07-27-2009, 03:53 PM
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If only Hendry could have looked into his crystal ball and saw that Soriano would suffer the first 2 real injuries of his career in his first 2 years as a Cub. If he doesn't get hurt in 07 or 08, no one's saying a word about his contract.
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My memory isn't perfect, but as I recall, I said from day one that it was a horrible, horrible contract. I was glad to have Soriano, but I believe I thought from the moment it went down that it was <b>the worst positional player contract in baseball.</b>
Close seconds are ones like Matthews and Hunter. But they aren't nearly as long.
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As Googs pointed out in another thread, the contracts to Vernon Wells, Todd Helton and A-Rod are just as bad.
If only Hendry could have looked into his crystal ball and saw that Soriano would suffer the first 2 real injuries of his career in his first 2 years as a Cub. If he doesn't get hurt in 07 or 08, no one's saying a word about his contract.
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My memory isn't perfect, but as I recall, I said from day one that it was a horrible, horrible contract. I was glad to have Soriano, but I believe I thought from the moment it went down that it was <b>the worst positional player contract in baseball.</b>
Close seconds are ones like Matthews and Hunter. But they aren't nearly as long.
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As Googs pointed out in another thread, the contracts to Vernon Wells, Todd Helton and A-Rod are just as bad.
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