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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Not sure why that would leave Boldin any happier than he is now... at least in AZ he can still put up the numbers to eventually get paid. Not gonna happen with Orton, which is something that Marshall clearly realizes. Well AZ sure doesn't care whether Boldin is happy with the trade. I don't think he has an NTC does he? Maybe Denver doesn't want a "troublemaker" in return for Marshall, but that'd be the only problem I'd see there. But Boldin would probably leave the Broncos in the same situation they'd be trying to get out of by dealing Marshall, with an unhappy player that probably wants out... :dunno: Boldin just wants to get paid, right? If Denver pays him, he'll probably be happy. Marshall's problems with Denver are probably contract and Cutler related. If he goes to Arizona, gets paid and plays with a pro bowl QB, he's probably happy.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    That's probably not true. Sports radio is a niche market. But what does any of this have to do with his level of shrewdness? He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He wasn't shrewd, he is an idiot. Idiots can be popular and make lots of money in a short period of time, and once you have popularity and money, it's a lot easier to keep making money, but the guy is an idiot who hasn't had success since an ill-advised contract expired. Where is the evidence that he is shrewd? The 5 year $1.5 million contract is the evidence for me. The guy negotiated a ridiculous contract for what is, like you just said, a niche market. It's local sports radio...yes, it's Chicago, so "local" is a pretty decent size, but at the time, they weren't web broadcasting or anything, so it was a very limited audience. Maybe I have a misconception of local talk radio salaries, and maybe this wasn't that out of line from other personalities, but that's my "evidence". 7 figure radio contracts are not at all abnormal. People get them quite frequently, and the good ones keep getting them. You don't have to be particularly shrewd to get them, you just have to get a large audience.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but he was handed the midday slot from the very beginning of WSCR. It's possible that a lot of guys could have been pulling in ratings taking that slot for that station at that time. I don't have the ratings info to really be able to debate this with any facts backing me up, but the midday slot has been problematic since North left it though, so clearly it's not an "anybody can do it" situation. BTW...I hate you all for making me defend Mike North in any way. Nobody is making you defend the guy. You don't have to claim he's shrewd. There's no evidence to suggest he is shrewd. He enjoyed success in what was a quickly growing business. But it's not like he invented or perfected it. The guy who is shrewd is the guy who realized he could make money by putting an idiot like North on the air.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    That's probably not true. Sports radio is a niche market. But what does any of this have to do with his level of shrewdness? He was the right guy in the right place at the right time. He wasn't shrewd, he is an idiot. Idiots can be popular and make lots of money in a short period of time, and once you have popularity and money, it's a lot easier to keep making money, but the guy is an idiot who hasn't had success since an ill-advised contract expired. Where is the evidence that he is shrewd?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Why not? He may of got a lucky break, but at some point you have to marketable, and he has been to warrant a contract that paid him 1.5 million a year. Is that pure luck? Being marketable does not make one shrewd. You think Manny is shrewd? Manny is a damn fine hitter of baseballs, but that is all. Mike North spoke about sports unintelligently to an audience that ate that stuff up. Doesn't make him shrewd.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    The Feds just charged the founder, who apparently declared bankruptcy about 5 times this decade. Which makes you wonder what North, who has shown himself to be pretty shrewd with his career, was thinking getting into business with this dude. Really? Shrewd? He was a hot dog vendor who was lucky to get a gig as a radio host then profited off the fact that so many fans are idiots that like to hear an idiot talk like them. He's still an idiot.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    you are a bad person. Super Bowl XX is all I got, and I was pre-pubescent.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    The Feds just charged the founder, who apparently declared bankruptcy about 5 times this decade.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    What happened to that scar tissue that supposedly broke away that made him all better? I'd like to see them DL him, but I'm not convinced it's health that is making him struggle. He's looked gimpy throughout his time on the Cubs. Even when he is rolling he appears one misstep away from snapping those skinny legs.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    What's his status as a prospect? He's 21 in A ball doing fairly well. But it's his 3rd season in A ball, even if he's always been relatively young for his level. Is he somewhat similar to the guy they just drafted in the first round? Talented CF with contact issues and little power? Sort of. Burke was a supplemental round pick where he was supposed to have above average power (that was supposed to be his greatest asset). He does have serious contact issues (although he's decently patient at the plate as well) but the home run power hasn't shown itself like it did his senior year of high school. The hope is that he turns some of that doubles power into more home run power. He does have a frame that can do that and he has shown it before, so it is possible. I'm just happy right now that his K rate is at the lowest its been throughout his career. He's still an upside type of prospect. He has quite a bit of potential and time to develop it. It is encouraging to see him take steps of development over the past year, but he needs to take a few more. When is time going to start working against him? Does he need to earn a promotion this season, or by next season, to the FSL? Do they have a couple years before they need to add him to the 40-man? If he is going to amount to anything, I'd have to imagine we'd need to see him doing something positive in AA by 2011, when he'll be 23.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    What's his status as a prospect? He's 21 in A ball doing fairly well. But it's his 3rd season in A ball, even if he's always been relatively young for his level. Is he somewhat similar to the guy they just drafted in the first round? Talented CF with contact issues and little power?
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Von Joshua is the anti-Reggie Cleveland. No idea he was black. I blame it on Von Hayes, the only other Von I've ever heard of.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    I'm fine with that. With the entire lineup struggling, I don't have a problem leaving him where he's most comfortable. Even if it's just a mental thing for him, it could help him out of his slump. There are no other good candidates for more ABs at the moment (maybe DLee). Leaving Soriano at leadoff wouldn't "help him come out of his slump" anymore than moving him to 6th would help him come out of his slump. If you want to leave him there because there's no better option, fine. But if/when he does come out of his slump, let's not pretend it was because of the comforts of leadoff. If that were true, then you could say he went into the slump because of the comforts of leadoff.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    There is really only one way to fix the offense. More Cutler.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    He only has 3 more guaranteed years. New owners are generally more likely to axe a guy despite that much time on his deal. They can fire him and still make him be a scout or minor league guy, which is where he had his success in this organization. And it's not like anybody would have to be admitting a mistake. You're talking about costing the team maybe a couple million to hire another GM while Hendry is still under contract.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Cubs fans have treated Bradley with kid gloves up to this point. I was scared they would get on him early if he made the slightest mistake, and he would handle it poorly. But he's played like crap all year, when he has played, has been an idiot at times, and up until now, they haven't killed him. But how long can you honestly expect fans to hold their tongue when a guy pulls the crap he pulled in this game?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Booing Bradley is not idiotic at this point.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I'm not sure why we'd trade Marshall if we're in a selling mode. Ditto for Lilly, I guess. Even though he'd bring really good returns at this point, he has to be looked upon as a building block for next year's team. I assume they will want to be in a position to go for it again in 2010, no matter what happens this season. Bradley is less than 1/2 season removed from being AL OPS champ. Even though he's struggled to start the year, he still has value. Lee has been hitting well lately and is one of those players whose perceived value has usually been higher than his numbers would indicate. Bradley's contract destroys any value he had. Lee cannot justify his contract at his position. I can't think of a contender with money that he would actually improve. I'm not begging for a Marshall trade, but the Cubs have pitching and no hitters. Lilly could be an actual sell high guy taht they actually get real value for. I wouldn't just give him away for some help, but I'd bet some team would be willing to give up a lot for him. He's been a real nice pitcher for the Cubs, but he's not an ace. He's not irreplacable. And I'd have very little interest in seeing them extend him after next season when he's 35. This team is really screwed if they don't win this year. If they aren't good enough to win now, they probably aren't good enough to win in 2010, and at that point you have to think about 2011 and beyond.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Did Snyder Electric buy Square D? Because they have the same god awful approach to radio ads on Cubs games.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I'm guessing the book on Ayala is swing early and swing often.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    What do you think this is some sort of athletic contact where you can just decide to replace guys in the middle of the game so you can take advantage of your players strengths and weaknesses against the opponent?
  22. jersey cubs fan
    In the first inning they called what looked like an outside ball on gameday as a strike, and an inside strike as a ball. They did the same thing here. Seems like a consistent zone at least, and the calls balanced out.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah, like the manager with a million dollar contract is going to listen to the guy in his mom's basement. Come on.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Andres Blanco is probably the best defender on a lot of teams. What does this even mean? I was gonna say isn't he really really good with the glove? My point is that its not a good sign when a AAA player gets called up and is immediately your best defender. The minors are littered with all kinds of all glove no bat types who would be considered very good major league defenders.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Lilly, Wells, Marshall and Fukudome would seem to me to have the "easiest to trade and actually have some value" label. Lilly and Fukudome have the added value of clearing up payroll. Harden is obviously a possibility, but his health will upset some people. And to be quite honest, I'd kind of like to see if they can bring him back next year at a team friendly salary with incentives. I can't imagine anybody would want Soriano, Lee or Bradley.
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