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DelMarFan

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #540 on: December 05, 2017, 09:55:43 pm »
Maybe he just wants an awesome place to live.

Not that San Diego is.

You all should definitely keep living where you are.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #541 on: December 05, 2017, 09:59:41 pm »
Heh

Deeg

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #542 on: December 05, 2017, 10:01:56 pm »
It's a big jump (and a rather silly one IMO) to say Otani wants to be the "best player ever" wherever he goes.  But he may want to be the face of the current franchise, and he'd certainly be that in San Diego.  There's be less pressure to win right away, he'd be on the West Coast but not in a colossal megalopolis like LA. And San Diego never seems more like an awesome place than it does before you actually live there.  I can see the draw.

Me, personally?  Hard to imagine a player like Otani signing in San Diego if he cares about winning.  But he seems to be serious about them, and he has ties to the organization.  I think they're a very real threat.

wmljohn

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #543 on: December 06, 2017, 06:58:35 am »
The Padres will always be Steve Garvey's team to me.  I still hate on him.

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« Reply #544 on: December 06, 2017, 08:02:43 am »
Gwynn was only born and raised in So Cal, attended San Diego State and spent all 20 seasons of his HOF career as a Padre (15x all-star, 8x batting champion, 7x silver slugger, 5x Gold Glove winner). Story checks out

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #545 on: December 06, 2017, 10:23:43 am »
None of that has anything to do with Otani or his decision, of course.

CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #546 on: December 06, 2017, 11:13:36 am »
Schwarber looking more trim in a Cubs Snapchat video. Bleacher nation caught a screen grab.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #547 on: December 06, 2017, 11:45:21 am »
Schwarber looking more trim in a Cubs Snapchat video. Bleacher nation caught a screen grab.
Is this it?

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #548 on: December 06, 2017, 12:17:21 pm »
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Gwynn was only born and raised in So Cal, attended San Diego State and spent all 20 seasons of his HOF career as a Padre (15x all-star, 8x batting champion, 7x silver slugger, 5x Gold Glove winner). Story checks out

Not a bad player for Steve Garvey's crappy team.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #549 on: December 06, 2017, 12:21:04 pm »

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #550 on: December 06, 2017, 12:21:18 pm »
I was just a kid.  Still angry...

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wmljohn

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #551 on: December 06, 2017, 12:23:45 pm »
And the announcers say, "look at the effort by Cotto."  Was it even close?  I can't even see the ball come down with this crappy 1984 definition video.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #552 on: December 06, 2017, 02:21:48 pm »
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Sources: Shohei Ohtani is done interviewing the seven finalists to sign him. His last meeting was actually Tuesday night with the San Diego Padres. Next, presumably, will be his decision. Timetable is not clear yet, but it could well be soon.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #553 on: December 06, 2017, 02:23:39 pm »
Passan tweeted that the Padres had actually met with Ohtani last night.  His speculation was that the next step could be a decision, and it could be soon.

I had assumed the next step was probably narrowing it down to the top 2-3 teams and then doing city visits, but maybe not.  Maybe Passan is right and it'll be done soon.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #554 on: December 06, 2017, 02:27:21 pm »
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