“We’re going to win the NL Central. Quote me on that. We should be the team, with all due respect to every other team, they’re just as good talent wise, but we’re going to do some things this year. That’s what we’re expecting. That’s what we’re putting our sights on. We’re not going to accept anything else.”- Anthony Rizzo



I like the confidence and expectations. Cant really blame him for being excited to be on a team trying to win for the first time.

He's also going to have a threesome with Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis.

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Watched sports news last night and saw that clip of him saying that. You can tell by listening, and also by watching, that he really doesn't believe it.

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Proud to be UNVERIFIED.

It was bad enough when the fans went around saying "It's Gonna Happen!", now the players are doing it.

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Nothing wrong with confidence. The guy had a real good year, they added to the team and now they are actually trying to win. Id be worried if he didnt think they had a chance

Love embrace of the leadership role.

Especially love that the emerging leader is a red ass.

all this time I missed the r in your name and thought you were walkman5

My guy!

Look at Dusty in that picture......Rizzo is 20 steps over toward the Reds dugout by then and Dusty hasn't even moved from his leaning spot on the railing!

edit:Is that Dusty? Or was he gone by then?

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Lame story behind it too. Nothing to do with Herschel either. In short...when trying to subscribe to AOL many many many years ago....could not find one unique username that was not already taken.....came up with this. So...one night I was out on the town and met "The Man" himself, Michael Jordan. A buddy of mine knew this club owner, etc...and we hung out in the VIP section with MJ and his crew. I shook his hand and small talked with him some...and that was the inspiration to sign on to this message board (habit of using walkrman5), and was the subject of my first post on CSFMB. Too much information?? I know. Lame...but true. At the time, I didn't realize or think about the creative or funny username thing I now see on CSFMB.

That said...I still don't think Rizzo believes what he is saying.

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yes, please

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Nothing hotter than a threesome with a last trimester pregnant woman....almost a foursome by some religious beliefs

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Rizzo is the same guy who details how all of his opponents say the Cubs will be great in a few years with their minor league system as if MLB players pay attention to those things.

He's a guy whistling by the graveyard.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Dolphin is a Tyler fan

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That movie also said that we would be riding hoverboards.

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He was being interviewed on Bloomberg when they told him that. He didnt know about Back to the Future II. Made me feel old.

I didn't realize that Rizzo lives in Bridgeport.

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-Hank Kingsley

He was gone.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

The road to the playoffs via the NL Central still runs through St Louis.

Check back in October, Mr Rizzo

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I find these kind of statements eye-roll endusing, pointless and not remotely a newsworthy. Also not deserving of a shoutout...even on this board.

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I disagree

Also its a little different IMO since you're dealing with a team that has tanked for years.

Yeah? Well, why don't you make like a tree, and get out of here.

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http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.as ... dings#AL-E

not bad

84 wins would be good

If things would work out close to that the NL central will be a helluva race.

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according to those projections it's playoff baseball for the Cubs

if I read that correctly they are projected to have the 3rd best offense in the NL

That's selling them short. Waves and waves of talent.

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If Hawk said that, we would be on page 10.

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