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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Given how often Ricketts has talked about the unnecessary system of having a baseball guy to oversee his baseball guy, does anybody really think Ricketts would hire Epstein as president and another guy as GM? It goes against what he has said he wants to do. While he played his cards close to his vest with firing Hendry, it's not like that move directly contradicted what he repeatedly said he wanted to do.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    What an idiot. He contends against a team that has consistently spent $40-80m more than his team with a fan base that absolutely demands constants influx of talent. The guy has been working with a 40% disadvantage and contended very well.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    I'm a little giddy.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Probably has something to do with the string of wins in a row and the setup for a potential letdown. I hope that happens, but Calvin Johnson stands in the way. My cbssports poll says the public is picking Detroit 51% to 49% at a 6.5 point spread. The fact that the masses seem to at least slightly favor Detroit at the wider margin suggests the actual big money guys have hit on the Bears.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    That would go against the "make your next manager the opposite of your current manager" theory.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    What the what. This line is down to 5 now. From 7 to 5, somebody is putting lots of money on the Bears.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    It happens nearly every year but I still get giddy waking up out here the morning after the Yankees have been eliminated.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    The White Sox figured out that managers don't really matter, unfortunately for them, the GM does, and there's is a whack job.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    You can still read the articles though. Just have to scroll one line at a time. Didn't realize that. Is it as obnoxious as it sounds? Also: http://espn.go.com/nhl/preview2011/story/_/id/7061058/stanley-cup-awards-predictions I always did like Barry Melrose. It's annoying, but if you want to read a specific story it works fine. And why is Linda Cohn an NHL expert?
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Just listened to the Simmons podcast, he said, "I think a lot of people would think it's a division game, it's going to be close, 6, but I'm going to go with 7.5." Since when is 6 points a close line? Then he listed them as a possible upset pick, which is weird considering he thought the line should be even higher.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    He has.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    You can still read the articles though. Just have to scroll one line at a time.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    With 25 games to make-up against those other teams in the divisions. It's going to take a hell of a lot of work, and a good deal of luck, to turn this around in one year. Not impossible, very far from easy and/or a sure thing.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Is there any sort of logic behind what they're saying? Or just standard B&B-ery They aren't the first to bring it up. There's some logic behind it. They've been saying all along they want to emulate Boston and part of what Boston did was negotiations with politicians to eventually create new revenue streams with Fenway.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    God this is just an incredibly stupid non-statement.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    He's also 32, 33 next year and just put up a 66 ERA+ over a full season....not to mention a 1.6 WHIP and a 1.93 K/BB ratio. No, thank you. I'd rather hire somebody else than take on "fixing" him. Yes, he's 32 and coming off a bad year. That's one bad year in an otherwise stable career. He's not a crappy old player.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    He didn't write it, he built the computer that wrote the book on its own.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    John Lackey isn't a crappy old player. He's been a pretty reliable good player and he's 31. I'd strongly consider taking him on.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    They are useful, but they aren't cheap. So if you have a limited budget and needs elshwere it's just not feasible. True. However, considering I think Wilson and Sabathia are pipe dreams (not so with Pujols/Fielder), the Cubs should be looking for reliable for the time being. Seriously, the rotation is: Garza Dempster Z (but probably not) Wells ? Overall, that's neither good nor reliable. And it's likely to get worse, since I think it's a fair assumption that Zambrano is gone. As far as Wells goes, he's gotten worse the last two years and was probably always smoke-and-mirrors. In that case, when you have two reliable starters, you have to do something. The smart thing to do is keep Zambrano and go out and get the best guy you can find.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Yes, I realize the problem with the stadium. That doesn't taken anything away from what I just said. The business model was to win on the cheap to build a fanbase and yet they still couldn't sell out a playoff game. Tampa fans can't even sell out the Bucs who are playoff contenders, and that team has been around for 4 decades and play in a nice stadium. All this should make Friedman think long and hard about sticking with the organization and maybe entice him to think about the Cubs.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    The Lions opened as 7 point favorites, it quickly went to 6.5 and now it is down to 5.5. Not sure what that means, but last week's Bears line went down about a point and they failed to cover.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    They are useful, but they aren't cheap. So if you have a limited budget and needs elshwere it's just not feasible.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    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.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    The one time he talked to a defensive player and Urlacher just ignored him, haha. Me no like stoopid quarterback players.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    We have little to no mainstream media in town who knows how to cover hockey. Rozner is awful. I mean, really just completely terrible. Never read him for any cognitive thought on anything. Most guys just talk about vague concepts such as momentum and sending message and all that other garbage. Chris Kuc is decent, I'd put him at the top but there's a significant drop off after him. For good hockey thoughts and analysis you really need to read blogs and message boards. Places like Second City Hockey and Fifth Feather were all up in arms over those Keith comments. I think Tim Sassone is much better than Chris Kuc. Rozner is a columnist, he doesn't cover anything, he just stirs pots.
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