Despite a flurry of deals at the end of the day yesterday, the Winter Meetings, especially for Cubs fans, were kind of a bummer. Jed Hoyer didn’t mince any words, knowing Cubs fans wanted more. When front office executives say “they did a lot of things behind the scenes,” I don’t really get the warm fuzzies. That’s just prep work, and you’d think that that part of their offseason would have been completed before they left for Nevada.
Whatever, Jed, nobody has ever confused you with Mr. Excitement.
Sports Illustrated had an interesting take on the subdued atmosphere: poor cellular service.