Random Cubs Musings

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Will Starlin Castro (813) reach 3,000 hits? If yes, will he do it as a Cub?

[Guest]

Will Starlin Castro (813) reach 3,000 hits? If yes, will he do it as a Cub?

 

25% and almost certainly not unless he signs with the Cubs again late in his career.

[ConstableRabbit]

[expletive] look at these poll options...are you [expletive] kidding me?

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/

 

no doubt in my mind kap came up with that list

For those on mobile, can you explain?

 

sosa isn't listed. kerry wood is.

For favorite Cub?

[XZero771679666304]

[expletive] look at these poll options...are you [expletive] kidding me?

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/

 

no doubt in my mind kap came up with that list

For those on mobile, can you explain?

 

sosa isn't listed. kerry wood is.

For favorite Cub?

 

Greatest Cub of all time.

[Guest]

[expletive] look at these poll options...are you [expletive] kidding me?

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/

 

no doubt in my mind kap came up with that list

For those on mobile, can you explain?

 

sosa isn't listed. kerry wood is.

For favorite Cub?

greatest of all time

[ConstableRabbit]

[expletive].

[Banedon]

[expletive] look at these poll options...are you [expletive] kidding me?

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/

 

Talking about this on Mully and Hanley...but it's all about how Wood shouldn't be included in the poll...and they've mentioned a few names, like Maddux...but they haven't yet mentioned Sosa at all.

[Banedon]

[expletive] look at these poll options...are you [expletive] kidding me?

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/

 

Talking about this on Mully and Hanley...but it's all about how Wood shouldn't be included in the poll...and they've mentioned a few names, like Maddux...but they haven't yet mentioned Sosa at all.

 

Hell, they mentioned Sutcliffe...but not Sosa.

[jersey cubs fan]

I hate how the media is all too happy to overhype the Javy callup just so they can have the opportunity to pounce on him at the first sign of struggles.

[Rob]

Fact:

 

The Cubs have only thrown 8 pitches clocked by PitchFX at or above 98 mph. Rondon threw 7. Samardzija threw the other one.

 

Nobody has thrown 99 mph or higher.

[Guest]

@MDGonzales Fujukawa sighting

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Fact:

 

The Cubs have only thrown 8 pitches clocked by PitchFX at or above 98 mph. Rondon threw 7. Samardzija threw the other one.

 

Nobody has thrown 99 mph or higher.

is this especially low compared to other teams or something?

[davell]

@MDGonzales Fujukawa sighting

 

2 guys getting sent down or dealt.

[davell]

Parker optioned for Javy.

[davell]

Fujikawa not getting activated today.

[Rob]

Fact:

 

The Cubs have only thrown 8 pitches clocked by PitchFX at or above 98 mph. Rondon threw 7. Samardzija threw the other one.

 

Nobody has thrown 99 mph or higher.

is this especially low compared to other teams or something?

 

The hell if I know. I just thought it was interesting. I'm not about to figure out individual teams though.

 

http://baseballsavant.com/pitchfx_search.php?hfPT=&hfZ=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfAB=&ddlStadium=&hfBB=&hfHL=&hfCount=&ddlYear=2014&ddlPlayer=pitcher&ddlMin=0&ddlPitcherHand=&ddlBatterHand=&ddlVGT=98&ddlVLT=&ddlDistGT=&ddlDistLT=&txtAngleGT=&txtAngleLT=&txtGameDateGT=&txtGameDateLT=&ddlTeam=&ddlPosition=&hfRO=&ddlHomeRoad=&hfIN=&hfOT=&ddlGroupBy=name&ddlSort=desc&ddlMinABs=0&ddlSBSuccess=&txtPx1=&txtPx2=&txtPz1=&txtPz2=&ddlRPXGT_ft=&ddlRPXGT_in=&ddlRPXLT_ft=&ddlRPXLT_in=&ddlRPYGT_ft=&ddlRPYGT_in=&ddlRPYLT_ft=&ddlRPYLT_in=&txtBAGT=&txtBALT=&txtBLGT=&txtBLLT=&txtSRGT=&txtSRLT=&txtSDGT=&txtSDLT=#results

[Banedon]

Jed on The Score in 10 min or so.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

We're 4.5 games behind the first unprotected pick. I hope we get there.

[Gmoney08]

We are also only 4 or 5 games out of the number 1 pick in the draft. I want 1.1!!!

 

 

Pretty sure we have a tough schedule to end the year as well.

[Guest]

Jed on The Score in 10 min or so.

 

"we need to reward the patience that everyone has shown, with success."

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jed on The Score in 10 min or so.

 

"we need to reward the patience that everyone has shown, with success."

 

But Jed, you've had success. The greatest success of all, a No. 1 farm system by consensus. Isn't it time to ride off into the sunset?

[Derwood]

Jed on The Score in 10 min or so.

 

"we need to reward the patience that everyone has shown, with success."

 

But Jed, you've had success. The greatest success of all, a No. 1 farm system by consensus. Isn't it time to ride off into the sunset?

 

[davell]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24650220/cubs-position-players-over-pitching-plan-is-intriguing

[Him]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24650220/cubs-position-players-over-pitching-plan-is-intriguing

 

This article got me really excited. We've uncovered a market inefficiency. Of course other teams are going to start noticing it now and start taking the top college bats at the top of the draft, causing the elite pitchers and high school bats to fall. Hopefully right into our laps as we descend in the draft order the next few years.

 

We should be able to get really good value while improving in the MLB standings.

[Soul]

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24650220/cubs-position-players-over-pitching-plan-is-intriguing

 

This article got me really excited. We've uncovered a market inefficiency. Of course other teams are going to start noticing it now and start taking the top college bats at the top of the draft, causing the elite pitchers and high school bats to fall. Hopefully right into our laps as we descend in the draft order the next few years.

 

We should be able to get really good value while improving in the MLB standings.

 

It's been discussed for a little while around these parts, since Theo starting talking about it. IMHO it's one of the best advantages we can point to right now, and since we have already begun to exploit it, there will be a period where other teams lag behind us. Definitely something solid we can point to for the intermediate future.