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I had some relatives who lived there. I liked it ok when I visited, but I wouldn't want to live there. I feel that way about most of the mountain and west coast time zones. My career has taken me all over the west coast. California is beautiful, but I just don't want to live there. Same with Seattle. No one reason why. Just an east coast guy I reckon.

Awww... too bad! I'd even buy you lunch if you came to visit! I grew up here in Colorado and have lived in three other states (and traveled all around the country, really) after graduating from high school. Finally missed CO so much that I moved back home here, and there's nowhere else I'd want to be. Always nice to see my general area listed in those "Best Places to Live" lists and such - there are soooo many reasons why it's wonderful here. But, to each their own, of course. (The lunch offer still stands, though!)

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Can someone give me an update, way too many pages to read after getting on tonight. Is there insider information the reason why this post is so long? Thanks in advance!

Nothing new really, Roberts is technically the next in line to be traded. No new offers to be speculated, just the same ones over and over.

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Awww... too bad! I'd even buy you lunch if you came to visit! I grew up here in Colorado and have lived in three other states (and traveled all around the country, really) after graduating from high school. Finally missed CO so much that I moved back home here, and there's nowhere else I'd want to be. Always nice to see my general area listed in those "Best Places to Live" lists and such - there are soooo many reasons why it's wonderful here. But, to each their own, of course. (The lunch offer still stands, though!)

I would definitely come live there if it weren't for so much family here. Course I would miss the Orioles and Terps a lot. But, that is why God created satellite.

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Can someone give me an update, way too many pages to read after getting on tonight. Is there insider information the reason why this post is so long? Thanks in advance!

Just that BigBird says the Rockies are on BRob's no-trade list, which makes little sense to most of us unless it was done back when he signed his contract and they were non-competitive, in which case most of us suspect he would gladly waive it to go there now.

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Just that BigBird says the Rockies are on BRob's no-trade list, which makes little sense to most of us unless it was done back when he signed his contract and they were non-competitive, in which case most of us suspect he would gladly waive it to go there now.

Now that he has the Rockies on his list, I'm sure his agent would try to posture to get compensation to waive the NTC.

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Now that he has the Rockies on his list, I'm sure his agent would try to posture to get compensation to waive the NTC.

Not if he wants a trade to actually get done. I suspect Roberts is a lot more interested in getting to a competitive team and being able to have a somewhat normal spring training than in squeezing a couple extra dollars out of the deal.

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Just that BigBird says the Rockies are on BRob's no-trade list, which makes little sense to most of us unless it was done back when he signed his contract and they were non-competitive, in which case most of us suspect he would gladly waive it to go there now.

Maybe he doesn't like the cold?

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Awww... too bad! I'd even buy you lunch if you came to visit! I grew up here in Colorado and have lived in three other states (and traveled all around the country, really) after graduating from high school. Finally missed CO so much that I moved back home here, and there's nowhere else I'd want to be. Always nice to see my general area listed in those "Best Places to Live" lists and such - there are soooo many reasons why it's wonderful here. But, to each their own, of course. (The lunch offer still stands, though!)
Been to Denver a number of times, also Pueblo. Col. Springs, Ft Collins, and Greely. Only trouble I had was getting used to the altitude. Saw a Rockies- Stros game once in the pre humidor days and Berkman hit a pop up that carried over the CF fence, Lol. Gibbons would do well there.:D
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Not if he wants a trade to actually get done. I suspect Roberts is a lot more interested in getting to a competitive team and being able to have a somewhat normal spring training than in squeezing a couple extra dollars out of the deal.

I don't think it would be an impediment to a deal, but if the Rockies and Orioles work something out, BRob would have all the leverage and would be foolish not to ask for something in return.

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We probably should start a new thread with the insider stuff quoted. I fear I ruined this one with a five page argument.

The basic answer is that Peace posted in another thread that his guy told him it was "100% that Roberts would be traded". You know what. This is my fault. I'll do the research and start the new thread. Give me a second.

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1209053&postcount=34

This is Peace's post you are talking about from the Fogg thread.

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I'm not trying to diss anybody, but I can't see what (if anything) skiba7 is trying to communicate to us, or why. As best I can tell, his position is:

  • While BRob might help the Cubs some, he doesn't think his Cubbies should give up very much to get him. Maybe a pitcher and a couple so-so guys or if-fy guys who the Cubs don't really need and aren't counting on.
  • He can see how O's fans don't wanna give up BRob without getting more than that.
  • Therefore, he thinks that a BRob trade doesn't work for either team.

Given all that, I'd think skiba7's real concern is Hendry, not us.

So, why's he hassling us? What Hendry wants (and might do) isn't our fault.

Shouldn't he be posting on boards where everybody's dissing Hendry for being a dope about wanting BRob too much? Or am I missing something?

EDIT: Never mind. (In the minute it took me to write-and-post this, a whole additional page of posts happened. 'Not trying to keep it going.)

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