Hairyducked Idiot
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I do. But I haven't given up on fixing this one.
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It does. Anybody who thinks otherwise should feel very badly about themselves. I always love these arguments. I'm saying Epstein is somewhat overrated but did a brilliant job putting together a decent team. Others say Epstein has brilliantly put together a terrible team.
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There have been some idiotic posts on this page. We agree on that much.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-16-13
Hairyducked Idiot replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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Good thing we didn't have him, then. Because that would be awful. Who wants to compete for the World Series when you can add prospects and buy-low MLBers?
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We already had them, silly. I imagine we would have tried to find an outfielder who could help.
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I *have* been really happy with the way they put together the 2013 team. I thought they did a brilliant job.
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In mid-July when the sell-off started, we were down about 7 wins against average on bullpen net WPA, and we were 10-12 out of a playoff spot. The only weird thing is thinking that piling up prospects is better than having a shot to make the playoffs and win the World Series.
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YOU'RE SO RIGHT. I'd also feel so much better about theo world serious champion Epstein if this 70 win cubs team had a competent bullpen for no reason If this team had an average bullpen, we would have been buyers at the deadline.
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if they did sign quality free agent relievers and they played well, i'm sure your response would be whereas if they sign scott eyre v2.0 and he sucks, you'll grumble all day long about how relievers are volatile and shouldn't get multi-year deals. I'm sure that this is yet another thing that you are wrong about. When Epstein does things I like, I've been extremely complimentary. It's happened a lot lately.
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I guess I can't expect them to find any really good players who aren't cheap. I'd settle for them putting together a competent bullpen.
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They knew more than the Angels on pujols and Wilson. Knew more than the tigers on pujols. Knee more than the braves on upton. Etc etc etc etc etc etc etc Didn't we reportedly try to get Pujols to take 5/$150m?
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I'd respond, but we're not allowed to reference players who turned out to be good. It's not the front office's job to know more than the consensus of fans and media.
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Completely ridiculous.
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Epstein also said explicitly he spent the entire baseball budget.
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They really have. It's a complete reversal (on the position player part) from 2012. Our season sunk on three things: 1) Our "core" stars either being meh or awful 2) Our bullpen 3) Clutch/variance/luck/sequencing/whatever
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Sure looks that way.
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This is a fun day.
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It was reported by Wittenmeyer. That alone doesn't make it completely believable, but it fits the facts and makes a lot more sense than the alternative explanations ("Ricketts is cheap and would let attendance plummet to save a few bucks" or "Epstein just doesn't want any more money to spend right now.") The Wrigley reconstruction is being paid for by the expanded signage that goes with it. That's why they are building that part first and that's why they couldn't get started until that part was approved. What pays for the initial outlay to put up the signage? Good question. I wouldn't be surprised to see MLB spending take another hit in 2014.
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I do not. From my understanding they (the kids) borrowed their own money (dad) to buy the team. They can pump cash into the Cubs product but are not. I get the marginal return argument though and don't know if would make a practical difference in win/loss record. The family trust structure used to buy the team does not allow for running at a cash-flow loss for any given year.
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That's not hate for him personally. That's hate for the double-standard. He's a douchey ex-athlete, but if I hated every douchey ex- or current athlete, I wouldn't have time for anything but hate. Certainly not making enough message board posts to meet my daily quota.
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Half of it was literally factual.
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Sandberg also quit on his team and threw ex-teammates under the bus. If his name was Sanchez, he'd never be let back in to Chicago.
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The rest of it was right.
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Point of order: We *used* to have outstanding attendance. Down to 7th in the NL.