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its not that i hate it here... more the opposite people hate me here lol My suggestion to you would be to cut back on the amount of posts for the next couple months, take a step back, and observe the general tone of the board. This will give you a better idea of what constitutes a good post or not. Think of it like being a AAAA player that shuttles between Iowa and Chicago. You can be our Matt Sczcur. And for September call ups, you will be ready to give a positive contribution. but we might start to lose again so i'm not sure we want that. Did you nap through the 5 game losing streak? i wasnt on most of that losing streak tho

virtual reality and real life are by no means the same my friend. yeah in a real life situation sure feeling out the environment is part of the process. in an online forum everyone is anonymous so really there is no need to feel it out.

its not that i hate it here... more the opposite people hate me here lol My suggestion to you would be to cut back on the amount of posts for the next couple months, take a step back, and observe the general tone of the board. This will give you a better idea of what constitutes a good post or not. Think of it like being a AAAA player that shuttles between Iowa and Chicago. You can be our Matt Sczcur. And for September call ups, you will be ready to give a positive contribution. but we might start to lose again so i'm not sure we want that. Did you nap through the 5 game losing streak? There are more people like me out there the next time another one comes through you will have the same issues.. just make a damn forum rules/sticky.

its not that i hate it here... more the opposite people hate me here lol No, people are annoyed that you showed up, threads a-blazin', before taking time to learn what NSBB was all about. Then, when posters voiced their annoyances, you upped the volume rather than stepping back and figuring out why they were annoyed And there is no sticky to notify new folks great communication to new people!

its not that i hate it here... more the opposite people hate me here lol

Then someone needs to make a sticky thread that all people see from jumpstreet! Somehow I have a feeling that wont make a difference. Most people probably dont realize their posts suck until they are specifically told. As a hypothetical, if such a sticky thread existed, do you think that upon seeing that sticky people will all of a sudden start posting better content, or they would just see it and never post at all? probably a lot of people would not post. And therein lies the rub. We want more posters, but we want quality posters. If we discouraged people from posting from the get go, then we might lose out on some of those quality posters. For the record, I dont have a problem with most of the things that have been posted here recently. Its not always possible to figure out what is going to foster a good discussion or not, so I think some volume is good for the site. Hell, some of the best threads have probably started out as pure garbage. The real problem, as has been pointed out by some other posters, is that some of you people are just too damn negative. Its ok to be pissed when something bad happens, or start a new thread about troubling patterns with player stats, but the freaking out from a 1st inning single is just a little too much for me. If that is what is wanted than as the tread title states it should be a members only forum! meaning you have to apply or get invited!

Theres signs on the expressway to tell people which way to the next major city!

Then someone needs to make a sticky thread that all people see from jumpstreet! Somehow I have a feeling that wont make a difference. Most people probably dont realize their posts suck until they are specifically told. As a hypothetical, if such a sticky thread existed, do you think that upon seeing that sticky people will all of a sudden start posting better content, or they would just see it and never post at all? probably a lot of people would not post.

Then someone needs to make a sticky thread that all people see from jumpstreet! There needs to be a sticky to stop people from posting nonsense? There needs to be a sticky about the forum rules. That would include examples of what is determined to be nonsense by the collective forum gods.

this is a meaningless post everyone already knows that.

Then someone needs to make a sticky thread that all people see from jumpstreet!

This is the perfect example of what im talking about here Additional: Its really wise of you to judge if people suck or not based on an online forum. You have no idea who most people are in the physical world.

THANK GOD I HAVE A WEDDING TO ATTEND THAT DAY!

I like this site better than the other options such as Cubs.com or the local radio show forums because there aren't many 16 year old trolls. At least here most of the people are truly cubs fans! That said if the intention of this site is to have a closed discussion than you need to ban everyone who doesn't offer what you want to see!!!! (myself included) Set the site to invite only or make people apply and show that they meet your "elite baseball knowledge" requirements in order to participate. If you don't do something like that, than your always gonna get more people like me, who are passionate cubs fans but ARE NOT PRO SCOUTS or industry insider. If the people who moderate and created the site such as Tim and friends want the intention for this place to be exclusive than take the necessary measure to do so. For crying out loud at least make a global sticky thread about your expectations for people who start threads and make comments. Another option is make all besides the game threads "read only" meaning people who do not get approval cannot post there... Of course the game thread is the game thread right? Thats where the fellow cubs fans talk about the game.!!!! For the sake of god dont poison your own site by constantly displaying reckless bigotry to people who are new around here.

So basically what your saying is that although there is clearly no "Posting Guidelines" listed on the site that there is this unspoken rule about what is deemed acceptable and unacceptable content? I don't see a sticky anywhere saying "READ THIS BEFORE POSTING".

They probably have the wealthiest ownership group in all of sports Dang, even wealthier than some of the soccer teams?

keep discouraging new people from joining the forum Yes, PLEASE do. Why does a good Cubs team encourage a bunch of sad sacks to join message boards? why do you guys have a public message board if you dont like new people coming around ? might as well make it private.

how do the dodgers have infinite money?

@Sofa, not Bryant or Rizzo thats the extent of the teams thunder.

I guess its better than pulling him in the 2nd inning for "flu like symptoms"

yeah but the cubs need to lol

They offered 80 mill on a 4 year contract, not PER year though, evidently with a ton of deferments. I think I remember seeing somewhere the first year salary was well under 10. It was supposedly EXTREMELY backloaded. They'll get as creative as they can obviously, but the fact they had to do that for Shields says a lot to me about the availability of funds. renovations are expensive and prohibitive to the payroll ? i could see that, but i doubt they dont get one of the top SP in the offseason. Honestly i like the idea of trading for a young guy who is a 3 now with 1 potential thats a good way to go, but also i would like to see a guy like price.. who do you think the CF could potentially be? i hope not fowler, Span?

I wonder why soler didn't play

Offense is just bad lately. Almost would rather Theo getting a bat instead of an arm!!!

Fair question right? Would Lester suddenly develop Shoulder tightness or something?