Yesterday we learned from Mike Quade that the Cubs lost a game 9-1 because Starlin Castro wasn’t focused on a pop fly which set a bad tone for the entire rest of the game. Not too long ago, he went off on the umpires for being horrible.
Before that, he was on board with Tom Ricketts’ assessments that the team was bad because of weather and injuries.
So one has to wonder what he will blame next. Fortunately, Obstructed View has been taking lessons from the News of the World and we discovered a list of grievances Mike Quade has been keeping on his cell phone. So we can now exclusively provide the:
Top Ten Things Mike Quade Will Eventually Blame For Cubs Losses
10. Casey Anthony
9. Ivan DeJesus still doesn’t know any fucking signs and he’s apparently never heard of a stop sign before.
8. The dog ate my homework
7. Castro is too busy thinking about cats again
6. FOX News
5. Fun-suckers on Twitter and their ilk
4. That fucking butterfly in Kansas that flapped its wings at a really inopportune time and set a bad tone
3. X marks the scene of the crime! These arrows show the exact position of the sun over Wrigley at the time of the crime! Jupiter was aligned with Pluto! The Moon was in the seventh….
2. Why is Castro still thinking about fucking cats and how he can’t hug every cat? That’s crazy, right? He can’t hug every cat! So anyway, I’m a Castro-lover but….. (sobs)….. I’m sorry, I was thinking about Castro thinking about cats again…
1. Todd Ricketts fucks up everything
is cole hamels a FA this year?
Check out the elbow.
Looks like the Cubs signed Gretzky’s son.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-report-cubs-sign-draft-pick-gretzky-20110721,0,837919.story
There was a Kerry Wood pic a few years back that was even worse that one.
Here’s a small version:
Ok, I’ve completed my analysis of the 2006-2007 rebound, just need to write the article. Can I get front page privileges?
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Also, there is a matter of the posting fee.
[quote name=Aisle424]Also, there is a matter of the posting fee.[/quote]
and filing out a poster demographic survey
dont know if gretzky will be any good but i like the signing
i like the draft so far.our system will be restocked in a big way if we keep landing all our tough signings.
So far its rumored that Baez, Vogelbach, Taylor and Dunston have deals in place or close to it. If they get those guys plus Maples and the tough sign from TX thats a great class
[quote name=dylanj]i like the draft so far.our system will be restocked in a big way if we keep landing all our tough signings.
So far its rumored that Baez, Vogelbach, Taylor and Dunston have deals in place or close to it. If they get those guys plus Maples and the tough sign from TX thats a great class[/quote]Imagine how much better it would be if they had an owner and GM with the courage and acumen to conduct a proper firesale.
i just dont know how much you’ll get these days MO. Its not 5 years ago when half season rentals were getting awesome prospects back. What would Jeff Baker fetch? Probably nothing. Pena and Aramis are the only two guys I can envision getting much back and Aramis doesnt want to leave.
[quote name=dylanj]i just dont know how much you’ll get these days MO. Its not 5 years ago when half season rentals were getting awesome prospects back. What would Jeff Baker fetch? Probably nothing. Pena and Aramis are the only two guys I can envision getting much back and Aramis doesnt want to leave.[/quote]Garza, Byrd and Soto could all bring decent returns. There’s no one here that would fetch an A-level prospect–well, maybe Garza–, but I bet all three of those guys could fetch 1 or more B-level prospects.
If we get maples and vogelbach and baez bubs would be estatic.
Lets see what happens
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Garza, Byrd and Soto could all bring decent returns. There’s no one here that would fetch an A-level prospect–well, maybe Garza–, but I bet all three of those guys could fetch 1 or more B-level prospects.[/quote]I think garza and ramirez could bring back substantail returns..
Maybe we wouldnt get anything back for garza but i would try attaching soriano to him
I think the Cubs see Garza as the ace of the future and somebody they want to lock down long term. I don’t mind that. I think he has the stuff and attitude to be that guy and keeping young talented SP is important
What they do with Soto is probably based on how they feel about Castillo.
And Byrd should be traded
[quote name=bubblesdachimp]If we get maples and vogelbach and baez bubs would be estatic.
Lets see what happens[/quote]
we already have deals with two but they wont be announced for awhile. We went way overslot with Vogelbach
[quote name=dylanj]I think the Cubs see Garza as the ace of the future and somebody they want to lock down long term. I don’t mind that. I think he has the stuff and attitude to be that guy and keeping young talented SP is important
What they do with Soto is probably based on how they feel about Castillo.
And Byrd should be traded[/quote]I think Garza will never be better than he is now. Meaning by the time the Cubs are good, he’s going to be about where Z is now. Sell him now and use the pieces to build. The only guys the Cubs should not be looking to move are Carpenter and Castro, because they are the only ones young enough to still be around and plying well by the time the Cubs are rebuilt for a solid run or two.
I agree with MO – I was never infatuated with Garza but am impressed with the turnaround this year. His peripherals were never that great nor was his batted ball profile; those things look great this year but I’m still thinking Garza is somewhere in between the two levels of performance. I don’t think he’d be awful to keep around, but I don’t see him as indispensable, either.
Trading Garza for prospects now might be the most rational move, but doing so would by essentially admitting that trading prospects for him was a mistake in the first place. I don’t see the Cubs doing that.
*be, not “by”
[quote name=Mish]I agree with MO – I was never infatuated with Garza but am impressed with the turnaround this year. His peripherals were never that great nor was his batted ball profile; those things look great this year but I’m still thinking Garza is somewhere in between the two levels of performance. I don’t think he’d be awful to keep around, but I don’t see him as indispensable, either.[/quote]If the Cubs looked a year or two away from contending, I think they absolutely have to keep Garza around. But that’s not the the case, and Garza’s greatest value to this Cubs team is as a trade piece. Instead, I have a feeling that if Hendry is kept around, we’ll see him avoid arb with Garza by signing him to a 5-year extension worth 50-65 mil and a NTC.
and i guess i should add that part of my defense is that i dont buy into the idea that it will take 5 years to contend.
We went from worst team in the NL to best team in the NL to on paper best team in baseball to worst team in NL in 5 years. Baseball is just to weird a sport to condemn a team to the cellar for that long. especially one with resources
[quote name=ACT]Trading Garza for prospects now might be the most rational move, but doing so would by essentially admitting that trading prospects for him was a mistake in the first place. I don’t see the Cubs doing that.[/quote]Yeah, there’s a lot of reason why this FO won’t make the move. None of them are sound, mind you, but they are reasons. (dying laughing)
[quote name=dylanj]and i guess i should add that part of my defense is that i dont buy into the idea that it will take 5 years to contend.
We went from worst team in the NL to best team in the NL to on paper best team in baseball to worst team in NL in 5 years. Baseball is just to weird a sport to condemn a team to the cellar for that long. especially one with resources[/quote]This org is fucked, DJ. And I mean fucked. Top to bottom. And i fear it’s a mess that Ricketts can’t buy his way out of, both because he’s damn near skint with his debt service, and because I think he has no idea whom and how to buy.
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]This org is fucked, DJ. And I mean fucked. Top to bottom. And i fear it’s a mess that Ricketts can’t buy his way out of, both because he’s damn near skint with his debt service, and because I think he has no idea whom and how to buy.[/quote]
eh, ill take a wait and see approach
Ok, article done and posted:
http://www.obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/cubs/anatomy-of-a-rebound-20062007-vs-2011.html
Yea i read that shit about vogelbach. I hate MLB. Let the fat fuck play already.
Also i would def. trade carpenter if the return was good enough. he is a reliever
There are very few pitchers that are indispensable and unfortunately they all pitch for the Phillies. Not really, but it probably stay in single digits.
Felix, Lee, Halladay, Sabathia, Lincecum, Verlander, Kershaw are the guys I can think of off the top of my head. Maybe I’m missing one or two more. After that, spending the kind of money the upper-middle class of pitching gets on a regular basis is retarded if you aren’t close to contending and the Cubs just aren’t.
If they traded Garza away for the treasure trove of prospects they could get back, are we saying the Cubs in a major market and an excited fan base couldn’t afford to re-acquire a guy like Garza again? That’s stupid. There are plenty of Garzas around at any given time.
There is literally nothing special about anything on the Cubs current farm system or roster. Nothing should be untouchable. Nothing. Somebody wants Castro bad enough? They can have him for the right price as far as I’m concerned.
(dying laughing) nicely done, 424.
[quote name=The Wreckard]Ok, article done and posted:
http://www.obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/cubs/anatomy-of-a-rebound-20062007-vs-2011.html/quoteI moved this to the front page so new shit up
http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/5596/fukudome-could-be-fit-with-indians
Teams are interested in soriano? How much do we have to eat on the 54 million?
I am gessing 45. I still would do ti