August 9, 200718 yr you can't make a deal that would help the Cubs make the playoffs. if pods helped them get in and then win something, KW would never ever hear the end of it. He'd better remember that. don't help the Cubs. period.
August 9, 200718 yr I think KW has conjured a genious plan. We finally get rid of Pods so we get an A baller in return, and KW can breath a sigh of relief because we have Grinderstad! That said, I am not as harsh towards Erstad as a lot of people are. Before he got injured, he was producing. IMO his injury is the only reason people can say much negative about him. Edited August 9, 200718 yr by TheBigHurt
August 9, 200718 yr QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:24 AM) That said, I am not as harsh towards Erstad as a lot of people are. Before he got injured, he was producing. IMO his injury is the only reason people can say much negative about him. Darin Erstad hit .264 with a .652 OPS in the first half. The only reason people say he was producing was that the other 1/2 of the lineup was hitting around .200, and he looked good by comparison.
August 9, 200718 yr Darin Erstad hit .264 with a .652 OPS in the first half. The only reason people say he was producing was that the other 1/2 of the lineup was hitting around .200, and he looked good by comparison. That makes sense, but he was coming through with the clutch hits, decent speed, and he also had some pretty damn good defense (its not ALL about hitting). So IMO, that made Erstad valuable.
August 9, 200718 yr QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 01:30 PM) That makes sense, but he was coming through with the clutch hits, decent speed, and he also had some pretty damn good defense (its not ALL about hitting). So IMO, that made Erstad valuable. I thought his defense was rather mediocre, you could tell he hadn't played the position in a while considering all the stupid mistakes he was making.
August 10, 200718 yr According Rotowire, Scotty was claimed off waivers by the Cubs. http://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.htm?ID=6733 Podsednik was claimed Thursday by the Cubs on waivers, according to ESPN-AM 1000 in Chicago. Edited August 10, 200718 yr by AWhiteSoxinNJ
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:31 PM) yahoo! I wonder if the Sox pulled Scotty back from waivers or not.... or
August 10, 200718 yr Getting rid of Podsednik is addition by subtraction. Trade him for a bag of balls and be done with it.
August 10, 200718 yr The Cubs and Sox now have 48 hours to work out a deal. Edited August 10, 200718 yr by JDsDirtySox
August 10, 200718 yr Whoa, whoa, whoa, apparently I've missed a lot. What is wrong with Soriano? Pods is a Cub?
August 10, 200718 yr Author So is this for real this time? Didn't Hendry put out a press release a day or so ago saying this rumor was nonsense?
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:29 PM) question is, with him gone, who gets the nod? Terrero off of the DL? Owens in CF and Grinds in LF. Just a guess.
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(Linnwood @ Aug 10, 2007 -> 11:02 AM) So is this for real this time? Didn't Hendry put out a press release a day or so ago saying this rumor was nonsense? Hendy was quoted as saying he hadn't talked to Kenny in a few weeks. If the cubs did claim Pods, they wouldn't have had to talk with him. To work out a deal now, both will have to talk though. the Cubs need someone to play Lf and hit leadoff. They were looking at Stewart. So their interest in Pods makes sense.
August 10, 200718 yr With Pods not in next year's plan (it appears), pretty much anything they can get from the Cubs would be worth it.
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 10, 2007 -> 12:07 AM) Whoa, whoa, whoa, apparently I've missed a lot. What is wrong with Soriano? Pods is a Cub? You missed Soriano pulling his quad running around 2nd base on a single the other day? He is out for 4 weeks, and now Ramirez is out for an undisclosed amount of time as well because his wrist is really bothering him.
August 10, 200718 yr Is this official, because I cannot find it mentioned anywhere? I hope it is, but it is odd something like this would not be at any of the other media outlets by now.
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(RME JICO @ Aug 10, 2007 -> 08:36 AM) Is this official, because I cannot find it mentioned anywhere? I hope it is, but it is odd something like this would not be at any of the other media outlets by now. Well, ESPN via AM 1000 was the reported source. That's as official as it has gotten. ???
August 10, 200718 yr QUOTE(RME JICO @ Aug 10, 2007 -> 08:36 AM) Is this official, because I cannot find it mentioned anywhere? I hope it is, but it is odd something like this would not be at any of the other media outlets by now. I heard it on Chicago Baseball Tonight on AM 1000 and on the radio cast of the Cub game last night. They also claimed Shannon Stewart and Casey Blake, and Hendry's trying to work a deal for any of them. The Stewart deal doesn't appear to be happening, from what Levine was saying last night.
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