SouthSideRyan
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That's not the Cubs problem. Maybe this'll help Ricketts buy up more Wrigleyville property. Club 162(Since it's re-opening I've seen a total of roughly 3 people in on non-baseball days.) I'm looking at you. Ricketts will need to bring back the Hi-Tops name. Ever since they switched to Harry Carey's, the middle-aged men buying shots for young girls have taken their business to Sluggers and never returned. I associate that crowd more with Cubby Bear than Sluggers. The Hi-Tops name means nothing now, nobody went there as it died out, and the one in Lincoln Park might be the worst bar I've ever had the misfortune of entering.
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That area is not "in trouble" because of the loss of 81 gamedays. There will probably be a lot more bars operating Thursday-Sunday, and some bars that do no business outside of baseball will be shuttered, but I can't imagine any drop in property value knowing that Wrigley be back in operating the next year. There may be a temporary drop in rent, but it won't do much.
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That's not the Cubs problem. Maybe this'll help Ricketts buy up more Wrigleyville property. Club 162(Since it's re-opening I've seen a total of roughly 3 people in on non-baseball days.) I'm looking at you.
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He'll certainly take the revenue, but he'll certainly be trimming some off the top on who's making money off parking, concessions, etc.
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It's not that simple. How many people with season tickets + those on the waiting list can even afford(or choose to afford) the full price of season tickets vs. selling off half of them? Now add in the cost of the PSL. Quick search turned up these original prices of the Bears PSLs. I have no idea what each zone means, but given the higher cost of MLB season tickets vs NFL (81 games vs 8 games that matter), I'd have to imagine Wrigley PSLs would be higher.
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Seemed like your primary concern was getting Thibs to the all-star game. My Deng comment was about the ASG, not Sacramento
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I really hope this is front-loaded. Soler will almost certainly be in a Samardzija '12 situation where his contract expires prior to being arb-eligibile. That being the case, his salary his first year after the contract expires (be it '15 or '16) will be set by the Cubs with the caveat that it can't be less than 80% the previous year's salary or 70% his salary the year prior. So assuming it's 4/27.5 you do something like 13/9/2.9/2.6 Now obviously, his agent isn't an idiot, so he'll understand why the contract is being structured in such a way, but hopefully this is part of the reason he's getting as much as he is in AAV -
The SEC wants to know if it's too late to take Texas Tech.
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As long as we beat Sacramento and clinch Thibs a spot in the All Star game, I am fine with that. Really? Who gives a [expletive]? Is that important to see Deng play 38 minutes in that game too?
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Ugh. I swear, it's like Soriano has left Cubs fans with PTSD. The 2010 Cubs were the result of poor team construction from the top to the bottom. Blaming it on "bad big contracts" or whatever the [expletive] is a stretch to say the least. Besides the '10 Cubs went 75-87. That's pretty decent.
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Are all the perfect players free agents next year, then? Most free agents have flaws. That's why you shouldn't rely on the free agent market very often. But guys like Napoli, Wright, Upton, Cain, Greinke, Hamels and Marcum have lesser flaws that make the contracts slightly less risky. I'm not really a fan of building through free agency anyways, so passing on the horrific contracts this offseason doesn't bother me, particularly when it seems to be Epstein's weakness. How many of those guys actually reach free agency?
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I dont believe Ive said anything to be considered a spaz like the other guy. Good article by Danny Knobler talks about how the A's have been trying to spend money but players wont sign with them. http://danny-knobler.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/8590096/34822327 All I'm saying is that we can make long term moves and short term moves at the same time. in no way does one preclude the other. There is no reason to ever field a team like the one we presently have. We pay some of the highest ticket prices at least make it entertaining to watch. http://sports.cbsimg.net/mcc/authors/logo/310738/200
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You're playing nothing but home games, and only 2 of the 5 teams are any good. (And 2 of them are terrible) I think you can "scrape by" just fine.
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SouthSideRyan replied to Clem Fandango's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why should the Orioles support a 3rd party message board? I mean, yeah, it looks bad now to haggle over 5K, but why would they even bother to begin with? -
I bet its an OF.
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I wonder if they'll do as well as they did last time they had 7 top 100 prospects. In 2008, they had the 22, 26, 46, 50, 56, 98, and 99th ranked prospects on BPro. What followed was truly the golden age of A's baseball. We shall see. The werent signing guys to 12 mil a year contracts in the last few years either. This tells me they are serious about actually contenting again. Yeah, it's not like they signed the #1 Latin American prospect that year. ETA: And traded for Matt Holliday the next offseason.
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I wonder if they'll do as well as they did last time they had 7 top 100 prospects. In 2008, they had the 22, 26, 46, 50, 56, 98, and 99th ranked prospects on BPro. What followed was truly the golden age of A's baseball.
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Actually, and I may very well be in the minority, but I think they'll end up better than last year. Granted, I don't think they're a .500 team, but I do see improvement happening. I could see 74-75 wins. There's that hallmark consistency of the Oakland A's. I'm hoping that the Cubs aren't consistent and actually break through that 75 win barrier next season. We just need to focus on what's important, winning at least 73. (72 if a game is cancelled) (5 days in a leap year)
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Actually, and I may very well be in the minority, but I think they'll end up better than last year. Granted, I don't think they're a .500 team, but I do see improvement happening. I could see 74-75 wins. There's that hallmark consistency of the Oakland A's.
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71-91: pos 74-88: decent enough.
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The A's had a hell of a great run in the early 2000s. That run has little to do with their potential for success in the future.
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10 to 14 games under .500 is remarkably close to .500? That's what their last 5 years have mostly looked like. As far as their prospects go, once they come up what are they adding them to? They'll either trade off current players or let them walk before those prospects can come up and get acclimated to the majors. We have had four 90 loss seasons in that same time. Most recently last year. They at least have consistency when they rebuild. We are probably looking at another 90 loss season this year. Yes, they're consistently a 75 win team. Let's aspire to that.
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Besides jackson and rizzo. our best prospects are four years away. And its not like Rizzo or Jackson are of the top ten prospect variety. I.e. no sure thing. Their minors are deeper and their prospects are much closer to the majors. And their major league roster is horrendous and they spend 8 dollars a year on major league payroll.
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Quit shoving your Jenny McCarthy in our face.
