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What do the Cubs rank in payroll? Top 5 now? Now compare the teams that have similiar payrolls, I bet their stadiums generate more revenue from ticket sales luxury boxes, etc. I'm also willing to wager Wrigley still has less advertising than those team's respective stadiums. The only thing the Cubs have going from them is the SuperStation. This is simple economics folks, to those who are ripping their hair out, get over it.

I thought the essence of Wrigley was the smell of piss?

Why?

On Comcast Sports Net they had an interview with one of the marketing guys, he said this revenue goes right back into payroll.

ha...the freakin Bobcats. Make a move Pax, this team will get tranced in the playoffs again.

Actually it isn't a joke, it's true.

I see Mark Prior is in midseason form.

That Lou pick is awesome! my new avatar 8-)

I love Sizemore, but no way is he the best player in baseball, best CF, yes.

Kris Benson has one hot wife http://picknick.blogspot.com/anna_benson.JPG

What are you talking about? Most Cub fans think the team will be improved, but the optimism is cautios. Sox fans are simply homers. There is no way they win that division. Pot. Kettle. Black. :wink: You are accusing me of being a Cubs optimist? Now thats funny.

What are you talking about? Most Cub fans think the team will be improved, but the optimism is cautios. Sox fans are simply homers. There is no way they win that division.

It's fun to listen to The Score in Chicago and hear all the Sox fans that think they are going to win that division. :lol:

If Prior and/or Miller get healthy this year, Hill continues his success of late last year, Marquis is decent, why not trade Lilly midseason and use that money to extend Z? Just a thought.

Refs 112 Bulls 111

rot in hell you worthless ref!

I'm sure he will "wow" them with his 2 page defensive playbook.

The Bus finally got a ring, that's the last Super Bowl I remember. All of that has been blocked from my memory. I don't see why you'd have to block anything from memory, that makes it all the sweeter. I agree to an extent, but that one really really hurt. I did my best to forget that game as soon as "he missed it". Yeah, that 2005 Colts team was the best Colts team I have ever seen-great offense, good defense, good special teams. They just had the tragedy and then too much rest for the key people, and they took 3 quarters off and it was 1 quarter too much. That was a tough one to swallow for sure-in the playoffs, the 2006 team finally started looking somewhat like the 2005 version again. It's interesting. This year's Colts: maybe not quite as high-octane as the 2005 group. But tougher, a little more experienced, maybe a little more battle tested. And that got 'em through. I still don't think that Steelers team was all that great. Should have lost against the Colts----didn't impress me in the Super Bowl, got a ton of calls from the refs, made a couple gadget plays and won it. :-\ Not so sure about that Soul. That Steelers team completely and utterly outplayed that Colts team, as many Colts fans will admit to. In fact, that Colts team was the benefit of perhaps the worst call I've seen in professional sports, and still was short. That call sickened me, and in a way the Steelers almost deserve the reverse karma in the Superbowl. But not really. BTW, the Colts got hit with that exact same call from the same referee in the first Jacksonville game this year-so you can rest easy that karma has been served:D Yeah, the Steelers outplayed the Colts, but I think what he meant is that the Steelers were the benefit of a Colts team that was completely shell shocked from the tragedy plus the rest. The Colts didn't come ready to play until the 4th quarter-the Steelers too advantage of that, but it was really the collapse of the Colts team that day, not the Steelers who just imposed their will (with the exception of the Colts offensive line to the Steelers defensive line-there, the Steelers definitely imposed their will). It was the most disappointing thing I've ever seen to see a team that good just look like they were somewhere else for 3 quarters and make mental mistakes they hadn't made all season. Whatever. In the end its all moot since you guys get to be all happy with your trophy. Never meant or implied that the Steelers were the better team, but they certainly were the best team on the field. No question about that. Winning championships is rarely about being the best team, it's almost always about being the most deserving. And last season, the Steelers were the most deserving. I dont have anything to say. I just want in on this long series of quotes.

Article of the Year goes to Mike Downey http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-070210downey,1,7122975.column?coll=cs-home-utility

note to Paxson: Get Gasol.

Not quite sure if Rufus will be there in round 2 for us. I'll be pissed if we take a TE, we didn't lose the Superbowl because of poor TE play.

Dusty Baker is probably amoung the top 10 worst managers in the history of baseball.

Bears fire 2 coaches... http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-070208bearmoves,1,7789851.story?coll=cs-home-headlines Interesting.

He had 16 yards rushing. Willis had 11 tackles and was Defensive MVP. I was speaking of a 3rd and short when Leonard took the handoff and drove Willis back about 5 yards. I like Willis though...but Brian Leonard is a beast.

Brian Leonard owned him in the Senior Bowl...fwiw.