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I can also say poorly run organization. -
I guess I could see an argument for Penn St. being better than NU, but Purdue? I've seen nothing from them that would make me think they're anything but a distant 11th.
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I could buy the argument that Minnesota (definitely) or Northwestern(a streeeetch) are legit teams. But Penn St. and Purdue are just horrible basketball teams.
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A Breakdown of the 06' schedule
SouthSideRyan replied to TrueBlueCubFan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Sweet, no games against the worst team in baseball. -
Man...Vance defending Wade Miller? That's news! :P I can't see Ponson being better unless Miller is hurt. Don't outlaw the revival of prohibition.
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WE NEED MORE MIDDLE INFIELDERS!!
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Interesting Article on the Twins and Contraction
SouthSideRyan replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I hate Jeff Loria so much. -
Falling House of Cards - ESPN article
SouthSideRyan replied to jyoung55's topic in General Baseball Talk
Whoops, didn't read the Central in there the first time around. -
Falling House of Cards - ESPN article
SouthSideRyan replied to jyoung55's topic in General Baseball Talk
I think that's the point Wolf was making. The Cards were ranked third in the division by most of the pundits in 04. They're returning their starting rotation with the exception of Morris who can no longer be regarded as an anchor to any staff. What exactly have the Cards done to downgrade that significantly vs. other teams moves in NL Central? Yeah and Anthony Reyes penciled in to be the guy to replace Morris... if he comes close to the numbers he put up in 14 IP last year ... ugh :( I don't wanna think about it. (And just when the Cubs finally solved MattyMo last two years, pounding the stuffing out of him -- great, he has to leave and go to SF.) The Cardinals are the only team in the NL Central that I cannot imagine finishing last under any realistic scenario. I have a real hard time seeing the Braves, Mets, or Phillies finishing in last. -
really? a nice guy? i always thought he seemed like a jerk. But look at how great his hair is.
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Never thought I'd see 9% of this board called Cubs apologists let alone 90. The Red Sox did go out and spend the big money on Alex Gonzalez this offseason though...so yeah.
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Interesting Cubs Payroll Analysis
SouthSideRyan replied to cubfanfromoz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Restraining order forcing you to Iowa? :) WELCOME TO THE FORUM! -
But it's not that these guys weren't signed due to lack of funds. They weren't signed due to lack of intelligence. How many scenarios have you seen drawn up in the Transactions forum that involve a superstar FA being signed/traded for fitting well within the confines of our budget. It's just standard Cub procedure to sign 3 mediocrities instead of 1 real live ball-player. I agree with you to an extent. I'm just not sure I believe that there isn't something coming from above keeping this franchise from signing top tier FA's to the long term deals they command on the open market. They then sign the mediocre players to say, "well, we've got a 100 million dollar payroll, what more do you want?" But if they weren't friggin idiots and thought that signing 1 superstar instead of the mediocres would make the team better at the same price, why wouldn't they? Unless they forsee a huge decline in the value of MLB franchises with payrolls dropping across the board, there's no reason to be afraid of a long-term commitment when you have a payroll as high as we do.
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But it's not that these guys weren't signed due to lack of funds. They weren't signed due to lack of intelligence. How many scenarios have you seen drawn up in the Transactions forum that involve a superstar FA being signed/traded for fitting well within the confines of our budget. It's just standard Cub procedure to sign 3 mediocrities instead of 1 real live ball-player.
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The way the payroll has risen considerably over the past 5 years makes me think there's a lot more involved from the Trib side other than maximizing profits. They could have easily held steady on the payroll heading into '04 and still sold the place out just about every game. Same with '05.
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and these people would be fired if the team wasn't making a profit. since they are making a profit, they get to keep their jobs. no doubt hendry MacPhail want to win - lets not confuse tribune corporation with the cubs management though. It's a pet peeve of mine when people say they could be as good a GM as somebody that's currently a GM(except Bowden), but I could make a profit as the Cubs GM. There's no need for the Trib to shell out big bucks to a (then) proven winner in MacPhail, when any [expletive] could turn a profit.
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This is probably my biggest complaint with Cubs fans as a whole. They piss and moan about how cheap the Trib is, and say they don't care about winning , only making a buck. After all, they're the big evil corporation, so it's easy to blame them. The Cubs haven't lost the years that the Trib has owned the team because the Trib wouldn't spend enough. The cubs have lost all these years because they've had some of the most G-Damn incompetent people in charge of running the club for the past 25 years.
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In addition, it's lack of these kind of posts that made us like the forum.
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Sammy was definitely not struggling in '03 prior to the beaning. It was only 19 games, but his #s were positively Bondsian. .333/.518/.683
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The same 2 players. The same 2 below average players.
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Michael Thompson SUCKED at Providence. (his high school) He was shut down by a bunch of slow white boys from the south side. (my high school) He had no right getting a scholly to Duke.
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Looking at Shelden Williams could make one go blind.
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That's my understanding too, I think the FTs would've been from the intentional foul. There would have been a technical on williams and FSU would have shot free throws and gotten the ball (maybe). That's what I was getting at. I phrased that poorly.
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Day of the trade, the Cubs had the best record in the NL at 60-42. 4 games up on the Stros, 8.5 on the Cards. They went 28-32 from then on, losing 13.5 games to the Cards and 9 to the Stros to finish 5 games back in the Central/Wild Card.
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So not only did the technical FTs make the difference point-wise, it also robbed FSU of a player.
