck..

by Ryno G on Jul 27, 2011 4:21 PM CDT reply actions

Believe it....Nothing is happening

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I think they'll trade some guys.

They won’t get back anything to get excited about though.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions

So you don't believe Al's sources that say things are "being discussed and stuff might happen..."?

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 27, 2011 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't think this team is capable of a major move

unless Castro is involved. Too much meh on the roster. Someone will get dealt for some Low-A suspects.

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Jul 27, 2011 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

A few guys will be traded like last year.

I’ve been saying for quite awhile that the “back up the truck” crowd was going to be disappointed.

John Grabow: $4.8 million in 2011.

by rlpete on Jul 27, 2011 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Why I want Z to be a Cub forever

Z after his win last Friday when asked about beating the lowly Astros

‘‘It doesn’t matter who comes here,’’ Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano said after a 4-2 victory Friday. ‘‘Our mission is to win. Unfortunately, we’re 13 1/2 games out of first place, but our mission still is to win games. That’s what we’re here for, to pitch and make the plays. This is our home, and we have to try to win as many games as possible.’’

http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/carlos_zambrano_cubs_keep_their_heads_up_swat_astros_4_2/5675926

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 27, 2011 4:34 PM CDT reply actions

Ditto.

"Any old kind of run wins it!"--Jack Brickhouse

by MannyTrilloFlipsTo1B on Jul 27, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Not to be rude

But doesn’t everyone pretty much say that?

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

No not at all

Z is the one who gets so angry at losing he calls out teammates. Not a great strategy but it does some up who he is and how he feels. Perhaps the words sound similar to what some other player might say Nuke LaLoosh style, but I have no doubt Z really means it. Given the way he was treated last year , you would think he would want the hell out of Dodge , but I believe that he not only wants to win, he wants to make the Cubs a winner and sincerely does not want to leave.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 27, 2011 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions

"Wants to win"

I have no doubt that Z wants to win and that he wants to win as a Cub. I’m just not so convinced that he’s willing to do everything it takes in order to win. Though he’s lost weight the past couple of years, I don’t believe his conditioning is as good as it needs to be. I also wonder if he does all he needs to do in in-season game preparation.

by jerry morales rules on Jul 27, 2011 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Basically.....

He’s no longer good enough to put the Cubs in a position to win on a regular basis.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions

wow everyone is ready to cast away Z

when last year he put up a 128 ERA+ – worth his contract, no but worth the $7-8 million we would get in salary relief if we traded him – yes plus it isnt like he is blocking anyone

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions

But he will be gone after next season.

Why prolong the inevitable?

Hopefully the Cubs make moves to build a rotation for the future—which Zambrano will not be a part of.

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Z spend the 2010 off season in Chicago

to work out. Much more than the vast majority of other players, let alone one Central America

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 27, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Who cares?

He has an ERA near 5. All that extra working out really paid off!

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Phtttt

I’ve seen him working out at the health club by me. He wasn’t going that hard. Of course, that was only once, but the personal trainers all said they’ve never seen him go particularly hard. He probably was doing his real workouts elsewhere and just going there for light cardio.

Losing weight isn’t the same thing as being in shape, and being in shape for a pro athlete is even different. I like Zambrano, seriously. I get the impression that his heart is totally into winning, but I’m not so sure about his mind and his body.

by jerry morales rules on Jul 27, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess just as words in an article they don't come across as being very strong.

It doesn’t appear anyone wants to leave, though. I’m not sure that’s a good thing anymore.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

'treated last year'

I mean, putting him in the bullpen was dumb, but Z has made a career of doing dumb things. I don’t have much sympathy for him.

He’s been much calmer and less of an idiot since last August, and that’s great. But he’s not that great a pitcher, and he’s extremely overpaid. He definitely cares, and I appreciate that. But I don’t think we should cast Z as a victim.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

If he doesn't like getting paid $18m to not do his job very well...

he can go somewhere else.

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Just North of Wrigley Field

by jameslcrockett on Jul 27, 2011 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Kind of like Seinfeld.

166 comments about nothing. Sounds like he’s not going anywhere.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 27, 2011 5:09 PM CDT reply actions

It's not nothing.

The Cubs reportedly contacted the Yankees and tried to get them to take Z and cash. The Yankees didn’t bite.

That was news, whether it amounts to a new destination for Zambrano. AND it was reported by multiple reporters.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, essentially, then it's nothing.

Because Z is still a Cub. No trade happened. Yes, it was reported, and appears to be what actually happened.

In the end, it’s nothing.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 27, 2011 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions

still waiting for those "big things" you told us were "in the works"

As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.

by santoswoodenlegs on Jul 27, 2011 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs

Nothing will happen....

by TJ11 on Jul 27, 2011 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions

The fact that the Cubs are actively shopping Zambrano is something, I'd say.

Fire Jim Hendry.

by shoemile on Jul 27, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Honestly, Al ...

The fact that the Cubs wanted to trade their former ace and an $18 million pitcher is essentially nothing? Really? You’re sticking with this?

Come on, Al. I think what you did the other day with the “big things are in discussions” was perfectly fine. But to imply that this was worthless — and that 160-plus comments weren’t worthwhile — is wrong and, sorry to say, inconsistent.

If the Cubs don’t make any moves this week, will you call what you did yesterday “essentially nothing”? Because that had more than 1,000 comments. In both cases, nothing might end up being the result.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs

No. He'll say that when he was told, his sources were right.

Just like the last time his “sources” told him a bunch of shit that turned out to be….shit.

If Al didn’t act like only HIS sources were to be trusted (when they’ve proved less than reliable) this wouldn’t be nearly as annoying, but the fact that anytime someone posts a thread about trade rumors you can freaking COUNT on Al showing up at some point to call it “mere speculation” or “nothing” makes it pretty damn ridiculous

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 27, 2011 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

like the Congress sometimes one can offer what someone wants and they don't want it anymore

human nature,

but there is still 100 hours left

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Jul 27, 2011 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Silence is golden I guess

Come on Lisa, I'm trying to impress people here. You don't win friends with salad. ~ Homer J. Simpson

by TheBeerBaron on Jul 27, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions

No offense to Al intended here.

I defended him the other day. But I think he’s wrong here.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 27, 2011 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah?

Just wait.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 27, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions

Wait. Read what el said again.

He’s not saying no trades will happen. He defended you on that. He’s saying you’re wrong to poo-poo the Zambrano stuff.

by Shanghai Badger on Jul 27, 2011 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions

yup

Sigh.

Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

by elgato on Jul 28, 2011 5:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Oh.

Sorry. Thought you were referring to what I posted yesterday about sources and what I have found out from them.

Anyway… the Z thing DID turn out to, essentially, be nothing. Because he’s still a Cub and likely to remain one.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 6:40 AM CDT up reply actions

sigh

Anyway… the Z thing DID turn out to, essentially, be nothing. Because he’s still a Cub

Nowhere did the rumors say he was getting traded in the next five minutes. If THAT’S you standard for it being “nothing” then you just admitted that your rumors are nothing as well.

I guess I'm just a worrier, that's why my friends call me whiskers

by Nunyabidness on Jul 28, 2011 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions

I hate to pile on, Al... I honestly really do...

But if the extent of Cubs trades are Fukudome and, say one other minor piece (Grabow / Baker / DeWitt, et al.), then would you say what you posted the other day was “nothing”??

Heck, in that post you were careful, and rightful I would add, that the information you got may be ‘right at the time’, even if it didn’t manifest in a trade(s) because things can change.

So, by that same string of logic, isn’t it also correct that the Z info could be “right at the time” and just changed… resulting in nothing (at least to this point)??

Please don’t get me wrong… I trust you and your sources far more than the majority of the beat writers (especially the slop throwers, like Gordo and Rogers). But I believe elgato is right, here. You seem to be taking the position that most everything posted by others, including the MSM guys (gals, on occasion), is “purely speculation” that should be disregarded… while we should take your sources as gospel. As much as I trust and like you for all the work you do for us… you seem to be taking something of a double-standard approach.

"Stuff like this is why they should shut off the internet."

by Orval Overall on Dec 17, 2010 1:19 PM CST

by fsuapollo on Jul 28, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Let's see what happens over the weekend.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure that matters, Al.

I believe you. Honestly. I absolutely 100% believe you have a source that clued you in to transactions the Cubs were/are hoping to make. Beyond that… I’m hoping there are big things coming for the Cubs. That would be the bright spot of the season.

When you say “trust me, I’ve got a source”, that carries more weight with me than most, if not all of the MSMers because you don’t throw it around.

To me, that doesn’t change the fact that you often run down other rumors that cite ‘unnamed sources / people close to the situation’.

Because while you are right that some of them (cough cough Gordo & Phil cough cough) just make stuff up and/or speculate… many of them do have real sources they need to protect, too.

"Stuff like this is why they should shut off the internet."

by Orval Overall on Dec 17, 2010 1:19 PM CST

by fsuapollo on Jul 28, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

So if Z gets traded before the deadline,

Will the rumors of the Cubs trying to unload him still be “nothing”?

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Of course not.

But I’m pretty certain that isn’t happening.

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

This is a pretty ironic thing for you to say

DEJESUS!!!

by tomas21 on Jul 27, 2011 6:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I've got some information

From some confidential sources. I can’t reveal specifics, but they detail trades the Cubs might (or might not) make. Things may or may not end up happening. Discuss.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow.

Snark even from you?

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by Al Yellon on Jul 28, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Believe me, there is no malicious intent there.

It’s just … I know you trust your sources and that they have asked you not to give specifics. Which makes any discussion about the trades your sources intimate might be happening nothing more than speculation. This is a little strange, considering how you comment on anyone who speculates on what trade might be coming by saying it is “nothing”.

The way I see it, with the trade deadline approaching, any talk about any trade is the same at this point … it’s speculation. Whether the sources are the people you have spoken to or the ones we link to, it’s really all the same. Do I know what’s going to happen? Of course not. But I’d rather wait and see what happens before I post any kind of discussion based upon something that might not even take place to begin with.

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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jul 28, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

NOTHING!!!!

We talked about curse words, banhammers, Shoemile’s mom, Cleveland Steamers, who has post deletion duty today, who is higher ranking, and most of all, TJ said something other than Ricketts Approves!

by hansman1982 on Jul 27, 2011 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

GREENED!

by zach katz on Jul 28, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions

OH GOD

PLEASE BE TRUE

"It's all in the game, yo"

by Worf on Jul 29, 2011 9:02 AM CDT reply actions

Z'b best chance

Was in 2006. The team sucked yet he had 16 wins. You wanted prospects for the future, you trade Zambrano. It didn’t happen and unless he goes completely AWOL on the team (and that wouldn’t be surprising) he’s here for most his career.

by ak123 on Jul 30, 2011 7:11 PM CDT reply actions

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