05-15-2009, 12:33 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38100:date=May 15 2009, 11:22 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 15 2009, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38082:date=May 15 2009, 08:14 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 15 2009, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->the reds and the brewers will fade just before or just after the all star break. the cardinals are already fading. the cubs have one advantage that no other team in the central has:<b> the ability to make deals.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hadn't thought of that, but that is a big advantage. Last year, the Brewers pulled the CC shocker, so you never really know what a club will do, but in this economic environment, we should be in the driver's seat.
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We should be, and hopefully the ownership situation is settled soon, but I still worry more about what we'll have as trade chips at the deadline, and not so much who will be available.
I hadn't thought of that, but that is a big advantage. Last year, the Brewers pulled the CC shocker, so you never really know what a club will do, but in this economic environment, we should be in the driver's seat.
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We should be, and hopefully the ownership situation is settled soon, but I still worry more about what we'll have as trade chips at the deadline, and not so much who will be available.