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  1. jersey cubs fan
    I tend to think, as of now, that 2015 is probably the most realistic year to begin to make a push. The short of it is, barring some surprises, there just aren't many pieces that we are going to add to the core of Castro/Rizzo in the next year or two. At best, it feels like maybe an piece or two will develop into capable starters, but there just isn't much that we are adding to the core to build around. Thankfully, Castro/Rizzo are young enough that we can take that time. Most of our prime prospects are a few years away, and it's not like we have a ton of assets to bring in a lot of upper level, closer to ready quality talent. I'm not enthused about it. I can understand it, and I'm okay "punting" 2013. I don't know if the general fan base can take 3 years of horrid play, though. we're at 3 years of pretty bad already.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Ideally when signing one of these rehabbers you build yourself in a reward with a cheapish option in exchange for what is a pretty sizable guarantee to a guy who is going to be a major question on opening day.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    The sort of genetic abnormalities necessary to create humans capable of playing basketball lends itself to that sort of ugliness.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    That's such a stupid pointless comment. People clung to the notion of how ridiculous it was to think this team could lose 100 games this year until they lost 100 games. They put together a crap team that was designed to lose, and it lost. The fact that they kept Garza doesn't change that fact at all. They planned on trading him when they thought they could get peak return and missed an opportunity due to injury. They kept Rizzo at AAA longer than he needed because they were not interested in getting the most they could out of the 2012 team. The notion that some people still pretend that they didn't take a dive this year is mind boggling. I don't know if you need to pretend that isn't the case to convince yourself of something else, but they took a dive. Everybody knows it.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    There's like 4 or 5 guys who have been doing a better job than him. He's not going to put up the numbers that a QB from an offensively focused dome team will be able to but he's much better than mediocre. You aren't paying attention if you think he's mediocre. You're not paying attention to the NFL if you don't think his decision making and throwing accuracy leave A LOT to be desired. I think there's plenty of room for improvement, no doubt. But every QB makes bad decisions/throws, and most of them are much worse than Cutler.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Why would that concern you? Oh maybe I would like to post about my alma mater's football team like everyone else without people whining and crying that no one cares about A&M on here. It's what happened over & over a few months ago so I stopped posting about the Aggies. Now others are posting about them so I guess it's OK if I do too. Now I guess you can go back to your HYSTERICAL schtick of confusing A&M with Texas State or Texas Tech. Start talking about Lubbock when you really mean College Station again like the good old days. So [expletive] funny to see that posted over and over and over and over and over. Which one is where those asstomouth freaks are from? Cause I love 'em this week.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    There's like 4 or 5 guys who have been doing a better job than him. He's not going to put up the numbers that a QB from an offensively focused dome team will be able to but he's much better than mediocre. You aren't paying attention if you think he's mediocre.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Absolutely, as long as he's not part of the crazies in that organization that implimented that navy seal training for their prospects. As a scout I would doubt it, and my guess would be that is part of the reason he wanted out.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Thank goodness the Cubs franchise has never had that perception! It's not a matter of perception, but reality. The Cubs actively tried to lose last year. They not only accepted it but sought it out. There may have been a perception of the Cubs as lovable losers, but from at least the mid-80's through a couple years ago they were trying really hard to win. The payroll went from middle of the pack to top of the NL and among the highest in baseball. They just really sucked at what they were trying to do. When you actively take a dive as management and you stay on the ground for a prolonged period of time you risk institutionalizing an acceptance of failure. And it's not about the fans, but the organization itself. This is the definition of absurd. Oh, so you're denying they took a dive? I didn't think anybody was still pretending otherwise.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Your stance on this issue makes no sense. I think it's your ability to comprehend that is at issue. Brad Johnson won a Super Bowl. Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl. Different era? Fine. Alex Smith very well may win a Super Bowl. Rex Grossman came very close to winning a Super Bowl. Any quarterback on any team that gets into the playoffs and happens to win 3-4 games in a row will win a Super Bowl. The relatively quality of said quarterbacks could range extremely widely. Asking if x player "can win a Super Bowl" is the dumbest thing ever, even at QB. Of course Jay Cutler can win a Super Bowl. The Bears have about as good a chance as anyone this year to do that. That doesn't mean he's a great quarterback. I get that anybody can win a super bowl. What I don't get is how you seem to be trying to define a non-franchise QB. Jay Cutler is a franchise QB. He's the Bears franchise QB. He's been here for a while and if he doesn't die soon he'll be here for a long time. And Bears fans with any sense will be happy about that.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Thank goodness the Cubs franchise has never had that perception! It's not a matter of perception, but reality. The Cubs actively tried to lose last year. They not only accepted it but sought it out. There may have been a perception of the Cubs as lovable losers, but from at least the mid-80's through a couple years ago they were trying really hard to win. The payroll went from middle of the pack to top of the NL and among the highest in baseball. They just really sucked at what they were trying to do. When you actively take a dive as management and you stay on the ground for a prolonged period of time you risk institutionalizing an acceptance of failure. And it's not about the fans, but the organization itself.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Your stance on this issue makes no sense.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    that's a really stupid line of argument
  14. jersey cubs fan
    And Baez. Even if he sticks at SS in the minors, it's not like he'll be pushing Castro off if it comes to that. That said, Villanueva projects to have an Ok bat and a very good glove. If he reaches that, that's a valuable player nowadays at 3B. So, a Bill Mueller type of guy? Well, Mueller was a better hitter than I think you're giving him credit for there. Yeah, he was a pretty good hitter and was hurt by that bad knee injury that cut off his prime years.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    oh my god. hot charcoals under the car, happens all the time. I saw one last time I attended a Jets game. People slide their grills under the car with coals still hot or sometimes even stupidly put them inside car.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Maybe the Seattle loss in 2010. How many years ago was that Atlanta loss where Matt Ryan became famous? 4 years ago.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2012/11/how-jay-cutler-was-allowed-to-play-with-a-concussion.html
  18. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs suck really really really bad. They have indicated a complete lack of interest in acquiring current major league free agents. They have told us over and over that the only way they will get better is by investing heavily on prospects, both foreign and domestic, and they've come up short in that regards. How do you not understand this?
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Maybe the Seattle loss in 2010.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    You can't look at the upsides while ignoring the downsides. You waste the highly valuable pre-FA seasons of the young players you already have. You lose several of the very finite number of years you have to try to win the World Series. You take a revenue hit as fans begin to stop coming and watching. Your failure to fill in holes on the MLB roster can create problems for several years down the road. Not to mention you institutionalize a culture of accepting losing and not even trying to win.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Wow, I didn't figure you'd need it spelled out for you so obviously. The Dodgers are spending, spending on anything and everything. If they only get a few targets from one pool it doesn't really matter because they are in several pools. The Cubs are only swimming in one pool and should be dominating it, but they are not. If you aren't going to spend any effort/money to improve the major league team than you better damn well spend a hell of a lot more money/effort in your self-imposed kiddie pool. The point is that if a team that has no apprehensions about throwing money around is having a similar measure of success at signing International FA as you are, then money probably isn't the limiting factor here. Seriously man, you are so grossly missing the point that it actually surprises me that you are the one typing.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    winning is great, losing sucks, news at 11
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I ain't blaming obama for the lack of free agents.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Wow, I didn't figure you'd need it spelled out for you so obviously. The Dodgers are spending, spending on anything and everything. If they only get a few targets from one pool it doesn't really matter because they are in several pools. The Cubs are only swimming in one pool and should be dominating it, but they are not. If you aren't going to spend any effort/money to improve the major league team than you better damn well spend a hell of a lot more money/effort in your self-imposed kiddie pool. I know what you mean, but I really feel like this could've been worded significantly less condescendingly. His own commentary making fun of people WHO WANT TO SIGN EVERYBODY is condescending enough that I think he can handle it.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    if that were true they wouldn't have kept the guy who was in charge of stocking it.
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