I cannot tell you how relieved I am that I don't have to watch him get pounded by Zambrano again.
That was so. Fucking. Gay.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Jay Leno really let himself go...

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"There is a high statistical probability of death by gunshot. A punch to the face is also likely."

Eh, just searched google images and grabbed the first pic of dude in which he wasn't in a Cubs uniform. No idea who those other 2 guys are.

Barney better be ready to dominate the world.

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Wow. Here's who they traded him for. A Class A guy hitting .255

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

I trust in Hendry's talent evaluation...

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

12 triples is pretty impressive

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

In "A" ball, if you hit it into the outfield, you can get a triple by running while the calliope music plays.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

SAN FRANCISCO – First came the farewell hugs. The razzing followed almost immediately after.

The Cubs traded infielder Mike Fontenot to the Giants about two hours before the third game of their four-game set at AT&T Park, getting Class-A outfielder Evan Crawford in exchange.

Fontenot, batting .284 with 20 RBI while playing three positions, had been a member of the Cubs organization since being acquired in a trade with the Orioles for Sammy Sosa in 2005. Before he could grab his belongings and head across the hallway to the home clubhouse, he heard from his teammates.

"Three sliders tonight,'' closer Carlos Marmol told him after sharing a hug with Fontenot.

"Font, I'll strike you out,'' reliever Sean Marshall piped in.

"Go take BP. You're late,'' Carlos Zambrano said.

The Giants, who had inquired about Fontenot at the non-waiver trade deadline, had a need for a versatile infielder because shortstop Edgar Renteria had to go on the disabled list with a biceps strain. In addition, Juan Uribe has been nursing a quadriceps injury.

So Fontenot went from a team out of the race to one that started the day tied for the wild-card lead and 2½ games back in the NL West. The circumstances, though, were decidedly unusual, especially considering he could face his former team as early as Wednesday night.

"It's strange being in the same town where you get traded,'' he said. "I'm excited for the opportunity. … I'm glad I packed a few more long sleeves.''

It was meant sarcastically.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Now there's something for the back of a baseball card.

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Dude can strikeout with the best of em. 109 in 400 something ab's.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

They really got a lot when they traded Sosa near his prime.

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What are we going to do with only 2 second basemen!!!

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Corner the market on shitty aging outfielders with no legs ... who's ready for Jermaine Dye?!?

Maybe Kendall Gill can make his comeback with the Cubs ....

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Don't worry, we're calling up Darwin Barney.


I'll miss Little Fontenot. I liked him when he only got occasional playing time. Clearly, he's not an everyday play for a team that wants to contend.

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Team Cutler.

another bonehead bully move by Bully Hendry

trading yet another homegrown product (yes, I know he came from Baltimore but that was when he was still deep down in the minors as a prospect so shut up)

whats the point of homegrown products when u trade em away after 3 years?

id rather have Theriot and Fontenot than Dewitt and Baker...what is Bully thinking??

and I dont buy the Barney bs...first let Barney come up, let him establish himself, THEN u can trade Fontenot...but suddenly anointing Barney, when noone has ever even heard of him until today, is dumb...reminds me of getting rid of Grace because we had Choi coming up in a year or so, and when that failed, we had to plug in Coomers, Stairs's, and McGriffs for a few years

fuck Bully Hendry

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i loved Fontenot...I admit he wasnt an everyday player, but for what he was, he was awesome, and actually a VERY good professional hitter

i hate this Bully mentality of, "if he's not an everyday player then he cant be a homegrown player"

whats the difference? Id rather have some of my utility men be homegrown players, it just makes the ballclub look better, furthers fan loyalty to the team and its players (name one fan who cares to meet Jeff Baker or even Dewitt and get their autographs), and it's great for team chemistry...to me the homegrown combo of Fontenot and Theriot, was such a gem, it was like finding a diamond ring in a haystack...there was a reason we were successful with those 2 for 3 years, not all of which was based on pure talent...the fact they were friends and teammates in college worked wonders for the team, and Bully just has no respect for any of that...he is such a mindless corporate jerk

fuck him

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whistler, today is a good day to stop sniffing glue.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

I'm just hoping to get a refund on my Cajun Connection T-Shirt

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Team Cutler.

the only positive thing I can think of is that Theriot and Fontenot are both in the NL West and get to see each other often...notice I didn't mention anything related to the Cubs, because Bully doesn't deserve that, after another bad trade

I admit that I dont expect the Cubs to get much in return for Fontenot, which is what makes this another horrible trade...Fontenot at least is a big-leaguer to stay, can u expect the same of a guy hitting .255 in A-ball?

I am assuming that Crawford will be a backup outfielder if he ever makes it to the big leagues, which is highly doubtful at this point. So why give Font. away when u know that Fontenot is the more valuable piece, both long-term and short-term?

fuck u Hendry

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Fuck the Cajun connection. I can wear my Beaver Nation shirt proudly now with Barney on the team.

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those 2 guys look way too happy for running a sports card store...thats a bad business to be in these days

oops i forgot, we're talking about Cub fans, who are suckers and believe everything Hendry does

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Barney can take off the field photos too!!

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Interested to see what Barney can do. Fontenot is the definition of a replacement level player and should be, at best, the 4th or 5th infielder on a very good team. Meh.

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Team Cutler.