After 3 years of throwing 486 games,the one sole acquisition which can be attributed to getting a higher draft pick is Kris Bryant. There was a chance Kyle Schwarber would have still been there in the lower first round if the Cubs finished better.

There never was any reason to not acquire some decent hitters and pitchers in the previous 3 years. I was not asking for top tier guys but at least put together a team that might get that 2nd WC. 4 seasons later they did it but the team was pieced together mostly with trades and FA pickups which would have been nice if they tried it 4 seasons ago,too!

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

Again, the sophomore slump is proven baseball fact. Chances are slim the Cubs get the same production out of Bryant, Schwarber and Russell next season. I know common sense would say otherwise, but for one reason or another most players take a step back in their second year.

Not all but most. Mayne the Cubs luck out and nobody regresses, but the history of the game disagrees with that outlook.

This is the first of several playoff appearances in the next 5 seasons. This won't be the last NLCS appearance. Hopefully it works out better next time.

This team is all about giving you a ton of chances to see your dream realized jimmy. It wasn't one and done.

2015 Cubs are 1989-1990 Bulls.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Without the losing you probably wouldnt have Arrieta (they traded a low cost pitcher who was having a good year), Bryant, Schwarber, and Russell

very stupid post

Don't throw facts at him, let him meatball. It is what he does. Nothing anyone says will change him.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

So is this;
Making the playoffs .next year is promised to nobody. See; Nationals, Washington and/or Giants, San Francisco.

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What facts? They could have still made those trades IF the team they put together was not contending. That's what I'm saying. In 2014,they didn't even try to get anybody decent to fill out the roster. I have no problem trading pieces here and there but at least try to win these last 3 years and if it's not working out,then go and make some trades for the future.

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

If they were trying to win they would have kept Feldman and not gotten Arietta. Same with Samardzija-Russell

Everythiing is connected Jimmy.

notice he said nothing about World Series appearances and even less about championships

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

jimmmmmmy,

You've got some posting talent but it's time like these where you tend to miss the mark.

OK, I'll bite. Which Cubbie is Jordan?

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

That is so adorable....he tries so hard but then spits out....."see the Giants about making the playoffs" while trying to rip on someone for saying this is the first of SEVERAL playoff appearances in the next FIVE seasons.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

So who is the Cubs' version of Michael Jordan?

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Castro

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

So 4 years of waiting for this series....neat!

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

So 4 years of waiting for this series....neat!

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

They'll be back Jimmy.

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signed,

the 2004 cubs AND the 2006 white sox

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Just go find another team to cheer for. The Cubs reign of sustained success and opportunities for postseason glory will begin in earnest in 2016. You don't deserve to enjoy it with your negativity that makes no sense when the team has obviously made the turn already and will only get better.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Smiling at broken promises and painful losses gets tiring after 47 years.

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

Don't apologize jimmy.

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Cubs won't make the playoffs again til 2019.

You deserve a winner, jimmy. Unfortunately, it's tough to root for you because you pull for the same team as Elmhurst Steve.

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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

Not only me but the millions of Cub fans all over the world who just had their hearts broken again.

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

I would take some of that action.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

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

Buck up Buttercup. Theo has not broken any promises. He told us what he was going to do and he has executed his plan extremely well. The finishing touches have to be attended to this winter. The team is on the cusp.

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Go Cubs!!!!

when your ass kicked from beginning to end, there is really no heartbreak.

hahaha yes.....it's the old tribune plan. give them a good enough but not too good team every 5 years and they'll keep coming back.