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  1. Hairyducked Idiot
    Try turning up your internet.
  2. Hairyducked Idiot
    They really are pre-gaming this thing. There are no words for how awesome the internet era is.
  3. Hairyducked Idiot
    I can't imagine any job is worth putting up with 8 hours of sports radio a day.
  4. Hairyducked Idiot
    Hendry was never that guy in the media. Never. Up until it was announced he was gone the assumption was that he was coming back and that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. That's not true at all. But I live here, and you don't. Yes, because in 2011 one must live in a city to read and hear the sports talk in that town. What, we're supposed to believe you convinced the Chicago Tribune to mail a copy to you ever week? Seems unplausible.
  5. Hairyducked Idiot
    What's the gray area between 03 and winning the [expletive] World Series that qualifies as reasonably well? It's relative. Right now? It's probably going to take a pennant.
  6. Hairyducked Idiot
    It's going to be fun at the end of the Epstein Era when we can look back and reminisce on seasons that actually ended reasonably well.
  7. Hairyducked Idiot
    I hope he likes breathy-sounding voicemails, because you can't exchange that for store credit.
  8. Hairyducked Idiot
    He only puts down his phone to do one thing.
  9. Hairyducked Idiot
    Which one is Roast?
  10. Hairyducked Idiot
    No. Go be a Cardinals fan or something.
  11. Hairyducked Idiot
    Do I even have to say it?
  12. Hairyducked Idiot
    The face of the franchise for years to come changed when Ricketts decided that he wanted an analytical, sabr-savvy front office on the cutting edge of baseball. As exciting as Epstein is, there were other people out there who could implement that strategy. Epstein isn't exactly fungible, but he's in that ballpark.
  13. Hairyducked Idiot
    Only if you trust Selig not to screw us if the RedSox dig in their heels until Nov 1. I doubt Selig wants to set a precedent of significant compensation for suits. Red Sox fans are convinced that Selig is Henry's buddy, and that he doesn't want to set a precedent for "raiding" executives under contract.
  14. Hairyducked Idiot
    I was so pissed they traded Bobby Hill for some bad defensive 3b who was hurt all the time. And I spent all of the post-2003 offseason arguing with people about whether or not Kenny Lofton improved the offense in the stretch run. Looking back at that list Tim posted, I can understand why casual fans are not impressed with the idea of building from the farm system.
  15. Hairyducked Idiot
    I've never heard that Braves fans didn't love Bobby Cox. Do Angel fans hate Scioscia? The only Angel fan I know hates Scioscia.
  16. Hairyducked Idiot
    The Cubs undoubtedly have the best combination of front office and financial advantage over the rest of the division. It's not even close.
  17. Hairyducked Idiot
    I don't think the division is going to be *that* bad. The Brewers minus Fielder still look like a capable team to me. The arbitration raises are going to eat them alive for the next few years, but I think they can give it one more go.
  18. Hairyducked Idiot
    I'm not always sure what they mean when people say 2012 isn't realistic or whatever. I don't think it's realistic that the 2012 Cubs go into April with the best team on paper in the division, unless that idle speculation about a $200 million total baseball budget are true. I think it's very realistic that the 2012 Cubs go into April as a .500 team on paper. From there, there's some sort of chance that several players have better seasons than expected (say, 5 guys at +0.8 WAR each), they get some positive pythagorean variance and then they get some deadline help. That puts you in the 90-win range, and as the Cardinals keep proving, being the worst team in the playoffs doesn't hurt your chances that much. Sure, it could just as easily go the other way, but what's the point of fielding a baseball team if you aren't going to try.
  19. Hairyducked Idiot
    POTY but needs more robble.
  20. Hairyducked Idiot
    I don't know if I'd go so far to say he doesn't care about them. I think it's just that he properly values them. He might pass on a potential draft pick because it doesn't seem like he'll work hard enough to get better. He just won't deify Ryan Theriot over Aramis Ramirez.
  21. Hairyducked Idiot
    Calling myself out before I get called out, I was briefly worried that Randy Bush would somehow pull a Quade and go from Interim to 4Realz. I am unworthy, Mr. Ricketts. I mean, we all are unworthy, but me especially so. I will flog myself in penance tonight.
  22. Hairyducked Idiot
    Improve your pitching staff, look for guys who can be cost-effective and fill rotation slots for multiple years. Kick the tires on Pujols and Fielder but don't get sucked into a bidding war. Make Brett Jackson the every day CF. Profit.
  23. Hairyducked Idiot
    hmmm...no what will it take? what if kyle dies agrees to a ban He's not even in the top 10 of people on the edge! I requested a ban from all the non-baseball threads because I feel like it's time to have real baseball discussions again. That should get us at least some amount of bum.
  24. Hairyducked Idiot
    1) Don't abuse young arms. 2) Good players toward the top of the batting order. 3) Keep all the players reasonably happy and motivated. 4) Good pitchers for important late-game situations, bad pitchers for blowouts. That's all I really want or need out of a manager.
  25. Hairyducked Idiot
    Hahahahaha. Padres fan blog on Oct. 12, "Oh man, the Cubs hired Epstein. They better keep their hands off of Hoyer and McLeod. Hopefully they just take Byrnes or something." http://www.gaslampball.com/2011/10/12/2486016/theo-epstein-to-join-the-chicago-cubs-end-curse-turn-cubs-fan-into
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