SB Nation User Blog: Rezze21

Cubs eyeing Lowe

Rezze21 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:00:12 -0000

from Jon Heyman and SI.com

http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/hot_stove/posts/33061-cubs-yankees-among-several-teams-eyeing-lowe

I would love to have a good veteran pitcher like Lowe on this team and I think he could be an important piece to a World Series title.

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Hopefully last Peavy post: Levine reports deal almost done

Rezze21 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:47:16 -0000

Just listening to ESPN1000 and a deal is about to go down between the Cubs/Phillies/Padres

Cubs get:

Jake Peavy

Padres get:

Kevin Hart

Jason Marquis (Cubs eat portion of contract)

Josh Vitters

Phillies prospects (I think Happ is one of them)

Phillies get:

Mark DeRosa

Basically giving up Hart, Vitters, and Derosa for Peavy. I like it. I think this is deserving of a new thread. He also said the Cubs might be trading for a RF now.

Dynasty Leauge looking for owners

Rezze21 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:22:37 -0000

Looking for active owners for a fantasy Dynasty League beginning its sixth season. The league includes a Major League roster with salaries and free agent years, as well as minor league prospects for an organization. There are 28 teams total. The league currently has four openings. If interested, the league website is as follows:
http://thesdl.com

Feel free to look around to see how the site and league are configured. The current open teams are the Indians, A's, Braves and Orioles.

If you have interested please contact the Pirates GM through the league website, or at seancsf48@aol.com using the subject line Dynasty League. Also, you can contact Rezze591 on AIM. Thanks.

I am a member in the league and it is great. There are no members that constantly bug you about trades and everything runs great. A great deal of the league has to do with prospects so I thought this would be a good place to post.

Prospect help

Rezze21 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:34:59 -0000

I am in a dynasty league, so prospects are a huge part of the league. I was wondering opinions on who are some prospects that weren't on any top 100 lists last year, that had big years that I could get cheap? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Looking to land a really good prospect that I can get cheap. Last year I got Freddie Freeman, Julio Pimentel, and Garret Mock for a salary dump in Jason Marquis. Thanks in advance.

Peavy Update: Cubs frontrunners

Rezze21 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:12:09 -0000

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8761340/Sources:-Cubs-consider-deals-for-Peavy,-Dempster?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=3498

According to Ken Rosenthal the Cubs want Peavy and Dempster.

Wow, the rotation would be amazing

I figured this was worth a new post because the other one is so clustered. Looks like the Cubs are legit.

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Bruce Levine: Hendry talking with Padres

Rezze21 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:24:26 -0000

On ESPN 1000, i just heard that Hendry has been talking with the Padres about Jake Peavy.

I have not heard this with my own ears, but I have read on several different websites that the it was also reported on ESPN 1000 that the Padres want Ceda, Marshall, Pie, and Cedeno.

If that is the deal, Hendry would be crazy to not jump all over it. It gives the Padres 3 MLB ready players, but I still don't see how they can consider that enough.

Can anyone confirm if they heard this?

Fukudome bobblehead day...

Rezze21 — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:33:56 -0000

I am going to the game tommorow and was wondering what time would be a good time to get there so I can get one of the Kosuke Fukudome bobble heads. Wasn't sure if this deserved a fanpost but i didn't know where else to put it. I was thinking of getting in the stadium at 5, but I'd like to get there at 5:15. Is 5:15 to late or is even 5 to late?

Thanks

It's early, but we might need another SP.

Rezze21 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:32:27 -0000

Yes, I know it's early, but besides Zambrano and Dempster, are starters have been really bad. Rich Hill can't throw strikes, Marquis is Marquis, and Lilly seems like players are starting to catch up to him. Although, I still think Lilly will be fine, just not as good as last year. The way Hill has pitched so far and during spring training, I really am a little nervous about him. We all know Jason Marquis is in for some rough outings. In my opinion, it is in our best interest to leave Lieber in the pen and at the deadline I think we should forget about Roberts and go after a starting pitcher. I know there were people saying that we should've been after a starting pitcher all along, but it is much more obvious now. This team will hit, I am just worried that our pitching is weak and our bullpen is going to wear out at the end of the season.

What are some possible options at the break?

Joe Blanton?

A.J. Burnett?

Brad Penny?

Just throwing some names out there...

Cubs trainer punk'd

Rezze21 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:01:25 -0000

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/03/cubs-coach-punk.html

MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs were heading out to practice Tuesday morning at HoHoKam Park when Aramis Ramirez went up to strength and conditioning coach Tim Buss.

"Hey Bussy, what's your car doing on the ramp?" Ramirez asked, pointing to a wrecked '95 Nissan sitting on a ramp near the Cubs bullpen.

Buss looked over at the wreck and replied: "That's not my car."

But then Buss did a double-take.

"Dude," he said to Ramirez. "That's my car!"

Buss, who had just driven the car to work, soon discovered that it had been demolished beyond recognition by some unknown perpetrators and brought to the ramp for him to see. He was aware that the pitchers liked to pull pranks, like a couple years ago in Mesa when they stole Will Ohman's tires and left his car on cinder blocks. But this was no ordinary prank. The car windows had all been smashed in, the front, back and sides were all severely dented, and the smoking guns -- a couple baseball bats and balls -- were strategically placed in the windshield in case Buss wanted to get some fingerprints for the Mesa Police.

But it didn't take a CSI team to figure out the perpetrators. Buss figured it was the "usual suspects" all along.

"I figured (Jon) Lieber, (Kerry) Wood immediately, (Ryan) Dempster," he said. "Then I realized it was every pitcher we have."

The Cubs players went on about their business and continued the workout while Buss silently fumed and wondered how he was going to tell his wife, who was the owner of the car.

"It's a shame," Lieber said with a straight face. "What kind of person would do something like that? It really just shocks me. I'm sure she'll understand."

After the workout ended, Buss was talking about the incident to reporters in the Cubs clubhouse when Dempster told him to "quit pouting" and come with him to the weight room to "see something." From there, Buss and several pitchers walked out a back door and found a 2008 Nissan Xterra parked in the walkway.

The prank was complete. Buss was presented with a new SUV valued at around $25,000. While he sat in the driver's seat in a daze, Carlos Zambrano got in on the passenger's side and cranked the stereo, bobbing his head to the music.

"I thought they lost their mind," Buss said. "I thought, 'I'm going to have to call Dr. Phil and have a team meeting. I couldn't figure out what they were doing."

Buss was nearly moved to tears by the players' generosity.

"They're great guys," he said.

Cubs interested in Reggie Willits?

Rezze21 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:48:39 -0000

Take it with a grain of salt....

http://brewersfandemonium.yuku.com/topic/10889/t/Cubs-sign-Alex-Cintron----foreshadow--trade--Brian- Roberts.html

A guy on their board posted this:

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I will keep you posted, but I did just talked with someone I know who was John McDonough's (Cubs former VP) assistant who is still there and he told me that both the Willits and Roberts deals are hot right now and would be surprised if one of them is not done by the end of the week.

Names he told me the Cubs are willing to trade are Cedeno, Theriot, Gallagher, Fontenot, Marquis, Dempster, or maybe even Pie. Cubs AA former first round pick Tyler Colvin could be in a package as well.

I apologize for being a Brewer fan who knows someone in Cub hierarchy, by the way. Living in Chicago makes it tough to know any Brewer contacts.
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I know anyone could've posted that, but it makes little sense as to why they would post it on a Brewers board and not a Cubs board. I don't see any reason why this guy would be making this up. I still don't think it's guaranteed to happen by the end of the week.