CubinNY
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don't feed the troll. That's the moral of the story. This is not some nuanced argument that maybe the Cubs are nearing the margin of profitability. We don't know how much money they make and what the bottom line looks like because they refuse to open their books to even the players. They make several millions of dollars on the concerts alone. Pearl Jam is supposed to be playing two shows at Wrigley this summer on top of Bruce last summer and whoever else they get for the venue. So they invested in Wrigley going on 10 years ago. Those loans are at most 20 year loans, they have half of it paid off by now. They own office buildings and apartments. They own the buildings around Wrigley that have the bars. They own a hotel. And they partially own a TV Network. This is in addition to the Cubs. They aren't in this for civic pride. They are not good people who care about the city of Chicago or normal people. They are the ones who pushed for the luxury tax. We have the emails and texts. So yeah, horsefeathers the Ricketts. And also horsefeathers anyone who tries to stand up for them. They are evil awful people, not merely business people trying to make a fortune. They have a fortune. Edit: I forgot that they also own a sports betting bar. Any one of those things would make someone wealthy.
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America, love it or leave it. 3rd grade logic.
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I totally agree with this. Jed is betting they cracked the drat and development code. also, Horton, Brown, Wicks, and a few other promising pitchers.
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The other thing that bothers me about PTRs comments is the stuff about how much money it takes to win the division. winning the division is not the goal. And with that mentality it’s going to happen less often than it should.
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They have all the revenue they need. They own all the land around Wrigley. It's just horsefeathers.
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I think he was merely responding to the question. It does some weird that Boras apparently has not engaged with the Cubs. Maybe Bellinger doesn't want to come back? But from the comments, it seems like the Cubs want a discussion.
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Brett has a thing out Bellinger and the Cubs are not close. No offer has been made according to Tommy Boy.
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If so, that stinks.
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I can hardly wait for the ST games to start. I'm most looking forward to seeing Horton pitch to big leaguers. Aside from that seeing Shaw hit and play will also be interesting. Some guy: "The Set Up Man" has a youtube channel showing Cub ST ABs on the back fields.
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I would put Wicks as the favorite. I think he ran out of gas at the end of last season, Steele too. But I look for Wicks be the in the starting rotation.
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Morel cleaned up his main problem from previous seasons last season. But now he needs to cut down on chasing. He’ll be 24 this year. Two years young than Busch. His offensive future is bright or they would not be trying so hard to find him a position. if he can’t play 3rd, it’s going to be tough going for him on the Cubs.
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The best thing you can do is stop the MAGA nonsense and just don't respond. You have agency in all this too. But playing the victim is not going to get you what you want unless that is negative attention. If someone makes a post about the Ricketts and then you say, "boy am I glad they gave money to Trump", something that happened. That's a tell.
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Yes. But I don't think they are sending a message to Boars about anything. The message has been sent by 30 clubs.
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Love it. His problems have been throwing not fielding. They appear to be mechanical and correctable. Hopefully it works out.
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What roster/playing time surprises do you anticipate?
CubinNY replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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The thing that scares me most about Williams is his tendency to hold on to the ball. If he doesn't do that, the Bears should be a very good team next year.
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I'm thinking more of match ups. Wesneski can't get lefties out and Smyly can't get righties out. In a multiple inning role, they are going to have to be able to do that.
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What roster/playing time surprises do you anticipate?
CubinNY replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Not for nothing, I'd trust Asad a hell of a lot more than the other two guys to go more than one inning.
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I'm looking forward to seeing his progress this year. Hopefully it will calm all the people who want to trade him for a middle releiver.
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The Athletic (Jim Bowden) had the Cubs ranked 14th and the Reds (12th) as the highest-ranked NL Central team. Bowden said they reminded him of the 1999 team that won 96 games. NL Central Rankings Reds (12) Cubs (14) Brewers (18) Cardinals (20) Pirates (24) -------------------------- In terms of hype based on high level prospects making a mark, I'd say the Reds are in a really good position. I'm also surprised that they haven't traded India for some pitching. Anyway, I don't know about the exact numbers, but the order looks right to me in terms of how I think things may shake out.
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I don't think it is necessarily an indictment of the Ricketts or Jed as much as I think they really believe that they can get trapped in bad contracts and that the way to win is to stay flexible and develop players. It's easier to live with a bad deal if you have cheap talent elsewhere. I think Heyward scared them silly.
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This take is absent from almost everything that has happened this offseason.
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Yes. I think the Cubs may get one if the value is right. I don't think Jed is not interested in longer-term contracts for any of them. A short deal with high salary is probably more to Jed's liking.
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there is no hole in the budget.
