General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Bryants Disco Ball]

40-16 is a purrty record. I like the whole "have 50% more games over .500 than actual losses"

 

Wonder if we'll hit 50 wins before we hit 20 losses. This team is fun. :bow:

 

My, how times have changed. Wonder if the Cubs will win their 60th before their 40th loss. :(

 

At the time of that posting they were 24 games above .500. Now they are 20. So it isn't really that much different but it does feel that way.

[CyHawk_Cub]

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[UMFan83]

Obsessing over next years schedule in early July of the previous year? Yep that's something UMFan would do.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-schedule-rays-20160708-story.html

 

What they've released

 

Opening Day - April 3rdish @ St. Louis

Home Opener - April 10 vs. Dodgers

Fenway Visit - April 28 @ Red Sox

Maddon faces old team - July 3 vs. Rays

[David]

Obsessing over next years schedule in early July of the previous year? Yep that's something UMFan would do.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-schedule-rays-20160708-story.html

 

What they've released

 

Opening Day - April 3rdish @ St. Louis

Home Opener - April 10 vs. Dodgers

Fenway Visit - April 28 @ Red Sox

Maddon faces old team - July 3 vs. Rays

 

i love the new self aware version of you

[Andy]

Hendricks, Hammel, Lackey out of the break. Probably smart to give Jake and Lester extra days.

[badger]

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No idea how to get the pic from the tweet to post, but it's in the link.

[Tim]

Totally random thought...I wonder who pays for the charter. Is it MLB? The Cubs? Surely the players don't have to get themselves there.

[badger]

Totally random thought...I wonder who pays for the charter. Is it MLB? The Cubs? Surely the players don't have to get themselves there.

 

You'd have to think mlb. Being that it's integrated event across all teams in both leagues.

[apete6]

Obsessing over next years schedule in early July of the previous year? Yep that's something UMFan would do.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-joe-maddon-schedule-rays-20160708-story.html

 

What they've released

 

Opening Day - April 3rdish @ St. Louis

Home Opener - April 10 vs. Dodgers

Fenway Visit - April 28 @ Red Sox

Maddon faces old team - July 3 vs. Rays

 

1. I miss the days of the Sunday night home opener for the defending champions.

 

2. A Sunday night home opener in 15 followed by consecutive Monday night openers can kiss my ass. Friday afternoon openers are the best thing ever.

[ChiCubsFan]

Totally random thought...I wonder who pays for the charter. Is it MLB? The Cubs? Surely the players don't have to get themselves there.

 

Oddly enough I had the same exact internal discussion with myself while taking a horsefeathers this afternoon. I came to the conclusion that the MLB pays for it.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just to be contrarian, I wouldn't be surprised if the team foots the bill. One charter gets any and all players from their team to the game, and their team is guaranteed to send at least one person to the game, so it's a predictable one time per year expense.

[UMFan83]

Just to be contrarian, I wouldn't be surprised if the team foots the bill. One charter gets any and all players from their team to the game, and their team is guaranteed to send at least one person to the game, so it's a predictable one time per year expense.

 

So the Marlins All-Stars are taking a bus from Miami? Hope they make it to SD on time.

[jersey cubs fan]

Just to be contrarian, I wouldn't be surprised if the team foots the bill. One charter gets any and all players from their team to the game, and their team is guaranteed to send at least one person to the game, so it's a predictable one time per year expense.

My guess is the CBA allows for first class provided travel from the teams, while the players then take the cash value of that and put toward a private jet with the big money guys picking up the tab from the rookie contract guys.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Jake was on Waddle and Silvy last week and said that the Cubs are footing the bill for the players and families to make the trip. Edited July 11, 2016 by Thed Hoyerstein

[sneakypower]

in 47 AB, Rizzo has 11 2B & 5 HR, 15 R, 14 RBI vs. PIT (.532/.589/1.128)

in 53 AB, Bryant has 4 2B & 9 HR, 19 R, 21 RBI vs CIN (.415/.508/1.000)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Jake was on Waddle and Silvy last week and said that the Cubs are footing the bill for the players and families to the make the trip.

 

#richtomricketts

[jersey cubs fan]

Jake was on Waddle and Silvy last week and said that the Cubs are footing the bill for the players and families to the make the trip.

 

#richtomricketts

they'll just write it off

[Old Style]

Jake was on Waddle and Silvy last week and said that the Cubs are footing the bill for the players and families to the make the trip.

 

#richtomricketts

they'll just write it off

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[Sammy Sofa]

Jake was on Waddle and Silvy last week and said that the Cubs are footing the bill for the players and families to the make the trip.

 

#richtomricketts

 

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[Banedon]

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[Sammy Sofa]

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[UMFan83]

Fangraphs is doing their annual Top 50 trade value feature this week. Anyone with a better grasp of the Cubs as a whole want to take a stab at their Cubs Top 20 (or 30 or 50 or whatever) trade value? Like Fangraphs things like age, contract, ceiling, projectability, all factor into it, but because its specific to the Cubs you can factor in short/long term need, organizational depth, etc. You can include anyone in the Cubs org including the ML team.

 

I think it would be interesting to see the difference in everyone's opinions once you get past Bryant as we approach trade deadline season with the Cubs being serious buyers for the first time in awhile.

[sneakypower]

Bryant: no-doubt #1

Rizzo: top-5

Russell: top-25

Contreras: top-50

 

probably nobody else makes it

[philosophizer75]

Schwarber: #0

because he is the the greatest

[UMFan83]

Bryant: no-doubt #1

Rizzo: top-5

Russell: top-25

Contreras: top-50

 

probably nobody else makes it

 

Well I meant within the Cubs organization specifically not predicting how they would fare in an MLB wide top 50. Like does Eloy have more trade value than Javy Baez? Where would you each of rank them? etc.