Boom! Called it. Fukudome!

mauboy · 12-11-2007, 11:26 PM

Fukudome Signs with Cubs, reportedly.

Looks to be 4 years, 12-14 mill per.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3151060

Erik W. · 12-11-2007, 11:31 PM

That's a lot of moolah for a guy coming off elbow surgery.

mauboy · 12-11-2007, 11:34 PM

Ah, I'm happy with any signing at this point. I know he probably won't even do well this year as he adjusts to American pitching. Maybe he'll play well, but I'm aiming for him to be productive two seasons from now.

Who cares about the Moolah, the game has changed and money means nothing in baseball anymore it seems.

piperclap · 12-11-2007, 11:40 PM

Crap

Its not even 2008 and I'm already getting excited again. The fall will be especially hard this year, methinks.

eriqjaffe · 12-11-2007, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mauboy

Who cares about the Moolah, the game has changed and money means nothing in baseball anymore it seems.

Well, on the north side, it doesn't.

Fukudome costs more than the Florida Marlins.

Anisoptera · 12-12-2007, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mauboy

Ah, I'm happy with any signing at this point. I know he probably won't even do well this year as he adjusts to American pitching. Maybe he'll play well, but I'm aiming for him to be productive two seasons from now.

The Cubs do play in the NL, you know.

yankeesrule · 12-12-2007, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Anisoptera

The Cubs do play in the NL, you know.

eh, that only works for foreign pitchers coming over to face the weaker hitting. the pitching isn't that much worse in the NL than AL

His Own Bad Self · 12-12-2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Erik W.

That's a lot of moolah for a guy on the wrong side of 30 coming off elbow surgery.

Added my own thought... but if he's going to replace Jacque Jones, I suppose it's worth it.

1998 Yankees · 12-12-2007, 08:39 AM

I hope he does well, Chicago builds a domed stadium, and they name it after him.

silvam14 · 12-12-2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mauboy

Who cares about the Moolah, the game has changed and money means nothing in baseball anymore it seems.

I agree, Being in Boston, If the Red Sox are gonna raise ticket prices every year, I'm not going to complain that they are spending the money on the team.

Green & Gold Heart · 12-12-2007, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mauboy

Who cares about the Moolah, the game has changed and money means nothing in baseball anymore it seems.

I wish this board had rep.

myasu · 04-22-2008, 11:19 PM

Fukudome has been a great addition to the Cubs lineup so far.

The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Fukudome at center of offensive surge

He was a great, patient hitter back in Japan who could use the whole field with some power.
However, I admit I did not expect him to be able to adjust to the MLB this soon, after watching Matsui (NYY) had tough time in his first year. (at the first couple of months)

Too early to tell if he keeps on hitting like this, (probably not, considering the fact that he has never experienced the long season with lots of traveling) but with the way he has been patient at the plate, I am quite impressed by his performance so far.

He does not have the speed of Ichiro, but he is a pretty good baserunner.
He does not have the power of Hideki Matsui, but I think he is capable of hitting around 20HRs/year.
He is not a great OF like Ichiro is, but he is certainly an above average OF with above average arm.

Raderick · 04-24-2008, 12:54 PM

****-you-dome

12-11-2007, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 2,861	Boom! Called it. Fukudome! Fukudome Signs with Cubs, reportedly. Looks to be 4 years, 12-14 mill per. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3151060

12-11-2007, 11:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Erik W. Moderator* Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montréal Posts: 3,480	That's a lot of moolah for a guy coming off elbow surgery. __________________ Formerly known as Azamien

12-11-2007, 11:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
piperclap All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rah Rah for Ski-U-Mah! Posts: 573	Crap Its not even 2008 and I'm already getting excited again. The fall will be especially hard this year, methinks. __________________ Sometimes you gotta start a fight to win one. --Sen. Paul Wellstone

12-12-2007, 08:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium Posts: 5,592	I hope he does well, Chicago builds a domed stadium, and they name it after him. __________________ The 1998 Yankees are considered to be among the The Best Major League Baseball Teams Ever From 1902-2005 by Baseball Almanac. They were 68-20 at home that year (including playoffs and World Series) in the original Yankee Stadium (1923-2008), "Where Players Became Legends."

04-22-2008, 11:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
myasu All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 805	Fukudome has been a great addition to the Cubs lineup so far. The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Fukudome at center of offensive surge He was a great, patient hitter back in Japan who could use the whole field with some power. However, I admit I did not expect him to be able to adjust to the MLB this soon, after watching Matsui (NYY) had tough time in his first year. (at the first couple of months) Too early to tell if he keeps on hitting like this, (probably not, considering the fact that he has never experienced the long season with lots of traveling) but with the way he has been patient at the plate, I am quite impressed by his performance so far. He does not have the speed of Ichiro, but he is a pretty good baserunner. He does not have the power of Hideki Matsui, but I think he is capable of hitting around 20HRs/year. He is not a great OF like Ichiro is, but he is certainly an above average OF with above average arm. __________________ myasu 男は黙って赤靴下

12-11-2007, 11:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 2,861	Ah, I'm happy with any signing at this point. I know he probably won't even do well this year as he adjusts to American pitching. Maybe he'll play well, but I'm aiming for him to be productive two seasons from now. Who cares about the Moolah, the game has changed and money means nothing in baseball anymore it seems.

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