Cubs to Sign First Round Pick Andrew Cashner

Or a bizarre negotiation tactic.

Maybe Teflon Wilken is fucked not Wilson. Before Alex Wilson had Tommy John surgery he projected as a #1 or #2 round pick. He was throwing 95-96 in early June ten months out after surgery and let it be known before the draft he probably wouldn't sign.

He'll be a senior next year. A healthy season and his stock rises dramatically. Makes sense.

yeah, i wouldn't count room/board, but yeah...luckily i live in a state where they don't treat 18 year olds like they need to mortgage their immediate lives in order to get an education from a public non-commuter college.

it was all just blah blah blah'ing anyway.

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for reference, in-state almost every UNC program college (UNC-CH, UNC-W, NCSU, etc) costs around 3-6K in tuition per year.

they can pay their profs 100s of K a year, have their buildings built, their research pimped out in proper labs, and all that stuff without sending students out in the world 100K in debt.

not that has anything to do with wilson, though...just fwiw.

Please link to an assertion of yours that wasn't assinine.

"Teflon" Wilken refers to the fact that NO CRITICISM
is allowed to stick.

Thanks... we didn't know what it means when people refer to "teflon."

Thanks for enlightening us!

actually, you did imply that a whole lot.

we asked you for backup...you gave win/loss records. we asked you to back it up you ignored it and continued to give more w/l records.

we only have what you give us.

now bitch about the word "primarily" or some other small aspect you can twist to make yourself right.

...or you can explain yourself when people ask. no, you dont have to...but it leads to the oh-so-horrible instance of someone *gasp* not understanding what the hell you're talking about besides what you actually say.

by "yahoo" i see that you're referring to Rob G. whom you just accused of that in another comment.

You mean LaPorta, who was drafted as a college senior, is more advanced than the 17 year old High School student the Cubs drafted the same year?

I know I'm horrified that Wilkens dared to draft a 17 year old who wasn't able to be an All-Star at Double-A less than a year after he signed a pro contract. After all the guy drafted 4 picks later did, so that must be the benchmark for all players.

And then we get a question using the words "remotely comparable"????? geesh.

Astevestone says what?

That would be pretty awkward when he runs out to start LF at All Star game for NL in a Tribe uniform.

Melvin pointed at the presser today that the PTNBL can't be someone off the 40-man roster. So I assuming if Stone isnt talking out of his ass, he probably heard the guy who is the PTBNL was Mat Gamel who is a Braun clone, a butcher at 3b who can really hit.

wow, then obviously you've never cross referenced your rants on this board, old boards, and other boards not even remotely related to baseball.

the fact you're on your 3rd ID on this board and your "bluewater boats" tag is on other boards kicking the same "im never wrong, why must i share this air with stupid men?" attitude...

well...

you gotta be used to this by now.

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see where i said '3rd ID on this board'...well, since TECHNICALLY this isn't the "old TCR" what i said was 100% wrong and therefore the entire statement is wrong.

the old posts and other info, while they may exist, cannot be discussed because of the technical error.

there nav...i saved you a reply about how retarded i am because you've only had 1 name on this particular board while conveniently ignoring the point.

dude, it doesn't matter what you name yourself. there's only one way to avoid an argument. when someone's calls you out, just keep quiet. the reason those guys keep ragging on you is you keep giving them the ammunition with which to shoot at you.

I heard that CC Sabathia was the player to be named later. Something about the Brewers running out of food to feed him already.

I believe it can be when it's a different league (as in this case). But I think it's very safe to assume it's a minor leaguer and the Indians just got a list to pick from and are scouting a few of them.

My then-10-year old son and I met Barrett at the "Meet the Team" event last year -- terrific guy, very engaging with kids, lots of funny stories. Jacques Jones was great as well, by the way -- very soft spoken and polite.

I am glad they are both no longer on the team as players, but both were a pleasure to meet.

mark prior and kerry wood walk into a bar...then they promptly go on the DL for 4-8 weeks.

hell, the kids on the team are the ones that are gonna get their minds blown.

even if some of them played in a college world series (no idea if anyone did), this will be the biggest stage most everyone on that field will ever play on in their career now or in the future.

is it televised nationally, btw?

It was in a live chat. Maybe you didn't. I was pretty sure you did though. I know Rob was involved.

use the reply button mister!

They may not need to completely rebuild, but he is $13MM of their current $102MM payroll if they're looking to dump salary. He's not the highest paid Brave, if anyone was wondering.

That award goes to Mike Hampton at $15MM. $13.5MM in 2006. $14.5MM in 2007. $15MM in 2008. Ouchkabibble. I'd give you the amount they paid him per inning over those 3 seasons, but I still haven't quite figured out that whole dividing by zero thing.

EDIT: Larry Wayne Jones also paid $15MM + 5MM bonus this season.

They dont have have a chance to compete in 09. They will be missing 25 HR and 80 RBI's that Tex can provide and the 30 wins you could count on from Glavine and Smoltz. They have the worst pen in baseball and to add to the misery the guys they have called up from the farm have been bad. Atlanta needs a mass influx of guys that can help them on the cheap. Just as Milwaukee was a perfect fit with Cleveland because they had a influx of power hitting corners ( Im sure the PTNBL will be one of those), we would be with Atlanta because we have an influx of guys who are MLB or should be MLB ready soon a who can be solid contributors to a club and Hendry is probably willing to do a 5 for 1 deal.