Believe!

[Quality Start Machine]

Firing Hendry mid-season would have little to no impact. He still gets paid, and ownership can just stop him from giving out new contracts. And it's not like the Cubs have that many guys they'd want to trade that anyone else would want.

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

I think we've got a better chance of seeing Richard Simmons Jr. than we do of seeing that.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

This is the real solution.  HOWEVUH, I don't think those rascally Ricketts Kids would be allowed to do this if they wanted to.  You think ole' man Joe, some okie  from the south that probably doesn't even like baseball and who built this ginormous financial empire with his own hands, only to have allowed himself to let his Dubbsian children take that hard-earned money and throw it into  an enterprise that basically dropped in value, due to this global financial meltdown,  as soon as they struck a sale price...you think he's going to allow more cash to be spent?  

Unless this guy's riddled with dementia or on his death bed, I have a hard time thinking any additional cash will be thrown into this turd.

We're boned--unless they can convince Toby to smother the old man with a pillow.

[Internet Apex]

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

This is the real solution.  HOWEVUH, I don't think those rascally Ricketts Kids would be allowed to do this if they wanted to.  You think ole' man Joe, some okie  from the south that probably doesn't even like baseball and who built this ginormous financial empire with his own hands, only to have allowed himself to let his Dubbsian children take that hard-earned money and throw it into  an enterprise that basically dropped in value, due to this global financial meltdown,  as soon as they struck a sale price...you think he's going to allow more cash to be spent?  

Unless this guy's riddled with dementia or on his death bed, I have a hard time thinking any additional cash will be thrown into this turd.

We're boned--unless they can convince Toby to smother the old man with a pillow.

This made me laugh. But now I want to take the rest of the day off and get drunk.

[Slaky]

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

This is the real solution.  HOWEVUH, I don't think those rascally Ricketts Kids would be allowed to do this if they wanted to.  You think ole' man Joe, some okie  from the south that probably doesn't even like baseball and who built this ginormous financial empire with his own hands, only to have allowed himself to let his Dubbsian children take that hard-earned money and throw it into  an enterprise that basically dropped in value, due to this global financial meltdown,  as soon as they struck a sale price...you think he's going to allow more cash to be spent?  

Unless this guy's riddled with dementia or on his death bed, I have a hard time thinking any additional cash will be thrown into this turd.

We're boned--unless they can convince Toby to smother the old man with a pillow.

You're making it sound like Bill Wirtz redux. I don't think it's quite that simple. I don't think there's a Rocky in that family either.

Aisle424, who had a blog and now pitches in at Obstructed View, had some video up of Ricketts the Elder talking about Tom's pitch to him to buy the team. The thing that turned him was $$$$$.

I couldn't let this post go without linking you fine folks to it: So here you go.l Please read it and please watch the video. It may have been covered here but it's dis-fucking-heartening to say the least.
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[Internet Apex]

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

This is the real solution.  HOWEVUH, I don't think those rascally Ricketts Kids would be allowed to do this if they wanted to.  You think ole' man Joe, some okie  from the south that probably doesn't even like baseball and who built this ginormous financial empire with his own hands, only to have allowed himself to let his Dubbsian children take that hard-earned money and throw it into  an enterprise that basically dropped in value, due to this global financial meltdown,  as soon as they struck a sale price...you think he's going to allow more cash to be spent?  

Unless this guy's riddled with dementia or on his death bed, I have a hard time thinking any additional cash will be thrown into this turd.

We're boned--unless they can convince Toby to smother the old man with a pillow.

You're making it sound like Bill Wirtz redux. I don't think it's quite that simple. I don't think there's a Rocky in that family either.

Aisle424, who had a blog and now pitches in at Obstructed View, had some video up of Ricketts the Elder talking about Tom's pitch to him to buy the team. The thing that turned him was $$$$$.

I couldn't let this post go without linking you fine folks to it: So here you go.l Please read it and please watch the video. It may have been covered here but it's dis-fucking-heartening to say the least.
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*weeps*

[Chuck to Chuck]

Try this.  Same video, much more self important writing.

[Quality Start Machine]

The logical thing for the Ricketti would be to clean house October 1, from Kenney down, and build a new organization from scratch.

This is the real solution.  HOWEVUH, I don't think those rascally Ricketts Kids would be allowed to do this if they wanted to.  You think ole' man Joe, some okie  from the south that probably doesn't even like baseball and who built this ginormous financial empire with his own hands, only to have allowed himself to let his Dubbsian children take that hard-earned money and throw it into  an enterprise that basically dropped in value, due to this global financial meltdown,  as soon as they struck a sale price...you think he's going to allow more cash to be spent?  

Unless this guy's riddled with dementia or on his death bed, I have a hard time thinking any additional cash will be thrown into this turd.

We're boned--unless they can convince Toby to smother the old man with a pillow.

That's why the conclusion was:

I think we've got a better chance of seeing Richard Simmons Jr. than we do of seeing that.

[Bort]

Someone was proud of his Forkjoke.

[Internet Apex]

Someone was proud of his Forkjoke.

NSFW-Language

[Quality Start Machine]

Someone was proud of his Forkjoke.

I don't know that bald Mick bastard basically deleted a one-line summation to write one of several paragraphs only to reach the same conclusion.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Someone was proud of his Forkjoke.

I don't know that bald Mick bastard basically deleted a one-line summation to write one of several paragraphs only to reach the same conclusion.

Because luckily I have CHORKBLOCK on this computer, so my eyes weren't subjected to it.

Also, cuz I'm a long-winded asshat that felt the need to illustrate WHY it wouldn't happen.

[Slaky]

Try this.  Same video, much more self important writing.

Or here's the video with zero writing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6h2wczxGA&feature=player_embedded

[CBStew]

Try this.  Same video, much more self important writing.

Or here's the video with zero writing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6h2wczxGA&feature=player_embedded

We are truly screwed

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Try this.  Same video, much more self important writing.

Or here's the video with zero writing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac6h2wczxGA&feature=player_embedded

This is precisely what it took to get me to finally watch this video.

We are truly screwed

That.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I can't bring myself to watch the video.