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  1. CubinNY
    Jed was always getting an extension. He'd the Ricketts alter-ego.
  2. CubinNY
    I think that was more wish casting by the fans than anything else.
  3. CubinNY
    What’s to stop him from staying in Japan and trying again in a year (if there is baseball next year).
  4. CubinNY
    I don't know what the conditions are for minority owners. The only one I know for sure is the guy who owns the SB Cubs. I don't know that they've publicly stated how many there are and what percentage of the team they own. My general understanding is that minority owners don't have a say in how the team is run, but they may receive a guaranteed rate of return. If I were the owner, I'd have a contract that each annual payment would reduce their ownership stake by a percentage until I owned the club again. Edit: After doing some reading, the minority owners aren't owning the Cubs; they own 5% of the LLC's shares, the Ricketts set up as a holding company.
  5. CubinNY
    Yes, I don't know if the rumor is true, but if it is, Tom and the sibs must be up to their eyes in real estate debt around Wrigley. It may be time for some more minority owner shares to be sold, hopefully not to PE, because, like the mob, they want their money back with interest on a timeline.
  6. CubinNY
    lolololol
  7. CubinNY
    If he has a good first half, he could be a good trade candidate if the Cubs are buyers.
  8. CubinNY
    It was a successful season, but now the bar is raised (at least by me). I also don't believe the ownership group is serious about winning a WS unless it fits their model of team construction. I think that their overall model as a franchise is to build a destination for baseball fans to go to so they can drain their wallets, not to go all Tom on everyone, but let's call it the "Disney model". So their main goal is to make a team capable of winning 82 games. The data are clear that they've perfected the model under Jed.
  9. CubinNY
    Which cities were burned down and who held a rally?
  10. CubinNY
    lol. WTF are you talking about?
  11. CubinNY
    What a game. I fell asleep with my earbuds in listening in bed and woke up to the announcers screaming when the touchdown happened. Saw the replay this morning in the duck blind. What a throw and what a catch.
  12. CubinNY
    Hot start
  13. CubinNY
    I’d rather a normal billionaire who’s looking to win and not build an amusement park to siphon every last nickel from his/her/their fans.
  14. CubinNY
    When the last kid dies and they have to split by however many grandkids they will sell. Poppa Joe bought the team.
  15. CubinNY
    https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-statement-on-house-passage-of-h-r-4371 https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-18/trump-administration-moves-to-block-criminalize-gender-affirming-care-for-minors https://www.ibanet.org/US-presidency-weaponised-Department-of-Justice-investigations-prompt-concerns-over-independence https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/leaked-memo-bondi-doj-list-target-anti-trump-activists-domestic-terrorists/ I can literally do this all day.
  16. CubinNY
    I would imagine if they lose the bidding, they will have to turn to a trade for a pitcher, which (IMO) isn't the worst outcome.
  17. CubinNY
    Different political views? Riiiight. Saying I'm for a smaller, more efficient government that taxes at the lowest rate possible is a political view. I don't agree with it, but I'm not going to get bent out of shape about it. Going to a speaking engagement at a White Supremacist rally and morning a grifter who did more damage to this country in his short and miserable life isn't about politics. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, but they have consequences.
  18. CubinNY
    Because who wants to root for an as$hole?
  19. CubinNY
    I'm horrible with financial stuff, but why can't the state issue a bond that the team pays back in, like, 50 years or something?
  20. CubinNY
    Behavior has consequences. He will be a role model for others. I'm with Goony, let everyone know so we can identify them. Having a little pushback may get him to question his beliefs, but that's not generally something those folks do.
  21. CubinNY
    Kind of picked the wrong picture.
  22. CubinNY
    It was more bad translation than anything else.
  23. CubinNY
    The point is that they can't get a fair value in a trade for Nico because the things he does well are more valuable to the Cubs than they will be for most other teams. What kind of a return are they going to get for a singles hitter who plays Gold Glove 2nd base? Maybe if some team sees him as an SS. It would be hard to line up a trade. The 3rd base stuff is extrinsic to trading Nico. They don't need to trade him.
  24. CubinNY
    assuming a lot.
  25. CubinNY
    Imagine the smell of the air for the Gary Bears. It might be an environmental hazard to play there.
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