Bradley traded??

[Butcher]

I'm glad Carlos Silva is nice. It will make it easier for him to find a job after he gets cut in Spring Training.

[kbwsb]

<!--quoteo(post=72370:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:18 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 18 2009, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I like Blyleven. He should be in the HOF. However, it is alarming that these were his main good points about Silva:

-chemistry guy
-nice in clubhouse
-hard worker

In other words...another Hendry special.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Oh, I forgot "works rear end off." That's worth 8 figures right there.

[Clapp]

What people are saying about how he wasn't gonna perform here... that all goes back to our dumbass fans though. It was clear he hated the booing, he hated all the negativity thrown his way. But it never stopped. People should've just shut the fuck up and let him play.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=72376:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:28 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 18 2009, 05:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->What people are saying about how he wasn't gonna perform here... that all goes back to our dumbass fans though. It was clear he hated the booing, he hated all the negativity thrown his way. But it never stopped. People should've just shut the fuck up and let him play.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't like the booing either, but Bradley fed the fire and made things worse for himself here. I swear -- it doesn't take much to win over the douchebags in the bleachers. I sat in the bleachers once when Michael Tucker was playing LF. He joked around and interacted with the fans. Threw balls into the bleachers. Told the fans how many outs there were. All that shit. And he wasn't a very good player. But nobody got on his shit at all.

In a perfect world, Cubs fans would cheer every player -- even when they're sucking. But that isn't going to change. If our players don't want to get eaten alive by our idiot fans, then sign some autographs and don't be a dick. It isn't all that hard.

[Clapp]

The only good thing about Carlos Silva is it's very possible that he'll eat Sam Fuld.

[veryzer]

Kb said he pictures Hendry and Ricketts smoking a cigar and congratulating each other. Really? You really think they feel good about any of this? Seriously? Or are they embarrassed? Or is Ricketts already making a short list of new GMs for 2011?

[kbwsb]

<!--quoteo(post=72380:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:49 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Dec 18 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Kb said he pictures Hendry and Ricketts smoking a cigar and congratulating each other. Really? You really think they feel good about any of this? Seriously? Or are they embarrassed? <b>Or is Ricketts already making a short list of new GMs for 2011</b>?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That would be a best-case scenario.
But, how many times has a best-case scenario occured lately in Cubville?

They scuttled Bradley. That was obviously <i>all </i>they cared about. Break out the fucking stogies.

[veryzer]

<!--quoteo(post=72383:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:53 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Dec 18 2009, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=72380:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:49 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Dec 18 2009, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Kb said he pictures Hendry and Ricketts smoking a cigar and congratulating each other. Really? You really think they feel good about any of this? Seriously? Or are they embarrassed? <b>Or is Ricketts already making a short list of new GMs for 2011</b>?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That would be a best-case scenario.
But, how many times has a best-case scenario occured lately in Cubville?

They scuttled Bradley. That was obviously <i>all </i>they cared about. Break out the fucking stogies.
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Ricketts has owned the team for what? Two months? We have the rest of our lives to hate this guy, let's let him earn that hate first.

And between you and me, if he went to Hendry and said, "Get rid of Bradley, I don't care what it takes", I'd be all right with that.

[Auz]

Man, the Mariner fans are jumping for joy with this trade. Wish we had their GM. He has had an outstanding off season with his buys and trades.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=72385:date=Dec 18 2009, 05:58 PM:name=Dingo)-->QUOTE (Dingo @ Dec 18 2009, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Man, the Mariner fans are jumping for joy with this trade. Wish we had their GM. He has had an outstanding off season with his buys and trades.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Of course they're jumping for joy. They fucked us up the ass with no Vaseline and we thanked them for it.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

<!--quoteo(post=72379:date=Dec 18 2009, 06:36 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 18 2009, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The only good thing about Carlos Silva is it's very possible that he'll eat Sam Fuld.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now<b> I've</b> got a new signature.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

<!--quoteo(post=72379:date=Dec 18 2009, 06:36 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 18 2009, 06:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The only good thing about Carlos Silva is it's very possible that he'll eat Sam Fuld.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Now<b> I've</b> got a double post.

[Rappster]

<!--quoteo(post=72357:date=Dec 18 2009, 04:50 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 18 2009, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A big fuck you to our idiot fans, a big fuck you to lou piniella, and a big fuck you to jim hendry for giving into this shit. Bradley is going to absolutely rake and lead the M's to the AL West crown. But we're more concerned about everybody getting along and having lovable dickwads on the team. Give me a fucking break. Worst transaction in franchise history. Hope the bleacher bums enjoy Carlos Silva and Marlon Byrd.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yup...exactly.

And...fuck you to the racist idiots on this board.

[Lance]

<!--quoteo(post=72390:date=Dec 18 2009, 07:10 PM:name=Rappster)-->QUOTE (Rappster @ Dec 18 2009, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=72357:date=Dec 18 2009, 04:50 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Dec 18 2009, 04:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A big fuck you to our idiot fans, a big fuck you to lou piniella, and a big fuck you to jim hendry for giving into this shit. Bradley is going to absolutely rake and lead the M's to the AL West crown. But we're more concerned about everybody getting along and having lovable dickwads on the team. Give me a fucking break. Worst transaction in franchise history. Hope the bleacher bums enjoy Carlos Silva and Marlon Byrd.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Yup...exactly.

And...fuck you to the racist idiots on this board.
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What?

[Dave]

There was no good ending to Milton's time in Chicago, everyone knew that (though not everyone would admit it) when we signed him. If Carlos Silva somehow channels 2007 and has a decent year, I'll be thrilled. I dont expect that to happen, but stranger things have happened. Best case scenario here is that Silva has a few good starts early in the season (doesn't look like the Cubs face any offensive powerhouses in the first 6 weeks or so) and gets himself traded in May or June for bench help or someone who doesn't make $12 million. Maybe Rothschild and inherently weaker NL lineups will turn Silva into an acceptable major league starter. Or he'll 2010's David Patton, only twelve million dollars more expensive.