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Do you think Sammy will need a translator at the press conference for #600?

Trivia Question Q: Who is the best pitcher never to win the Cy Young award? A: Cy Young.

The latest thoughts from one of those "Cub fan idiots" at the Daily Herald for the Loyalists to attack. http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/rozner.asp?id=324081 Pointless antics bring back painful Cubs memories Barry Rozner *Yes CR, we know, the only reason Grace did it was because he was jealous of the attention Sammy was getting.

Maybe because he was only the GM for two years of his tenure here? Get your facts straight. You definetly work for the Tribune company. Why, because I told him to get his facts straight? Those are the facts. MacPhail was Cubs GM from July 2000 to July 2002...TWO years. I just happen to pay more attention to the business side of the game because it fascinates me. That doesn't mean that I work for Tribune Company. I think the responses to my post shows why I don't have a lot of posts for the number of years that I have been a member of this community. I just seems that everytime there is bashing of old Andy around here, you show up. Regardless of how much time he served as GM, Andy Failure was a disgrace to this organization, whether as President or GM, and I find it hillarious that another organization would give him anything better than a mop job. And you are entitled to your opinion. When I offer mine, I get my head bit off. I do think if you check my posts that I comment on other subjects as well...I am usually ignored. Suspect it is because I am a girl. Be patient. It took me a while to get full and complete adulation from this board. It has to be earned.

This one is easy. Rocket Sauce didn't like Ryne Sandberg's classic Hall of Fame induction speech. Gotta go with OMC.

Sandberg - On name alone.

Mike "Cartwheel" Harkey Karl Pagel

Carlos Lee will only be able to DH in 2 years. So will Soriano in seven years.

Hendry should have gone after Carlos Lee for less money in left rather than gone after Soriano. So far, definitely a better ROI for Houston on Lee than Soriano has provided the Cubs.

it's just how it worked out Didn't mean to appear critical of all your hard work. I just feel like many did when San Antonio played Phoenix - great match up, just a shame it's this early.

Why were two posters with senses of humor matched up in the first round? They both could have easily defeated one of the many posters who take themselves way too seriously.

Pictures of hot Southern Belles vs. a Marxist. Boy that's a real tough decision.

Reinsdorf is one guy out of 30. The only chance Reinsdorf has to affect the sale is to convince Zell (who is invested in the Sox and presumably knows Jerry) not to for purely personal reasons (things like this are why MLB forbids people from having ownership stakes in two teams). Does anyone really know how much, if any, influence Reinsdorf has with Zell. Is it enough to convince Zell to forgo what is presumably a large amount of money if Cuban ends up high bidder? Would MLB sit by and watch if Reinsdorf tried to influence the sale of the other team in his city. If we're counting up influence in MLB, remember the Cubs may have MacPhail, who has influence with the commissioner and other owners, and is basically running for commissioner of baseball himself. It's certainly possible that Reinsdorf will somehow manage to keep the team from being sold to Cuban, but it certainly is premature to say "it ain't going to happen". Sorry Dude - Jay and I never premature anything. It just ain't going to happen. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/index.html I'm not sure citing Jay Mariotti helps your argument any. Furthermore, it mentions the vote for Cuban's NBA ownership vote was 29-1, so Reinsdorf obviously wasn't very successful blocking his purchase. Now, if enough owners really dislike Cuban's antics, then they can block the sale, but I can't believe that Reinsdorf alone has enough influence to do much of anything. Do you think if any of the other 29 owners knew then what they know now about Mark Cuban they might have voted differently? At the time of the vote, Cuban was a relative unknown to the owners. Also, I bet there was not nearly as many investors interested in purchasing the Mavericks as there will be in purchasing the Cubs. The MLB owners can afford to be a lot more selective. Just because something would be great for the Cubs doesn't mean it's going to happen. Case in point - The last 100 years.

Reinsdorf is one guy out of 30. The only chance Reinsdorf has to affect the sale is to convince Zell (who is invested in the Sox and presumably knows Jerry) not to for purely personal reasons (things like this are why MLB forbids people from having ownership stakes in two teams). Does anyone really know how much, if any, influence Reinsdorf has with Zell. Is it enough to convince Zell to forgo what is presumably a large amount of money if Cuban ends up high bidder? Would MLB sit by and watch if Reinsdorf tried to influence the sale of the other team in his city. If we're counting up influence in MLB, remember the Cubs may have MacPhail, who has influence with the commissioner and other owners, and is basically running for commissioner of baseball himself. It's certainly possible that Reinsdorf will somehow manage to keep the team from being sold to Cuban, but it certainly is premature to say "it ain't going to happen".[/quote] Sorry Dude - Jay and I never premature anything. It just ain't going to happen. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/index.html

Marriotti has been reading/stealing my posts again. God I hate it when he's right. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/mariotti/index.html

The majority of the silent majority (ex-Sammy fans) turns against RTG - but not me. I get a kick out of the kid and voted for him

I don't care how many lucky saves Dempster has this year - HE SUCKS!!!

I don't care how many lucky saves Dempster has this year - HE SUCKS!!!

Amazing_Grace wrote True, as he was when he convinced the rest of the owners to lock out the players. Also, if you think Angelos, Steinbrenner, etc. haven't watched Cuban tick off all the NBA owners and wouldn't prefer (all things being equal) a "safe" guy like Colangelo you are mistaken. . MLB owners would most certainly listen to the the concerns of the other owner in the city, especially one that is tight with Selig like Reinsdorf.

Gentlemen - I hate to be a wet blanket but if I may offer a dose of realism to this discussion. Could Cuban be a great owner for the Cubs - Yes. Will it ever happen - No. There is no way the powerful Reinsdorf would allow Cuban to become owner of the Cubs and restore Chicago to a Cubs town. It would simply be bad a bad business decision for him. Also, there is no way three fourths of a conservative old school group like the Major League owners would invite a "maverick" like Cuban to join their club. It's a nice dream to have but it ain't going to happen.

Doubt Hill thinks his lack of fielding ability is funny.

Put the blame where it belongs boys - the man in charge i.e., Bumbling Jim Hendry.

Probably the truth - that Hancock was a pathetic drunk.

Good Luck. Good luck. Thanks guys! I wanted to wish you luck as I have been interviewing a lot in the last couple weeks. It can be really tedious and high stress. Best of luck. Yeah, it has been tedious and stressful. Good luck to you too! Actually, I just got an e-mail 5 mins ago offering me the job I was interviewing for. I'm extremely happy and I am going to get VERY drunk tonight. About time one of you slackers on this site got a job. :lol: Just kidding, good luck on your move from Fantasy Land (i.e., college) to the real world.

It is supposed to rain this afternoon, but it would probably take quite a bit to puncture a hole in the roof. :lol: You better get started then.