treebird

hahahahahh

someone just commented that the cubs should hire kaplan as the manager :suicide:

yeah, i think that's exactly what jersey was getting at. there were people who wanted hendry out, but he was never the OH MY GOD HE IS RUINING OUR TEAM KILL HIM TO GET HIM AWAY guy that kenney is (and certain players have been in the past).

yeah, the valuation of individual players is just impossible here. even if bud had encyclopedic knowledge of the cubs' system, he wouldn't necessarily value players the same way as the red sox. and even more problematic is the fact that the cubs and red sox likely don't value the cubs' prospects the same, so a third party intervening would very likely lead to a result that one side liked a lot more than the other. the best solution by far is the two sides coming to an agreement. or just using cash, as much as the red sox don't want to do it.

the tastefully named paul rhoads. you don't see a ton of that spelling of rhoads. it's classy.

this puts a real jap in the armor of the idea that this guy makes any sense

i still get to start the thread because i wisely didn't jump in to do it until the bears started playing mediocre teams every week so they could win. guessing the line right now is fun to do because even if i'm way off, i can just blame it on what happens next week. i'm guessing the eagles will beat the cowboys comfortably and everyone will believe in them again. eagles -4.5. the eagles were supposed to be amazing but instead they just lose all the time. if they have any plans for doing anything this year, they'll need this game badly. the bears will too, though, and we always seem to match up well with vick. hopefully the offensive line can maintain the improvement they've shown with or without the return of carimi. and if earl bennett wants to come back and do something cool as well, i'd be okay with that.

new thread now or should we wait a bit?

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/23/fish-unlikely-to-trade-for-big-z-might-try-james-shields?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter i'm sure the marlins are really freaking concerned about the 2013 option that vests when zambrano finishes in the top 4 of the cy young voting

2004: holy god we are going to be very good this year and even better every year after 2008: oh man we are amazing this year (and we better win this year)

jesus christ matt forte is good

yeah, that didn't make much sense thankfully freeman can't make easy throws

i like this post a lot

interesting read. i especially liked that atlanta's gm said this: i bet my gm wouldn't say things like that.

only a 58 harder. On 3rd down. With 41 seconds left. And Illinois having no timeouts. yeah, i was just coming to post that. horrific.

how can you not know that you aren't able to spike the ball with one second not that we should've been messing around drawing the play out that long anyway we're finishing 0-6

apparently you have to get out of bed by 1130 if you want to see any meaningful snaps when illinois goes to purdue WHAT THE F

shock collar just hire j. walter weatherman to scare him when he does something stupid. "and THAT'S why you don't sac bunt with your #2 hitter in the first inning!" anytime andrew cashner is asked to pitch on back to back to back days, we send weatherman out to throw warmups and scare the f out of ryno

JULY 21 another depressing press conference for ricketts about how terrible his terrible team is http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/1-1.jpg afterwards, tom switches out of media mode and puts on his game face http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/2-2.jpg he calls in his most trusted adviser to decide how to turn things around http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/3-1.jpg that's when he breaks the news to kenney: the cubs are going to need a new gm. as it turns out, tom was really upset about hendry's latest sixty million dollar signing http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/4-1.jpg tom's punishment was tough but fair http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/5-2.jpg --- ABOUT A MONTH LATER with hendry gone, ricketts had no choice but to find a way to cover for the fact that no one yet knew the cubs were in the market for a gm http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/6-1.jpg --- END OF THE SEASON ricketts has finalized his list of gm targets. however, he knows that secrecy is key, so he is careful not to tip his hand. just then, tom spotted an underling preparing to call a local reporter to leak the list! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/7-1.jpg tom's punishment was tough but fair http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/8.jpg --- OCTOBER 9 the selection process is in full swing, but ricketts has things locked down. no one has any idea what is going on! reporters are forced to go to great lengths in order to come up with anything worth printing http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/9.jpg --- OCTOBER 12 theo and tom come to an agreement! everyone is thrilled by the news. what many don't know is that theo insisted upon signing the contract in an unconventional fashion. while a bit showy, everyone present agreed that it was extremely impressive http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/10.jpg the only remaining issue was compensation to the red sox. however, given the circumstances, only the most unreasonable front office would be willing to draw the proceedings out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/11.jpg that was a tough break for tom. the proceedings were slow going from the start http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/12.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/13.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/14.jpg but eventually, tom came up with a plan that would get theo to chicago http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/15-1.jpg despite all of this, it is important to not go overboard in our expectations. there is a limit to how much one man can accomplish during his time on this earth. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/edstevensiscool/theojesus.jpg

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why would she do that? http://www.hahahaimontheinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/anthonyperkins-psycho.jpg

also dave kaplan is okay with you and hates me i wonder which one of us is living right? If ssr isn't responding, it might be that he's helping someone break in her Halloween costume. KA-SPLOOSH you guys are all going to be really bitter when you realize how easy it is to create a fake online identity

also dave kaplan is okay with you and hates me i wonder which one of us is living right?

ssr it looks like you made a fan you must really be on your game today, congrats

Oh that's right YOU CAN'T woe