Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles

[Fred Hornkohl]

Post counts.........

 

2nd half 2011 Game Threads       4,269
4 Theo Epstein threads           8,736
Total 2011 Game Thread posts    17,865

 

 

 

 

Go Theo !!!!

 

 

 

 

p.s. Only 115 days 'til pitchers and catchers report !!!

[EpsteinCubs]

lol Joe Cowley is such a [expletive] hack. How the [expletive] does he have a job?

[TruffleShuffle]

Wtf is a Crane Kenney? A new type of boid or sumthin?

 

ugggghhhh... is wsr writing these jokes for you?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Wtf is a Crane Kenney? A new type of boid or sumthin?

 

ugggghhhh... is wsr writing these jokes for you?

 

I don't share my gift.

[C.C.]

Wtf is a Crane Kenney? A new type of boid or sumthin?

 

ugggghhhh... is wsr writing these jokes for you?

 

I don't share my gift.

 

Another classic.

[Guest]

Wtf is a Crane Kenney? A new type of boid or sumthin?

 

ugggghhhh... is wsr writing these jokes for you?

 

I don't share my gift.

 

Another classic.

Please keep it civil.

[Tyrant]

Why is it hard for people here to believe that Crane Kenney might actually be a clown?

[Sammy Sofa]

Do you have information regarding a secret rubber nose obsession?

[rocket]

CLASS

 

 

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[BearClaw]

These are facts:

 

Theo and his hires are NO guarantee to break your baseball miseries.

 

Nobody, I mean NOBODY on this website knows what a Prospect is?

 

---not any geek trying to be a Sabermetrician

---not any troll in Momma's basement

---not any poster who has daily schitzoids about minor league boxscores

 

In the US MLB Draft annually, there are approx 20,000 draft eligible college players

from all college levels, and so many more from the high school ranks. On average, 1500

players from this pool get drafted because they are the best of the crop. Add in FA

International signings and the talent pool is vast.

 

First thing some of you EXPERTS need to do is relax. RELAX

 

Hearing that players in the minors don't walk enough is irritating, to say the least.

 

RELAX

 

Have you ever played at a high level? Probably NOT, so relax.

 

You have no idea what the Cubs are asking each prospect, from Round 1 to Round 50 what they want from that certain player. All you look at is a daily boxscore, and then comment, Oh, the Cubs hitting philosophy is bad with a bunch of free swingers?

 

RELAX.

 

ALL these kids are super-talented, or they wouldn't be given the chance to chase a dream.

 

THEO and his gang are no sure thing. Most "suits" in the game love baseball, but were never blessed to have the skills, and baaaallllls to play it.

 

Never diss a kid chasing a dream who has the nuggets to step into a box and face a 95 mph projectile that could do damage while you are in Momma's basement being the LUMPY CRITIC, and DO NOT LABEL ANY PLAYER as a non-prospect as you are only proving me right every time you open your trap!!

[mul21]

Wow. Can somebody please make that stop or go away or something. I think he and the Bum are on the same paid by the line break program.

[bcl412]

I don't see the point in coming here and writing a lecture to every poster ever couple of days but that's just me.

[dew1679666265]

These are facts:

 

Just out of curiosity, what, in your opinion, is acceptable to talk about on a Cubs related message board if we shouldn't analyze prospects and get excited about a hire our owner just made?

[Sammy Sofa]

I LOVE YOU, BEARCLAW!

[Rob]

I LOVE YOU, BEARCLAW!

 

RELAX

[Guest]

I have him on ignore and yet I still can't help myself but to click on "Display this post" every time I see it.

[Guest]

Since PMs are being wonky for some reason, let's please try and keep on the topic of the thread. There's too much to be excited about and discuss to get derailed for pages at a time over a lone post.

[Tyrant]

These are facts:

 

Actually, most of what you said consisted of opinions and weird commands.

[Derwood]

I like to RELAX with some thick onion gravy

[Rob]

Since PMs are being wonky for some reason, let's please try and keep on the topic of the thread. There's too much to be excited about and discuss to get derailed for pages at a time over a lone post.

 

All right everybody, you heard the man.

 

RELAX.

[Elwood]

These are facts:

 

Theo and his hires are NO guarantee to break your baseball miseries.

 

Nobody, I mean NOBODY on this website knows what a Prospect is?

 

---not any geek trying to be a Sabermetrician

---not any troll in Momma's basement

---not any poster who has daily schitzoids about minor league boxscores

 

In the US MLB Draft annually, there are approx 20,000 draft eligible college players

from all college levels, and so many more from the high school ranks. On average, 1500

players from this pool get drafted because they are the best of the crop. Add in FA

International signings and the talent pool is vast.

 

First thing some of you EXPERTS need to do is relax. RELAX

 

Hearing that players in the minors don't walk enough is irritating, to say the least.

 

RELAX

 

Have you ever played at a high level? Probably NOT, so relax.

 

You have no idea what the Cubs are asking each prospect, from Round 1 to Round 50 what they want from that certain player. All you look at is a daily boxscore, and then comment, Oh, the Cubs hitting philosophy is bad with a bunch of free swingers?

 

RELAX.

 

ALL these kids are super-talented, or they wouldn't be given the chance to chase a dream.

 

THEO and his gang are no sure thing. Most "suits" in the game love baseball, but were never blessed to have the skills, and baaaallllls to play it.

 

Never diss a kid chasing a dream who has the nuggets to step into a box and face a 95 mph projectile that could do damage while you are in Momma's basement being the LUMPY CRITIC, and DO NOT LABEL ANY PLAYER as a non-prospect as you are only proving me right every time you open your trap!!

 

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[PackLandVA]

I'm wondering if BearClaw's true name is Frankie. And I'll bet he's from Hollywood!

[SouthSideRyan]

sportstalkmatt Matt Perrault

As my co-host @Jen_Royle just reported on @WEEI - Cubs and Red Sox are talking about including about P Jeff Samardzija for compensation

 

lol, perrault used to be drive time radio host in des moines. he's a douche.

 

I asked him if Jen Royle was a tranny, he retweeted it to call my girlfriend a troll and then started following me...

[Sammy Sofa]

What the [expletive]? Who keeps deleting my posts?

[Guest]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-1024-cubs-epstein-dempster--20111024,0,3092647.story

 

Individual actions on the field have more to do with a team's chances of success than any "cultural" issues — one reason Ricketts ignored the Red Sox collapse when making Epstein his primary target.

 

"It shows that's who they wanted, and that's who they got," Dempster said. "That's pretty cool no matter who it is. It's awesome they were passionate about getting him, and I'm sure he (would've been) the No. 1 target for a lot of people.

 

"The fact that they went out and got him shows they know what they want to do here."

 

Dempster, a clubhouse leader, has a $14 million option to return that he's likely to exercise. It seems like a no-brainer after one of his worst seasons with the Cubs, but he would like to hear from the new regime that he's wanted beyond 2012 before making a decision.

 

"Even if it's not doing an extension, it's just knowing that they want me around," he said. "I want to play here forever, and if I stink, then go ahead and fire me. I'm a grown man. I just like playing here, and hopefully I can play here for a long time."