Dexter Morgan Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 I could definitely see the Nats scooping Fielder. Half of our team are Boras guys, he's probably going to tell Fielder we will go above and beyond what he might be worth. I just fear him turning into a Albert Belle/Mo Vaughn like meatball in a few seasons.Unfortunately, I can see the Nats scooping Fielder, paying him a 7-year deal when his body has two good years left in it before turning into a lump of lard, and eating the rest of it when he struggles to reach the Mendoza Line in 2014 while Michael Morse puts up another .300/30/100 campaign for a team like the Blue Jays.We already have a good first baseman in Morse, even if we expect LaRoche's injury to severely impact his ability to hit. And once Harper comes up in the middle of next season, who's going to play CF? Jayson Werth? Please.I'm all for the Nats busting out the checkbook and throwing some cash around, but first priority should be throwing cash at Ryan Zimmerman to spare us Nats fans an entire season of Yankees fans drooling over him as a replacement for A-Rod when he retires.You should go take a look at A-Rod's contract... Yankees won't be looking for a replacement at 3B for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I could definitely see the Nats scooping Fielder. Half of our team are Boras guys, he's probably going to tell Fielder we will go above and beyond what he might be worth. I just fear him turning into a Albert Belle/Mo Vaughn like meatball in a few seasons.Unfortunately, I can see the Nats scooping Fielder, paying him a 7-year deal when his body has two good years left in it before turning into a lump of lard, and eating the rest of it when he struggles to reach the Mendoza Line in 2014 while Michael Morse puts up another .300/30/100 campaign for a team like the Blue Jays.We already have a good first baseman in Morse, even if we expect LaRoche's injury to severely impact his ability to hit. And once Harper comes up in the middle of next season, who's going to play CF? Jayson Werth? Please.I'm all for the Nats busting out the checkbook and throwing some cash around, but first priority should be throwing cash at Ryan Zimmerman to spare us Nats fans an entire season of Yankees fans drooling over him as a replacement for A-Rod when he retires.You should go take a look at A-Rod's contract... Yankees won't be looking for a replacement at 3B for years to come.Does the contract stipulate that he'll play at 3B for the entire contract? I was thinking the Yankees would move A-Rod to DH and go after Zimmerman to play 3B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 I could definitely see the Nats scooping Fielder. Half of our team are Boras guys, he's probably going to tell Fielder we will go above and beyond what he might be worth. I just fear him turning into a Albert Belle/Mo Vaughn like meatball in a few seasons.Unfortunately, I can see the Nats scooping Fielder, paying him a 7-year deal when his body has two good years left in it before turning into a lump of lard, and eating the rest of it when he struggles to reach the Mendoza Line in 2014 while Michael Morse puts up another .300/30/100 campaign for a team like the Blue Jays.We already have a good first baseman in Morse, even if we expect LaRoche's injury to severely impact his ability to hit. And once Harper comes up in the middle of next season, who's going to play CF? Jayson Werth? Please.I'm all for the Nats busting out the checkbook and throwing some cash around, but first priority should be throwing cash at Ryan Zimmerman to spare us Nats fans an entire season of Yankees fans drooling over him as a replacement for A-Rod when he retires.You should go take a look at A-Rod's contract... Yankees won't be looking for a replacement at 3B for years to come.Does the contract stipulate that he'll play at 3B for the entire contract? I was thinking the Yankees would move A-Rod to DH and go after Zimmerman to play 3B.Jesus Montero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Please don't go to St. Louis, Sandberg. I'm sure you're welcome back in Chicago (although they did slap you across the face for choosing Quade over you....)But can you imagine Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform?! *shivers* If you're gonna go somewhere else, Sandberg, go anywhere BUT St. Louis. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epiphanic Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We already have a good first baseman in Morse, even if we expect LaRoche's injury to severely impact his ability to hit. And once Harper comes up in the middle of next season, who's going to play CF? Jayson Werth? Please.That is exactly why the Nats won't sign Fielder. They already have two productive options for much cheaper. The CF need is a more pressing issue which may lead Washington to go after Sizemore. "In the arena of logic, I fight unarmed."I tweet & tumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We already have a good first baseman in Morse, even if we expect LaRoche's injury to severely impact his ability to hit. And once Harper comes up in the middle of next season, who's going to play CF? Jayson Werth? Please.That is exactly why the Nats won't sign Fielder. They already have two productive options for much cheaper. The CF need is a more pressing issue which may lead Washington to go after Sizemore.I thought the whole "go after other teams' cast-offs" mantra died when Jim Bowden got booted out of DC.I honestly think SP is a more pressing need than CF. Rick Ankiel might not be an ideal leadoff hitter but he still has that BIONIC ARM and can flash the leather pretty decently too. Ian Desmond might be putting it all together as a top of the order guy if his numbers the latter part of 2011 was any indication. I don't want BJ Upton bringing his Randy Moss attitude to the Nats; I still haven't gotten over giving Elijah Dukes (or whatever he goes by now) the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Please don't go to St. Louis, Sandberg. I'm sure you're welcome back in Chicago (although they did slap you across the face for choosing Quade over you....)But can you imagine Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform?! *shivers* If you're gonna go somewhere else, Sandberg, go anywhere BUT St. Louis. Please.You did see where the Cubs told Sandberg he is NOT a candidate, right? https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Please don't go to St. Louis, Sandberg. I'm sure you're welcome back in Chicago (although they did slap you across the face for choosing Quade over you....)But can you imagine Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform?! *shivers* If you're gonna go somewhere else, Sandberg, go anywhere BUT St. Louis. Please.You did see where the Cubs told Sandberg he is NOT a candidate, right?I meant the White Sox. But, seriously, thanks for that. I just hope he doesn't go to the Cardinals.And now that I think about it, the White Sox are a viable option. Now there are two teams you can't go to Sandberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Give me a break with this Mike Maddux bullcrap.The only reason the Cubs would have to NOT go after and hire Terry Francona, would be if he tells them (and all teams) that he wants time away from baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hendry may be an idiot, but it's good to know he's got some class in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Meh. Kind of lukewarm on Sandberg. He was the "absentee landlord" type of manager when he was down in Peoria first starting out. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Please don't go to St. Louis, Sandberg. I'm sure you're welcome back in Chicago (although they did slap you across the face for choosing Quade over you....)But can you imagine Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform?! *shivers* If you're gonna go somewhere else, Sandberg, go anywhere BUT St. Louis. Please.You did see where the Cubs told Sandberg he is NOT a candidate, right?I meant the White Sox. But, seriously, thanks for that. I just hope he doesn't go to the Cardinals.And now that I think about it, the White Sox are a viable option. Now there are two teams you can't go to Sandberg.Except that the White Sox don't have an opening at manager. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnythingChicago Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Rumors are that Cards are after Ryne Sandberg, Cubs are after Mike Maddux. If the Cards get Sandberg, he'll lead the Cards to 20 straight titles just to spite the Cubs.Please don't go to St. Louis, Sandberg. I'm sure you're welcome back in Chicago (although they did slap you across the face for choosing Quade over you....)But can you imagine Sandberg in a Cardinals uniform?! *shivers* If you're gonna go somewhere else, Sandberg, go anywhere BUT St. Louis. Please.You did see where the Cubs told Sandberg he is NOT a candidate, right?I meant the White Sox. But, seriously, thanks for that. I just hope he doesn't go to the Cardinals.And now that I think about it, the White Sox are a viable option. Now there are two teams you can't go to Sandberg.Except that the White Sox don't have an opening at manager.Man, Cubs fans just can't win, can they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I don't think the cardinals hire Sandburg but they'd be stupid not to interview him. I'm not sure why he's highly regarded (I just don't know, not saying he doesnt deserve it) but he's high on the list of minor league managers ready to make the jump. It also wouldn't surprise me to see the cubs reach out to interview Oqendo as I believe he's been mentioned before as a manager canident for other teams.I see the cardinals going after:FranconaMaddon maybeOqendoSandburgPop Warner (cards AA manager)And maybe rigglemen and valentine. Although I wouldn't care for either of those particularly.There could be a wildcard out there but that's the list.Btw Cubs fans, imagine Ryno with the birds on the bat. Now you know how we feel seeing Pujols in blue pinstripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I think the Cardinals should give Pujols as much money as they can, and also make him manager. Hey, that'd be tempting, wouldn't it? On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 The white sox thought about Ventura as a player manager...I'd be curious how that's work I just wouldn't want "my" team to try it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Btw Cubs fans, imagine Ryno with the birds on the bat. Now you know how we feel seeing Pujols in blue pinstripes! Hmm... Yeah... I think I could live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 The white sox thought about Ventura as a player manager...I'd be curious how that's work I just wouldn't want "my" team to try it!You mean Konerko, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Yes yes kinerko. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCDuck Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Konerko as player-manager: Getting on Adam Dunn's case for striking out four times a game; pot calling kettle black.Glad they didn't go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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