General Cubs Chit-Chat

[bukie]

This is probably a hot take, but I have to think the odds of Candelario making the team if there isn't at least one DL stint from up-roster to start the year are 0.0%.

I'd tend to agree.

I mean, the only way he makes the team without injury is if the Cubs decide 100% they're done with La Stella and use him as the backup IF. But based on the franchise generally not wanting to throw away assets in general, plus La Stella's LH bat offering a little balance to the offense, I'd guess the chances of that are slim unless La Stella specifically asked to be let go or moved.

[mikeyt34]

This is probably a hot take, but I have to think the odds of Candelario making the team if there isn't at least one DL stint from up-roster to start the year are 0.0%.

I'd tend to agree.

I mean, the only way he makes the team without injury is if the Cubs decide 100% they're done with La Stella and use him as the backup IF. But based on the franchise generally not wanting to throw away assets in general, plus La Stella's LH bat offering a little balance to the offense, I'd guess the chances of that are slim unless La Stella specifically asked to be let go or moved.

 

You guys are probably right. It doesn't do Jeimer much good to sit on the bench and barely play when he can play everyday at Iowa. The Cubs may want to showcase him at Iowa for future considerations i.e.trade bait come the deadline if a need arises. I will give La Stella credit, he has proven he can be effective coming in cold after sitting for 3 or 4 straight games and produce off the bench. Still doesn't change the fact that I don't particularly like the guy or how he handled his demotion last year.

[Tim]

Cool factoid I hadn't heard yet: In Montgomery, Davis and Uehara, the Cubs’ bullpen features three of the last four pitchers to record the final out of the World Series.

[Andy]

Cool factoid I hadn't heard yet: In Montgomery, Davis and Uehara, the Cubs’ bullpen features three of the last four pitchers to record the final out of the World Series.

I vaguely remember that coming up when we acquired the last of the 3, but it's always worth mentioning again since one of them did it for us.

[David]

this tweet thread is fun (and funny in some areas)

 

htt ps://twitter.com/PoseidonsFist/status/839229347030532096

Edited March 8, 2017 by David

[Bruno7481]

In watching the postseason home run video it just hit me how similar Baez Game 7 homerun was to his Futures Game homer. While those were some dark days at the major league level, it was fun to follow the minor league system and then get a glimpse of it in the Futures Game.

 

You knew things would get better, but even I didn't picture a scenario of the Cubs and their young talent in the WS within just a couple of years.

[Schwarber Fan]

Would a video of all the postseason dongs the Cubs hit in 2016 be of any interest to anyone?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-4e5qBvC-U

 

Say what you will about Matt Vasgersian, the dude knows how to heighten the excitement and drama of a postseason home run.

 

I'll say that he's way over the top and sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

[weis21]

Would a video of all the postseason dongs the Cubs hit in 2016 be of any interest to anyone?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-4e5qBvC-U

 

Say what you will about Matt Vasgersian, the dude knows how to heighten the excitement and drama of a postseason home run.

 

I'll say that he's way over the top and sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

What an odd take. "Way over the top" for a clutch home run in the postseason? Hmm ok

[Schwarber Fan]

 

Say what you will about Matt Vasgersian, the dude knows how to heighten the excitement and drama of a postseason home run.

 

I'll say that he's way over the top and sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

What an odd take. "Way over the top" for a clutch home run in the postseason? Hmm ok

 

I appreciate his enthusiasm, his tone is just hard to listen to. His call of Rajai Davis' homerun was too much. The Arrieta call was pretty good.

[bukie]

 

I'll say that he's way over the top and sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

What an odd take. "Way over the top" for a clutch home run in the postseason? Hmm ok

 

I appreciate his enthusiasm, his tone is just hard to listen to. His call of Rajai Davis' homerun was too much. The Arrieta call was pretty good.

The Davis home run was the 3rd biggest hit by WPA in world series history. Bigger than the Mazeroski HR. The only way to think it's too much is willful ignorance.

[Banedon]

It freaking tied a World Series game 7 late after it appeared the Cubs were running away with that game. It was a huge, huge moment...

[Clem Fandango]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

MLB network

[Banedon]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

Yes he was. He was the "MLB International" broadcaster.

[Clem Fandango]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

MLB network

 

Yeah, no. The World Series was broadcast on Fox and Fox alone in America. The only way you got Vasgersian was in Canada or an MLB International feed.

 

Fox televised the series in the United States, under contract with Major League Baseball giving it exclusive rights to the World Series through 2021. Joe Buck was the network's play-by-play announcer, with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters.[80] Fox Deportes also aired the Series and provided a Spanish-language simulcast over-the-air via Fox's SAP audio, with Carlos Álvarez and Duaner Sánchez announcing.[81]

 

Sportsnet in English and RDS in French televised the series in Canada. Sportsnet used the MLB International feed produced by the MLB Network; Matt Vasgersian was MLB International's play-by-play announcer with the Toronto Blue Jays' play-by-play announcer Buck Martinez as their color analyst and MLB Network correspondent Lauren Shehadi and analyst Mark DeRosa as field reporters.

[Clem Fandango]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

Yes he was. He was the "MLB International" broadcaster.

 

Jesus, how many people were watching that feed in America?

[UMFan83]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

MLB network

 

Yeah, no. The World Series was broadcast on Fox and Fox alone in America. The only way you got Vasgersian was in Canada or an MLB International feed.

 

Fox televised the series in the United States, under contract with Major League Baseball giving it exclusive rights to the World Series through 2021. Joe Buck was the network's play-by-play announcer, with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters.[80] Fox Deportes also aired the Series and provided a Spanish-language simulcast over-the-air via Fox's SAP audio, with Carlos Álvarez and Duaner Sánchez announcing.[81]

 

Sportsnet in English and RDS in French televised the series in Canada. Sportsnet used the MLB International feed produced by the MLB Network; Matt Vasgersian was MLB International's play-by-play announcer with the Toronto Blue Jays' play-by-play announcer Buck Martinez as their color analyst and MLB Network correspondent Lauren Shehadi and analyst Mark DeRosa as field reporters.

 

He probably saw clips of the HR using the MLB international feed. I cant remember specifically seeing the Davis HR but I know I saw clips of other WS moments with him calling it.

 

Ahh yes now I remember hearing this call. He screams out SANTA MARIA for some reason. There's probably a good reason right?

 

[Banedon]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

Yes he was. He was the "MLB International" broadcaster.

 

Jesus, how many people were watching that feed in America?

 

I dunno, but his call was replayed a lot....."Santa Maria!"

[Clem Fandango]

 

Yes he was. He was the "MLB International" broadcaster.

 

Jesus, how many people were watching that feed in America?

 

I dunno, but his call was replayed a lot....."Santa Maria!"

 

Eh, I never saw it, and MLB.com's highlights were all from Fox. And most of the season recap videos I watched skipped all the bad parts of the World Series, and even if they didn't, it was the Buck call. I had to find a YouTube rip to hear Vasgersians call.

 

Besides, I don't actively go seeking out one of the worst baseball moments of my life after I experienced it live just to hear what it sounded like out of someone else's mouth. That was enough for me, thank you very much.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

That and Matt Vasgersian wasn't a World Series broadcaster.

 

Yes he was. He was the "MLB International" broadcaster.

 

Jesus, how many people were watching that feed in America?

 

A lot of the less scrupulous live streams end up pulling from international broadcasts, so that's a decent guess. His call may have been included in some of the replay packages too, I don't recall off hand.

[cl smooth]

remove your love for the cubs during this moment for one second: that rajai davis home run was horsefeathering awesome to watch. it tied up a game 7 of the world series two outs in the 8th inning. outside of a series-winning home run in the bottom of the 9th or extra innings, as a baseball fan, what more could you ask for?

 

i watch the replay of that home run on youtube as much as the positive cubs playoff highlights. it's a HOLY horsefeathers moment.

[Schwarber Fan]

 

MLB network

 

Yeah, no. The World Series was broadcast on Fox and Fox alone in America. The only way you got Vasgersian was in Canada or an MLB International feed.

 

Fox televised the series in the United States, under contract with Major League Baseball giving it exclusive rights to the World Series through 2021. Joe Buck was the network's play-by-play announcer, with John Smoltz as color commentator and Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci as field reporters.[80] Fox Deportes also aired the Series and provided a Spanish-language simulcast over-the-air via Fox's SAP audio, with Carlos Álvarez and Duaner Sánchez announcing.[81]

 

Sportsnet in English and RDS in French televised the series in Canada. Sportsnet used the MLB International feed produced by the MLB Network; Matt Vasgersian was MLB International's play-by-play announcer with the Toronto Blue Jays' play-by-play announcer Buck Martinez as their color analyst and MLB Network correspondent Lauren Shehadi and analyst Mark DeRosa as field reporters.

 

He probably saw clips of the HR using the MLB international feed. I cant remember specifically seeing the Davis HR but I know I saw clips of other WS moments with him calling it.

 

Ahh yes now I remember hearing this call. He screams out SANTA MARIA for some reason. There's probably a good reason right?

 

 

To me, this sounds like a guy shredding his vocal chords. It's possible capture the moment and be excited, but still sound smooth and professional. Vin Scully anyone? I know he's not too popular around here.

 

And not sure what your crusade about Matty V not calling the game is about, Logan. I watch a lot of MLB Network, where he appears frequently, so that call gets played often.

[muntjack]

remove your love for the cubs during this moment for one second: that rajai davis home run was horsefeathering awesome to watch. it tied up a game 7 of the world series two outs in the 8th inning. outside of a series-winning home run in the bottom of the 9th or extra innings, as a baseball fan, what more could you ask for?

 

i watch the replay of that home run on youtube as much as the positive cubs playoff highlights. it's a HOLY horsefeathers moment.

 

Nope, can't do it.

[David]

this tweet thread is fun (and funny in some areas)

 

htt ps://twitter.com/PoseidonsFist/status/839229347030532096

 

damn you brandon for fixing my intentionally broken link that i broke so it wouldn't embed and instead just be a link to the entire thread.

 

(although yeah i probably could've just disabled bb code)

[Banedon]

this tweet thread is fun (and funny in some areas)

 

htt ps://twitter.com/PoseidonsFist/status/839229347030532096

 

damn you brandon for fixing my intentionally broken link that i broke so it wouldn't embed and instead just be a link to the entire thread.

 

(although yeah i probably could've just disabled bb code)

 

Oh it was intentional? Yeah I did not get that. So you intended for people to have to copy and paste and then remove the space? That seems...inefficient.