Does anyone honestly think that Lil' Tommy McCaskey has the stones to bring in actual intelligent baseball people to right this ship? Or he is just going to let Jim Hendry/Wilkens etc. run this club even further into the ground because he's financially unable to clean house. Or is he and just won't do it?

I can't believe how wrong I was about this guy. I don't know what it's going to take for him to start acting like an owner who gives a shit about more than troughs and bison burgers.

Season ticket holders, chime in. You're the ones paying the big bucks.

I know Hendry is feeling the pressure, the guy sits in his office listening to Mac and Spiegs rip on him. lol

Funny thing is Abbatacola seems to be more impressed with Tom Ricketts than his father is.

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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.’”

Yeah,I heard him defending "Crickets-(The Sound you will be soon hearing in Wrigley) on the radio today. Hendry is in Arizona helping with the draft. What total bullshit. His team is sinking and he hides,it really makes me sick. I have not seen this much of a mess since the days of Andy MacFail.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

This situation is far worse because Cricketts is up to his ass in debt and revenues are on a rapid decline. And IMO he lacks he balls to clean house. The only hope is the team loses 100+ games and becomes the laughingstock of baseball forcing his hand. And it is highly ikely they lose 100+ games with Quade leading them into the abyss...

Hey,Blake DeWitt is up to .292,so that's something. Along with Fuks leading off (.310) and the two youngsters up the middle batting around .300 all year,Let's also not forget Byrd coming back,the Cubs have an impressive array of WHAT?

Punch & Judy hitters,that's what. Only one Cubs starter has a .SLG % above .425 & that's Soriano (.525).

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

How long 'til pads?





Oh yeah......hmmmm. Go Rush!

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-"God is great. Beer is good. And People are crazy!"

If Joe (the brains of the operation) & Tom (the dope of the operation) Rickett's could turn back the hands of time, they wouldn't buy the Cubs again knowing what they know now.They thought this would be a cant lose no brainier of a business. Oops!

I predicted doom & gloom for the Cubs under Ricketts from day one, but things are even worse that anyone thought they might be.

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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

once again ur getting away from the core problem: Bully Hendry

Ricketts intends to clean house...he just needs the big contracts to expire...or for July 31 to approach...relax

Hendry put him in this bind...Ricketts intends to go young

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You're a fucking idiot.

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no...u guys are just ignoring what Ive been teaching u guys all along

and in a year when the Cubs are fielding home-grown players only, and Hendry's job is finally on the line, I will point to this thread and say I told u so

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Where are these talented home grown players of which you speak so highly ? Pissed away with no return. You could not teach a sick kid to puke in a paper bag.

i just reread my post and can see the confusion...Im not talkin about this year...Im talkin about next year..."in one year, when..."

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They are in a diffcult position. It's good that they got so far behind in the division so quickly, so as to avoid the uncertainty of whether or not they might still have a decent chance at making a run at the division. That means they can go ahead and try to trade veterans for promising prospects and rebuild. The only problem with that, is nobody (but Zambrano) is a highly paid veteran you might like to trade, that is playing well enough to generate interest. At the end of the season they can dump about 40 million in salary. But it sure would be nice to get something for these guys before the deadline, to build for the future. Fukudome might bring a minor prospect from the right team. But despite his decent BA, his power numbers suck. Plus, teams know that his history has always been that he produces diminishing returns in the 2nd half of the year. Zambrano is probably the only guy that might bring a good prospect in return. Yes-he has a no-trade clause, but in light of recent developments, I think he would agree to a deal with the Yankees or Red Sox. Castro, Soto and Soto are about the only guys right now that seem like pieces of the puzzle. Barney has been a nice surprise, but it's too early to draw any real conclusions about him. I'm hoping that Colvin gets back to 2010-like production, now that he's playing everyday again. But it hasn't looked real promising so far.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Best law firm in the Dominican!

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Theyre fucked for now and the immediate future.

Things can change though.

Steve Rosenbloom calls Ricketts a "FANBOY OWNER" in today's Tribune!!!!!!!!

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WOO LIFE!!!!

Joe "Tea Party" Ricketts is on record before the Cubs purchase as saying "Win or Lose the place is always full". He thought it was a gold mine filled with idiot Cubbie fan nuggets.
Congratulations to Cub Fans for finally growing up and demanding a PRODUCT.....not a Disney story...and telling Ricketts to go pound sand.
The price of the Cubs tickets is second to Boston's.
The Cubs are full of shit....lower your ticket prices, Assholes.

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Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

You care About Cubs ticket prices why?

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

cuz theyre too high, and they have been too high for too long

what are u, a millionaire?

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Yes.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

I called him that on this board the day he bought the team. I warned you guys about this fucker.

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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

Because I am far more concerned with a family that wants to attend a game than I am with the obscene amount of money these asshole players make.

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Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

Actually I think that is what Lil' Tommy McCaskey told his dad to try to help spur him to cough up the dough.

less than 2 weeks until some full on meatball fun with you losers

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