UMFan83
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$25-30m less? It's kind of hard to compare total dollar amount if you believe the report that the Yankees were the only team willing to add a 7th year on. If the Cubs were offering 6/$130 ($21.6m annually), and the Yankees 7/$155 ($22.1m annually) its definitely not as significant as a shortage.. -
Deng with the snarky response:
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Maybe I'm understanding it wrong but the rooftops didn't sue the Cubs directly. They are suing that Gians guy and the Cubs are named as a defendant. Brett has a good write up of it.
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I'm not sure they ever thought there would be a point when a lawsuit wouldn't occur. They were probably never prepared to spend $500m to upgrade the place, and there is no way a jumbotron or other sign would pay for that either. They probably need to wait until additional TV revenue comes in before they can afford to pay for work. So this is all likely a delay on their end while constantly blaming the rooftops and/or the city. That's a decent theory. You may be on to something.
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Cubs didn't have the highest offer?
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I thought I read something about there being optimism that a deal with the rooftops was near either yesterday or Monday.
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What'd they say? Crane alluded to how much of a revenue drain the rooftops are on the team - said $20M - (which is kind of ridiculous even though I hate the RTOs) and Ricketts compared them to a neighbor peering through the window and watching your Showtime shows who gets mad when you close the drapes. Good thing Crane just got an extension. I am like David, I thought those comments were odd when I read them, but I figured Crane and Ricketts were not dumb enough to say something that would blow up a potential deal by venting to a bunch of Cub fans/bloggers/media.
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More great news on the Cubs today: http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2014/1/22/5334672/cubs-rooftop-owners-likely-headed-to-court
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The thing I hate is that the Cubs have been so damn boring and awful to watch the last 4 years, it would be nice to have something to follow at the major league level. I guess I can hope Rizzo and Castro bounce back and maybe Baez and/or Bryant by the end of the year.
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But but.....Fujikawa and that other dude that we invited to ST. DIDNT THEY SHOW HIM THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF FUKUDOMES HR ON OPENING DAY?
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$25 million/yr should buy a pretty good FA pitcher next year. yeah except nobody wants to come play for theo epstein's personal science project/dumpster fire. he could also cure cancer which would be great PR for the team. i love angry abuck
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So assuming no major moves, what is our payroll looking like next year? $80m?
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So who is the next mid-20's potential TOR pitcher that we go after in FA?
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You guys should have known it was going to end poorly when we started comparing this to Roberts and Peavy. This just joins a long list of potential high profile player acquisitions that I obsessed over only to be disappointed in the end. Roberts (ok maybe not too high profile) Peavy Cespedes Tanaka LeBron Amare (back when he was good) Kobe Probably another I'm missing On the bright side, I was semi-obsessed over getting Soler and that one came through for the good guys!
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2013-14 Defending Champion Blackhawks Regular Season Thread
UMFan83 replied to Drew Doughty's topic in Other Sports
I kind of have, but not as much as I thought. I think it helps that unlike last year's brief season, we've had several games against the other Original 6 teams. It is kind of weird that we are like the estranged Original 6 team stuck all the way out in the Western Conference. -
Jeez, 123 points scored combined in a double OT game.
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They are. You know this or you're just assuming like me? The link on their twitter page links back to that Yankees blog article posted yesterday.
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No way that's happening now. ? What did I miss? Parks was seriously injured in a My entire office enjoyed that I had my volume up when I clicked on that link.
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No way that's happening now. ? What did I miss?
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Well if he's not an insider, he spins some elaborate stories. It's been an interesting read either way.
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Jabari Parker is expected to play his sophomore season at Duke and will not enter the draft this year according to Sam Smith. Interesting.
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The Bears defense has a Pro Bowler on it. Tim Jennings was named today, probably replacing Richard Sherman.
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Looking forward to it. How has Iowa been on the road this year? I know they are tough to beat at home even when they aren't that great but I'm hoping Michigan can protect home court here.
