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Two teams is enough to start a bidding war so that's good. That doesn't even account for the fabled "mystery team" that always seems to emerge at the last minute.
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I would think so to but with the Mandalay Bay shooting and a large public gathering in an open area next to high rise hotels I don't think they would do it anytime soon. Is there a football stadium that they could use? Maybe they'll just wait until the Raiders are there.
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I would have thought they'd give Vegas an outdoor game. Or did they already do that?
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The star, the pizza man and the commish
biittner77 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
I'd rather open a TSA themed restaurant. Your waitress will pat you down and then serve you 3 oz drinks. But only after you take your belt off. -
I remember around the deadline Samardzila saying that he liked SF and that they expected to be right back in the mix of things and how they all wanted to stay there and so forth. Could just be talk but he does seem to not mind staying put.
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Brandon Hyde will be Cubs bench coach
biittner77 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i started to write something about brandon sitting his hyde on the bench, or brandon hyding on the bench and nothing worked. I am a failure once again. Cubs spurn Jeckel, Hire his alter ego -
Share your feelings you libtard millennials
biittner77 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This season gave me a better understanding of how Braves fans felt during their run of success. I never really felt like I had to go out of my way to see any games before the playoffs. Getting eliminated by the Dodgers was disappointing but an easy recovery. Losing to the Nats would have made me a lot more upset. -
Doesn't that probably happen every year though? It stands to reason that Cy Young candidates are pitching for playoff teams and are going to make multiple starts in any playoff series. Not necessarily. Could be that a finalist doesn't make the playoffs. Could be that the finalist is on the other side of the playoff bracket. Could be that the finalist is on your team. This year the Nationals and Dodgers faced a finalist in zero of their NL playoff games. Valid points. How many Cy Young finalists are there?
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This sounds like something the Braves Org would say about a pitcher that they were trying to trade.
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Doesn't that probably happen every year though? It stands to reason that Cy Young candidates are pitching for playoff teams and are going to make multiple starts in any playoff series.
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Can you offer up a way for football players to protest that would have gotten as much attention, but would not have been controversial? Linking arms? I suppose people could somehow take offense but it would be a tougher case to make that it's disrespectful. It seems like the focus of the protest has shifted to Trump can go horsefeathers himself more so than calling attention to police brutality. As a result, both sides have dug in their heels. Is it giving Trump too much credit to think that this is why he commented on it in the first place? Kaepernick was already out of the league. There were maybe going to be a couple people kneeling until he commented on it. Maybe I'm too cynical but I see that Trump has deflected the attention away from where it should be and toward himself where he wants it. Meanwhile, actual discussion about solutions to the very real problem have gone nowhere or have gotten no attention.
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He should have just kept his mouth shut. It's not disrespecting the military for one, and two there is nothing wrong with peaceful protest something the military has fought for since this country has been founded. Try telling that to Vin Scully since that's his opinion- one that he shares with a lot of people but not with me. Much like your opinion (that it's not disrespectful) is both shared and opposed by veterans. Among veterans, I don't see where there's anything like a consensus over whether it's disrespectful or not. Consider this though: If Veterans fought for the rights of NFL players to peacefully protest, didn't they also fight for the right of other people to disagree with the time and place of the protest?
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Is there a link to that thread? I feel like I was probably excited but I can't remember. I do remember some baseball tonight type people thinking the Cubs had overpaid but I'm expecting to find that I thought they were stupid.
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He's entitled to his opinion the same as the guys that are kneeling are entitled to theirs. The author is an actual idiot. Almost everyone that doesn't like the protest says it's disrespectful to the military. horsefeathers, Vin Scully said it in the statement that this guy quoted. How is that unclear?
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This. Barring another world series appearance, there will be a lot of blame assigning and Heyward would be the easiest target.
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The star, the pizza man and the commish
biittner77 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
The Star is a 91-Acre Campus that Hosts the DALLAS COWBOYS WORLD HEADQUARTERS So do grown ups have parties there? -
He'd be taking valuable PT away from... yeah, might as well play him.
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The star, the pizza man and the commish
biittner77 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
What is the Star? Is it like a Chucky Cheese but you have to bring your own terrible pizza? -
Canada has only won 3 out of 5 since pros started. And 2010 had a couple epic US/Canada games, with US tying the gold medal game in the closing seconds. They've won the last 2, and 3 of the last 4. They also won the world cup of hockey. They'd be a lock to win the Gold medal again if they were playing.
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More importantly, would Heyward do it this off season? I don't really see that happening. After next season I think it becomes a lot more likely provided he stays about the same value wise.
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He'd be insane to opt out of his contract. So on any level that is less likely than any other outcome. I'll agree it's unlikely that he oks a trade but if you squint hard enough, you could see him maybe want to be a starter somewhere else as opposed to a vilified bench player here. If his production is about the same, the fan base in Chicago will be a lot harder on him than they would be where ever he got traded. Heyward worked hard last off season. He's a competitor and for that reason he might be willing to go somewhere where he'll have a chance to play every day and prove everyone wrong.
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Baseball America said his curve is now average, change is below average. Could he perhaps follow the same path as Zambrano? I guess what I'm asking/ wondering is just how good is his fastball? If that's all he really has it must have some good late movement or hard to square up.
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The last time the Cubs won the World Series, gas cost $2.36 a gallon, the US was at war in Afghanistan and Barack Obama was President.
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Why doesn't Target sponsor the curling events? Olympic hockey will be better/ more fun with the NHL players since now it will give countries that aren't Canada a legit shot at winning the gold medal. Summer Olympics is too boring to keep me inside watching it when the weather is warm. The winter Olympics is much more TV friendly.
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People with the drive to do what Theo has done generally don't get into a "there's nothing more for me to accomplish why don't I just keep doing what I'm doing" state of mind. He also explicitly stated in his first press conference that after 10 years a change is good, hence the reason there's a huge correlation between the core's FA timeline and his second 5 year contract. Assuming Theo leaves at that point, best case scenario would be Jed moving into his role and perhaps McLeod as GM (if he hasn't already taken a GM role elsewhere). Ok, but people change and their priorities change. For those of you that have kids, consider how much that has changed your priorities. That being said, I completely discounted the idea that an ungrateful fan base might demand he be fired if the Cubs don't win another title in the next 5 years.