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  1. Bandwagon fans are just the likely precursor to fair weather fans. They jump on when a team gets good. If their loyalty wanes when the team is bad and picks up again with success, they make the transition to fair weather. If you become a fan when the team is bad you aren't a bandwagon fan. Though if doesn't exclude you from becoming fair weather later on. Simply, bandwagon describes the circumstances under which you became a fan and fair weather is based on cyclical nature of how you follow them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Nor is quantifying runs as cut and dried defensively as it is offensively. I've wondered how much run saving defense is dependent on chances. Like, is the ball distributed enough across the diamond that each position is going to have roughly the same chances or can you randomly "save" a bunch more runs one year just because 40 more balls got hit your way than the previous year? Whereas with hitting you're guaranteed to get a chance 11% of the time. Basically can good defense be mitigated just because the ball is hit to you less based on randomness... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Give Fuller a shot 1:1 vs one and give plenty of help over the top to Jennings with the other? Not sure which way you go with it though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. So possibly they bought at the height of the market at about $9M a piece and then sunk 8 digits into tear down/rebuild on each (is that a reasonable figure?) in 2008 plus upgrades and then increasing interest and late fees for the past 1-2 years? Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. volatile real estate market and the difference in upgrades to the buildings, plus the potential that other properties not related to Wrigley Field are involved? Those are all obvious reasons that still seem like a stretch to account for $12M difference per building (a 200% markup). Height of the market in 2008 until now might make for what 50% difference generously if all else was the same? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Ouch. 36M? How is that possible when the Cubs are buying two other rooftop buildings for a combined $12M? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. I don't get what that means. It would seemingly be very easy to be a fair weather Bears fans. I think he means, that how is he still a fan if he's just fairweather? The Bears have had more bad seasons than they've had good seasons. AKA where is the "fair" weather part that makes him a fan to begin with. They haven't had many great seasons, but they've won more than most over the past decade. They've been in a Super Bowl, another conference championship and despite only one other playoff appearance, they were in playoff contention very late almost every season. They haven't finished more than 1 game under .500 since 2004. That seems like an opportunity to have lots of fans get excited about things looking good and then abandoning them at their worst. Yea. This isn't the 90s Bears... where my fandom really grew (ditto the Cubs!- what is wrong with me?) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. Jay gets hurt next week vs TB. Things look dismal for Turkey day until Shea McClellin breaks Staffords collarbone. A simplified offense under Claussen puts up 31 and Bears pull off the divisional upset on the road. A 6-6 Bears look ahead to a 3-1 home/road schedule with only one seemingly tough game and a fresh QB controversy. My brother and I argue all Thanksgiving night whether Trestmans offense is "more suited" to Claussen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. Ha, playing with this Yahoo generator it isn't even hard to put a scenario that gets a 10 loss team from the NFC South in. What a horrid division. Take Winning% as the baseline. Change NO loses to Chi in Chi (cold weather and all). Then an upset of either Atl or Car @ NO puts a 10 loss team winning the division. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. The way things are going, I think 8-7 will have you eliminated before week 17. Fate will find a way. Or if not, we'll also beat Dal and finish 9-7 after our crapping bed performance against Minn. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. It's gonna suck when we finish 8-8 and a 17th pick after beating Det twice and having a deciding week 17 game vs Min where we just crap the bed on 3 Cutler fumbles. GB wins the Super Bowl. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Yea every team has fair weather fans and any fan who tries to tell you otherwise (Cardinals) is ignorant or lying. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Whelp, they can have him at that price. Tired of this refrain. Kyle is going to have a field day with this Meh. I don't really like Martin all that much. I just don't want to get nothing. If this happens and we miss on Lester, then I'll go into meltdown mode. For now, I'll put it on standby. I agree with Kyle. :-( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  14. Whelp, they can have him at that price. Tired of this refrain. You are upset the Cubs didn't beat 5yr/$80mil? Basically if it's just an extra year at the same rate we were discussing for a four year deal I'd be a little annoyed, but it really comes down to what else they do. If we have a clean sweep of missing FA over a bunch of extra one years or minimal cost/year figures I'll be definitely disappointed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. I'm guessing any STH who couldn't go had a hard time unloading them, even at face value. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Hurst is awful. Frey seemed better. What's the deal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Wut. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Haha, one kick doesnt change a leaguewide trend though I know it just seemed like good timing to quote. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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  20. Lol what was with that big dumb grin. " we're not down by 40!" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. While I hold out hope for Allen let's also remember Khalil sucks in general right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. I keep cheering for good plays. I'm conflicted. I want them to lose right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. The play calling definitely looks as good as it has pretty much all season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Too many convoluted wr screens Maybe but the bar isn't too high right now either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. Did that penalty even effect the play. Damn Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  25. The play calling definitely looks as good as it has pretty much all season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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