What is that i see in the distance? Could it be? Why yes!

A glimmer of hope!

Now, cue our favorite griefer, BLou in 3…2…1…

let the firing/hiring begin. well after october that is

I’ll even chip in $5

plate is full, a lot of work to be done.

…when you take over control, please gather up all those blue alternate jerseys and set fire to them. White pinstripes @ home…gray on the road..Thank you!

Unless there’s this fast-track in the in the courts, I don’t see the MLB signoff coming until the GM or Winter meetings….Al, you concur?

IMO, I would not be surprised if there’s a lot of house-cleaning at the exec level. Don’t really think it’ll happen but won’t be surprised since I am of the belief Ricketts wants his own mgmt structure.

but what are Hendry’s chances to keep his job? There are so many bad contracts on this team that Ricketts is inheriting. The worst part is he is only one year into a four year extension but it’s hard to imagine he won’t pay the price for a terrible offseason.

I don’t know either way, but you could make the argument that uncertainty about what happens with the large sums of money used to pay contracts could at least be on the mind of players and coaches.

Mr. Ricketts plans on recouping some of his cash. PSL’s remain a strong possibility in my opinion.

Is Rickets the one to organize that, or is that responsibility of the team president? I can’t see Rickets having a ton of knowledge regarding the television industry, so I wonder who he could bring in for that.

Cubs already have one of the bigger payrolls in the NL and MLB. Unless they hire better baseball people to spend the money more wisely (i.e. avoid FA deals like Soriano and Miles), draft better, and develop international talent, simply spending more won’t drastically increase their odds of making a World Series.

As an outsider and rival fan for many years, I think the above is something a lot of people can agree the Cubs have their greatest need for improvement. Honestly, I think Jim Hendry should polish his resume, becuase he is going to need to find a new job soon.

Hendry has painted himself into a corner, and can’t get out. We as fans, have to continue to witness Sori’s stupid hop and constant whiffing at sliders two feet off the strike-zone, Bradley’s lack of power, and Soto’s weight management ineptness.

which jersey color, guest conductors, color of the hats, DFA’ing Miles??! Kidding, right? Tongue-in-cheek, stuff like that?

OR is it to put together a world series championship team, soon?!

I don’t care if they get a 4th jersey that’s mauve, or hats with bells, Ditka sings every month or if Miles ends up being on the DL through next September. I want to see MULTIPLE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS !!!!

Spending it intelligently is. The Cubs have a fairly moribund farm system lately, a consequence of lower drafts, promotions, and trades. This is a team that’s really on the verge of needing a wholesale cleanout; Soriano really is a bust, and I would venture that Milton Bradley is, too.

I don’t see Piniella lasting past this year. He looks and acts tired, and he’s made some very questionable in-game decisions.

The Cubs could be a real contender, but it’ll take 2-3 years to clear out the deadwood.

I mean, c’mon, the Cubs are going through bankruptcy. And unlike all of the banks and massive corporations who get to divest themselves of toxic assets and unworkable contracts, we’re still stuck with Miles? And we can’t even lop a couple of years off of Soriano’s contract?
I call foul!

Well this is my first post so I am not going negative with it. Ironic and historic the Cubs file for bankruptcy this yr. Wonder how many people said “jim Hendry is gonna bankrupt the cubs with these huge contracts.” the last few years? Damn, he did. not really of course but fitting this yr. The positives are the Cubs will end with a record over 500 this yr. and new owners to make some minor adjustments for next year. It will all be ok. Who knows maybe an a.azing sep. this yr puts us back in the playoffs.

 This has been long overdue. No more newspaper conglomerate management and chewing gum magnates. Please don’t retain Lou Piniella’s services after the season and sign off on the Wrigley Field renovations we’ve been hearing about for years now.

That Sandy Alderson was being considered by one of the groups….which one I don’t remember — as CEO.

You don’t want that.

I’m all for getting rid of the blue jerseys though.

Great — the Ricketts will soon own the Cubs.
 
The bigger question: what exactly are they planning to do as the new owners?

After spending the better part of a billion dollars to acquire the team, is the explicit objective winning the World Series and immediately implementing a plan to achieve the same? We should hear that repeatedly on Day One. Personally, I will have little tolerance being told the team now has little or no money to spend and is handcuffed by existing contracts to players and management. What specific out of the gate actions will demonstrate that a new era has begun?

Additionally, what are their plans for Wrigley Field? Are we going to get the kind of long-term commitment that Red Sox ownership has made to Fenway? When will we see major improvements?

The Cubs are one of the most valuable major market franchises in all of sports. Are we finally getting ownership that runs our beloved team as a world class organization? I can’t wait to hear.

Can’t wait for it all to be over. Keep the blue jerseys. I love them. :-P

Wagner was claimed off waivers by Boston.

Early too:
Riot
Milton
Lee
Rami
Baker
Sori
Soto
Fuld
Wells

Now if the club can finish over .500, I’ll be satisfied. Not as happy as if they make the postseason, but satisfied.