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  1. SouthSideRyan
    I don't really get why it's been a pick 3 this entire time, but I want my voice heard so I kept doing it. In response to toonster, Maples had less than 20% of the total vote, but since you can vote for 3, it's likely more than half the people voted for him in some way. Anyway, Vitters Candelario Szczur
  2. SouthSideRyan
    Not encouraged that we were discussing thinking about signing him?
  3. SouthSideRyan
    Tom Crean is so [expletive] creepy
  4. SouthSideRyan
    Those guys will all reach free agency too and two months of Scott Feldman its worth more than a year and 2 months of maholm
  5. SouthSideRyan
    On the other hand look at all that wasted money they spent in '04 and '05.
  6. SouthSideRyan
    The 2003 Detroit Tigers went 43-119, had the 22nd ranked farm system heading into the next year, and won 95 games in 2006.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    But those things didn't happen. Everything doesn't work out just as planned for anybody, it's not an excuse.
  8. SouthSideRyan
    The 100 losses happened for a reason
  9. SouthSideRyan
    His willingness to sign a 1 year deal
  10. SouthSideRyan
    Bruce Chen
  11. SouthSideRyan
    He was a cancer to that guy.
  12. SouthSideRyan
    The Cubs aren't required to re-up with WGN
  13. SouthSideRyan
    I wouldn't mind the Tigers signing Sanchez if it lead to them trading Porcello to us. I'd much rather have Sanchez than Porcello. You're only saying that because Rick Porcello sucks.
  14. SouthSideRyan
    SEC assistant coach hiring season is the worst season ever.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    Given the structure of his contract, it seems almost impossible for Soler's contract to be a bargain. I mean, he's still plenty worth having if he turns out to be a great hitter, but he won't be much of a bargain. I'd rather have Jackson at that price than Sanchez at 5/75. But really, I just want to make sure that the end answer isn't "nothing." It's not our fault the Rangers offered him 4/54. People need to realize we're not the Rangers. I'd rather have Marcum at 1/13 anyway. This way we'll have flexibility in the future.
  16. SouthSideRyan
    I can be mad at them for not putting on a team on the field that makes them appealing to free agents for reasons other than "We're the only place you can get a starting job." Yes, because turning the 2011 Cubs into the 2012 Tigers by 2013 would have been a realistic expectation. By your logic, they shouldn't be able to sign anyone ever again. I think potential FAs problem is they tried to turn the 2011 Cubs into the 2003 Tigers. explain. Players don't want to go to a terrible team for market value.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    I can be mad at them for not putting on a team on the field that makes them appealing to free agents for reasons other than "We're the only place you can get a starting job." Yes, because turning the 2011 Cubs into the 2012 Tigers by 2013 would have been a realistic expectation. By your logic, they shouldn't be able to sign anyone ever again. I think potential FAs problem is they tried to turn the 2011 Cubs into the 2003 Tigers.
  18. SouthSideRyan
    Presumably they weren't hired to not compete until 2015 either.
  19. SouthSideRyan
    fwiw You'll never get a 1 year deal signed in this town again Mato!!
  20. SouthSideRyan
    I wonder if Concepcion gets DFAd not long after the Cubans sign.
  21. SouthSideRyan
    Maybe this be [expletive] terrible and players won't mind signing with us plan was a bad idea.
  22. SouthSideRyan
    PLEASE
  23. SouthSideRyan
    He'd have been about my 6th choice
  24. SouthSideRyan
    I think the biggest thing to worry about would be the TV money thing going away before we can take advantage of it. We should be fine in getting market value for the WGN games package, but it's the fact that the CSN Chicago ones that don't end until after 2019 that worry me. We may very well have ala carte TV channels by then. Obviously you could get more $$$ for the whole package, so I'd expect them to sign a short-term deal for the TV rights to the WGN games. WGN will still be a crap deal, relatively speaking. They don't have the ability to get high carriage fees in the Chicago area because they broadcast here, and they have no leverage to ask for them outside of Chicago because the Cubs aren't popular enough there and they'd just be booted off cable. They're just worth ad revenue to WGN Yeah, we don't have the national fanbase that the Reds do, so our deal will probably suck. What the hell are you talking about?
  25. SouthSideRyan
    hahahahahahahah Yes let's laugh at all the teams spending money and pretend that revenue streams of baseball haven't skyrocketed. We're getting the best value 1 year deals can buy.
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