Comments on: UPDATE: Paul Maholm agrees to contract with Cubs http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 26 May 2013 03:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: florida76 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245545 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:16:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245545 Any fan of a franchise with only two world titles, and no pennants since 1945 simply can’t talk smack about any other team. Unbelievable.

]]> By: Chip Caray's Eyebrows http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245407 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:36:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245407 Making “1908″ jokes about the Cubs = Saying “I’m unoriginal, and probably also a dunce.”

]]> By: crashdog http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245396 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:10:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245396 And last year was the Cubs 103rd consecutive non-championship season. At least Bucco fans can REMEMBER the last time their team was relevant

]]> By: hushbrother http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245371 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:15:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245371 *cough* who cares

]]> By: shorttracknews http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245353 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:21:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245353 And yet last year was their 19 consecutive losing season…shocking!!!

]]> By: baseballisboring http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245350 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:58:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245350 Garza, Dempster, Maholm, Wood, Volstad is their rotation as of now. That’s pretty average…really not that bad.

]]> By: florida76 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245349 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:51:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245349 dan1111 and heyzeus143,

Funny to see Cubs fans talking trash, I’m sure you enjoy rehashing the 1908 season. Wait, you can’t, since that was before your grandparents time. BTW, Bucs went 8-8 versus the Cubbies last year, and dominated Chicago head to head in 2010.

]]> By: heyzeus143 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245341 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:15:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245341 anywhere but Pittsburgh

]]> By: heyzeus143 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245340 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:14:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245340 cy young candidate if he signs anywhere else, it’s a pirate’s life

]]> By: dan1111 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245293 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:02:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245293 Now he gets to face the Pirates. That should help.

]]> By: riverace19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245116 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:06:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245116 Pretty average placeholder for below-average price. GB% pretty high and xFIP around 4… that is what Theo is looking at.

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245092 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:47:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245092 His ERA+ varies a lot, so he’s a bit volatile, but he’s worth $3-$4 million annually.

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245091 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:46:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245091 Props for using the ‘TM’, Gator.

]]> By: virusgvr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245087 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:44:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245087 Lets set the O/U at 9.5 (5 of them already being in place)

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/09/cubs-close-to-signing-free-agent-starter-paul-maholm/comment-page-1/#comment-245043 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:58:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=105866#comment-245043 Rotation? That Cubs “rotation” is going to spin like a dreydel with a Teflon™ tip. Like the revolving door to Donald Trump’s office. Like a Tasmanian devil with the Bolshoi. We need to start a contest to guess how many starters the Cubs are going to chew through this coming season.

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