That's a good point. This team wasnt the total pile of horseshit that they became. They blew a ton of saves to start the year....


I dont know, I'm flip flopping like crazy on this team. The losing has turned me into a madman.

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The new CBA rewards losing.

They can't cancel the Cubs Convention! Where will fans go to sign the Santo card that Julian Green will toss in the garbage?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Bringing some flavor to the Cubs apparently entails throwing away interaction with fans.

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Are all of the other Cubs fans around here as excited for the Brad Ausmus era to begin as I am?

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Crasnick says he isn't going to be interviewed due to lack of experience. AJ Hinch will be interviewed, though.

I actually think Ausmus could be a good manager. He's a bright guy, played catcher, and had a long career in the bigs. That all adds up to managing timber to me. And I think he will be the manager, because they're going to get pantsed on the Girardi thing, you just know.

EDIT: What? No! If they don't interview Ausmus but do interview fucking A.J. Hinch, I'm done with this team.

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Anytime you can bring in a manager who has a 89-123 W/L record you make that call

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I hope Quade is on the short list.

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Ausmus could be decent or he could be a dope but I totally agree on the pantsed on the Girardi thing. Why on earth would you leave the GLORIOUS Yankees of New York for the shitshow on the Northside?

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THey are from here. Dont you know anyone that is from this area automatically wants to move back here at all times in their lives?

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Only Boilermaker Rick

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I didn't know anything about him. Seems he isn't as bad as his record, according to this.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon ... er-opening

Cubs interested in A.J. Hinch for manager opening
October 1, 2013 8:25 pm ET

A.J. Hinch, who went 89-123 as manager of the Diamondbacks, may be a candidate for the Cubs' opening. (USATSI)
A.J. Hinch, who went 89-123 as manager of the Diamondbacks, may be a candidate for the Cubs' opening. (USATSI)
The Cubs are preparing to contact the Padres about front-office executive and ex-Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch regarding their managerial job.

Hinch is among the names on the Cubs' list of potential candidates to replace Dale Sveum, who was fired Monday after two years managing the Cubs. Hinch was first mentioned as one who would interest the Cubs by Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com.

GIRARDI A CANDIDATE?
Yankees GM says they want him back next season
The Cubs are first expected to look into hiring Yankees manager Joe Girardi, but he's viewed as most likely to remain in New York. Girardi's contract lapses at the end of the moth, so they technically couldn't talk to him until then, without Yankee permission.

Hinch, 39, fits the bill as the type of player-development guy the Cubs seek for their new manager. Hinch was in player development for Arizona when then-GM Josh Byrnes pulled him out of the front office and made him a surprise choice to manage the big-league team. Hinch currently works as San Diego's V.P. of pro scouting, but his background is in player development.

Looking back, most folks view Hinch's short managerial tenure in a much more positive light. At the time, his hire wasn't well received by old-time baseball people who wondered if he had enough field experience (beyond his playing days as an ex-big league catcher for four different teams). While he finished 89-123 in his tenure from may, 2009 to July 2010, there were no glaring mistakes cited.

It is believed Hinch would have interest in the Cubs job, especially since they have a stockpile of excellent prospects.

Yet another Padres executive, Brad Ausmus, also has been viewed as a potential Sveum successor. But Cubs president Theo Epstein suggested he'd prefer to hire a manager with major-league managing experience. That makes some sense after Sveum didn't work.

Hinch is credited with helping develop much of Arizona's bevy of young players, including Stephen Drew, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Max Scherzer, Miguel Montero, Gerardo Parra and Ian Kennedy. Sveum's undoing was a lack of progress seen in young talents Starlin Castro, Anthony Rizzo and Jeff Samardzija.

Hinch, a Stanford graduate, played for the A's, Royals, Tigers and Phillies.

I do though. I'm the reverse FavreFan.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Delete your ass!

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

Nice comeback. You're wrong. Deal with it.

I'm sorry Bryan, but all posts with the phrase "deal with it" must be accompanied by a gif espousing the same message.

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Cubbie Nation is crumbling from within. It may be time to go back to the entire fan base being drunk in the bleachers not caring about the results on the field.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

He doesnt deserve it

He only gets half of one

Just wait til the dozens of White Sox fans start infighting.

That trailer park is going to look like Detroit!

Gordon Wittenmyer reporting that Giradri as part of his negotiations with the Yankees is requesting to have a sit down with the Cubs.

I feel like the Yanks aren't going to put up with that. They'll make a best offer and see what happens.

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Team Cutler.

Much ado about (almost )nothing

Why?

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

Because the manager isnt nearly as important as all this.

I'm starting to be on the side that thinks Joe is just using the Cubs as leverage. Can't blame him.

You've already admitted there are at least 2,000 White Sox fans.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Many of them died (before 2005 btw)

I thing it's all a diversion by Theo. This way the press talks about this and not losing over 90 games a year for a position in the draft.

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

Ill admit, it has crossed my mind that the reason they want Girardi is they think it will buy them some more time.


Hope I'm wrong on that

Your opinions can be different then mine or BRick when it comes to the Cubs but let's face it,it hurts like Hell to lose like this no matter how you feel.

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