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  1. jersey cubs fan
    This piece by Jesse Rogers (http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/20608/the-case-against-signing-jacoby-ellsbury) is far better written and more in line with what the FO's strategy seems to be: Pile up young prospects. Even if they don't pan out they can be used as sweeteners in trades and players who rely on speed tend to fall of cliffs production wise. I can't help but think some wizard at ESPN said, "Hey, this Rogers piece makes a lot of sense. We better put a counterpoint out there to appease those who just want to sign a "big name"" That is such a loony tunes theory. Why would ESPN want to counter the "sign a big name" group? Jesse Rogers' article is also terrible. Soriano and Crawford as anecdotal evidence against signing a guy who relies on speed? In summation, this is a terrible article and using it to defend a stance is a huge mistake.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Sort of answered your own question there, didn't you? Sure I can do a vast research project on it if I'd like, but some guys here might already be pretty in tune to what is going on with the Ricketts. I could also just look up all the Random Cubs musings, or the thread Cubs Prospects in the news, but I'd rather discuss it with fellow Cubs fans. Not to mention some people may be more connected to information with more details than a random blurb in fortune that the family wealth is up, down, or neutral. Nobody here knows the Ricketts' current financial situation. You can ask google for updates, but other than how the stock price has performed (reasonably well), you can only guess.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Sort of answered your own question there, didn't you?
  4. jersey cubs fan
    This is flawed logic. They don't have to be producing at ceiling WAR rate as rookies for the team to not be bad. They do have to outproduce replacement level to 'not be bad', which as rookies some probably will, but collectively as a group probably will not substantially influence WAR positively unless one of the bunch is carrying the entire lot with a Trout-like rookie campaign. How much better are you expecting that lot to be as rookie or 1.5 year players than current options? Depends specifically on who they replace.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Ted Lilly retired.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/233616811.html
  7. jersey cubs fan
    It was like the 5th or 6th image that came up on google.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    It says the Cubs will go across the front in straight lettering. Most of the time you see a number on the front it is with lettering that goes from lower left to upper right while looking at the uni. And I wouldn't say they even look all that great.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Just fine... http://content.sportslogos.net/news/2013/11/Chuck-McElroy-1990-Chicago-Cubs-Road-Uniform.jpg
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Totally not frustrating at all.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    I trust Bosio enough to think that that's not his real thought process. It's just easier to sell to the morons. But that is such a baseball person line of reasoning.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Red numbers under the blue BS on the front? That's going to be hideous.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    1/3rd of the way at least. I wasn't a bulls fan. My sports fandom grew from the sports I played. Football and baseball were obvious. As a wrestler our mortal enemies were the basketball team pretty boys (it was the suburbs), so I never followed the sport. I never played organized hockey but played a lot of backyard and pond hockey and eventually the rent out a rink at midnight version as well.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    that description is very ugly.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    ew a Canadian?
  16. jersey cubs fan
    But then I read this: It's widely assumed that Barney is a better defensive shortstop than Castro. There's nothing new there, and as he points out, that is another story.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    The math would pretty much guarantee that some people would get shut out.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-rogers-tv-deal-makes-history-12-years-142955620--nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Looks like Browner is going to be again. Again, NOT PED. Same thing as Thurmond...Weed. Guess they visited Colorado recently That's not what's being reported. I've seen PED's reported for both. You can't expect a Seahawks fan to acknowledge the obvious.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    So does Brad Ziegler get to decide the max contract somebody suspended for PEDs gets to receive? Or do we need blood from the stone and ban guys for multiple seasons? I didn't say that and honestly I don't know what the answer is. Here is how it looks to me though, I could easily be wrong: Player A is going into the final year of his contract. He decides to take the chance at getting caught and juices up to boost his numbers in that final year. It works but he does get caught. He apologizes and sits for the required 50 games, comes back that season, gets to play in the playoffs and signs a large contract that offseason with another contender. To me, it doesn't seem like the punishment was adequate. Like I said, I could be wrong, but the timing and the results cannot be argued. 50 games is probably not enough but I don't know what is nor do I know if the team, the Tigers in this case, shouldn't be forced to feel some of that pain too. The team is taking the risk. If he gets suspended again, the team takes a hit. If he just stops using and sucks, the team takes a hit. I don't see what your point is. If a guy gets caught today he can't sign another contract? He can only play for the minimum? There's no point in fretting over it. The parties involved know the risks and have decided they are worth it. You aren't being wronged.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I feel sorry for Chicagoans that don't like Hockey because they are missing out on a dominant team. I still lived there during the Bulls run and that did nothing for me, except for an excuse for some fun parties.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    I thought the union was kind of hanging ARod out to dry on his own.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    It's probably some stupid Kris Bryant bobblehead day or something. What the hell big announcement could they have? They've received $300 million in funding from the Kodak city council to upgrade their facilities.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    The team didn't have to offer him that contract.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    He paid his debt to MLB. Did he? He served his suspension, did he not? I don't know, did he?
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