Lee says Hunter told him Cubs never called

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Friday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 3/7/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... are the ones who are struggling," Piniella said, referring mainly to the relief pitchers battling for roster spots. "Spring training doesn't change. It's the same thing almost every year. You bring 25-30 pitchers to camp and watch them throw on the side, and you say, 'Boy, what a great collection of arms we've got this year, and we're going to have a tough choice of paring down.' "Then you know what? Every year, the decisions are made for you quite quickly." Torii Hunter wanted to play for the Cubs? I, for one, don't think I would've ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “At Least My Video Game Team is Good” Edition
Published 3/7/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... should be back dancing around the outfield like a prima ballerina, and Aramis is back today to piss of Rozner. I’ll give you a hint as to who WON’T be back soon . When Marquis pitches well, I love him . When he pitches badly, I hate him. I guess you could call that a love, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate relationship. Who knew that Todd Wellemeyer liked KFC as much as he likes ladies’ shoulder pads ? Wood is throwing the shit out of the ball . Sure, Torii Hunter would have been nice , but not for five years, $90M. Look, everyone else is picking ...

Cubs Never Called Torii
Published 3/7/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... I don't have enough for an odds and ends, so this little tidbit gets its own post today.  Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times learned that the Cubs never put in a call to Torii Hunter's agent this winter before he signed with the Angels.  Torii's friend Derrek Lee found this shocking; he could have facilitated some talks. Hunter grew up a Cubs fan because of WGN, like many people outside of Illinois. ...

Putting Up Zeroes
Published 3/8/2008 by Cubnut at A Hundred Next Years
... Zero. The amount of interest that the Cubs showed this winter in free agent centerfielder Torii Hunter. (Hunter told buddy Derrek Lee that if the Cubs had asked, he would have been highly interested.) ...

Spring Training Battles: Center Field
Published 3/10/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... . The Cubs were obviously determined to give their youngsters a shot at the job, as they didn't even bother to call Hunter, which leads to the obvious conclusion that they probably didn't call any of the available center field free agents. We'll all soon find out if that confidence will be rewarded. ...

Torii Hunter - a Perfect (Angels) Fit
Published 3/22/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
... This Spring, Hunter is tearing up the Cactus League . . . and it’s tearing me up because apparently, had the Cubs at least called, Hunter may have considered. UUUUGGGGG! ...