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  1. C.C.
    We stink.
  2. C.C.
    Sure
  3. C.C.
    Blah!
  4. C.C.
    blah!
  5. C.C.
    And I don't think the Sox have ever seen Wells? Did he pitch against them in the Pen last year? Too lazy to look it up. Anyway, we all know what the Sox do against pitchers they have never seen.
  6. C.C.
    Is he gonna play?
  7. C.C.
    And neither is North. Wouldn't it make more sense to think he got lucky with perfect timing that one time than think he's some sort of shrewd businessmen and that it's shocking he would get involved with a fraudulant huckster's scam? I don't understand how somebody could think Mike North is shrewd, and be surprised that a venture he was involved in starting came to a crashing hault months into it's existence. I mean, it actually makes more sense to me that the only type of person that would actually hire a guy like Mike North as an "executive" at his company is somebody who declared bankrupty multiple times. Seriously, if he was shrewd, why would he even get involved with somebody like that? There's a boat load of shrewd business men/woman who got involved with Bernard Madoff...
  8. C.C.
    That's probably not true. Sports radio is a niche market. But what does any of this have to do with his level of shrewdness? He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He wasn't shrewd, he is an idiot. Idiots can be popular and make lots of money in a short period of time, and once you have popularity and money, it's a lot easier to keep making money, but the guy is an idiot who hasn't had success since an ill-advised contract expired. Where is the evidence that he is shrewd? The 5 year $1.5 million contract is the evidence for me. The guy negotiated a ridiculous contract for what is, like you just said, a niche market. It's local sports radio...yes, it's Chicago, so "local" is a pretty decent size, but at the time, they weren't web broadcasting or anything, so it was a very limited audience. Maybe I have a misconception of local talk radio salaries, and maybe this wasn't that out of line from other personalities, but that's my "evidence". 7 figure radio contracts are not at all abnormal. People get them quite frequently, and the good ones keep getting them. You don't have to be particularly shrewd to get them, you just have to get a large audience. How many Chicago sports radio guys got a 7 figure deal? I don't think anyone besides North. I could be wrong though...
  9. C.C.
    You lost me there... Those aren't really comparable. Good.
  10. C.C.
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but he was handed the midday slot from the very beginning of WSCR. It's possible that a lot of guys could have been pulling in ratings taking that slot for that station at that time. I don't have the ratings info to really be able to debate this with any facts backing me up, but the midday slot has been problematic since North left it though, so clearly it's not an "anybody can do it" situation. BTW...I hate you all for making me defend Mike North in any way. Yes, this! I'd rather defend Michael Bay.
  11. C.C.
    Innate attributes that caused the desired result (in this case, ratings). I'm not convinced that a lot of people couldn't have pulled in serious ratings by being the WSCR midday guy from the beginning. Possibly. But we'll never know, and you can't assume they could because it never happened. We have to stick with what we know.
  12. C.C.
    I honestly don't have a strong opinion of him. I'm just taking issue with the "results mean talent" assumption. It's wrong as often as it's right. Define Talent?
  13. C.C.
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but he was handed the midday slot from the very beginning of WSCR. It's possible that a lot of guys could have been pulling in ratings taking that slot for that station at that time. He was arguably the most famous name in Chicago radio for over a decade. Love him or hate him he was popular and you had a strong opinion of him.
  14. C.C.
    Why not? He may of got a lucky break, but at some point you have to marketable, and he has been to warrant a contract that paid him 1.5 million a year. Is that pure luck? Being marketable does not make one shrewd. You think Manny is shrewd? Manny is a damn fine hitter of baseballs, but that is all. Mike North spoke about sports unintelligently to an audience that ate that stuff up. Doesn't make him shrewd. What is it then? Is marketability a better word? He marketed his limited ability pretty well. Did he not?
  15. C.C.
    I don't see why it can't be, especially if he can never duplicate that success. He duplicated that success over a 10 year period. Luck is winning the lottery, not an extended career. I guess luck is whatever you want it to be, so it's pointless to discuss it in these terms.
  16. C.C.
    Why not? He may of got a lucky break, but at some point you have to marketable, and he has been to warrant a contract that paid him 1.5 million a year. Is that pure luck?
  17. C.C.
    The Feds just charged the founder, who apparently declared bankruptcy about 5 times this decade. Which makes you wonder what North, who has shown himself to be pretty shrewd with his career, was thinking getting into business with this dude. Really? Shrewd? He was a hot dog vendor who was lucky to get a gig as a radio host then profited off the fact that so many fans are idiots that like to hear an idiot talk like them. He's still an idiot. He's still an idiot, but how many hot dog vendors become millionaire radio stars for the better part of a decade. It's not just luck.
  18. C.C.
    Brewers lost, so we are Amazingly still only 3.5 games out.
  19. C.C.
    I'd rather see Soto hit. WTH he's due.
  20. C.C.
    Rally time! This is gonna hurt more...
  21. C.C.
    Major break right there. I'm thinking DP right here....
  22. C.C.
    Wow. Where was that!
  23. C.C.
    I don't think so. The starting pitching is still solid. We are still around the .500 mark. This teams not a total disaster - Yet! as long as the pitching holds up we can make a run at it. *crosses fingers*
  24. C.C.
    sori looks terrible.
  25. C.C.
    I agree with you that are concerned about the offense but I see our bulletin as the real problem. I don't know if Pedro would be willing to go to the bullpen but I like the idea of him being tried as a closer. He can't do any worse. I neither have confidence in Gregg nor Marmol. If Pedro is dead set on starting, how about puting Martinez in the starting rotation and moving Randy Wells to middle relief. What are your thoughts on the matter? Offense is still a major problem
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