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Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

E. George Mucher III — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:08:21 GMT

And I sincerely doubt we would toss away some higher end prospects, because we have some guy that is no good in the minors that is "taking his spot away". In a

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Nat Mara — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:52:13 GMT

Good catch AJ. I always liked him, but his injuries killed him in Chicago. He played decent defense, and then injured himself catching a ball near a rolled up

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

robthecubsfan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:19:43 GMT

Bingo! Thanks, AJ. Led the AL when he was with the BoSox.

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Andrew Ploessl — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:18:31 GMT

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Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

robthecubsfan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:17:27 GMT

You're absolutely right Nat. I was wrong about Stairs' stats. I had him mistaken for someone else we had around that time, but for the life of me I can't

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Nat Mara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:57:29 GMT

I just looked up Stairs Stats. He left the Cubs after the 2002 season and has NEVER hit higher than .294 and that was in 16 games for the Phillies in 08. He

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Nat Mara — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:47:56 GMT

I disagree about Stairs leading the league in average, but honestly I just cannot recall it, so if someone can back that up I will admit I am wrong. I do,

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Scott Rendler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:46:44 GMT

... As far as Hendry, my feelings about him have been well documented on this board long before everyone else suddenly got clued in and started piling on

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Scott Rendler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:31:54 GMT

... Again, my point is that the Cubs tend to pile up prospects without regard for mediocrity. It only follows that if your minor league system is dominated

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

robthecubsfan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:21:45 GMT

I'll take a "swing-for-the-fences" type of guy who leads the league in ave. any day. and he wasn't a great fielder, but a helluva lot better than Bradley and

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

robthecubsfan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:15:43 GMT

The year AFTER we let him go!

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

Scott Rendler — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:20 GMT

You guys are missing the point (as usual)..... Matt Stairs is a slow-footed, defensively challenged, swing for the fences type of player. Does the name

Re: Jays contacted Cubs about Halladay?

E. George Mucher III — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:15:04 GMT

Yes- it is just crazy to ask all of that. #1- Soriano is here to stay for at least another few years- his contract is just that bad and you know it, so why

Re: Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs

E. George Mucher III — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:08:24 GMT

And I do seem to remember hearing at one point that people wanted to run Heilman out of here on a rail he was so bad. Plus reports are that he was just going

Re: Jays contacted Cubs about Halladay?

E. George Mucher III — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:05:15 GMT

The version of that I saw first, and was later said to be completely fabricated, was Bradley to Texas, Millwood to the Mets, and Luis Castillo to the Cubs from