Seacrest would be the speech writer for POTUS

It's starting to look like the Tribune was too big to be sold. Look at the way the paper and the baseball team have taken runaway trains to Shitsville since Zell and Ricketts emptied their banks and couch cushions to buy these things. Oh how I yearn for simpler times. Times when the midwestern paper of record wasn't a glorified tabloid that I wouldn't wipe my ass with in fear that the ink would cross my blood-brain barrier and cause me to write exclusively in monosyllabic words. Or those simpler times when the old ballpark didn't have a 20-foot macaroni noodle in front. These times were like 2006.

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Les, I love ya but that might be the meatballiest post of the year! Most interim Managers are lousy but it doesn't really matter, they're just temporarily managing the team until the next coaching staff is in place. If the rest of the season is meaningless for the Cubs then it doesn't matter who the Manager is, so why keep Lou? I get the feeling the playing are laughing & making fun of Lou too, just like the fans & broadcasters are. His time is over here.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

This franchise needs better talent evaluation. It's needed it since Dallas Green left. Hiring Tim Wilken was a start, but there's a lot more work to be done in the front office.

My biggest problem with Lou isn't this year, it was last year when he backed down from Bradley. He was right and should've stood up for himself. Other than that, what can Lou do differently to help generate offense when he has a lineup of 5-8 hitters? They can't play the field. And he did his best with that rag tag bullpen that Hendry gave him.

Has there ever been a GM who has spent as much bad money in a few years as Hendry? Zambrano, Fukedome, Soriano, Ramirez, Bradley...good lord what a lousy resume.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Can't argue with you here.

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There goes one over the fence..Tru Link Fence..Beauty, Privacy Security....Call Tru Link.
Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

Zambrano - Maybe Bad money, but if he goes to Free agency, he gets that money
Fukedome- That one is all on Hendry!
Soriano- McDonough made it a 7 year deal! 75% blame to Hendry, but not a disaster
Ramirez- The money is not the issue, it's the structure of the deal. Ramirez always could opt out and Hendry didnt learn the first time. A Ram ahs the same thing this year, $14 Million to stay IF HE WANTS, got a feeling he is staying.
Bradley- 110% Hendry , "Steak Dinner Boom"

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Doubt this will make any of us Cubs fans feel better. At least Boston isnt playing all that well either...

2010 Team Payrolls
No. Team Payroll Average
1. New York Yankees $206,333,389 $8,253,336
2. Boston Red Sox $162,747,333 $5,611,977
3. Chicago Cubs $146,859,000 $5,439,222
4. Philadelphia Phillies $141,927,381 $5,068,835
5. New York Mets $132,701,445 $5,103,902
6. Detroit Tigers $122,864,929 $4,550,553
7. Chicago White Sox $108,273,197 $4,164,354
8. Los Angeles Angels $105,013,667 $3,621,161
9. Seattle Mariners $98,376,667 $3,513,452
10. San Francisco Giants $97,828,833 $3,493,887
11. Minnesota Twins $97,559,167 $3,484,256
12. Los Angeles Dodgers $94,945,517 $3,651,751
13. St. Louis Cardinals $93,540,753 $3,741,630
14. Houston Astros $92,355,500 $3,298,411
15. Atlanta Braves $84,423,667 $3,126,802
16. Colorado Rockies $84,227,000 $2,904,379
17. Baltimore Orioles $81,612,500 $3,138,942
18. Milwaukee Brewers $81,108,279 $2,796,837
19. Cincinnati Reds $72,386,544 $2,784,098
20. Kansas City Royals $72,267,710 $2,491,990
21. Tampa Bay Rays $71,923,471 $2,663,832
22. Toronto Blue Jays $62,689,357 $2,089,645
23. Washington Nationals $61,425,000 $2,047,500
24. Cleveland Indians $61,203,967 $2,110,482
25. Arizona Diamondbacks $60,718,167 $2,335,314
26. Florida Marlins $55,641,500 $2,060,796
27. Texas Rangers $55,250,545 $1,905,191
28. Oakland Athletics $51,654,900 $1,666,287
29. San Diego Padres $37,799,300 $1,453,819
30. Pittsburgh Pirates $34,943,000 $1,294,185

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Oh and the #30 team on that list has a payroll that is a fourth the size of the Cubs, but somehow has dominated the Northsiders.

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