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  1. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    The owner of the Orioles hasn't made Cal Ripken Jr. Manager of the Orioles. What do I win? Wait, what? When did Cal ever make efforts to manage the Orioles? It should be obvious I'm talking about the type of situation Sandberg is in, not just beloved players randomly being asked to manage out of the blue. I'll grant you it would create much buzz and excitement. I sure hope it doesn't wind up hurting us. Please get a good GM. And please do it after this year.
  2. Soul
    I vote this as our unofficial motto for 2010. Only the [expletive] Cobs, man.
  3. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I totally agree with you. If the Cubs play .538 ball the rest of the way they end up 84-78 and have a decent shot at the Wild Card. Now I agree that they have sucked this season, but you can't tell me that they can't play .538 ball assuming ARam and DLee start hitting. ARam might have a "down" year, but he's not going to stay in "Aaron Miles land" the whole season. The average wild card winner in the NL the past 5 years has had 89 wins (92, 90, 90, 88, 89). Winning 84 games this year may not give us much of a chance at a wild card. With 130 games to go, we have to go 75-55 to hit 89 wins. That's a .576 winning percentage. Eh, 4 games under .500 on May 10 wouldn't cause me to panic even if I had high expectations coming into the season. My mind is much more focused on securing the best possible opportunities starting in 2011.
  4. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I'd be stunned if it wasn't. As much as I'd like Ricketts to be some kind of baseball savant above all else, as a businessman he'd have to be an idiot to not recognize the PR coup that would come with giving Sandberg the job, especially after 2 letdown seasons. They could easily frame it so that his first year will be a rebuilding year so he doesn't get slammed too much, if at all (look how Lou's been treating with kid's gloves), if the team does poorly. Is that what we will have been waiting a year for Ricketts to figure out? To hire a Cub legend with no experience to score vacuous points with the masses, devoid of actual analysis on what will make the Cubs successful long term? Goodness I hope not.
  5. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    What exactly are these options they would be finding out about? Mainly if any of our current coaches can manage. Pretty irrelevant since it's obvious that the Cubs are lining up Sandberg for the job. Well that sucks then, if true.
  6. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    What exactly are these options they would be finding out about? Mainly if any of our current coaches can manage.
  7. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Get cracking doing what? Why not just let it play out? Let the contracts that are expiring expire (ideally after you've traded those players and convinced them to waive their NTC and pray to God that Aramis opts out), let Lou walk at the end of the season and let Hendry go with just a year left on his contract. Simply waiting things out could easily be the smartest thing Ricketts could do and definitely an indicator that he's "figured stuff out." So just let the year lapse without finding out much of anything about possible options for next year. That seems like a waste of time and money to me.
  8. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I know it's not a dire situation right now, but I don't think that's really the point. The strong likelihood is that 2010 is a year of a lame duck manager and a non-playoff team. We're tossing a lot of money around for a throw away season. If we're doing this because Ricketts hasn't figured stuff out yet, then I suggest he get cracking.
  9. Soul
    it's British, and since the lousy canucks still bow to the queen, that's how they have to write it. Yep. The biggest surprise to me when I visited Toronto was all the reference to and reverence for the queen. They're still a member of the British Commonwealth as well.
  10. Soul

    It's Time

    Soul replied to lumafia's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    I just think they need to start taking what action they can to prep for the future. To me that means firing Lou and seeing what an interim manager might be able to do. If it doesn't work out, fine. We already know Lou doesn't have a future though, so there seems to be little point to continuing with him.
  11. Soul
    Not pressing the panic button but I have been extremely disappointed with how the Hawks have played on home ice this series.
  12. Soul
    But they didn't make the super bowl, so how could that be the case? The point is it's a stupid point to make, since just last year more than one team saved their coach's job by winning, most notably Childress. And it's been done many many times. Yeah, what about Coughlin, who was being head hunted in New York and then won the Super Bowl? Most pundits thought his days were numbered too. Then suddenly, he breaks through. It most definitely can happen. And I'm not saying it will with Lovie.
  13. Soul
    Just a really bad road trip. I don't expect them to tear it up away from Wrigley but 1-5 against weaker opponents certainly makes me wonder if even .500 might be a little beyond where this group will end up. At 140 million dollars, that's a disaster.
  14. Soul
    I am increasingly wondering what the point is of having Lou manage this team.
  15. Soul
    Plus, a fresh Marshall vs. a tired Demp. To me the smarter move was to bring Marshall. Why get Marshall up at all if he isn't going to use him in that situation?
  16. Soul
    Votto also has 2 HRs in 3 total hits off Demp. Hasn't hit him well, but when he has it has been solid contact
  17. Soul
    So you get the lefty ready in the pen, then don't use him. How'd that work out for you, Lou?
  18. Soul
    Sad that Demp can give up only 2 through six and it's just not good enough. And it's a regular occurence too.
  19. Soul
    It feels like we've brought our pillows to a sword fight.
  20. Soul
    Even Starlin is having difficulty staying interested.
  21. Soul
    Fukudome at least making this guy throw pitches. How about a concerted effort to make this guy actually work for his outs?
  22. Soul
    This team has become a real chore to watch and root for. Seems like every time I turn on the TV it's just anotherbad play, or more non-existent offense, or just generally sloppy losing baseball. Sure there are moments of good stuff, but those have become more islands in a sea of frustration than the norm. Keep winning, Blackhawks. I'm not ready for Cub exclusivity right now.
  23. Soul
    Well it's good to see they are finally putting the blame where it belongs instead of more whining about the refs and such.
  24. Soul
    Yeah, I mentioned it before the game as well. The Canucks are always talking about how they will keep their emotions in check and focus. But they never do. Last night was hilarious. They played their least focused game of the series at the time when they knew they needed to do the very opposite. We appear to have Luongo's number too. Is there any team that scores on him like the Hawks? That said, the 4th win is always the toughest to get. Let's close this thing out tomorrow and not give the Canucks any glimmer of hope.
  25. Soul
    Are they really going with the term "Clinton Sex?" LOL.
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