Ho Hum. DeRosa goes to Cardinals.We don't do "transaction analysis" here, we're more of the "obsessive worship of a single man-god with glorious muscle tone and a soul crushing arsenal of off-speed pitches,"-type place.
However, if we did do 'analysis' we'd still say that trading Mark DeRosa was a logical move that few people would be discussing had the Cubs won 3 or 4 more games than they've lost. The Cubs would then be 38-34 and talking about chasing the division instead of 35-37 and musing over the Apocalypse and why we signed the Board Game king.
Furthermore, had A-Ram not gone out with a freak injury, The DeRosa Crisis would be a footnote. Sure, DeRo was your classic clubhouse guy and fan favorite, but if Bradley improves even slightly he will supplant Dero's production. And yes, we still love the Bradley signing, but that might be because we obsess over a guy who allegedly punched his manager (ed note, Gibbons had it comin'!) and so our thresehold for raining down moral judgement on a baseball player is pretty darned high (ed. note: specicifically 5'10" inches high)
Long and short of it. Basically, what we're saying, if we did do "analysis," that it has taken an absurd confluence of events to make the DeRosa trade look like the Lou Brock trade and, even then, we still think it kinda makes sense. One year left in his contract, off of a great season, desperate need for prospects in system... like we said, kinda makes sense... But again, we're not in the analysis business, we're in the obsessive business. So being the case, Ted Lilly likely can travel through time and most certainly can see into the future.
Case-in-point, TL's comments to Cubs.com writer Carrie Muskat:
"I think once the game starts and we get going, there will be a lot of cheers when Mark strikes out with men on second and the game on the line," Lilly said.
This prognostication - nee a sign - is Ted's way of telling Cub fans, "There is hope." Has Ted ever been wrong before? Nope. Remember 1944, when Ted predicted that the weather would be clear over the channel? We do. That wasn't meteorology, that was Ted knowing the future.... and Tedheads, the future looks bright.
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This site is BCFTHTYCFNWE. Brilliant clarity from Ted Heads that you can find no where else.
Thanks Ed, we try. We're generally fueled by copious amounts of Sanka (often mixed with adult beverages) which gives us a perspective not necessarily consistent with the "Main Stream."
As Aaron Neville once said, "We don't know much, but we know we love you." Not sure how that's relevant, but it just feels so right, right now.
There was an Acura TL in front of me this morning on the highway. What does this mean, TLFC?
K.D. - Seeing an Acura TL is either good or bad. We're just. not. sure.
Our Acura TL plan has been launched, but (shockingly) there has been no response. We'll get back to you if they do.
I think it's sort of like "It's a Wonderful Life" when everytime a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings. Everytime we see an Acura TL, Ted Lilly throws another face-melting curveball that makes someone look like a fool.
I like Rich's theory!
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