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  1. jersey cubs fan
    It's time to package Wells as a great value pitcher to a lower payroll team.
  2. jersey cubs fan
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  3. jersey cubs fan
    And the replacement catcher could absolutely suck while the fill-in RF could be fine.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Probably more rewarding to go to Chicago during the holidays than Boise or some other locations.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    I don't see any way that the Big Ten would agree to hold its game at such a small gimmicky football field, unless it was a one time thing at the outset to drum up even more interest. But even that wouldn't make a lot of sense for them.
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    I think you're overstating the "attention and push Sandberg got in his attempt to become a manager". If anything, I'd think teams would shy away from Sandberg's attitude that led him to this point rather than fear of him making noise or people clamoring for him if he coached for them in a non-managerial role. Sandberg seems to think he'd be a distraction as everybody would clamor for him to take the job.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    What bench coaches don't want to be managers? A good deal of them. Zimmer was Torre's bench coach. Then he groomed some other guys who were not a threat to his job. Bench coaches are usually guys being groomed for a position by an experienced manager, or a former manager lending his expertise to a younger manager. I don't think many managers take on a bench coach they don't have a personal relationship with if that guy is trying to get a manager's job.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    http://deadspin.com/5690560/the-bottom-100-the-worst-players-in-nfl-history-part-2 Stan Thomas makes an appearance. Michael Haynes cracks the top 20.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I can't complain about 17 overall and somebody ranking them 21st isn't outlandish. This team is far from a proven contender. They should get punished for those losses to Seattle and Washington. I'd probably have them more like 14-15, but I can see 17.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I'd think the same principle applies. Jersey rails about the Cubs hiring a marketing guy to be their "stat guru" all the time. DePo has a very limited scouting background, and is famous for having poor relational skills. In an area that has as much subjective evaluation as player development, I don't think he'd be the ideal candidate. Not that he'd be awful for the job, but it really doesn't suit his skills the best. Kinda like playing Devin Hester exclusively at CB or something like that. Those are very different situations though. The Cubs hired a marketing guy to be the only guy in the organization that pays attention to stats and the outcome was predictable. The guy in charge of evaluating minor leaguers isn't the only guy in the organization involved in their development. He has scouts under him. They have all sorts of minor league instructors.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Other points are none of those teams is flawless. Jets and Patriots can be beat, and they are home games. Vick is doing great but he doesn't have a strong history against the Bears and Chicago has been playing Philly tough for the most part, winning as underdogs on a few occasions. They won't go 0-7. Odds are they will win 1 that everybody thought was a loss, and lose a game they should have won. I think 3-4 is a strong possiblity but if they beat Miami this Thursday, a 10-11 win season remains a strong possibility.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Not sure how they would be screwed on a draft pick. 6-10 is going to give them an upper echelon pick, but not a top 5 that will be a contract hindrance.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    Ronnie Brown will play more QB than any of them.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    You can't have him and Kevin Millwood you spoiled brat.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    http://deadspin.com/5690535/the-bottom-100-the-worst-players-in-nfl-history-part-1 100 worst NFL players in history (100-51, top 50 to come later).
  17. jersey cubs fan
    More than Nebraska/Texas A&M? absoeffinglutely Ha ha. No one in the south gives a [expletive] about Iowa-Ohio State. Hell, no one seems to care anything about the Big Ten in the south. Nobody outside of Texas cares about the Texas.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    If Tampa and Oakland can do what they did, there is no reason Pittsburgh can't. At least they have a built in fan base where if they do have any success, the reaction will be strong. They would not struggle to sell playoff tickets. It also helps that they are in the same division as the Cubs instead of the Yankees and Red Sox.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    http://deadspin.com/5691276/unbelievable-miss-just-reinforces-that-theres-no-scoring-in-soccer oops
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Jim Tracy got another job after leaving Pittsburgh. McClendon didn't, but he was kind of a hack to begin with. Hurdle has 7+ years managing on his resume and is now 53 years old. He didn't manage last year, and if he didn't take a job this year, who knows if will get another offer. There are only 30 jobs total, and only a couple that are actually open. I don't see anything wrong with taking that job. If he is there 4 years, he'll be 57 and may never manage again regardless. If he has any success there at all he will be in line for an extension, or have any number of opportunities available to him. You can make a case that it is a bad job for somebody to take as their first gig looking to make a splash. You can get labelled a loser early and never get a chance. But I don't think that's a risk for him.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    It shouldn't be that dangerous. Teams will have to adjust their play calling a bit, but it's a padded wall. You probably don't have to defend the fade.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I think it has more to do with travelling on a short week versus playing at home rather than being cursed. Chicago never matches up well with Washington or San Francisco either. Same with Miami. (at least in my mind).
  23. jersey cubs fan
    At least when I pass out drunk it's after the game and I can still get a good night's sleep.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    And on that note: I do not like this, serves me right for complaining. But I much prefer the 1pm starts.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    I hate having 9 early games and only 4 later games. There's at least 3 games there that could be a legit 4pm start instead of 1.
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