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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: dev
Date: November 4, 2016, 12:33 pm
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Billy Red Cloud played for the Cubs in the '50's.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 4, 2016, 1:45 pm
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Let's go full Blackhawks and win three titles in six years.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: davep
Date: November 4, 2016, 1:50 pm
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--- Quote from: CUBluejays link ---
>
> The Cubs should have a little bump in the payroll next year
too. Attendance was up 300,000 so that could be $13+ million in
revenue, the TV contract has a little bump tooted the additional
playoff money. Are the rooftops under the Cubs umbrella or part
of a separate company for the Ricketts?
>
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If I understand the reports, the Ricketts family owns several of
the rooftops separately from the Cubs, but all rooftops,
including those owned by the Ricketts family pay a percentage of
their receipts to the Cubs. I don't remember the exact number,
but 18 % rings a bell.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: Bennett
Date: November 4, 2016, 1:53 pm
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--- Quote from: dev link ---
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> Is that Kris Bryant in camo on the Lester Lackey Ross bus?
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I'm pretty sure you were looking at Travis Wood.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: DelMarFan
Date: November 4, 2016, 3:00 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
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> Let's go full Blackhawks and win three titles in six years.
>
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I'm greedy for more.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: davep
Date: November 4, 2016, 4:52 pm
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I would even be willing to go the San Francisco route. Every
other year, but for about 20 years.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: November 4, 2016, 6:17 pm
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--- Quote from: grrrrlacher link ---
>
> Bring Hammel back.
> Sign a closer.
> Baez needs to play missy every day at 2B. Guild glove for
sure.
> That puts Zo in the OF.
> Schwarber and Contreras will also need time in the OF.
> That may mean JHey in CF most days.
>
> Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
>
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I suspect Zobriest will revert to the super-sub role instead of
being a regular anywhere. Contreras and Scharber are likely to
rotate between C and LF, with Contreras getting most of the
starts at catch.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: November 4, 2016, 6:49 pm
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--- Quote from: Robb link ---
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> I don't think Contreras will need time in the outfield. He'll
be the primary catcher and that is enough.
>
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Catchers are better hitters when they avoid being physically
worn down, particularly their hands. This is why the Yankees in
the 50's gave both Elston Howard and Yogi Berra quite a bit of
time at positions other than C, with most of it in LF as the two
would be rotated between the two. Maddon is likely to do the
same.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: Playtwo
Date: November 4, 2016, 7:01 pm
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My guess is that Contreras will start 100 games or so behind the
plate, and will be a bench player for the vast majority of the
other games.
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Re: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions
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DIR By: Chris27
Date: November 4, 2016, 7:11 pm
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Think the Cubs realize how much of a weapon Contreras is behind
the plate, and how good his offense can be. I don't see him or
Schwarber--in LF--sitting much at all. They have a real
complicated situation with Baez and Zobrist. Soler has little
value coming off the bench so I think he gets traded for a lot
less than we would've hoped for a year ago.
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