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  1. Sammy Sofa
    Was there a slew of drunken posts that I made raving about him that were erased and I don't remember at all after the fact? Because as it stands I'm trying to figure out how "I don't think it's a big deal if a guy says he wants to be a starter when he still has to earn the spot" is coming out as "OH MY GOD, I HOPE THE BULLS SIGN T-MAC BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME AND GREAT AND CAN START!!!!!!"' Help me out, gumshoes.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    Why would they saddle their next long term managerial hire with a team this bad? That makes absolutely no sense.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    And the stretch singing? Talk about the epitome of the stereotype of the Cubs fan that doesn't care about the game and just wants to get hammered at Wrigley.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    I'm still trying to figure out where I was all gung-ho over the idea of the Bulls signing him.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    But why should only Santo sing it? This wasn't a tradition started by a long time Cubs broadcaster or a player or manager or anything like that. It was something that a gun for hire broadcaster brought with him, and it wasn't even something unique that he did. Caray's legacy with the Cubs is ridiculous.
  6. Sammy Sofa
    Firing Hendry after saying that would be a bad PR move, but a collapse in the second half would remedy that. If the Cubs are awful in the second half, Ricketts could easily say that recent occurences changed the situation and he is acting accordingly. At that point, it's not reneging on his word (even if it was just lip service), it's being pro-active in a changing situation. Purely PR, but you'd like to avoid PR hits if you can. Right. The statements in regards to Hendry in no way lock the Ricketts in to keeping him. No, but they do seem to indicate he's leaning towards it, which is bad enough on it's own. Obviously, but the point is that nobody is locked into any kind of course of action. I could easily see things changing if they keep plummeting towards the bottom. They made that statement when it looked like the Cubs were going to rebound (relatively) and have a decent shot at finishing at a level where it would be easier to sell the "things didn't go our way" shtick.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    Firing Hendry after saying that would be a bad PR move, but a collapse in the second half would remedy that. If the Cubs are awful in the second half, Ricketts could easily say that recent occurences changed the situation and he is acting accordingly. At that point, it's not reneging on his word (even if it was just lip service), it's being pro-active in a changing situation. Purely PR, but you'd like to avoid PR hits if you can. Right. The statements in regards to Hendry in no way lock the Ricketts in to keeping him.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    It's a tradition started by a sloppy drunk who was terrible at his job by the time he got to the Cubs, and it's not even a tradition he started with the Cubs. Is it REALLY some kind of sacred "Cubs' moment?" I'm seriously asking this: why does this need to be treated with any kind off reverence? It's hardly unique to the Cubs and Harry just dragged it uptown from his time with the Sox. Why is it a big deal if it's a rotating series of guests who sing it?
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Because he changes his mind? Because it was just lip service to begin with?
  10. Sammy Sofa
    I don't understand why you seem to think that the Ricketts wouldn't be able to fire Hendry whenever they wanted regardless of what's been said. It's not like their comments have some kind of no-fire clause.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    I don't think it's nearly enough of a no-brainer. Personally, I think the absence of uppers is having much more of an impact on the offense over the years than cracking down on steroids. Are there many stimulants that last in the system long enough to effectively test urine for them, or are they doing hair tests? I honestly have no idea how they test for them.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Badass play by Castro.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    I don't think it's nearly enough of a no-brainer. Personally, I think the absence of uppers is having much more of an impact on the offense over the years than cracking down on steroids.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Wells [expletive] sucks. It's one thing when a guy becomes more hittable when he misses he spots, but he turns games into batting practice when he's off.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    It's too bad that the Eddie Vedder song is 90% horrible because the chorus is awesome to sing along with.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    Wait, I "bought into the T-Mac name?" How did I miss something that dumb the first go around?
  17. Sammy Sofa
    Rightfully so.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Sure there is. I could easily see the Pirates doing it just to get the additional ticket revenue from those fanbases coming to PNC.
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Lilly would win arbitration if the team offered 9.6M, and then the team has Lilly for 15M for one year, which isn't bad, but if you don't have it in your budget to drop 15M on a pitcher, it really messes things up. Above average 34 year old starting pitchers with decent health histories don't take a lot of 1 year contracts True, but he's not getting anywhere near $15 million a year anywhere else at his age.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Soriano trotting around the outfield like a deer is a beautiful image.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    He better stay good or I'm gonna punch him in the throat.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2010-06/54284616.jpg "It's not your job to make excuses! That's all you guys do good! It's either a *leg* thing or a *spiritual* thing, or a *psychological* thing, or a HEART ATTAAAAACK!!!" http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2008/09/07/SlFGiQCm.jpg "Who used heart attack?"' http://cdn0.sbnation.com/photo_images/931418/181744_Cubs_Dodgers_Baseball.jpg "....Me."
  23. Sammy Sofa
    [expletive], Wood [expletive] sucks this year.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    Some men are just idiots.
  25. Sammy Sofa
    Actually, they'd make a pretty decent platoon, thought I'd take DeWitt full time over Fontenot, too, since he doesn't have such appalling splits and he's younger.
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