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Quote from: Tonker on May 26, 2015, 11:03:53 AM
Just as a matter of interest, by the way, will you get two adults and two kids into a taxi?

do they have smartphones where you're at?
you'll want to get the Uber app and UberX it everywhere.

Quote from: Tonker on May 26, 2015, 09:36:16 AM

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Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on May 26, 2015, 09:28:47 AM

Quote from: Tonker on May 26, 2015, 09:26:43 AM

Anyway, what about Humboldt Park (right on the edge of the park, round Kedzie and North)?  Or Logan Square/Bucktown (California and Fullerton)?  Andersonville (Ashland and Foster)?

Don't think you could go wrong with any of those.

Depends on where in Logan Square.  It's gentrified in parts but still has plenty of pockets.  This is more true for Humboldt Park which is much improved since the 1970's and 1980's but can still be a little dodgy for out-of-town folk.

Andersoville, on the other hand, would be ideal.  I'd  try to did a place there.

Aha, you were just too slow.  I will indeed try to did a place there.  It's more expensive but looks really, really nice.

Humboldt is nice, but not anywhere really near public transportation to get to places.  Logan is the suburbs, but if you're near one of the two train stops, it's a short blue line ride down to the city, and close to the highway.  Plus a ton of places to eat and drink that are all legit and even some kid friendly stuff from what I hear.  There was even a breakdancing-fight thing going on in the circle yesterday afternoon that was fascinating to make fun of as we walked by.

Knowing the difference between the sbox and insipio is a skill, regardless of work access

Quote from: SKO on May 06, 2015, 11:30:32 AM

Quote from: PANK! on May 06, 2015, 11:27:49 AM

Quote from: SKO on May 06, 2015, 11:14:20 AM

I don't know why it's controversial or panicky to say Chris Coghlan, a guy who has sucked in 5/7 of years of his career, probably sucks. I don't know why it's an issue to say David Ross presence on the roster hurts the team because he provides sub-replacement level production and he's taking a roster spot they sorely need given the injuries they've had and the need to carry 13 pitchers because they can't find one who can get a guy out. What I do know is that saying those things isn't saying "THE 2015 CUBS ARE DOOOOMED HOW MANY MORE TEARZ THEO" but it's easier to just reduce my argument to that and call me butthurt, I suppose.

I've agreed with you on Coghlan and Ross you overly-sensitive, persecution complex-riddled asshat.

That's a little different than say, screaming about Kris Bryant taking a first pitch strike during an at-bat (an at-bat in which, I guess should point out, he eventually reached base).  I mean seriously?  Maybe pass on hitting "send" once in a while, that's all.  Sit back and see how it plays out.  It's really a beautiful game.

There was some fuckhead Monday who called people who wouldn't agree with his shrieking hot take that it was a BIG GAME idiots and to stop following him (in which I gladly obliged).  Even IAN's favorite terrorist tried to get him to reconsider his frothing take.  I don't need that shit--it's fucking May.  Forgive me for suggesting you chill the fuck out--though I am amused that doing so only fuels more butthurt so I'm sorry/not sorry in advance for continuing to do it as long as you're holding up your end of the bargain.

If you actually think I wasn't annoyed as fuck the last two nights you're missing the point (and wrong).  But having to scroll through this shit every time we're ebbing takes me back to the Ron Santo broadcasts.  No thanks.

Man, if you're going to complain about me tweeting "goddammit" and "fuck" during sporting events on twitter I have to ask, why follow me on twitter. I've been on there through like, five disappointing Bears seasons now. Meatball SKO takes the reins between the lines on gameday, friend.

I think he's more saying that every time anybody comes to insipio now, there are a shitload of blue buttons and it's 45 new posts from you saying the exact same thing over and over again, plus then he has to see it on twitter as well.  I think what huey's saying is sit some plays out and log off the computer and go outside or something.  Or just write what you want to write and just don't click "post" on about 5/6th of them b/c we all get it.

Quote from: PANK! on May 05, 2015, 02:38:26 PM

Quote from: Tony on May 05, 2015, 02:22:15 PM

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Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 05, 2015, 12:22:35 PM

Quote from: Oleg on May 05, 2015, 12:11:53 PM
Any of those would make for a near-perfect LinkedIn profile pic.

Sterling has endorsed you for the skill: Arm-Wrestling.

Who is the guy in the background? An arm wrestling referee?

You mean foreground?

That'd be Thrillho.

No, I think he means background.

That'd be Bert Kwouk.

The dude with the pen and the notebook. I assume he was keeping score.

Sorry.  I hadn't realized there was room for me to pan right in Pen's massively-oversized picture.

Ironically (CT?) his name is Pan and he drew a dinosaur for a girl and she was super creeped out.  and it's Wheezer's friend, obvi.

Quote from: SKO on May 05, 2015, 01:17:59 PM
I'll just say if they've got the next Vlad Guerrero, Troy Glaus, Freddie Sanchez, Jose Vidro, and *randomly selects good but not historically great hitting catcher comp for Schwarber regardless of accuracy* Javy Lopez in the lineup they're gonna score a lot of fucking runs the next 5-6 years.

So then why get so butthurt over what they're doing right now? 

Quote from: PenFoe on May 01, 2015, 05:21:56 PM

Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on May 01, 2015, 03:46:49 PM
Perry's has breakfast now...they've got this beast called the Mad Moscow or something like that, 3 eggs and pastrami with Russian dressing.

Mad Moscow already was corned beef and pastrami on rye.

However, this is new:

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Perry's Mad Moscow Breakfast Sandwich on a Kaiser roll
(Eggs with pastrami and corned beef, topped with Russian dressing)

Perry's sucks now.

And if you're in that spot and looking for breakfast, go to Blackwood for the bbq breakfast.  But if you want a real solid, sloppy breakfast, go across the street to UB Dogs.  Their breakfast bowl with Merk's and bacon is the dick.  And will ruin the rest of your day in a good way

Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2015, 11:48:23 AM

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Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2015, 11:11:28 AM


I don't know what it is. If a Hendry prospect was putting up Almora's numbers and we were spoonfed the same "he's a great kid" shit we'd have all cried bullshit from the highest rooftops, but acting like there's more reason to be concerned than than there is positive about Almora is like pissing directly on Theo Epstein's face or something. Like you said, prospects don't always pan out. You can be down on Almora and still think overall this front office has done an excellent job. If Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant alone were the only two successes of the draft/amateur signing side of Theo's rebuild that's still a massive haul. I'm guessing Russell and Schwarber are both also going to be good, but I don't see why pointing out the obvious that Almora doesn't look great is so controversial.

There's all kinds of manifested Id in this post...I think I'm just gonna keep walking.

Yes, there's a deep psychological underpinning behind worrying that a guy with a sub-Juan Pierresian OPS in AA won't be good, and wondering why everyone else seems to think it'll all be peechy keen. Cram it, Dogtor Bogtrot, Optoat Pyscologhist.

Yeah it was more a comment about how you manage to extrapolate and ascribe so much deductive reasoning to the Straw Man you seem to spend so much time arguing with, rather than the real person with whom it would appear you're engaged in discussion.  For example, the fact that Almora was not a Hendry pick wasn't even on my mind so I was amused at having to take a backseat in my discussion with you to some mythical arguer.

You:  I'm afraid Almora won't pan out (lists reasons)
Me: I'm holding out hope that he still will (lists reasosn).
You: YOU FUCKING THEO DONGCHUGGERS ARE ALL THE SAME.  YOU'RE AFRAID TO CRITICIZE THEM--DON'T WORRY DUDE JUST BECAUSE ALMORA'S A BOMB DOESN'T MEAN THEY FAILED.
Me:  lol wat?

It's not really just you, it's more that any time I've seen anyone express concern that Almora might suck the response is always "list of reasons (mostly intangible and full of scout euphemisms) why he won't, he's young, blah blah" and not "yeah, I know, it doesn't look great, but I hope not?" or "here's some historical examples of players off to similar starts to their pro careers who rebounded to be good." The fact that no one has thrown them out when we had Bryant comps and Russell comps out the ass before either of them played a game makes me think there's not too many examples of Albert Almora types panning out.

DPD, but if you don't think the general (deserved) positivity toward the Theo Regime has had some influence on people not freaking out over Almora's start, you're kidding yourself.

oops.  too late

Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2015, 11:45:45 AM

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Quote from: SKO on April 24, 2015, 11:11:28 AM


I don't know what it is. If a Hendry prospect was putting up Almora's numbers and we were spoonfed the same "he's a great kid" shit we'd have all cried bullshit from the highest rooftops, but acting like there's more reason to be concerned than than there is positive about Almora is like pissing directly on Theo Epstein's face or something. Like you said, prospects don't always pan out. You can be down on Almora and still think overall this front office has done an excellent job. If Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant alone were the only two successes of the draft/amateur signing side of Theo's rebuild that's still a massive haul. I'm guessing Russell and Schwarber are both also going to be good, but I don't see why pointing out the obvious that Almora doesn't look great is so controversial.

There's all kinds of manifested Id in this post...I think I'm just gonna keep walking.

Yes, there's a deep psychological underpinning behind worrying that a guy with a sub-Juan Pierresian OPS in AA won't be good, and wondering why everyone else seems to think it'll all be peechy keen. Cram it, Dogtor Bogtrot, Optoat Pyscologhist.

Yeah it was more a comment about how you manage to extrapolate and ascribe so much deductive reasoning to the Straw Man you seem to spend so much time arguing with, rather than the real person with whom it would appear you're engaged in discussion.  For example, the fact that Almora was not a Hendry pick wasn't even on my mind so I was amused at having to take a backseat in my discussion with you to some mythical arguer.

You:  I'm afraid Almora won't pan out (lists reasons)
Me: I'm holding out hope that he still will (lists reasosn).
You: YOU FUCKING THEO DONGCHUGGERS ARE ALL THE SAME.  YOU'RE AFRAID TO CRITICIZE THEM--DON'T WORRY DUDE JUST BECAUSE ALMORA'S A BOMB DOESN'T MEAN THEY FAILED.
Me:  lol wat?

It's not really just you, it's more that any time I've seen anyone express concern that Almora might suck the response is always "list of reasons (mostly intangible and full of scout euphemisms) why he won't, he's young, blah blah" and not "yeah, I know, it doesn't look great, but I hope not?" or "here's some historical examples of players off to similar starts to their pro careers who rebounded to be good." The fact that no one has thrown them out when we had Bryant comps and Russell comps out the ass before either of them played a game makes me think there's not too many examples of Albert Almora types panning out.

Maybe you should sit the next couple of plays out

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I am willing to climb on the Hatewagon. Gotta hate someone.

Russell Martin's don't grow on trees

Quote from: ChuckD on April 14, 2015, 02:09:58 PM

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Question: De we have separate reserve group for inactive/DL players or do we only have 7 total bench spaces?  Appears that it's just 7 inactives regardless of position.

6 bench slots + 2 DL

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C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, Util, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL

goddammit

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Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on April 08, 2015, 11:04:00 AM
How many Twitter girl fights are you grown ass men going to keep getting into? What is the point of it all, really? It seems like there are posters here that have problems with everyone that has a blog on the Cubs.

Maybe I don't spend a lot of time in the comments section of one of Brett's six thousand BN posts per day to know how he reacts to his detractors. I don't get a Yellon vibe from his articles.

Also, the preoccupation with that loser Al Yellon is something you guys might want to get checked out.

And I say all of this knowing full well how terrible I am at being on Desipio.

I approve of this post.

I approve as well.

Could you three get together and give us a list of topics that are acceptable to discuss and/or joke about on the Internet?

1.  Not this

Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on March 31, 2015, 12:32:30 PM

Quote from: PANK! on March 31, 2015, 10:34:45 AM
So Russell at 3rd, Castro stays.

I was not denigrating Castro's play at shortstop BTW.  He's MUCH improved and more consistent than when he was a kid. He's fine there.  I happen to think Baez would be a better shortstop (as would Russell) but I'd prefer not to get tangled up in it, instead appreciating for a moment the time we're in here. These are nice problems to have as they say.

Very nice problems indeed, but that doesn't mean we can't be internet GM's.

If the Cubs do keep Baez and intend to have him as part of their long term future (something I'm not 100% sure of...not like I'm sure Bryant and Russell are part of the long term outlook), then Bryant more than likely goes to LF. It appears he's going there right now, anyway.

Given that circumstance (Bryant to LF), I've run circles around what I think the futureinfield would look like (assuming, also, that Mike Olt is an afterthought). What is the BEST defensive infield given Castro, Baez and Russell? If I just use range factor, the best is Baez at 4.56 (mostly SS in the minors), then Castro at 4.28 and then Russell at 4.10. By FLD% it's Castro, Russell, Baez. FLD% is a weak measurable though, right?

If I had to make a swamp-educated guess, I'd probably assume Starlin at SS, Baez at 2B and Russell at 3B. I couldn't find much more in the way of advanced defensive statistics (I didn't really dig all that much, assuming defensive stats for minor league players would be sparse). The thinking is that the Cubs would be fine no matter who plays where on defense out of those three. They are all above average defensive infielders.

I also would find it hard to believe that Russell doesn't get called up this year.

wanna hear an INSIDE HOT TAKE??????

Soler is a goshdarn animal.  He was swinging like a damn pussy in the cages and it sounded like a stick of dynamite going off every time he made contact.  I cant' imagine if he's really trying.  He's the one they love the most of the most.  Bryant is a close second.  And coming up third is Schwarber.  Apparently they think he's going to be the third best hitter out of all of these guys and he's going to be a legit player in the bigs.  They're just trying to find a spot in the field for him and he's working on it all spring.  Russell will be up very soon, and they're afraid of hurting Castro's feelings, so it's still kind of up in the air where he'll end up playing in the field. 

Quote from: PenFoe on March 24, 2015, 11:58:17 AM
Posting for useless TDubbs. 

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trout - 9
springer - 18
cruz - 21
soler - 13
chapman - 10
gray - 5

yay!