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Now, if he hits ahomer and gets the cycle then I think Chicago will riot when they send him back down.
Yeah, I'm leaning towards first MLB game jitters...
So, is Alcantara just the lightning? Works for me. You need lightning to happen before the thunder!Reel it in people. This is how people put to much expectations on players because they are on a bad team. It's why I think the cubs brass would truly like to bring up Baez and Bryant at almost the exact same time so they can go through it together. Y'all are excited about alcantara wait till you get a load of the thunder that isn't far behind.
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Reel it in people. This is how people put to much expectations on players because they are on a bad team. It's why I think the cubs brass would truly like to bring up Baez and Bryant at almost the exact same time so they can go through it together. Y'all are excited about alcantara wait till you get a load of the thunder that isn't far behind.
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Reel it in people. This is how people put to much expectations on players because they are on a bad team. It's why I think the cubs brass would truly like to bring up Baez and Bryant at almost the exact same time so they can go through it together. Y'all are excited about alcantara wait till you get a load of the thunder that isn't far behind.
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The Cubs have taken so much bashing for doing exactly what they said they were going to do, it's just nice to see some fruits of the labor so to speak. I can't wait to see this Bryant kid hit the ball at Wrigley!!!
Unless a team is willing to overpay, I would consider Valbuena too valuable to let go right now.
the bashing was coming from posters who weren't real cubs fans or just being asses on a forum because they can..
those of us who have been fans long enough realizes it takes time to acquire top talent, develop them, and then unchain them..
seeing alcantara play the last 2 games has been refreshing, yesterday with his defense, today with his bat..
hopefully he adds a little lift to some of the other players and gets them excited to wanna get up there and hit and play harder..
but yes, like silence said were excited to see 1 kid who was no. 3 of the big 3 .. cant wait to see the main course in baez and Bryant swinging their bats at WF soon
I waiting for their next trade or two because that's when I believe those 2 will be called up, after they clear some spots on roster..
im probably the minority on this, but I think Epstein and hoyer may feel they need to unleash the future now and start the process of building up the core of this team
I agree some weren't real fans and others were just trying to stir shit. But there are many true fans who don't get it, and were upset. (My sister being one of those. No fan is more passionate, but she doesn't get the rebuild.)
And I could not agree more that watching Alcantara has been refreshing as you say. That is a perfect word for it. Lots to look forward to.
the sale have confirmed to me that when Sam Zell and the Tribune Company decided to sell the franchise, there were several bidders who were looking to buy the team with a minimum of long-term financing needed to make the purchase. That included the Ricketts family, who multiple sources have confirmed to me wanted to use much more cash in their offer than Zell would accept due to tax implications on the transaction.
Zell and the Tribune Company required anyone who was interested in buying the team to heavily finance their purchase and to allow the Tribune Company to maintain a five percent stake in ownership for several years going forward. One prospective buyer who quickly withdrew from the process told me "it was the most complex financial transaction he had ever seen," with another telling me that he wasn't willing to jump through all of the hoops that the deal required. However, the Ricketts family stayed the course before eventually reaching their breaking point. They told the Tribune and Zell in the summer of 2009 to either make a deal or they, too, were going to withdraw from the process. At that point, according to sources, the deal quickly moved towards completion.