Don’t worry, Cutesie, I’m not sure what to make of it either…

I hope to write *snort* short post on it later today.

Mr. R — I think all (pardon the expression) rational Cubs fans know that we’re going to suck again next year. Indeed, I’m actually hoping they don’t go after a marquee player like Prince Fielder, because I want Epstein and Ricketts and to focus on completely rebuilding the team for the long-run, and anything done for the short term handicaps that effort.

That said, I heard a guy on sports radio yesterday wondering why people thought things would change when the “franchise” hadn’t done anything for a hundred years. And the obvious answer is, because THIS franchise hasn’t been around for a hundred years, it’s been around for a week. It’s not just getting a top notch exec in Epstein, or even in the fact that he’s already assembling an equally impressive team underneath him. It’s in at the same time having an actual team owner with an actual plan to build the franchise into a year in year out competitor. We’ve never had that, not in my lifetime. Someone who plans to invest heavily in the future rather than just sticking in pieces year after year and hoping something clicks.

So I fully expect next year to suck. But I’m also hoping that four or five years down the line, this will be the kind of organization we have always wanted but never had. And I don’t think I’m completely drinking the koolaid in thinking this may happen.