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Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2016, 01:38:09 PM

Quote from: PANK! on June 14, 2016, 01:34:07 PM

Quote from: Eli on June 14, 2016, 01:20:52 PM

Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2016, 11:46:08 AM

Quote from: CBStew on June 14, 2016, 11:41:41 AM

Quote from: SKO on June 14, 2016, 11:25:09 AM
This was predictable (and smart): [http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-brian-matusz-signs-minor-league-deal-with-cubs/]Cubs sign Matusz to minor league deal. [/url]

Career 27-42 record, and a 4.85 ERA. 

His career as a reliever: 3.47 ERA, 179-63 K:BB ratio. Lefties have hit just .211/.269/.358/.627 against him in his career. If he's healthy he could be a big upgrade as the LOOGY without them having to give up anything stupid for a guy like Miller.

I'd rather they just give up something stupid* and have Andrew Miller.

* This, obviously, shouldn't mean Baez or Schwarber, since that's well beyond stupid.

Contreras?
Torres?

I think we can stop discussing Contreras as a trade piece, he sure seems to be the catcher of the future, I don't think he's going anywhere.

I also firmly believe that as long as Theo is here they'll never trade Schwarber. Not for anyone or anything. Just one man's opinion.

Quote from: Brownie on June 10, 2016, 04:04:24 PM
Reinsdorf doesn't know whether he's in or out. He could have decided to move Abreu for some decent return in the offseason and have Hahn/Williams shop any player under 27, before waiting to hold someone up for Sale at the deadline. Instead he and Kenny convinced themselves that they could compete in that division and do it on the cheap. I hope Reinsdorf lives to 100 and takes every year like it might be his last one on earth while keeping Kenny Williams employed to spend money idiotically.

The Montreal Chaussettes Blanches will have a nice ring to it, circa 2031.

He dies, they move. I mean is there really any other outcome?

Quote from: CBStew on June 09, 2016, 04:43:02 PM

Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 09, 2016, 03:30:02 PM

Quote from: Slaky on June 09, 2016, 03:04:21 PM
Keeping this mostly off Twitter (oops)

But Wendy Thurm, an extremely whiny Giants fan who writes for Sporting News, wrote this: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/giants-red-sox-world-series-matchup-2016-potential-buster-posey-david-price-bumgarner-ortiz/oc2e2h6wrqmp1vdsvu0g99hms

It's garbage. She's awful. The end.

Looking forward to her next article, "Why Isn't Everyone Talking About My Team Yet?"

I love her paragraph explaining how relief pitcher "Lopez did his job" in the top of the seventh by allowing the tying run to score. 

She also managed to fit hacky baseball prose like "around the horn" and "behind the dish" in this piece.

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 10, 2016, 01:29:46 PM

Quote from: PANK! on June 10, 2016, 01:22:37 PM

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 10, 2016, 12:59:42 PM
If not Miller, maybe Chapman?

Will you call for Andy to stop blogging if the Cubs trade for Chapman?

I still don't know how he's not in prison.

Andy's not that bad.

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 09, 2016, 08:31:57 PM
With the 23rd pick, the Cardinals took Delvin Perez, a SS who has already failed a PED test.

Going back to what worked.

They think Arrieta's on the juice anyway. Also, we had Sammy. I don't know if these jokes work.

And to make this post more insufferable, if the worst thing that happens is rival fans say you drafted a known PED user but you got amazing value for a pick who would have eventually been picked by someone anyway...well that's just good business.

Quote from: SKO on June 10, 2016, 07:28:15 AM
Mully and Hanley wanted to trade Kyle Schwarber for Andrew Miller this morning and the vast majority of their fans agreed. Why are the people who cover and root for this team so stupid. Why is this a thing

I don't think I've ever hated a show as much as I hate this one.

Quote from: SKO on June 09, 2016, 03:19:16 PM
They also signed Justin Morneau and then put him on the DL, hoping he can come back from years of his brain being turned into mush and hit well after they've dropped completely out of contention. This is their equivalent to the Phil Nevin trade.

People point to his decent numbers in very limited action last year but conveniently leave out his splits where he was great at Coors and horrendous away from it.

Keeping this mostly off Twitter (oops)

But Wendy Thurm, an extremely whiny Giants fan who writes for Sporting News, wrote this: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/giants-red-sox-world-series-matchup-2016-potential-buster-posey-david-price-bumgarner-ortiz/oc2e2h6wrqmp1vdsvu0g99hms

It's garbage. She's awful. The end.

In all fairness fuck the White Sox and anyone who doesn't wish them a lifelong baseball hellscape.

Quote from: Bort on June 08, 2016, 11:56:12 PM
I...er...also would like to make fun of Chuck for this particular gaffe.

What gaffe by chuck? Did I miss it?

Quote from: ChuckD on June 06, 2016, 03:18:49 PM

Quote from: Oleg on June 06, 2016, 02:24:03 PM

Quote from: SKO on June 06, 2016, 02:01:51 PM

Quote from: Eli on June 06, 2016, 01:53:46 PM

Quote from: SKO on June 06, 2016, 01:23:34 PM

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 06, 2016, 12:57:45 PM
As much fun as this season is, I still find myself leaving the moment and thinking about next year, when Contreras, Almora and Schwarber get added to this squad.

That's a dumb thing to do. Don't anybody else do it.

This is the best Cubs team in any of our lifetimes. Drink in in every second.

I will give a less than zero percent chance that Almora is better or even remotely as good next year as Dexter Fowler has been this year. That is a dumb thing to look forward to. You are correct to say this is dumb.

The difference between Fowler's current pace and a reasonable projection for Almora is like a loss of 8 wins over a full season, so ... looking forward to that, too.

(ETA: I also know what Fork meant, but still.)

I get what he was saying, he's just wrong because he's Fork. The main reason he is wrong being that Fowler is the coolest and a small part of me would probably miss him even once they inevitably replace him with Mike Trout, the second reason being that Willson is most definitely pulling a 2007 Soto, kicking ass in September, and stealing the starting catcher gig by the time of the playoffs, where his balls will savage the gaps of the Washington/Los Angeles/San Francisco/Boston outfields as he racks up double after double.

I find it hard to believe that Eli actually believes that Fowler finishes the year with 9-9.5 WAR.

I read it as Fowler would be worth 5.5 to 6 WAR whereas Almora would be -2.5.

Either way, everyone is right that putting Almora in as the everyday CF next year is dumb for many reasons including Schwarber-Heyward-Soler.

Quote from: SKO on June 06, 2016, 07:26:35 AM

Quote from: PANK! on June 06, 2016, 06:16:28 AM
The only bad spell they've had was a 4-8 stretch which began with the Doubleheader sweep by the Padres. 

They've since gone 10-2 since then, so they've actually gone 4-over during the stretch that includes the 4-8 spell.

They should really take 4 out of 6 from Philadelphia and Atlanta but I won't be shocked (perhaps surprised) if they go 3-3.  They're due for another cooling off and it won't matter who they're playing when that happens (i.e. San Diego & Milwaukee).  I'll take a disappointing 3-3 against those schlubs if it means they take 2 of 3 from Washington but in any event even a 4-5 road trip won't be the end of the world.  That's the beauty of jumping out to a 9 game lead after 2 months. #managingexpectations

They lost two Arrieta starts on the homestand. That was the cooling off. I posit they go at least 6-3 against the NL Least.

I have to remind myself that they will not win every single game even if it does feel like it. When they actually lose it's really weird.

Quote from: Canadouche on May 31, 2016, 01:20:08 PM
Nice.

I am one episode behind. Richard spilling his guts to the blogger gave me a crushing amount of anxiety.

This week's wasn't their finest episode but it sets up some good shit. TJ Miller is at his worst when he's the leech sucking other people dry. I like his character when he's shitting on people far more important than him and yelling at people in the house. Not a huge fan of the Big Head/Bachman arc but I realize there's a set up at work here so I'll be interested to see how it plays out.

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on May 27, 2016, 08:25:21 AM
Moustakas out for the year, Gordon has a broken hand.

The Royals are boned.

It's all there for Cleveland.

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