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  1. David
    Agreed. Plus, don't forget the initial 3-4 year curiosity period where attendance would be high just due to people wanting to check out the new park. A new park, if done properly, could be just as much of a cash cow as Wrigley. Let's not kid ourselves.
  2. David
    Why are people so caught up in the past, anyway? What is so pleasant about the past? The present is much, much better.
  3. David
    They also list JD Drew as the worst move. Will the mainstream media ever "get it?" The funny thing is, Jason Marquis doesn't even make their top 5 worst. But JD Drew is #1. Right.
  4. David
    I doubt that's new, since they usually wait until all the position players are there to take those types of pictures, but it's still pretty cool to see. Maybe it's a promotional shot for Under Armour.
  5. David
    well, no, no it isn't. because, see, when you step into Wrigley, it's still actually 2007, not 1933. It's not a museum. The truth is, the Cubs have been extremely great about not simply tearing it down and building a luxury-suit riddled throwback park in Naperville, as that would actually keep them up with the other teams (as far as park revenue). Thank you.
  6. David
    I was thinking of the Meigs Field/Northerly Island area. I probably should pay more attention, but what has been going on with that land?
  7. David
    AGREED! I would not want it by the lake though. Summer is summer, but in April and May I could use a few extra degrees. I always thought a ballpark off I-90 right before the O'Hare turnoff. Then you are right on the Jefferson Park-O'Hare Train, near the tollway as well. And you would actually have room for parking. Make it happen Trib! Let's not get crazy. Yea, I'm not a huge fan of stadiums in isolated locations with highways and huge airports nearby. Personally, I'd love a new stadium right on the lake shore, as long as the park was designed tastefully. I know it's not realistically feasible and it'll likely never happen, but I think the Chicago lakefront would be one of the coolest locations ever for a ballpark. It would suck a little more in April and (dare I say) October, though.
  8. David

    Wood

    David replied to Coach C's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    some article (Daily Herald?) said Prior was ahead of Miller, who is in the long-toss phase of his rehab. didnt say where prior was, though. how is miller rehabbing? he was pitching in the big leagues in september? But not at 100%. few pitchers pitch at 100%. as far as i know teams dont rehab players (especially pitchers) in the majors. Miller was nowhere near even 90% when he was pitching last year. And teams, although not officially, rehab pitchers in the majors all the time. What do you call Wood's 2000 season? Or any pitcher coming off a major surgery, like Tommy John, that needs that year to get fully healthy? John Smoltz's career as a closer essentially started as a way to rehab his arm, IIRC.
  9. David

    Wood

    David replied to Coach C's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    some article (Daily Herald?) said Prior was ahead of Miller, who is in the long-toss phase of his rehab. didnt say where prior was, though. Well, at the very least, we've known Prior has been on the "throwing off the mound" phase since mid-January. That's definitely an improvement from past years.
  10. David

    Wood

    David replied to Coach C's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    That's really nice to hear. I'd love it if he could make the switch back to starting more quickly than Smoltz did it.
  11. David
    Seriously, who cares? I don't get why people flip out or even care about stuff like this. If it were up to me, they'd tear the place down and build a new retro park (with an ample supply of decent bathrooms) near the lake. Oh, and with no obstructed view seating. Plus, they wouldn't have the neighborhood (which, admittedly, is probably the best part of Wrigley) limiting their night games. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure Wrigleyville isn't a bigger factor in that whole Wrigley aura than the stadium itself. I'm not nearly as big a Wrigley fan as I am a Cubs fan. /rant
  12. David
    Actually it isn't a joke, it's true. Right on, man.
  13. David
    hahahahhaa jokes about makr prior and towals are so funny111!!111 hahahahah he throws towals not ballss111!!!!
  14. David
    "GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FIRST POST." 670 the score radio I know at noon every day Mike Murphy talkes about the cubs ALOT. He focuses on the cubs mostly because he is a cubs fan. People will tell you he is stupid and a moron. But I find that unfair. He is just a crazy cubs fan. Maybe not stupid and a moron, but he finds these little details and blows them up into a holy crusade. I've never seen a guy who can take something as minor as which foot a guy led off first base with, and turn it into an hour of ranting and raving about why the manager should be fired. It's patently ridiculous at times. That said, I still listen to him, so Murph wins. Mike Murphy is ignorant and awful. He knows nothing. He's a knee-jerk, conventional wisdom spouting idiot. His is far and away the worst radio show I've ever heard. His opinions and questions are consistently dumb. He's an embarrasment. I wish he weren't a Cubs fan. He makes us all seem stupid by association. Hey, chill out. Atleast he's nice to cubs fans. I don't know about you but I never disagree with whoever he is spouting on about (MacPhail, Hendry, ect. .) I don't care if he's nice to Cubs fans. I don't care for his shallow and pedantic rants about Andy MacPhail ("F-A-I-L"). I don't care for his bits. I'd rather listen to someone intelligently breaking down things and using logic and reason to analyze a situation, than listening to a visceral knee jerk rant that never scratches the surface of insightful. I don't think I could possibly agree any more than I do.
  15. David
    Nope. Worse, actually. He never was much of a hitter, but obviously he can't be that bad since he has had a regular job in the majors for a long time. Neifi Perez and Rey Ordonez want to talk to you.
  16. David
    He is overrated I dont think he sucks. I know he isnt ideal, but I mean honestly Pierre and Soriano would be spectacular. Thats why I wanted Lofton in the offseason. Nobody and Pierre could add up to spectacular. Not even ARod and Pierre, or Pujols and Pierre.
  17. David
    Isn't he slightly ahead of Greg Maddox? Who?
  18. David
    I think Brian Giles was a decent example of a player like that.
  19. David
    Thats a pretty ridiculous comment. In so many ways.
  20. David

    David replied to kujay's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    That wasn't in free agency though-big difference. True. But not a 4 year and $102 million difference. :cry:
  21. David

    David replied to kujay's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    The fact that I find it hard to strongly argue against his "Hall=Soriano" assessment makes me particularly sad, knowing that Hall just signed for $24 mil over 4 years. :x
  22. David
    Oh I see, we are starting players based on their Cy Young voting. Lets pick up David Eckstein while we're at it, he's got a World Series MVP so I can't see how he can fail. You might actually want to read the thread...
  23. David
    This is terrible.
  24. David
    Not even close. :? As a non-Bears fan, are you even qualified to chime in? Hmmm... :wink:
  25. David
    The Bulls didn't even get parades....all we got was footage of the Bulls heading to Grant Park in coach buses, while MJ went on his own in his Ferrari. Lame.
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