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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The economy tanked before he "won" the deal. -
Time for a 3-way deal
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I keep telling my wife this but she's not game. -
Oh come on..lets not pretend he's the thing that's somehow keeping the Cubs from winning. He's a part of the problem...he's not THE problem. He's probably the biggest individual piece of the problem. And replacing him in the lineup, even if you replace him with someone who's hitting, all you'd have is a cheaper lineup with 7 players not hitting. So because there are other problem players people shouldn't talk about the biggest one?
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Our number 3 hitter is slugging .395. Our number 5 hitter is sluging .307. The team sucks. Focusing on Soriano is odd. It's not really odd at all. Highest paid player, longest contract, and lowest OPS in June of any everyday player (only Fukudome has been less productive). It seems to make a hell of a lot of sense actually.
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Oh come on..lets not pretend he's the thing that's somehow keeping the Cubs from winning. He's a part of the problem...he's not THE problem. He's probably the biggest individual piece of the problem.
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You certainly can expect a GM to act responsibly and understand the consquences of such longterm deals. He cannot expect payroll to climb indefinitely. He has to operate under a sense of caution that any huge deal now will effect future deals. Furthermore, he knew at the time ownership was in limbo and there was not a clear indication what future budgets would be. He was in a CYA frame of mind, doing what he could do to be successful as soon as possible so the outgoing executives could justify giving him a contract. His only concern was a short-term fix from the disastrous teams he put together in 2005 and 2006 that should have led to his firing. But since Andy gave him a deal on his way out the door, and ownership was preoccupied, he was given a free pass. What was uncertain was his employment status in 2009 and beyond, so he spent lavishly on a good, but very far from great player who could help in the short-term but was obviously going to hurt them in the long-term. Yes, you can, and should expect a GM to plan responsibly for the future.
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I'm not saying he'll get 8, I'm saying it's pointless to discuss the fact that NY already suspended him for 4 games. They suspended him for general douchebaggery when he was already hurt and unable to play. The league is going to suspend him for breaking the law. It's a seperate situation.
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Re: Sosa tested positive in 2003 per NY Times
jersey cubs fan replied to SouthSideRyan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I don't see why PEDs would effect the performances of two completely different types of athletes in ways that perfectly balance out. In fact, I'd be shocked if they did. I doubt it's a perfect balance, but pitchers would seem to benefit greatly from the use of steroids, considering how useful steroids are when it comes to muscle recovery. A relief pitcher on steroids throwing on three consecutive nights is probably going to suffer less of a drop-off in his stuff on that third night as opposed to a "clean" relief pitcher. A starting pitcher on steroids coming off a 120-pitch effort in his last outing might come back stronger in his next couple starts than he would if he wasn't on something. Pitchers are more likely to benefit from the ability to bounce back, recover from injury or avoid injury. They aren't that likely to be that much better of a pitcher. Steroids won't help get movement on a fastball or break on a slider. They might help throw harder, but the ability to throw hard isn't necessarily a strength thing. Hitters definitely benefit from swinging harder. So steroids might prevent teams from having to use their weaker replacement arms as often, but expansion played a part in negating that benefit. -
I've played at Bethpage, but not the black course. Really tough, with ridiculous rough. The weather is absolutely horrible, and it's supposed to rain off and on for the remained of the weekend. Play is currently suspended, but it might be able to start in an hour or so. June is normally the 2nd driest month in NY, but we're already nearly 2 inches above normal before taking into account the current storm. 4 unknowns are tied at -1 right now, and a bunch of others are currently even. Tiger is +1 after 6.
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I'm worried that he won't be nearly as good as he usually is, but I'm not too worried about the expectations. I was worried about expectations on Bradley and how fans turning on him for a slow start could cause a problem. But the fans didn't jump on him early and he still failed miserably over the first three months. Ramirez is established. Those that dislike him for "hustle" and "unreliability" reasons are still not going to like him. He has produced despite a fairly significant portion of the media/fan base knocking his effort, I don't have much concern that he'll get rabbit ears, try to do too much or wilt under pressure. His swing is pretty violent. He could reinjure it. But I don't think it will be related to expectations.
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Exactly, add in the four from last yr and he would have gotten 8 games in total. Giving him 12 would open a door for the NFLPA to file and win an appeal. Why are people combining the seperate suspensions? The Giants suspended him while he was out with a gunshot wound. The NFL will suspend him for violating the law. They aren't one in the same. There is very little room for the NFLPA to win any sort of appeal given the power they allowed the commissioner to have in regards to suspensions.
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Haha, what? Haven't they won a couple in a row? The makings of a hot streak. They aren't great teams but they do get hot and cold like everyone else. 2 and 1 in a row, respectively. They are each 4-6 in their last 10. No good reason to say they are getting hot.
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I don't think that is going to happen. The pitching won't allow them to crumble, which could keep them just close enough to the leaders to make us hope they win.
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He got to DH in Texas and it was his first year in his 30's.
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Deadspin.com take on Wrigley Field
jersey cubs fan replied to mjohnson71's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm not sure about the "footprint" argument. I'm no expert in building construction but it seems to me that there is a helluva lot of room on the sidewalks on Clark and Addison. They could turn Sheffield and Waveland into a pedestrian walkway like Yawkee Way. They would be able to increase the size and not necessarily hurt traffic or commerce. http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=google%20earth&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl There is plenty of room off of Clark, and a good amount off the corner of Addison/Waveland. I don't think you can entirely shut down the streets and turn them into pedestrian malls. Though you could build over them. -
10K/0BB, u g l y you aint got no alibi
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Oh great' date=' what reason are they giving?[/quote'] Tax issues, final purchase price (Ricketts trying to negotiate down). I didn't see if they mentioned anything about broadcasting rights.
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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
CNBC reporting snag in purchase -
Yes, an argument was made that he could be. But Bradley was always going to be a boom or bust situation as well. But Hendry has to be held responsible when his decisions fail. He gets extensions for back to back winning seasons. If this year's team doesn't make the playoffs, or possibly even finish below .500, the new owner is going to have great incentive to can him. CNBC reporting possible snag in Ricketts deal.
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I apologize for bringing it up.
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And the OPS spikes to 505!
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He's actually averaged around 340 plate appearances a year in his career. His injuries and time missed is the biggest argument against him being more productive than Dunn, but Dunn's defense hurts him very badly. Injuries, time off and the fact that he was most productive as a DH, not a regular RF. Because he's clearly not a good fielder anyway and there's no way it provides any significant advantage over Dunn in the debate.
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Why is Angel Guzman throwing 2 innings today in a 3-run deficit? He's the best reliever, and has a history of injury. What is the point?
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He was never going to be an everyday player. Miles was brought in to play somewhat regularly. :lol: Am I missing something? Aaron Miles, that is how you spell the name right? No, it's just that Miles wouldn't start for some colleges. Planning on him doing any kind of platooning was a farce. I guess I don't understand bolding the "Mile" part of his name then.
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He was never going to be an everyday player. Miles was brought in to play somewhat regularly. :lol: Am I missing something? Aaron Miles, that is how you spell the name right?
