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Rickett's comments on his team
jersey cubs fan replied to Dunstons cannon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It doesn't matter if he says it, what matters is if he's dumb enough to believe it. There was a lot wrong with this team before anybody got hurt, and aside from Byrd's freak injury there isn't a single odd thing about any of the rest of the injuries. -
Yes Dammit.
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If somebody from Philly offers you their tickets to a Cubs/Philly game and you accept, is it a fau pax to retroactively refuse said tickets?
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Oh I know they don't care. I'm hoping though the empty stands are at least starting to worry Ricketts though. I'm sure it's worrisome. What I want to know is if he draws a correlation between his crap GM and his crap team. If he just thinks it's a short-term blip, or Quade's fault, or bad luck, this team won't get better.
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I'm not sure what makes that an entirely different issue. I have a tough time seeing Knox as a #2. If they had Andre Johnson I wouldn't worry about it. But they don't, so I have a hard time seeing Knox as a #2.
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That was a pretty fantastic catch.
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They'd also make a hell of a lot less on their advance sales, which is where the majority of tickets are being bought. But they likely would have had more advance sales. I know more than a few people who decided to wait because the advance prices were so ridiculously high. I think it's a fair assumption to make that the ticket prices are pretty close to the optimal level for maximizing revenue. People don't want to go because they suck and they've sucked for while. The price is not a problem if the team was any good.
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DJ needs some steroids.
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Rammy with a shot to the face. Second weird hop I've seen today.
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It's actually a completely absurd idea. What I meant was building future stadiums enclosed, not modifying the existing ones. Which is a prudent and absolutely non-absurd idea. They've just built several very expensive stadiums in "choppy weather" cities without wasting money on enclosing them because unlike you they realize it's not prudent. You don't slap a roof on Yankee stadium because it can still snow in April. Roofs aren't just slapped on. They are incredibly costly unnecessary items.
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Why don't you just not go to the half a dozen or so terrible games a year? I think the teams can live with your lack of business for the relative handful of games a year that are affected and continue to benefit from playing in cost effective outdoor stadiums.
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Where did Blake setup on defense for that Lee hit to drop in? On the track?
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Or even a remotely feasible proposition. It's actually a completely absurd idea.
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It would absolutely lose a lot. There are no good domed stadiums, so you'd have to figure out a way to build one that isn't lame. You'd also have to figure out a way to pay for all those rebuilds when the rare instances where weather is a problem doesn't come close to justifying the investments. The Yankees and Red Sox play in just as much crap as the Cubs do every April and most Octobers and their fans find a way to actually enjoy being there regardless. Crappy 45 degree games in April suck when your team sucks, they suck a lot less when your team is good.
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Yeah, because implementing one aspect of it is like cloning it. Implementing a bunch of random aspects of several is just going to make a monstrosity. Baseball is played in some great stadiums. None of them have roofs. All of the really enjoyable ones are open air. A couple uncomfortable games in April does not change the need for stadium design.
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Those stats are pathetic.
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Oppo power!!!, More or less.
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FUKU!!!
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I've got news for you, but baseball generally isn't played in the snow. If the conditions aren't playable, they wait for it to pass or play another day. And over the course of 6 months there's really very little negative affect to a couple schedule changes.
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Hunstville Stars start time!
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Baseball has been played outdoors since it began. There is no such thing as a need for a retractable roof stadium. If we lived by comparison, we'd all still be in caves. When baseball became such a big business and expanded into late March and late October it sure did necessitate the need for these stadiums. As a fan, you would rather sit out in 40 degree, rainy weather? Not me. Baseball has changed with the times to try to make the game better. From buses to trains to airlines to charter flights. Rooms in the finest hotels. Smarter meal choices in the clubhouse. Better training facilities, better medical treatment, etc has all been upgraded to make the game better. In my opinion, playing the game in a controlled weather environment makes the game better as well. That's a stupid opinion. I would love to sit in 40 degree temps to watch October baseball. Those days are still quite rare and this spring did nothing to change that.
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Even if they were, that doesn't inherently comprise "serious trouble" anyway. But he said they would only be in serious trouble if they keep making stupid mistakes. They have been making stupid mistakes and do continue to make them, there is no sign that the mistakes will end in the short term. There really is no assumption to make other than the same mistakes will continue until the front office is overhauled.
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They've kept making stupid mistakes for a long time now. And yet the franchise isn't in serious trouble. They are in worse shape than they were a decade ago. No, they absolutely are not. I don't even know how one argues that. Pretty easily. They were full of young pitching studs with a more respectable farm system. They were poised to lead the division for a decade, which of course they failed to capitalize on. The early 2000's were a very exciting time for the fans, loaded with promise. Not the case right now.
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I have a really hard time seeing Knox as a #2. He put up 50+ catches and 900 yards in his 2nd year, as a 5th round pick, out of Abilene Christian....first as a starter. His numbers last year were pretty much in-line with what middle of the pack #2 WRs put up. Of course, he was the #1 target last year, so that's not good. But I think he'd be extremely effective with a guy on the other side of him who is good enough to take some of the coverage away from him and put him in 1-on-1's with #2 CBs. I guess I'd be okay with him as a 2 if they had a legit #1, but with a lower level #1 around he's really not somebody defenses have to worry much about.
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Baseball has been played outdoors since it began. There is no such thing as a need for a retractable roof stadium.
