An Open Email To Prince Fielder
Open Letter to Prince Fielder:
Hey Prince,
We haven’t talked on this side of things before. For the past six years, I’ve watched you hit over 250 home runs and knock in over 650, many of them coming against the Chicago Cubs. I’ve sat and envied the Milwaukee Brewers for the ability to enlist your glorious bat in the lineup, while the Cubs have toiled in the last couple of years with the likes of a declining Derrek Lee and Carlos Pena, which were nice, but not enough.
Now there’s a chance for you to switch sides and come over to the Cubs. I understand that there are some other teams that will likely put in an offer for your services at first base, but is there a better option out there than the Cubs? Doubtful.
Let’s first look at those other teams that could be in on you. Seattle? Not only is it a ballpark that’s empty on a nightly basis, it’s a pitcher’s dream. Home runs don’t exist at Safeco. And it rains. A lot. Plus, if you think the Cubs are a rebuilding project, just look at the Mariners. They lost 95 games last year. If it wasn’t for nearly every player on the Twins’ roster being injured last season, they might have been the worst in the American League.
Then we have the Blue Jays. That’s an up and coming team. They were .500 last year. You could be the final piece of the puzzle. But in order for that to happen, the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays will all have to take steps back. Do you really see that happening? I sure don’t.
Now the Rangers? I’ll give you that. They’ve won the American League two consecutive years and are likely going to contend for a third pennant in 2012. And that’s even with Albert Pujols signing with the Angels. Speaking of Pujols, a move to Texas would be moving to the same division as Pujols, who you’ve lined up against for these last six years. Do you really want to continue to live in his shadow? Or do you want to seize the opportunity to become the dominant first baseman in a different division?
That just leaves the Cubs. There’s no sugarcoating it. The Cubs have been pretty bad these last few years. Even those couple of playoff appearances that they’ve made since you’ve been in Milwaukee ended in disaster. But the winds of change are blowing in full force on the North Side of Chicago.
You may have heard, the Cubs poached Theo Epstein from the Red Sox to take over as team president of baseball operations. That’s a big deal. He’s the first competent executive the Cubs have had in years, as is his buddy, and general manager, Jed Hoyer. This is an organization on the rise, and you have a chance to get in on the ground floor of something great.
Along with Starlin Castro, you could become a corner stone in this Cubs lineup for years to come. Along with a healthy Geovany Soto, you could make up 3/5 of one of the best young infields in the game. And if you’ve heard Theo and Jed speak at all in the past few months, it’s pretty obvious that the pitching will come with time.
Oh, and did I mention the fact that this is the Chicago Cubs? One of the biggest markets in baseball, with great tradition, and the greatest fans in the league, no matter what those guys down in St. Louis say. Getting in on the ground floor now means you could be a part of a potential World Series team within the next few years. Talk about legendary.
Think it over. You’ve got some time. But I’m sure Theo and friends will be calling you soon. And even if it’s not the 10 years that ol’ Albert got out in sunny California, Theo will make sure that you get your payday. But then again, how can you put a price on a potential title on the North Side?
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Signed,
Randy Holt
Cubs fan
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Randy–”toiled with the likes of Derrek Lee? What a ignorant brat you are! TOILED? A batting title, years of stellar defense, and a good teammate. His best years were in Cubs gear and you taking that as toiled will be miserable with those who try to replace the man short of a quarter million dollars and the Brewer Prince.
That one’s on me. I should have specified that I was only talking about the past couple of years. Obviously Lee was a great player for the Cubs and I loved what he brought, through 2009. But he obviously was on the decline in 2010 and Carlos Pena brought some nice pop to the lineup, but his average was awful (as expected).
Your quip on Seattle’s rain is a little played out. It’s just something that a bunch of people that have never been here associate with Seattle… so good job. Seattle gets about 40” of rain per year to Chicago’s 34”… wow, big difference. Both New York City and Boston get more rain than Seattle. D.C., Atlanta and Miami get quite a bit more rain per year as well. Prince will be hitting tons of homeruns in Safeco next year. The M’s record doesn’t mean a thing. Did Dustin Ackley play more than half a season… no, Mike Carp… no. The M’s will be much more competitive than the Cubs. Bet
Texas Rangers.
Nolan Ryan. Jon Daniels.Thad Levine. Ron Washington.The Maddux brothers.
There is no team like ours.
Giddy up.
I apologize for making a judgement about Seattle’s weather.
And kmm, I would consider the Rangers the favorite to sign him. The “Albert Pujols shadow” thing was more of a joke than anything. Actually, most of this article was not meant to be taken seriously. Guess I failed on that part.
Prince, you want to be a legend? haha call attonosio, be like trade k-rod to clear space, and i ll take a very big discount.