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Eli

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1725 on: April 17, 2013, 01:12:27 PM »
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
What's your particular beef

I thought I already said meatball?

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1726 on: April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM »
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1727 on: April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM »
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1728 on: April 17, 2013, 02:19:56 PM »
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.

If 2014 is about watching the top prospects (we know the names) sink or swim at the top level and evaluating them before filling in the gaps through trade/free agency for 2015, I'll be satisfied with the timeline. That means, I don't care if they're at or around .500 next year but by 2015, they'd better be or else, I don't know, go Heat.
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1729 on: April 17, 2013, 02:23:57 PM »
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.

If 2014 is about watching the top prospects (we know the names) sink or swim at the top level and evaluating them before filling in the gaps through trade/free agency for 2015, I'll be satisfied with the timeline. That means, I don't care if they're at or around .500 next year but by 2015, they'd better be or else, I don't know, go Heat.

Won't LeBron be back in Cleveland by then?

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1730 on: April 17, 2013, 02:25:58 PM »
Quote from: CT III on April 17, 2013, 02:23:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.

If 2014 is about watching the top prospects (we know the names) sink or swim at the top level and evaluating them before filling in the gaps through trade/free agency for 2015, I'll be satisfied with the timeline. That means, I don't care if they're at or around .500 next year but by 2015, they'd better be or else, I don't know, go Heat.

Won't LeBron be back in Cleveland by then?

No.
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1731 on: April 17, 2013, 02:38:40 PM »
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If I had previously lived through a failed rebuild I'd probably be a bit more skeptical. But since the Cubs have never carried out a ground-up rebuild as they're doing right now, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, mostly because they're doing something different and I like shiny new things.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1732 on: April 17, 2013, 02:51:14 PM »
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:25:58 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 17, 2013, 02:23:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.

If 2014 is about watching the top prospects (we know the names) sink or swim at the top level and evaluating them before filling in the gaps through trade/free agency for 2015, I'll be satisfied with the timeline. That means, I don't care if they're at or around .500 next year but by 2015, they'd better be or else, I don't know, go Heat.

Won't LeBron be back in Cleveland by then?

No.

Apex doesn't want to have to explain his lifelong Cleveland fandom and his shame when Craig Ehlo couldn't block Jordan's shot.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1733 on: April 17, 2013, 03:55:23 PM »
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 02:38:40 PM

If I had previously lived through a failed rebuild I'd probably be a bit more skeptical. But since the Cubs have never carried out a ground-up rebuild as they're doing right now, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, mostly because they're doing something different and I like shiny new things.

The Cubs had one rebuild in progress under Dallas Green. Unfortunately, Green got fired before it was completed. That's it for my lifetime.
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1734 on: April 17, 2013, 04:30:52 PM »
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 03:55:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 02:38:40 PM

If I had previously lived through a failed rebuild I'd probably be a bit more skeptical. But since the Cubs have never carried out a ground-up rebuild as they're doing right now, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, mostly because they're doing something different and I like shiny new things.

The Cubs had one rebuild in progress under Dallas Green. Unfortunately, Green got fired before it was completed. That's it for my lifetime.

Green stocked the big club with veterans during the early part of the rebuild and they made the playoffs, although that was before the days of elventy bajillion dollar contracts.
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1735 on: April 17, 2013, 04:44:41 PM »
Quote from: Yeti on April 17, 2013, 02:51:14 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:25:58 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 17, 2013, 02:23:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 17, 2013, 01:17:23 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 17, 2013, 12:53:34 PM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:50:20 AM
Quote from: morpheus on April 15, 2013, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: Eli on April 15, 2013, 08:26:55 AM
... I'm feeling some meatball-esque irrtation as it becomes more clear how long this rebuilding process is going to take. But hey, every chance to win is sacred and all that, right?

Depends on what you mean by "a chance."

I guess we know what Theo meant by it.

What's your particular beef - with the moves they made (or didn't make) this offseason, or something else?

Basically, this thread is not for well-informed opinions so I don't really have much to offer. I just wish the team wasn't so terrible and that the short-term outlook was better. My irrational concern is that Theo will get too wrapped up in the purity of his farm/draft rebuild effort and not want to sign free agents or trade for bigger names and they'll still be a .500-or-worse ballclub in 2015.

This is based on absolutely nothing.

If the Cubs are going to suck anyway, why throw good money after bad? Also, in order to get any decent players to want to swim in this cesspool of bad ballplayers, they'd need to give them long-term deals that would eventually block younger players from moving up.

I don't think you'll still see the Kevin Greggs of the world around here next year. 2014 will be the March to .500.

If 2014 is about watching the top prospects (we know the names) sink or swim at the top level and evaluating them before filling in the gaps through trade/free agency for 2015, I'll be satisfied with the timeline. That means, I don't care if they're at or around .500 next year but by 2015, they'd better be or else, I don't know, go Heat.

Won't LeBron be back in Cleveland by then?

No.

Apex doesn't want to have to explain his lifelong Cleveland fandom and his shame when Craig Ehlo couldn't block Jordan's shot.

SUCK IT YETI!!!!

http://www.donthatemiami.com/news/new-study-finds-heat-fans-most-loyal-in-nba/
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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1736 on: April 17, 2013, 04:58:36 PM »
Loor and I came acrossks like opatoets.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1737 on: April 17, 2013, 06:16:29 PM »
The 37th Tenet of Pexism:  Apestink is terrible.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1738 on: April 17, 2013, 07:16:32 PM »
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 06:16:29 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 17, 2013, 04:58:36 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 17, 2013, 04:44:41 PM
SUCK IT YETI!!!!

http://www.donthatemiami.com/news/new-study-finds-heat-fans-most-loyal-in-nba/

What does that have to do with you?

It says I'm now a part of the most loyal fanbase in the NBA.

I'm sure they appreciate your countless years of loyal support.
Loor and I came acrossks like opatoets.

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Re: I admit it...
« Reply #1739 on: April 17, 2013, 07:40:18 PM »
The 37th Tenet of Pexism:  Apestink is terrible.