Sammy Sofa

it wasn't amazing, it was like my grandfather berating a metermaid. sherman was so mad he was tripping all over himself, there was even snot on his face. definitely an embarrassing display. This is so weird; I figured you of all people would have been saluting how hilarious and great that was.

Sherman is amazing. Buncha old ladies here tonight.

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Because of three tweets? Or did he write a terrible article somewhere? That "all our guys are injured" tweet is typical of his tweeting while one of his teams is losing. He's a known and self-confessed terrible NE/Boston fan; this isn't news.

Because of three tweets? Or did he write a terrible article somewhere?

Unless they're just looking to dump salary I think it would cost the Cubs too much, especially relative to how much the bullpen has already been improved.

I thought the whole 3 vote thing was an effort to do this faster, so now I have no idea why it's not just 1 vote per poll.

Don't say these things, they make me fear death.

Beautiful.

I think you might be projecting a bit.

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Basically any player that signs any kind of big deal, be it an extension or a FA signing or somethings like this, is going to get extra pressure from the meatballs. It's unavoidable.

Maybe a little hyperbole on my part, but the "get him at any cost" narrative is what I'm referring to. I want him badly, but my excitement is tempered a bit. People want him at any cost because he's young and expected to be a good pitcher and the Cubs need him. I really haven't seen anyone here building him up to be some kind of super-ace.

Who is?

I've never had those, but I've had bison burgers and they are phenomenal.

Any attempts to counter a rawdog rant goes something like this: http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view4/2219994/macgruber-o.gif

When I was at a game last year and noticed them I looked it up on my phone before everything started. I'm a real blast at parties.

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I have my moments. For some reason minor league baseball talk puts me in a fugue state.

That is incorrect. Comcast Sports Net Chicago is not one of the networks dropping huge money on TV deals; they're essentially a step or two up above WGN. Lets say the margins on this broadcasting business are 20% (i dont know this im just using a figure) than the true value is 540k a game not 450k because they making money on both sides of the transaction. Add in whatever is made on bulls games the hawks games and the sox games and you have large ancillary revenue streams that are not generally available to sports teams. The Cards are not making money off Blues games. Is the comcast money segregated from the baseball business? We dont know. We dont know how the team finances are actually run. We dont know if the Fox money will be put on the field either. We also dont know if in the next CBA these issues, with now even larger disparities in the resources of all the teams, are not going to be addressed. You're all over the place here. The main thing you're missing is that the Ricketts' stake in CSN Chicago is a Ricketts FAMILY investment; it's separate from the Cubs investment that's spearheaded by Tom and Laura. It's a complete falsehood to say that the Cardinals aren't getting money from the Blues as if the Cubs are getting money from the Blackhawks; they're not. Look at it this way: y'know those bison burgers you can now get at Wrigley? Those are provided by High Plains Bison, which Joe Ricketts founded. Do you expect all of the High Plains Bison money to go towards the Cubs? Of course not. The proposed Fox deal would be a deal specifically based around and off of the Cubs themselves, hence the excitement and expectation that such a deal would lead to a lot more money available to the team. You're wrong. Most people here, me included, would agree with you that the Ricketts have likely chosen to not spend money they have available so far. Where you're way off is in assuming that that money is comparable to what the team would make off of a massive new TV deal. And they have a bunch of expenses they're either dealing with or prepping for coupled with the reported debt structure they took on with their purchase of the team. A huge TV deal with Fox would go a long way to hurdling past that.

That is incorrect. Comcast Sports Net Chicago is not one of the networks dropping huge money on TV deals; they're essentially a step or two up above WGN.

Im sure they are not. But im also sure they are very substantial sums. More than enough, when combined with all the other sums, to sign not only one but many tanakas. How do you figure that? Please show your math.

I will bet you my life that the money the Cubs make off of Comcast don't sniff the rumored numbers with Fox. I'm sorry, but this is your worst rant yet, and you're the guy complaining about customer surveys.

Do you not realize the difference between the rumored Fox numbers and the Comcast numbers?

Uhhhhhh.