01-28-2009, 03:43 PM
<!--quoteo(post=14286:date=Jan 28 2009, 01:40 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Jan 28 2009, 01:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14285:date=Jan 28 2009, 01:37 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 28 2009, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14282:date=Jan 28 2009, 01:23 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jan 28 2009, 01:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14276:date=Jan 28 2009, 02:11 PM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Jan 28 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If Peavy (or some other impact player doesn't come our way), then it's the DeRosa deal that is really puzzling. With Bradley looking like our only "big" acquisition this offseason now, it would've been really nice to have DeRosa on board to take his spot in RF for the 50-75 games he misses.
I'll wait until the offseason is over to make a final judgment, but right now it looks like Hendry is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The 2009 Cubs are a sinking ship?
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Maybe I overshot it a bit with the Titanic reference. But I do think, for all of these moves, we've either taken a step backwards or stayed stationary. A lot of time and energy has been spent on doing what seems like very little.
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with all due respect, i disagree. we lost derosa, but fontenot/miles will fill his spot well. we lost wood, but gregg will take his spot. we lost pie and cedeno and they sucked anyway. bradley is an upgrade and i think heilman is too. where did we take a step back?
plus, we aren't done yet.
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I really hated the DeRosa deal. I think we're going to miss him a lot more than you do. He was one of our best players last season and I don't see a Miles/Fontenot platoon filling his spot all that well. And Bradley is a better hitter than Fuk, but we'll be lucky to get 100 games out of him. Heilman? I hope he pitches like he did in 2007 and not 2008. Because Marquis had a better 2008 than him. Honestly, it looks to me like Hendry is just running in place.
I'll wait until the offseason is over to make a final judgment, but right now it looks like Hendry is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The 2009 Cubs are a sinking ship?
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Maybe I overshot it a bit with the Titanic reference. But I do think, for all of these moves, we've either taken a step backwards or stayed stationary. A lot of time and energy has been spent on doing what seems like very little.
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with all due respect, i disagree. we lost derosa, but fontenot/miles will fill his spot well. we lost wood, but gregg will take his spot. we lost pie and cedeno and they sucked anyway. bradley is an upgrade and i think heilman is too. where did we take a step back?
plus, we aren't done yet.
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I really hated the DeRosa deal. I think we're going to miss him a lot more than you do. He was one of our best players last season and I don't see a Miles/Fontenot platoon filling his spot all that well. And Bradley is a better hitter than Fuk, but we'll be lucky to get 100 games out of him. Heilman? I hope he pitches like he did in 2007 and not 2008. Because Marquis had a better 2008 than him. Honestly, it looks to me like Hendry is just running in place.