MrRain422 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 He's a good utility guy but really not a big enough deal for all the ire it seems to be causing from Cubs fans. Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yeah, that was his career year. I think it was a smart move to deal him now, presuming one of the prospects has major league impact down the road. Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 He's a good utility guy but really not a big enough deal for all the ire it seems to be causing from Cubs fans. it hurts the market value of the "i got to second base with mark derosa" t shirt i bought my wife last year. plus, he played anywhere, played really hard and played well. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The Cubs downgraded a bit at the plate (maybe) by replacing DeRosa with Aaron Miles, but Miles can handle all the same field positions, so there's that. According to Yahoo, the Cubs will soon trade Marquis to the Rockies for Luis Vizcaino. Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbullet...ead.php?t=77669 Good Aaron Miles story. What's left out in the summary is that one of the hostage takers claimed it was a drug deal gone bad. That is to say, the players weren't willing to pay for the product and started a fight. However, Miles is tiny, doesn't have much of an arm, and no power. He's a pretty significant downgrade from DeRosa. Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Pat Burrell to Tampa Bay Rays. Hopefully things heat up this week in the stove. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbullet...ead.php?t=77669 Good Aaron Miles story. What's left out in the summary is that one of the hostage takers claimed it was a drug deal gone bad. That is to say, the players weren't willing to pay for the product and started a fight. However, Miles is tiny, doesn't have much of an arm, and no power. He's a pretty significant downgrade from DeRosa. Yeah. Aaron Miles freaking sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 it hurts the market value of the "i got to second base with mark derosa" t shirt i bought my wife last year.I have that shirt. Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I have that shirt. Oh well. I still wear my Trot Nixon shirt with honor and pride. You should do the same. Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I still wear my Trot Nixon shirt with honor and pride. You should do the same.I will wear my DeRosa shirt with honor and pride. I'm getting good at doing that since he's now the third player whose shirt I've purchased, only to have him traded away months later. It's the "second base" shirt Erin gave me that won't be as cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Milton Bradley to Cubs: 3 yrs at $30 MM,ed. Oops. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 that's $10M per, btw. Not sure about this one. Gives us 2 starting outfielders who will probably miss 40 games. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Milton Bradley to Cubs: 3 yrs at $30 MM,ed. Oops. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm getting good at doing that since he's now the third player whose shirt I've purchased, only to have him traded away months later.Can you buy a Neal Cotts shirt? I'd like to see him go too. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Pat Burrell agrees to $16M, 2-year deal with Rays Order your Boston Red Sox 3rd Place American League East 2009 shirts now! Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Milton Bradley to Cubs: 3 yrs at $30 MM,ed. Oops. You guys are gonna have fuuuun next year. Cause he's craaaaazy. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Milton Bradley to Cubs: 3 yrs at $30 MM,The only foul ball that I have ever caught in my years of seeing major league baseball games was off the bat of Milton Bradley, so he'll always have a place in my baseball-loving heart. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 The only foul ball that I have ever caught in my years of seeing major league baseball games was off the bat of Milton Bradley, so he'll always have a place in my baseball-loving heart.Nice. I've come close twice at Fenway and three times at Coors Field but- nothin'! It's a hard feat to accomplish. I did catch one at a Little League game about 5 years ago, though. Me and my then 4 year old and about 6 other people. Right behind the back stop. It was amazing.... Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I got a home run ball in the PCL championship when the Redbirds won it. I don;t even know who hit it. It could have been Pujols. He was playing, but I seriously have no idea. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've never caught a foul ball. Doug Flutie's caught 2 at the same game. Me, none. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've never caught a ball. It doesn't help that until recently, I nearly always sat in shitty upper-deck seats that weren't in the usual high-traffic lanes for fouls or home runs. My dad caught one once. Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I have not caught a foul ball but someone (I think Sandy Alomar Sr) handed me one that came off the bat of Piazza and went into the dugout. So I've got that going for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I recovered a ball that Papelbon tossed into the stands after the Sox clinched the ALDS this past year. Then I had Peter Gammons sign it. Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I tripped over Papelbon's balls once at The Cell. Link to post Share on other sites
kimcatch22 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I recovered a ball that Papelbon tossed into the stands after the Sox clinched the ALDS this past year. Then I had Peter Gammons sign it.Did you ever find your keys? Link to post Share on other sites
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