2007 Chicago Cubs

[CEValkyrie]

Is there something strange about him saying he hopes DeRosa can do the job for us?

Yes, it's this mentality that has driven me nuts. It's the same crap. I hope Mark Prior is healthy. I hope this guy gets the job done. How about saying we signed this guy because we feel he fits our team and will get the job done. If you hope why not go sign a guy like Soriano who you know will hit for you.

[Dan Michler]

I don't think he was showing any lack of confidence in DeRosa by saying he hopes he'll get the job done (also Soriano woulldn't be playing 2nd base even if we did get him).  We did pay top dollar for the best 3rd baseman available and you just say he's going to get hurt, so I guess Hendry can do no right.

[mirth]

guess we got soriano....

Chicago radio station ESPN 1000 reported Sunday that the Cubs have signed outfielder Alfonso Soriano to an eight-year contract worth approximately $136 million.

[Dan Michler]

guess we got soriano....

Chicago radio station ESPN 1000 reported Sunday that the Cubs have signed outfielder Alfonso Soriano to an eight-year contract worth approximately $136 million.

Hells yeah.  Nobody can say the Cubs aren't trying............

[Bruce Brakel]

I saw the results of a really cool behavioral science data research project the other day.  Behavioral science would predict that if you were to give a professional athlete a long term guaranteed contract, his performance would go down.  I'm not going to explain why that is, but it is a basic prediction from basic principles of behavioral science.

The study looked at the win-loss percentage of every pitcher in the major leagues in the five years before and after receiving a guanteed contract of at least five years, or something like that.  [I'm not sure how many years of data they looked at.]  Then they averaged all the stats into a single chart.  The chart looked like Mt. Fuji with the peak being right before the players each got their guaranteed contract.