11-23-2009, 07:13 PM
<!--quoteo(post=70003:date=Nov 23 2009, 04:56 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Nov 23 2009, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=69998:date=Nov 23 2009, 04:27 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Nov 23 2009, 04:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=69997:date=Nov 23 2009, 04:26 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Nov 23 2009, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=69994:date=Nov 23 2009, 03:16 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Nov 23 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=69989:date=Nov 23 2009, 03:50 PM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ Nov 23 2009, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->My finger hurts too much to type an opus, suffice to say that a team with resources like the Cubs should have very brief "closed" windows, if they have windows at all. They should have money for free agents, scouting, and signing draft picks that others are wary of.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep.
If the current window closes, which appears to be happening in the next 1-2 years, you would hope that we could fill any holes with new players, whether by trade, FA or internal player development. I know we're not there yet, but if we follow the Red Sox model as Ricketts has stated, we should at the very least be contenders year in and year out. Maybe we won't be a powerhouse, but at a minimum, we could and should be a factor in the playoff race every season.
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I thought Ricketts' comments about the "Red Sox Model" had more to do with renovating Wrigley Field than how the team was built?
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I took it to mean both with respect to the fan/ballpark experience and the organizational model as well. You could be right though, and I could be assuming too much.
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I hate to say it, rok, but you are. The "Red Sox model" concerns Fenway/Wrigley, period.
If we were following the "Red Sox method," things like the recent Grabow deal would not have been even remotely considered.
We're following the Hendry method.
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I think I'm pretty much done trying to even attempt to have a meaningful conversation with you.
Yep.
If the current window closes, which appears to be happening in the next 1-2 years, you would hope that we could fill any holes with new players, whether by trade, FA or internal player development. I know we're not there yet, but if we follow the Red Sox model as Ricketts has stated, we should at the very least be contenders year in and year out. Maybe we won't be a powerhouse, but at a minimum, we could and should be a factor in the playoff race every season.
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I thought Ricketts' comments about the "Red Sox Model" had more to do with renovating Wrigley Field than how the team was built?
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I took it to mean both with respect to the fan/ballpark experience and the organizational model as well. You could be right though, and I could be assuming too much.
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I hate to say it, rok, but you are. The "Red Sox model" concerns Fenway/Wrigley, period.
If we were following the "Red Sox method," things like the recent Grabow deal would not have been even remotely considered.
We're following the Hendry method.
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I think I'm pretty much done trying to even attempt to have a meaningful conversation with you.