Comments on: Koyie Hill to Get More Starts Over Geovany Soto? http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/04/29/koyie-hill-to-get-more-starts-over-geovany-soto/ Chicago Cubs Rumors, News and Commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:02:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nate http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/04/29/koyie-hill-to-get-more-starts-over-geovany-soto/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Nate Fri, 01 May 2009 05:43:39 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=1959#comment-1001 I have been following the Cubs, and rooting for them, since 1984 when I was a little kid. As I grew older, I realized how the owners milk the fans for money. Letting Maddux go, signing washed up power hitters who hit home runs when the game is out of reach and everyone goes home happy because they saw a home run, not going after the really good pitchers when they are free agents, and the best, oh yes, the best of all: totally ripping apart a team that won 97 games and replacing solid veterans with a bunch of average, at best, and unproven players. You can't win consistently when you keep tearing a team apart. I know that agents are involved and so on, but another factor, and it's time for naive Cubs fans to admit this, is that no players really want to play for the Cubs. Why? Because of the FACILITIES. Listen to Zambrano, he said it early on this year when the Cubs played at Yankee stadium. Wrigely Field sucks and it's time for a modern stadium. What is the only common denominator during the last freaking 8 decades of losing? Not the players, not the coaches, it's the stadium. It's like driving a Model T ford in a nascar race. Yes, it's a classic car and it works, but it isn't practical. Wrigley Field is not practical. But you just keep spending 80 dollars for one ticket to watch a Triple A team finish in fourth place this year and you will make the owners happy. Here is another prediction: Zambrano will be traded sooner than you think because he doesn't like playing on the sorry ass Cubs and he would do better in a better organization with a real stadium and clubhouse. Lee is halfway out of the door, Soriano could get traded before the deadline, it's a firesale. Why not, right? I mean, they had to get rid of Derosa because he cost too much, might as well get rid of everyone that was good. Do you think outfielders like playing 81 games a year in a park where they have to fear running in to a f***ing brick wall? How many other stadiums have a brick wall, if ever in the history of major league baseball, as the outfield fence? If you really care about the Cubs, then demand a real stadium and then see some winning then. The Tigers, the Giants, the Orioles, the Rangers, the Padres, etc. All after getting new stadiums have successful streaks of winning years because a new, modern, practical stadium gives energy to the team, the fans, and everyone involved. Wrigley is horrible. The stupid pony league bullpens with the pitcher's mound halfway sticking out in fair territory and watching outfielders give up on fly balls because they don't want to blow their knees out on the bullpen mounds. No foul territory to get more outs. The crazy winds at that stadium. The cubs play 81 games a year there, the visiting teams come in for 6 to 10 games a year and just have fun at Wrigley because they know they are leaving in three days. I don't care. I don't give my money to that franchise. I am just trying to make the Cubs a winner and it won't happen until the fans demand a real stadium and real owners. I have been following the Cubs, and rooting for them, since 1984 when I was a little kid. As I grew older, I realized how the owners milk the fans for money. Letting Maddux go, signing washed up power hitters who hit home runs when the game is out of reach and everyone goes home happy because they saw a home run, not going after the really good pitchers when they are free agents, and the best, oh yes, the best of all: totally ripping apart a team that won 97 games and replacing solid veterans with a bunch of average, at best, and unproven players. You can’t win consistently when you keep tearing a team apart. I know that agents are involved and so on, but another factor, and it’s time for naive Cubs fans to admit this, is that no players really want to play for the Cubs. Why? Because of the FACILITIES. Listen to Zambrano, he said it early on this year when the Cubs played at Yankee stadium. Wrigely Field sucks and it’s time for a modern stadium. What is the only common denominator during the last freaking 8 decades of losing? Not the players, not the coaches, it’s the stadium. It’s like driving a Model T ford in a nascar race. Yes, it’s a classic car and it works, but it isn’t practical. Wrigley Field is not practical. But you just keep spending 80 dollars for one ticket to watch a Triple A team finish in fourth place this year and you will make the owners happy.
Here is another prediction: Zambrano will be traded sooner than you think because he doesn’t like playing on the sorry ass Cubs and he would do better in a better organization with a real stadium and clubhouse. Lee is halfway out of the door, Soriano could get traded before the deadline, it’s a firesale. Why not, right? I mean, they had to get rid of Derosa because he cost too much, might as well get rid of everyone that was good.
Do you think outfielders like playing 81 games a year in a park where they have to fear running in to a f***ing brick wall? How many other stadiums have a brick wall, if ever in the history of major league baseball, as the outfield fence? If you really care about the Cubs, then demand a real stadium and then see some winning then. The Tigers, the Giants, the Orioles, the Rangers, the Padres, etc. All after getting new stadiums have successful streaks of winning years because a new, modern, practical stadium gives energy to the team, the fans, and everyone involved.
Wrigley is horrible. The stupid pony league bullpens with the pitcher’s mound halfway sticking out in fair territory and watching outfielders give up on fly balls because they don’t want to blow their knees out on the bullpen mounds. No foul territory to get more outs. The crazy winds at that stadium. The cubs play 81 games a year there, the visiting teams come in for 6 to 10 games a year and just have fun at Wrigley because they know they are leaving in three days.
I don’t care. I don’t give my money to that franchise. I am just trying to make the Cubs a winner and it won’t happen until the fans demand a real stadium and real owners.

]]> By: Ace http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/04/29/koyie-hill-to-get-more-starts-over-geovany-soto/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Ace Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:04:11 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=1959#comment-993 Nate, do you even like the Cubs? But as things stand, I don't really have the heart to fight you. The Cubs suck. Nate, do you even like the Cubs?

But as things stand, I don’t really have the heart to fight you. The Cubs suck.

]]> By: Nate http://www.bleachernation.com/2009/04/29/koyie-hill-to-get-more-starts-over-geovany-soto/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Nate Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:35:33 +0000 http://www.bleachernation.com/?p=1959#comment-977 Wow, now a catcher controversy. As I wrote last week, the Cubs have no identity and will not make the playoffs. Start trading guys now. It's not a good sign when two of your biggest off season signings yell at the umpires and blame the umps for their own bad performances (Bradley and Gregg). The owners went to new heights of crapping on the fans this year by tearing apart a team that won 97 games last year. It's not going to get any better this year. Just wait until August when the quotes are: "We have a better team than this. We should be playing better. We are trying to just make it to the playoffs and then see what happens." When they are in third place trying to make the wild card behind the Cardinals and the Brewers/Astros. But regardless, naive Cub fans will fill up Wrigely Field and keep giving money to the owners and management. Suckers. Wow, now a catcher controversy. As I wrote last week, the Cubs have no identity and will not make the playoffs. Start trading guys now.
It’s not a good sign when two of your biggest off season signings yell at the umpires and blame the umps for their own bad performances (Bradley and Gregg). The owners went to new heights of crapping on the fans this year by tearing apart a team that won 97 games last year.
It’s not going to get any better this year. Just wait until August when the quotes are: “We have a better team than this. We should be playing better. We are trying to just make it to the playoffs and then see what happens.” When they are in third place trying to make the wild card behind the Cardinals and the Brewers/Astros. But regardless, naive Cub fans will fill up Wrigely Field and keep giving money to the owners and management. Suckers.

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