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The NLs hard line stance against seeing eye dogs has really hurt his chances They did away with the individual league offices years ago, that's an MLB decision.
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Laurence Holmes?
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Do you prefer: a - mean - able or, a - men - able?
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Lovie says "Castro is our shortstop"
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He hobbled by Mark Gonzalez on the way in.
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These guys didn't draft Baez.
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It's like the Cubs' version of Godwin's Law. Whenever someone starts to make good points that maybe Emperor Epstein is only partially clothed, Hendry gets brought up as a deflection. Hard not to when you spin things like this It's not hard to interpret that like an intelligent person. Everybody makes up nonsense about what a terrible situation these people inherited. The Tribune/MacPhail/Hendry era left a lot to be desired and failed to take advantage of many opportunities to dominate. But they did no worse than what the Ricketts/Epstein era has produced so far.
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They talked renovations the day they bought the team. David seems to be willing to compliment people for allowing time to continue running in a straight line. I'm not complimenting anyone and am unhappy with a lot of things. I also think they've had to deal with lots of obstacles and I'm not sure how much better (in terms of results) this whole renovation thing (and TV deal) could have been handled. I'm not sure any owner would've come in and gotten the renovation issue settled any quicker. The TV deal they were left with is also a massive hindrance. I'm not trying to give ownership credit for a TV deal he hasn't gotten yet, I'm granting some leeway for a tough path and pointing toward something that is going to be a massive contributing factor when we substantive improvements. They stepped into a situation with one of the top earnings team in the league as well as one of the most beloved, with a fan base and stadium that provides an absurdly forgiving cushion when it comes to staying around in tough times. They were obviously a mismanaged organization, but they were still quite healthy and capable of avoiding the embarrassment that they have provided over.
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Morale is high in the front office.
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Was that not expected?
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I hate when reporters say, "can you talk about....." instead of just asking a GD question.
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They talked renovations the day they bought the team. David seems to be willing to compliment people for allowing time to continue running in a straight line.
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"That's a great shot, (fword)"
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with lots of swear words.
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FWIW, a nightmare owner to me would've been someone who, in the case of this franchise, would have left it on autopilot, not addressed any of the rest of the organization and just kept the team interesting enough to print money while not really having a long term vision of any sort. His first two years were nightmarish since he did keep Hendry far longer than necessary.
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Somebody needs to zoom in on Crane and Ricketts, who look extremely similar there. Are they one and the same? Did Crane just invent this Ricketts persona in order to buyout the Cubs from the Tribune?
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I thought the story was the trouble maker guy was an out of town based newer owner.
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So their construction plans involved telling the contractor to go to another stadium and copy their scoreboard and then just going away until he was done. No photo comparisons involved? No confirmation about the plans?
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Offseason Rumors
jersey cubs fan replied to Clem Fandango's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
wait, what? Who left the 40 man today? Raley and Marshall were both claimed on waivers. Wasn't Marshall removed a while ago? -
Like a payroll cut in half? They've chosen to wait it out just like they chose the easy way out by tanking to stockpile picks. They obviously have the money but not the willingness to spend it. The funds have not been made available.
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My argument is that city hall has been supportive of the Cubs the whole time and it hasn't done a damn thing to get the project started.
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Not sure if srs but the whole "they don't have the money to start construction right now" angle is hilarious. In what way is it hilarious? The most logical conclusion about the delay is the Cubs have made a decision to stall.
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Or it's "Rahm is sick of waiting and is putting his foot down with the rooftops" which is more how I read it Rahm's been putting his foot down for a couple years already. This is something Ricketts has to get done, not the mayor's office. That's sure not what the reports are saying. Reports? Dan Bernstein is just retelling a slightly different version of a story we've heard a million times. And since when do these "reports" mean anything?
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Or it's "Rahm is sick of waiting and is putting his foot down with the rooftops" which is more how I read it Rahm's been putting his foot down for a couple years already. This is something Ricketts has to get done, not the mayor's office.
