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Chicagocubs1914

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Chasing dreams and baseballs outside of Wrigley Field...

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Recent Activity
won't folks be watching the refs give Game 7 to the Heat as well?
Commented on Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: It's Why They Play The Games on Jun 19 2013, 9:48a - 2 replies
Opera Man (Adam Sandler character on SNL) needs to do a segment on Castro playing against the Astros
Commented on Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: It's Why They Play The Games on Jun 19 2013, 9:42a
If only that were true all the time
Commented on Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: It's Why They Play The Games on Jun 19 2013, 9:35a
and fourth, I'm guessing Castro gets tonite off.
Commented on Cubs 4, Cardinals 2: It's Why They Play The Games on Jun 19 2013, 9:32a - 2 replies
Hmmm.....
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 19 2013, 8:24a
Well then, don't wait. Do something else. Or not. It's up to you, man...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 19 2013, 8:11a
Interesting - spoiler fail when using on a quote.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 5:59p
Still quite a ways away, Al. We should hit Jamestown in a few hours, and maybe Salem Witch Trials by midnight.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 5:58p - 1 reply
But Frankie did...
Commented on Dale Sveum: Placeholder, Or Championship Manager? on Jun 18 2013, 5:40p
Well, maybe someday when you're not feeling so weighed down, you can write a piece on how the Cubs have acted upon requests by STHs such as yourself.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 5:26p - 1 reply
Exactly - you are indeed the Cubs' best customer.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 5:18p - 1 reply
Forget about Albert - just look for a certain CFer from the Giants a few years ago who started out 1 for 26.
Commented on Dale Sveum: Placeholder, Or Championship Manager? on Jun 18 2013, 3:44p
wow - skipped right over Jamestown, too. I like your confidence. "Kid's got chops."
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:34p - 2 replies
by the way, Tommy Aaron totally recs this comment
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:31p - 1 reply
oh yeah? Well, Al and I have over 150K combined comments lifetime!
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:30p - 2 replies
Yabbut, you don't pay for past performance!
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:27p - 4 replies
Clearly a public trust
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:19p - 2 replies
Wouldn't any owner have had to take on too much debt due to the way Zell was structuring the deal?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 3:11p - 1 reply
Confused on the opening premise of this post - reads like these are their complete managerial records.
Commented on Dale Sveum: Placeholder, Or Championship Manager? on Jun 18 2013, 3:00p - 2 replies
He just wants to know how long. How long.
Commented on Cardinals 5, Cubs 2: Another Day, Another Loss on Jun 18 2013, 2:43p - 1 reply
How long, Shanghai? How long?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 2:32p
It's been more than 24 hours. Call the men in the white suits - Al has officially lost it...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 2:02p - 1 reply
Ok, it took awhile but we eventually hit the millennium mark, followed by the Battle of Hastings.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 11:51a - 1 reply
Impossible call to get right with certainty.
Commented on Cardinals 5, Cubs 2: Another Day, Another Loss on Jun 18 2013, 11:07a - 1 reply
Sir Robert the Knight from the House of Hoosiers often did battle with the Duke
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 10:01a
aren't you being a bit hastings with that thought?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 18 2013, 8:21a - 1 reply
I'm guessing we probably shouldn't go down the total international talent path...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 6:01p - 1 reply
That's a lot of Rs on that staff
Commented on Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Monday 6/17, 6:05 CT: Divisional Rivalry Week on Jun 17 2013, 5:54p - 1 reply
Pretty bad. Not because of the key lime pie but c'mon - who wants to drink beer that's been brewed by Shorts?
Commented on Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Monday 6/17, 6:05 CT: Divisional Rivalry Week on Jun 17 2013, 5:29p - 1 reply
Oh man, if I kept a blown save account like Easy Ed, but used Corky & Lenny's Cheesecake instead of $20...
Commented on Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Monday 6/17, 6:05 CT: Divisional Rivalry Week on Jun 17 2013, 5:27p - 2 replies
You sure they're still in your freezer?
Commented on Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Monday 6/17, 6:05 CT: Divisional Rivalry Week on Jun 17 2013, 5:20p - 1 reply
What's that old baseball adage... "Marmol and Sveum, that's who to blame!"
Commented on Cubs vs. Cardinals Preview, Monday 6/17, 6:05 CT: Divisional Rivalry Week on Jun 17 2013, 5:17p - 2 replies
Hey - what's wrong with SBN now? I'm hitting the "Z" key and nothing happens.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 4:54p - 2 replies
right on, epster...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 4:48p - 1 reply
Then you'd find out why the job is called "beat" writer... :-)
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 4:42p
Well for starters, you'd have to have Sabathia & Scherzer in the rotation
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 4:28p - 1 reply
See - I just don't get that, especially coming from as much of a fan as I know you are
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 4:03p - 2 replies
I don't think this is a good analogy at all.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:47p - 1 reply
so if you knew it was going to happen (as did I), then why get so worked up about it?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:42p - 2 replies
Thanks - I was hoping a soccer savant would be able to expand on the concept and provide more detail.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:20p - 1 reply
heh...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:14p
the obtuse scene from Shawshank comes to mind...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:14p - 1 reply
That's very true.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 3:13p - 1 reply
well, if you think all they're doing in a soccer match is "kicking a ball around"...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:51p - 1 reply
your loss. Some good stuff here.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:49p - 1 reply
You ever watch soccer (football) on tv?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:47p - 1 reply
Doesn't it depend on what the return is?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:27p - 2 replies
Any chance you're in the Bulgaria part of the Balkans?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:23p
rec'd for use of the word "dross"
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 12:16p
I believe we're approaching the 13 month anniversary of SWL's
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:36a - 1 reply
EJax - not really. Servicable as a #3 starter for now, drops to a #4/5 when we're good.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:28a - 1 reply
agreed
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:14a - 1 reply
fair enough - it got my rec.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:10a
Not sure which meme is more amusing
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:08a - 2 replies
Two separate thoughts there.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:06a
and certainly won't cost as much as Ellsbury will.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 11:01a - 1 reply
Just off the top of my head, I can think of two paths not taken in recent years that would have been interesting.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:57a
That's like, your opinion, man...
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:53a
who are you and what have you done with Al Yellon?
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:47a - 1 reply
I'll do it for you then. Out of that 2000 word diatribe, here's what you told Theo to do.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:41a - 1 reply
Well, of late you have really taken to the "grumpy old man yelling get off my lawn and shaking fists at clouds" persona
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:34a - 1 reply
The next time a non-trade happens
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:29a
When it doesn't improve the team.
Commented on An Open Letter To Theo Epstein on Jun 17 2013, 10:27a - 1 reply
man, talk about digging holes...
Commented on Mets 4, Cubs 3: So Much For Trading Carlos Marmol on Jun 17 2013, 10:22a - 1 reply
so if TheoJed don't bring the Cubs a WS title in a reasonable amount of time and they haven't reshaped the organization such that odds are good there will be a WS title in the near future...
Commented on Mets 4, Cubs 3: So Much For Trading Carlos Marmol on Jun 17 2013, 10:18a - 1 reply
well, what would you have them do?
Commented on Mets 4, Cubs 3: So Much For Trading Carlos Marmol on Jun 17 2013, 9:56a - 1 reply
well, what are your options? And that's not snark - I mean that sincerely.
Commented on Mets 4, Cubs 3: So Much For Trading Carlos Marmol on Jun 17 2013, 8:30a - 2 replies
Was McClatchey the owner then? I didn't keep tabs on that kind of stuff back then.
Commented on Mets 4, Cubs 3: So Much For Trading Carlos Marmol on Jun 17 2013, 8:20a
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