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  1. jersey cubs fan
    turning the Cubs second rate high level prospects into an ace would be pretty damn resourceful.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think people remember the Jim Hendry all that accurately. I keep reading about how he signed elite free agents every offseason. nothing but the best Clark
  3. jersey cubs fan
    At least both those opponents suck so they won't be bumped to primetime.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think people remember the Jim Hendry all that accurately.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    He's already signed to a contract for those three years, totally $58 million. Which means the costs are controlled.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    Lowered during the game completely defeats the purpose, but I like the concept. I'd like it to have one of those sexy 70's movie feels to it, with a couple knobs and buttons on the wall that raise the screen and a liquor cabinet comes out of the wall.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Dammit, why can't we just have noon games? Now we'll have had 1 noon game in a 6 week stretch (MNF vs. DET, SNF vs. MIN, Noon vs. TB, Bye, MNF vs. PHI, 3:15 vs. DET) I agree, but it's still better than primetime
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, so anyway, let's get Pujols.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-game-vs-lions-moved-back-to-315-pm-20111031,0,2049238.story Bears/Lions game November 13, moved to a 3:15 start time.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    How is that a strange hypothetical? For one, I don't think there's much likelihood of Felix being dealt. It's been discussed for a few years now. And aside from the fact that he's very good and a hard guy to come by, it hasn't happened because they've wanted to try and win with him. But Seattle absolutely blows. Their roster is pathetic and their attendance keeps falling sharply while payroll remains high. I think it could happen.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    How is that a strange hypothetical?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I'm going to miss the dude and be annoyed as hell at the Kaplan's of the world that applaud his absence and place value on the "addition by subtraction" theory.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    I'm sure they bring in extra security and some extra Roasts, but that's all I can think of. The operating costs for a game like that have got to be in the low-six figures at best. I'm with Kyle on this one. The operating costs of running a stadium for a year are big, but simply adding playoff/world series games to the calender does not add that much cost.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I think that is a pretty stupid interpretation on your part.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    I go back and forth on this idea quite a bit. On one hand, if you are going to suck, just go ahead and suck, and let your kids go through their early struggles and adjust. But at the same time, it's a shame to waste your kids' cost effective years on a horrible team and use up their options/arbitration clock. I just think throwing away 2012 is a complete non-option. It is completely unnecessary for the longterm future of the team and could do some serious damage to fan interest/patience plus stadium upgrade negotiations.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Why only one of? You are talking about acquiring an ace. Because you have to pay the ace handsomely once you have him too. You can blow away CJ Wilson to get him for 3 years(say, 3/70), and you're only paying him 3 mil more per year to be almost as good while not gutting your organization. If you can get Wilson that's nice, but there's no guarantee the Cubs can, and if/once he signs elsewhere, you don't have that fallback option. So at that point you wouldn't include both in a trade for Felix?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    probably not. Felix is guaranteed big money for a few years while Castro remains very cost efficient. Didn't you recently say that the Cubs need to worry less about being the most efficient team and more about being the best team? Yes. The goal is not to be the most cost efficient, but to be the best. That does not mean you ignore costs. What are you trying to say?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Football has so many more fast moving parts. Things like possession before a knee hits with three tacklers obscuring the camera makes it very difficult. But baseball replays are so cut and dry it's easy. Fair or foul, safe or out, catch or trap with nobody obstructing the view. Replay technology is so good with the HD picture that it lends itself to complete accuracy. It should work great and not hurt the timing at all, given the times that arguments and umpire huddles already take and how much time it takes between batters anyway. What I wouldn't want is the umpiring crew all leaving the field to watch. That is unnecessary.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Why only one of? You are talking about acquiring an ace.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    If you have prolific base stealers (Crawford and Upton) you are going to stand out in the SB category. That's not exactly manager specific. They were really successful at those SB attempts in 2010 (79%). What you don't want is a lot of caught stealing.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    probably not. Felix is guaranteed big money for a few years while Castro remains very cost efficient.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Sure. They also have a pathetic roster that could stand to lose just about anyone. So you swap a couple younger guys who don't need to be rostered for some of those older guys. But you could be talking about 4 guys on their active roster next season, plus a guy in Vitters whose best value may be in hiding him on an AL roster.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Fine with me. Add in couple more guys. The point is this system's strenght is its depth and the lower level people. Last year's influx of talent should help them in 2-4 years. The new guys they just hired should be overhauling the system immediately. I completely disagree about your "timing" comment, as the timing here is perfect for the Cubs. It is doubtful that the new braintrust is all that much in love with the Cubs best prospects. The Cubs just spend a boatload bringing in a new wave on talent. They finally have a GM who can make smart moves, and their owner is clearly willing to be creative and supportive of the team's efforts. Theo should finally be able to take advantage of the Cubs resource advantage that Hendry was never able to do, which means you can take advantage of a potential Pujols/Felix offseason haul and completely revamp the team.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Eh, you should be able to retain enough future bullpen arms and role players that you wouldn't overly burden the free agent demand. Jackson, McNutt, Vitters, Barney and Cashner still leaves you with internal options to handle 2B/3B in the short-term (Flaherty/Baker/LaMahieu/DeWitt), an OF of Byrd/Soriano/Colvin/Campana and somebody. Plus your catcher depth. Then you would have a actual ace and stud #2 in Garza. Completely overhauling what your rotation looks like. If you were to acquire him and sign Pujols you are looking at a potentially fantastic 2012 season with more money coming off the books to address 2013 needs.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I don't think you'd have to do Castro if you were willing to give up your best remaining prospects. MY recollection is that Seattle is somewhat defense-obsessed at the moment, which should make them less demanding of Castro.
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