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QUOTE (b-Rye @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 11:37 AM)
For sure... it'd be tough to see Dye on Cubs and Thome on the Twins.

Not when Dye is letting fly balls drop in the outfield at Wrigley. They will have by far some of the worst corner OF'ers in the game when JD and Soriano are out there.

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QUOTE (b-Rye @ Jan 26, 2010 -> 11:46 AM)
Cubs sign Xavier Nady over Dye pending physical..... I was hoping the Sox went after Nady, but now the Cubs got him, his elbows probably toast and won't be able to throw.

 

If he can't throw, they won't have to worry about him chucking the ball into the stands after the second out.

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Dawson to go in to the HOF as an Expo, not a Cub. Probably cost Andre a little money for signatures, etc, but if you look at the numbers probably the right decision, but an argument can be made for the Cubs since he was an MVP for them and with WGN he was brought more fame with the Cubs.

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QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jan 27, 2010 -> 10:18 AM)
Dawson to go in to the HOF as an Expo, not a Cub. Probably cost Andre a little money for signatures, etc, but if you look at the numbers probably the right decision, but an argument can be made for the Cubs since he was an MVP for them and with WGN he was brought more fame with the Cubs.

 

If he had to choose, he may have chosen to go in as a member of the Cubs, but the Hall of Fame chooses now.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 27, 2010 -> 03:26 PM)
If he had to choose, he may have chosen to go in as a member of the Cubs, but the Hall of Fame chooses now.

Yes, it started when guys such as Dawson and I believe Boggs were putting clauses in the contracts to go in as Marlins or Devil Rays.

 

I have no doubt Dawson would have wanted to go in as a Cub because IMO it would have meant more money for him in appearances signatures etc...

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QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 21, 2010 -> 07:41 PM)
sad/funny thing is, the lets go white sox song is more lame than the cubs one lol

 

Go Go White Sox is a '50s fight song.

 

Go Cubs Go is 80's sing-a-long.

 

FWIW, San Diego Super Chargers is like, such a great theme song.

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QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 29, 2010 -> 11:02 PM)
Turns out JD turned down the Cubs' $3.3 million offer. I wonder why...

with Sheets and Dye the Cubs were hoping that the myth that it's an honor to play for the Cubs was true and players would take less money or less of a role than they are looking for. Dye has said all along he wants to play the OF and be a regular player, so why would he go to the Cubs and be a 4th OF? If there's no offers for him out there for full time OF I could see him bending a little and playing a majority DH somewhere and occasional OF duty and if he can't find that, I wouldn't be shocked if he just retired.

 

I still think the best fit for JD is San Francisco. I know he struggles in the OF, but it's the NL and I think his bat would come around and the Giants still need some offense IMO

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QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jan 30, 2010 -> 05:23 PM)
with Sheets and Dye the Cubs were hoping that the myth that it's an honor to play for the Cubs was true and players would take less money or less of a role than they are looking for. Dye has said all along he wants to play the OF and be a regular player, so why would he go to the Cubs and be a 4th OF? If there's no offers for him out there for full time OF I could see him bending a little and playing a majority DH somewhere and occasional OF duty and if he can't find that, I wouldn't be shocked if he just retired.

 

I still think the best fit for JD is San Francisco. I know he struggles in the OF, but it's the NL and I think his bat would come around and the Giants still need some offense IMO

 

Why was JD going to be a bench player? RF was open for him to start. They don't have Bradley anymore, remember?

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QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 30, 2010 -> 06:51 PM)
Why was JD going to be a bench player? RF was open for him to start. They don't have Bradley anymore, remember?

Yes, I remember perfectly well that they don't have Bradley anymore, I also remember they have Fukudome who they are moving over there, it's why they got Byrd to play center and when the rumors were going around that's what the sources were telling Levine and the guys on the score. Fukudome is making around 10m and Dye would have been around 3m, they would have given Fukudome every chance to lose that spot

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QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jan 30, 2010 -> 07:16 PM)
Yes, I remember perfectly well that they don't have Bradley anymore, I also remember they have Fukudome who they are moving over there, it's why they got Byrd to play center and when the rumors were going around that's what the sources were telling Levine and the guys on the score. Fukudome is making around 10m and Dye would have been around 3m, they would have given Fukudome every chance to lose that spot

 

Doh, totally forgot about Byrd.

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