Hitter are less risky than pitchers, so the Pirate should pass on pitchers and take a hitter who was injured and lost power, or a guy even Bowden labels as ‘high-risk’.

ummmm, ok.

It’s shocking that Bowden is no longer a GM, isn’t it?

Therefore, based on history, the Bucs should be debating between the sure-thing college bat of Anthony Rendon, a third baseman from Rice who can really hit and whose power wasn’t seen this year only because of an injured shoulder, or the high-risk, high-reward athlete in this year’s draft: Bubba Starling, the high school center fielder from Kansas who has comitted to Nebraska to play football.

Hitter are less risky than pitchers, so the Pirate should pass on pitchers and take a hitter who was injured and lost power, or a guy even Bowden labels as ‘high-risk’.

ummmm, ok.

http://espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/post/_/id/222/top-of-the-draft-philosophy-take-the-hitter

Lisk would have knocked this out of the park.

Lisk? Lisk?

so will Chicago be more inviting to the idea of a Cuban purchase with the Mavs current success?

so long as reinsdorf and selig are breathing, cuban will never own a MLB franchise.

/still don’t get why people think cuban is manna from heaven. please feel free to list all of his championship teams.

Guess Brenly is looking to get out of his contract?

He threw a fucking hissy fit when they talked about moving him out of the lead off position!

2 years ago. Has since succumbed to batting 6th or later. Soriano is pretty far down on the list of problems. I have no problem with his attitude. He cares but doesn’t have the talent anymore to make a difference. Hasn’t for about 4 years.

I’d say Ramirez not putting up numbers in a contract year is a concern. He and Pena having a combined ONE HR for the first 43 games of the season is a concern. Tyler Colvin’s batting average resembling a secret agent number is a concern. Ryan Dempster being absolutely terrible is a concern. Andrew Cashner showing symptoms of being the next Mark Prior is a concern. And the beat goes on…

At least Soriano was hitting the ball before he got hurt. Still a tremendous waste of money, but I wouldn’t say he “doesn’t give a shit”.

He’s a strange player. Very aloof, but not in a fun-to-watch Manny way.

He’s always positive in the locker room.

What are you talking about? He threw a fucking hissy fit when they talked about moving him out of the lead off position! He doesn’t give a shit about winning, he gives a shit about being able to do whatever the fuck he wants to do.

He’s just not a good baseball player.

A direct result of all those Cubs fratboys and sorostitutes going on their anti-Cuban jihad

Huh? Those douche bags love Cuban. Basically anyone under the age of 40 loves the guy.

that’s right. my bad.

Horrible marketing, ticket prices going up, no leaders in the clubhouse, a manager in way over his head, a terrible GM with minimal ability to assess talent… fuck the cubs.

A direct result of all those Cubs fratboys and sorostitutes going on their anti-Cuban jihad (not to mention karmic payback for Dawson and Sandberg making the HOF)

Agree with almost all of it except the marketing part. They’re using more avenues than ever to sell the team.

Horrible marketing doesn’t mean lack of marketing. What about that fucking macaroni and cheese noodle they had out on Clark? You can’t raise ticket prices the second you buy a team, commercialize the fuck out of Wrigley Field and the Cubs AND not give a shit about the product on the field. Stop spending money on marketing and start spending it on a capable GM and players that actually give a shit about winning.

so will Chicago be more inviting to the idea of a Cuban purchase with the Mavs current success?

Thats Selig and his cronies that own the rest of the league