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  • #181
    Originally posted by falafel View Post
    I don't think Albert would come to Chicago for only 6-7 years. For that many years he'd just stay in St. Louis. IIRC, he wants 10 years.
    That could really hurt the last five years of that deal.

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    • #182
      I'm really happy to have Epstein in Chicago. I can now be an Epstein fan. I couldn't really root for the guy while he was in Boston. I'm curious to see if he tries to hire away Bill James.
      As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
      --Kendrick Lamar

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      • #183
        I'm just glad we have something good to talk about regarding the Cubs. I actually feel positive about my team now, and after these last few seasons, that's a big thing.
        Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
        God forgives many things for an act of mercy
        Alessandro Manzoni

        Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.

        pelagius

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        • #184
          Originally posted by RC Vikings View Post
          I would like to see them get rid of Quade and bring in Sandburg.
          I was not aware of this, but this article says that Theo wanted Ryno to manage the Red Sox AAA team:

          http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story...-ryne-sandberg

          I love Ryno, but have always wondered if he is too nice and quiet of a guy to be a successful big league manager. He has thrown a couple of managerial tantrums in his time, I wonder if those were calculated to change his image a bit.

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          • #185
            Aramis says he's going to test the free agent waters this winter. Pena is also a free agent. Theo could need to get a new set of corners this off season. It also looks like he'll try and shop Zambrano, even though Z has a no-trade clause.
            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

            "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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            • #186
              Originally posted by falafel View Post
              Aramis says he's going to test the free agent waters this winter. Pena is also a free agent. Theo could need to get a new set of corners this off season. It also looks like he'll try and shop Zambrano, even though Z has a no-trade clause.
              Cubs are in the market for david wright.

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              "Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum

              "And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla

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              • #187
                Originally posted by Mormon Red Death View Post
                Cubs are in the market for david wright.

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                I could get excited about that.
                Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
                God forgives many things for an act of mercy
                Alessandro Manzoni

                Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.

                pelagius

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                • #188
                  Theo Epstein on Wrigley Field
                  "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


                  "I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader

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                  • #189
                    Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View Post
                    Theo Epstein on Wrigley Field
                    you got me for a moment, then I looked at the website.
                    Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
                    God forgives many things for an act of mercy
                    Alessandro Manzoni

                    Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.

                    pelagius

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                    • #190
                      Originally posted by il Padrino Ute View Post
                      Theo Epstein on Wrigley Field
                      Some of that article might actually come true.

                      "That hunk-of-junk scoreboard in center is apparently broken—they change the numbers by hand—and I don't even know if this place has electricity," Epstein said while directing workers to tear down the field's dangerous brick boundaries.

                      "I wouldn't look for that old scoreboard to be sitting on top of the center-field bleachers for many more years,'' the general manager said. "There's $20 million (a year) sitting up there if they put up a giant Jumbotron. I know people are attached to tradition, to that scoreboard, but is taking it down any bigger change than putting seats on top of the Green Monster?
                      http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...4735617.column
                      Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                      "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                      • #191
                        Originally posted by falafel View Post
                        Some of that article might actually come true.






                        http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...4735617.column
                        Just to clarify for those reading this post, the "General Manager" quoted in the article is not Epstein, it is an anonymous GM. I have no problem with changes made to Wrigley if they are like the ones that were made to Fenway. I have been to Fenway before and after the changes and I think nothing they have done has taken away from the tradition or beauty of the park.

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                        • #192
                          Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                          Just to clarify for those reading this post, the "General Manager" quoted in the article is not Epstein, it is an anonymous GM. I have no problem with changes made to Wrigley if they are like the ones that were made to Fenway. I have been to Fenway before and after the changes and I think nothing they have done has taken away from the tradition or beauty of the park.
                          Maybe it was Jed Hoyer.
                          Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                          "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                          GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                          • #193
                            Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post
                            Just to clarify for those reading this post, the "General Manager" quoted in the article is not Epstein, it is an anonymous GM. I have no problem with changes made to Wrigley if they are like the ones that were made to Fenway. I have been to Fenway before and after the changes and I think nothing they have done has taken away from the tradition or beauty of the park.
                            Agree. Theo Epstein did add seats atop the Green Monster at Fenway Park but he also kept the scoreboard manual on the face of it. I doubt he automates Wrigley Field's scoreboard.
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                            • #194
                              Originally posted by Paperback Writer View Post
                              Agree. Theo Epstein did add seats atop the Green Monster at Fenway Park but he also kept the scoreboard manual on the face of it. I doubt he automates Wrigley Field's scoreboard.
                              Perhaps there would be some sort of compromise? Keep the manual scoreboard, but have robots change the numbers. That would be cool.
                              "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill


                              "I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear Leader

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                              • #195
                                Originally posted by falafel View Post
                                Some of that article might actually come true.






                                http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...4735617.column
                                I don't like this guy anymore.
                                Dio perdona tante cose per un’opera di misericordia
                                God forgives many things for an act of mercy
                                Alessandro Manzoni

                                Knock it off. This board has enough problems without a dose of middle-age lechery.

                                pelagius

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