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  1. bukie
    You could get excited about them beating up on the decent CONCACAF teams during the streak (Jamaica, Panama x2, Honduras WCQ). This was a step up in competition, still a friendly. If they can somehow win in Costa Rica in three weeks, it's time for crazy excitement (they've never won in CR before).
  2. bukie
    This was the most impressive win in the streak. Took it to a legit top 5 Euro squad in their place after falling victim to some bad luck (and bad play) early, and dominated possession in the second half especially.
  3. bukie
    Holy crap, they might actually win.
  4. bukie
    Bosnia's a real quality team. This could get ugly.
  5. bukie

    Week 20

    bukie posted a topic in Fantasy Sports

    Three weeks left in the season, three playoff spots clinched, but the rest of the East is basically up for grabs at this point.
  6. bukie
    Ellsbury Tanaka Abreu Choo Cano
  7. bukie
    Scouts also thought Concepcion was terrible.
  8. bukie
    Did that HBP look intentional? I was surprised they didn't walk Castillo intentionally, and then they hit him anyway.
  9. bukie
    Castillo 1 for 1 today with a HR and five plate appearances.
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  11. bukie
    Walkington Castillo.
  12. bukie
    Wait a second...checks in on game...aww, man!
  13. bukie
    That will be difficult with 3 quality long term pieces on the major league team and nothing in the farm system.
  14. bukie
    Another bonus is that the MLS is vastly improving as a product, with 12-14 solid franchises, and only a small handful that are still being run poorly. It'd be huge if the MLS could garner a better showing in the CONCACAF Champions League and even win it once.
  15. bukie
    I'm sure he wasn't. But that's what happened. At the end of the day, we don't have a good role model for a major-market franchise just flat-out tanking in order to expedite a rebuilding. That's why so many of us were flat-out adamant that they would not be doing that when Epstein was hired. But pointing to successful teams that developed prospects isn't particularly accurate or helpful to illuminating the Cubs' position or the viability of their plan. Early 90's Yankees? Say what you will about the lap-the-field spending of the Yankees in the 2000's, but the late 90's success was predicated on the internal core of Jeter, Williams, Posada, Soriano, Pettitte, Orlando Hernandez, Rivera, etc.
  16. bukie
    Not that there's anything wrong with that.
  17. bukie
    If A&M played defense like Old Style, they may have made the BCS championship last season.
  18. bukie
    Don't think the teams already in the Carolina League know how bad the FSL and California League are. The Cubs couldn't make a move this past offseason for that reason. I get all this, but I've also gotta believe they're gonna try pretty hard to get into the CL. The Champions League?
  19. bukie
    Also, prospects don't randomly flame out, most of the time. Regular failures in prospect development should point more towards organizational development failures, rather than the "luck of the draw". The more I've heard about what the new management regime has implemented, the more I realize just how backwards and embarrassing the organization's development was before.
  20. bukie
    The Patterson-era minor league organization was not shallow, even on the position player end. The Patterson era organization was all about developing pitching prospects and trading away hitting prospects, and players like Hinske, Harris, Hill and Choi were traded before they really got established as major leaguers. Patteron, Pie and Cedeno were really the only Cub position prospects to actually make it completely through the system as prospects and play for the major league team. Soto as well, now that I think of it.
  21. bukie
    With the great improvement in the farm system, we had better hope that quite a few of them reach their expectation level. If 2 or 3 of our top 5 prospects don't pan out, we could be in serious trouble for quite awhile. It's almost a guarantee 2 or 3 won't pan out like we hoped. That's how prospects work. Which is why it's a good thing we're watching the development of 6-7 positional prospects instead of 1-2 as in years' past (Patterson, Pie, Cedeno). It's similar to the Cubs' RISP issues, it only seems more pronounced for the organization because they have given themselves fewer chances to hit than most other organizations.
  22. bukie

    Week 19

    bukie posted a topic in Fantasy Sports

    Not sure exactly when we ended up off by a week, but it's week 19 now. Battle for first place in the West.
  23. bukie
    Granted, it meant more when they were numbers the Cubs cared about. :)
  24. bukie
    It's a low bar.
  25. bukie
    They now have a worse record than the Marlins, a feat once thought only possible in myths and legends.
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