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Easily became one of my all-time favorite players. Sad to see him go. Hope the players we got turn out to be great and that he continues with a long and successful career. Just a great guy and player. Ok, I'm done now. 

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And I'm glad to get him. Filling in first base is a big deal for the Yankees. Go Yanks!

Went to wrong team. He would have done wonders for BoSox. 

Yup. Not the A-Rod trade all over again, but still disappointing.

Agreed. Sad to see him go. Sadder to see him go to the evil empire. No offense John1941 :)

Yeah, this stinks. I still think about that tarp catch in foul territory plus his recent epic at bat this season culminating with a home run. Not to mention helping win the '16 WS. I'd like to think Jed could have done better with the return, but I'm no GM. It is still possible we could re-sign him in the off season, but I dont see the Ricketts doling out the kind of money that he would want. Thank you for all you have done Mr. Cub #2 you will be missed.

As a Yankees, I'm excited about the addition of Anthony Rizzo. 

He is a respected athlete with tremendous talent. A close friend of mine worked with him on a charity function in Chicago and said they never met a classier individual. I can't wait to see him in Yankee pinstripes.

Well, the gutting is complete. The 2016 Cubs are almost 100% in the past and the internet is going crazy. But I'm grateful for the joy those guys brought me and hope the huge batch of prospects they got will yield a lot of wins in a few years. And who knows? Maddux came back. Jenkins came back. Reuschel came back. We could see Rizzo or Bryant or Baez in a Cubs uniform again. 

And whew, what a trade deadline!

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Come on brother ! Came back ?  NO the CUBS HAD to SIGN Maddux back OR ELSE ! We as a fanbase have been getting hosed for decades now and the ownership has to do Something every so often. That was one of those moves remember just like Schwarber they had just let GRACE go before that. Speaking of Schwarbs he went to the Red Sox there were alot of Cubbies on the move yesterday both current and former sad to say now all former  :( As far as them coming back , I am hopeful but doubtful , doubtful B/C they will want big $ and the Cubs are trying to be cheap as usual. Although I have a feeling about Rizzo coming back and maybe even finishing his career as a Cub.

If by "we as a fanbase" you're talking about Cubs' fans, we got hosed into six years of excellent baseball and a WS Championship. I'll take that. 
As far as anyone returning, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. But I can dream, about Rizzo, at least. 
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