http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=cubshavetooverhauloffens&prov=tsn&type=lgns Nothing incredibly new here but it summarizes nicely many of changes we've...
http://tinyurl.com/5kl867 Please tell him that I said he's an f***ing moron. "The Cubs need experience in the outfield, especially centerfield" OK...I'm with...
He makes a very good point about Crane Kenney unraveling Piniella's work to diffuse the curse stuff with all of his stupid anti-curse PR stunts. Baseball...
... ever ... of ... to ... I fully expect Raul Ibanez to be in RF for the Cubs next year. Hendry has tried to get him the past two trading deadlines, and has...
The least known of the "fabulous outfielders the Royals wouldn't pay to keep". Could you imagine an outfield/DH rotation with Dye, Beltran, Damon and Ibanez? ...
Wow, looks like the Cubs are seriously pursuing this... http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp- peavydeal110608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Peavy is great and I'd...
... given ... A pile of rubble in return for three boulders doesn't seem like a good move for the Padres. If they are truly in such a bad financial way that...
... financial ... Well, from what has been said, the Padres were one of two teams to lose money last year. Might the offer be low, probably. But the Padres...
While I FULLY expected this, it still pisses me off. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3687712 It is this closed-door, good 'ol boy mentality that is...
Well first, I think your assessment that interest in baseball is declining is wrong. MLB set total attendance records in 2005, 2006, and 2007. In 2008...
Different owners embarrass their teams in different ways. With Cuban, at least, the embarrassment is never tied to a lack of commitment or desire to win. ... ...
I disagree with the assumption that every owner will at some point be an embarrassment. The issue isn't desire or commitment. I'm not going to question...
... You should be worried. There is no guarantee that whomever buys the Cubs isn't going to milk it like a cash cow the way the Tribune did for so many years....
... It was a cash cow for the tribune because they bought it for $20M is it gave them cheap and easy programming for WGN. That won't be the case for the new...
... 2006, ... and ... are ... First off, I should have clarified, when I said "everyone", I meant everyone in the media or affiliated with the game in some way...
The big name teams... like the Mets Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers? None of these teams have new stadiums... at least not last year. Attendance in Florida and...
It seems to me that the Manager of the Year award has not been a good omen for the Cubs in the past. Zimmer in '89. Baker in '03. I sure hope Lou doesn't...
This is equivalent to Ernie Banks and Andre Dawson winning MVP while playing for last place Cub teams. I know that Chris and Will are going to point to Lou's...
... going ... finishes, ... closing. ... The trick is that the ballots are due BEFORE the playoff start. So, the Cubs post-season meltdown didn't factor in to...
I guess this gives the Cubs some insurance should they not be able to resign Wood. I assume Marmol would move to the closer's role and Gregg would set up? Or...
One of my saddest days ever as a Cub fan is today, as Hendry announced Kid K will not be back next year. D ... From: socherball To: cubscoven@yahoogroups.com ...
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