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  1. AlwaysaCub
    This renovation should have started this year, to coincide with the talent nadir, to be ready when the team was approaching contention. But now, the Red Line renovation realistically makes hosting 140 baseball games in a season infeasible for the next 3-4 seasons. The Cubs could only renovate Wrigley a) after the Red Line reconstruction is completed b) if they play home games in some combination of Miller Park, Busch Stadium (that could be fun), and Principal Park (Iowa), or c) if they play somewhere kooky like Soldier Field or a temporary stadium or even the entire season on the road like the Port Ruppert Mundys. We also have to remember that this renovation will take some time. The occasional chunk of the upper deck has been known to literally fall off - basically the upper deck will have to be completely rebuilt. This will also be done to maximize skybox potential (don't be surprised about a second level of skyboxes more or less where the roof is now). It will probably take 2 years, though past Cubs reconstruction projects have done remarkably in finishing on or ahead of schedule.
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    Brett Jackson's secondary skills - mainly walks and some homers - have been surprisingly good. A walk in the 2nd today makes 10 walks in 11 games. Unlikely Jackson keeps up the homers, but we can always hope.
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    I hope Brenly doesn't leave. He has one of the more visible color jobs already, has a great partner with good chemistry, and it looks like they could be in for the long hall. That said, the Dodgers job has to look enticing to him, if that organization would bring someone else in with Vin Scully to ease the transition. Hopefully that's a pipe dream. As an aside, this discussion has reminded me of our prior broadcast team of Chip and Steve. That fiasco feels ancient.
  4. AlwaysaCub
    Remember John Koronka? Yeah, me neither.
  5. AlwaysaCub
    Dude needs to eat his wheaties
  6. AlwaysaCub
    Scott Moore has 98 PA for Houston so far this year, which is hard to believe.
  7. AlwaysaCub
    No way Neal Huntington would have paid up to trade for guy he let walk just this past offseason. But hopefully that return for Wandy Rodriguez will raise the price for Maholm.
  8. AlwaysaCub
    The Cubs will be sending Rizzo in Lahair's place, right?
  9. AlwaysaCub
    http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1016271/jeff-samardzija.jpg That stare doesn't seduce you?
  10. AlwaysaCub
    The Cubs are scoring 2.6 runs per game in this losing streak. Looking at the line up objectively, its amazing they started decently at all. No offense (not that the pitching has been much better)
  11. AlwaysaCub
    Whatever we could have gotten this past offseason, we should have taken. High effort delivery, has lost velocity - hopefully he has a good stretch ahead of the trade deadline. It only works when he has an absurd strikeout rate, and that's unsustainable.
  12. AlwaysaCub
    What are the chances that the Cubs lose 100 games this season? 15%?
  13. AlwaysaCub
    I still have a baseball signed by Bobby Hill.
  14. AlwaysaCub
    As I understand this CBA, one of the effects will be to limit the incentive for teams to pay up for ultra-premium talent (or Jeff Samardzija) in the draft or internationally. That will drive the top athletes into other sports, which is detrimental to the long-term vitality of the league. Not a fan.
  15. AlwaysaCub
    Sportscenter just played soundbites from Matheny's introduction interview over a highlight video in which one of the clips is him sliding into 2nd and being out as part of a double play. Great work ESPN.
  16. AlwaysaCub
    The Giants are starting RYAN VOGELSONG?!?! I just looked it up - Ryan Vogelsong hadn't thrown a pitch in the majors since 2006(!) until this year. At least he presents a worthy adversary for our own golden boy, Doug Davis. Fox must thrilled with this scintillating matchup. It's Pirates-Brewers circa 2004.
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    If castro ends up breaking his left hand on that pitch, that will be a pivotal moment in his career and not in a good way.
  18. AlwaysaCub
    $not,enough.00 I thought I heard at one point it was 950k this year 1.1 mil next. So Quade is making for the year what Sori makes in 8 games. Seems a tad off to me.
  19. AlwaysaCub
    +1. Let him get as many ABs as possible so he can develop b/c he's the future.
  20. AlwaysaCub
    If I said that Wellemeyer would pitch more than 15 innings for the Cubs this year, would you take the other side of that bet? I wouldn't.
  21. AlwaysaCub
    Where do I sign? Right after the clause stating that "Player may reject a trade to any other organization in MLB"
  22. AlwaysaCub
    The Reds will be paying Ken Griffey Junior until 2024, from a contract signed in 2000. http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/seattle-mariners.html scroll down to Griffey
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    Lou has had some success with 20 year old phenom shortstops before. Not saying he's gonna be Arod or anything, just wanted to point that out.
  24. AlwaysaCub
    I wish they hadn't put them right on top of the marquee, but had left some space in between....it looks kind of weird this way.
  25. AlwaysaCub
    Interesting to note that Stone was in the booth for both games. How many other people do you think saw both games in person?
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