08-11-2009, 11:07 AM
<!--quoteo(post=56987:date=Aug 11 2009, 10:04 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Aug 11 2009, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56968:date=Aug 11 2009, 08:39 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Aug 11 2009, 08:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope the Rickett's approach to baseball is vastly different that the current Cubs brass.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So, just to be clear, fans bitched and moaned about the Trib being too cheap up until 2006 (despite much evidence to the contrary), and now we can't wait to get rid of them because they spend too much?
Talk about no win situations.
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I think he means that he hopes the new organization will be filled with more baseball people from top to bottom, and less accountants and marketing people running things from the top-down. The way the organization is being run right now, it is unsustainable for both long-term baseball success and to maintain financial sanity.
So, just to be clear, fans bitched and moaned about the Trib being too cheap up until 2006 (despite much evidence to the contrary), and now we can't wait to get rid of them because they spend too much?
Talk about no win situations.
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I think he means that he hopes the new organization will be filled with more baseball people from top to bottom, and less accountants and marketing people running things from the top-down. The way the organization is being run right now, it is unsustainable for both long-term baseball success and to maintain financial sanity.