Balta1701 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 May as well start this mess with some actual news. Other Mods...feel free to debase the title/description in whatever ways you see fit. The Chicago Cubs and closer Carlos Marmol avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to a three-year, $20 million contract on Monday. Marmol, whose arbitration hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, is scheduled to earn $3.2 million in 2011, $7 million in 2012 and $9.8 million in 2013, according to a major league source. The deal also includes a limited no-trade clause. Link. It appears this contract buys out 1 year of Free Agency for Marmol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Cubs on front page of ESPN, hope springs eternal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Zambrano says he is a changed man...again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 14, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) Zambrano says he is a changed man...again Yeah, he's good working on his left jab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 So HBO Real Sports says Marlon Byrd has been working with Victor Conte for the last 4 seasons. That's just too funny for a lot of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Cubs hire Keith Moreland to replace Santo in the radio booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 10:18 AM) Cubs hire Keith Moreland to replace Santo in the radio booth They could have hired Muhammad Ali and it would have been an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Thought for sure they would just give it to Otto and the porn stache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) They could have hired Muhammad Ali and it would have been an upgrade. I was going to say something similar. But I figured it would be in poor taste. Lol. Santo was absolute trash as a broadcaster and won't be missed at all in that capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Dusty Baker on some of the crap he dealt with as Cubs Manager: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/27609378 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Dusty Baker on some of the crap he dealt with as Cubs Manager: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/27609378 yea, i thinlk steroids wrecked priors arm, not baker, stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 03:59 PM) yea, i thinlk steroids wrecked priors arm, not baker, stupid could be, but it also seems he had some mechanical issues that people were glossing over and instead praising his mechanics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 "They turn over their managers pretty quick," Baker said. "They don’t stick with anybody for a period of time, because everybody’s counting -- Year 100, Year 101, Year 102. There’s no such thing as a four- or five-year plan. It’s a one-year plan." I agree with this. After the past two years, not going young and spending more money could be a huge histake for that organization. You have a good young talent at SS to build around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Dusty Baker on some of the crap he dealt with as Cubs Manager: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/27609378 Nicely played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 05:20 PM) I agree with this. After the past two years, not going young and spending more money could be a huge histake for that organization. You have a good young talent at SS to build around. They really haven't spent *That* much more money though, at least when you consider that 2 of their bigger contracts end after this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 wtf is this sh*t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 A friend of mine at work said he got called today asking if he wanted to buy season tickets. He had been on a waiting list for the package for 11 years, and wasn't even close to being at the front of the list last season. The ticket rep said they're way below expectations at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) They really haven't spent *That* much more money though, at least when you consider that 2 of their bigger contracts end after this season. $10 mil for one year to a sub .200 hitter is pretty big. But they have big contracts that they should try and get rid of. If they went young, people would still sell that park out in the summer and they would make huge profit. Rebuilding wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for that club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Dusty Baker on some of the crap he dealt with as Cubs Manager: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/27609378 If that actually happened, that's really s***ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) They really haven't spent *That* much more money though, at least when you consider that 2 of their bigger contracts end after this season. yeah, but again, team is worth 10% less than when Ricketts bought it, he has a 30m debt service every year and state isn't rushing to give him any sort of money to keep status quo at the shrine, much less improve it. The team as an entity isn't as flush with cash as some media and Albert Pujols' agents lead people to believe Edited February 22, 2011 by SoxFan562004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 04:52 PM) $10 mil for one year to a sub .200 hitter is pretty big. But they have big contracts that they should try and get rid of. If they went young, people would still sell that park out in the summer and they would make huge profit. Rebuilding wouldn't be the worst thing in the world for that club. I'm not so sure about that anymore. 2008 and 2009 raised expectations for them a lot. After the 100 year (it's gonna happen) anniversary came and went with no WS trophy Cubs fans are getting a little restless. Suddenly just going to the game for beer and babes while watching the team continue to not win isn't good enough. Their attendance has been declining the past couple years and this year isn't looking that great either. I don't even think they sold-out Cubs Convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Feb 23, 2011 -> 10:36 AM) Their attendance has been declining the past couple years and this year isn't looking that great either. I don't even think they sold-out Cubs Convention. Their attendance started slowly declining because they weren't winning the Central and selling out standing room only tickets. They'll still be one of the top draws in the league. That's both their blessing and their curse; they nearly sell out if they're not winning, so there's a constant revenue stream, but there's no big revenue boost other than playoff tickets if they put a winner out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just saw an article on ESPNchicago.com that said Ricketts had a meeting with the Cubs and told them all that Chicago is still their town and they need to play like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Today & tommorrow, some single game Cubs tix are available for a 20% markup (15% if you use MC), before they go on sale Friday. Pretty smart business move if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Why does everyone on ESPN keep saying the "much improved Cubs"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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