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  1. Geech
    It's clearly being absorbed into his body.
  2. Geech
    What a bizarre article, and I don't just mean the real life situation. Did anyone else feel like the author really went out of his way to avoid criticizing Walton? The guy comes across as pathological, but Brandon seems to want to portray him as some enthusiastic rascal. It blows my mind that he actually spent multiple days letting Montaous spin his [expletive] before calling him on it.
  3. Geech

    Rizzo

    Geech replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I haven't been around that long, but the image I've gotten is: http://grumpy-people.com/gallery/Mr-magoo.gif He's either 6 or 96. There are no other possibilities.
  4. Geech
    I wouldn't say good start so much as heating up after a slow one. Like seeing his OPS up to .842 considering his not so hot start. We're three weeks into the season.
  5. Geech
    At least Rizzo hit another bomb. He's off to a good start.
  6. Geech
    Sullivan is just terrible. Man, I can't believe how bad that article is.
  7. Geech
    Well, the really really really obvious difference is that bar broadcasting Comcast isn't getting in the way of the Blue Jays renovating the stadium. So, you know, there's that.
  8. Geech
    He's versatile.
  9. Geech
    What conclusion can we draw from that?
  10. Geech
    I'm not sure you know what you're talking about. EBITDA is not and is not intended to be a measure of actual profitability or of available cash resources. The idea behind it is to demonstrate the intrinsic profitability of the core business on a level that makes business to business comparisons more appropriate. What this really means is that Cubs are a fundamentally profitable institution, which we pretty much already knew. But when a lot of capital investment is necessary -- for example, building a new spring training facility, a new facility in the Dominican, building a modern information infrastructure and renovating a 100 year old stadium -- EBITDA is not going to be a very meaningful metric because there's so much spending going on that isn't included.
  11. Geech
    I don't think the specific contracts have ever been revealed to the general public, so we really don't know that. There's been some speculation that the contracts do not even protect the rooftop owners' views of the park, though.
  12. Geech
    capex has something to do with OI. The impact is just spread across multiple years. Well, if this is EBITDA, then it actually won't include capital expenditures. Major facility improvements -- like the Dominican, and spring training facilities and probably even elements of the information infrastructure -- would not be included in this number at all. From the wikipedia entry on EBITDA:
  13. Geech
    I'd love to hear a more plausible rival hypothesis. Anyway, there's plenty of evidence. Well, one such hypothesis is that the Cubs' superior drawing power is due to a variety of factors, not all of which are tangible. In short, the Cubs just have a more appealing brand than someone like the Mets. Part of that is Wrigley field, but I certainly don't think it's reasonable to ascribe all of the extra pull as being due to Wrigley alone. This should be something we can test at least a little bit, although I don't know who might compile this kind of data. Do concerts at Wrigley draw more? Has another team over played "home" games at Wrigley against someone other than the Cubs? How were those numbers compared to their usual? You claim there's plenty of evidence, and I'm generally curious to see what evidence you're thinking of that supports Wrigley Field as the sole factor. The Cubs' drawing ability around the country is based on something pretty tangible; the proliferation of WGN around the country for decades. You couple that with the team coming from a big market that has a lot of expats and retirees to other states and you have most of your answer. I actually think WGN is much better answer than Wrigley, but that may be my own bias since it's mostly how my fandom was stoked.
  14. Geech
    I'd love to hear a more plausible rival hypothesis. Anyway, there's plenty of evidence. Well, one such hypothesis is that the Cubs' superior drawing power is due to a variety of factors, not all of which are tangible. In short, the Cubs just have a more appealing brand than someone like the Mets. Part of that is Wrigley field, but I certainly don't think it's reasonable to ascribe all of the extra pull as being due to Wrigley alone. This should be something we can test at least a little bit, although I don't know who might compile this kind of data. Do concerts at Wrigley draw more? Has another team over played "home" games at Wrigley against someone other than the Cubs? How were those numbers compared to their usual? You claim there's plenty of evidence, and I'm generally curious to see what evidence you're thinking of that supports Wrigley Field as the sole factor.
  15. Geech
    Well, surely it's one of those two things!
  16. Geech
    This is an assertion without evidence. You're making Wrigley the sole reason that Cubs draw better than other teams for no other reason than the fact that it fits your preferred narrative.
  17. Geech
    I actually think that's a relatively inoffensive way to combat the problem; I like that it's a civil, rather than criminal, investigation. The clinic knew or should have known that they were helping these guys cheat.
  18. Geech
    I love home pinstripes and the blue alternates. I was afraid I was the only one.
  19. Geech
    Why didn't Luke use the Force to stop that bear from mauling the woman? The look on her face as she realizes what is happening is priceless. The look on her face as she gets mauled by a bear is priceless? What the hell is wrong with you?
  20. Geech
    They are if they're playing the Mexican team.
  21. Geech
    Clearly the strength and conditioning coach doesn't know how to handle left quads.
  22. Geech
    Oh, man, I really hope zips is right about him.
  23. Geech
    There are plenty of problems with WAR and I'd wager not many teams who are using advanced statistics to help evaluate performance put much weight to it. Perhaps not, but I would be willing to bet they employ similar concepts.
  24. Geech
    That's a stupid thing for your girlfriend to say and she's a stupid person for saying it.
  25. Geech
    If I can like Jim Edmonds during his time on the Cubs, I can like anybody.
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