Rebuilding the Cubs

[TheRover]

sell the team
fire mcphail
murder hendry (make it look like a heart attack, shouldn't be hard)
fire baker

[andyfox]

He drove in 597 in four years; 149/year. 1621 total bases; 405/year. He drove in over 100 runs nine years in a row; and he had two years where he hit over 30 home runs and stole over thirty bases before he became a great player. He hit 63 home runs in his 4th best year.

[Case Closed]

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Im a pissed off Cubs fan and I need new ownership and personnel or im gonna go crazy. What do the rest of you Cubs fans think?

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Yeah, I am tired of it. I am only 20 though, I am sure some of the adult cub fans around here are more angry about this than I am.

[kyleb]

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sell the team

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There is literally no chance this happens. The Cubs are one of the most profitable franchises in the MLB, mainly due to their idiotic fans willing to put up with retards in the front office year after year.

[IlliniLou]

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Im a pissed off Cubs fan and I need new ownership and personnel or im gonna go crazy. What do the rest of you Cubs fans think?

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Yeah, I am tired of it. I am only 20 though, I am sure some of the adult cub fans around here are more angry about this than I am.

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i just turned 21 on Sunday, and im not gonna go to a game this year or next until i see significant improvement. I usually go to about 5-10 games a year too

[TheRover]

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sell the team

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There is literally no chance this happens. The Cubs are one of the most profitable franchises in the MLB, mainly due to their idiotic fans willing to put up with retards in the front office year after year.

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I am aware of this, but a man can dream.

I also forgot to mention the second most important thing to do after implementing my plan (#1 is throwing assloads of cash Billy Beane's way):

HIRE DAVEY JOHNSON

[kyleb]

The Red Sox could not buy William Lamar Beane - the Cubs certainly cannot.

[MyTurn2Raise]

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You do know about Baseball-Reference.com, right?

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ya i do, it was more of a spur of the moment banter, sorry i forgot the precious Sosa. Also the thing about Ramirez is that he doesn't hustle at all or seem to care. There's no sense of urgency ever for this team. Ramirez is not a star and can't carry a team, he's a guy you get when you're 1 player away from a championship, not 10 or 12 players away as the Cubs are. Some Cubs fans have the impression we should keep Ramirez around cuz we haven't had a 3rd baseman since Santo, thats why i brought it up

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off-the-record comment:
I have played poker at the Hollywood Aurora with Jimmy Piersall a few times. He is still quite the personality and loves to talk baseball. It is worth the rake just to listen to the man go on and on with his stories.
Anyway, he often refers to Ramirez as the f aggot on the team. This is due mainly to his selfishness and lazy behavior. Kind of humorous.
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[MyTurn2Raise]

stop relying on Wood & Prior

The line-up is actually pretty decent--Murton, Pierre, Jones, Ramirez, Cedeno, Walker, Lee, and Barrett is solid for the NL. Zambrano is a bull, but there isn't enough backing him up. Bad starting pitching exposes relief pitchers. Acquire a pitcher or two. Spend the money they make.


Oh yeah....build a new grandstand for Wrigley (you can keep the same locale and atmosphere). Needs wider aisles, more boxes, and less poles blocking my view of Pujols hitting dingers [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img].

[kyleb]

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The line-up is actually pretty decent--Murton, Pierre, Jones, Ramirez, Cedeno, Walker, Lee, and Barrett is solid for the NL.

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Yeah, that would be fine if Dusty actually played those guys. Neifi Perez seems to find his way in the lineup at all times, as do other idiots replacing actual prospects.