General Cubs Chit-Chat

[WrigleyField 22]

Whoa. I have zero memory of that.

Zero. I was pretty young though. The first Cubs acquisition I remember being excited over was Delino Deshields in 2001 (lol wtf- I think i just thought it was a cool name).

 

Anyways Nomo went on to average almost 3 war/yr over the next 5 years, so lol cobs.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Whoa. I have zero memory of that.

Zero. I was pretty young though. The first Cubs acquisition I remember being excited over was Delino Deshields in 2001 (lol wtf- I think i just thought it was a cool name).

 

Anyways Nomo went on to average almost 3 war/yr over the next 5 years, so lol cobs.

I was pretty stoked about picking up Jason Bere's twilight years

[David]

Whoa. I have zero memory of that.

Zero. I was pretty young though. The first Cubs acquisition I remember being excited over was Delino Deshields in 2001 (lol wtf- I think i just thought it was a cool name).

 

Anyways Nomo went on to average almost 3 war/yr over the next 5 years, so lol cobs.

 

first acquisition i was excited about was todd zeile lol. my brother told me he was good.

 

man i was SUPER excited about those randy johnson rumors in 98. and mike piazza. what a shitty GM lynch was. that era could've been crazy different. a few months later we trade noel and garland anyway for trash.

 

i think there were also sheffield rumors in 96 for a bit. and bobby bonilla was rumored all the time.

 

oh and idk if anyone is here from the old AOL boards in the 90s, but i remember falling for some insane barry bonds rumor from a message board insider that involved chad meyers, robin jennings, orie, kieschnick or some other trash like that...it had to be 96 or 97

Edited February 16, 2018 by David

[WrigleyField 22]

Whoa. I have zero memory of that.

Zero. I was pretty young though. The first Cubs acquisition I remember being excited over was Delino Deshields in 2001 (lol wtf- I think i just thought it was a cool name).

 

Anyways Nomo went on to average almost 3 war/yr over the next 5 years, so lol cobs.

 

first acquisition i was excited about was todd zeile lol. my brother told me he was good.

 

man i was SUPER excited about those randy johnson rumors in 98. and mike piazza. what a horsefeathers GM lynch was. that era could've been crazy differently. a few months later we trade noel and garland anyway for trash.

 

i think there were also sheffield rumors in 96 for a bit. and bobby bonilla was rumored all the time.

 

oh and idk if anyone is here from the old AOL boards in the 90s, but i remember falling for some insane barry bonds rumor from a message board insider that involved chad meyers, robin jennings, orie, kieschnick or some other trash like that...it had to be 96 or 97

Yea now that you mention it, I do remember excitement about Piazza rumors. I don't remember any Randy Johnson rumors. I mean 98 is obviously really got me hooked as a fan (I was 10). before that it was mostly me watching because that's what my grandpa watched in the summer (or listened to on the radio). But I think for whatever reason I never got too into acquisitions and rumors and the like. I just rooted for whoever was a Cub. Trade deadline 2001 (McGriff too) is what probably got me paying attention to the acquisition side of things.

[Brian]

Well this is a bold strategy.

 

• The Cubs are expected to carry 13 relievers this year.

 

"When you look at the names among the relievers, it's hard to imagine less than 13," Maddon said. "And when you look at the position players, there's so much versatility. I think the combination of versatility and looking for at-bats -- why put another guy on the bench who you're looking for at-bats for?"

 

By Carrie Muskat

 

oh.

[Brian707]

I remember thinking Mike Harkey was going to be awesome and then a couple years later Gary Scott was finally the 3rd baseman of the future

[Derwood]

I remember thinking Mike Harkey was going to be awesome and then a couple years later Gary Scott was finally the 3rd baseman of the future

 

Kevin Orie

 

 

Though what's funny is that after all those years of "Every 3B has sucked since Santo" narrative, we've had amazing runs with Aramis and now Bryant.

[Brian707]

I remember thinking Mike Harkey was going to be awesome and then a couple years later Gary Scott was finally the 3rd baseman of the future

 

Kevin Orie

 

 

Though what's funny is that after all those years of "Every 3B has sucked since Santo" narrative, we've had amazing runs with Aramis and now Bryant.

 

 

Oh horsefeathers, I forgot we had two dud 3rd basemen prospects in the early 90's

[David]

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[Hunter]

I remember thinking Mike Harkey was going to be awesome and then a couple years later Gary Scott was finally the 3rd baseman of the future

 

Kevin Orie

 

 

Though what's funny is that after all those years of "Every 3B has sucked since Santo" narrative, we've had amazing runs with Aramis and now Bryant.

 

As a teenager, I though Vance Law was going to be pretty good after his 88 season.

[Derwood]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

[David]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

[ConstableRabbit]

Luis Valbuena returned my cheer and Lo Viste from the stands with a Lo Viste. One of the highlights of the 2014 season.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

I was a big Valbuena fan, but I was pretty pumped about that trade.

[Sammy Sofa]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

Other GMs hate this one sneaky trick!

[Derwood]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

My memory for trades and transactions is basically non-existent. For all of the trivial, useless stuff that occupies my brain, who got traded for who and when is not part of it

[David]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

My memory for trades and transactions is basically non-existent. For all of the trivial, useless stuff that occupies my brain, who got traded for who and when is not part of it

 

lol guys he really doesn't know this is so derwood

[Derwood]

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

My memory for trades and transactions is basically non-existent. For all of the trivial, useless stuff that occupies my brain, who got traded for who and when is not part of it

 

lol guys he really doesn't know this is so derwood

 

Whatever, you know what I mean [tm]

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

My memory for trades and transactions is basically non-existent. For all of the trivial, useless stuff that occupies my brain, who got traded for who and when is not part of it

 

Hint: not Kevin Durant

[UMFan83]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

When I think of Valbuena, the first thing that still comes to my mind is that breakout series he had against the Cubs in 2009 as a member of the Indians (in a series the Cubs swept despite him)

[David]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

When I think of Valbuena, the first thing that still comes to my mind is that breakout series he had against the Cubs in 2009 as a member of the Indians (in a series the Cubs swept despite him)

 

the first thing that comes to mind for me are gloriously bat flipped singles

[Derwood]

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

My memory for trades and transactions is basically non-existent. For all of the trivial, useless stuff that occupies my brain, who got traded for who and when is not part of it

 

Hint: not Kevin Durant

 

Yes, perfect example of me not remembering a huge player transaction.

[imb]

Looking through Baseball Reference and it seems that I had erased from my mind that Luis Valbuena was our primary 3B for the three seasons before Bryant.

 

You won't believe who we traded him for!

 

Other GMs hate this one sneaky trick!

 

we traded him for ALBERT EINSTEIN

[Productive Outs]

Not sure if this should be its own thread.

 

A group of friends and I are looking to make a weekendish trip to Wrigley this year. I'm the only member of the group that has been before. We don't really care about a particular series. Would like to do Thurs-Fri-Sat, but I know there aren't many Thursday home games that precede weekend home series (2 of which are the Cardinals, if memory serves). Considering all of that, does anyone think we need to use the presale? I chatted with someone on Cubs.com earlier today. They said that since we didn't care about specific games, we would be fine to wait until the normal sale and just call.

 

Having been to Wrigley before, and having sat in multiple areas, I don't really care where we sit. That being said, what's the best option for value AND cool seats for first timers? Sorry for all the questions. I've never done this before, and search wasn't very kind to me.

 

edit: I totally forgot that the board moved to a new server or whatever. Gonna search the archive.

[squally1313]

Not sure if this should be its own thread.

 

A group of friends and I are looking to make a weekendish trip to Wrigley this year. I'm the only member of the group that has been before. We don't really care about a particular series. Would like to do Thurs-Fri-Sat, but I know there aren't many Thursday home games that precede weekend home series (2 of which are the Cardinals, if memory serves). Considering all of that, does anyone think we need to use the presale? I chatted with someone on Cubs.com earlier today. They said that since we didn't care about specific games, we would be fine to wait until the normal sale and just call.

 

Having been to Wrigley before, and having sat in multiple areas, I don't really care where we sit. That being said, what's the best option for value AND cool seats for first timers? Sorry for all the questions. I've never done this before, and search wasn't very kind to me.

 

First timers, presumably of drinking age? Have to go with bleacher seats. You should be fine on the normal sale, although the Cardinal games are the ones that are most likely going to go first. Looking over the schedule, June 7/8/9 (Phillies, Pirates x2) or August 23/24/25 (Cincy x3) would probably lead to more reasonably priced tickets, either in the regular sale or through Stubhub. Obviously the Cardinals would be the best atmosphere, but assuming the Cubs play like they're supposed to, any summer weekend game will be packed.