05-09-2009, 02:12 PM
<!--quoteo(post=36745:date=May 9 2009, 01:01 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ May 9 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=36744:date=May 9 2009, 12:56 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 9 2009, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->FWIW, Bruce Miles on NSBB has said almost the exact same thing I've been saying all along. The DeRosa trade and all of the moves made in the off season were done as money saving moves to help with backloaded contracts and the signing of Bradley, first and foremost.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I know this is gonna sound like I'm straddling the fence, but I agree with your logic but at the same time I also think KB and Butch make valid points. I think trading DeRo on the same day as we signed Miles just left a bad taste in our mouths, and it's just hard for some of us to get over it.
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Rube, I get that we had to play around with the money. But with a $143M base, there's room to absorb an extra 1 or 2 mil, as in DeRo's case.
The thing that pisses me off are the people who are pretending to act astounded that Bradley and Aram <i>are actually getting hurt and missing games</i>! That, to me, was a clear <b>given</b>, long before the season began.
We have one of the oldest teams in the league. Steroids are being tested for and greenies and amphetamines are now illegal. Thus, old guys are gonna miss a lot of games. Fact.
Having a supersub like DeRosa would have been immensely valuable. Fact.
And puh-leeeeeze stop with the total bullshit about "but he was our 2nd baseman."
No. He was a utility guy his entire time with the Cubs. The fact that he was the best utility guy in the majors was why we won 97 games.
I'm happy we are trying to rectify the DeRo mistake by getting Freel, and I hope he contributes.
I know this is gonna sound like I'm straddling the fence, but I agree with your logic but at the same time I also think KB and Butch make valid points. I think trading DeRo on the same day as we signed Miles just left a bad taste in our mouths, and it's just hard for some of us to get over it.
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Rube, I get that we had to play around with the money. But with a $143M base, there's room to absorb an extra 1 or 2 mil, as in DeRo's case.
The thing that pisses me off are the people who are pretending to act astounded that Bradley and Aram <i>are actually getting hurt and missing games</i>! That, to me, was a clear <b>given</b>, long before the season began.
We have one of the oldest teams in the league. Steroids are being tested for and greenies and amphetamines are now illegal. Thus, old guys are gonna miss a lot of games. Fact.
Having a supersub like DeRosa would have been immensely valuable. Fact.
And puh-leeeeeze stop with the total bullshit about "but he was our 2nd baseman."
No. He was a utility guy his entire time with the Cubs. The fact that he was the best utility guy in the majors was why we won 97 games.
I'm happy we are trying to rectify the DeRo mistake by getting Freel, and I hope he contributes.
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