Dumb move by the Cubs! What about Phil Cavaretta or Stan Hack?
6 seasons by an ailing Hawk does not do it for me,but I like Dawson.


Reported by Chicago Tribunes' Fred Mitchell:
What's at stake for Andre Dawson if the Hall of Fame decides to depict him wearing a Cubs cap instead of a Montreal Expos cap when he is inducted?

Besides many more thousands of marketing dollars, Dawson has been promised by the Cubs to have his No. 8 uniform number retired if he goes into the Hall of Fame as a Cub, a source close to Dawson said on Sunday.

No word on whether the Cubs would follow through with retiring his number if Dawson is inducted as an Expo. He played his first 11 seasons in Montreal, and his next six with the Cubs, where he won the NL MVP award in 1987. He wound up his career with brief stops with the Red Sox and Marlins.

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

So the ghost of McDonough lives on at Clark and Addison. Ridiculous...

Maybe the Cubs should retire all numbers, just so they don't miss anybody.

Is this really a big deal?

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

Not as big of a deal as what's on NBC at 10/9c.

Speaking of NBC, Chuck is on for 2 hours tonight, 8-10.

Yes,it is a big deal! This ain't the friggin' White Sox building statues for mediocre ballplayers! Dawson had some nice years with the Cubs,but what about Phil Cavaretta who played 20 years for the Cubs with a average near 300,(I think) How about Bill Buckner,Jose Cardenal,Jim Hickman?

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

Dawson is a HOFer, none of the rest of those guys are.

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

You mean like Harold Baines?

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

What does that have to do with the Cubs and Dawson?

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

Harold Baines was a great hitter. The only medicore guys that have statues are the ones that honor the 2005 TEAM. No individual statue in US Cell is for a mediocre player.

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Guys like Minnie Minoso & Carlton Fisk had some very good years with the Sox. I compare the careers of guys like Mark Grace & Phil Cavaretta on the Cubs. Also is Gabby Hartnetts number retired?

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

Jimmy, Dawson is a HOFer, it is not like the Cubs are talking about retiring Jerome Walton's number. Dawson is one of the best players to ever put on the Cubs jersey.

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

Jimmy Meatball strikes again.......

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Is there a Robin Ventura statue yet? I wonder if there will ever be a Jack McDowell statue.

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Yeah,SPMACK with his one sentence analysis,strikes again,too!

What does that even mean? MEATBALL is somebody who is a cheerleader or sounds like they belong on WGN talking on Sportscentral about BEARS weather,I am one angry Cub Fan who rips them at every stupid move they make! You know,like MURPH!

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

Perfect definition of meatball.

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

Whatever....But I am on this board to GIVE MY OPINION! There are those who just lurk to bitch about opinions of others....Nice way to pass the time,I guess!

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

Give your opinion all you want, just don't bitch when people call you a meatball.

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

And you shouldn't bitch when I call you a bitch!

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

You have every right to be wrong, that is the boards way.

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

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

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OK,Spmack...I guess I'm like somebody with a drinking problem...1st step is admitting my Meatballism.

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

Carlton Fisk was a Red Sox. Did he play on the south side? No replies, please. I am being sarcastic.

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I say go ahead and run #8 up the flag pole.

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I'm still trying to figure out why the fuck it matters?!? Will it give you a a hard on (or a wet pussy) to see a plaque of him wearing a cub hat?? This is so fuckin stupid.

Pasta the more you protest the meatball label, the more it sticks. Anyway retire his number. I dont care what hat he wears.

BWAHHHAHAHA

I don't think that could've been scripted better. That's truly amazing stuff.

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JohnKirk wrote: I dont get it...

Hey PCB,
I wrote that to get a guffaw! So keep guffawing,that's why I'm here.

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