08-11-2009, 11:34 AM
<!--quoteo(post=56997:date=Aug 11 2009, 10:28 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Aug 11 2009, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56989:date=Aug 11 2009, 10:07 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Aug 11 2009, 10:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=56987:date=Aug 11 2009, 10:04 AM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>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.
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But how can you, in one breath, say the team is run by accountants, AND is financially insane? Shouldn't the first preclude the latter?
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I did think about that after I wrote it. This growth in payroll has only been the case for the past few seasons, so I'm guessing the overspending coincided with the sale of the team to try to beef up the roster to make the product more attractive. The Trib also knew they wouldn't be on the hook for these salary obligations for more than a year or two, so it was a calculated risk. Before 2007 though, it is hard to argue that the organization was fiscally irresponsible.
I'm just looking for a more balanced approach from the Ricketts, so that we can be competitive year in and year out. I'm not sure how much longer our current window of opportunity will be open, and it feels like it's about to close.
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.
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But how can you, in one breath, say the team is run by accountants, AND is financially insane? Shouldn't the first preclude the latter?
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I did think about that after I wrote it. This growth in payroll has only been the case for the past few seasons, so I'm guessing the overspending coincided with the sale of the team to try to beef up the roster to make the product more attractive. The Trib also knew they wouldn't be on the hook for these salary obligations for more than a year or two, so it was a calculated risk. Before 2007 though, it is hard to argue that the organization was fiscally irresponsible.
I'm just looking for a more balanced approach from the Ricketts, so that we can be competitive year in and year out. I'm not sure how much longer our current window of opportunity will be open, and it feels like it's about to close.