October 2, 201411 yr Author QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:26 AM) Haha Bernstein actually had the balls to try and call someone else on their source? That's rich. Oh yea, when he first accused Wittenmeyer of making up something out of whole cloth, he also mentioned that he was using anonymous quotes and that he should attribute them
October 2, 201411 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:32 AM) Oh yea, when he first accused Wittenmeyer of making up something out of whole cloth, he also mentioned that he was using anonymous quotes and that he should attribute them The truth is most likely somewhere in the middle. Bryant can't "be on board" with the Cubs plan of not calling him up, so the CUBS can save some money and service time. But his agent is Scott Boras. He will not hold it against them. If he is as great as projected, the Cubs offer him the most money when he becomes a free agent, he will re-sign. But 6 years is a long time. Maybe he is gone by then. Maybe he sucks. Maybe Theo is gone. But logically, there is no way he is happy about not getting called up, being screwed over, just because the team can. It makes sense for the Cubs, for sure. I don't blame them. But Bryant is getting a raw deal.
October 2, 201411 yr Author QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:50 AM) The truth is most likely somewhere in the middle. Bryant can't "be on board" with the Cubs plan of not calling him up, so the CUBS can save some money and service time. But his agent is Scott Boras. He will not hold it against them. If he is as great as projected, the Cubs offer him the most money when he becomes a free agent, he will re-sign. But 6 years is a long time. Maybe he is gone by then. Maybe he sucks. Maybe Theo is gone. But logically, there is no way he is happy about not getting called up, being screwed over, just because the team can. It makes sense for the Cubs, for sure. I don't blame them. But Bryant is getting a raw deal. I agree, this is kind of what i was saying in my previous post. No matter what though, 6 years from now if Bryant is the real deal, Boras is going to be pointing at his numbers and saying "Pay us this" and saying the exact same thing to the high bidders like the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers. If the Cubs dont pony up and he ends up somewhere else, it wont be because he wasnt called up in 2014.
October 2, 201411 yr QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 2, 2014 -> 09:50 AM) The truth is most likely somewhere in the middle. Bryant can't "be on board" with the Cubs plan of not calling him up, so the CUBS can save some money and service time. But his agent is Scott Boras. He will not hold it against them. If he is as great as projected, the Cubs offer him the most money when he becomes a free agent, he will re-sign. But 6 years is a long time. Maybe he is gone by then. Maybe he sucks. Maybe Theo is gone. But logically, there is no way he is happy about not getting called up, being screwed over, just because the team can. It makes sense for the Cubs, for sure. I don't blame them. But Bryant is getting a raw deal. Yup on all of this.
October 2, 201411 yr At the same time, Bryant has to know that because of the way that Boras operates, this is par for the course. If he is surprised or mad about it, he didn't do any research.
January 30, 201511 yr Who'll replace @PatrickMannelly on the Score? @DanMcNeil670? Or @KapandHaugh? http://t.co/6Vdfzfzbew— Robert Feder (@RobertFeder) January 30, 2015 Mannelly was only ok on the air but dear lord there is no one in the business worse than Kaplan.
January 30, 201511 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 05:20 PM) Who'll replace @PatrickMannelly on the Score? @DanMcNeil670? Or @KapandHaugh? http://t.co/6Vdfzfzbew— Robert Feder (@RobertFeder) January 30, 2015 Mannelly was only ok on the air but dear lord there is no one in the business worse than Kaplan. Wait what? Mannelly has already been let go? Is Speigel gone too?
January 30, 201511 yr Glad Manelly is gone. Hope it's Kaplan and Haugh. Don't respect Kaplans opinion but god it'd be nice to have someone other than B and B who aren't all Bears talk.
January 31, 201511 yr Author QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Glad Manelly is gone. Hope it's Kaplan and Haugh. Don't respect Kaplans opinion but god it'd be nice to have someone other than B and B who aren't all Bears talk. Total opposite, can't stand kap and haugh, and Manelly and Speigel were developing good chemistry
January 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 06:06 PM) Total opposite, can't stand kap and haugh, and Manelly and Speigel were developing good chemistry I agree with this. Really enjoyed listening to them everyday. I refuse to listen to kap or watch him on tv. Hope the score being the white sox radio network scares him away lol
January 31, 201511 yr Kap an Haugh are freaking unbearable. That will be awful if they bring them on but at least it will be at the time of day when I don't listen to the radio.
January 31, 201511 yr And really I think Haugh is one of the worst opinions on almostd every subject in Chicago sports. He isn't funny and doesn't bring any ideas or thoughts to the table that make me think other than him being an idiot.
January 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 06:06 PM) Total opposite, can't stand kap and haugh, and Manelly and Speigel were developing good chemistry I don't mean to say I think a lot of Kap and Haugh, because I dont. But I'll just say I don't think it's a coincidence Manelly leaving coincided with the end of the football season. I know it's a Bears town but the thought that you only need to talk Bears is ridiculous. See B and B. Love them or hate them they are some of the most successful Chicago sports radio hosts of all time, and they are all over with their topics.
January 31, 201511 yr Author Manelly has been pretty solid talking about other sports. He isn't perfect but he has been getting better every day.
January 31, 201511 yr David Kaplan has no opinion of his own. He is just another who takes the opinion that will generate the most calls. He is an idiot.
January 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 31, 2015 -> 09:47 AM) David Kaplan has no opinion of his own. He is just another who takes the opinion that will generate the most calls. He is an idiot. The little I've hear of Kap on radio, he tries to hard to be funny or sound young and hip. Doesn't seem natural to me.
January 31, 201511 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 31, 2015 -> 11:38 AM) The little I've hear of Kap on radio, he tries to hard to be funny or sound young and hip. Doesn't seem natural to me. That's because he has no substance. It is all show. Even a guy like Mariotti knew what he was talking about in order to push buttons. I don't think Kaplan even does that much.
February 1, 201511 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 30, 2015 -> 06:06 PM) Total opposite, can't stand kap and haugh, and Manelly and Speigel were developing good chemistry I 100% agree with this. I liked M&S a lot more than i expected. I am NOT a Kap fan at all.
February 2, 201511 yr Author So Manelly said that he feels he is best suited to talk Football, and not all sports, and that is why he is stepping down
February 2, 201511 yr My sports radio consumption has withered away to the point where I only really tune in at lunch, but Manelly wasn't too bad from what I've heard. Plain, but by no means awful. Bring back Murph!
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 09:15 AM) So Manelly said that he feels he is best suited to talk Football, and not all sports, and that is why he is stepping down That never stopped half of the air bags in this town.
February 2, 201511 yr QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Feb 2, 2015 -> 09:29 AM) Bring back Murph! said no one ever
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