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I think he needs to rely more on the eephus. Hopefully Jim Benedict agrees.

Also Smyly (wow that's really how it's spelled) will be ready in August. Pretty fucking solid offseason. I am cool with "the plan" again.

Fuck yeah. Let the Chris Gimenez era begin!

Cain, too?! The plan sucks. Bring back Hendry!

This would be fun.

http://www.bleachernation.com/2017/12/15/enormous-grain-of-salt-report-out-of-japan-seems-to-suggest-cubs-are-in-on-yu-darvish/

Quote from: SKO on December 11, 2017, 10:33:14 AM
DPD, but my ideal offseason from here is:

1) Sign Cobb
2) Add another late inning reliever
3) Trade Happ and some shit to Florida for Yelich, eat a bad contract of theirs if you need to.

2017 rotation:

Hendricks
Quintana
Lester
Cobb
Chatwood

Bullpen:
Morrow
FA Reliever
Edwards
Strop
Wilson
Monty
Who Knows
Who Cares

Yelich CF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Contreras C
Schwarber LF
Baez 2B
Russell SS
HeyMora Platoon RF


Bench:
La Stella
Zobrist
Caratini or Veteran Backup Catcher
Zagunis or some shit.

I dig. Thed could also try Almora and slightly better shit vs Happ and some shit for Yelich, and then have Heyapp playing RF. It'd be cool to have Happ become Zobrist when Benny hangs them up to work on his duet album with Julianna.

Quote from: Saul Goodman on December 10, 2017, 09:22:23 PM

Quote from: D. Doluntap on December 10, 2017, 08:34:59 PM
At some point at least one of these pitchers they've drafted over the last five years has to turn into something right?

Their 6th rounder in 2014 turned into Jose Quintana!

Ok, that's true.

At some point at least one of these pitchers they've drafted over the last five years has to turn into something right?

I bet they just showed Ohtani that "Homer at the Bat" Simpsons episode. Playing Pedro Strop in LF has nothing on that, sadly.

Quote from: CBStew on December 07, 2017, 01:48:45 PM

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 07, 2017, 01:42:58 PM

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 07, 2017, 12:22:30 PM
Tyler Chatwood. A Cub.

Slam.

Guy doesn't get his own thread?

"Tyler" is almost as bad a first name as "Chipper".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXn8WKpYaA

Shit my bad.

Justin Upton staying with the Angels.

And holy shit Pujols had an awful year.

Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 02, 2017, 01:13:31 PM

Quote from: SKO on November 02, 2017, 12:34:48 PM

Quote from: CBStew on November 02, 2017, 12:06:29 PM
...I didn't watch a single inning of the 2017 World Series because the wrong team was playing for the National League. 

That has usually been my stance. In years where the Cubs never really contended at all I'll usually watch some playoff games and WS games so long as the Cardinals are not involved, but in years where the Cubs made the playoffs but fell short I usually found it too painful to watch.
This year I had no such issue. The Cubs already have theirs, and they got beat in the NLCS by a superior team. Not much bitterness here. I'm glad I watched most of this WS, it was extremely entertaining for the most part.

I found it entertaining to watch the Dodgers squander opportunity after opportunity in Game 7 after the way they bounced the Cubs out.

Agreed. I also particularly enjoyed watching Joc Pederson lose.

I wonder how Tony La Russa will handle Boston's labyrinthine roads after a dozen or so at Cask 'n Flagon.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/11/tony-la-russa-to-join-red-sox-organization.html

Holy shit that might have been the best non-Cubs/non-Cardinals loss game I've ever seen.