Comments on I Remember Dome-Dogs: The Smartest Astros Blog on the Net (at least we think so).: Beane strikes again

Chid:Your points are well taken. All I'm saying is...

2008-07-10T16:34:00.000-05:00

Chid:

Your points are well taken. All I'm saying is that with the Cubs history of having pitchers with arm problems (Wood and Prior) I hope their GM thought long and hard about the pretty big risk he's taking by making this trade. No doubt a healthy Rich Harden gives the Cubs a better chance of winning than if Sean Gallagher were on the team instead, but I just wonder if Hendry would

"the long run needs to end some time and now is ou...

2008-07-10T15:56:00.000-05:00

"the long run needs to end some time and now is our best chance."

Good point.

one more thing to your point about the long run. ...

2008-07-10T15:51:00.000-05:00

one more thing to your point about the long run. We have been waiting a hundred years for a world series win and sixty three years for a world series appearance. the long run needs to end some time and now is our best chance. There certainly is a risk that Harden doesn't work out. If he does the Cubs have a significantly better chance of winning this year than if they kept Gallagher.

Sean Marshall will go if Harden doesn't work out. ...

2008-07-10T15:46:00.000-05:00

Sean Marshall will go if Harden doesn't work out. Marshall and Gallagher are at about the same level at this point in their careers. Pinella had just moved Gallagher to the bullpen and moved Marshall to the starting rotation before Gallagher was traded anyway. Marshall gave up one run in six at St. Louis and three in seven against the White Sox, both quality starts against two strong teams on

All valid points. Except you're ignoring the fund...

2008-07-10T08:11:00.000-05:00

All valid points. Except you're ignoring the fundamental claim that Evan made: Why was Beane so quick to deal Harden with so much time before the deadline?

This team was good enough to win the world series without Harden, but that was with a number four/five pitcher in Gallagher. If Harden does go down -- which why wouldn't you hedge your bet on that, especially given his likely dead

Basically this is a Cub bet that in the remainder ...

2008-07-10T01:39:00.000-05:00

Basically this is a Cub bet that in the remainder of 2008 and 2009 an injury prone Harden will more likely pan out than an improved Gallagher. The plus is that they got another solid right hand in the bullpen too.

Essentially the Cubs don't need and can't use the other three players they dealt to win the World Series in the next year or two. Murton may or may not wind up being a