The Jon Lester Signs w/ Cubs - 6 yrs/$155 Million

[Guest]

Rosenthal just said on MLBN that the a reason the Lester decision could be dragging is that ownership groups are now getting involved and they tend to slow things down, so cue the PTR jokes.

 

Yeah, he wrote that in his article on it this morning. Owners having to sign off on bids and such.

[TruffleShuffle]

red sox: hey jon, we're competitive all the time!

jon lester: you know i was on the red sox in 2012 and 2014, right?

 

"Oh yeah; I was also there all of those other years, included the two where we won the World Series!"

 

an argument of "we're competitive all the time" falls a bit flat when the club has finished in last place two of the past three seasons.

 

Far more competitive than the Cubs, competitive more of ten than not and they've shown the propensity to bounce back quickly when he was with them and the willingness to do what is needed to bounce back quickly. I don't think it's a stretch at all to say the Cubs have to sell themselves a lot harder than teams like the Red Sox or the Giants.

 

maybe, but the cubs have a "cool" front office and manager, and they're regarded as up and coming. cleveland isn't exactly title-town, and finished last year at 33-49 in the pathetic eastern conference, but they managed to get lebron to come back for a second try and bring in kevin love in an attempt to win a title.

[Cubswin11]

Rosenthal just said on MLBN that the a reason the Lester decision could be dragging is that ownership groups are now getting involved and they tend to slow things down, so cue the PTR jokes.

 

Yeah, he wrote that in his article on it this morning. Owners having to sign off on bids and such.

It makes sense, I'd think Jed/Theo are generally given autonomy but on a contract this size I'm sure they need a final sign off. Especially if they are exceeding where they told PTR they thought they'd end up.

[RammyFanny]

Rosenthal just said on MLBN that the a reason the Lester decision could be dragging is that ownership groups are now getting involved and they tend to slow things down, so cue the PTR jokes.

Got to wait for PTR to refill his minutes on his Nokia pay-as-you go phone.

[TruffleShuffle]

ricketts is hitting as many payday loan companies as possible in the next 24 hours.

[Sammy Sofa]

maybe, but the cubs have a "cool" front office and manager, and they're regarded as up and coming. cleveland isn't exactly title-town, and finished last year at 33-49 in the pathetic eastern conference, but they managed to get lebron to come back for a second try and bring in kevin love in an attempt to win a title.

 

That's really not an applicable comparison; they managed to get LBJ back mainly because he's from the area and he liked the narrative of returning home.

 

Up and coming can only get you so far when you're trying to argue your case against teams that actually have been regularly competitive and have won multiple WS within the last decade. Again, I think a lot of people here want to dismiss how much this likely influences a FA's decision along with the money/years.

[SouthSideRyan]

not that it's of much consequence, but is there really someone who doesn't think joe maddon is the best manager in the game?

 

I think a good percentage of people would say Bochy is the best manager in baseball and its hard to argue at this point

 

Meh.

 

It's a wonder the Giants have ever made the playoffs with how shitty their manager, GM, and players are.

[Sammy Sofa]

not that it's of much consequence, but is there really someone who doesn't think joe maddon is the best manager in the game?

 

I think a good percentage of people would say Bochy is the best manager in baseball and its hard to argue at this point

 

Meh.

 

Do you think players don't look at him as someone they'd want to play for, especially given the Giants' success in recent years? It seems like Maddon has a good rep, but if a FA is weighing managers it would seem like Bochy would be really appealing.

[SouthSideRyan]

Rosenthal just said on MLBN that the a reason the Lester decision could be dragging is that ownership groups are now getting involved and they tend to slow things down, so cue the PTR jokes.

 

Yeah, he wrote that in his article on it this morning. Owners having to sign off on bids and such.

 

Theo tried to sneak an extra 0 on to the PTR's original generous offer.

Edited December 9, 2014 by SouthSideRyan

[SouthSideRyan]

red sox: hey jon, we're competitive all the time!

jon lester: you know i was on the red sox in 2012 and 2014, right?

 

"Oh yeah; I was also there all of those other years, included the two where we won the World Series!"

 

an argument of "we're competitive all the time" falls a bit flat when the club has finished in last place two of the past three seasons.

 

Far more competitive than the Cubs, competitive more of ten than not and they've shown the propensity to bounce back quickly when he was with them and the willingness to do what is needed to bounce back quickly. I don't think it's a stretch at all to say the Cubs have to sell themselves a lot harder than teams like the Red Sox or the Giants.

 

maybe, but the cubs have a "cool" front office and manager, and they're regarded as up and coming. cleveland isn't exactly title-town, and finished last year at 33-49 in the pathetic eastern conference, but they managed to get lebron to come back for a second try and bring in kevin love in an attempt to win a title.

 

That might be the worst analogy I've ever seen.

[WrigleyField 22]

Rosenthal just said on MLBN that the a reason the Lester decision could be dragging is that ownership groups are now getting involved and they tend to slow things down, so cue the PTR jokes.

 

Yeah, he wrote that in his article on it this morning. Owners having to sign off on bids and such.

 

Theo tried to sneak an extra 0 on to the PTR's original generous offer.

6 years 15M wasn't generous enough?

 

 

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[KingCubsFan]

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[Guest]

not that it's of much consequence, but is there really someone who doesn't think joe maddon is the best manager in the game?

 

I think a good percentage of people would say Bochy is the best manager in baseball and its hard to argue at this point

 

Meh.

 

It's a wonder the Giants have ever made the playoffs with how [expletive] their manager, GM, and players are.

 

Hey great reply when the first post said it isn't of much consequence

[Guest]

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[Sammy Sofa]

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Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

[Cubswin11]

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Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

NSBB hasn't understood humor since Da'Bum left

[Guest]

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Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

 

Based on the volume of PTR references I'd say you're right.

[minnesotacubsfan]

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Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

NSBB hasn't understood humor since Da'Bum left

 

 

Winner winner chicken dinner

[SouthSideRyan]

The best jokes are based in truth and that's why Tree's sister and I is the best.

[Sammy Sofa]

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Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

 

Based on the volume of PTR references I'd say you're right.

 

PTR has been greatly misused; it only works if he's an old timey hobo.

[Guest]

I'll drop it from time to time, but PTR isn't really funny. Especially not the way sulley does it.

[seanimal]

not that it's of much consequence, but is there really someone who doesn't think joe maddon is the best manager in the game?

 

my sox fan friend who texted me saying that ozzie guillen was a better manager bc of the pythag record of his teams

[USSoccer]

http://i.imgur.com/03wS8Gg.png

 

Based on what's winning it's clear NSBB doesn't understand great humor.

 

Based on the volume of PTR references I'd say you're right.

 

PTR has been greatly misused; it only works if he's an old timey hobo.

 

I don't know...the idea of him going to title loan stores with all the company cars the Cubs own trying to drum up the cash to sign Lester is amusing.

[seanimal]

ssr is the only one who ever threw out a good #ptr, and he's not shooting 100% from that distance either

[Guest]

ssr is the only one who ever threw out a good #ptr, and he's not shooting 100% from that distance either

Boxcar Tom is hilarious. Especially his adventures with pies on windowsills.