Literally nothing offends me.


If the Cubs had someone not connected to the Cubs float the idea of joining the Cubs to Maddon, it's not even tampering. .

Tell your Bears guy that's not soon enough.

I rarely troll.

No, there cannot be any ambiguity when our lord and savior Theo is involved. He CLEARLY thinks he's above the rules and was texting, and sexting, with Maddon for weeks before he opted out. There is no other way to expalin Maddon's intereste in the Cubs, which has only been hinted at by his agent.

Again...I am not up to speed on what has been reported...so I'm looking for an explanation to your statement that it is pretty clear it happened here. How is it clear? What happened? I don't care if it did...I am curious where the accusations stem from. Thanks!

Honest question...I've been out-of-the-sports-news-loop lately, especially about this topic. I've heard bits and pieces...including Maddon's agent on the radio explaining why he put the clause in the contract, and what he did (informed Maddon) once the GM left. So, my question is....where is the tampering? If Maddon's agent put the clause in the contract and advised his client of his ability to activate said clause upon GM leaving...then where does the tampering start? Is that the Cubs then started talking to Maddon ? Did Cubs contact him? Did Cubs advise him of the clause? If WHEN Maddon found out about this clause and he tested the market interest and Cubs responded positively...is that tampering?

Again...I am not up to speed on what has been reported...so I'm looking for an explanation to your statement that it is pretty clear it happened here. How is it clear? What happened? I don't care if it did...I am curious where the accusations stem from. Thanks!

Tampering begins only if the Cubs contacted him, or vice versa, while he was still under contract to the Rays.

The most recent accusation of tampering I can think of was over the summer Jones told Peterson on the telephone that he would like for him to play for the Vikings.

It would seem very difficult to prove tampering charges. Anyone with an idea on how often a tampering charge is formaly filed and how successful they are? Outside of texts/emails, a lot of he said she said.

Every guy can identify with getting the shaft in the workplace. This also will put Maddon on the shitlist with every other current baseball manager (I would assume.) These things just are not done like this. Totally classless.

You complain about Trestman being nice and rip into Theo for being mean. :

It will be hard to prove a tampering charge. Another Theo market inefficiency!

It will be hard to prove a tampering charge. Another Theo market inefficiency!

Kinda true. How has there been so much Lester info? He's currently property of A's.

Not really. He's a free agent.

But did you see that moron Jake Peavy fantasizing about pitching for the Cubs when he should be worried about beating the Royals?

Maddon's daughter just started following ESPN1000.

Its pretty clear it happened here. Whatever, I'm sure most teams across all sports do it with players and managers. But that doesn't mean Cubs fans should just put their head in the sand over it.

Also, Maddon would be Theo's 3rd manager for the Cubs. Ha. Ha.

I'm a big dumb shitlib baby

Why would Cubs fans care if the Cubs tampered?

Oh man... we are already at the "Checking LeBron's fiancee's twitter account" stage of this courtship?

Actually, my guy's guy.

His only other proclamation was that the Cubs would draft Kris Bryant (at a time when most assumed they'd draft one of the two pitchers)


If this happens, Ill promote him to officially my guy

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

Maddon's daughter just started following ESPN1000.

Where is all the Maddon love coming from?

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Smart chic. She already knows that Mully & Hanley, and B&B suck ass.


Because Cubs fans always love the next best thing. How many saviors have they had since the mid 00's? Prior, Wood, Felix Pie, Rich Hill, Babe Fox, Hee Shop Choi (to the Cubs credit at least he was turned into Derrek Lee), Josh Vitters, Brett Jackson, Corey Patterson. More recently its been Javier Baez and Kris Bryant. So now its Joe Maddon. The Cubs will always have somebody waiting in the wings who is the supposed savior and will lead the team into the promised land.

Except that is not at all what I said. However its not at all surprising that you either don't understand it, or would twist it around in a feeble attempt to put down somebody else. You're nothing if not consistent, Kirko.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.