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  1. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with. Because he's a Cubs fan and wants to own the Cubs. If I had a chance to own the Cubs but knew I'd have to reduce them to a $60 million dollar payroll, the only hard part would be deciding whether my first response to the complaints would be a rude phrase or a rude gesture. Man I wouldn't. I'd buy the Cubs only if I knew I could help them win a title. I'd find a different place to invest my money and make a profit.
  2. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with. Well nobody said anything about reducing payroll. We're talking about adding more big contracts Right now we are. If Rich Harden pitches awesome this year and the economy is still in the crapper, does the new owner resign him or replace his salary?
  3. UMFan83
    I don't think it would be about that. From the articles that came out a couple weeks ago on those business websites, it sounds like he just can't afford it Well that's what I meant. Why would he buy the Cubs if he couldn't maintain the team as it is. He saw the books, he knows the Cubs have a large payroll and several long term contracts to deal with.
  4. UMFan83
    I'm not gonna panic until I have to. I think it would be weird for a lifetime Cubs fan to buy the Cubs and then slash payroll and screw the franchise over.
  5. UMFan83
    What about... (don't quote me on the salaries, i dont feel like looking it up) Abreu (5m) + DeRosa (5.5m) or Bradley (10m) + Miles (2.2m) + the other FA the Cubs will probably sign to back up 1st and 3rd Remember this is all hypothetical.
  6. UMFan83
    Haha your going to look like such a poser Cubs fan!
  7. UMFan83
    Yeah the red billed road caps are history I believe. Kinda weird, most teams are adding more hats/uniforms/etc.
  8. UMFan83
    1 year 5 million? Wow. So would you guys rather have Abreu at 1 year/5 million or Bradley at 3 years/30 million (obviously with the option involved)? I remember a lot of people arguing for Abreu when they thought he would be getting a 4+ year deal. How bout now?
  9. UMFan83
    wow, they have the angels finishing under .500? i know they lost their closer and their first baseman, but that seems a bit much. Their pythag was horrible last year and I'm sure that's a big factor.
  10. UMFan83
    From some Suns insider thats posted valid info before
  11. UMFan83
    wait, what? oooooooo...owned
  12. UMFan83
    The neighborhood would never let a modern group play at Wrigley would they? The people that have the clout grew up listening to the Police, Elton John, Billy Joel, and Jimmy Buffett.
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    http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1390
  14. UMFan83
    He's no bigbird, but Tech9 is a pretty reliable poster at realgm. But then again being reliable don't always means trades, etc, etc, will happen. Tech9 is not a "troll", he is what he is. He's reliable. Note: I believe I saw UMFan over at realgm. Yup, I post over there occasionally. Hence why I don't post in this thread all that often. RealGM satisfies my Bulls discussion needs.
  15. UMFan83
    Dropping like flies. There are rumors that Golden State has jumped in the mix for him, but who knows if Phoenix will want to trade him to the West.
  16. UMFan83
    Yep. The thing that people are worried about is that Amare will be a FA after next year and after signing him to a max deal, the Bulls won't have money left to sign the little pieces unless they go well over the lux tax, which Jerry will only do if he thinks that he's paying for a championship contender, which the Bulls will have to at least somewhat show next year.
  17. UMFan83
    Darn, I got passed over again. I thought it'd be a cold day in hell before Vance got in :)
  18. UMFan83
    Yeah, I agree with the concept, but I would give up Thomas and Noah for Amare. We aren't really playing for this year anyways. But I'd have to take a long look at how many above average interior defenders there are in the NBA before deciding for sure. There doesn't seem to be too many, and its almost a requirement if Amare is your PF.
  19. UMFan83
    I just see that Tyrus's scoring and rebounding numbers have gone up every month this year. I'm not saying Tyrus is or will ever be a star, and I'm not saying don't trade for Amare (although jmajew is 100% correct about interior D, although its not impossible to add a defensive center to play alongside Amare), but Tyrus is starting to prove that he can end up being a solid NBA starting forward.
  20. UMFan83
    how do you decide whom to grant this designation? He's a nice guy. I guess I'm making an unfair generalization based on his reputation in the game and you called me out on it. I just look at his numbers and see a lot of consistency, although now looking at it closer I see his power numbers spiked during the years everyone calls into question as the height of the steroid era. Who knows anymore. I feel like the names revealed now is just the tip of the iceberg. We'll probably never know how many people are juicing. I say just label this whole era the steroid era, and judge the era as a whole. What I mean is, recognize the top performers of the era in the Hall of Fame, just like you judge the best players of the 60's in the era as a whole, not compared to more lively offensive eras. This is probably the best solution. If you continue to leave the Bonds, Clemens, ARods out of the Hall of Fame, its going to be a never ending controversy and baseball will take an even longer time to get over this black eye.
  21. UMFan83
    I was listening to the radio on the way to work this morning, and one good point was made. The Mitchell Report was very New York-centric as it was a Mets clubhouse guy that was one of the few to talk. There has to be a a guy in the midwest, a guy in the west coast, etc that has similar information but hasn't been found yet. Look at the 2001 home run leaders in baseball 1. Bonds - evidence of steroid use 2. Sosa - no evidence 3. Gonzalez - Whispers but no evidence 4. ARod - evidence 5. Thome - no evidence 6. Green - evidence 7. Helton - no evidence 8. Palmeiro - evidence Of the ones that had no evidence, Sosa, Gonzalez, and Heltons HR numbers sharply dropped after testing started in 2004, and Thome who I doubt took steroids, has battled nagging injuries since 2004
  22. UMFan83
    What I don't get is why the majority of sportswriters seem to think that Sammy is grouped into the McGwires, the Palmeiros, the Clemens, the Bonds, etc. I know it definitely seems logical that he was juicing, but unlike the others, there is no proof, no allegations, no testimony, etc. Until that proof shows up, it shows really poor morals to just lump a person in that group without any sort of proof. Jayson Stark in his article said that among others Sammy Sosa doesn't look like he's headed to Cooperstown. Why not? Because you think he did steroids? To be honest, I think it's pretty dumb that people might not vote in Bonds, Clemens, ARod because they did steroids. Bonds was a HOF player before he most likely did steroids, I would assume Clemens as well, and ARod will have played several spectacular seasons after his steroid use. It doesn't make any sense, these were spectacular players. I can see why you wouldn't vote McGwire in though...although his "proof" of steroid usage is him basically taking the 5th under oath. Still more than Sosa has against him.
  23. UMFan83
    That looks like 2006
  24. UMFan83
    Man if all he could get was a minor league deal, I would have loved to have taken a gamble. Either he steps in and plays CF or he becomes great trade bait come July. Oh well, I'm pretty sure he's washed up so it probably doesn't matter.
  25. UMFan83
    A Rod, Griffey, Martinez, and Buhner must have been one hell of a gauntlet for a pitcher to go through. That game was a lot of fun to watch. I used to watch White Sox games a lot in that era. I wouldn't say I was a fan, but as a 13 year old, I couldn't help but watch any sort of baseball that came on my TV. Plus I was a big Frank Thomas fan. Anyways, it was a lot of fun to see a lot of faces that I grew up with, Buhner, Cora, Griffey, Ozzie, Belle, Thomas, etc. It was also cool seeing the old WGN graphics. It's funny they havent used those graphics in like 10 years, and it still felt like only yesterday. I am loving the MLB Network.
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