This question/thread gives birth to another interesting one.... Does the "spend, spend, spend" mandate of this offseason represent a permanent change in strategy for ownership and the F.O.? Are we seeing a new paradigm that will continue until the Cubs finally win a pennant and/or World Series? Or wil the purse strings be re-tightened should these Cubs fall short in 2007 ("see, you said we were too cheap, but this proves that spending lots of money doesn't work either")? I guess that was three questions instead of one.... :oops: