Wrong damn thread. This is the Cub fan compares A Russell to Derek Jeter thread.

The Schwarber = Babe Ruth thread is over here, next to the Joe Maddon = Casey Stengel thread:

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Again, there's a big difference between making a bad deal for twelve starts from a mediocre pitcher and trading away the next Jeter and whoever you want to compare McKinney to.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Castro was compared to Jeter. Now he's a good SS who's made a couple all star teams.

Its not always Boom (Jeter part 2) or Bust (Kevin Orie).

Von Hayes. No reason why. I just always liked Von Hayes. I like saying Von Hayes.

Where there is a Von Hayes, there is usually a Charlie right behind


Fuck Gary Varsho

Loved Charlie Hayes and Vinny Castilla. Always wanted one of them to play 3rd for the Cub.

Yes Fuck Gary Varsho and Fuck Steve Buechele while we're at it. I had such high hopes for him. They'll both be invited to the celebration though. Bygones and all that.

Three All-Star teams. With more to come.

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uh. You realize he could be a very good player but not in their long range plans due to their evaluation of him as a catcher or their evaluation that they can drive his value up more than their other "commodities" to get what they want in return? Cub fans will always disagree with each other, not sure what you mean by "pick a lane". We're not meeting to determine our collective statement on Cub prospects.

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Von Hayes never changed his expression. He was like an autobot.

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Addison Russell will be the starting SS in less than 2 years. Either Castro will be moved to 2nd base (if Baez doesn't work out great) or he could be moved to 3rd if Bryant winds up in LF, or he gets dealt. The latter seems most likely to me. Unless the mental focus improves, he will not last under Madden. Russell is rated as the best defensive SS in the system, including the major league level. He will be a fixture along with Bryant on Championship Cubs teams.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Wasn't that one of the original bad contracts?

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Thanks for convincing me that Cub fans aren't ridiculous.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Mac : You're telling me that if Mike Schmidt were to walk in here right now... and said, "Hey, get me a Redman the Robot"... you'd say, "I'm sorry. We're all out. We're sold out, Mike"?

Clerk : Who is Mike Schmidt?

Mac : Who's Mike Schmidt! Bro, have some respect here, man.

Clerk : What are you talkin' about? I don't know who Mike Schmidt is.

Mac : You've never heard of Mike Schmidt?

Charlie : Easy, dude. Don't lose your cool.

Mac : Twelve-time All Star, three-time baseball M.V.P.?

Charlie : Maybe he doesn't know-

Mac : I don't buy it for one second, dude! Maybe he's never heard- He's the all-time leading home run hitter.

Charlie : No, he's not the all-time leading home run hitter.

Mac : For white guys he is.

Charlie : He's not even for white guys. Babe Ruth's got more than him.

Mac : Next you're gonna tell me you don't know who Von Hayes is or Steve "Bedrock" Bedrosian. I don't buy it, bitch!

Charlie : Maybe he's not a baseball fan.

Mac : He's lying! Go get me one!

Charlie : Don't lose your cool!

Mac : He's lying, dude. He's got 'em back there.

Charlie : Keep the Christmas spirit.

Mac : Von Hayes walks in here, you got one for Von Hayes?

Charlie : Dude, nobody knows who Von Hayes is!

Twice he's been the lone Cubs All Star, because every team has to have one.

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Once.

1 Starlin Castro 2014
2 Anthony Rizzo 2014
3 Jeff Samardzija 2014
4 Travis Wood 2013
5 Starlin Castro 2012
6 Bryan LaHair 2012
7 Starlin Castro 2011

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I forgot about Babe LaHair.

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Bryan LaHair got in because nobody else wanted to sacrifice their 3 days off, right?

No. He had like an incredible first 6 or 7 weeks of the season, and the players voted him in. I forgot about him until IMU Mentioned him, but he was a deserving player that year.

Then 5 months after the AS game, he signed with a Japanese team

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Legit All Stat

So JORR basically says it is ridiculous to think the Cubs may win a championship in the next 5 or so years.

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Don't think too much into it.

Championships are the most important thing. No World Series = no success.
Theo Epstein has multiple World Series and is a bad GM / President.
Billy Beane has no World Series and is possibly the best GM.

I get confused.

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Let me clear up your confusion. Theo has worked with budgets far greater than any Beane has ever had.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Why aren't the Dodgers on a huge World Series winning streak? Why do the Yankees have only one World Series in the last 15 years?

edit: 14 years, technically.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

It's not like low budget teams cannot win championships.

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Remember that 2003 NLCS that should cause Cubs fans to hate Mark Prior?

I can't recall what team that was the Cubs lost two...I know they went on to win the World Series...damnit, who was that team again?

Poor JORR.

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He's straight up, unabashedly, with no embarrassment trolling.
There's no question in my mind that he's just trolling.
There is no other explanation.

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If by July the Cubs find out they have one ace and four #4 (or worse) starters...look for Addison Jeter to get flipped to the Philies for Hamels, or some other proven arm.

Hamels has been stinking it up in ST so far this year.

That isn't helping a deal get done then.

Phillies asked for Addison Russell in a package, Cubs said no. Supposedly, Phillies demands are extremely high in any trade talks at the monent.

Russell's stock would need to go down and Hamels would need to have a very good first half.

I don't see how the Cubs would be in a position to want to obtain Cole Hamels if they've had "one ace and 4 #4's" for four months of the season. They probably won't be in the race (unless the Cubs truly are the 90's Braves lineup). There is plenty of pitching that only costs money next off-season. Cubs would wait it out.

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With the expanded wild card...if your ace takes care of business, your other 4 starters only need to win 1.5 out of 4 games/37.5% of the time to be around .500 and in the hunt.