poppysox

Wow...he sounds really good when you say it like that. He also is a dog lover. I sold.?

When we traded Sale, Q and Eaton they all had high value in their contracts. Darvish and Bryant are very well paid. The Cubs need to be happy with unloading salary...not so much the return. I'm not giving a Madrigal for the privilege of paying Bryant or Darvish salaries. Use the money on FA's.

If we trade Madrigal to the Cubs he will be haunting us for a dozen years. No Thanks!

The players named have no established value that would draw interest in a meaningful player. Yet every one of the players mentioned has the potential to blossom into a really good player. A team like ours should be shopping in the free-agent aisle and keep our prospects for ourselves. Some of these prospects will not develop into anything but none of us know which ones.

Albert Belle & Carlton Fisk come to mind.

Yes...please sell to an extremely rich person who absolutely hates to lose.

Amen!

Great idea!

This is just plain wrong. He is criticized for his loyalty more than anyone I know.

As a kid, I had the same level of radio reception like you. Fond memories of coat hangers and aluminum foil attached to the antenna to enhance the clarity of the broadcast.

Bauer & Springer are the two top FA available. Given my druthers...I would take Bauer but either improve the team hugely IMO.

Without a doubt.

If TL is going to be with us... I don't want his input into player acquisition. Make out the lineup card and handle in-game situations. I don't want him dealing with player acquisitions that will be affecting us long after he has left town. A coach or two of his choosing is fine with me but that's about it.

I would not be surprised if JR broke the bank for one of Bauer or Springer. Can't think of a better way to take the heat off the current TL problem. Prices might be very reasonable as well.

No surprise that he wins it...but none of us would have dared to dream it back in February. Congrats Jose...well deserved!

Actually insulting.

"A new broom sweeps clean"...you never know when a coach shows you just the right thing to unlock the talent. At least I hope so in Cease & Lopez cases.

Nice to get some new thinking at the major league level. I like this hire alot.

Jerry has been a good owner IMO because of the family feel in both the organization and the park. Players and fans seem to have a good time at the park. Unless we get an ultra-rich billionaire owner...any group buying the club will run it in a fiscally responsible way. The poorer the group the more they use Veeck's rent a player philosophy. Fans love these all-in mega-deal opportunities that become available every year. A typical ownership group would not be willing to gamble with these all or nothing moves. Given these realities, I believe JR has built some good clubs and some not-so-good clubs. I've been entertained through most of it, however. I am turned off by this TL situation but like all of us...JR can make mistakes. This is a mistake born out of loyalty to his friend... no ill will to the fans. I wish he would fix this situation but I'll enjoy next season no matter what he does.

FO is handling this terribly!

What...no confidence in the new pitching coach. Oh, I forgot...we don't have one.☺️

TL needs to resign from the position so we can get "off the pot."

I just can't believe an official FO statement is not forthcoming. If they say Tony is the manager end of the subject... we can get back to coach and player questions. This is not a very professional way of handling this situation. It will fester for days at this rate.

The heat is up dramatically in the last two days. I understand the FO was aware of the DUI before now...but probably thought it would go unnoticed. It a different today as it has become big-time news. My question to Dick Allen was has the FO made comments in the last two days.

Has this been said in the last two days since this blew up?