04-26-2009, 07:38 PM
<!--quoteo(post=33352:date=Apr 26 2009, 06:32 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Apr 26 2009, 06:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=33344:date=Apr 26 2009, 05:29 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Apr 26 2009, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Have you all already forgotten that this is the Cubs' thing in the modern era? Injuries a plenty.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I supported the Bradley signing, and still do. But I do think that Jimbo has a fetish for fragile balsa-wood ballplayers (Prior, Wood, Bradley, Harden).
When healthy, they're beyond good, almost great.
When healthy.
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Maybe I am wrong, but I am pretty sure Prior and Wood weren't balsa wood players when drafted. Once they were Cubs and proved they had talent, it only made sense to hold onto them despite being fragile.
I supported the Bradley signing, and still do. But I do think that Jimbo has a fetish for fragile balsa-wood ballplayers (Prior, Wood, Bradley, Harden).
When healthy, they're beyond good, almost great.
When healthy.
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Maybe I am wrong, but I am pretty sure Prior and Wood weren't balsa wood players when drafted. Once they were Cubs and proved they had talent, it only made sense to hold onto them despite being fragile.