SouthSideRyan

If we sign him to that contract he'll have more money that @poortomricketts. (Getting them in before the tv deal) You should probably make @richtomricketts as a contingency if the TV deal goes through and start having twitter wars with @poortomricketts. Who do you think you're dealing with here? I've had it for a few days now.

Injuries are part of my concern, sure. No matter the reason, the BoSox lost their ass on Matsuzaka. A total of 2 quality seasons for more than $102M spent. It wouldn't worry me as much if I thought the Cubs would throw money at the problem if it didn't work out the way they hoped. But if he's a bust, I have the feeling the Cubs would allow it to hamper future negotiations. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my fear. And just for the record, I'd love for Tanaka to be a Cub no matter the cost. I'm just worried about what happens to the team as a whole and the approach going forward if Tanaka where to bomb. It's just an inherent risk when you sign a big FA, especially a pitcher. The Cubs are in the position where they need to spend to acquire someone like him. He's young, they desperately need starting pitching, they have money to spend, there's this rumored TV deal..it's all good. I agree with this. He's the proper guy to get. However, this board always thinks we should spend whatever it takes to get everybody. But I always try to point out that you can't have everybody, so you better be really happy with the one or two we eventually get. (I know about the Dodgers, we aren't them). So, when people wanted Albert Pujols, that's your ticket. You don't get him and three others the next three years. I really, really don't believe anybody would be happy with Albert and the remainder of his contract just a few years in. Instead you prefer nobody all three years?

Why in the [expletive] couldn't they??

Best news of the Convention

Wesley Wright was just asked if he would consider getting the whole team to grow beards and not cut them until they win a World Series. I hope you punched that guy in the face.

Sign Tanaka and trade Shark the next day? That was my theory before any TV deal news broke. I think people need to realize our starting OF is Lake-Sweeney-Schierholtz backed up by (Josh Vitters and Justin Ruggiano) before being worried about winning too many games.

If we sign him to that contract he'll have more money that @poortomricketts. (Getting them in before the tv deal)

Has anyone asked any questions about growing mustaches?

Seems like a huge risk to me, at that price. Not every player that jumps has the impact of Ichiro...there's been quite a few, expensive, flameouts. Sure. But what are we going to do with that $25m that isn't risk? Save it for the next time a really good 25 year old who plays our biggest organizational position of need hits the fa market

You're usually top 10 in payroll which means you have the money to win. Who are you talking to?

Made the same mistake I always make. Went for someone slightly better looking than me at the expense of any shred of compatibility. Bored out of my mind and would rather have been home internetting and refreshing for Tanaka rumors. Did you tell her that?

3 hours from now, local news will be done and the opening night of the convention will be complete, so clock's tickin' Kyle... The fate of your request now depends on how good Kyle's date goes. http://www.realdatasf.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/magic_8_ball_3.png

Yes death to those stupid [expletive] Cuba jerseys. Looks like a 16 inch jersey.

White guys say things like this gives me a boner and black guys say things like I ate a plate full of jelly while watching the Transformers movie.

Pics or it's not true

I hope everyone else can tweak their swings too

45 degree boner for me Incidentally, according to the interwebs, it would take a 40-inch boner to make the average human man to pass out. Tanaka's got me at 35 right now, and the actual signing of him might get me the last five. I'll never understand white guys talking having boners to non-sexual things. Damn this post gets me hard

North already convinced me he's terrible

I don't know how you get us to a .500 club without huge leaps from Castro and Rizzo. The OF is nightmare fuel

Jed says they have not had hands tied on budget. Investment in minors and front office staff took $$$. Does have $$$ for majors roster now. Castro been living with Cubs trainer for past 2 months. Didn't come to spring training in shape. Physical development to improve power #'s. Dodged question of 'lifestyle/attitude change." Would not commit to Shark as 1-2 or even 3. Rizzo needs improvement as 2 strike hitter. Tanaka negotiations still going on. I didn't listen to the Hoyer interview, but at the season ticket forum, Theo mentioned it was Castro that came to them and asked for Buss to come live with him(next door I believe), so it wasn't like this was forced upon him. And if Hoyer said they didn't have their hands tied on the budget, he's either lying, or they didn't want to win the last 2 seasons. But considering he said they have money for the majors roster now, then yes Jed, your hands were tied on the budget.

This was almost certainly Sean May There's some internet speculation that it's Hansbrough. Wordin it "early in her 10-year tenure" makes me think they'd have been gone shortly after she started. Hansbrough was at UNC until 2009. Add in that his father's a doctor, and his brother transferred into ND, I think it's laugh at the stupid white hillbilly in effect. This opposed to my rational belief that it's Sean May

This was almost certainly Sean May

Just keep the DuCross Brothers away from her Hahahaha http://www.nativethreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ducross.png Problem, bro??

Just keep the DuCross Brothers away from her

lolwut Sounds like something Ned Colletti would do Instantly my first thought. They'll just pay him 250M now to make up for it.