All the Cubs trolls should read Rozner's DH article today mainly regarding Bryant. He called you out as idiots. It's one of the few areas where I agree in total with the Roz.

Agreed GD. I don't mind Rozner on the radio, outside of the MCCOWN stuff, but calling him a poor mans Bernstein in terms of radio talent would be generous

take a listen to Rozner doing mornings this week...all of the condescension and management supporting but with about 1% of the talent...and that is the BEST you will get as a replacement.

Hey Barry, the Mc Cown thing isn't played out at all two years after the fact and after two other teams have made him their starting QB. Keep up the good work.

sooo..we keep the DOUCHE jerk face Bernstein/Cutler cause we can't find a better replacement.....makes sense.

His argument is simple, 7 is greater than 6. Read it!

I'd post it, but I am on my ipad, and it's a pain.

Rozner: Bryant decision beyond grasp of dolts

As expected by most but still criticized by many, power prospect Kris Bryant's major-league debut was put on temporary hold Monday.

When he broke up with the Red Sox, Theo Epstein thought he'd be starting a love affair with another large and sophisticated American city.

It didn't take him long to find out he'd been dropped smack dab in the middle of a cornfield, surrounded by cows, bumpkins and the eternally vapid.

At his initial news conference, he endured questions about his snappy appearance and whether his mother would have preferred he become a doctor or lawyer.

Only minutes later, he was outside being photographed beneath the world-famous Wrigley Field marquee … while being serenaded by Ronnie Woo Woo.

Why he didn't run for his life at that moment is probably the most interesting question of the day.

What isn't in question is why the Cubs returned Kris Bryant to minor-league camp Monday.

It is surprising only to those who recently tumbled from a turnip truck, and has been expected since Bryant went on an extraordinary minor-league tear in 2014.

It is understandable that Cubs fans are disappointed they won't see Bryant sooner.

It is understandable when agent Scott Boras advocates for his client.

It is understandable that the players association feigns shock and outrage.

And it is entirely understandable to all of the above that this was completely necessary and absolutely within CBA rules.

What is inexplicable remains the inability of some portion of the fan base and media to understand the very simple concept that having a player for seven years is better than having a player for six years.

Yes, seven is indeed better than six. Sounds pretty straight forward and yet remains elusive for some.

To suggest six is better than seven is merely abject stupidity, embarrassing contrarianism or the simplest form of public pandering from the simplest of folks.

Then again, Epstein has seen this nearly from the moment he got here.

He was criticized for rebuilding a broken organization, which is now rebuilt and probably a year -- or less -- away from competing.

He was laughed at for selecting monster hitters when big-name pitchers were available at the top of the draft, and now one of those hitters is the fawning object of such affection that apoplexy is the theme of the day.

He was ripped for not spending money, which he instead saved for the likes of Jon Lester, Joe Maddon and a farm system that is now the best in baseball.

He was blasted for trading Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel last summer, when he supposedly didn't get enough in return.

Now he is praised for acquiring Addison Russell and Billy McKinney and re-signing Hammel.

He is praised bringing in Lester and Maddon.

He is praised for drafting Bryant and Kyle Schwarber.

He is praised for his transparency while rebuilding a team, rather than having spent untold millions to lose hundreds of games.

Epstein must be able to see now why so many before him have tried and failed to win on the North Side, nearly always dumping the rebuild in favor of quick fixes that fix nothing and set the franchise back several years and hundreds of millions.

It is long past laughable now that some can't fathom the Bryant decision. It is inexplicable, indescribable and indefensible, unless your name is Scott Boras, and he is only doing what any good agent would.

Anyone else making that case only serves to humiliate themselves for reasons that absolutely defy logic.

Epstein must flee his office in horror some days at the sheer dimwittedness of it all.

And wonder why he didn't run for the hills when he had his chance.

brozner@dailyherald.com

I'm not reading the Daily Herald even on a dare.

He even says that they could be less than a year away from competing so that would essentially be...now.

To suggest six is better than seven is merely abject stupidity, embarrassing contrarianism or the simplest form of public pandering from the simplest of folks.

This is the one that pisses me off. That's not the counterargument. Everyone understands that 6.8 is better than 6.

The argument is that the definite now is better than the distant indefinite future. If it was a matter of this year vs. next year, maybe a decision like this could make sense. This is a decision not to compete in 2015 because we want to be sure we are able to save money in 2021 - with no guarantee of whether that team will be in a better position to compete than this year's team. And, even with all that, you still could have the guy in 2021 if you sign him to a contract anyway.

All this takes place in the context of a team that has intentionally tried not to compete for 3 years. It's infuriating.

Yes, I know, every team does it. But, when is some reporter going to write the article that the Cubs already did it...to Bryant? He should have been up here last July but they kept him down so as not to waste a year. Might as well wait until next year so they get him at a bargain in 2022.

I wonder if the CBA would allow them to just chain the guy to the dugout and feed him buckets of gruel then only unchain him to bat and play the field?

Then they could probably control him to old age.

I'd take Jesse Rogers over Bernstein.

[They're a contender except when one is arguing in favor of keeping their best player in the minors for 1/6 of the season.

haggling over 5-20 million dollars that the guy is 90% likely to get anyways. #FirstWorldProblems

I'd take that deal any day of the week.