FloydBannister1983

This is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. Nobody likes the guy. It’s obvious. Can’t blame the rest of the team. He a narcissistic a—hole. I remember when Sammy Sosa left the Cubs stadium early at the end of his last season there. It was obvious the rest of the team hated him and when he left early Kerry Wood took a bat and smashed that radio that Sosa loved so much. I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened here.

And you would think that after forty flipping years of continuous ownership that the organization would be running like a well oiled machine and there would be a unifying set of principles. Instead they run around like nobody has ever done this before. You would think the front office had yearly turnover the way it is run.

I think they are far more likely to lose 90 than finish .500

I wouldn’t consider one season a success story. More an outlier, while other teams were retooling.

That was only due to trading away a couple All Stars. Not due to good scouting and drafting. And it turns out those rankings were crap. That “top” farm system turned into a fourth place team in the worst division in baseball history.

We’ve seen before that players will take less to go elsewhere.

Yeah but I would say 2022 is more analogous to the 1985 team that had a respectable season and then headed into a disastrous four year stretch.

Why would Ohtani sign with the Sox?

I don’t think Giolito and Cease bring more of a return than Sale and Quintana.

After you trade away half your pitching staff and at least one starting position player who in their right mind thinks this team wins anything?

Exactly. You could. Most of the people on this board could. There is no evidence that Hahn could.

They would have to go 22-11 to be 1 game under .500. This is not happening. 2024 and 2025 are not happening as well.

I can’t stand these players and the talent isn’t there but I decent manager could have them close to .500. Not over since their ceiling is .500.

I think you overrate the pitching staff. Giolito is proven. Other than that Cease is a one year wonder that throws 100 pitches in five innings too often. Kopech is a never was. Lynn is fat and washed up. Then you have the family guy. And the hitters are worse.

This. I don’t think the talent is there. It never was.

And if you opined that Hahn didn’t know what he was doing you were a closet Cubs fan. Or a meathead that didn’t understand the modern game.

The fans will hate you in another city because you’re just an a-hole…. Anderson

You’re right and he’s probably the only semi-credible person that would take the job.

Which is just hilarious. They crapped in the bed and now they don’t want to sleep in their feces-stained bed.

One of the few enjoyable moments this season.

Yes it seems like nearly every game they score under three runs. I remember when people thought they had a murderers row. That was funny.

He screamed racial epithets at others in the past. Wouldn’t be surprised if he directed it at Grifol or other teammates as well.

I don’t think it’s 40%

“I have never wished death on anyone but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.”

He seems to be a narcissist to me. He might have made a better boxer than a team sport player.