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Darkside

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:04 pm

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

NSJ at least when Dusty was with the Cubs, he won a goddam playoff series. Remember, that glorious Braves series? Elmhurst Steve was there when Kerry Wood kicked that last second field goal to give the Cubs the win in game 6.
Maybe this year, IF the Reds make the playoffs, they can manage to win a game.

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NSJ

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:45 pm

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

NSJ at least when Dusty was with the Cubs, he won a goddam playoff series. Remember, that glorious Braves series? Elmhurst Steve was there when Kerry Wood kicked that last second field goal to give the Cubs the win in game 6.

Maybe this year, IF the Reds make the playoffs, they can manage to win a game.

Frank at least when Lou was with the Reds, he won a goddam World Series. Remember, that glorious Oakland series? Lou was managing when the Reds swept the A's.

Maybe this year, IF the Cubs make the playoffs, they can manage to win a game (which they didn't with Lou).

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Keyser Soze

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:33 pm

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Well.....Matt Holliday got hurt so the 'division is coming back to the Cubs' a little more.

Have the Pirates had any key injuries yet??

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Apologist

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:51 pm

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NSJ wrote:

For a $146M+, you'd like to think that your team has a chance to win the World Series.

RK PLAYER Salary (US$)
3 Chicago Cubs 146,609,000
11 St. Louis Cardinals 93,940,751
12 Houston Astros 92,355,500
18 Milwaukee Brewers 81,108,278
21 Cincinnati Reds 68,200,542
30 Pittsburgh Pirates 34,933,000

Certainly the Cub have not gotten a good ROI, but holy smokes! the Astros are spending a shitload of money for one of the worst rosters in the NL.

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Drop In

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:59 pm

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Drop In wrote:

The Cubs will win 22 games and be a laughingstock.

Fixed. I got cold and wet for this shit?!? If you'll pardon the expression. Notre Dame put the wrong student in that lift.

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Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:30 pm

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NSJ wrote:

j, that was almost a 20 year gap between managing the reds and managing the cubs. lou was on cruise control for the most part here.

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Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:38 pm

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Drop In wrote:

The Cubs will win 87 games and the Division.

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conns7901

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:47 pm

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My prediction is the Cubs will be bad and will stop watching sometime before May starts.

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conns7901 wrote:

Not over yet.

Yes it is.

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Scooter

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 9:55 pm

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1984 and 1989 are examples of Cub teams with no expectations that won far more games than anybody thought they could. The 1998 wild card team sucked goat nuts. Playoffs all three seasons. It is baseball it can happen!!!

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Bud Dude

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:15 am

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cubs win 77 this year.

why isnt tyler colvin in the opening day lineup?

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Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:09 am

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At least the pirate shark is living up to expectations so far. 23 pitches...10 strikes.

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312player

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:27 am

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Scorehead wrote:

312player wrote:

the worst move ricketts made was letting hendry make off season moves and name the new manager. what is ricketts supposed to say? standard b.s. that most owners would say..that is why i did not listen to the interview .. i would rather have lee than pena....pena move makes zero sense, i would also rather move colvin to 1st or aram to 1st and bring up a young vitters. ricketts can fix this in october by firing hendry and bringing in a competent gm to handle everything.

I agree. But who is going to help Ricketts evaluate & hire a competent GM? Crane Kenney?

not sure.but i am confident hendry is canned after the season.

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sinicalypse

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:27 am

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Bud Dude wrote:

why isnt tyler colvin in the opening day lineup?

"Can't forget what Fuk has done for us, man" - the ghost of Dusty Baker.

I remember that quote being invoked for both Jose Macias and Neifi Perez =D

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Big Chicagoan

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:45 pm

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After watching the first series, I predict the cubs at 75-87 and 4th in the central.

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Beyonce Welch

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:20 pm

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82 - 80 third place. Castro errors by the bucketful. :roll:

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jimmypasta

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:06 am

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jimmypasta wrote:

* In a salute to Redford throwing the first pitch,Jim Hendry will make an "Indecent Proposal" to Cubbiegirlshamus.

* Most Cub players will bleed through their jersey in a salute to "The Natural".

*2nd BM,Barney will put up "Beckham" like numbers with the Cubs. (Beckham,2010)

*Carlos Pena will start off very slow and might be booed out of the lineup by June 1st.

* The cold weather and above average SP & BP will get the Cubs a good start. The months of June,July & August will knock them back to reality.

* Quade will bench Castro sometime in the season for poor SS play.

* Final record: 77-85

Make the above Pena Prediction May 1st.....SHEESSHH,does he suck!

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Darkside

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:21 am

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cpguy wrote:

73 - 89 and 4th place.

Not bad.

Darkside wrote:

Bad

Accurate.

Northside_Dan wrote:

Fukudome gets moved at the trade deadline

Accurate.

Phil McCracken wrote:

The Reds suck

Correct

Deacon Blues wrote:

75-87 finish just above the butt pirates

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bigfan wrote:

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

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Scorehead

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:23 am

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Darkside wrote:

cpguy wrote:

73 - 89 and 4th place.

Not bad.

Darkside wrote:

Bad

Accurate.

Northside_Dan wrote:

Fukudome gets moved at the trade deadline

Accurate.

Phil McCracken wrote:

The Reds suck

Correct

Deacon Blues wrote:

75-87 finish just above the butt pirates

You missed my predictions that Ricketts would be a horrible owner who is stretched financially, & Quade would be a terrible Manager.
Thank you.

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Northside_Dan

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:54 am

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Northside_Dan wrote:

Randy Wells is going to have a stellar year for a #4 guy.

Starlin Castro .302/.382./.420
Pena .245, 29 hr's 95rbi
Soto .275/.395/.450 makes the all star team

Fukudome gets moved at the trade deadline

Team hangs around all year, but never goes on a big run

82-80

Castro finished at .307/.341/.432
Pena finished at .225 with 28 home runs 80rbi
Soto I was hilariously wrong on.

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Northside_Dan

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:08 am

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Soto is maddeningly inconsistent. Every year he changes from awful to awesome.

2007: 389/433/667 only 54 AB's
2008: 285/364/504
2009: 218/321/381
2010: 280/393/497
2011: 228/310/411

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Phil McCracken

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:10 am

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Phil McCracken wrote:

Cubs win 93 games and the division title and Quade gets some pub for MOY.

Garza wins 15 games

Pena hits .220 with 30 HR's

Castro is the hotness

whistler ends up calling Hendry a bully over 50 times

Elmhurst Steve remains racist

Frank spends more time in the Cubs section than the Sox section

Well at least I got my last 5 predictions right

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:

rpb is wrong. Phil McCracken is useful.

Chus wrote:

RPB is right. You suck. :lol:

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whistler

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:27 am

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Phil McCracken wrote:

whistler ends up calling Hendry a bully over 50 times

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Bully Hendry would have signed Harper for 2.5 Billion over 30 years

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Douchebag

Post subject: Re: Predictions for the 2011 Cubs

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:35 pm

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Northside_Dan wrote:

Soto is maddeningly inconsistent. Every year he changes from awful to awesome.

2007: 389/433/667 only 54 AB's
2008: 285/364/504
2009: 218/321/381
2010: 280/393/497
2011: 228/310/411

He's like Steve Trachsel, only good in even years.

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