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  1. hoyer stressing the need to build a team that can be a contender every season, and the need for build from within
  2. I know a way to save $900,000. I'll be the backup C. I won't hit a lick, so I'll gain a reputation as an excellent defensive catcher that works well with pitchers. You'd still get paid the minimum so they'd only save about $400,000 (still worth it)
  3. Theo with the intros
  4. Philly is now an 8 point favorite, and I saw one 9.5 point line.
  5. What is so BS about it? He ran the business before, and runs it now. If it was just BS they would just let him go.
  6. I think he handled the lockout great. And "cramming London down our throats" isn't a dumb decisions. It's been a very smart business decision and necessary for the strength of the league going forward.
  7. You're really selling Gary Bettman short. damn, beat me to it. Did Stern retire?
  8. I question the validity of this poll. 8.5 million people watched Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in N America. 23.5 million watched Game 6 of the NBA finals. Your poll invalidates casual fans. I'm guessing the latest poll is pretty recent, and since there isn't an NBA right now it's popularity is pretty damn low.
  9. I'd love to see it.
  10. How do you plan on implementing this idea? Start him at the beginning of the year then make him a long man after he hits a certain number of innings? Or have him be the long man early and then slide him into the rotation if he stays healthy and somebody else goes down? I don't think it's realistic to have him starting in April. The latter sounds better. I think it would be best for him to start him in AAA and be cautious until midseason. But it would probably be best for the team to have him as a long man early then extend him into starting.
  11. All I remember is Harry and/or Steve saying that when Ryno questions an ump he must be right because he's got a good eye and never argues unless he's absolutely in the right.
  12. How do you plan on implementing this idea? Start him at the beginning of the year then make him a long man after he hits a certain number of innings? Or have him be the long man early and then slide him into the rotation if he stays healthy and somebody else goes down? I don't think it's realistic to have him starting in April.
  13. http://cdn.ksk.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lol-prayer-alt.jpg
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  15. Do most fans criticize him? I know the voices that do are loud (Sullivan/Rozner/Kaplan), but when I've attended games there Ramirez is always among the most applauded players. He doesn't take the onslaught of boos that Soriano does.
  16. Or it can be a jumbotron and a bunch of small things to make even more revenue.
  17. There are a lot of concepts more than concrete plans. The triangle building should wind up including some parking, some restaurants/bars a museum. There will probably some kind of grandstand overhaul, and despite claims to the contrary, there is room to do this on both the 3rd and 1st base sides. There is supposedly going to be some sort of other parking garage across the street either outside LF or RF corner.
  18. Nobody is saying a jumbotron will make the team better. The point is it will bring in additional revenue to allow the management to pay more to make the team better. The fact that there are other ways is pointless. You must look at all ways. And a jumbotron is one of the best ways. If a jumbotron will mean $15m a year in additional revenue and some rinky dink replacement concept would mean $3m, you don't go rinky dink. It wouldn't feel the same, but it would still be freaking awesome. There are three options: Tear down Wrigley, build a new better revenue generator. Keep Wrigley, but make necessary improvements for generate revenue. Keep Wrigley and don't add revenue generators. The first option is not all that nice, the last option is dumb, and the middle option is the only real one.
  19. Why? They aren't any good. Beating a couple other AFC West opponents is not inspiring.
  20. Jeff Baker already plays for the Cubs and racks up over 200 PA a year. In any sort of platoon at third that is all he would play anyway. So you aren't adding anything if he's replacing Ramirez. You are simply using Baker at a different position, then you have to go out and replace Jeff Baker since Jeff Baker won't be doing what Jeff Baker does anymore, he'll be RH Ramirez.
  21. I don't really understand the point of your question, but the answer to that last line is, all the time.
  22. Probably not. I really think people are grossly overrating what those guys can do. I think people are overrating what Ramirez can do. Obviously that is not true because we have actually seen what he can do. Sure he could fail to do what he can do, but he can clearly do it.
  23. If you are under contract you should plan on returning if you actually want that money. Management could still buy him out if they go with a new staff.
  24. He could just be traveling because of the dad's trip thing That could be, but if he was badly out they could say he's going to be out for a week or two weeks or however long and he could still travel with the team for the dad's trip. yeah, but since when have the blackhawks been up front about injuries?
  25. The ballpark may have contributed to that. There's been all sorts of talk about how frustrated he's been at the ballpark and how it has translated to a more aggressive approach, often on the road when he's in more friendly parks.
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