2013 Other Games Thread

[Little Slide Rooter]

In other news, after last night, Cubs non-signing Anibal Sanchez has a 2.38 ERA, 1.119 WHIP, and 17/80 BB/K in 64.1 IP. But it's OK. E Jax is...somethinger than him.

[Guest]

Ryan Zimmerman with three HRs in three at bats today and it's only the top of the fifth. He should get at least one more shot if not two.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Jacoby Ellsbury with 5 stolen bases (!) tonight vs. the Phillies. I'm not much a SB guy but....wow.

[Guest]

Cards-Royals just resumed after a long rain delay at 3 a.m. local time.

[Guest]

Cards-Royals just resumed after a long rain delay at 3 a.m. local time.

 

Ballpark employees were cleaning the upper deck once the game had resumed.

 

[ConstableRabbit]

Cards-Royals just resumed after a long rain delay at 3 a.m. local time.

 

Ballpark employees were cleaning the upper deck once the game had resumed.

 

They really are TBCIB*

 

 

*The Best Custodians in Baseball

 

[Guest]

First time through the order for Cincy against Liriano: 0-9, 7K, 34 pitches.

 

Yowza.

[Guest]

First time through the order for Cincy against Liriano: 0-9, 7K, 34 pitches.

 

Yowza.

 

Glad I just traded Cosart for him.

[Guest]

First time through the order for Cincy against Liriano: 0-9, 7K, 34 pitches.

 

Yowza.

 

Glad I just traded Cosart for him.

I cursed him, though. He's having a much harder time going through the lineup the second time.

[Guest]

Brett Jackson HR

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'd say Baez's raw talent has overcome his approach problems at A+ now. If he can do that at three more levels, we're golden.

[Guest]

I know it says other games but I thought we were sticking with big league games in here.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I blame Tim for confusing me.

[Guest]

Wish Puig was a Cub. :(

[Sammy Sofa]

Wish Puig was a Cub. :(

 

Baseball makes me sad.

[Cubswin11]

Wish Puig was a Cub. :(

 

Baseball makes me sad.

Buy low on Kemp!!!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

[Sammy Sofa]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

That was everyone's denial speaking at the time. That happens a lot lately.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

That was everyone's denial speaking at the time. That happens a lot lately.

 

Vizcaino isn't injury prone, shut up.

[Guest]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

He was completely out of shape for his workout, had some off-field questions (was suspended in Cuba a few times) and few teams had any info on him because he didn't play much in international competitions so the signing was panned. He's since gotten into shape and shown a lot of athleticism and power. He's a good prospect who is a notch below Soler (probably a top 40 or 50 prospect).

[Guest]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

That was everyone's denial speaking at the time. That happens a lot lately.

 

BA and Keith Law aren't Cubs fans.

[Sammy Sofa]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

He was completely out of shape for his workout, had some off-field questions (was suspended in Cuba a few times) and few teams had any info on him because he didn't play much in international competitions so the signing was panned. He's since gotten into shape and shown a lot of athleticism and power. He's a good prospect who is a notch below Soler (probably a top 40 or 50 prospect).

 

Sure, he was panned by the peanut gallery seemingly due to the eye test of his appearance and a general lack of information, but the teams that DID have info seemed to really want him, the Cubs included. It's a broken record, but they need to get more of these guys with the way things are looking.

[Guest]

Oh come on, the reaction to Puig's bonus was universal derision, here, from the media, anywhere you can find. He wasn't thought to be in Soler's league as a prospect and got a bonus several times what was expected. It hasn't proved accurate, but painting it as some sort of coping mechanism or spurned lover instance isn't remotely true.

[Guest]

Wasn't Puig a hilarious Dodger mistake and not even that good of a prospect?

 

He was completely out of shape for his workout, had some off-field questions (was suspended in Cuba a few times) and few teams had any info on him because he didn't play much in international competitions so the signing was panned. He's since gotten into shape and shown a lot of athleticism and power. He's a good prospect who is a notch below Soler (probably a top 40 or 50 prospect).

 

Sure, he was panned by the peanut gallery seemingly due to the eye test of his appearance and a general lack of information, but the teams that DID have info seemed to really want him, the Cubs included. It's a broken record, but they need to get more of these guys with the way things are looking.

 

Just like the Cubs DID have info on Gerardo Concepcion? Teams threw out silly money that didn't match the profile, scouting reports or his workout because it was the last spending splurge before the new IFA restrictions.

 

He was seen once in-game, four years before he defected. He didn't show up for his first workout and when he finally did work out, he just did BP and threw. No team had some mythical extra info on him.

[Sammy Sofa]

My point is I don't care what OUR reaction was; my let down is that it was yet another guy that our FO wanted and, quite frankly, it turns out the team really, really, really needs, and they didn't get him. If it makes you feel better that everyone hated the signing at the time, great. If it makes you feel better that they're not getting these guys and Concepcion sucks, great. I don't really have the masochistic drive to derive any satisfaction from that at all because the end result is the team still stinks and it prolongs "the plan."