Nomar Deal is Final

Nomar a Cub! 


Cubs - Nomar Garciaparra, Matt Murtin
Redsox - Doug Mientkiewicz, Orlando Cabrera
Expos - Alex Gonzalez, Francis Beltran, Brendan Harris
Twins - Justin Jones

Breakdown: Past sins are forgiven. I said we will find out if Jim Hendry is a good or poor GM depending on what he does by the end of the trade deadline. Nomar Garciaparra is a Chicago Cub, thus Jim Hendry, I fall to my knee's and proclaim you a god!

For once I feel like the Cubs have shaken the past image of small moves and safe trades with the Nomar deal. This is an impact player. This is a difference maker. He instantly makes our lineup better. Forget about his pouting in Boston since the A-rod fiasco, this guy is a clubhouse leader for a team that has no clubhouse leader.

But the biggest thing Nomar brings to the Cubs is an injection of excitement. To the fans and most importantly to the entire team. This jolts the franchise. It wakes everyone up and lets them know, "Hey we just got one of the best SS in baseball, we are serious about winning a damn World Series, so lets go out and do it!" I feel rejuvenated, so I am sure the players are pumped as well.

Secondly, we have the rest of the year to convince Nomar to remain in Chicago beyond this year. Much like Scott Rolen did with the Cardinals. Forget the prospects. I told you Brendan Harris would never be in a Cubs uniform again and he won't be. Beltran? Didn't have a clue he was going to be traded. But it figures doesn't it? Another prospect used in the majors by Dusty another trade away from the Cubs. The only question is when is Jason Dubois and David Kelton getting new uniforms.

The bottom line is, I feel we can win now more than ever. They say one player can't make a difference. They are correct. But when you add Nomar to Sosa, Am-Ram, Lee, Alou, Patterson and Barrett you start getting a lineup that is good top to bottom. You get a better over all team. And that is what Nomar's addition to the Cubs means. We just made the team better. Orlando Cabrera couldn't do that.