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  1. Cubfanintheknow
    That's why your GM needs to be able to sell the heck out of your team and force him to want to stay. You would need a gun (or some other credible threat of force) or a contract stupidly large to force me to want to stay without checking the FA market if I was in his position. There are simply no adequate words EXACTLY!!!
  2. Cubfanintheknow
    That's why your GM needs to be able to sell the heck out of your team and force him to want to stay.[/quote] You're kidding, right?
  3. Cubfanintheknow
    I am absolutely amazed at how many people are surprised by Aramis Ramirez not signing. Even if the Cubs had offered you the moon, wouldn't you want to find out if there was another team willing to offer the moon, a couple dozen stars and an option on a comet? Rare is the free agent who jumps at the first offer.
  4. Cubfanintheknow
    Here's more on the potential sale of the tribune from NBC 5's website: http://www.nbc5.com/news/10275626/detail.html
  5. Cubfanintheknow
    Sammy Sosa was much trickier. Much, much trickier. My son was only seven when the Cubs traded him away. I don't remember exactly what I said to him. I just remember it was very hard explaining it all to a seven year old boy who loved Sammy Sosa and couldn't understand why the Cubs would get rid of such a great player. My son was still a couple months away from turning eight when Congress held its hearing on steroids. Again, It was very difficult explaining this to a seven year old child. But I tried my best to explain to him that some people think Sosa took drugs and cheated to be a better baseball player. I told him it was probably true but didn't know for sure. And I told him it made me pretty sad that a Cub player that I cheered for would be involved in something like this. There was probably already a little hypocracy on my part because Sosa's alleged steroid use was something I suspected, but nothing was proven and he was a Cub so he got a free pass. Ironically, my son just asked a couple days ago if Sammy Sosa could still play. I didn't get into the specifics of steroids, only telling him that he could still play if a team offerred him a contract. But no one has done so because he hasn't played in a year, probably can't play defense if his life depended on it and because of the steroid allegations, no team wants to take a chance with him.
  6. Cubfanintheknow
    I don't want Barry Bonds. No way! No how! I want the Cubs to win a World Series title just as much as the next guy. But I also want a team I can root for. I want good players with at least decent character. They don't have to be "lovable". But they also shouldn't be steroid-bloated cheaters who can't play defense and put aside the greater good of their team for their own personal gain. I don't want this guy for personal reasons, too. I have a nine year old who absolutely loves baseball. Reads about it all the time. Watches Sportscenter on a daily basis. And loves the Cubs almost as much as I do. I've had discussions with him about Bonds and the steroid allegations and how it's very likely the guy has cheated his way past Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. I've talked to him about the dangers of doing drugs, including performance-enhancing drugs like steroids. The very, very last thing I want to do is to teach my son the hypocracy of now rooting for such a shameful character because now he's wearing a Cubs' uniform. Sorry to all of you who want Barry Bonds. But I don't want the Cubs selling their souls to a self-serving jerk like Bonds.
  7. Cubfanintheknow
    I wonder if the low dollar figure per year is because Piniella has some sort of out clause that allows him to go to the Yankees. I hope it's not the case. I'm indifferent to Piniella's hiring. I hope Henrdy surrounds him with enough talent that Piniella's managerial flaws are hidden. Time to get some good players.
  8. Cubfanintheknow
    I'd be very, very surprised if the Cubs gave Piniella any sort of "out" that allowed him to take a job managing the Yankees. If he's committed to win here, it'll definitely be because he's committed to staying here. What kind of "win now" mentality could you get out of a guy who would always be looking to get out?
  9. Cubfanintheknow
    With the Yankees out, the World Series just gained another viewer. Now we just have to put up with all those "What's wrong with the Yankees?" and "How to fix the Yankees" stories.
  10. Cubfanintheknow
    John McDonough is certainly talking the talk. But who's the last guy to come into the organization and say, "Our goal is to win championships." I'm happy about the changes, but I'll hold off on the optimism until I start seeing some results.
  11. Cubfanintheknow
    Bears looked pretty good again today. Although this business of giving up a touchdown has got to be addressed.
  12. Cubfanintheknow
    It's really annoying how much press that horse's patoot gets. I can think of at least a half-dozen receivers I'd rather have than TO.
  13. Cubfanintheknow
    It felt GREAT to finally be able to watch a favorite team of mine have a pretty good performance on the field. I almost forgot how to cheer!
  14. Cubfanintheknow
    Pretty lengthy interview in Sunday's Chicago Tribune: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/cs-060909brenly,1,1616800.story?coll=cs-home-headlines He's saying a lot of the right things, but I'm still not completely sold. Although he can't be any worse than Dusty Baker. Your basic kitchen appliance can't be any worse than Baker.
  15. Cubfanintheknow
    I'll bet Glendon Rusch is really bummed Neifi is gone. Now he moves up to the number one Whipping Boy spot on the Cubs 40 man roster.
  16. Cubfanintheknow
    If you can give me a good reason why this should be a subject of discussion, then by all means, let's have at it. Wait, tell me why we're skipping a spot in the rotation again?
  17. Cubfanintheknow
    I think this may very well be the most irrelevant thread in the history of Northsidebaseball.com. Worst sports organization ever? Who cares?
  18. Cubfanintheknow
    i agree with you..i will tell you why.... cause the Cubs are STUPID. And you know the CUbs have not asked about Tejada.... how?
  19. Cubfanintheknow
    I think he started brushing up on his English ever since he needed an interpreter to speak to the congressional committee on steroids.
  20. Cubfanintheknow
    I wouldn't trade ARam either. Unless you're getting ARod in return. Then you do it before the Yanks come to their senses.
  21. Cubfanintheknow
    It saddens me every time I check out NSBB. But that's the masochistic part of being a Cubs fan. I just keep coming back here for more.
  22. Cubfanintheknow
    Depends on what Hendry does before the trade deadline. If he jettisons a bunch of players and gets talented, ML ready youngsters in the process (fat chance, I know), then can Dusty July 31st. But if there aren't any significant roster changes, it really wouldn't matter to me whether he's fired or not, because there'd really be no point to the remaining two months of the season. Just so long as he's on the first plane out of town October 2nd.
  23. Cubfanintheknow
    Donald Trump said the same thing to Mike North on Friday morning. Here was the really funny part; he said the Cubs have a good management team in place. But it's just that the Cubs have had a run of bad luck. Yeah, that explains the last 98 years. Just a really, really, really, really, really, really long stretch of bad luck.
  24. Cubfanintheknow
    Guess who also has a bad BA and ranks last in runs? To use a pretty worn-out phrase, firing Gene Clines now would be like rearranging the deck chairs of the Titanic.
  25. Cubfanintheknow
    I don't think the Cubs are a 100 loss team. But it's no playoff contender, either. There's enough talent around that the club doesn't need to be blown up. But some pretty drastic changes are in order. By the way, from your topic title, you make it sound like it's Bruce Miles' opinion that the Cubs don't need to be blown up. Actually, he's quoting Hendry.
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