TCR Friday Notes
I was being raked over the coals at work earlier this week, so I was never able to give my 2 cents on the Corey Patterson trade and I know you've all been waiting breathlessly for my take. To echo Ruz's statements, ìVaya con Dios, Coreylitoî. You wrote your Cubs tombstone the day you decided that you didnít want to play winter ball. Just another data point to verify the history of your arrogance. I do wish him luck with the O's and if he becomes the 30/30 guy we were all hoping for one day, don't worry, it would have never happened while he was in a Cubs uniform. I did find this quote from Korey regarding all the advice given to him highly amusing.
"Everyone has good intentions, but you have to know yourself and what parts to take in and leave out. I was listening to so many people. I wasn't being myself."Here's some handy clip and save advice for you Korey, cut it out, put it into your wallet and refer to it the next time your on an 0 for 30 streak with 25 Kís:
Don't Swing at fastballs over my head.As for the prospects we got in return, Carlos Perez will be lucky to have a career as good as the other Carlos Perez, and that's not saying much. Spears has tons of potential, just like the guy we traded him for once did, just in lesser amounts. He does have the upside of only being 20 and not being an arrogant idiot. There's a lot of comparisons to David Eckstein because of his frame and scrappiness. We can only hope he turns out that well. He played last year for the O's Advanced-A team, so he'll either get the bump up to AA or hang back in Daytona. -- For those looking for answers this weekend at the Cubs Convention, Cubs beat writer Bruce Miles and the Trib's Dave van Dyck have pre-emptively given the canned answers that you should expect. Miles further reinforces why he's my favorite Cubs beat writer, with his tongue-in-cheek responses . Van Dyck tries to fabricate some responses based on previous responses given by Dusty on Thursday (I assume during the Cubs Caravan). Weird article. -- Sammy Sosa to the Nationals?, Sammy Sosa at RFK, Sammy Sosa and Frank Robinson, Sammy Sosa and Jose Guillen. The potential for comedy is off the charts. -- GO BEARS!!! I'll be over at Windy City Gridiron discussing the game.
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