the cubs having a guest during the 7th inning really needs to end. the guests they get sometimes..i dont know who it was today, he was a chef i guess, he said he didnt know a thing about baseball. they had to just talk about food since he knew nothing lol

Sounds like about 40% of all cub fans.

It really does need to change. As insignificant as it may seem, it's a layup for Ricketts that he's overlooking at a time when he could use one.

What percentage of fans who attend at least one baseball game in the greater Chicago area are Cubs fans? 75%? 80%? More?

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/12852410-41...hise-needs.html

They said they wouldn't let the goat onto the field... isn't that what got them "cursed" in the 1st place??

They said they wouldn't let the goat onto the field... isn't that what got them "cursed" in the 1st place??

 

Here is to another 104 years

They said they wouldn't let the goat onto the field... isn't that what got them "cursed" in the 1st place??

 

It's a dumb legend because that happened in 1945. That doesn't account for the 37 years prior to that.

 

They haven't won since before they moved into Wrigley.

 

What percentage of fans who attend at least one baseball game in the greater Chicago area are Cubs fans? 75%? 80%? More?

 

Probably. Other than the POTUS, it seems like every adult transplant to Chicago automatically becomes a Cubs fan because of Wrigley

Nice to see Ricketts pony up just under 2k for cancer research. How much did he spend on the anti-Obama ad?

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/12852410-41...hise-needs.html

Wow, Morrissey really missed the ball on this one. $20k to cancer research? Who cares if the method pokes fun at the Cubs.

Checked down the dial after the Sox game- Big Hurt Beer commercial.

 

And Carlos Quentin went yard twice.

I'll never understand what the Padres were thinking in trading Rizzo for Cashner

I'll never understand what the Padres were thinking in trading Rizzo for Cashner

"our GM just went to work for the cubs"

I'll never understand what the Padres were thinking in trading Rizzo for Cashner

I think they saw something about Rizzo last year they really didn't like.

I think they saw something about Rizzo last year they really didn't like.

 

I think they also really like Yonder Alonso's ability to crush line drives into the gaps of their excessively large stadium. He is also extremely awful at left field, so he has to play first base.

I don't get why the Padres don't just move the fences in already. No free agent will want to sign there, and no one will want to watch the games.

I don't get why the Padres don't just move the fences in already. No free agent will want to sign there, and no one will want to watch the games.

 

The Padres hands have been tied for a while now since the ownership situation was in flux. They stripped the payroll to bare bones and havent been able to do much at all. I bet we start to see some changes when the owners are established.

The Padres hands have been tied for a while now since the ownership situation was in flux. They stripped the payroll to bare bones and havent been able to do much at all. I bet we start to see some changes when the owners are established.

 

The problem is that could take a while.

I think they saw something about Rizzo last year they really didn't like.

 

That is fine but hey basically gave him away.

According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the Cubs are telling teams that "nearly everyone but starter Jeff Samardzija is available."

Some names on that list you've heard before: Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Marmol and Alfonso Soriano, amongst others. Apparently club president Theo Epstein is open to moving Starlin Castro as well. Castro "can be obtained for two impact prospects," according to Nightengale. Bryan LaHair could provide pop for a contender. Trading him would open the door for top prospect Anthony Rizzo. Epstein has never shown an aversion for taking risks, so this situation warrants monitoring. On August 1, Chicago's roster may look nothing like it does today.

 

USA Today

LaHair is in the middle of a 6 for 38 stretch going back 2 weeks (.404 OPS over that time).

According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the Cubs are telling teams that "nearly everyone but starter Jeff Samardzija is available."

Some names on that list you've heard before: Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Marmol and Alfonso Soriano, amongst others. Apparently club president Theo Epstein is open to moving Starlin Castro as well. Castro "can be obtained for two impact prospects," according to Nightengale. Bryan LaHair could provide pop for a contender. Trading him would open the door for top prospect Anthony Rizzo. Epstein has never shown an aversion for taking risks, so this situation warrants monitoring. On August 1, Chicago's roster may look nothing like it does today.

 

USA Today

 

Bob Nightengale should receive a Pulitzer for that scoop, groundbreaking stuff there.

That would be a mass suicidal event if Castro is traded. They built him up so much last season, he could go on to become their next Lou Brock.

That would be a mass suicidal event if Castro is traded. They built him up so much last season, he could go on to become their next Lou Brock.

I agree with that.......................makes no sense to me to trade Castro.

That would be a mass suicidal event if Castro is traded. They built him up so much last season, he could go on to become their next Lou Brock.

 

That would be so fun to watch.