Ask Paul
These columns are usually pretty ridiculous, both the person asking Paul Sullivan and Paul's response. Here are some of the "better"ones:
"I recently read The Tribune Co. was having financial problems. I have a plan that could add $85 million to the bottom line and guarantee a sellout. First, the Tribune sends Andy McPhail, Jim Hendry and Dusty Baker packing. The Tribune then holds a press conference announcing that Ronnie Woo Woo now holds all three titles--president, general manager and manager. This reduces payroll by about $6-7 million. The following week the Tribune informs Mr. Woo Woo that the 2007 Cubs will have a $15 million payroll, same as the Marlins and saving another $80 million. They'll probably lose 110 games but fans will be understanding. As an added benefit, Mr. Woo Woo will sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch and at appropriate times bring the Wrigley Field crowd to its feet as he does the famous Woo Woo cheer from the dugout steps. The tourists will love it. Do you think the Tribune Co. would consider such a suggestion?--Walter Muratori, Newport Coast, Calif."
If Walter ever comes to Chicago to watch the cubs in person, I hope someone douses him with beer for this idea -new or "used".
"You want wacky? Let's go back to Baltimore, offer them Mark Prior and Bob Brenly for Miguel Tejada and Jim Palmer. Tejada makes an instant impact and Palmer can come out of the TV booth and close. You were right, we should have shipped off Prior in the winter. --Russ Bradley, Spartanburg, S.C.Thank you, but you all need to apologize to Hendry, who might've been able to pull off a Tejada trade but was probably stunned by the backlash from Cubs fans telling him how stupid it was to trade Prior." If Hendry is making/not making trades based on fan backlash, then we definitely have the wrong person as GM.
"How about Dusty Baker for Joe Girardi and I'll even throw in Glendon Rusch at no extra cost. --Steve Fritsch, Oceanside, Calif.Well, if the Cubs want Joe Girardi, they'll have to do better than trading them Dusty. The Mariners got Randy Winn from Tampa when the Devil Rays got Lou Piniella. I'd say the better idea is Sean Marshall or Carlos Marmol for Girardi." Marmol looks like a keeper. I'd say Marshall for Girardi might be fair. We'll even throw Baker in.
These columns are usually pretty ridiculous, both the person asking Paul Sullivan and Paul's response. Here are some of the "better"ones:
"I recently read The Tribune Co. was having financial problems. I have a plan that could add $85 million to the bottom line and guarantee a sellout. First, the Tribune sends Andy McPhail, Jim Hendry and Dusty Baker packing. The Tribune then holds a press conference announcing that Ronnie Woo Woo now holds all three titles--president, general manager and manager. This reduces payroll by about $6-7 million. The following week the Tribune informs Mr. Woo Woo that the 2007 Cubs will have a $15 million payroll, same as the Marlins and saving another $80 million. They'll probably lose 110 games but fans will be understanding. As an added benefit, Mr. Woo Woo will sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch and at appropriate times bring the Wrigley Field crowd to its feet as he does the famous Woo Woo cheer from the dugout steps. The tourists will love it. Do you think the Tribune Co. would consider such a suggestion?--Walter Muratori, Newport Coast, Calif."
If Walter ever comes to Chicago to watch the cubs in person, I hope someone douses him with beer for this idea -new or "used".
"You want wacky? Let's go back to Baltimore, offer them Mark Prior and Bob Brenly for Miguel Tejada and Jim Palmer. Tejada makes an instant impact and Palmer can come out of the TV booth and close. You were right, we should have shipped off Prior in the winter. --Russ Bradley, Spartanburg, S.C.Thank you, but you all need to apologize to Hendry, who might've been able to pull off a Tejada trade but was probably stunned by the backlash from Cubs fans telling him how stupid it was to trade Prior." If Hendry is making/not making trades based on fan backlash, then we definitely have the wrong person as GM.
"How about Dusty Baker for Joe Girardi and I'll even throw in Glendon Rusch at no extra cost. --Steve Fritsch, Oceanside, Calif.Well, if the Cubs want Joe Girardi, they'll have to do better than trading them Dusty. The Mariners got Randy Winn from Tampa when the Devil Rays got Lou Piniella. I'd say the better idea is Sean Marshall or Carlos Marmol for Girardi." Marmol looks like a keeper. I'd say Marshall for Girardi might be fair. We'll even throw Baker in.
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