CuseCubFan69

How did Mr. Franklin define insanity?

What! You can't commend that type of behavior. Bad boy. No dinner for you. Hmmm....go with wife or root for a guy that is going to sign Jim Edmonds?

You took one for the team Abe, way to go.

No, that was Dusty. He doesn't want to admit he's pulled that boneheaded maneuver off twice. Well, that's what I thought. Sportscenter quoted him as saying he'd only seen that happen when he was a player. Wonder if he'll get called on that anywhere but here? :twisted: I'd like to see Baker take the responsibility for once. I'm surprised the players haven't called him out when he says things like this. Remember when the Cubs were so bad at fundamentals when he was here and he kept saying his teams didn't play that way and blamed it on the Cubs players not learning it in the minor leagues? That was classic Dusty.

Didn't Bonds start this maple rush with his steroid year of 73 HR's?

I dunno, I thought he was classically handsome. we should seriously debate this i thought his neck was too long and his ears were too big for him to be called classically handsome. i think a pair of spectacles would have done wonders for him, plus he should have grown his hair out I think he's Prince Charles good looking.

They make movies about stuff like this.

Shhhhh....wrabbits.

I'm not sure Jones ever cared.

Dudes been there and he's won before.

But they don't pay for the space at Wrigley. Tribune outright owns the ballpark so they don't pay rent for office space...they own it. Another reason, Cubs aren't making money hand over fist as everyone here believes. That's what I meant, they already have the space paid for then and don't want to use/pay any extra.

romo was there on sunday....the chicago sky players were there on saturday. Whoops, wrong game. Nice pics guys. Ole Miss shirt, that is just great! Sky players? Hmmm...do tell. i think that is the nickname of the wnba team Wow...I thought that was your nickname for this bunch of characters that you with. I'm going to take a nap now.

Make him listen to Joe Carter for a week.

Worm burner or hard hit single? You are a Cub fan if this is what you're dreaming of! I've had a chance to hit off one and it's fun as heck. I'm a guess hitter in this category.

But if the Dodgers fall out of it, and the Cubs overpay in a trade, something that is not unheard for the Cubs, I could see a Furcal trade happening. Well if Theriot and Cedeno continue to hit like this it might work out stop the Cubs from making this trade, and of course Soriano getting hot. I'd hate to give up an young pitching like Gallegher,Hill or Marshall to acquire a player like this due to having no confidence in Marquis and Lieber.

No, that was Dusty. He doesn't want to admit he's pulled that boneheaded maneuver off twice. Well, that's what I thought. Sportscenter quoted him as saying he'd only seen that happen when he was a player. Wonder if he'll get called on that anywhere but here? :twisted: I'd like to see Baker take the responsibility for once. I'm surprised the players haven't called him out when he says things like this.

Trust me...it's true. Remember the old donut shop? That became media relations in 2005 because there was no place to put them when they expanded another department. Now Media Relations is in a trailer in the parking lot. One very small department has people in four different areas because there is not a space to accomodate them all. It's an old ballpark and there is no more room to add office space. So if they redo the grandstand, I think the current employees might be quite happy. It was why everyone was looking forward to the triangle building on the corner of Clark and Waveland as it would have included office space. How hard would it be to rent some office space somewhere? It makes no sense that they allow the space in Wrigley to constrict them. Yeah I don't get that either. Maybe because that would cost extra money while they are already paying for the space at Wrigley?

romo was there on sunday....the chicago sky players were there on saturday. Whoops, wrong game. Nice pics guys. Ole Miss shirt, that is just great! Sky players? Hmmm...do tell.

Is it even true that they have fewer front office types than most teams? They have about a half dozen special assistants to the GM. They've got 15 names in the baseball ops section. I'm sure teams like the Mets and White Sox, with a bunch of people actually considered part of the ownership group, probably have more names. And the Yankees seemingly have 2 front offices, in the Bronx and in Tampa. But I've never heard anything about the Cubs lacking bodies in the front office. I think I remember reading something that said the Cubs have the fewest full-time employees (employees working all year round) than any other team in baseball. Sounds more like back office types than what I consider front office. Front office are your heads of baseball operations and whatnot. Marketing and ticket sales people are more like support staff, especially for a team like the Cubs that doesn't need help selling tickets. No everyone at Wrigley who works in the office in considered front office. And those department heads you mention, don't have very many employees which report to them. Front office means all non uniformed full time employees. At least that is the terminology throughout MLB. Ticket sales people are not part of the front office. They are part time unionized employees. There are people who work the ticket office year round (the ones who handle group and season tickets) and I don't envy them. Fans give them a verbal beating on a regular basis. Is Frank Mahoney still in charge RIV? Frank Maloney is the Director of Ticket Operations. I thought Frank was still there but I wasn't sure...thanks. Boy, he's living my dream, coach Syracuse and then work for the Cubs.

I do think playing defense in Wrigley would help him (Edmonds) more than the spacious Petco. That being said, I wouldn't want to try to catch his lightning in a bottle because I think his time is past, he seems to have lost a lot of bat speed along with defense.

Is it even true that they have fewer front office types than most teams? They have about a half dozen special assistants to the GM. They've got 15 names in the baseball ops section. I'm sure teams like the Mets and White Sox, with a bunch of people actually considered part of the ownership group, probably have more names. And the Yankees seemingly have 2 front offices, in the Bronx and in Tampa. But I've never heard anything about the Cubs lacking bodies in the front office. I think I remember reading something that said the Cubs have the fewest full-time employees (employees working all year round) than any other team in baseball. Sounds more like back office types than what I consider front office. Front office are your heads of baseball operations and whatnot. Marketing and ticket sales people are more like support staff, especially for a team like the Cubs that doesn't need help selling tickets. No everyone at Wrigley who works in the office in considered front office. And those department heads you mention, don't have very many employees which report to them. Front office means all non uniformed full time employees. At least that is the terminology throughout MLB. Ticket sales people are not part of the front office. They are part time unionized employees. There are people who work the ticket office year round (the ones who handle group and season tickets) and I don't envy them. Fans give them a verbal beating on a regular basis. Is Frank Mahoney still in charge RIV?

The pro wrestling home court thing is a little over the top. Lose by 20 away from home and then win by 20 at home, you can't tell me refs don't make the difference in this.

So you're suggesting to not have a catcher at all? :D

Unless you're bidding to buy the Cubs, I'm pretty sure none of us are going to see or find out what's in the book. You are correct...those books are not for public display. And I would have to disagree that the Cubs made all sorts of money for Tribune. I know better. So the Trib is like Al Capone? Are you the book keeper? ;)

I want Tony Romo to do the 7th when the Cubs are behind more often. Vance....did you bring Simpson with you too?