The sustainability of The Plan was always dubious in my opinion because it was based on tanking and getting super high draft picks to stock the system. Once (or if) the Cubs become respectable at the MLB level thanks to these high picks, they won't be picking high anymore, and the can't-miss prospects won't be there for them.

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Or cry about it, for that matter.

But since they're supposed to be competitive next year going forward, I'm unclear (a) what the hell that really has to do with anything, and (b) did they think they would be able to exploit this 'market inequity' in perpetuity?

If this story involved the Dodgers, Red Sox, or (Allah forbid) the Yankees, holy Jesus Christ almighty on a rooftop with a fiddle and bow would there be many a confident affirmative nod amongst the presumed baseball intelligentsia for "getting" those fucking overspending, over-reaching, exploitative pricks.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

The Rangers spent more on the International market last year than the Cubs did but let's not talk about that. The Cubs are the first and only team to exploit this loophole and this change is an injustice against only them.

The transition love fest was ridiculous. For Dan and Larry to say they learn something every time one of the football insiders are on, is bullshit. Half the time you don't even get new information from them. Bowen gives you the same shit every training camp, and every time the playoffs start. He should stick to his pumpkins.

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Fuck Edwards and Zobrist

Theo and Jed are compensated very well with the expectation their a step ahead. The pansies need to suck it up and move on.

yup, this is like the poor Bulls management getting 'screwed' by the Rose Rule.

I don't think they've said that at any point. I love people who just read this thread and then have their reactions.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

This just made my day!!

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

It's exactly what he said. He said "the plan" was to dominate the Dominican by outspending everyone every other year when in fact they didn't outspend everyone last year. Lil Danny is so far up Theo's ass that he doesn't care what he says is even true.

he clearly said, this has no impact on the next four years. It impacts down the road when they no longer can lose and get great draft position. It's still a crybaby stance but not quite the stance you're depicting.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Dan is obsessed with this smart radio thing. Just said you won't find a smarter Bears pregame show. Funny from a guy that describes his show as (paraphrasing) two goofs just fucking around.

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I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out. - Bill Hicks

Let's do it for Johnny!

Bill from Capitol Hill is Not Dan Bernstein?

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Waiting for "Rudy" to call in.

And LOL to lawyer's extendo garbage crap and them getting hard over Govt Fromage calling in.

Pictured left to right:

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"Now comes good sailing. Moose. Indian."

You ever post a picture of the abortion of a movie that the shining was and I will drink again. - Stephen King.

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"Now comes good sailing. Moose. Indian."

Holy shit. Stephen King is an idiot. Who doesn't love BJ and the bear?

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Is this how Clark the Cub got his gig?

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"Now comes good sailing. Moose. Indian."

Kong did you ever see Kings version of the shining? Amazing acted by none other than Stephen webber that was verbatim from the book? Simply 4 hours of the finest film making ever. Hands down. Makes Kubrick and Nicholson look like hacks. Amatuers.

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Yeah I saw that, it was good. Certainly closer to the book, but (clearly) I'm partial to Kubrick. He supposedly put a crushed red VW in The Shining just to give King a metaphorical kick in the pants:

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"Now comes good sailing. Moose. Indian."

I was actually being sarcastic. While I loved the book the king version of the movie was awful. Kubrick did such an amazing job interpreting the material and avoided many of the things that just didn't translate. King has always had an issue with it. The made for TV one was boring although verbatim.

Rebecca De Mornay looked real good in the bad TV version...

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