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  1. jersey cubs fan
    True on all aspects, but this isn't just a disgrunted former Bear, this was Alex Brown who was generally liked, and he gave everything he had for the org. Yes he should had been escorted out of the building, but not by security. As for Angelo and Smith aren't available, I don't know about that. Alex Brown back at Halas Hall would be a "great disturbance in the Force" and if Angelo or Smith were there they would have known that. If there weren't then somebody from their staff should have been there. I don't mind Brown being escorted out of the building, but security? Really? Those are the people who escort others out of buildings. My god, this is almost as dumb an issue as Ricketts being out of town.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Definitely would understand the NFL forbidding it. Not just the NFL, but any sport. It goes hand in hand with the idea of tampering. I don't understand how this is a story, or how the tribune picked it up as a breaking news story and sort of agree he was being mistreated. He's got no reason to be there. I understand after 8 years with the org he still has friends, but if Alex wanted to hang out with some of his buddies do it at a club, bowling alley, etc,etc, not at another team's Home Office. I believe Alex should not have been escorted out of the building by security like a common thug, I think somebody like Angelo or Smith should have meet with him and let him know he isn't allow there (Bears HQ) anymore as he isn't a member of the org. A common thug would not have been politely escorted out of the building. Let's stop painting Brown as some sort of victim of mistreatment here.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Now he's indicted
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Is giving up 2 runs to Seattle all that terrific?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Algeria got a good chance that Howard had to save right on the line. He sprung a quick counter that turned into a 4-on-2. Someone (altidore or buddle?) got the ball right in front of the keeper and shot it straight into him, but the rebound came out a little and Donovan buried it. It's too bad Howard can't get an assist on that goal, because that break was 100 percent because of him getting rid of the ball quickly. That's what I was thinking as he tossed it, that looked like a great move by him.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    We're on a conference call, and we heard people scream through the other end, although the people doing all the talking haven't flinched. I ran up to the guy who wants to keep it secret, but he's not there.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    usa guys are dumb
  8. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not sure the initial argument about Ricketts needing to be in town is a great one, but this is a worse rebuttal. Who cares about the Nets? We aren't fans of the Nets, so naturally we couldn't care less about where their owner spends his time. Again, who cares? I'm not a Sabres fan. It's freaking stupid to worry about the whereabouts of any owner, that is the point, nobody should care.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Dude in my office again requests no talk of game since he's recording. That is selfish BS right there, not to mention stupid.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I've made it through to the semis on my iphone app from ea sports.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Definitely would understand the NFL forbidding it. Not just the NFL, but any sport. It goes hand in hand with the idea of tampering. I don't understand how this is a story, or how the tribune picked it up as a breaking news story and sort of agree he was being mistreated. He's got no reason to be there.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    It's even douchier once you see the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDrq1SM9f_o&feature=player_embedded That's what that video was? I thought it was somebody else he was crying to.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    The "could have gotten so much more" is how I interpreted your posts. I took your terming of Juan Pierre being "useless" as thinking they could get somebody of use – i.e. a better player – for those three or some combination of them. If you just mean a different, yet not better, player then that's a different subject. Of course I'm saying better. Not necessarily "so much better', but better, more useful, less Pierre-ish.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I don't have a problem talking about trades, but you're speaking in certainties when none of us know the certainty. Saying we shouldn't have traded for Juan Pierre because he sucks or because he doesn't have the right approach at the plate is quantifiable and we know that's the case. However, arguing that trading those three players for Juan Pierre was stupid because we could have gotten so much more for some combination of those players may or may not be accurate. I'm not a fan of the Pierre trade at all, but not because of the perceived value of those three players. It's simply because I don't value Pierre all that highly as a player. "could have gotten so much more" is how you choose to characterize it. I feel they could have used their assets in a more constructive manner. I didn't say they could get Arod.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    My question again, though, is how useful were they? If the three of them combined legitimately could only net Juan Pierre, then I can't imagine any of them individually were all that valuable. There's just no point in asking that question. Jim Hendry wasn't shopping around those three players and seeing what he could get. Jim Hendry was going after Juan Pierre. I think there is a point in asking the question, though, if someone is stating that he certainly could have gotten more value than he did for those three players. I'm wondering how you know for sure he could have. For Hendry's struggles as a GM, he's been pretty close to excellent at getting good value for players he trades away. I'll agree that he does value "leadoff type" hitters more than he should, but did he value Pierre so much that he would give away very valuable trade chips to acquire him and, thus, vastly overpay – something he very rarely does in trades? Or were those players really just not that valuable, he knew that, and got the max value he could (even if the player wasn't the best to target)? If you're going to unequivocally state that those players were more valuable than Juan Pierre, then I think you have to know the answer to those questions. Well then nobody should ever talk about trades because you never unequivocally know what else could have happened.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    My question again, though, is how useful were they? If the three of them combined legitimately could only net Juan Pierre, then I can't imagine any of them individually were all that valuable. There's just no point in asking that question. Jim Hendry wasn't shopping around those three players and seeing what he could get. Jim Hendry was going after Juan Pierre.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Right, except for the fact that he wasn't a consistent 3 win player.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Okay, you were a little sneaky before, now I know you're kidding around.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    That Greek player was reaching out to Messi mid fall.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    is there any incentive for argentina not to draw?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not really sure there's that many people who hold it in that much reverence. SI was touting an original six stanley cup in the preseason, with Boston/Chicago. But their writer, Michael Farber, is one of those older generation of writers who grew up on original six hockey and witnessed the first wave of expansion. I think the real drawing line for reverence are all the southern expansion teams.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Oh my goodness this is stupid. Like really really dumb stupid. He has next to no influence on what goes on during the season. He's got multiple siblings and underlings that can express ownership opinion when needed. And furthermore, his most important work is October-February. Once spring training starts, there's nothing for him to do.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Because they were the 3 droughts of epic proportions. Nobody cares about the Giants not winning in 50 some years, people knew who Willie Mays was. All the Cubs, Red Sox, and White Sox guys were dead or banned Doesn't explain why you used a 20 year window, mentioned three teams and an 8-0 record. It's two teams and it all took place within the last 6 years.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    But again, it's not that he gave up future hall of famers. He gave up valuable trade pieces for a useless player. he was a consistent 3 win player, far from useless Except for the fact that he did that twice, sure, very consistent. He had a couple year window of usefulness, which makes sense given his only skill was speed.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Well Chi/GB is a division rivarly. I have no issue with Blackhawks/Red Wings hype. But nobody is circling the date for a Chicago Bears/Arizona (Chicago) Cardinals matchup, even though that history goes back just as long as Bears-Packers. And the reason, as stated in other posts, is that there are a whole bunch more olde tymey NFL matchups plus the Cardinals aren't in the same city they once were (massive turnover in fan base). There's a whole lot more to talk about on a Monday Night football matchup show when it's Bears/Giants than when it's Jaguars/Panthers.
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