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  1. CubmanPi
    Reverse jinxing the Bears in the worst way possible would have them winning by less than 10 points. Not even a jinx would believe anything less. EDIT: Talking about against the 49ers
  2. CubmanPi

    Mark Prior

    CubmanPi replied to B's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Now THERE is a phrase loaded with a season's worth of implications and management-bashing threads. This made me laugh. I guess it all boils down to your outlook. Maybe this is what McDonough meant when he said this is a very exciting time for Cubs fans - it's the first time since late April we've had any substantial reasons to be optimistic. Yes, there are plenty of what ifs, and if it all worked out, it would most certainly be a miracle team, because no one in their right mind can honestly say they saw it coming (Hendry would NOT count as being in his right mind in this case). You're just choosing a mentality that is way more upbeat than I can possibly spare this organization right now. My cynicism is hardly original or new, especially around here, so I'll just say that I really hope you're right. It's a long off-season. That's where I'm hoping to see some miracles.
  3. CubmanPi

    Mark Prior

    CubmanPi replied to B's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    chances of them all happening 1/10 :-s Did you forget a few zeros? EDIT: I think the odds in the previous post, particularly in the Prior, Jones, Marshall/Hill sections are heavily optimistic as well.
  4. CubmanPi
    As should Buffalo's total offense :D
  5. CubmanPi
    It could have been funny in like a little snippet. But not so much as a full article. My thoughts exactly. A quick little play off of the oft-used "we fed off the crowd" phrase and it's decent. It's all about leaving on the high note. This is my chronic beef with the Onion. They usually have some pretty clever ideas for articles, but they beat them through the ground every time. They could have ended it there and it would have been great.
  6. CubmanPi
    For real - how are we supposed to be able to take them seriously when they can't keep their facts straight?
  7. CubmanPi
    And a couple of people who posted in this thread already are going to the next game... Make sure to eat your vegetables!
  8. CubmanPi
    We're having our own letdown game. Jauron can suck the life out of an undefeated season. Nah, he's won his last game at Soldier Field.
  9. CubmanPi
    I didn't see this thread until after I found the article on Cubs.com a few minutes ago, and the immediate problem I had with it is that Hendry's philosophy of allowing the manager to select all the coaches leaves him wiggle room if next season sucks too and he wants to side-step the blame and keep his job. After all, "the manager got to pick his own staff." I don't think any manager in his right mind would take this job, it's a trap waiting to happen. Throw on top of that the good point brought up earlier that he is taking his sweet time coming up with a new manager, and in the meantime watching all the good coaches disappear. It almost sounds to me like he knows he's created more of a mess than he can handle, but now he's going to have a manager who steps into a position to possibly absorb enough blame to buy Hendry more time to fix things himself with more 8-hole hitters who know how to catch the ball. I have long since quit thinking well of the job he has done, but since the end of the season he has sunk to an all-time low in my book, and he can't be fired soon enough.
  10. CubmanPi
    It's bad mojo to let this thread fall off the first page. EDIT: It wasn't there yet--luckily, I got here just in time.
  11. CubmanPi
    I haven't followed the rest of the league at all, but that doesn't mean that I'm biased when I say true.
  12. CubmanPi
    Good move, I think you're going to be closest.
  13. CubmanPi
    I don't see how can you predict that Buffalo will score 24 points on the road against the Bears defense. THis team is on a mission. Much like the '84 playoff loss against the 49ers lit a fire under the Bears, the playoff loss to the Panthers last year seems to have done the same to this team. I don't see them letting down at all. Bears 27 Buffalo 6 Here's how: I made a similar prediction for the Seattle game, and we saw how that turned out. I'm just sticking with what works. Also, I had a really bad dream about the Bears last night, but they were playing the Chiefs, so hopefully that means that it wasn't an omen.
  14. CubmanPi
    In my eyes, Grace definitely burned his Cub bridges, and I just plain don't like the guy. If the Cubs gave him a chance, I'd probably be looking for anything I could find to nitpick him. (And I'd gladly stuff my face full of crow if he came here and turned out to be a healthy contributor to a Cubs WS.)
  15. CubmanPi
    I love how Dusty still isn't taking any responsibility, all the way out the door.
  16. CubmanPi
    With Baker and MacPhail out the door, Hendry obviously feels quite a bit of heat right now, but I'm afraid of what will happen if/when he makes his major moves to clean up his mess. Like Rob said, big pressure=big mistakes.
  17. CubmanPi
    I predicted tonight's game to be close, but ultimately heart-breaking for Bears fans, sooo... Bills 24 Bears 20
  18. CubmanPi
    Tonight's Bears game makes my vote for pro sports definitely feel like the right one. Wow.
  19. CubmanPi
    With a loss to Colorado and Pittsburg's win, the Cubs have clinched at least a share of last place! If the Pirates somehow manage to come back and tie it up, would they have a one-game playoff?
  20. CubmanPi
    The Bears and the Cubs are the only reasons I follow baseball and football the way I do, otherwise I'd be much more casual following sports, so I had to vote pro. I guess college football games can be more exciting, I just never got into it, partly because of so many teams, and partly because I don't really have a favorite team to begin with.
  21. CubmanPi
    I'm gonna predict Bears 4,000,000 Seahwaks -3 http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/mychrisfarleypics/superfans.gif
  22. CubmanPi
    :shock: Holy crap.
  23. CubmanPi
    I'm not looking forward to new threads every five minutes about a different NSBB member in the hospital after a heart attack. I like everyone here, I don't want to see them keel over and die Monday morning, especially after all the work that went into surviving this season.
  24. CubmanPi
    :lol: I'm sold.
  25. CubmanPi
    Seconded.
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