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In case anyone missed it. I've got one, too. Dude brought up Harden's stellar k/9 as a negative. A negative. As in bad. So all of a sudden you are pro-fascism? -
No it wouldn't. The Cubs aren't going to lose money because Milton Bradley is around. They aren't going to lose fans to the White Sox. The only fans that would leave the Cubs because Milton is around would be racist white people, and I don't see any racist white people who are Cubs fans rushing to support the White Sox. The Cubs will lose fans, and money, if they wallow around in mediocrity much longer. If they go back to the 2005/2006 let's just make sure we're all nice guys who get along no matter how much we lose ways, then they will lose fans and money. The way to make money in Chicago sports is to win. Wrigley didn't become the place it is today until after 1998, and it didn't become the year-in-year-out sellout until 2003 when fans were given the taste of what could be. Nice guy teams and PR strategies don't sell tickets. Winning does. Wow you're way out of bounds playing the race card there. Being turned off by Bradley's antics doesn't make a fan a racist. It's not his skin color that's creating this animosity. I'm turned off my his antics as well. But I'm not going to stop being a Cubs fan because he's a around? Would you?
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My only problem is they already have so many arms, and they are insisting on bringing in another veteran anyway. They overstock the pen and then end up paying guys to play somewhere else, and losing their own quality arms.
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Doubt it. He's not a chick that people can't figure out if he's hot or not and they are waiting to see if Brad Pitt would date her. The interest is entirely based on the potential for a low cost acquisition with upside. If the Cubs pay Milton to play teams would be happy to see if they can get the most out of him. Nobody is dying to get him.
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No it wouldn't. The Cubs aren't going to lose money because Milton Bradley is around. They aren't going to lose fans to the White Sox. The only fans that would leave the Cubs because Milton is around would be racist white people, and I don't see any racist white people who are Cubs fans rushing to support the White Sox. The Cubs will lose fans, and money, if they wallow around in mediocrity much longer. If they go back to the 2005/2006 let's just make sure we're all nice guys who get along no matter how much we lose ways, then they will lose fans and money. The way to make money in Chicago sports is to win. Wrigley didn't become the place it is today until after 1998, and it didn't become the year-in-year-out sellout until 2003 when fans were given the taste of what could be. Nice guy teams and PR strategies don't sell tickets. Winning does.
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But I wouldn't trade prospects for those guys, so why not just release Bradley if that is your goal and keep the prospects? Giving people prospects so they will accept a virtually free Milton Bradley is insane. The only logical choice is to keep him on the team. If you insist on getting rid of him because you feel you have to, then just release him. Don't lose prospects in the process. You are already making your team worse, no reason to add to your problems.
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and won't accomplish anything The idea may be mockable, but it's better than the nothing we've apparently consigned ourselves to while our GM is hard at work making as stupid of a decision as possible. I realize we're beaten down, but even freaking Orioles fans can at least muster a protest outside their stadium when things are getting too stupid. I've been against dealing Milton since Day 1. Most fans are actually for it, not resigned to their fates. You can't create public outrage against a move the public is demanding. Hendry sucks, but Baltimore is a different story. They were the highest payroll team in the late 90's, playing leapfrog on a monthly basis with the Yankees until the Mussina deal put an end to all that. Now they have a lower payroll than they did a decade ago and are pathetic. It's hard to justify Cubs fans having a similar protest. And believe me, no matter how much bitching you do about Jim Hendry's incompetence, it doesn't make a lick of difference.
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I think everyone is seeing what the Yankees did and are, whether they realize it or not, using at the reason to spend more. That doesn't mean spend Yankee type money but spend more relative to what you are normally willing to do. I can't tell if you're serious. The Yankees have been spending that way for many years. Last year was the first time that a FA spenidng spree actually paid off. I doubt anyone is taking their spending cues from the Yankees, particularly a team in a different league. Considering how many games they won and how much money they made in the 2000's, I think it's fair to say the spending has been paying off handsomely for much longer than one year. But you're right, cubbiebum's statement is extremely bizarre. People aren't just all of a sudden emulating the Yankees free spending ways.
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As Bruce said on his blog talking about the likelihood of the mystery team being a bargaining maneuver: I would tend to agree with that. Hendry is seen as one of the most honest and forthright GM's in the business. I really doubt he made up the mystery team rumors. Bruce also pointed out Hendry is more desperate than he's ever been. He doesnt' have a buddy in the front office handing him extensions as they walk out the door. He's got an owner with demands now. And it doesn't have to come directly from Hendry to be something that originated with the Cubs. Whether it was Bradley's agents, an assistant GM or a GM buddy of his (both Kenny Williams and Billy Beane talked positively and publicly about Bradley, while acknowledging they shouldn't talk about another team's player, implying they knew they had permission to talk about him), it could have easily been done with the knowledge, or even hinting of Hendry. Somebody was spreading lies, and the person with the most to gain from those lies being spread was Jim Hendry.
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and won't accomplish anything
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Of course there's a chance of that. But why in the world would the Cubs want to do that?
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32 mph.
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screw what the manager wants. Lou whines about new things on a daily basis and is constantly changing his mind.
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Opening purse strings for Jim Hendry is just inviting the man to hang you with those purse strings. Available money only gets Hendry in more trouble. It's not like he's forcing them to cut costs. They are increasing an already bloated payroll that is being wasted on loads of mediocrity.
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There's no way Granderson becomes less pull conscious going to Yankee Stadium.
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As was the case when the season ended, the only logical move is to keep Bradley on the team.
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He's a hell of a goal scorer and a lock for the Olympic team. Surprised he was available.
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"Chicago's the best team we've faced all year," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "They had the puck all night and we weren't strong enough to take it away from them. We were totally void of competing with the Hawks."
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40 games over .500 is great in one season. It is not good over the course of 7 seasons. It is mediocre at best, and should be considered disappointing for a team that dominates in payroll. It's barely better than an 83 win season. That is bad.
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It doesn't matter what your opinion is, you are wrong. 08 was their only really good team. They didn't even win 90 in those other seasons. Oh, and that record is the equivalent of an 83 win season, which isn't good, and is barely over .500.
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http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/3051 While checking out bruce's latest blog posts I ran across this gem from somebody who apparantly writes about celebrities for the Herald. She ended with this: oh, and here's this from the writer's bio http://blogs.dailyherald.com/themes/sky/images/niksic_mug.jpg
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What sort of mistakes is he making? I really know nothing of basketball strategy, so I'm serious. As a casual observer it seems to me the Bulls put too much faith in a mediocre journeyman who had a couple nice months, and just aren't very talented.
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No they have not. They are barely above .500 and are basically even with the lowly Florida Marlins during his time here. They qualified for the playoffs 3 times, but 2 of those were because of weak competition. He only built one actual really good team, and he destroyed that one.
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I'm not sure why. NY likes feisty. They like good players. And they absolutely love guys who walk. If he starts 0-20 there could be trouble, but as long as he's halfway decent he'll just be one of several guys in a great lineup. If he gets thrown out arguing with an ump, they aren't going to be pissed at him, they are going to be with him. And as long as he can get Jeter on his side, he'd be gold. Unlike in Chicago this past year, Bradley will not be anywhere close to THE STORY of spring training. He won't have to be some savior. It seems to me than scrutiny is the bane of Bradley's existence. Any amount of it, really. You're not going to get through a full season as a starter in NY, especially on the Yankees, without being the focus of some degree of scrutiny. Sure, he'll get lost in the mix a bit, but if he comes under fire, it'll be really bad. Quite frankly, I think Milton just needs to go a laid back market. And to be fair, I think the implication that Bradley was regarded as a savior for the Cubs last year is gross overstatement. His acquisition was the feature story of the offseason and he absolutely was portrayed as a savorior by many who were convinced all the problems lied in their right handedness and lack of fire.
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I'm not sure why. NY likes feisty. They like good players. And they absolutely love guys who walk. If he starts 0-20 there could be trouble, but as long as he's halfway decent he'll just be one of several guys in a great lineup. If he gets thrown out arguing with an ump, they aren't going to be pissed at him, they are going to be with him. And as long as he can get Jeter on his side, he'd be gold. Unlike in Chicago this past year, Bradley will not be anywhere close to THE STORY of spring training. He won't have to be some savior.
