1. 10-15-11 08:25 PM #1
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    what do u guys think about theo epstein going to the cubs

    do u think they will win a world series with him?
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  2. 10-15-11 08:28 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by vinny89121 View Post
    do u think they will win a world series with him?
    The Cubbies? Epstein won't have the deep pockets he had in Boston...and the curse of the billygoat will be too strong for even the great Theo Epstein
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  3. 10-15-11 08:33 PM #3
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    As Marty McFly would say.... Put your money on the Cubs to win the 2015 world series.
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    they don't need no math and sabermetrics. he is just going to go after a bunch of guys with high on base %. you cant win like that. you need to give guys like ryan howard big money. these kind of guys get the job done. you must pay a guy that get RBI the most money even though they strike out a bunch.
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  5. 10-15-11 08:34 PM #5
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    did you get another call?
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    FYI Dan duquette built the sox into world champs not theo
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  7. 10-15-11 08:36 PM #7
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    Cubs will be in the playoffs this season
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  8. 10-15-11 08:41 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by crustyme View Post
    did you get another call?
    not yet. ill let u know when i do
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    Quote Originally Posted by crustyme View Post
    did you get another call?

    is that addressed to me? you remember me from another thread i started. <3 <3


    really though RBI, pitcher wins, and saves are the most important things GM need to be looking at. not all this fancy moombo jumbo stuff.
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  10. 10-15-11 08:46 PM #10
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    theo conned his way into the gm job at boston. he knows nothing about baseball. he surrounded himself with others who knew something. a total complete fraud. the cubs curse will continue to the end of time, which isn't that far away.
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  11. 10-15-11 08:52 PM #11
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    Love the move, honestly he wan't Red Sox material. Hopefully his talents shine in the North side of Chicago. This is the same guy who signed John Lackey, but I really want the Cubs to win one of these years. Their fans deserve it, as delusional as they are
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    Quote Originally Posted by lunchbawks View Post
    This is the same guy who signed John Lackey
    And dice k and Carl Crawford and mike Cameron and renteria and lugo and jd drew and the list goes on and on

    What a fraud theo is
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    lackey was the owners signing. the freaked out and over paid him after the didn't get a free agent pitcher.

    the crawford thing is weird. he had a higher K% and lower walk rate than at any season. he also had a lower BABIP than he has every had. this season could be just a bad season. i could go look at his babip at fenway in the previous years and see if he just hits lower there but the sample size isn't high enough. for that matter, one season of a lower babip than his career isn't a large enough sample.
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  14. 10-15-11 09:21 PM #14
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    Crawford at 12 million = reasonable

    Crawford at 20 million at his best =
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  15. 10-15-11 09:28 PM #15
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    well that is the reason guys want to go play for boston and new york becasue they pay premium money. almost all players on those teams are overpaid. the only exception are guy that bring up in the farm systems, but talking about theo and drafting is another topic.
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  16. 10-16-11 12:21 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by unusialsusp5 View Post
    theo conned his way into the gm job at boston. he knows nothing about baseball. he surrounded himself with others who knew something. a total complete fraud. the cubs curse will continue to the end of time which isn't that far away.
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    You are the optimistic around here, right?
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    Theo gets 5 year extension for 40 million
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  18. 09-28-16 07:17 PM #18
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    Sucks to me as a Boston guy, as Theo was a total DOUCHEBAG and gets Way more credit than he deserves for the RedSox winning in 04.

    He threw a temper tantrum, walked out because the rest of the execs wanted to trade Hanley for
    Beckett and a 'throw in/salary dump" World Series MVP Mike Lowell. W/out that trade not sure the Sox would have broken the streak.

    Obviously the guy has talent and is better than average, but the only reason I will never cheer for the Cubbies is because of him.
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