Magnetic Curses

98 wasn't even close to sosa's best year, anyhow.

He loved the trade of Maddux for Izturis. In fact, he was also all for the move of Cedeno to 2nd so that "Izturis and Cedeno can make a gold glove combo up the middle like Izturis and Alex Cora were in LA". That is more of what we could expect with Stoney at the helm. i remember hearing him say that izturis and cedeno are a middle infield that would be great for 10 years or something like that. please keep stone out.

I have owned the domain names for SecondCityFootball.com and SecondCityHoops.com for a long time now. But I can't find time to keep this site up to date! Maybe I should just set them up as message boards and not worry about anything else for now. Any interest out there? you'd definitely have some interest from me.

i think manning has more potential than harris, and if he's not relied upon as a starter, he will provide them with much more value. i think manning could be a very good nickel back. And I think the Bears did it right, too. Early in training camp, you trade a guy and he has time to catch on with his new team before the season starts. If it's done real late he probably has to sit while he learns a new system. I like the idea of Walker for Harris, it's basically trading from a position of strength & depth to acquire a real good piece at a position where we were thin. Took 2 trades to get it done, but the result is the same. a very good trade, indeed. in angelo i trust, even if he is a jerk.

i think manning has more potential than harris, and if he's not relied upon as a starter, he will provide them with much more value. i think manning could be a very good nickel back.

Two of the first three hitters will get on and DLee will hit a home run. that would be excellent.

iguchi has never walked more than once in game in his career coming into this series, yet he all of a sudden learns patience?

my kingdom for a long one with 2 men on for our cubbies.

how long have we gone without hitting a home run anyway? it seems like all season. what is the problem?

i'm wondering how long a team can go without hitting a home run and not totally fall apart. home runs plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank god he's not in our division. i wish he played in our division, for our team.

burrell still hasn't gotten out in his life against the cubs.

Would the cost of a ticket, beer, and hotdog be government-subsidized? :lol: tickets would be, but as for the rest, the open market system would be employed. no exclusivity contracts, pure and open competition inside the ballpark. the beer would flow cheaply. I do like the idea of having some more open-market style food and vending choices inside. I mean, I disagree with the subsidized tickets for a few reasons, but I would like the idea of public ownership if it would result in guaranteed landmark status for Wrigley. I don't like the idea of some outsider (capitalist or not) coming in and tearing it down. In a few ways, it is like a public park -- and could be run like a beach, where one has to pay to get in. I wouldn't really want the government running payroll though... I think they waste far too much as it is! (Unless that would result in positive ineffieciency -- overpaying to get the best player available such as A-Rod) in order for the system to work, there would have to be a hard salary cap for each team, so the whole system would have to reworked, which is totally a pipe dream. the government wouldn't necessarily be charged with running a team, just overseeing the rules and regulations. i think a system like this would be good for fan interest being increased in cities where it previously wasn't good. for wrigley, that's really not a problem, though. plus it would provide cheap, family friendly entertainment and a more personal attachment to local area sports teams. unfortunately, none of this is possible in baseball at this point. So would all revenues be shared then? i would say no. local revenue would be retained by each particular city and would go back into the team itself. if a surplus, a tax return for all. Wouldn't that prose problems though for different cities across the country with different populations, tax rates, and mean and median incomes? The salary cap would probably have to adjust to the lowest tax revenue city or it would be a burden on the citizens, no? Would there be problems when figuring Toronto into the mix? oh yeah, there'd be fluctuations and differences, but things are complicated as they are now.

burrell singles and has still not made an out in his life against cub pitching.

wow, pat burrell hit a home run off the cubs? shocker.

Would the cost of a ticket, beer, and hotdog be government-subsidized? :lol: tickets would be, but as for the rest, the open market system would be employed. no exclusivity contracts, pure and open competition inside the ballpark. the beer would flow cheaply. I do like the idea of having some more open-market style food and vending choices inside. I mean, I disagree with the subsidized tickets for a few reasons, but I would like the idea of public ownership if it would result in guaranteed landmark status for Wrigley. I don't like the idea of some outsider (capitalist or not) coming in and tearing it down. In a few ways, it is like a public park -- and could be run like a beach, where one has to pay to get in. I wouldn't really want the government running payroll though... I think they waste far too much as it is! (Unless that would result in positive ineffieciency -- overpaying to get the best player available such as A-Rod) in order for the system to work, there would have to be a hard salary cap for each team, so the whole system would have to reworked, which is totally a pipe dream. the government wouldn't necessarily be charged with running a team, just overseeing the rules and regulations. i think a system like this would be good for fan interest being increased in cities where it previously wasn't good. for wrigley, that's really not a problem, though. plus it would provide cheap, family friendly entertainment and a more personal attachment to local area sports teams. unfortunately, none of this is possible in baseball at this point. So would all revenues be shared then? i would say no. local revenue would be retained by each particular city and would go back into the team itself. if a surplus, a tax return for all.

Would the cost of a ticket, beer, and hotdog be government-subsidized? :lol: tickets would be, but as for the rest, the open market system would be employed. no exclusivity contracts, pure and open competition inside the ballpark. the beer would flow cheaply. I do like the idea of having some more open-market style food and vending choices inside. I mean, I disagree with the subsidized tickets for a few reasons, but I would like the idea of public ownership if it would result in guaranteed landmark status for Wrigley. I don't like the idea of some outsider (capitalist or not) coming in and tearing it down. In a few ways, it is like a public park -- and could be run like a beach, where one has to pay to get in. I wouldn't really want the government running payroll though... I think they waste far too much as it is! (Unless that would result in positive ineffieciency -- overpaying to get the best player available such as A-Rod) in order for the system to work, there would have to be a hard salary cap for each team, so the whole system would have to reworked, which is totally a pipe dream. the government wouldn't necessarily be charged with running a team, just overseeing the rules and regulations. i think a system like this would be good for fan interest being increased in cities where it previously wasn't good. for wrigley, that's really not a problem, though. plus it would provide cheap, family friendly entertainment and a more personal attachment to local area sports teams. unfortunately, none of this is possible in baseball at this point.

Would the cost of a ticket, beer, and hotdog be government-subsidized? :lol: tickets would be, but as for the rest, the open market system would be employed. no exclusivity contracts, pure and open competition inside the ballpark. the beer would flow cheaply.

i'd be for public ownership of all sporting franchises.

we better hit lohse a little bit better than we did last time.

I definitely agree with that. It's a much tougher schedule so I think their regular season record will drop a bit despite being a better, deeper team. We'll see...it might be a tougher schedule, but we also still have something like the 2nd easiest schedule in the league. yeah, we still play in the north--and we still play the same basic schedule that everyone in the north plays. Except everyone else in the North has to play the Bears, so it makes their schedules tougher on paper. true dat.

I definitely agree with that. It's a much tougher schedule so I think their regular season record will drop a bit despite being a better, deeper team. We'll see...it might be a tougher schedule, but we also still have something like the 2nd easiest schedule in the league. yeah, we still play in the north--and we still play the same basic schedule that everyone in the north plays.

I think it's going to be hard for Zambrano to sit around and wait for this to get worked out. From the way I understand this, I don't like the chances of Zambrano signing, or the Cubs being able to much of anything in the free agent market. but if the deal is approved, i'm betting that hendry will know how much money he'll be allowed to spend by the time the playoffs are finishing up--and he'll be given license to ink z. the new owner will doubtless understand how crucual it will be to get him signed and will also probably want to come in on a good note, not a bad one. i'm confident the deal will happen. if it doesn't, there will be a pre-formed cloud over new ownership.

bielema was at the brewers game tonight and was getting grilled by their reporter about singing the seventh inning stretch at the cubs game on monday. get off the guys back, he's a cub fan! prophetstown represent!

burrell becomes the most patient hitter in the world against us. he either walk or hits the ball hard, he never swings wildly like he does against everyone else.