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Why don't you just ask him out. If only he would have me. Throw on blonde wig, slip some roofies in his milk and you're golden.

Why don't you just ask him out.

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4 years of a punchin judy corner outfielder that cant even hit .270...just tired of him and many others It's Punch and Judy.

I love the little show he put on after he got that hit. Between that crap and what he said about finally being on the right side of the rivalry. Get lost you POS. You are a career minor leaguer we gave a chance to. He's a little [expletive], has to be related to AJ alphabet in some way

Theriot is such a [expletive] dbag

And we'll be competing against San Diego, Pitt, and the Twins, all of whom have quality bullpen arms they'll be looking to sell.

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but my guess is Hendry doesn't make it to the trade deadline.

I have to agree. It seems pretty clear to me that Ricketts has no idea what he's doing and honestly thinks that Hendry is doing a good job. I highly doubt that either leave. It might not be Tom's choice to make.

Maybe people should just be prepared to argue their opinions. And toughen up. It's a message board for Christ's sake. Some smartass hundreds of miles away calls you a moron and you fall all to pieces? Don't think there's anyway for Tim's bunch to fix that.

Because playing baseball is too expensive for most families to afford these days. Too much pricey equipment and travel. Baseball is trending down over the past 25 years, but it still ranks second only to the NFL in percentage of fans who consider it their favorite sport, according the Harris Poll. It's actually held steady over the past decade. I was referring to youth involvement.

http://dailyherald.com/article/20110602/sports/706029870/ bruce mentions gillick and schuerholz like they're just sitting around waiting for the cubs to call and offer them a job. gillick voluntarily retired after a very successful run as GM of the phillies and is almost 74 years old. schuerholz is 70 and has been with the braves forever. it's certainly worth kicking their tires, but is schuerholz going to leave a very successful organization at his advanced age? will gillick want to come out of retirement to fix the cubs? i also don't agree with the idea that the rest of cubs management is tied to jim hendry. if you want to keep wilken around, then just offer him the money to stay. same with fleita (though he can F off as far as i'm concerned). who cares about randy bush. Yeah, I don't understand everyone's hysteria over the thought of losing Wilkens. Just give him a raise.

Because playing baseball is too expensive for most families to afford these days. Too much pricey equipment and travel.

Not all surprised to see Florida and Baltimore among the offenders. The jury's out on Ricketts, but he'd have to really [expletive] things up to ever be mentioned in the same breath with scumbags like Loria or Angelos. Everyone calling for Tom's head can thank Christ they're not fans of those unfortunate franchises.

I like it....get all the issues out. The whole saga of NSBB in general fascinates me. I get the impression that a lot of people even prefer having this closed community of 25-50 long time posters discussing everything and anything. I'd prefer 26-51 if you know what I mean. Chuck Cubs and that guy in 06 who argued we could still win the WC into late August?

Yeah, and this sniping amongst each other is real constructive.

I'm not getting in an argument about the questionable value of MBAs, I'm pointing out that it ultimately might not be Tom's choice to make.

So let me get this straight; you think an intelligent, sharp operator like Joe Ricketts is going to sit back and let his dopey son run his billion $ investment into the ground? As attendance continues to slip (and it will), you'll see changes. The buck never stopped at Tom's desk.

Well it would be found here if the Cubs actually elicited an emotional response anymore. Even people who aren't on the "its cool to not care" bandwagon (such as myself), I can't see them getting too down about the repeated failures of this team. If the Cubs fielded a team that actually generated some interest, we'd see a return to emotional highs and lows for the Cubs (for better and for worse), although likely at a depressed level from 3-4 years ago. Point is, I'm now finding that elsewhere. Which is the reason I can't understand Tim or Yellon's defense of upper management. It's against their best interests to maintain the status quo.

And you're the one who wanted this FO back for two more years? See, they're taking money out of your pocket. Landau top and a moonroof, coulda been yours.

And Ricketts could simply say: "I am evaluating everyone and lets leave it that". After that, say: "Thanks, guys", and walk away. He really sounds like an idiot (whether he meant what he said or not) to use the injury card as an excuse for this horrid team. And speculation only increases that Hendry's days are numbered and then the first question (and an endless amount after that) in Hendry's next press conference is whether he thinks he'll be fired, whether he's talked to Ricketts about his job, etc. Thus making his job more tedious because he has to field even more questions about his job security. I think the earlier comment about expectations was right on. If Ricketts knew this would be a difficult year and that we'd be fighting to stay around .500 most of the year, then he made a 100% accurate statement that the biggest thing wrong with this team is injuries, because without all the injuries all at the same time this team is probably a lot closer to .500 than it is now. By answering the way he did, Ricketts showed faith in the original team that was constructed and didn't open any new cans of worms. I totally agree. Everybody knew this was going to be a difficult year and the Cubs would be a borderline .500 team. Any optimism was based on everything going right for the Cubs and going wrong for the Reds and Cards. The team has totally sucked, but all of the injuries has to be considered as the main reason this team hasn't played somewhere near expected (borderline .500, not contenders). With minor leaguers and bench players filling up 40% - 50% of the starting lineup and rotation on a daily basis, it's not surprising that they're getting their rear ends kicked daily. Isn't that kind of a pointless distinction? Either way the Cub's weren't going to contend, which is unacceptable.

We don't know if he truly believes it. Let's see what happens after the draft.

Fukudome's other big problem is that he is not arbitration-eligible as a Japanese player playing under his first major league contract, meaning whatever team that trades for him will not get any compensation through the draft if he bolts in the offseason. Edit: Reading fail

They'd also make a hell of a lot less on their advance sales, which is where the majority of tickets are being bought. But they likely would have had more advance sales. I know more than a few people who decided to wait because the advance prices were so ridiculously high.

If they lowered ticket prices to a level commensurate with the quality of the product they might do more walk up business. I don't think I'm speaking just for myself when I say I'm sick of hearing this FO's excuses/watching their incompetence. A complete overhaul is in order, and hopefully next year will bring renewed interest.