Relax..Epstein won't be new GM (speculation thread)

[Captain Obvious]

Just because he develops kids with heart, passion, and fire, doesn't mean squat if the cheap team poops the bed when it counts.

Except he doesn't develop those kinds of kids. He develops kids that have baseball talent, which is a very great ability to have.

 

[nwfisch]

In 2007, bro. And I'd be willing to bet that you can't refute my argument.

Including pitchers?

 

[Jntg4]

In 2007, bro. And I'd be willing to bet that you can't refute my argument.

It's pretty hard to refute range factor bro.

 

[Chris J]

O yea and what about the pitching staff Epstein put together? Not at all World Series caliber. Some of the staff got hurt so what did Epstein do? Nothing. Nothing at all.

 

[nwfisch]

Except he doesn't develop those kinds of kids. He develops kids that have baseball talent, which is a very great ability to have.

Longoria is the only postional all-star they have.

OK if he develops pitching, it doesn't matter considering Wrigley is a hitters park?

 

[Captain Obvious]

He did put a World Series caliber team together, too bad the team faltered when it mattered most.

Right, because baseball *isn't* a game of luck at all. 5 game sample sizes really show that his uber young team failed. Right.

 

[nwfisch]

O yea and what about the pitching staff Epstein put together? Not at all World Series caliber. Some of the staff got hurt so what did Epstein do? Nothing. Nothing at all.

What was he supposed to do?

 

[Chris J]

And yea he develops guys like Longoria, Price, Zobrist, and now Matt Moore. But he can't keep anyone around like Crawford because he can't offer good players money.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Longoria is the only postional all-star they have.

OK if he develops pitching, it doesn't matter considering Wrigley is a hitters park?

So that means that the Cubs don't need pitchers? Funny, could have swore that all teams needed pitchers.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

And yea he develops guys like Longoria, Price, Zobrist, and now Matt Moore. But he can't keep anyone around like Crawford because he can't offer good players money.

is that his fault?

 

[Chris J]

o so what will Friedman do in Chicago. He will use the 90more million dollars he will have to work with the draft and sign offensive players! wow that was a tough one to figure out

 

[Chris J]

No Code Blue it isnt his fault. Im defending him.

 

[Chris J]

Yea Fisch we kinda need pitching.....

 

[nwfisch]

So that means that the Cubs don't need pitchers? Funny, could have swore that all teams needed pitchers.

Density FTW :shot:

 

[Chris J]

No Cubs dont need pitching their team ERA was only like 4.44. thats pretty good

 

[Captain Obvious]

Including pitchers?

I'm not asking for 10 better players. I'm saying that you can't refute my argument that he could be considered a top 10 player, which he definitely could.

 

[nwfisch]

Yea Fisch we kinda need pitching.....

A great pitcher is negated by Wrigley, between the short fences, and the fact that 3/4 of the Cubs home games are afternoon games.

Cubs aren't going anywhere until they build a new park, extend the fences, or eliminate day games beside getaway days.

 

[Shawon0Meter]

Thread title sucks because it makes it seem like news was broken or something. And since it not news or informative at all, it should be added to the Epstein thread that's already going.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Density FTW :shot:

It's called sarcasm bro. And just because Wrigley is *sometimes* a hitters park, doesn't mean jackshit. Hell, that means that we need pitching more than if we were in a hitters ballpark. You make really illogical arguments.

 

[Jntg4]

I'm not asking for 10 better players. I'm saying that you can't refute my argument that he could be considered a top 10 player, which he definitely could.