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  1. jersey cubs fan
    A 1200 OPS in the PCL is meaningless.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I did not like it at the time.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    The Cubs didn't care until the rooftop owners began meddling and held up the building permit when they first started planning the bleacher expansion, as they were afraid the expansion would interfere with their views, and hence, their profits. The rooftop owners brought it on themselves. Exactly. Also, while thats the rooftop owner's property, Wrigley and what goes on inside it belongs to the Cubs and they have every right to block that view if they want to (barring any crazy Chicago zoning laws that I don't know about). It's like complaining about me putting up curtains in my house because I don't want nosy neighbors looking in. Yeah, I agree. The Cubs absolutely have the right to modify their property to block a view. However, if the Cubs choose NOT to block the view then the neighbors are still entitled to enjoy the view from the property as they see fit. Unless there is an agreement in place that they would pay.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I believe anyone not in favor of moderation and compromise should be castrated.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    usually not until 2 hours before game time at the earliest Not always. The rare exceptions are these very early games, or the game coming back from all star break, late season games or playoffs. I think Lou is sticking with the same lineup just to avoid any perception of panic over the first one. One game shouldn't determine anything (although Theriot and Soriano's careers should have determined it long before now).
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I think the problem is more about the quality of the prospects moreso than the lack of aggressive promotion. This conservative approach is probably appropriate, given what they have to work with.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Gameday/XM at the office, unless the game happens to be on ESPN, or they are playing a NY team and I can watch on tv. XM/Phone/Blackberry at the beach. Phone/Blackberry when out and about. WGN or Extra Innings via good ole' Directv when at home.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    It's amazing how the entire Wrigley thing has escalated. I remember going to Cubs games with my Dad and half the ballpark was empty........on the weekend, no less. It all changed in 1984. Not really. It was really easy to get face value tickets from 85-98. By the end of 98, tickets were hard to get. 98 changed everything. The disaster of 99/00 eased some of the demand, but by then people were hooked and preseason sellouts were the norm. 2003 solidified it and now it'll take a lot to deflate that demand. 1984 was the first time we reached 2 million in attendance, and every year after that (except for 3) we reached 2 million and beyond...So 1984 was a milestone. Yes, it was a milestone, but contrary to popular belief, Wrigley wasn't a sell-out. Crossing the 3 million threshold was a much bigger milestone. That's when the whole Wrigley thing took off, when the rooftop thing went bonkers, and when the cash really started pouring in. 84 started the momentum, but without 98 and 03, the way we know Wrigley now would be completely different.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    I will wait until the Philly series. Freaking after one game fits the Philly mold as well. When do they go to Philly? They go next Friday, I go Saturday and Sunday. next Friday, not this Friday
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Can't do it....I work in an office with a large number of Cubs fans. Last year I tried blocking out the games a couple of times, and every time it was ruined by someone screaming "ARAMIS HOME RUN!!!" or something like that. There is no way I'd be able to keep the outcome of the game a secret in my office. well how are they watching the game but not you? I would guess radio or gamecast. I've tried ignoring the games midday and watching it for the first time when getting home. It doesn't work. The only time it has is when I've had a softball game and could easily avoid it. But even then I check my phone for updates. I still don't know how my wife puts up with me checking 100 times a night when out to dinner.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    It's amazing how the entire Wrigley thing has escalated. I remember going to Cubs games with my Dad and half the ballpark was empty........on the weekend, no less. It all changed in 1984. Not really. It was really easy to get face value tickets from 85-98. By the end of 98, tickets were hard to get. 98 changed everything. The disaster of 99/00 eased some of the demand, but by then people were hooked and preseason sellouts were the norm. 2003 solidified it and now it'll take a lot to deflate that demand.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    I will wait until the Philly series. Freaking after one game fits the Philly mold as well. When do they go to Philly? They go next Friday, I go Saturday and Sunday.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    Perhaps that's true. But I'd still prefer to see the Bears upgrade safety over tackle.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I think you are downplaying the very significant difference between Harris and Brown. And that is where the biggest difference is. The Bears could use a DT to slot in next to Brown. They still need an elite safety.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Safety wasn't much of an issue late in the season. The Bears have much bigger issues than safety, namely OL, RB, WR, DT. I don't see DT as nearly a big a problem as S. At least the Bears have 1 pro bowl caliber DT who is a reasonable bet to play 16 games. All the other guys they cycled in there are basically of the same caliber as all the safeties the Bears used. And Dvoracek is probably capable of being better than any Bears safety. OT, OG, WR, QB and probably RB are needed ahead of S. But safety is definitely a need.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    I will wait until the Philly series.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Why didn't you "green" Damian Miller for Michael Barrett? Also, we didn't really draft Josh Hamilton. We traded the pick to the reds, they told us who to draft. Such lists and grading of deals are unnecessary. 407-404. Zero 90 win seasons. Given the resources he's had, that's pathetic. Also, consider that he had tremendous input into the makeup of the team as Asst GM during the previous 220-266 seasons, and was the main man for the minor leagues in the previous half decade. Jim Hendry has been given more than enough resources and more than enough time to get the job done, and he hasn't done it.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I think I agree with this. Except they sucked in 2005 as well. But this goes back to the MacPhail statement about being competitive within the division. It was a horrible strategy. Everybody likes to talk about the playoffs being a crapshoot, but that story is overplayed. A crapshoot suggest quality of team plays no role whatsoever. You can still tilt things in your favor by making the best team possible. And as a top payroll team in the NL, there's no excuse not to have been for several years.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Who cares? What matters is whether or not the team wins. And Hendry's teams have not come close to winning enough games that it would make it unfair to complain. People have been suggesting alternatives for years. The best alternative would be to stop living in 1950 and actually adopt some objective analytical methods. It must be exhausting being you. Everything you say is so negative. I don't get much enjoyment in lying to myself.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Who cares? What matters is whether or not the team wins. And Hendry's teams have not come close to winning enough games that it would make it unfair to complain. People have been suggesting alternatives for years. The best alternative would be to stop living in 1950 and actually adopt some objective analytical methods.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Or they thought the dirt was too messy to take advantage.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    what!!! You still haven't let WWII go? Money can change any habit, but not this one, regardless of how hot trade with Japan is.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Only Dutchie should be allowed to profit off her dead husband's popularity.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Seemed like an obvious purpose pitch to me.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Theriot is the brightest example of Cubs management incompetence. He's a horrible SS, whom, 2 years ago, people were wondering if he had enough to be a competent utility man, and now he's the everyday leadoff man. He fills the position that most needed replacement going into the season, and management did nothing. Pitchers are just going to throw him strike after strike because he's not a threat to do anything with most pitches. Through no fault of his own, he's the current symbol for all that has ailed the Cubs of the Andy/Hendry ERA.
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