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[Soul]

We're coming up on 100 years of losing, and I think people are starting to get a little tired of it. I think people have a right to be concerned. This team isn't a sure thing to win anything, and I think most people think spending $300 million in the offseason should mean we've got a really good chance to win the World Series.

 

Most people (including writers and analysts) are guessing this team will win about 83-85 games this year. That's not what most people are looking for when we spent so much money this offseason. We're in a win-it-now mentality without a win-it-now team. And if they don't win now, we're going to be in trouble in a few years because so much money has been backloaded.

 

Win what now though? We can likely win this division with 85-90 wins, and that's not far off the projections. We're 3-5 right now, 1 game back. There's no good teams around. I strongly suspect there will be few complaints if this team goes to the playoffs, and a mediocre team will do that.

 

As for 100 years of losing, I've been as vocal as anyone over that. I'm frustrated too. I'm a little confused by the World Series expectations, though. I never thought this team was going to do that. I have difficulty understanding anyone who thinks this team needs to win it all this year, regardless of the money spent. The Cubs have the money to spend, so why shouldn't they spend it? What makes people think the cash flow is suddenly going to go dry? We drew another 3 million people last year for a horrid team.

[E.J.]

We're coming up on 100 years of losing, and I think people are starting to get a little tired of it. I think people have a right to be concerned. This team isn't a sure thing to win anything, and I think most people think spending $300 million in the offseason should mean we've got a really good chance to win the World Series.

 

Most people (including writers and analysts) are guessing this team will win about 83-85 games this year. That's not what most people are looking for when we spent so much money this offseason. We're in a win-it-now mentality without a win-it-now team. And if they don't win now, we're going to be in trouble in a few years because so much money has been backloaded.

 

Win what now though? We can likely win this division with 85-90 wins, and that's not far off the projections. We're 3-5 right now, 1 game back. There's no good teams around. I strongly suspect there will be few complaints if this team goes to the playoffs, and a mediocre team will do that.

 

As for 100 years of losing, I've been as vocal as anyone over that. I'm frustrated too. I'm a little confused by the World Series expectations, though. I never thought this team was going to do that. I have difficulty understanding anyone who thinks this team needs to win it all this year, regardless of the money spent. The Cubs have the money to spend, so why shouldn't they spend it? What makes people think the cash flow is suddenly going to go dry? We drew another 3 million people last year for a horrid team.

 

I think the thing that really ticks me off the most is that the Tribune probably let Hendry spend the $300 million to drive up the price of the Cubs, and not so they could leave on a good note by winning the World Series.

 

I'm just glad that a new owner will be in place after this season and that hopefully their first order of business is to fire Hendry. The man has shown over and over again that he doesn't understand how to put together a ballclub.

[Soul]

We're coming up on 100 years of losing, and I think people are starting to get a little tired of it. I think people have a right to be concerned. This team isn't a sure thing to win anything, and I think most people think spending $300 million in the offseason should mean we've got a really good chance to win the World Series.

 

Most people (including writers and analysts) are guessing this team will win about 83-85 games this year. That's not what most people are looking for when we spent so much money this offseason. We're in a win-it-now mentality without a win-it-now team. And if they don't win now, we're going to be in trouble in a few years because so much money has been backloaded.

 

Win what now though? We can likely win this division with 85-90 wins, and that's not far off the projections. We're 3-5 right now, 1 game back. There's no good teams around. I strongly suspect there will be few complaints if this team goes to the playoffs, and a mediocre team will do that.

 

As for 100 years of losing, I've been as vocal as anyone over that. I'm frustrated too. I'm a little confused by the World Series expectations, though. I never thought this team was going to do that. I have difficulty understanding anyone who thinks this team needs to win it all this year, regardless of the money spent. The Cubs have the money to spend, so why shouldn't they spend it? What makes people think the cash flow is suddenly going to go dry? We drew another 3 million people last year for a horrid team.

 

I think the thing that really ticks me off the most is that the Tribune probably let Hendry spend the $300 million to drive up the price of the Cubs, and not so they could leave on a good note by winning the World Series.

 

I'm just glad that a new owner will be in place after this season and that hopefully their first order of business is to fire Hendry. The man has shown over and over again that he doesn't understand how to put together a ballclub.

 

He's mostly shown that he doesn't care about OBP, which is the new focus around the league. He's getting raped by other teams that are using it, and he's still back in the old days, refusing to acknowledge its worth.

 

He could have compensated if he would have gotten the pitching, but arms are fickle and he got burned there, too. The result has been badness. No OBP + AAA fill-in arms = bad baseball

[Banedon]

Yay. It's another "quit being so negative thread."

 

This thread might be worth review.