7/29 Rockies (Butler) @ Cubs (Lester) 1:20 WGN, MLBN

[DiamondMind]

the junk baller Soriano

 

just wait until you see Rowen

[DiamondMind]

Schwarbs is on 670 in a minute if anyones interested

[Sammy Sofa]

Good God, what a desperate lineup.

[sontensei]

SCHWARBER LF ALERT THIS IS NOT A DRILL

 

i hope he looks better in LF than at C!

[Guest]

holy [expletive]. starlin isn't in lineup again?

 

plz be trading him

[Guest]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

[ctcf]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

 

Maddon said they had a meeting in his office and he decided to give him a day off.

[Guest]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

 

Maddon said they had a meeting in his office and he decided to give him a day off.

 

that's just a nothing explanation though

[UMFan83]

Geez, I read something about the White Sox now being buyers and I thought that sounded ridiculous. Then I looked up the wild card standings and noticed that the Sox are only 1 game farther from the playoffs (3.5 gb) than the Cubs are (2.5 gb)

[ctcf]

IT'S ALL PART OF THE PLAN, DAVID

 

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[DiamondMind]

What? They're 6.5 back. LA and Houston are the 1st, Minnesota is the 2nd, 3 games behind then, and the Sox are another 3.5 behind the Twins Edited July 29, 2015 by DiamondMind

[Andy]

Geez, I read something about the White Sox now being buyers and I thought that sounded ridiculous. Then I looked up the wild card standings and noticed that the Sox are only 1 game farther from the playoffs (3.5 gb) than the Cubs are (2.5 gb)

Being in the AL must be nice.

[Guest]

i love how rogers acts like if he were being traded, maddon would just tell him

[Andy]

What? They're 6.5 back.

Of WC1, yes. But they're only 3.5 behind the Twins for WC2 (albeit with 3 other teams in between them).

[Guest]

What? They're 6.5 back. LA and Houston are the 1st, Minnesota is the 2nd, 3 games behind then, and the Sox are another 3.5 behind the Twins

 

one of LA and Houston is a division leader. they're tied.

[Guest]

Patrick Mooney ‏@CSNMooney 2m2 minutes ago

#Cubs manager Joe Maddon says he told Starlin Castro last night: "Listen, you're not getting traded. Just relax and play."

 

ugh ok this would be a little bit more of a direct lie if he were being traded so yeah. that's annoying.

[ctcf]

Man way too many people (I'm mostly referring to twitter) are acting like this Castro stuff is actually trade related

[Guest]

Man way too many people (I'm mostly referring to twitter) are acting like this Castro stuff is actually trade related

 

wishful thinking

[jersey cubs fan]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

 

Maddon said they had a meeting in his office and he decided to give him a day off.

 

that's just a nothing explanation though

what?

 

what more of an explanation do you need other than Castro has played almost every game and been the worst of the group?

[ConstableRabbit]

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[Gilby]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

 

Nothing effort wise. He did have a bad game - struck out looking with a runner on 3rd and 1 out and bobbled a double play ball and only got one out, but nothing effort related. He was out early on Monday with the coaches and got 3 hits that night, and not that it cancels out his horrific season, but I thought it was interesting Maddon seemed to reach his tipping point the next game. I figured he was getting traded.

[OleMissCub]

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Because swinging a bat is the same as learning a new offensive playbook. C'mon Joe.

[Guest]

did starlin [expletive] up effort wise or something that would even slightly explain a benching suddenly (as opposed to just being bad, which the other guys in the lineup have also been)?

 

Maddon said they had a meeting in his office and he decided to give him a day off.

 

that's just a nothing explanation though

what?

 

what more of an explanation do you need other than Castro has played almost every game and been the worst of the group?

 

it's a throwaway quote to answer the question. it's not any sort of evidence that castro isn't actually being traded.

 

what the hell else would he say besides "he needed a day off?"

 

the more direct "i told him he's not getting traded" thing is a little more pointed though. don't think he'd say that if that's what was going on.

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Because swinging a bat is the same as learning a new offensive playbook. C'mon Joe.

 

relax

[ctcf]

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Because swinging a bat is the same as learning a new offensive playbook. C'mon Joe.

 

relax

 

Yea are you really taking those comments that seriously?