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From: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP
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Subject: free agents
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Date: Fri, 5-Oct-84 12:31:16 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  5 12:31:16 1984
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>The Cubs are just too tough
>this year, but given the number of free agents eligible to leave the Cubs
>after the playoffs, this may be their last hurrah together. Face it,
>the Cubs did what the Yankees (may their stadium be burnt to the ground and
>their owner eaten by one million Army Ants) did in 76-78 - bought themselves
>a winner. Watch out for the Mets if the Cubs lose a few players....

Since when is trading considered buying a winner?????!!!!!
The cubs traded for all their new player's this year. And last.
We're talking Sandberg, Bowa, Dernier, Mathews, Sutcliffe, Frazier, Eckersley.
Other players have been around for some time now. So, are you of the opinion
that any team that wins who has made a trade in the past year is guilty of
buying a winner alla Yankees? The Yankees went out and spent big bucks on
free agents. Not the cubs. Thats why they're so lovable.

And now to continue the flame, since when are cub players considered free
agents?????!!!!! Just because a few player's contracts happen to expire
at the end of this season is irrelevent. That means all players on all teams
are free agents. And tell me, do you have a problem with a team signing
their own players to new contracts? I don't see how you can compare this
to going out and buying a winner by stealing players from other clubs
whose contracts have expired. According to your logic, you disapprove
of any team which re-signs it players and you disapprove of any team
which signs free agents from other teams. So tell me, how do you propose
to get a team together. And then keep it. You obviously are not a sport's
fan. More fortunately, not a cub fan. You'd give us a bad name.

Robert