Prince Fielder Signs Nine-Year Deal With Tigers
For $214 million, via Ken Rosenthal.
So we will see Prince in June...
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Well they're obviously going for it.
Theo, you know what to do…
"I wouldn't know a steroid from a reefer." -Lou Piniella
Whoa.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Yeah.
The mystery team strikes again.
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Maybe.
But this probably doesn’t happen before the VMart injury.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I also saw something ...
about how VMart’s injury gives the Tigers several million in insurance. That could help in year one of the deal — though I have no idea about the Tigers’ long-term payroll commitments.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
For the record,
VMART is one of the stupidest nicknames in baseball. Slightly behind ZPAC.
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by tripdenten on Jan 24, 2012 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
2pac's
brother.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 25, 2012 2:25 PM CST up reply actions
Bobby Bronchitis
Journeyman utility infielder.
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ZPac is Ryan Zimmerman of the Nats,
not sure if he still uses it or is called it, but Karl Ravech used to call him that on Baseball Tonight ca. 2008.
Unless its someone whose name starts with a K, there should be no -Mart suffix nicknames.
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Happy for them
But AL is better place for him. So in 5-9 years of the contract he can DH
Happy TheoJed didn’t do this
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:14 PM CST reply actions
Wow.
Stealing someone’s line at MLBTR: Holy Bongo in the Congo! (don’t think I have to link to that)
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by SouthWabashSoul on Jan 24, 2012 2:14 PM CST reply actions
Even without V-Mart, that's a scary middle of the order.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
V-Mart would not have been good in 2012
No way he was going to repeat his 2011.
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"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
What?
V-Mart would not have been good in 2012
Back this up.
In no healthy season in his career has V-Mart been worth less than 2.9 WAR. His season last year was consistent with what he’s done in his career.
Prior to his injury, what on earth points to him not being good in 2012?
He has 103 RBIs on 12 Home Runs in 2011
And some interesting research from Bill James states that no player has ever had 100 RBIs with less than 20 Home Runs, and then followed it with another 100 RBIs the next season. Some have come very close.
Producing that many RBIs on that little power is very rare. V-Mart hit a lot of line drives with Miguel Cabrera on base in front of him. A lot of line drives that would have to fall in again.
Unfortunately, now we won’t know if he’s be the first to get to 100 RBIs again.
"Just shut up and play" - Matt Garza
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
I did overstate his most likely 2012 season
He probably would have been good, but it would have been doubtful that he could reach 100 RBIs in 2012.
There were one other player that had 100 RBIs and less than 13 HRs (my bad, just looked at the article again) in 2011 – Michael Young – 11 HRs and 106 RBIs. We’ll see what he does in 2012.
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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
If he waws going to hit 5th behind Fielder
he wouldn’t have 100RBIs. Prince is pretty good at clearing the bases himself.
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9 years…
9 YEARS
NINE YEARS
My mind is blown…Scott Boras, you magnificent bastard.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'm thinking
… five or six years from now, the Tigers regret doing this.
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not as much as the Angels with Albert
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You just know every sports editor in LA have that on a post-it in their office.
Also, sports writers are betting on the day that word is used in their paper’s headlines.
All one of them
Not too many sports editors left here in L.A.
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by ForTheLoveOfBiitner on Jan 24, 2012 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
OMG -- copyright this term now!
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
Absolutely.
At a certain point, which Fielder passed a long time ago, every pound is like an extra 4 to 6 pounds your knees have to carry. It’s almost a guarantee that part of his body will severely break down without some type of change to his weight. I also can’t imagine that as he gets older, that elbows or shoulders are going to hold up that well.
If they win a WS in the next five years though, does it make it worth it? I guess that’s the question, and I’m betting that’s what the Tigs GM is banking on.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
But that's the same argument
made about Sori. Had the Cubs not choked in 08 we might view him differently. But at least he was one less year about 50 mill less.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
Fielder is a much better player than Soriano, though.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
True
But do you want to take that bet he still will be in year 6?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:40 PM CST up reply actions
Sure
We’ve already seen what Soriano does without any legs, I’m sure Fielder produces as much or more than that.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
OK but is that worth an extra 50 million?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
If we theoretically won a WS within the whole of that contract?
Yes.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
If not
then it was a gamble lost. Seeing as how we’ve lost on gamble after gamble, I wouldn’t want to take another, but the Tigers haven’t been down that same path as of late.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
That's exactly what I am going for
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
The big diff to me for an AL team is the DH.
Nothing happens unless it's first a dream
by puckishcubsfan on Jan 24, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
If they win a couple World Series they won't...
…didn’t see this coming…gotta love the “mystery teams” in FA negotiations. Kenny Williams just soiled himself.
I may hate him for what he stands for
But gets the job done
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
You hate people that stand for what the core task of their job is?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Yep that job
I hate sports agents. But it’s not the kind of hate Ed has for Kerry.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
Um...why do you hate sports agents exactly?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:40 PM CST up reply actions
Well, they do have a history of duping the Cubs pretty badly...
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
and that should give everyone a myriad of reasons to hate the Cubs Front Office...
not sports agents.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I feel fine hating them both.
Except for Aaron Miles’ agent. That man must be a wizard. I will forever be in awe of him.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
Dupes both Cubs and Dodgers
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
No in that case I blame the Cubs
Anyone who has that much power, scares me.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
Correction.......
Jim Hendry had a history of being duped by sports agents……
I'm still not seeing where she claimed you "said" you hate Wood.
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Namecalling.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
Now that's really "name" calling...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jan 24, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Where did Easy Ed call shoe a name?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Called him an ass
Oh, ISWYDT
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
I'm still not seeing where he called him an ass.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
Misread
I’m wrong, he was commenting on someone’s ass, maybe Shoe’s.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
You have no legs
So an ass is really all you have.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
Are you tolling on purpose or did you forget to take meds?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
points for honesty
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
lol
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jan 25, 2012 7:46 PM CST up reply actions
So does this make the Tigers more or less likely to push for Garza?
They might not have the money to pay him … but they also seem intent on going for it.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
that or they may offset the lack of an extra pitcher with his offense.
in their thinking. but who knows? at this point they almost have to pull the trigger on garza…right?
yeah, but they could also afford to wait
until July and see who else is available. They should be right there in the NL Central with the team they have, so they may not have the urgency to do a deal right now.
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by SouthWabashSoul on Jan 24, 2012 2:18 PM CST up reply actions
The Tigers might look at Garza as a rental.
This is something the Cardinals do a lot - get a pitcher at the end of a deal as a hired gun to help during a 1 or 2-year window.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I think they were clearly going for it before this. You me and 23 regular BCBers could probably compete in the AL Central.
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by puckishcubsfan on Jan 24, 2012 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
There's also the Prince-Cecil connection.
I know that the two aren’t close, but from a marketing perspective …
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I think it may come out
that one or two of those years are options???
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by SouthWabashSoul on Jan 24, 2012 2:20 PM CST reply actions
Boras wins again.
I don’t get why people hate the guy. He’s good at his job, why hate on that?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Because no one likes agents.
And Boras is the Yankees of agents.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
I should have said...
…I know why people hate him, but it doesn’t make any sense.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
I'm not sure Mrs. Fielder is going to like Detroit much better than Milwaukee
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by cooliogirl47 on Jan 24, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe she could learn to like Windsor, Ontario....
it’s just across the Ambassador bridge and it’s a nice town. Bring your passport!
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One less rival
bidder for Cespedes? That said, I think the fish will go overboard to get him.
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MLB should cap contracts to 5 years
……and that will never happen I know.
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"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
If this was the baseline offer to meet or beat,
I’m sure glad the Cubs were not in this ridiculous spending for an overweight slugger for nine years. I doubt his knees will ever hold up that long.
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It's like the Griffey Family Part Duex....
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:27 PM CST reply actions
Except they talk to each other.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
by cubswynn on Jan 24, 2012 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought I read Prince and Cecil are trying to work things out.
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by puckishcubsfan on Jan 24, 2012 2:39 PM CST up reply actions
That's a lot of years.
Can’t criticize Epstein for not offering up that kind of contract. Yikes.
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by shoemile on Jan 24, 2012 2:29 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Bruce can.
Come to think of it… Where has that little ball of sunshine been lately?
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 24, 2012 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
No doubt making plans for a Spring Training trip...
…to Bradenton, Surprise, and/or Clearwater.
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Or cooking up meatballs
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 25, 2012 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
Living life
and not thinking about you.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 25, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Any chance this makes the Tigers...
…more willing to go all in and getting Garza?
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
How about go all in for Garza..
AND Soriano. Who’s with me! Soriano DH’s until his contract’s up and then Fielder will be ready to take that over. Plus you have to consider the Tigers a contender now…anybody?! Yeah I know how it won’t happen..
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Miggy, Fielder, AND Soriano?
They’ll be fighting over that DH role lol.
"Pounding sand since 1982...."
Yup.
The LF and 3B are just way, way out of position. All the way into the dugout.
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I believe its called a field balk??
For example if the first basemen is holding the runner on with both feet in foul ground.
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But they aren't "fielders," at least by ability if not name
It can be proven by hitting a baseball at any of them….
9 years of playing/living in Detroit?
Yikes. That sounds like torture.
Yet another athlete that is just all about the money.
I agree it would be torture
but “all about the money”
Detroit is a serious contender
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I agree
Detroit may not be great.. but they do have a good team.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Detroit isn't that bad
and it’s not like he’ll be living in Detroit. If he lives anywhere near there, I’d guess it would be in the Farmington Hills or Grosse Point area.
As for the city itself, the area around Ford Field and Comerica is fantastic. Greektown is right there as well, and that’s a fun part of the city. I will admit to not being that well schooled in the parts of that city outside of that general area, but as for around that park, it’s kinda nice.
And yeah, I don’t see how Detroit doesn’t win the AL Central next year, unless things go very poorly.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
They must have done a MASSIVE redevelopment project around Comerica...
I went to a Tigers/Royals game the summer it opened and it was a ghetto around Comerica.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
It's better
but when you start to venture away by just a little bit, like in the route you have to take when leaving Ford Field after a major event, then it gets a little dodgy. There were also some streets a little bit away we’d look down and it kind of gave you the feeling that’s what the path to Mount Doom must have felt like.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
As a whole
maybe, but there are spots in the city that there that are as nice as other cities. The neighborhoods are a dump, yes.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
I grew up in the Oakland County area
Nice safe towns like Farmington Hills, Birmingham, and my old hometown of West Bloomfield Township. In fact my brother still lives in Beverly Hills (yup, it’s really called that).
My brother-in-law lives in Berkeley...
…and it seems like a perfectly nice suburban area. It’s only when you drive within the city limits of Detroit itself that things start to go all “Escape From New York.”
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As opposed to everyone else...
like accountants…those guys are known for taking a lower contract to show loyalty to Accounts Receivable. Oh yeah, and Waitresses…they totally put $ second to the quality of the food they’re serving.
Come on.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
What on earth are you talking about?
Money is the biggest motivator for some, sure. But you’re making it sound like it’s the biggest motivator for all, which is absurd. Some people take lesser money for shorter commute, or work from home options, or better benefits, or due to the culture, etc. I could go on and on.
by kanderber on Jan 24, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Those people are probably happier too
At some point you have to start doing the job that came with the higher salary. And for most people, the higher salary just means more stuff and bigger bills. If you didn’t take the job that made you happiest, imo you made the wrong choice.
It’s sad that there are people who can’t imagine even considering taking a lower salary at a job you like more.
And which of those things should Prince Fielder have taken into consideration above the $214 million?
I’m not trying to start a fight here, it’s just that given the large amounts of $ good FA baseball players get offered…not much else can really factor into the equation. Commute? They can afford to make that a moot point. Benefits? Nope again. Other than where they’ll have to play half of the games and live for the regular season…the $ is all that is going to matter for all most all of the Big Time FA Baseball Players.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
Kobe has the best commute
Helicopter from his house to Staples
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Not anymore
Vanessa gets all the homes in Orange County. He lives in a brothel near Staples.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Or just be swell chaps that put fans, ownership and the marketing departments before contract $.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
Mike Hampton claimed the local schools were a factor when he signed with the Rockies.
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Mike Hampton sucked.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
I hope those nice schools taught his kids that free agent ML pitchers shouldn't think Colorado is the best place to sign a cheaper contract.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah
he’s all about the money, that’s why he’s going to a team that has a hell of a chance at making the post season again. I guess he should have gone to the Orioles or Nationals like he was rumored to…THAT wouldn’t be going for just the money or anything…
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
I'm just saying...
you gotta factor in quality of life here. Maybe saying he’s all about the money wasn’t fair.
Do you honestly think he's going to live within the city
or where the $1 million+ homes are?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
Gee, I don't know...
you gotta factor in quality of life here.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
You're right
Prince may as well be living in fucking Burma. How silly I was to think that dudes with boatloads of money choose to stay in bad areas that give them a worse quality of life.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
Anger issues much? Yikes.
Since you’re having a really, really hard time understanding what I’m saying, I’ll try to make it easier for you…
I’m sure it’s quite nice to make 20M a year. But is 20M a year while living in a complete shithole of a city better than making, say, 16M a year while living somewhere you’d actually enjoy? To put it into more layman’s terms… if you were to be paid 120K to do whatever it is you do, but you’d have to live in rural Missouri… or you could be paid 110K to do that exact same thing but live in a great high rise in downtown Chicago, what would you do?
Does that make sense, or do I need to even further dumb it down for you to be able to understand? This is unbelievably straight forward here.
by kanderber on Jan 24, 2012 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I'd take the extra 4M.
And get ready for your response kanderber..you asked for it..
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Good Grief...
it doesn’t matter what major metropolitan area you live in…if you make 16M or 20M dollars…you freaking live in a really really nice area. This is one of the stupider arguments I’ve seen on BCB in a long time.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
You're really missing the point here.
Obviously having a big bank account means you can buy nice things.
THE SAME NICE THINGS CAN COST MORE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU BUY THEM.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:56 PM CST up reply actions
Impossible.
It always costs the same exact money to distribute products from Point A to Point B, because they’re always Point A and Point B. C?
And people say I like to argue.
Craig and SWL are say that the kind of money Prince will make will allow him a good quality of life.
Your rebuttal is “His quality of life will suck”
I can’t figure out whether you’re being intentionally obtuse, or simply unable to admit you might be wrong.
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 24, 2012 7:54 PM CST up reply actions
That's not at all...
what I said. Are you trying to resurrect an argument because it’s fun for you, or did you really not understand what I was saying?
Yeah, still can't tell.
I’m leaning towards “unable to admit you might be wrong”
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 25, 2012 8:28 AM CST up reply actions
Wrong about what?
Questioning why a guy might want to live in Detroit rather than living in a different place for a little less money?
Ok
then you’re being intentionally obtuse.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 25, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
that solved that
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 27, 2012 11:00 AM CST up reply actions
Who says.......
he’s going to live IN Detroit? Obviously-you’ve never been to Michigan and don’t realize there are many nice suburbs within 30 minutes or less.
Which were reviewed ad nauseum
All I know is, if I were signed to that much money to play for the Tigers, I probably would have a place in Farmington, and another in Petoskey. I then wouldn’t even bother with hanging out in the city of Detroit itself, which is the strategy followed by most people who live near Detroit.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 27, 2012 11:54 AM CST up reply actions
No, she thinks she's right.
Detroit is equivalent to living in a third-world country. Every day Prince goes to the ballpark, he will be experiencing the same harrowing journey one sees when one watches Blackhawk Down. When he comes home, he takes his life into his own hands every time he opens the door, walks in front of a window, or drinks tap water without first boiling it for an hour.
What she fails to recognize is that, with Prince’s wealth, he can buy his way into the favor of the local warlords, hire an armored entourage (complete with M1A1 Abrams, an M2 Bradley, and an EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle), and has actually invested in a fully functioning replica of Iron Man’s suit.
by Flatley on Jan 25, 2012 10:22 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Why not just buy Aquafina, Inc itself?
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He can't afford that AND all the armored vehicles. Duh!
Maybe Kanderber is onto something, after all….
OTOH...
…maybe he can get GM to make Hummers again, since they’re back to being number one and all, he’ll endorse them, and he can get them for free, as opposed to paying for all those armored vehicles. THEN he can buy Aquafina, Inc.?
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She? That's cute.
Suggest that I’m a woman because you don’t agree with what I’m saying, in an effort to try to demean. Very telling.
Kanderber
I can only speak for myself not the rest of BCB ladies………………
but if that’s actually the case I am thinking about words that Al would not like me to use.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
That's not the case.
One can mistakenly assign someone a gender without malicious intent. I appreciate your sensitivity on the subject, but please don’t assume the reason I referred to kanderber as a “she.” Please review my comments and note that the pronoun was used without any kind of gender-bias derision. Replace “she” with “he,” and the tone of my argument changes not at all.
See then I'm happy I didn't type out
any of the words :)
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
I suggest that you're a woman because I thought it was established that you were a woman.
I don’t use or view gender as a way to taint an argument, and I resent the implication. Seriously.
Haha... what would make you think I'm a woman?
I’ve been on this site for years, and don’t know why anyone would assume that?
FINALLY, some clarity.
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I got this one Kanderber
You just don’t get it SWL, I can’t make it any easier for you to understand.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
Hah!
Beaten to the point by a few seconds.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
How am I angry?
I completely get what you’re saying, but you’re ignoring the fact that I’m pointing out how shortsighted that is. Again, not everyone is all about big city living, so I’m not sure why you’re automatically assuming that’s how Prince is. Additionally, he’s played his career in Milwaukee up to this point. Do you think he spends his time living in Milwaukee, or living elsewhere or hanging out in other places. Regardless whether Detroit is a dump or not, nothing dictates that Prince must live within that city and spend his non-playing time there, and there’s very upscale areas outside of Detroit that he can spend his time in anyway.
I would also gladly take the $120K and live very comfortably in rural Missouri, in a very spacious home, than make $110k and barely get by in Chicago, which, by the way, wouldn’t come close to paying for a high rise there downtown. I really don’t think you understand the difference in economies from town to town, but whatever.
Does this make sense, or do I keep needing to bring up silly things, like logic and facts?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Well first off...
I acknowledged in my original reply to you that it wasn’t fair for me to assume Prince took this purely because of money. I thought that was clear, but look back up (maybe you missed it).
Secondly, 110K = barely getting by in Chicago? Umm… okay? It sounds like you’re the one who doesn’t understand cost of living differences… at all… not me.
Thirdly, and more topically, Detroit IS a dump. I just don’t get why you don’t understand why I might question why a player might want to commit to living there for 9 years versus somewhere that’s, you know, not a cesspool. That’s really what this discussion is all about. I understand that he’s not going to be living on the streets amongst gangbangers, but he’s still living in Detroit.
The man only has to live in Detroit during the baseball season.
And, there are nice parts of the Detroit metro area.
The rest of the year, he can live wherever he chooses.
It really isn’t an issue.
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You're really missing the point here.
HE’S A DIRTY $ LOVER.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
I like clean, laundered money
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by KJ24 on Jan 24, 2012 4:13 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
A 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1300 sq ft condo in downtown chicago costs...
about $2000+ a month, depending on where you’re looking.
I OWN a 5 bedroom, 2 and a half bath, with a full finished basement that is around 2600 sq ft for around $1050 a month. That’s here in the South Bend metro area where cost of living is significant different than downtown Chicago. If I wanted the same in Chicago, I would either not be able to find it, or I would barely be able to get by considering what the cost of rent or mortgage would be.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
Im not the biggest fan of Indiana
but I wouldn’t be against moving there if my wife got a job as a professor at Notre Dame. Plus, Indiana is an up and coming musky fishing state.
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Whoa, hold back the anger..
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by KJ24 on Jan 24, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Where's my lithium?
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 4:16 PM CST up reply actions
Ha!
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 25, 2012 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Just saying.....
…… you could go out less than 20 miles from downtown Chicago, to say, Des Plaines or Mt. Prospect, and find something similar to what you have now.
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Don't think so....
That’s where I used to live.
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They don't.
Not any more. You’ve been gone from there a long time.
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And it wasn't my point to get into this argument.....
… if I had a pont at all, it was to say you canget a comparable home the Chciago suburbs. ZIllow confirms this. With Craig in South Bend, we don’t know what his down payment was, his interest rate, property taxes, etc., are to make for $1050 a month.
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Of course you can get a comparable home...
But in my 2200 sq. foot home in the Western burbs, buy taxes would make up about 60% of the cost of his monthly payments alone.
Kanderber's point involved a residence in a downtown highrise
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 25, 2012 11:21 AM CST up reply actions
But it's funny to think about that as the point of comparison.
When you hear about local athletes living in Chicago, where do they end up? Lincoln Park, Old Irving Park, Wrigleyville, and the suburbs. They’re not springing to pay to live in those high rise even with their disposable income.
I'm in Lombard
and $1500 in rent gets me 3 bedrooms, two baths, a partially finished basement and no garage.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 25, 2012 2:42 PM CST up reply actions
Kandeber...
Have you ever been to Detroit?
The Metro Detroit area is a great place overall to live. Sure, some parts of the inner city are a pit, but I could take you to many parts of Chicago that are unsafe and horrible eyesores as well!
I have lived in the suburbs for 30 years and the suburbs rock! Some of the best neighborhoods and towns in the country are right here scattered around the metro area.
Never felt unsafe going to a game and in fact, the cost of living is a lot better here than in Chicago. I can get a parking garage 3 blocks from Comerica Park for $6 and closer for no more than $10.
Besides, who cares where Prince Fielder might choose to live? I mean really, this is so stupid.
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 25, 2012 12:02 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I've never been to Detroit
But I would be willing to be there are some very wealthy people that call Detroit/ suburbs home. That by moving there, Prince and his family will find a good neighborhood.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
I've never been there and I know it's not the same,
but Chicago has its run down parts as well, along with good areas.
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Now if we are talking Burma that may not be the case
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
Wow
There wikipedia page is pretty interesting. Way more so than the debate about choosing to live in Detroit. LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
horrible economic conditions also
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions
If that is politics....
so is living in reasons why one won’t want to live in Detroit.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 8:02 AM CST up reply actions
wut?
For some fans, Kerry Wood is that dollap of pumpkin paste.
by Nunyabidness on Jan 25, 2012 8:29 AM CST up reply actions
Dang it.
My dad went there about seven years ago, in a medical capacity, no less.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 9:57 AM CST up reply actions
Burma?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 12:03 PM CST up reply actions
You may know it as Myanmar
But to me, it will always be Burma
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by Shanghai Badger on Jan 25, 2012 1:16 PM CST up reply actions
Actually I learned that from the
wikipedia page.
But VCF said his dad went there in a medical capacity…..
I was wondering if he meant Burma or Detroit.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
Burma, yes.
I call it “Burma”, just like I call the city in southern Vietnam “Saigon”.
But this is probably breaching Al’s politics rule.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:47 PM CST up reply actions
so what did your dad while he was there?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
o.0
You may want to try rephrasing that.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
I'm guessing you knew what I meant
rolling my eyes
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
but what
Did your dad specifically do while he was visiting Burma 7 years ago?
Is that better? :)
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
Did health care work
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
wow thats really neat
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 25, 2012 8:39 PM CST up reply actions
Myanmar
Myanmar was once Burmanople
Now it’s Myanmar, it’s not Burmanople
Been a long time gone, old Burmanople
Now it’s Myan delight on a moonlit night!
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 25, 2012 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
♫ ♫ That's nobody's business but the Turks ♫♫
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Myanmar?
What is that the discount pharmacy?
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Sounds like you're drinking...........
HATER-ade!
WELL YOU'RE NOT GETTING AND YOU DON'T HAVE, SO SHUT UP.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
NO THEY'RE NOT!
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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
I dont want you to have that stupid marlins thing as your picture.
bring “Rainbow Theo” or “Life the board game spinner Theo” back
So i you can give you can take it.
Nope, I'm a Marlins fan for 2012.
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WILL NOT HAVE
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Does this remove them from the running for Cespedes?
THEO!
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jan 24, 2012 2:44 PM CST reply actions
I confess, I have no idea who Cespedes is,
but every time I see his name I immediately start thinking of the human centipede.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
I hear
Human Centipede Redux is much, much worse (or better, depending on your perspective/tolerance levels).
"We are not equations with hats." -Dean Young
Part 2 is worse.
First one actually seemed like a movie. Disturbing, but a movie. The second one, I felt bored throughout it. These movies take Ass to Mouth to a new level.
by ubercubsfan on Jan 25, 2012 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
I'm happy our FO didn't wait around or plan off-season around Prince's signing.
We would have either overspent or missed some good windows of opportunity (Rizzo).
"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is." - Yogi Berra
I thought I heard he didn't want to DH...
I’m not really sure who’s better defensively- Cabrera or Prince- I’m pretty sure they’re both kinda meh.
THEO!
by wrigleyrocker12 on Jan 24, 2012 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
Doesn't matter where he wants to play
They just paid his ass 214 million dollars, he better play where they tell him to…
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That's three 1B/DH
guys on the roster.
V-Mart (hurt this year, obviously) is signed through 2014 at $13M for ’13 and $12M for ’14.
Cabrera is signed for $21M next year (’13) and $22M a year for the following two.
And now Prince is signed through the end of time.
So it looks like they’ll be trying to shed V-Mart’s salary next off-season, coming off an injury.
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by Orval Overall on Dec 17, 2010 1:19 PM CST
VMart
is going to be a tough sell. They might be able to move Cabrera though.
His injury is a blessing in disguise
He could not repat his 2011 season.
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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
I have a feeling that Detroit would rather sell off Cabrera and his drinking issues before V-Mart
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Holy moly
I wasn’t expecting anyone to sign him for that long. So glad we weren’t in on this. Have fun with your future DH (and possible useless lump in the last one or two years), Detoit.
Reading through the Tigers SB Nation blog comments reminds me of the day we signed Soriano.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
The Marlins, who have a shortstop
sign Jose Reyes. The Tigers, who have a first baseman, sign Prince Fielder. Free agency no longer makes sense to me.
Oh c'mon, he had a pretty decent stockpile going at the QB position for awhile (cough)
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and the Cubs, who have Matt Garza
sign Rodrigo Lopez.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Neither of these moves bother me
nearly as much as the Rockies trading to get Scutaro.
Wish someone could explain that one to me.
what?!!?!?
you need someone to explain something to you?
So i you can give you can take it.
by epsilon on Jan 25, 2012 8:50 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Is it just me?
Or is that Siri voice in the TV spots really, really like one of the voices in those Xtranormal “If you can type, you can make a film” things that are all over YouTube?
I can see him staying there 6 to 6.5 years
Then getting traded to the Yankees, who cut him before the last year of the contract. Maybe a stint with the Angels and the Indians before he has to retire because he’s put on too much weight.
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UNOFFICIAL POLL: Will Prince top his fathers 245 HR's for the Tigers?
He’d have to average 246/9 = 27.333. He could obviously be out before the 9 years is up or (in theory) be there even longer. He’s averaged 38 over the last 6 seasons and hit 38 last year.
I say….. NO, but he’ll hit over 200.
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I'm kind of surprised, but then, I'm not...
It’s the Tigers, and this isn’t their first shocker… With what they have now though, they’re no doubt the favorites for the AL Central next season and maybe for the next three or four years unless the Sox and the Twins can rebuild, maybe the Tribe can throw something at them but I doubt it.
This will be interesting a few years down the road though, because we’re still not sure how Prince’s knees will hold up at his given weight, he may have to shred some poundage, but I’m sure we all have the feeling that Prince, even though he can play first, was signed primarily to play the DH like a David Ortiz.
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Those who keep saying they're happy...
…about not signing Prince or Albert, let’s see how thrilled you are when the Cubs are 65-97 for the next few years. It’s pretty obvious that you need to spend money to win a Championship and these guys are two of the premier players in the game.
Apparently, these long term deals are what it takes to sign the best players…don’t see that changing anytime soon because of the precedent that’s been set.
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by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
what?
do you believe that the cost of elite free agents is going to go down in the future?
Apparently, these long term deals are what it takes to sign the best players…don’t see that changing anytime soon because of the precedent that’s been set.
what?
In other words, how much money do you think Joey Votto will get after the 2013 season
when he is 30 years old? More or less than Fielder and Pujols?
At some point in the future, the Cubs are going to have to sign another FA to a long-term deal where the back end is a lot worse than the front end of the contract. All good teams that contend have them. Cardinals fans are going to regret Matt Holliday’s contract in 2 years, but that WS title they just won will make it sting a little less. I’d think the same would hold true for Tigers fans as well.
In a weak AL Central and with 2 elite players in their prime (Verlander/Cabrera), signing Fielder makes the Tigers the team to beat in their division for the next 4-5 years. How much revenue will those October games generate? How many more fans will attend games at Comerica Park to see a perennial contender?
Another way of saying this
is to simply look at how much better the Tigers were than any other AL Central team in 2012, add in the value of Fielder, and realize that they are now getting the additional bump needed to vault themselves from playoff-contender to World Series-leaders. Essentially they realized their peak value out of their players will be 2012 or 2013 and decided to sellout for a World Series in the next 2-3 years. I think it’s totally awesome and I’d totally do it to win a damn Series.
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what?
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
who?
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 25, 2012 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
So you think Prince could bring them more wins next year?
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
I'll take that record next year over that contract for a better future anyday.
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For PERHAPS a better future
Nothing is guaranteed.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 25, 2012 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
It can get worse...
Soooooo much worse. (Chicago cubs from 1954 to 1966).
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Jan 25, 2012 11:38 PM CST up reply actions
so we should trade Garza for Fielder
that is the fix
/sarcasm
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A: To Dump Garza
"It’s pretty obvious that you need to spend money to win a Championship"
You’re wrong, or at the very least, it’s not just about spending boatloads of money.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 24, 2012 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Yep it's been set
Obviously from the this off season we see exactly how Theo will run the Cubs during his whole tenure, spend little $$$ not sign big name FA’s
/Sarcasm/
Spending copious amounts of $$$$$
is ok, but it has to be the right player and the right time.
Or maybe we could look @ his tenure @ BoSox and see he did spend big money and sometime got burned. Hopefully he’s learned from that.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
That's what I honestly hope he did learn from his time in Boston.
Also, I’m glad all these teams are spending all this money on FA’s that I wouldn’t be happy if the Cubs did. All these big money long term contracts will hopefully strap these other teams in the long run and maybe the Cubs can take advantage of the market in the future.
In Theo and Jed I Trust
Me either
Right now spending millions on a 1st baseman when you look some of the other 24 and wonder if on a good team if they’d even make the roster I don’t think is a good move.
TheoJed seem to have a plan & I am hoping it has to do more with the later part.
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by shoemile on Oct 21, 2011 10:10 PM CDT
by Madison Cub Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:47 PM CST up reply actions
The Cubs are rebuilding. I get it.
It would have been stupid to sign Fielder now. But they’re going to have to spend this kind of money/years on a player to compete down the road. I just find it funny how almost everybody on here wanted to sign Pujols or Fielder a few months ago and now there’s cheers that we didn’t.
Meanwhile, the ticket prices are still some of the highest in the league and other teams like the Tigers and Angels are greatly improving.
For a few years.
What about when they’re strapped with those contracts that they won’t deserve anymore and are looking for money to keep their team intact and improving. It’s going to be in Soriano-like money, but worse. Just too long of deals.
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Nobody is rooting against spending money.
They want to spend it wisely over the proper amount of times for the right players. Pujols and Fielder would have put huge dents in the payroll and may be albatrossesby the end of their contracts. Plus we may not compete during the first year or two of the contract. And in case you missed it, we traded for baseball’s top first base prospect within the last month, so that has something to do with it.
You're really making unfounded generalizations and missing points left and right.
Almost no one on BCB was arguing for Pujols, and no one was arguing for him at 10 freaking years. I and others were hoping for Fielder, but not at nine (or really even eight) years. The call for Fielder was at a higher AAV for five or six years.
The reasons are simple:
The Cubs would have paid each guy $25 million or so a season to be the best player on bad teams in 2012-13.
They would have spent about that much (depending on backloading) in 2020-22, when both guys would have been past their primes. The fact that two AL teams who can use the DH to extend each player’s shelf life is really important to consider.
And the middle years would have been mediocre because resources would have been tied trying to restock veteran teams without the benefit of a fully resourced farm system. See the 2010 draft.
The Cubs will spend money again. But giving nine years to Fielder — with the rest of the cupboard so freaking bare and without a DH — would have been a horrible decision.
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by elgato on Jan 24, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
Dammit elgato...you just outlined for me why the NL will lobby to get the DH...
to keep players like Pujols and Fielder from jumping to the AL on extended contracts.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
I can see the argument.
Although this offseason is certainly the exaggerated example.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
They could also argue against it because the NL doesn't want to pay for a DH.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
Fair point, too,
I’m not advocating for DH expansion.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
so NL clubs signing ace starting pitchers is the next market inefficency?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It's already happened, if you think about it.
The Phillies are doing it.
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Winner.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
On what grounds do you base your claim that the Cubs will be "65-97" for the next few years?
Honest question.
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by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
I'll accept this answer because the math works.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
I'll accept this answer because you're drunk again.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
I was in favor of signing Fielder, but not to a deal this long
An aggressive 5-6 year deal may have made sense, but not this. Detroit effectively signed Prince to a 5/$130M deal (which could have made some sense) and then threw a 4/$84M deal on the end of it (which makes no sense at all).
A lot of it is sour grapes
I’ll admit, that’s a lot of scratch for a player. But a lot of people here think because you’ve been burned a few times by big contracts that you never should offer another one again.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 25, 2012 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
Name one.
We’ll all wait.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 25, 2012 10:17 PM CST up reply actions
he's been here long enough that he doesn't need to ci-
whoops, wrong person
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 25, 2012 10:28 PM CST up reply actions
Sometimes I wonder if they aren't one and the same
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
shoemile's new sig line?
“Because the Cubs have been burned a few times by big contracts, I think they never should offer another one again.”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
No
Wait the rest of your life, if you like.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 26, 2012 12:19 AM CST up reply actions
Shit...you are full of it.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 26, 2012 12:24 AM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Have a nice day, SWL
You’re a fine man.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 26, 2012 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
For you to be able to back up one of your specious arguments?
I don’t see that happening in the cumulative rest of the lives of every poster in this thread.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2012 8:50 AM CST up reply actions
That's a big Twinkie
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 26, 2012 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
Forty years of darkness! Dogs and cats living together!
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
i will quote Keith Law on thie
“I feel like this is an offseason that may be coming from ownership or marketing, saying ‘we can’t lose 100 games again.’ In that situation the baseball operations department should say ‘do you want to win in the long term? Or do you want to just stink less in the short term?’
this is what he has said about teams coming off bad seasons that are trying to spend and build at the same time. It does not mix well, and basically sets up for a double fail instead.
Q: Why did Theo Epstein cross the road?
A: To Dump Garza
keith law is a meatball
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 26, 2012 10:18 PM CST up reply actions
He's also part of the groupthink.
www.facebook.com/craighudak
by Craig in South Bend on Jan 27, 2012 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
NO SPORTSWRITER THINKS ANY TEAM SHOULD HAND OUT A BIG CONTRACT EVER AGAIN!!1!1!
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 27, 2012 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
OR a completely bigger one
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
B.S. B.S. B.S.
Fact is, many of us here were willing to see TheoJed offer him a 5-7 year contract. It was when he constantly demanded 9-10 years that we balked. And we did that because most of us weren’t certain his body would hold up that long. I, personally, was hoping for a 5-7-year contract like nearly everyone else here.
For someone who makes unfounded and inaccurate generalizations left and right, this one right here is really a stretch. As I recall, you were the one criticizing those of us balking at a 9-10 year contract as not being true Cubs fans. However, I’d much rather see the guys in the front office thinking things over before they offer a contract, not just rushing into a contract and giving us what later turns out to be an albatross (see Soriano, Alfonso).
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 26, 2012 6:31 AM CST up reply actions
Hey -- write your own material!
For someone who makes unfounded and inaccurate generalizations left and rightt
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Whoops.
You already said that in this thread. I just hope my point works too.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 26, 2012 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
It's cool.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Huh?
I don’t think I ever said balking at a 9-10 year deal meant you weren’t a true Cubs fan. I do think Fielder might have been had earlier for a 5-7 year deal with more money rather than more years.
And I’d say those generalizations are, more often than not, right on the money (no pun intended).
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 26, 2012 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
Well, I think we can blame Scott Boras for pushing as long a deal as Detroit gave them.
That would be my guess why the Cubs didn’t go after Fielder longer.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 26, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
Why do you think he might have been had earlier for a 5-7 year deal?
There’s nothing to support that.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Five years? No way.
Six years? No way.
Seven? Maybe — but the AAV of that deal would’ve been ungodly.
Boras’ objective was to get Prince eight to 10 years and nothing was going to stop him. It’s funny — in a disturbing way — to think of all the baseball writers speculating about Prince taking a one-year deal to let the market reset. Scott Boras makes the market.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
And seven years at an ungodly high AAV ...
wouldn’t be that much better than nine years of a somewhat-godly AAV..
The Cubs’ best hope was that the Fielder market was so bad that he might take a 6-year, $25 million deal. NBF is saying the Cubs could have dazzled him earlier in the offseason with such an offer — but that’s not how Boras operates. Remember how late in the offseason the Cubs signed Maddux in 2004?
Boras probably figured Washington was his best bet, until Detroit lost VMart. Then, he went strong at Illitch, who will look like Tom Hicks in about five years.
We should have probably guessed that Fielder wasn’t anything more than a longshot to come to Chicago when Sean Marshall was traded.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Yeah, you would
And I’d say those generalizations are, more often than not, right on the money
You’d also be wrong.
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2012 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
Then why wasn't he had for a 5-7 year deal?
Answer: Because Boras held out for a longer deal that also included more money. If he could have been had for less years, I’m sure he would be signed weeks ago.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 26, 2012 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
There you go.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 27, 2012 11:55 AM CST up reply actions
WOO HOO!!!
A 400-pound bullet dodged!
Get your fat ass out of my division, fat ass!
"It's all in the game, yo"
I wish one...just one of our regular position players could hit like him.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
We don't get to play AAA teams....other than the Astros.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
So how do the Marlins fit into all of this?
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
by shoemile on Jan 24, 2012 4:01 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
They'll win at least 10 more games than we will this season.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:06 PM CST up reply actions
Like anyone could ever know that.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
Sorry, if it's not on Twitter, it can't be trusted...
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You need to link to the content provider if you're going to make claims like this.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
She's getting me some ice cream.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
Britney gets you ice cream, Dan gets you soup...
What does Koyie Hill get you?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
off
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:22 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Admitting it is the first step
Congrats – you’re on your way to recovery
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Gotcha covered.
And, Detroit Tigers, I’m SWL’ing you for sheer, overreactionary financial insanity.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
i should take your old avatar just for the hell of it
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
Please email us at
dtpollittnSWL @ gmail dot com
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
i'm going to put that email on spam lists
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Look man, I've been praying for almost 10 solid minutes...
this was our last resort, OK?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
This isn't as bad as when we talked you into getting a massage from that lady @ Hometown Buffet.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:31 PM CST up reply actions
That was supposed to be special.
And it wasn’t special at all.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
It wasn't for you....
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
WE ALREADY GET PARADE MAGAZINE AND SOUTHERN LIVING AND SICENTIFIC AMERICAN AND VOGUE
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
you guys are set for life
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
Dan wouldn't renew our Thrasher subscription...
jerk.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
you're going to hell, man
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 4:38 PM CST up reply actions
Hmm... I wonder which one that makes you...
or 
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
You don't even know who Steve Caballero is man...
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:44 PM CST up reply actions
I've built a sturdy enough reputation around here that I don't need to resort to such meaningless bullcrap like sourcing.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
You know what? I think you're right...please continue.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:20 PM CST up reply actions
also, check your damn email already
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions
So we will see Prince in June…
What the hell – another concert??? Oh well then, “Let’s go crazy!”
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
by ballhawk on Jan 24, 2012 4:20 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
This is not a menacing look at the plate
"Just shut up and play" - Matt Garza
"Pain is inevitable, suffering is an option." - Dale Sveum
by RiskyBusiness on Jan 24, 2012 10:49 PM CST up reply actions
How does Detroit afford this
Is there some TV contract or what. I guess the bad economy in Detroit doesn’t effect the baseball team much. I am just confused how they can afford it.
Leftover GM Bailout Money.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
It's so funny when this guy gets pissed at the pink panther.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
worst pizza in the world
… but for $5 and crazy bread for a dollar more, no wonder Illitch is a billionaire. Fucking genius
No TV contract
Just a very rich owner who is trying to go for it now before he kicks the bucket.
BTW, the Tigers drew a little under 3 million fans last year.
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 25, 2012 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
Which side of 8 mile does Prince purchase a home??
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Both sides - he needs the space
He will be making enough to buy all of Detroit and have it remodeled to his specifications.
at least now he'll be convinced of something true
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 4:32 PM CST up reply actions 8 recs
Pittsburgh West
At least they could open a Primanti Brothers here.
by Not Bruce Froemming on Jan 25, 2012 9:48 PM CST up reply actions
Just go down to Lucky's on Clark.
It’s close enough to the real thing.
DUMP GARZA. CORRECT THE COSMIC WRONG.
When are we going to see Andrew McCutchen West?
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
We used to have Double Clutchin' . . . does that count?
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 26, 2012 9:49 AM CST up reply actions
Brett Jackson?
Uh oh…think I just made a bad comp.
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
David Epstein?
Oh wait…
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 26, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
Is that Theo's cousin?
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
So ... I'll say it:
This is really good news, for the following reasons:
1) Detroit is now out of the Cespedes bidding.
2) This further weakens the Cubs’ rivals in the NL Central.
3) It strengthens Theo’s bargaining position with Garza.
4) The Cubs won’t be on the hook for a Soriano contract (even a diet one) that began this offseason with the best of intentions.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
Speaking of Soriano
… at this rate, his contract is going to look downright affordable.
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Sorry, no.
Fielder and Pujols will be worth twice what Soriano is worth over the next three years. And by the time Fielder and Pujols are overpriced, Soriano will be a distant memory.
There’s no question that Fielder and Pujols are better now and than Soriano was five years ago.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
by elgato on Jan 24, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The Tigers must be expecting the DH to come to the American League
Like, another DH. Since they already had 2.
by Wreckard on Jan 24, 2012 4:44 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah. Detroit's defense will be ugly.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
or has he seen his final days in Detroit.
uh.. no
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
Whats the dickish answer
Cabrera has been in trouble and he could be some good trade bait for staring pitching that couls help out the picthing staff
How did you come up with this conclusion????
Cabrera has been one of the top 3 most-dominant hitters in the American League the last couple of years, and an annual MVP candidate since he’s been in Detroit!
The Tigers are extremely happy with him and have no intentions of trading him.
He and Verlander are the two most popular players on the team (by a wide margin).
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 25, 2012 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, both related to being drunk
1. A domestic issue with his wife (when he was drunk).
2. A run-in with a cop after being pulled over in Florida (while drunk).
Those issues have since been settled.
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 25, 2012 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
And you are acting like it is some big deal now!
Talk about speculating without first-hand knowledge.
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 26, 2012 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
I didn't realize being drunk absolved off the field issues?
Or having them settled means it’s not a concern to happen again?
I agree also he played 14 games at third and had 5 errors
this was on ESPN so I am not sure if it is accurate.
Who said it did?????
All I said was that …
Those issues have since been settled.
Why don’t you give him the benefit of the doubt?
If we had him on our team, most Cub fans would be jumping up and down for joy!
If you think you've seen it all...just wait!
by CubFanSince1970 on Jan 26, 2012 12:42 PM CST up reply actions
(ballhawk nods head approvingly and emphatically pounds glove, waiting for next miggy-bomb)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
When did I say I wouldn't take him on the Cubs??
You don’t seem to understand the entire point of this discussion. Ishaffer simply pointed out that, with 3 high quality bats between 2 positions next year, the one with some serious off field issues may be a possible trade candidate. He’d still bring back a haul.
You come in and state that both off field issues have been settled and both only happened because he was drunk. Guess what, doesn’t matter if he was drunk – he’s still a spousal abuser and a drunk driver – I don’t really care how it was settled. Those are SERIOUS issues that could kill or put someone in jail for a very long time, and you’re asking me to give him the benefit of the doubt? Sorry, I don’t take either of those things lightly.
It’s a MAJOR concern if I’m the Tigers that something will happen again. Just like when we had Bradley – do you think he should be given the benefit of the doubt as well? I mean, he’s only had issues on 7 different teams, it might be different now, we should bring him back!
Cabrera doesn't have to move anywhere...
Martinez is out for most of, if not all of 2012. Cabrera and Fielder can split 1B/DH duties this season, Fielder is the better fielder, so he’ll likely play a little more at 1B. Honestly, my feeling is that Martinez will be traded before 2013, or they’ll try and move him to LF. Cabrera was atrocious at 3B, I can’t imagine them trying him there again. Its possible they could try and let Martinez catch again full time, but probably not a wise idea.
"You've got to get your damn shirts rolled up and go out and kick somebody's ass. That's what you've got to do. Period." -- Lou Piniella
I really have nothing to add to this discussion
But this is a very entertaining thread. Just sayin’.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jan 24, 2012 5:40 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Some of us are working on getting together for one of the Cub/Marlins games in July...
our plan is to have at least 26 of us dressed as different parts of the Dolphin HomeRun Display of Awesomeness and all sit in the bleachers in such a way that when the Marlins hit a HR we can all move accordingly and make it appear to do this…
You’ll need an LED flashlight and some tempra paints if you want in…give us a holla.
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 24, 2012 5:58 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
We're awaiting your email at:
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"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
oh
you were serious
Just wee-un.
by jesus christos on Jan 24, 2012 8:13 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Have to share this...
Many times a comment on BCB will make me think of a song, and if the mood strikes me, I’ll post the part of the lyrics that came to mind. In this case, “DO IT” reminded me of “Do The Hustle”. So I googled the song title to get the official lyrics (in case there’s some closet disco dudes on BCB just waiting to pounce on an error).
With that in mind, I now share with you the complete lyrics for “Do The Hustle”. I am in awe – never has there been a more deep and profound example of the art of songwriting…
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…….
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do It
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…….
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do It
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo……
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do The Hustle
DO THE HUSTLE
Do The Hustle
Do The Hustle
Do The Hustle
Do The Hustle
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo………
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do It
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo……..
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do It
DO THE HUSTLE
Do The Hustle
DO THE HUSTLE
Do The Hustle
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
And this gentleman is?????
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The Hustle's apparentlymuch more loquacious ancestor
Come on baby let’s do the twist
Come on baby let’s do the twist
Take me by my little hand and go like this
Ee-oh twist baby baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
My daddy is sleepin’ and mama ain’t around
Yeah daddy is sleepin’ and mama ain’t around
We’re gonna twisty twisty twisty
’Til we turn the house down
Come on and twist yeah baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
Yeah you should see my little Sis
You should see my my little Sis
She really knows how to rock
She knows how to twist
Come on and twist yeah baby twist
Oooh-yeah just like this
Come on little miss and do the twist
Yeah rock on now
Yeah twist on now
Twist.
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I'll see your loquacious and raise you multiloquent
When the little bluebird
Who has never said a word
Starts to sing Spring
When the little bluebell
At the bottom of the dell
Starts to ring Ding dong Ding dong
When the little blue clerk
In the middle of his work
Starts a tune to the moon up above
It is nature that is all
Simply telling us to fall in loveAnd that’s why birds do it, bees do it
Even educated fleas do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in loveCold Cape Cod clams, ‘gainst their wish, do it
Even lazy jellyfish do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in loveI’ve heard that lizards and frogs do it
Layin’ on a rock
They say that roosters do it
With a doodle and cockSome Argentines, without means do it
I hear even Boston beans do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in loveWhen the little bluebird
Who has never said a word
starts to sing Spring spring spring
When the little bluebell
At the bottom of the dell
Starts to ring Ding ding ding
When the little blue clerk
In the middle of his work
Starts a tuneThe most refined lady bugs do it
When a gentleman calls
Moths in your rugs they do it
What’s the use of moth ballsThe chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous kangaroos do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in loveI’m sure sometimes on the sly you do it
Maybe even you and I might do it
Let’s do it, let’s fall in love
I call with simplicity.
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us.
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us.
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
Why don’t we do it in the road?
No one will be watching us.
Why don’t we do it in the road?
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 25, 2012 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
That's much too complicated for my taste...
Daft Punk does simplicity right:
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
Around the world, around the world
All I can think of is...
…Neil Young’s one-note guitar solo in “Cinnamon Girl.”
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
it's the trust-falling seahorse
that makes it special.
Forget all that other stuff. I gotta believe.
by drewishdrewid on Jan 25, 2012 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
I think those are birds.
However, since I read your post, I can only see one bird, because I can’t not see a “trust-falling seahorse.”
you're such a chauvinist
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 26, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions
As long as whoever has the role of the marlins is naked
Cuz the marlins in the picture are, and I’m all for paying attention to detail.
Honesty compels me to say,
every now and again something happens, that makes me feel like I’m living in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
Watch how fat he will get now
… he is the perfect spokesman for Little Cesars pizza, a fat man who can kill 2 pies
Summing up Cubs offseason
Subtract several productive, proven MLB players: Ramirez, Pena, Marshall, Zambrano
Miss out on Pujols, Darvish, Wilson, Fielder
by azjazzman on Jan 25, 2012 12:16 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
♫No links, no care...No links, no care♫
Said said
Said I remember when we used to read
Comments using facts and links to data
Oba, ob-serving the site guidelines
As we would back up the things we said with content
Opinions we have made, oh opinions we’ve changed along the way
The hyperlinks you can’t forget to post
Cuz if you do I say
No links, no care…No links, no care
As I've told you before, I never repeat myself.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 25, 2012 11:02 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Yes, we "missed out"
On MASSIVELY overpaying for all four of those free agents.
DAMN YOU THEO AND JED FOR SHOWING COMMON SENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Nunyabidness on Jan 25, 2012 8:31 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Given the current state of the Cubs ...
the contracts required to sign most of those guys and the situations surrounding the ones who were traded … I have only one thing to say about your breakdown.
Keep up the good work, TheoJed.
Where have you gone, Kiko Calero. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.
If I would ever not care about NBF talking about the dumb opinions of this fanbase
this would be the time.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 25, 2012 8:48 AM CST up reply actions
He's a Diamondbacks fan that just comes around to enlighten us
As he knows everything about everything.
Let me fix this leaky pipe for you
He’s a Diamondbacks fan thatjust comes around to enlighten uspost 11 times more on a Cubs board than he does on a Diamondbacks board.
Sounds like Trolling to me.
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by RiskyBusiness on Jan 25, 2012 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
he also guesses people weight at the circus
"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry
Are there a bunch of Cubs fans
Who hang out on AZ Snakepit and only chime in when they can slam the Diamondbacks in some way? Just wondering what causes you to do this here on a constant basis.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
How would he know?
I believe it’s been established that he is not a regular contributor at AZ Snakepit. But you can’t blame him for that. It’s hard to be this big of an autofellating asshole on two sites at once.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jan 25, 2012 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
Does this mean you've banned azjazzman?
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:47 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
cite
"[The Cubs] have a very famous tradition in baseball, and it will be nice to be part of turning it around." ~ Jamie Quirk, Bench Coach
in
Step Three: Patience. The plan is in place.
by Shanghai Badger on Jan 27, 2012 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
Wow.
We always knew someone was going to overpay for Fielder. It will be interesting to see how well he holds up during the course of this contract. I can’t see his body lasting for nine years, personally, but we will see.
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by Vermont Cubs Fan on Jan 25, 2012 1:48 PM CST reply actions
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