goatriders.org - 12/15/2008
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Although Jim Hendry left the GM meetings without Peavy, there are still rumors that the deal might still happen ... thus prompting this photoshop:
Of course, I should have added a Cubs cap to his head.
As this off season progresses, despite the two years of winning we've seen from ...
chicagotribune.com - 12/11/2008
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Losing DeRosa, Marquis would open up millions >
It isn't easy being Jim Hendry, but it's sure...
fun to try. Now how does Hendry fit both Jake Peavy and a middle-of-the-order hitter ...
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Peavy, lefty bat can both happen
hirejimessian.com - 12/18/2008
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hirejimessian.com —
Hitler is none too pleased to find out
what Jim Hendry has in store for the Chicago...
Cubs during the Winter G.M. Meetings.
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Winter Meetings Preview
blogs.dailyherald.com - 12/10/2008
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LAS VEGAS -- Today was the annual winter
meetings lunch with the managers. Each team has a...
table, and reporters join their respective team's manager for lunch and talk about this and that. Lou reiterated that he didn't believe the Cubs will get ...
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Lunch with Lou
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Jake Peavy Sweepstakes Continue to Fester
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... Cubs bloggers have even taken to creating hilarious Photoshops to keep their hopes alive that maybe, just maybe Jake Peavy would be the final piece in their super-rotation of Zambrano, Dempster, Harden, and Lilly. It's going to be a long winter for the Cubs fans who, despite cheering for a team with the best record in baseball, saw them fall flat on their face in a short series with the Dodgers. It's going to be an even longer winter for Braves fans who don't have much of a rotation beyond Javy Vazquez anyway. It's enough to make a man ...
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