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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread
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on: May 24, 2013, 11:08:52 PM
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The feud dragged on until a truce was called so that all the members of the major Cubs' messageboards could attend a ceremony to give Eric Patterson an award for achievement in the field of minor league excellence.
And $100! Strong consideration was given to Matt Murton, who edged out Patterson in the user vote. However, the NSBB minor league writers for the site were unanimous in nominating Patterson for their 50% of the vote, giving him the overall edge in the award. Others receiving support included Brandon Sing, Sean Gallagher, Ronny Cedeno, Ricky Nolasco and others.  Reminds me of the time Al gave Derrek Lee a shirt. Patterson looks slightly more enthused than D-Lee did. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread
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on: May 24, 2013, 01:49:25 PM
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So in the Sbox we just now (god, what the hell) remembered this and that Brett Taylor posted a bunch of gay porn on this here message board during the Great CubsTalk War. Holy shit That sure was a lot of words to say Ricketts = businessman. Tell me more about this Great CubsTalk War, please. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread
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on: May 23, 2013, 01:13:57 PM
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It looks like the Cubs won't be able to draft the guy the Astros draft.
What's clear is that Appel, Gray and Bryant will all be available when Houston picks. And, should Houston choose one of those three, only two of them will then be available for the Cubs. That's where things get a bit more complicated... If the Astros pick Appel first, of the three mentioned above only Gray and Bryant will remain for the Cubs to pick from. If, on the other hand, Houston goes with Gray, only Appel and Bryant will be left. It's also possible, however, (though the consensus seems to be that it's probably less likely) that the Astros will go with Bryant with their pick, or even someone else entirely. In that case, the Cubs would most likely be picking between Appel and Gray (and possibly Bryant, if the Astros didn't pick him). You forgot that the Astros (who are located in Texas) could pick a high-school pitcher from Texas (which is in Texas), because that's often how major-league teams make decisions. They could also take a different player than any of the ones previously mentioned. This would leave the Cubs a different list of available players to select. This is a developing story, so stay tuned for further analysis of these scenarios. The Cubs could also "think outside the box" and select a player who is not a player of whom we have previously heard about at a prior time. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread
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on: May 23, 2013, 01:00:02 PM
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It looks like the Cubs won't be able to draft the guy the Astros draft.
What's clear is that Appel, Gray and Bryant will all be available when Houston picks. And, should Houston choose one of those three, only two of them will then be available for the Cubs. That's where things get a bit more complicated... If the Astros pick Appel first, of the three mentioned above only Gray and Bryant will remain for the Cubs to pick from. If, on the other hand, Houston goes with Gray, only Appel and Bryant will be left. It's also possible, however, (though the consensus seems to be that it's probably less likely) that the Astros will go with Bryant with their pick, or even someone else entirely. In that case, the Cubs would most likely be picking between Appel and Gray (and possibly Bryant, if the Astros didn't pick him). Come on now, quit pasting analysis from BCB. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Starlin Castro Unbridled Manlove with a Side Order of Sploogetasticism Thread
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on: May 23, 2013, 02:43:39 AM
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Should I be worried about him?
Depends on what your initial expectations were. I think that's the problem. My expectations for Starlin were too high - something like an extended prime where he was a top 3 shortstop every year. At this point a top 10 SS is probably more realistic and probably not worth having a sad over. You were the one who told us he was the next Garry Templeton, so I don't know why you expected Barry Larkin. As it is, he's the best all-around SS the Cubs have had since Banks. I don't think comparing him against decades of shitty players is really the right lens here. the lens is that he's the best Cubs SS of any of our (except Stew's) lifetime. Why worry about Castro? Because his OPS is .684 while Barney's is .695? |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: Starlin Castro Unbridled Manlove with a Side Order of Sploogetasticism Thread
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on: May 22, 2013, 02:26:51 PM
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Especially once there's enough other guys around him to the point where he knows the offense doesn't have to fall to him or Rozzi every day.
Yeah, that's not a real thing. When's Rozzi going to start hitting? Hopefully after Slorer, Beza, Amlaro, Vobelgach and other reinforcements get here. I mean they can't keep depending on guys like Vulbeana, DuJeses, Sariono, Costalli, Bernay, and such. Don't worry, Suvem will whip 'em into shape. |
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General Category / Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
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on: May 21, 2013, 01:33:20 PM
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It's so generic that it sounds like any old baseball game.
No it doesn't. It sounds like two old guys who don't like each other pretending they are having a conversation while there may be some sort of sporting event going on in the background. All in monotone. Farmer: "I was having dinner last night a steak and a glass of Compari there's a high drive to deep left field home run number 16 for Konerko Sox now within one in with two outs in the ninth and the waitress brought me a lamb chop that was undercooked I complained that I ordered a steak that's strike three on Dunn and this ball game has come to an end." Jackson: "What?" This is a transcript, not a bit. |
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