Vinestal
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So for all the people who think all this stuff is going on behind the scenes and they are just finalizing things, according to that, this is not the case and nothing has been going on behind the scenes. Basically this means that we are back to square 1. Sounds like they haven't granted permission because Theo hasn't made up his mind if he's interested or not. I hope Ricketts has been busy with other canidates and isn't just waiting on Theo, who may not even be interested. This is pretty bleak news. oh well time to stop paying attention to the Theo/Boston rumors for now until some new word comes out that he's interested or they have given permission to speak with him. What a waste of time all this speculation has been.
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Of course, you realize, that will not stop us from doing so. Largely because most of us have nothing better to do.
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Yeah lol I thought that was funny to, apparently he doesnt think he is ever wrong. I just find him extremely annoying, I certainly didn't expect a response of any kind.
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Yes because when you have no real news all you can do is speculate. so if your going to listen to speculation you may as well listen to the speculators that are telling you what you want to hear right?
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He also added that if they do change, things will be different. That made me lol
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The bizarre thing is that "people around the game" the majority of them who are talking are saying the opposite of what he's saying.
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Jon Heyman lives in his own bizarre little world that is unimpacted by the news of the day. I really hate that guy, he just hates to admit that he's about to be wrong.
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I don't think it will happen tomorrow I think they will hold off because of the holiday and it may also take a few more days to get everything hammered out and in place. If it happens, I'm still trying to prepare myself for the worst. though it does seem like if they were going to pick up the option on his contract or extend it they would have announced that this morning.
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This was the tap dance I expected to hear. I didn't think we'd get any firm answers. Still I did like the uncertainty that they seem to have and it seems more likely that Epstein might join the Cubs than it did yesterday. I wish they would have confirmed giving permission that would have been great news. Hopefully some new news comes out of them today.
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Where did you hear it was the 8th? I hadn't heard that, but it's kind of interesting if true. It's a little academic, though, as they could just pick it up, and continue "trade" discussions if they wanted Epstein to leave/Epstein wanted to leave. Yeah its been reported by multiple sources that his team option is due to be picked up on the 8th. I wish I could find a link for you.
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Name the first obscure 90's Cub you can think of
Vinestal replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Heres what he said regarding Friedman just now Bruce Levine (2:23 PM) Friedman has ownership in the Rays. I'm told that the only job he would leave for is the Houston job. Why Houston? He's from there and his father is trying to put a group together to purchase the team. Otherwise the consensus is that Friedman is staying in Tampa. There have been other sources that have said that the Cubs job is the only one that would interest Friedman outside of Tampa. Personally though I think he is a longer shot than Theo is simply because of how close he is to the ownership group in Tampa.
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Henry could still simply decline to comment on the Theo situation, or say som random BS that doesn't really tell us anything new.
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Yeah, that was me asking the guy who originated the rumor how anyone knew where a "private jet" was headed. The rumor appears to have originated with a comment on the CubsDen site. I'm not saying it's bogus, but it seems strange to me that no one would actually write down that tail number and blow this thing up. It's a pretty huge story if Cubs' brass is headed to Boston. ...but instead, someone saw them, went to the trouble of looking up the flight plan, but then just started spreading quiet "buzz" about it? Again, seems odd. Yeah it does seem strange he wouldn't just post the flight number.
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LOL @ Ricketts thinking he could keep his search on the downlow I'm this day and age.
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Ari Kaplan isn't that the Cubs statistics guru? I'm guess that's the Kaplan.
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Ricketts/Kaplan/Fletia/Wilken boarded a private jet headed to Boston earlier today according to @Cubsden (twitter). he's just mentioning a "rumor" so I have no idea what the source of that is. if it's true though sounds like a granted interview.
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Tampa's business model is what it is at this point. I think the only thing that would change his mind was if he knows something definitive about the fate of a new stadium. Otherwise, the Rays will always have a small payroll and rely on revenue sharing to break even. The expectations were that at least with a winner on the field they would be able to put butts in seats, and yet they couldn't even sell out a playoff game. The business model was try and win on the cheap, create a fanbase, build a stadium. They've won on the cheap, there is no fanbase, and the odds of getting a stadium built in this environment with no support from the public are pretty small. The 2 go hand in hand. There's not a fan base because the ballpark sucks. If there was a ballpark there would be a much larger fanbase. Have you ever been to a game at the "Trop"? it's a truly heinous experience as baseball experiences go. Its like playing in a dark damp cheap high school gymnasium. I live an hour from Tampa/StPete and Ive been to 1 game there in the 6 years I've been here and until they play the Cubs again it's unlikely I'll go back. If they played in a nice retractable roof stadium I would likely get a game package every year and go frequently, despite the fact I really dislike the AL game.
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Heyman tweeted he thinks the odds are 25-75 Theo stays in Boston, I'm not sure why he thinks the odds are so low, but I don't like Heyman anyway. Seems like if they weren't going to grant permission they wouldnt have had meetings about it, they would have just said no. Seems like if Theo wasn't interested they would have just said no. They could still say no, but then again does it really take meetings to come to that conclusion? So, things should get interesting.
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The Cubs have taken their first step toward Epstein: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/10/cubs_ask_permis.html
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LOL how does a 3 year old child get "entrenched" anywhere? At that age they go wherever mommy and daddy take them its not like they are in school and have friends there. If he had older kids I could see that making a difference but a 3 year old isn't old enough to care about moving yet.
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He's been wrong as much as he's been right so just another journalist speculating. What does the bold part mean That the Cubs see them both staying put or Heyman does? The Cubs see them both seeing put. According to him. I'm not sure why the Cubs would see them as top choices if they thought they were both staying put. I think that's just Heyman's speculation.
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Ricketts comments on the Epstein rumors (sorta). http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-ricketts-sidesteps-epstein-rumors-20111003,0,3039816.story
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John Heyman Speculates via tweet: He's been wrong as much as he's been right so just another journalist speculating.
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All true. Grain of salt and all of that, just passing along what I saw. Saw this article this morning as well that I found a good read if anyone is interested: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/10/03/spiegel-cubs-fans-theo-freakout-is-warranted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter