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Yes,I know. But it's never too early to start on next year. I'm a lifelong Cubs fan....give me a break.

Any guesses on who goes where and why?

I'd love to see Manny in Wrigley next year...but it aint gonna happen.

Does Sabathia stay in Milwaukee? Sheets is out...

The Yankess will fire up massive dough,as usual. And given it was the first time in (how many?) 15? years since they've missed the playoffs? been in every year since 93'

I'll start it with that......Your next.

manny tops the list of some teams but not mine :( id love for the redsox to sign CC Sabathia

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manny tops the list of some teams but not mine :( id love for the redsox to sign CC Sabathia

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I don't think the Brew Crew will have the bucks to keep him.

Looks like Cubs are interested in Randy Johnson. Is that guy even effective anymore? He had a mediocre season this year and he seems to be always plagued by injuries.

Yankees just offered CC a big big record breaking contract. I think it's overpriced but if they can upgrade their rotation with CC and maybe another big name free agent starter they will be a force to be reckoned with again.

Cubs and Twins fan here. Would like to see Manny in wrigley too, but as you say, not gonna happen. Randy Johnson as a Cub does not get me excited at all. Looks like Twins are interested in Casey Blake. Not a fan of Blake, but 3B has been such a huge weak spot for the Twins, it would be a decent move.

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Originally Posted by Xapsa

Looks like Cubs are interested in Randy Johnson. Is that guy even effective anymore? He had a mediocre season this year and he seems to be always plagued by injuries.

Yankees just offered CC a big big record breaking contract. I think it's overpriced but if they can upgrade their rotation with CC and maybe another big name free agent starter they will be a force to be reckoned with again.

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yankees are looking at peavey too. the word is the cc contract will eclipse santana's contract with the mets. either way.....i dont know if im happy or not the cubs are saying bye to k. wood. i hope they land dempster again...its gonna be a very exciting winter. im so-so on the randy johnson idea...although he and lou are old buddies...cubs need a major homerun threat in a lefty.....fukudome was a big let down...if he could stay in the box for just 1 more second instead of falling away...but thats the japanese style...works for ichiro.

Who knows maybe Fukudome will rebound and have a better 2009 season.
I haven't heard much about the Cubs trying to get a big name pitcher this offseason what's up with that? Finance?
Also looks like Dodgers withdrew their offer for Manny, so let's see what other offers he'll get. Me as a Yankee fan would like to see him in a Yankees uniform but for the amount of years he wants and the need for starters. I expect Mets to make an offer though. I've heard even the Giants are interested in him.

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Who knows maybe Fukudome will rebound and have a better 2009 season.
I haven't heard much about the Cubs trying to get a big name pitcher this offseason what's up with that? Finance?
Also looks like Dodgers withdrew their offer for Manny, so let's see what other offers he'll get. Me as a Yankee fan would like to see him in a Yankees uniform but for the amount of years he wants and the need for starters. I expect Mets to make an offer though. I've heard even the Giants are interested in him.

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I hope Fukudome does...cubs spent enough cash on him..he needs to produce..his defense is stellar and he has a laser arm..but it's not enough if he is constantly choking at bat.

Manny is San Fran? Hmmm...that's kinda interesting.

I'm still wondering about the option of the cubbies dealing Derrek Lee for a few gems. It won't happen but I've seen the question posted on the cubs website.

I'm not a yankees fan but I love Jeter. He is a winner thru and thru and he knows how to get the job done......I'm sure they'll land at least One big arm for next year....they need to do something ..thats for sure.

I'm interested to see where Trevor Hoffman goes. Marmol to set up and Hoffman to close the door. Sounds like a dream team for my cubs.

That's kind of sad for Trevor though, he's been with the Padres since '93. I wonder if that'll happen to Mariano when he gets that age if he wishes to continue with pitching. He'll probably go to a smaller market team though as I don't see the big market ones trying to get him with Fuentes, K-Rod, etc available too.

Manny on The Yankees? CC also would be nice... :D


They would be hard to beat...

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Originally Posted by pone44

Manny on The Yankees? CC also would be nice... :D


They would be hard to beat...

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CC is already on the yanks, sadly :(

Damn Furcal went back to the Dodgers. First Burnett then Furcal. I guess the Braves are saving their money to pay Smoltz and Peavy.

I was all fired up to see Furcal back in a Braves uniform....I guess the Braves thought they had him...whatever.....I say F*$ck the Yankees....trying to buy another championship.......at least they wont get Teixeira......

Cubs didnt do shit in the winter meetings.....hope they land Bradley..but he can be a real hot keg.....I dont know if he will be good in the clubhouse...Fukudome was a big dissapointment.....

Looking forward to next season. Fingers crossed they pick up Manny also. :D

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Manny on The Yankees? CC also would be nice... :D


They would be hard to beat...

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CC is already on the yanks, sadly :(

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Looking forward to next season. Fingers crossed they pick up Manny also. :D

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CC is already on the yanks, sadly :(

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I hope not, man I hate the damn yanks :angry:

so do i, Go Redsox.

all they do is sign players on roids.

yanks just signed texiera, man I wanna burn the new yank stadium :angry:

I saw a t-shirt that read...."Jesus hates the Yankees".....I just might have to buy it.........watching Ken Burns' Doc. Baseball....

"jesus hates... " this is to much ...man ... my oppinion

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I saw a t-shirt that read...."Jesus hates the Yankees".....I just might have to buy it.........watching Ken Burns' Doc. Baseball....

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I want the t-shirt :dry:

Forgot where this originated from but a good read for those Yankees haters:

The signing of Tex after they got CC and A.J. by the Yanks made sense.
The Red Sox didn't really need Tex, and quite honestly, he is a better fit in NY for the Yanks needs.
Now for every hater or detractor in the house. You're the biggest bunch of hypocrites and talking contradictions I've ever seen.
First you can NOT deny, that whatever team you root for, if they had the money, and some of them do, that you would NOT want them to spend money to get the BEST free agents available. Every team pays their players to win, so in essence, every team in sports tries to "buy a championship".
Even still, some are quick to point out that despite the payroll, the Yankees haven't won a WS title in almost a decade, so with that being the case, why complain about how much money their spending if they're losing? I could understand if they were dominating the MLB, but they're NOT. So what exactly are you complaining about?
Oh, and the farm system and drafting. See, you have to understand the perspective of guys like the Steinbrenners and Jerry Jones. They are winners in business. They took chances, they made moves, and that's why the Cowboys and the Yankees are the two most profitable franchises in ALL of sports. Signing players and making trades is making efforts to uphold a standard that they have had consistently either being a really good, great, or championship team, preferrably the latter. DRAFTING and PLAYER DEVELOPMENT is ALL good, but it requires FAILURE and LOSING CONSISTENTLY to get prospects that have the potential to good or great players over time.
Can you blame them for not wanting to fall into obscurity while silently rebuilding through the draft or player development? No, you shouldn't, but you would.
If the Yankees didn't do what they did, you would ask why. You'd say "They got the money, why not pick up so-n-so?"
That's why you hate the Yankees because they'll go further and harder than YOUR team and YOU expect them to.
When they lose you laugh in jest. When they win you find every excuse you can to hate them. When they improve it scares you because they're consistent, you know at any given year, your team can be hot or fall off the map.
Let it go. It's not their fault. Blame your team and your owner. If you DON'T have people hating on you for the moves you make, you''re not doing something right.

Just waiting for the new season. Not saying anything on who is going to win or badmouthing any other teams but i Am a Yankees fan. :beer:

Will have to see this new lineup. :D

I'm really sad to see Smoltz go but i'm really excited we picked up Kamikaze k's.

Well, I think that the salaries of athletes are getting way out of proportion, it is like a mockery to the hard working people, being paid this many millions just to hit a ball with a bat or to throw a ball into a basket for six months or whatever time the season lasts, there are people contributing more to the world than these clowns by finding cures for deceases or inventing new technologies yet most of these people earn a minor fraction of some of the salaries that these "sports players" get, man, that calculator on the ESPN baseball site to compare your salary to either that of CC or Texeira made me really realize how unfair this is.

I understand what you are saying. Thing is that it is much harder to become a professional athlete than most jobs (not all). I would love to make money as Manny R-Texeira-T.O- but it is really hard work!
I agree the pay range of most these athletes are high but they also put in work to get that money. I wish i could throw as fast as M.Rivera or fight like Floyd Mayweather :boxing: but-. They bring in the fans and $. So they get the big $.