General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Clem Fandango]

Jed Hoyer interview up on ESPN:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/46370/jed-hoyer-makes-super-bowl-pick-talks-pivotal-year-for-cubs

[We Got The Whole 9]

thought this was kind of interesting

 

 

if i squint hard enough i can KIND of see a bit of nomar in addison's swing (or maybe bat flip) and junior in kyle's swing (or maybe bat drop/flip)?

 

i don't know. this offseason has probably just beaten me down to the point that i'm delusional

I went with the Sheffield waggle a lot. Before that I remember positioning my legs like Dawson used to.

[weis21]

thought this was kind of interesting

 

 

if i squint hard enough i can KIND of see a bit of nomar in addison's swing (or maybe bat flip) and junior in kyle's swing (or maybe bat drop/flip)?

 

i don't know. this offseason has probably just beaten me down to the point that i'm delusional

I went with the Sheffield waggle a lot. Before that I remember positioning my legs like Dawson used to.

umm I did both of those things playing wiffle ball as a kid??? get outta my head, please.

 

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the hawk was my favorite all-time. so happy he's back w/ the cubs.

[weis21]

random addition/memory. I remember being heartbroken when I realized dawson was no longer a cub via a picture of him in a marlins uniform on the cover of a beckett magazine. think it was him and one or two other dudes (maybe jeff conine?) honestly cannot remember & GIS isn't helping me. maybe it wasn't a cover? did they do "articles" at all or just card values?

 

i remember my mom and dad both knew but neither had the heart to tell me. to this day i am somewhere between "i respect that" and "that's [expletive]" on not telling me.

[Bull]

random addition/memory. I remember being heartbroken when I realized dawson was no longer a cub via a picture of him in a marlins uniform on the cover of a beckett magazine. think it was him and one or two other dudes (maybe jeff conine?) honestly cannot remember & GIS isn't helping me. maybe it wasn't a cover? did they do "articles" at all or just card values?

 

i remember my mom and dad both knew but neither had the heart to tell me. to this day i am somewhere between "i respect that" and "that's [expletive]" on not telling me.

Try Red Sox. He went there before he went to Florida

[UMFan83]

thought this was kind of interesting

 

 

if i squint hard enough i can KIND of see a bit of nomar in addison's swing (or maybe bat flip) and junior in kyle's swing (or maybe bat drop/flip)?

 

i don't know. this offseason has probably just beaten me down to the point that i'm delusional

I went with the Sheffield waggle a lot. Before that I remember positioning my legs like Dawson used to.

 

I did the Sheffield waggle. I remember watching a game and the announcers explained that it helped him time his swing and I thought that was pretty cool.

 

I didn’t do Dawson but I did half jokingly like to do the bow legged Moises Alou stance

[Cubswin11]

We are going to arbitration with Grimm, first ever for Theo/Jed running the Cubs. We offered $2.2 million and he asked for $2.475, surprised they couldn't settle around ~$2.3 million.

[David]

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edit - this was totally supposed to go in general baseball chitchat, oh well

Edited February 8, 2018 by David

[Cubswin11]

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[Tim]

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Let me guess: he was ahead in the case but gave up the lead on a gopher ball.

[Regular Show]

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Good. I really wonder why they couldn't settle somewhere in the middle.

 

Theo is 1-0 now in arbitration cases since taking over the Cubs lol.

[jersey cubs fan]

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[Regular Show]

 

Lol. Well, some Cardinals fans are going to be pissed...

[Banedon]

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[Bluescale]

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Good. I really wonder why they couldn't settle somewhere in the middle.

 

Theo is 1-0 now in arbitration cases since taking over the Cubs lol.

 

Because Grimm was trying to get a guaranteed contract. As an arbitration contract, he can still be cut during ST and only receive a prorated amount.

[David]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

[Brian]

someone photoshop this as the Harper as the guy looking at the Cubs and spurning the Nationals

[Tim]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

Yeah, just median projections after some down years last year and we are clear, easy favorites in the division. If we get growth from guys like Russell, Schwarbs and Javy...good god. If we get that and bounce backs from Zobrist and Heyward, we could set records.

 

What always amused me most about the SOTMRFIB complaining was them saying that we were thin. We've got guys on the bench that can step in and contribute as valuable regulars at every position but catcher. We now have depth in the rotation, too.

 

Honestly, I'll be really disappointed with anything less than 97 wins. Which is freaking insane.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

 

Theo's out here opening windows back up for us:

 

[treebird]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

 

Theo's out here opening windows back up for us:

 

 

this is what happens when you fight a theo in free agency

[Aaron_Kennelly]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

 

Theo's out here opening windows back up for us:

 

 

this is what happens when you fight a theo in free agency

 

Is this your ZiPS projection, David?

[jersey cubs fan]

My God just look at our freaking roster.

 

Theo's out here opening windows back up for us:

 

 

this is what happens when you fight a theo in free agency

this is a what happens when you find a stranger in the ALCS

[imb]

i hope they let sammy come back and he shows up like this

 

[PackLandVA]

FarmersOnly.com promo?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Purely on paper going into the season, who ya got? 2016 Cubs or 2018 Cubs?