Comments on: Cubs Looking at Another Expensive Reliever, Because, You Know, That Makes Sense http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/ Chicago Cubs Rumors, News and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:49:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ace http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 Ace Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:26:16 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4415 Fair enough. As is always the easy solution with the 2009 Cubs: it all pretty much sucked. Fair enough. As is always the easy solution with the 2009 Cubs: it all pretty much sucked.

]]> By: jstraw http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4405 jstraw Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:24:34 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4405 The lack of offense was a chronic condition and certainly the bigger problem but I can't count how many times Elvis sat here bustin' caps into my flatscreen with Cotts or Gregg on the bump. The lack of offense was a chronic condition and certainly the bigger problem but I can’t count how many times Elvis sat here bustin’ caps into my flatscreen with Cotts or Gregg on the bump.

]]> By: Ace http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4397 Ace Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:33:05 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4397 I'll take door number two. Spending money to shore up the pen has been the MO for literally years now. And it hasn't worked yet. I’ll take door number two.

Spending money to shore up the pen has been the MO for literally years now. And it hasn’t worked yet.

]]> By: Ace http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4396 Ace Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:32:27 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4396 Tallest midget and all that, I guess; but relative to the offense, I just have a hard time seeing the pen as such a big problem. It wasn't good. But it doesn't merit the two biggest money moves of the offseason (still a LONG ways to go, and this is all hypothetical, of course). Tallest midget and all that, I guess; but relative to the offense, I just have a hard time seeing the pen as such a big problem. It wasn’t good. But it doesn’t merit the two biggest money moves of the offseason (still a LONG ways to go, and this is all hypothetical, of course).

]]> By: jstraw http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4391 jstraw Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:10:59 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4391 The pen might not have been THE problem last year but it sure as hell was A problem. I'm not saying this makes any sense...it doesn't but dude... The pen might not have been THE problem last year but it sure as hell was A problem. I’m not saying this makes any sense…it doesn’t but dude…

]]> By: pygreg http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/11/30/cubs-looking-at-another-expensive-reliever-because-you-know-that-makes-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-4390 pygreg Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=4300#comment-4390 Um...perhaps the theory is our bullpen blew us a lot of games last year because it sucked, so spending money to shore it up brings us a fair number of wins? Or perhaps the management is just stupid? Um…perhaps the theory is our bullpen blew us a lot of games last year because it sucked, so spending money to shore it up brings us a fair number of wins? Or perhaps the management is just stupid?

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