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Isn't the Tribune Company a Delaware Corporation?

Quote from: Eli on June 26, 2008, 11:53:23 AM

Quote from: Chuckosan on June 26, 2008, 11:19:03 AM

Quote from: butthead on June 26, 2008, 10:53:42 AM
Why would the new owner get rid of a GM after a very successful season?

Oh my...

If the Cubs win 95 games and make the playoffs, a new owner isn't going to get rid of Hendry.

Would Hendry stay?

I'd like to invite Elias.

Is this rooftop going to be populated only with morans (and moranettes) from the Only site?

Karry Ling hates Canadians.

I got my hand on the Desipio list of most respected posters, maintained by Karry Ling:

Quote1. bocaj
2. Red Beard
3. Crazy Aunt Martha
4. David Carr's Smirking Revenge
5. Paul
6. Sulleymon
7. shizzlacher
8. Jake Potter
9. RoyHobbs
10. carloszno1fan

Those posters are like SAM FULD. Untouchable, that is.

Quote from: ChuckDickens on June 11, 2008, 01:14:09 PM

Quote21. The best leadoff man bats fifth.

22. The second-best leadoff man bats second.

23. The third-best leadoff man spends more than half the time on the bench as part of a platoon.

My brain hurts. And I don't even know who he's talking about on #23.

Gordo's third best leadoff hitter=Vag Face

I wonder if Miles and Seabiscuit's Jockey haze Gordo a little.

Not my best offering, but here goes anyway:

QuoteFrom: T.J. Brown
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:54 PM
To: 'gwittenmyer@suntimes.com'
Subject: Confused with your column

Dear Gordon,

I was just curious what role the following people will play in the next 101 games.  Since you believe these people are reasons the Cubs will not go to the World Series next year, I'm anxiously waiting for your reply, so I can do other things this summer and not worry about baseball.

Still, I don't see how the following players will be able to affect any Cubs games:

Bucky Dent
Gene Mauch
Members of the 1964 St. Louis Cardinals (baseball)
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's copy desk staff circa April 2007
Herman Franks
Mike Krukow
Bruce Sutter
Dave Kingman
Bill Buckner
Barry Foote
Sports Illustrated and Time Warner
Gary Matthews
Bobby Dernier
Keith Moreland
Leon Durham
Jim Frey
Rick Sutcliffe
Ron Cey
Scott Sanderson
Sad Sam Jones
Rafael Palmeiro
Vance Law
Andre Dawson
Shawon Dunston
Whitey Herzog
Sammy Sosa
Frank Chance
Joe Tinker
Orval Overall
Fred Mitchell (the ex-Cubs manager, not the Trib writer or the Eagles WR)
Hippo Vaughn
Hack Wilson
Kiki Cuyler
Joe McCarthy
Rogers Hornsby
Mark Koenig
Charlie Root
Charlie Grimm
Andy Pafko
Gabby Hartnett
Dizzy Dean
Billy Herman
Billy Jurges
Peanuts Lowery
Philip K. Wrigley
Ray Fontenot
Steve Engel
Johnny Abrego
Reggie Patterson
Derek Botelho
Lary Sorenson
George Frazier
Don Zimmer
Mike Harkey
Shaun Boskie
Lance Dickson
Gary Gaetti
Rick Aguilera
Jim Riggleman
Henry Rodriguez
Mickey Morandini
Rod Beck
Nomar Garciaparra
LaTroy Hawkins
Mark Prior
Matt Clement
Sammy Sosa
Roger Clemens
Alex Gonzalez
The feline species
Any past or current employee of Hewitt, Inc.
Rondell White
Don Baylor
Jason Bere
Jeff Fassero
Kevin Tapani
Tom Gordon
Eric Young
Ricky Gutierrez
Ron Coomer
Fred McGriff

If you can detail how any of them will cause the current team's fortunes to change, or how any of the aforementioned person's previous performances or decisions will affect any of the Cubs next 101 games plus postseason games, I'd be much obliged.

Thank you.

Best,

T.J. Brown

I have all but stopped reading the Sun-Times.

Gordon makes a number of good points. I'm sure Bucky Dent, Gene Mauch, the 1964 Cardinals, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's copy desk circa April 2007, Tom Glavine, Herman Franks, Mike Krukow, Bruce Sutter, Dave Kingman, Bill Buckner, Barry Foote, Sports Illustrated and Time Warner, Gary Matthews, Bobby Dernier, Keith Moreland, Leon Durham, Jim Frey, Rick Sutcliffe, Ron Cey, Scott Sanderson, Sad Sam Jones, Rafael Palmeiro, Vance Law, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, Shawon Dunston, Whitey Herzog, Sammy Sosa, Moises Alou, the 1911, 1919, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1946, 1985, 1990, 1999 and 2004 Cubs, any living kitten, Steve Bartman, Rondell White, Don Baylor, Jason Bere, Jeff Fassero, Kevin Tapani, Tom Gordon, Eric Young, Ricky Gutierrez, or Ron Coomer will have much to do with what the Cubs do the rest of the way.

I suppose Albert Pujols might be even more of a factor as well.

Finally, Gordon might know a little too much about our new best friend:

Quote35. Can Jim Edmonds get it up all year?

If I didn't have friends working in the STNG, I'd be hoping the paper would just fold already.

Quote from: Kerm on June 05, 2008, 02:11:31 PM

Quote from: PTanner on June 05, 2008, 02:09:11 PM

Quote from: PTanner on May 12, 2008, 10:21:21 AM

Thanks to all who have send their checks.

I need to have the balance in by June 10, so please try to get your dough to me by then. If you haven't received a message with mailing info, please message me, and I'll give you the information.

TPD.

OK guys, whoever hasn't paid up needs to do so quickly. There aren't many of you, but we're coming up on our deadline.

I vote that tomorrow be public shaming time if checks money-orders and T-shirts aren't in the mail by then.

BCB'd

I think Thrillho had the right idea, but why not swing through Iowa City and pick up ChuckD and DaveB on our way? If we do this, we can avoid St. Louis altogether.

If Hammerin' Hank endorses you, it's not a good sign.

Quote from: MrSpeed on June 03, 2008, 10:15:42 AM

Quote from: Thrillho on June 03, 2008, 09:33:15 AM

Quote from: LoneStarCubFan on June 02, 2008, 09:06:56 PM

Quote from: Slaky+ on June 02, 2008, 06:57:46 PM
Jay Bruce just hit another homer. Fuck.

Don't worry. The league's going to catch up to him eventually and he'll start to struggle. That's when Dusty will start working with him on his swing.

You can teach hitting, dude.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, but I actually own a copy of that book.  It was given to me when I was a little leaguer.  I guess that could explain why I never really made it to the show.

I sure hope that the "Foreword" by Billy Williams reads like this:

"Everything he says in here is Bullshit."

Does Al have a wide stance?