Pinella signs with Cubs

Lurch1982 · 10-16-2006, 01:50 PM

ESPN.com - MLB - Report: Piniella agrees to three-year deal to manage Cubs

May work if they bring in a big free agent or a big trade.

**Crazyswordsman** · 10-16-2006, 06:55 PM

I doubt he'll help the Cubs win though (and seriously hope the Cubs keep losing). -CSM

Lurch1982 · 10-17-2006, 11:59 AM

It wouldn't be inconcivable for them to make two free agent/trade moves and be able to take the NL Central. The division is extremely weak right now, and any team that makes the right offseason moves could take it.

All depends how much the Tribune Co. is willing to spend.

Mark Prior · 10-17-2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

I doubt he'll help the Cubs win though (and seriously hope the Cubs keep losing). -CSM

lol coming from a Mets fan

**Crazyswordsman** · 10-19-2006, 11:21 AM

It's not that I'm a Mets fan. It's that the Cubs are a national bandwagon team. At least the Mets have to play second fiddle in their own city. In my mind, the fewer fans of a team there are, the more likely I will root for them. -CSM

Lurch1982 · 10-19-2006, 01:35 PM

^Don't see you rooting for the Royals, Pirates, Marlins, Mariners or Nats.

**Crazyswordsman** · 10-19-2006, 05:00 PM

Well I have to pick one. And I can never root for the Marlins or Nats because they're in the Mets' division. The Pirates are the only one I'd consider rooting for. As a general rule, I try to avoid bandwagon jumping. Here's my list of favorite teams per division:

NL:
East: Mets
Central: Cards (not now though for obvious reasons) (and the only reason I pick them is because I go to college in St. Louis, not because of how good they are)
West: Rockies
AL:
East: Orioles
Central: White Sox
West: Mariners

-CSM

BrandonTragedy · 10-19-2006, 05:46 PM

Bah, he's and old Yankee, he'll try to go out and get some Yankee's... Damn... the cubs are screwed...

Bomby · 10-29-2006, 09:39 PM

**John MarchCain** · 10-29-2006, 10:02 PM

^That's great.

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,278 Thanks: 122 Thanked 253 Times in 140 Posts Points: 36,406.03 Bank: 338,725.11 Total Points: 375,131.14 Donate	It wouldn't be inconcivable for them to make two free agent/trade moves and be able to take the NL Central. The division is extremely weak right now, and any team that makes the right offseason moves could take it. All depends how much the Tribune Co. is willing to spend.

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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,278 Thanks: 122 Thanked 253 Times in 140 Posts Points: 36,406.03 Bank: 338,725.11 Total Points: 375,131.14 Donate	^Don't see you rooting for the Royals, Pirates, Marlins, Mariners or Nats.

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