macuser1

perhaps the word should be "allegedly"

You mean those "Nutty for Neifi" shirts we saw a while back? :D

Oh no. That means that it will be available locally, in my area, even if FOX decides to show the Rangers game instead. Meh. I had better stop at the package store on the way home. :lol:

What he said. Those guys haven't pitched, yet. We'll see. But my frustration goes beyond Prior/Wood. It generalizes to all of MLB. You see, if I cannot work, I start drawing down sick leave. When that is gone, guess what? It's unpaid leave. So here are these start atheletes who, in a week of not playing, make a multiple of what I make in a year. I resent it. Why do I watch? I enjoy watching people who are good at what they do performing up to the peak of their abilties. Even those who have lesser skills are a joy to watch when they try. It's been a while since we have had that opportunity with Prior, hasn't it? I guess I am just envious and spiteful. I refuse to anymore feel any personal loyalty/identity with rich young men who still get paid when they aren't able to do their "work", which after all is playing a game. If this makes me a "hater". so be it.

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Where'd you get it? This place has his jersey, but I think that link given above refers to a place that could make whichever t-shirt you wanted, at pretty reasonable prices too.

Done as you suggested. I agree about Merton's popularity. Regarding some other players, such as Novoa, a google search should locate other suppliers besides the mlb.com store. They may be able to get one made up for you quickly. If enough people ask, they will eventually have them pre-made.

More like "derailed" if you ask me. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess you could say that the Cubs are on track......... :oops:

What is more likely to bringe a change is a change in ownership. That looks to be more possible every day. :D

What he said.

I don't know if we are allowed to mention the names of certain businesses selling Cubs merchandise or not. Let's just say I have dealt with one that is not the store at Cubs.com. Anyway, I have noticed that they carry certain player jerseys in stock, with really short shipping times. This includes those versions with the player names. Much better prices too. I was going to order Marshall's jersey, but they don't offer those as ready to go, yet; and maybe getting his would be premature anyway. Instead I decided on Murton's. Do you suppose that Murton must have gotten to be really popular, or am I reading to much into this?

Maybe the rain will reach Cincy. Oh wait, that would mean a double header. :x

Sounds familiar -- Lee goes down, ERA skyrockets. Then again, with that list of "talent" it was bound to happen. Jeez. Depressingly similar.

I wouldn't object to a sale to Cuban. My intent wasn't to start another thread about that, not exactly. When a company neeeds to raise a large amount of cash, that company can either sell assets or borrow. The Tribune Comapny was trying to take the debt route, with the cash being used to by back shares to boost the price of the remaining shares. But of course that means taking a certain risk that the actual cash flow willl improve to the point where the debt could be paid off. It's pretty interesting that a major shareholder group, the Chandlers, who would certainly benefit from a higher share price, are objecting to this strategy. They must feel that the turn around strategy of the management won't work, that the debt won't be repaid, and the company gets dissolved. So this leaves the strategy of selling assets. So which type of asset wil bring more cash, one which is making money or one which is losing money? If the Trib were to sell off the losers, about all it's got left are the broadcast assets and the Cubs. My strategy would be to forget about the buyback, sell off some of the losers, and reinvest the proceeds in some of the more promising parts of the company. But yeah, Cuban for owner!