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Playtwo

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #870 on: May 26, 2011, 09:42:23 am »
But just wait until it becomes too hot to play well.

brjones

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« Reply #871 on: May 26, 2011, 09:49:52 am »
I guess it never warmed up last year when the Cubs finished 11 games under .500 at Wrigley.

Their inability to win consistently at home the last two years is baffling.  Only team in professional sports that plays with a home field disadvantage.

AZSteve

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #872 on: May 26, 2011, 09:51:04 am »
But just wait until it becomes too hot to play well.
an oblique reference to Dusty Baker's explanation of player performances or lack thereof based on racial differences? ::)

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« Reply #873 on: May 26, 2011, 09:53:16 am »
an oblique reference to Dusty Baker's explanation of player performances or lack thereof based on racial differences? ::)
Not sure, but wasn't that Don Baylor?

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #874 on: May 26, 2011, 09:55:30 am »
ummm, I thought it was a "Dustyism",but I could be wrong...still some kinda crazy :P

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« Reply #875 on: May 26, 2011, 09:56:33 am »
ummm, I thought it was a "Dustyism",but I could be wrong
One of our trivia experts like JR or Dave23 will know.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #876 on: May 26, 2011, 09:57:19 am »
yessir...just occured to me if they make it a Trivia question one of us could get a point... ;D

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #878 on: May 26, 2011, 11:29:05 am »
it was Baker,thanks P2...

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #879 on: May 26, 2011, 11:39:40 am »
it was Baker,thanks P2...
Darn, I was wrong once last year, too.  (I assume that is what the link said - I don't look at links that don't say what they are).

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #880 on: May 26, 2011, 12:04:46 pm »
Darn, I was wrong once last year, too.  (I assume that is what the link said - I don't look at links that don't say what they are).
Being wrong once a year is praiseworthy,exceptionally so. I can only hope to achieve that lofty plateau through hard work, excercise,prayer, and eating my Wheaties. ;)

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #881 on: May 26, 2011, 01:43:51 pm »
"The converts to the total rebuild approach just keep growing."

Hardly a convert.  As a fan, I have always maintained that I would rather come in last place than third of fourth.  For the high draft choice, of nothing else.

However, as a fan, it isn't MY money that is at risk.  If I were the owner, and heavily in debt, the last thing I would do is gut the team to the extent that you advocate.  From the point of view of a continuing business, Ricketts seems to be doing what he has to do.  Build for the future, but stay in business so there IS a future, at least for the Ricketts family.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #882 on: May 26, 2011, 02:49:44 pm »
Paul Sullivan:

Hope Hendry's name doesn't come up in Blago testimony. Blago bragged to NY Times last year that he gave trade ideas to Cubs GM.

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #883 on: May 26, 2011, 03:47:08 pm »
It would be easy to pick Blago's tips...they would be the only one or two decent trades.  There were one or two, no?

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Re: Cubs in '11
« Reply #884 on: May 26, 2011, 06:33:55 pm »
Today's attendance was 33,378.  That means 8,000 fans did not buy tickets before they knew how bad the weather was going to be.