Cubs Sign Free Agent Carlos Pena

[DewsSox79]

Thank you. So you're the big risk taker who drains his farm system of all talent?

and.................

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

and.................

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[DewsSox79]

and

that is all you need. that is what the game is about.

 

[DewsSox79]

back to the topic....

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

that is all you need. that is what the game is about.

well.. we've already got two of them..


just wasn't quite as big of a game as it is today..

 

[DewsSox79]

well.. we've already got two of them..


just wasn't quite as big of a game as it is today..

haha thats why you are my guy cnm! whitty little comments FTW

 

[IvyPickin87]

Anyone worried about him not getting any attention to the foot that caused him to have the bad year? I know he says its a non issuse, but he also said the pain went away as soon as the season ended whats to say once he gets back into full baseball workouts (im sure he is doing his offseason stuff) but i mean the full grind of a regular season that it may flare back up?

And I wanted to say im sorry to anyone here i have upset im not trying to make enemies. I was just extremly upset but after a beer i have cooled down and wanted to apologize.

 

[Jntg4]

well.. we've already got two of them..


just wasn't quite as big of a game as it is today..

If you count the NL-AA World Series we have or share 4, 1907 and 1908 we won, 1882 and 1885 we tied.

 

[DewsSox79]

Anyone worried about him not getting any attention to the foot that caused him to have the bad year? I know he says its a non issuse, but he also said the pain went away as soon as the season ended whats to say once he gets back into full baseball workouts (im sure he is doing his offseason stuff) but i mean the full grind of a regular season that it may flare back up?

And I wanted to say im sorry to anyone here i have upset im not trying to make enemies. I was just extremly upset but after a beer i have cooled down and wanted to apologize.

you dont have to apologize for making your opinions clear to everyone.


and that is very "adult" of you to do. way to be the bigger person my man....now go get your xbox back!

 

[Jntg4]

Anyone worried about him not getting any attention to the foot that caused him to have the bad year? I know he says its a non issuse, but he also said the pain went away as soon as the season ended whats to say once he gets back into full baseball workouts (im sure he is doing his offseason stuff) but i mean the full grind of a regular season that it may flare back up?

And I wanted to say im sorry to anyone here i have upset im not trying to make enemies. I was just extremly upset but after a beer i have cooled down and wanted to apologize.

Don't worry, my only enemies are a fat Bird with a bat named Albert and a female hockey player named Chrissy.

 

[USCChiFan]

Anyone worried about him not getting any attention to the foot that caused him to have the bad year? I know he says its a non issuse, but he also said the pain went away as soon as the season ended whats to say once he gets back into full baseball workouts (im sure he is doing his offseason stuff) but i mean the full grind of a regular season that it may flare back up?

And I wanted to say im sorry to anyone here i have upset im not trying to make enemies. I was just extremly upset but after a beer i have cooled down and wanted to apologize.

I think his foot problems has a lot to do w/ the artificial turf at Tropicana Field. Playing at Wrigley should lessen his foot troubles

 

[IvyPickin87]

The guy had some big health issues last year with his foot... I can't imagine that it's easy to hit well when it feels like you're walking on glass anytime you take a step.

I think his foot problems has a lot to do w/ the artificial turf at Tropicana Field. Playing at Wrigley should lessen his foot troubles

I can see that, hell it could be just a phantom injury to explain his bad numbers who knows. He is a cub now so i will root for him and i hope he kills it this year and makes me eat crow.

 

[Capt. Serious]

A career .241 hitter being made out to be the second coming of Lou Gehrig.

 

[Jntg4]

A career .241 hitter being made out to be the second coming of Lou Gehrig.

Who compared him to Gehrig?

 

[IvyPickin87]

you dont have to apologize for making your opinions clear to everyone.


and that is very "adult" of you to do. way to be the bigger person my man....now go get your xbox back!

Lol i know i didnt have to apologize but i felt bad i feel better doing it. And i dont think im going to go back to the box i like the ps3 free gamertags and better sports games.

 

[Jntg4]

Here is FanGraphs.com's conclusion:

If Pena does recover, the Cubs could be just a few breaks away from contention in 2011. A healthy, powerful Pena, along with a recovered Ramirez, could help fuel the team’s offense. The pitching staff could also see some improvements in 2011. Each of the team’s five presumptive starters — Carlos Zambrano, Carlos Silva, Tom Gorzelanny, Randy Wells, and Ryan Dempster, had a FIP under 4.00 in 2010. These combined could lead the Cubs back into the picture for a relatively weak NL Central.

 

[Jntg4]

Bill James seems to think he'll have a good season.
Carlos Pena

Not excellent, but good.

 

[waldo7239117]

This is how I see it, it's a 2 year deal worth 5M. Not too bad! I actually like it more now.

 

[DewsSox79]

This is how I see it, it's a 2 year deal worth 5M. Not too bad! I actually like it more now.

huh

 

[Jntg4]

huh

He's referring to the payments being deferred.