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  1. ConstableRabbit
    Jason Veritek and his .300 average OBP
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    My post didn't suggest something stronger than that. The only thing implied by my post is that the sabermetrics (which come out of -- you guessed it -- a computer model) indicate Ramirez is not going to be worth his next contract. Further, Theo appears to be basing his decision not to retain Ramirez primarily on that analysis. If you inferred anything beyond that, you were mistaken. Now you're trying to justify your error by attacking me over my reputation. Regardless, your hostile tone is unwarranted and certainly unhelpful. My suggestion is that you apologize, so we can all move on. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
  3. ConstableRabbit
    Edmonds left the Cards under bad circumstances. And he had nowhere else to go. Many (inc. me) thought his career was over. Who knew he just needed to lay off the concussion meds...
  4. ConstableRabbit
    I'd take a flyer on Fukudome if the price was right. Great fielder, gets on base... seems like an Epstein guy
  5. ConstableRabbit
    Would've been cooler if he shot Quade through a hat at Miami International, a la Hyman Roth.
  6. ConstableRabbit
    Sounds like Bobby V to me.
  7. ConstableRabbit
    Pena, Soriano and Fukudome also had above-average OPS, and Soto and Byrd were just a tick below. The offense doesn't really have any bad players on it, position adjusted. We're going to have to agree to disagree. I'm already on record in stating I'm factoring in emotion over reason, and I do believe that not having Aramis around makes selling Prince/Pujols on Chicago slightly more difficult. I see the numbers; I think Aramis is worth trying to bring back provided it's not ridiculous terms. That said, if we let him sign elsewhere, and then pass on those guys for Grady Sizemore, Yu Darvish and some random MVP2005 CPU generated 3B option, I'm going to be right pissed and I'll predict we suck next year. Preach!
  8. ConstableRabbit
    Not if we got some good development from guys like Castro and Headley (just now hitting his prime and was around a .500 SLG guy in the minors) and got healthy, bounceback years from Sizemore and Soto. It'd be a high risk team that could lose 90 games, but the rotation would be the best in the league hands-down and the offense would have some upside. Sounds like a Padres team to me.
  9. ConstableRabbit
    I agree with this statement, but is that the choice in our current situation?
  10. ConstableRabbit
    That ball flew directly over my head in LF. Absolute bomb.
  11. ConstableRabbit
    Do most fans criticize him? I know the voices that do are loud (Sullivan/Rozner/Kaplan), but when I've attended games there Ramirez is always among the most applauded players. He doesn't take the onslaught of boos that Soriano does. Yes. The Ramirez is lazy and doesn't hit when it matters idea is very prevalent among the standard Cubs fan. It's infuriating. Small sample size obviously, but I've heard this from the 3-4 casual fan friends who have congratulated me on Theo.
  12. ConstableRabbit
    I don't get it.
  13. ConstableRabbit
    Or it can be a jumbotron and a bunch of small things to make even more revenue. That's one approach, yes.
  14. ConstableRabbit
    That's the correlation. Generating additional revenue allows you to spend more, whether it be on major league payroll, or using it for minor league/developmental uses. I don't think it's coincidental that the Red Sox sustained success came after they started updating/renovating Fenway. That's not a direct correlation. The only direct correlation in the equation is revenue to on-field success. Revenue Generator ---> More Revenue ---> Team being better That revenue generator need not be a jumbotron. It need not be one thing, period. It can be a lot of small things. Why would you purposely ignore a possible stream of revenue? I'm not ignoring it -- I'm weighing it and deciding against it. I think it takes away from the experience and brand of Wrigley Field and the Cubs.
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    That's the correlation. Generating additional revenue allows you to spend more, whether it be on major league payroll, or using it for minor league/developmental uses. I don't think it's coincidental that the Red Sox sustained success came after they started updating/renovating Fenway. That's not a direct correlation. The only direct correlation in the equation is revenue to on-field success. Revenue Generator ---> More Revenue ---> Team being better That revenue generator need not be a jumbotron. It need not be one thing, period. It can be a lot of small things.
  16. ConstableRabbit
    Come on. At some point don't we have to let go of the "we're special cuz of X thing that doesn't make the team on the field any better"? If it took tearing Wrigley to the ground, and building a new ballpark for the Cubs to win a WS, I'd be all for it. I don't think there's a direct correlation between a jumbotron and the team being better, unless there's something I don't know about kiss-cams... Facilities, yes, which is why I'm hugely in favor of the Wrigley 2014 plan and triangle building. Revenues, yes, but jumbotrons are only a way to get additional revenue, which can be generated in other ways. You'd trade Wrigley for one WS title? It's kind of a silly hypothetical, but I'd rather have my cake and eat it too. Wrigley is part of the Cubs for me. If they won a title in a home stadium that looked like the Great American Ballpark I'd be excited, but it wouldn't feel the same.
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    I was looking at the old bleacher expansion threads last night (don't ask why... I don't have much to do when I can't sleep at 2AM on a monday night)...Anyway, iirc, you were one of the people that wasn't real happy with it. Just wondering how you feel about it in hindsight and if it still bothers you. Genuinely curious, not being a smart ass or anything. That guy YearofDaCubs or whatever with that robot thing as his avatar was REALLY mad about it. Haha I was against it? I think that the expansion actually turned out really well. I don't think I was as well-read on the concept and I was also a lot younger (what was that, 2005?) and hence, more naive. What was important was that they kept a look and feel that was consistent with the rest of the park. I don't think that's really possible with a jumbotron.
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    Put me solidly in the anti-jumbotron camp. Not having a huge video display is one of the things that makes Wrigley special. This summer I had the opportunity to visit AT&T park for a few games and was really excited. When I got there it felt like I was on a basketball game or cruise ship with all of the gimmicks on the scoreboard. There are other ways the Cubs could make money, and other creative ways they could advertise/show replays in-game (e.g., in-stadium website for smartphones, sponsored by a wireless carrier).
  19. ConstableRabbit
    Of course it is. The age part points one direction, and the production part points the exact opposite direction. Obviously Fielder has been very productive and that'll drive his price way up. On the other hand he's still in his prime years. Everyone else understood what he was saying. For the record I read it as the opposite.
  20. ConstableRabbit
    I think that is a pretty stupid interpretation on your part. Please, educate me.
  21. ConstableRabbit
    probably not. Felix is guaranteed big money for a few years while Castro remains very cost efficient. Didn't you recently say that the Cubs need to worry less about being the most efficient team and more about being the best team? Yes. The goal is not to be the most cost efficient, but to be the best. That does not mean you ignore costs. What are you trying to say? It just seemed like a cop-out answer to me. The marginal value of adding Felix is less than the marginal cost -- but big time ace pitchers get paid big time ace money. Is your concern that Felix would break down? Fall off a cliff? Or do you just think that over the years between Castro getting a big deal and Felix playing out his current deal that Castro will be more valuable?
  22. ConstableRabbit
    probably not. Felix is guaranteed big money for a few years while Castro remains very cost efficient. Didn't you recently say that the Cubs need to worry less about being the most efficient team and more about being the best team?
  23. ConstableRabbit
    Hands-down favorite player on the Cubs (or when he was on the Cubs as of yesterday). I'd be really sad to see him go.
  24. ConstableRabbit
    Are you there, God? It's me, Josh.
  25. ConstableRabbit
    Are you [expletive] serious? I'm not watching -- what'd those assholes say?
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