Marlon Byrd was excited to join the Cubs on Thursday, saying it's where he wanted to be all along.
"I was really hoping this would be my landing ground," Byrd said, adding that the Cubs were his "No. 1 choice."
The 32-year-old Byrd was one of two free-agent center fielders the Cubs honed in on this offseason, along with Mike Cameron, who signed a two-year deal with Boston. Rick Ankiel and Scott Podsednik were also on the Cubs radar, though Byrd was their top choice.
"We felt like we explored every avenue, free-agency and trade-wise, and it kept coming back to Marlon was the right guy,'" general manager Jim Hendry said.
Photo: Marlon Byrd has hit .295 over the last three years at Texas. (AP)
Hendry credited Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo as part of the reason why Byrd was so attracted to Chicago. Byrd called Jaramillo the "best in the business."
The Cubs signed Byrd to a three-year, $15 million deal Thursday, exactly one year to the day of the cost-cutting trade of Mark DeRosa to Cleveland for three pitching prospects. DeRosa was dealt to help clear salary space for Milton Bradley's three-year, $30 million deal.
The Cubs will pay Byrd $3 million in 2010, $5.5 million in 2011 and $6.5 million in 2012. Seattle paid the Cubs $6 million in the Bradley-Carlos Silva deal, so the Mariners will basically be paying Byrd's salary in 2012.
Bradley turned out to be a huge bust, and Byrd is basically replacing him in the lineup, though he will play center field while Kosuke Fukudome moves to right.
Byrd was friends with Bradley in Texas, but Bradley's experience in Chicago did not dissuade him from signing. The two share the same agent, Seth Levinson.
"The big thing about me and Milton is we had a relationship off the field," he said. "I love Milton Bradley, so I'm a little biased when it comes to him. I think he's a great guy, and I'm sure I'll talk to him today about me coming here. But I'm sure he's happy to start in another place and get a fresh start and try to put that in the past."
Hendry believes that Byrd, like DeRosa, began to "get it" at the plate under the tutelage of Jaramillo. He has hit.295 and averaged 29 doubles and 71 RBI the last three seasons under Jaramillo, and is a .282 career hitter against right-handed pitching.
The addition means the Cubs will have seven right-handed hitters in the everyday lineup, assuming Jeff Baker starts at second. Last year the Cubs wanted to get more left-handed, a strategy that didn't exactly work.
Hendry said he isn't concerned that the Cubs' lineup will lack balance in 2010.
"We won 97 games two years ago with a lineup that was predominantly right-handed," he said.
If Hendry had stuck to that philosophy last winter, the ill-fated Bradley experiment would never have played out in the first place.
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IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW LONG THE RICKETTS FAMILY STAND IDLY BY ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCH OUR G.M. JIM HENDRY CONTINUE TO CLOG UP THE BALL CLUB WITH HIS UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNACCEPTABLE ACQUISITION DECISIONS.
MARLON BYRD MIGHT BE A 1/2 DECENT PLAYER AND THE CONTRACT SEEMS FAIR, BUT SINCE THE CAVEMEN RULED THE EARTH, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WISE CHOICE WHEN DRAFTING A PLAYER OR SIGNING A FREE AGENT IN THE OFF SEASON TO SELECT THE BEST AVAILABLE FROM WHATEVER LIST EXISTS.
JOHNNY DAMON COMES TO MIND, AS WELL AS JERMAINE DYE, BRIAN GILES, AND DAN UGGLA. BUT HENDRY HAS PROVEN THAT HE IS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, SHOULD BE PLEASANT FOR US DURING THE 2010 SEASON.
AND AS FAR AS THE RUDY J. CONNECTION TO BYRD GOES, HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GOOD HITTING COACH IN TEXAS, BUT AS OF YET, HASN'T DONE A THING FOR THE NORTHSIDERS. HOPEFULLY IT WILL WORK OUT, BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL !!!
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW LONG THE RICKETTS FAMILY STAND IDLY BY ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCH OUR G.M. JIM HENDRY CONTINUE TO CLOG UP THE BALL CLUB WITH HIS UNPROFESSIONAL AND UNACCEPTABLE ACQUISITION DECISIONS.
MARLON BYRD MIGHT BE A 1/2 DECENT PLAYER AND THE CONTRACT SEEMS FAIR, BUT SINCE THE CAVEMEN RULED THE EARTH, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WISE CHOICE WHEN DRAFTING A PLAYER OR SIGNING A FREE AGENT IN THE OFF SEASON TO SELECT THE BEST AVAILABLE FROM WHATEVER LIST EXISTS.
JOHNNY DAMON COMES TO MIND, AS WELL AS JERMAINE DYE, BRIAN GILES, AND DAN UGGLA. BUT HENDRY HAS PROVEN THAT HE IS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES, WHICH ONCE AGAIN, SHOULD BE PLEASANT FOR US DURING THE 2010 SEASON.
AND AS FAR AS THE RUDY J. CONNECTION TO BYRD GOES, HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A GOOD HITTING COACH IN TEXAS, BUT AS OF YET, HASN'T DONE A THING FOR THE NORTHSIDERS. HOPEFULLY IT WILL WORK OUT, BUT ONLY TIME WILL TELL !!!
The Byrd signing was a great move by Hendry. They have improved their defense in 2 positions with Fukodome being a big improvement over Bradley and Byrd being better than Fukodome. Byrd has had an OPS over .800 for the last 3 years which is pretty damn good for a CF. .......... I was looking forward to watching Podsednik playing next to Soriano and acting like the wall was spiked or electrified but that is because i am a Sox fan and i am amused at all those misplays and Cubbie occurrances ....... $15 million for a 32 year old who is a decent CF with a little pop in his bat is very reasonable. Where were all these idiots who think that this is too much money to pay when Bradley, Fukodome and Soriano were signed.
LOL @ The white sox putting together winning seasons they have never made the playoffs back to back in their history.They are the definition of 1 and done.Cubs went to the playoffs in 07 and 08.Sox have 9 playoff appearances in 101 years.Cubs have 16 playoff appearances.Cubs have 2 World series titles sox have 3.Sox had the second longest drought in mlb besides the cubs until they won in 05.
Here I am Mr. W posting at 9.02 p.m. on New Years Eve. I'm just a dumb Cub fan who thinks that a .329 obp is so much better than a .323 obp. I have no where to go and no one that wants to be with me. Since I am so jealous of the Sox I regret the fact that they signed Andrew Jones for 1/2 million who's numbers are comparable to Marlon Byrd but my cute little Cubbies paid 30 times that. Also the fact that Jones has hit more homers in two years (92) than Byrd has hit in eight years. I am always concerned about what the Sox are doing. I wish we could put together as many winning seasons and of coarse a World Series Championship like the Sox. Well actually what I did last night since I had no where to go was I loaded up all the good players on my strat-o-matic Cubs team and they won the championship against the Yankees. Here was my line-up:
1. Ichiro Suzuki-R.F.
2. Brian Roberts-2nd Base
3. Albert Pujols-1st Base
4. Andrew Jones- L.F.
5. Evan Longoria- 3rd Base
6. Ryan Howard- D.H.
7. Alex Rios- C.F.
8. A.J. Pierzynski- C
9. Alex Rodriguez- S.S.
My Pitchers were:
1. Jake Peavy
2. John Danks
3. Gavin Floyd
4. Mark Buehrle
5. Freddy Garcia
Special Note: You are probably asking why Alex Rodriguez was not on the Yankees. It's because I traded Mike Fontenot for ARod , Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain. Well gotta go. I want to see the Cubs repeat as champions before the end of today.
Hey, what better way to get Cubs obsessd, green hat wearing, fireworks loving, ballpark avoiding dolts from the crappy side of town, like myself, out from under our rocks in the middle winter than a Cubs related article?
Ok, I am off to obsess about the Cubs, pretend that a .323 obp somehow is the same as a .329 one, and that having the .400lb .214 hitting Andruw Jones is a good pickup, and convince myself that 12 million a year for the beyond awful Alex(.691 ops) Rios is a good deal. And, of course, obsess over the Cubs some more.
Byrd didn't say No 1 choice. He said No way choice. But I have 15,000,000 reasons to beg to differ. He had no other offers and his wife told him to go out there and get a job. So he did.
Cubs are Byrd's 1st choice. Bradley said the same thing.
Since no one else showed interest, who was Byrd's 2nd choice?
Hey Cubs fans, really now -what's your beef with Henry (look at your 1975-1983
starting lineups for any cheering up).. we have talent (not Philadelphia talent -granted) but enough to at least win the division. We get a real closer, like Jose Valverde (free agent from Houston, or Cordero from Cinncinnati - Reds have been shopping him I hear) put Marmol back as set-up man and we will string A LOT of wins together. Then hope for a real deal or two by August to fix what isn't working (my guess that will be a real leadoff man with speed and an OBP - a solid 2b defender - Orlando Hudson or Brandon Phillip do wonders for us and meet two needs). I'm not high on our farm, I've watched them (AA & AAA) play all last year - I'm not hopeful dispite the usual snowjob hype reported. I say gamble the farm talent on a real proven ace and take your gambles on a Ben Sheets type rouge who might dominate if healthy come playoff time. I'd rather see a few million spent on a REAL gamble with an upside.
Byrd isn't the greatest but at this point anyone is better than Bradley.
Why give him 3 years?
2 years / $5M each would have been a decent contract, but 'ole boy Jim never likes to give up less than he can...
3 year, back loaded contract, player from texas, hmm sounds familiar. So now the cubs are almost back to where they were 2 years ago, except everyone is 2 years older and 2 more seasons have slipped away.
Lou wanted Cameron, like he wanted Ibanez. Instead he gets Byrd/Bradley. And then fans are sold on hope of prospects like Patterson, Pie, and now a class A shortstop. Is this how a gm builds a team or just correcting mistakes and missed opportunities.
Cubs still need a leadoff hitter, a starting pitcher, a reliever, a middle infielder, and a left handed bat. And then people will criticize lou for saying things like "what am I supposed to do", with the players he's getting and the rosters he has to somehow piece together with players who can't or won't play, what is he supposed to do or say? How about this, "My ace pitcher, who has one of the biggest contracts in baseball, he is only good for ten wins
and likes to pretend he is a power hitter. My star outfielder and 40/40 man, well he can't field, hops like a bunny, and can't run the bases without injuring himself. Oh, and he can't hit a curveball either. Try and manage that.
But hey, at least Hendry was able to get someone to play in all three outfield spots, that is something.
3 year, back loaded contract, player from texas, hmm sounds familiar. So now the cubs are almost back to where they were 2 years ago, except everyone is 2 years older and 2 more seasons have slipped away.
Lou wanted Cameron, like he wanted Ibanez. Instead he gets Byrd/Bradley. And then fans are sold on hope of prospects like Patterson, Pie, and now a class A shortstop. Is this how a gm builds a team or just correcting mistakes and missed opportunities.
Cubs still need a leadoff hitter, a starting pitcher, a reliever, a middle infielder, and a left handed bat. And then people will criticize lou for saying things like "what am I supposed to do", with the players he's getting and the rosters he has to somehow piece together with players who can't or won't play, what is he supposed to do or say? How about this, "My ace pitcher, who has one of the biggest contracts in baseball, he is only good for ten wins
and likes to pretend he is a power hitter. My star outfielder and 40/40 man, well he can't field, hops like a bunny, and can't run the bases without injuring himself. Oh, and he can't hit a curveball either. Try and manage that.
But hey, at least Hendry was able to get someone to play in all three outfield spots, that is something.
Mr. W seems to know what every team is offering every player. Just because 1 team kicked around the idea of offering 1 yr. at 3.5 mil does not mean he received offers from various teams. Face it. Another bad acquisition/contract by Hendry. First of all I thought the flubs needed a lead-off man. Second why on earth does this man refuse to remain patient when he probably would have gotten him for 3 million for 1 year in another month or so. He does the same thing with every player. Bidding against himself and overpaying the likes of Soriano, Fukodome, Marquis, Bradley and now Byrd among others. I'm glad he doesn't represent my team because your team is screwed for years to come. By the way W, what did you think of the Sox signing Andrew Jones? He sucks you say? Well same 2009 on base percentage as your new savior. I guess he sucks just as well.
Amen!
Marlon Bryd has hit 20 hrs consistently for about 7-8 years in the AL.
Cubs fans are truly stupid!
more on this trade.......Byrd was friends with Bradley in Texas, ...... The two share the same agent, Seth Levinson...........so the cubs were actually keeping the agent happy by moving one guy and accepting another. how many more m.b. initialed players can the levinson bros move to the cubs?
So basically you guys are sayin the cubs should of:
A.Promoted Sam Fuld a guy who has been in the minors for 6 YEARS and anoint him the starting CF even tho he cant hit a lick.
B. Resigned jim edmunds who was released by the cards and the padres but caught lightning in a bottle for the cubs in 08
C. Resign Reed johnson who in 2 seasons with the cubs has been on the Dl 4X
Over Marlon byrd?? Really? Just shut up already
hey ghost of halas...here is what you need to know about your a-ram...The Cubs would go on to win the 2007 National League Central division, thanks in large part to Ramírez, whose 101 RBIs led the team. Unfortunately, however, Ramírez failed to contribute to the Cubs' offense in post-season play, going 0 for 12 with 5 strikeouts while leaving 11 on base.........zero, gooseegg for a dozen stranding 11. that is by itself a great cub moment. yep her certainly helped. choke choke gasp pant, swish swish, swish
New ownership same old cubs. Nothng like getting older players who suddenly got better in Texas. 6 feet 245 and a center fielder none the less. Thats awesome. Championship!
@mtk: Byrd: 785 games, .762 OPS. Johnson: 784 games, .755 OPS. If you're really such a savvy stat head, I think you can appreciate they are peas in a pod offensively. Byrd's 20 HRs last year is an anomaly until he does it consistently.
Johnson has the same number of games in one less MLB season. Who is more "injury prone" then? And where did you find the injury prone stat on Bball Ref.? I missed that one. Lame+
Someone better tell Marlon that he best start hitting right away cause the boo birds are out early in Wrigley. I bet the fans boo our own players before the first homestand is finished. what a joke
Jim Edmunds was 39 in 2008 which means he would of been 40 in 09 So The Cubs should've resigned a 40 YEAR OLD CF??? You cant be serious another Brilliant suggestion from another idiot cub fan.
How's it a lame argument? Johnson has proven he is injury prone and Byrd has shown up pretty much every night for the last two years. Here's an interesting website you might want to check out because given your lack of baseball knowledge you haven't visited before:
www.baseball-reference.com
Marlon Byrd is Reed Johnson in Johnson's dreams! Even when he was an everyday player in Toronto Johnson never put up better numbers than Byrd has. The guy had one good season out of three as an everyday player in Toronto and the next one was released. Is that a better argument for you?
mtk: "Johnson is of no value to the Cubs because he can't stay healthy and stay on the field." That makes Aramis Ramirez of no value then? Byrd played 157 games in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, while Reed played 276. Anyone can get hurt.Byrd might not last through spring training, and Reed might not miss a game all year for all we know. Or are you "psychic"? Lame arguement.
I read some texas rangers fans comments and the consensus is that byrd plays hard is a great clubhouse guy,good guy in the community and they are dissappointed the rangers could'nt re sign him.At least 50 people said that.He is the complete opposite of bradley, byrd has a good attitude they say the guy hits in the clutch to.He is the perfect complimentary player and does everything well.I'm gonna have a positive attitude and hope this year cubs are like 2008.Just better playoff results.Also the deal is backloaded so the cubs can still get a pitcher or somethin
This guy hit over 20 homeruns, and a near .300 average.
You people are dumb!
There is a huge difference between Reed Johnson and Marlon Byrd. The biggest? In the last two seasons, Johnson has played in 174 games while Byrd has appeared in 268. Sure the Cubs only paid him $3 million last year, but that money was for 65 games! Johnson is of no value to the Cubs because he can't stay healthy and stay on the field.
He had a decent year last year, but overall, he's REED JOHNSON. Do you think Reed, who's a great guy in addition to putting up basically identical numbers to Byrd, would sign for less than $15 mil.? I bet he would. Has Hendry even made an offer? Another subtraction by addition. Dumb move.
I'm a Cubs fan and think the majority of Cubs Fans are idiots. Unrealistic expectations, ridiculous trade offers, and ignorant comments that contain no facts.
Byrd is a great edition to an already solid lineup that had career down years in 2009. He should be considered a supporting piece to the puzzle, not the center piece of the team. We have already assigned that title to Soriano, Lee, and Ramirez.
Motojones makes a great point about DeRosa. He wasn't a sought out player until he played for the Cubs. Many fans should know he was a solid player with the Atlanta Braves and even played against the Cubs in the 2003 NLDS.
I think the Cubs will be a contender in 2010, but what do I know? I'm not throwing out ridiculous trade offers, playing GM, or being negative about everything Cubs.
If the Cubs trade Zambrano for Castillo they would have 11 million left over. Then they could sign Garland and Podsednik and still have enough left for Carrasco. They would add 3 guys with World Series rings plus a workhorse reliever. Zambrano is an underachieving crybaby anyhow. ............. am i right, Yogi? Doesn`t this make sense?
beardownCO, the person making the comment about Lilly was using sarcasm to explain that Hendry HAS made good moves when people claim that he's horrible.
The Byrd signing may be a bust, but it is worth the risk. Anybody who thinks Ankiel or Podsednik is a better option in center field hasn't watched those guys in recent seasons. Podsednik is a below-average center fielder whose .304 average last year might have been a fluke considering he was coming off seasons where he hit .261, .243 and .253. Ankiel, though a competent center fielder, has seen his average and OPS drop in each of the past three seasons and strikes out roughly 1 of 4 times he bats. I'm hardly a Hendry apologist given that he has screwed up the Cubs payroll with back-loaded contracts and by overpaying for so many players -- Soriano, Miles, Fukudome et al -- but the Byrd signing seems like one of his better gambles. Byrd definitely hit better in Texas, but his .281 road batting average over the past three seasons would make him one of the better Cubs hitters.
they should sign podsednik just so the cameras can find his wife in the stands occasionally. more than worth the money they'd pay him !
The Lilly signing was terrible? Who are you kidding. He is top 5 in wins over the past 5 years. Jeez, talk about something you know about.
My only concern with Byrd is he is 32. He'll be fine, but we really need somebody else to consistently support the middle of the lineup, and someone to get on base at leadoff. He is neither. He is a decent #6 hitter.
Bust
I guess these same "Inflated numbers hitting in texas" did'nt apply when the cubs signed mark derosa who came off HIS CONTRACT YEAR Hitting 13 Hr's 74 rbi's and .296 average in TEXAS.Cubs fans are Clueless and are becoming annoyingly negative Nobody said byrd was brought here to put up Power numbers and be a rbi machine.He is a decent player who fills the CF void,he also is working with the same hitting coach that he had his "Career best" numbers with in texas.He is way better than sam fuld in Cf
Just like Bradley, another hitter whose numbers went up in Texas because of their rock hard field. This team should be signing higher caliber players. Hendry should be axed quickly. He doesn't get it.
Hendry just don't get it....we still need a lead off hitter and Podsednik was available for less money. Could he play center everyday?...who knows.
This signing will cost Hendry his job...bet on it.
Reality check to Cubs fans. You wanted the Tribune out now you have only one check book to pull from. These are the types of players you are going to get when you already have a bunch of bad contracts on the books. Welcome to the world of budgeting. Sox fans have gone through it for years.
HEY everyone!
This is actually a good signing! We are not paying Byrd an insane amount of money and he has the good numbers. He will be working with the same hitting coach that gave him the career numbers last season! Hendry got it right this time!
Any yes, sign Kiki Calero for the bullpen
Daniel--No power? You are a moron. I think you're confusing 20 HR's from the CF position w/ what Fukudome produces out of a corner spot. 20+ HR's for a CF would be ideal. Since the Cubs have rarely coveted blinding speed, and we're essentially swapping him for Bradley (who also didn't run) this is an unarguable point.
Paul, why continue to fluff the piece with irrelevance like "The Cubs were Byrd's #1 choice" and "Byrd was the Cubs #1 choice"? It means nothing, and that's what will be said anyway, regardless. No matter who the Cubs got for CF it would have been described as "their #1 choice"; no matter where Byrd signed, he'd call it his own #1 choice.
No GM is going to say, "Well, we tried to sign Podsednik, but couldn't, Ankiel was our next target ... actually, Byrd was fourth from the bottom out of twenty potential CFers ... we think we got hosed..."
No player is ever going to allow himself to be quoted as saying, "I wanted to go to the Yankees, but they wouldn't offer me what I wanted; then it was the Dodgers but Matt Kemp was in the way ... the Cubs were pretty much off the radar, in all honesty..."
Would you give us some credit? please? Or at least give ME some? Two-thirds of Cubs fans who desperately need a scapegoat don't deserve any, I'll admit, but I'm getting tired of superficial sports journalism.
All of the complaining is unwarranted. The guy comes with no excess baggage. If you would have asked anyone if they would (essentially) take Byrd and Silva for Bradley, people who have JUMPED at the opportunity. I would have traded Bradley for a pack of baseball cards and a bag of peanuts if possible. This is a fine move.
If fans want to be upset, it's completely misdirected. Be upset that Bradley was brought in in the first place. Team chemistry took a BIG hit last year, but I think that the addition by subtraction is a positive here. Given the corner that Hendry backed himself into w/ the 3 yr-$30 mil for Bradley, I think he wiggled himself out of it as best he could.
Lets see.......no power, no speed, bad on base percentage...YEP, HE IS THE PERFECT CUB.
Not exactly the best signing. I would have kept Reed Johnson/Sam Flud and used them in CF. While using some of the extra money for Bullpen help. Also try to dump Soriano.
John G on December 31, 2009 2:07 PM
When will Hendry learn that AL hitter's in homer friendly parks don't work for the CUBS.
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Mark DeRosa says "hi"
Who? And why did they lock this guy (who I have never heard of) in for 3 years for $15 million?
I don't like the signing of Byrd. Another "MB" signing from Texas gone bad. When will Hendry learn that AL hitter's in homer friendly parks don't work for the CUBS.
As the first big move under the Rickets regime, this is very underwhelming -- Why not move Zambrano & Soriano? That would be a clear signal to the team that there's a new sheriff in town - This is the equivelent of the Sox getting Pierre. Ho hum!!!
I dunno....getting Podsednick could have been cool, too, for multiple reasons...
Clyder1 on December 31, 2009 1:56 PM
What makes you think he can get it right this time? SINCE 1995 HE HAS GOTTEN IT RIGHT TWICE: LEE & RAMIREZ.
Who is worse Hendry or Angelo?
Don't say that's a no brainer, because we already know that about both of them.
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Yes. The Lilly signing was terrible. The DeRosa signing, awful. The Edmonds and Johnson pickups in '08, seriously, what was he thinking? Getting Harden for nothing. How does he keep his job?
What time are you due back at the home?
Jim Hendry had better get it right this time. I wish Marlon Byrd good luck and hope he does well.
Spot on Clyder1.
This has Gary Matthews Jr. to the Angels written all over it, luckily with a not quite as stupid contract. A Fuld/Johnson platoon would have provided better defense, probably the same offense, and been cheaper in both dollars and years.
I'm not a Cub fan, but this isn't a bad signing at all. They were paying Reed Johnson 3m a year, and what did he do? 2012 is essentially paid for with the Bradley deal. Obviously Hendry was told not to spend money this year.
I still think Hudson would be a solid deal, at the right price. Ankiel strikes out too much, although Pods might have been a good guy to get too.
I also believe Calero would be a good signing too. Their starters don't do much for me. Lilly is hurt, Z is about to blow, and Dempster had his career year.
Fangraphs has Byrd as, on average, a 10 mil player the past three seasons. Not that fiction writer 'Heinie Zimmerman' has any clue what that means.
He's too busy making up what offers were out there from other teams, or claiming "No other team was interested".
Which is it anyway?
No teams were interested, but yet they were making offers. Hmmm.
Nice pickup..FINALLY I WAS GETTING NERVOUS..Hendry better be working the phones we need a lot more help though...
Mr.W, Ah shut up! And speaking of being completely clueless & being idiotic, your genius G.M. making yet another boneheaded signing. Ah gotta love them backloaded contracts for a player that no other team would be willing to give more than 1 year/ $3.5 million to.
Everyone should stop nagging. This guy is a solid major league player who should definitely help the Cubs in the clubhouse and on the field.
{Heinie Zimmerman on December 31, 2009 1:11 PM
They were his first and only choice. No other team was interested.}
It's always amusing when people who are either A) completely misinformed or
B) completely clueless, make idiotic posts when trying, and failing miserably, to be clever.
They were his first and only choice. No other team was interested.