…and then listened to the interview. Ok…

Stone gave his opinion on the acquisitions. Granted he’s an arrogant pud, but I’m at a loss for where he, “(minimized) the Cubs,” or where he “(ripped) the Cubs.” And where was the “vitriol?” Stone is outside the Cubs organization and clearly is speaking his mind on the trades but why should he be a Cubbie cheerleader?

And for all your claims of Stone in this interview of having an “axe to grind,” “rips the Cubs” and that he spewed “vitriol” about the Cubs it seems that your anger closed your ears to many positive comments about the Cubs I heard in the interview, such as:

“Cubs are going to win the division”

“The class of the division”

“Building with an idea to get past the first round of the playoffs.”

“The bullpen looks fairly strong”

“FukU is a much better player than he showed last year”

“They should win the division by 12-14 games.”

Yeah those are clearly the words of a man filled with vitriol, anger, hate & venom for the Cubs.

Enjoy your team. Just feel comfortable in the fact that most people in Chicago don’t care about your the White Sox unless they win a championship or find a cure for cancer.

…and clearly it’s you. Here’s hoping you get some help with it in the new year.

I absolutely feel that way. I’m not trying to be bombastic, i’m just stating how I feel. Why is it that every time the Cubs get a player it has to be viewed through this prizm of greed yet when the White Sox get a player it’s because they’re just filling a need?

……makes me miss Steve Stone. I HATE BOB BRENLY! haha okay I’m not trying to start that discussion again.

He was canned because the piss=poor manager couldn’t take being criticized for his team’s choke and his poor managing. I am sure that Steve Stone has gone easy on many players and decided to be friends with them when it could benefit him, but it took some self confidence and backbone to not go easy on Baker during the 2004 choke. I enjoyed Stone as an announcer and I respect him for risking his Cub’s announcing career, it’s far more than most ex-players who are brain dead chums with their pals, would do.

Yes, I think you are ridiculously misplaced in your claimed hatred for Steve Stone.

but I’ve definitely taken a dislike to the hair.

for the frequent usage of the word “pud” and it’s association with Steve Stone. This is just brilliant.

I’m not a psychologist, but I play one on TV and to me you’re clearly projecting your own insecurities about the Cubs onto Steve.

Okay, I don’t think the Cubs are going to win as many as 97 games next season. I think the Cubs’ roster is weaker than it was in 2008. However, I have been less than impressed with what the other teams have done in the offseason in the division. The Cubs could very well win “just” 92 games and beat out a 78 or 80 win second-place team in the division. We’ve got a lot of offseason left. As it stands now, I see the Central being much weaker next season.

Who knows? The Cubs could actually be worse next season, win the division, get hot at the right time, and go far in postseason.

and wants to be close to Cubdom.

Stone tried to insinuate himself into the Cubs dugout in ‘04, and Baker, (in my opinion), rightfully wanted no part of it. Stone has tried, (as many have pointed out here), to get into management or ownership for many years, and no one would give him the time of day. That’s because of his attitude & ego- it’s like being with someone who corrects you all the time. Now, I learned much of what I know by listening to Stone in the 80s, but somewhere along the line Stone began to think that he was the show, and knew more than everybody else. 2004 was the last straw- he basically ran himself and Chip out of the booth. If he just could have kept his mouth shut- but that’s too hard for him… Oh well. I’m happy with Bob & Len.

I think you should just make a permanent sidebar item so people can go and stomp on Steve Stone. Its amazing to me how many people seem to know Stone intimately, can attest to his monster sized ego, and have seen him drowning fuzzy kittens in Lake Michigan.So why not just make a sidebar link so we don’t have to have a new thread every month when someone takes offense to Steve Stone’s opinion.