2014 Cubs Payroll under $75 mil?

[Guest]

I'd like to add, I could see them hamstrung servicing the debt Zell made them incur, but if Bud thinks they are fine, it seems plausible that's not an issue either. Anyway, it will all be good as soon as the Cubs start winning.

[seanimal]

Because they thought that with attendance over 3 million/year and getting a large subsidy on the renovations from the government, it wouldn't be as much of a problem as it's turned out to be.

 

that's quite a remarkable insight, where did you find this out?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Because they thought that with attendance over 3 million/year and getting a large subsidy on the renovations from the government, it wouldn't be as much of a problem as it's turned out to be.

 

that's quite a remarkable insight, where did you find this out?

 

I'm speculating. Although Epstein has said specifically he didn't expect spending to be as cramped as it has been. So I can only assume that something that Ricketts thought was true when he was schmoozing Epstein turned out not to be true.

[jersey cubs fan]

Because they thought that with attendance over 3 million/year and getting a large subsidy on the renovations from the government, it wouldn't be as much of a problem as it's turned out to be.

 

that's quite a remarkable insight, where did you find this out?

 

I'm speculating. Although Epstein has said specifically he didn't expect spending to be as cramped as it has been. So I can only assume that something that Ricketts thought was true when he was schmoozing Epstein turned out not to be true.

 

I don't see any possible way how any reasonably intelligent businessman could assume he was going to get $300 million from a government entity during the heart of the financial crisis.

[Backtobanks]

Because they thought that with attendance over 3 million/year and getting a large subsidy on the renovations from the government, it wouldn't be as much of a problem as it's turned out to be.

 

that's quite a remarkable insight, where did you find this out?

 

I'm speculating. Although Epstein has said specifically he didn't expect spending to be as cramped as it has been. So I can only assume that something that Ricketts thought was true when he was schmoozing Epstein turned out not to be true.

 

I don't see any possible way how any reasonably intelligent businessman could assume he was going to get $300 million from a government entity during the heart of the financial crisis.

 

Apparently the Wall Street Journal didn't get the memo that there was a financial crisis.

[Guest]

Really interesting past/present/future payroll visualization: http://mrphilroth.com/mlbpayrolls/

 

http://i.imgur.com/VqQJiwZ.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/k7ZKmYS.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/IFBq5zk.png

[WrigleyField 22]

Even if we're just maintaining payroll we should have a pretty healthy FA budget this summer.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Really interesting past/present/future payroll visualization: http://mrphilroth.com/mlbpayrolls/

 

http://i.imgur.com/VqQJiwZ.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/k7ZKmYS.png

 

http://i.imgur.com/IFBq5zk.png

 

This is awesome.