4/25 Cardinals (Lynn) @ LaHair's Cubs (Volstad) 1:20 WGN

[bcl412]

I wish I trusted the Cubs ability to score four more runs.

[CincyCubsFan]

Tired of this guy.

[Theo]

Travis Wood Up, Volstad down.

[SouthSideRyan]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

[neely crenshaw]

On a good note the Cubs pitchers are averaging just under a walk every 2 innings..good for 2nd best (or worst) in the league.

[UMFan83]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

 

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

[Theo]

re:LaHair, does anyone know how many "At Bats" he is short from being on the qualified list for official stats? Edited April 25, 2012 by Theo

[Little Slide Rooter]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

 

Or maybe a team that wasn't going to make the playoffs didn't want to sign him to a 1 year deal.

[illiniguy]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

 

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

Staying healthy for 3 weeks totally validates that signing as well.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

 

By the time the justifications are over, the Cubs heading into the offseason would have been a 30-win team.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Volstad is a master of almost good starts.

 

Didn't Jason Marquis used to cruise through 4-5 innings and then get demolished?

[Theo]

Maybe we should find an excuse to avoid every possible free agent with upside that might cost a bit? They better use this savings to eat Soriano's contract this offseason.

[Guest]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

 

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

 

This is not a 60 win team...an entire 18 games notwithstanding.

[Andy]

Pretty solid stretch there by Costanza.

[treebird]

i have this on the radio, i assume costanza is doing this in a nude body suit

[Theo]

Carlos Beltran, now he was too expensive too, right?

 

Maybe he didn't want to sign a 1 year deal with a team that probably wasn't going to the playoffs?

 

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

 

This is not a 60 win team...an entire 18 games notwithstanding.

63-65, at best

[Guest]

63-65, at best

 

lol

[treebird]

we need a word censor that can detect when a poster says something about the cubs definitely losing 100 games that changes the entire post to "I DON'T UNDERSTAND BASEBALL"

[illiniguy]

Maybe we should find an excuse to avoid every possible free agent with upside that might cost a bit? They better use this savings to eat Soriano's contract this offseason.

Yeah beltran wasn't a risk, not at all.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Yeah and I think people might sometimes forget that its possible some of these FAs didnt want to waste 1-3 years playing for a rebuilding team. If the money was right most would, but I dont see the Cubs overpaying to make a 60 win team a 65 win team.

 

By the time the justifications are over, the Cubs heading into the offseason would have been a 30-win team.

 

While I do trust the front office, an elite front office of a big market team should be able to put a winning team on the field and build a strong farm system. I suppose we could have signed Fielder and Darvish or Wilson and re-upped Ramirez to a deal like the Brewers gave him and still have had money for Beltran. All the while, the farm system would look pretty much like it does now assuming that we'd made the trades we did. Unless the money simply wasn't there, with the new IFA and overslot rules, I'm not quite sure what it was saved up for.

[BeerHere]

63-65, at best

 

lol

Honestly, all trolling aside, I would tend to agree with him. The pitching hasn't been good and the offense has been terrible. Yes, it's still early but this team lacks punch and everyone knows it is rebuilding. 65 wins sounds about right to me.

[Theo]

63-65, at best

 

lol

 

It's really not out of the question that we could lose 97 games, I'm suprised you think this is funny. If we go up and down the roster, for every player underperforming, you could also find a player not likely to continue at this production rate. Do you really think LaHair is going lead all firstbasemen in OPS by September?

[Little Slide Rooter]

63-65, at best

 

lol

Honestly, all trolling aside, I would tend to agree with him. The pitching hasn't been good and the offense has been terrible. Yes, it's still early but this team lacks punch and everyone knows it is rebuilding. 65 wins sounds about right to me.

 

This is step 1. So far, the low risk guys haven't yielded high rewards. If we're looking at a 70 win team in 2013, I highly doubt that they'll let the bleeding continue.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

63-65, at best

 

lol

 

It's really not out of the question that we could lose 97 games, I'm suprised you think this is funny. If we go up and down the roster, for every player underperforming, you could also find a player not likely to continue at this production rate. Do you really think LaHair is going lead all firstbasemen in OPS by September?

 

Okay, there's LaHair in the "overproducing" column.

 

Keep going, match them up 1:1...

[Guest]

63-65, at best

 

lol

 

It's really not out of the question that we could lose 97 games, I'm suprised you think this is funny. If we go up and down the roster, for every player underperforming, you could also find a player not likely to continue at this production rate. Do you really think LaHair is going lead all firstbasemen in OPS by September?

 

Yes, I think it's funny that you think after 10% of this season that the team will go 65-97 AT BEST. Do you realize just how inept a team has to be for that to happen?