General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Why in the world would we trade for a starter. What a dumb horsefeathering idea with no common sense thought. Do these guys not look at rosters and think logically about roster construction for a second?

 

Nightengale certainly doesn't. even if, worst case, Q & Yu don't turn it around, we're very much set with the rotation, for better or worse. with Smyly and maybe Adbert as guys that can step in if such a worst-case scenario arises.

[David]

Cole is well past his prime at this point. I prefer all of our current SP to him, even the broken versions of Yu and Q. Hard pass.

I thought this was about Gerrit Cole at first and was so confused

[Bertz]

Why in the world would we trade for a starter. What a dumb horsefeathering idea with no common sense thought. Do these guys not look at rosters and think logically about roster construction for a second?

 

I could see trading for a starter if things don't get better (I think they will), but Hamels makes no sense. He has the EXACT SAME PROBLEM as the rest of our starters. He's lost a couple MPH off his fastball, so now his walk rate is creeping up because he's nibbling, and when he does throw strikes he's giving up homeruns like crazy.

[Cubswin11]

Why in the world would we trade for a starter. What a dumb horsefeathering idea with no common sense thought. Do these guys not look at rosters and think logically about roster construction for a second?

 

I could see trading for a starter if things don't get better (I think they will), but Hamels makes no sense. He has the EXACT SAME PROBLEM as the rest of our starters. He's lost a couple MPH off his fastball, so now his walk rate is creeping up because he's nibbling, and when he does throw strikes he's giving up homeruns like crazy.

I really don’t see a scenario playing out where we trade for or sign a starter of any more significance than a Eddie Butler.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Why in the world would we trade for a starter. What a dumb horsefeathering idea with no common sense thought. Do these guys not look at rosters and think logically about roster construction for a second?

 

I could see trading for a starter if things don't get better (I think they will), but Hamels makes no sense. He has the EXACT SAME PROBLEM as the rest of our starters. He's lost a couple MPH off his fastball, so now his walk rate is creeping up because he's nibbling, and when he does throw strikes he's giving up homeruns like crazy.

I really don’t see a scenario playing out where we trade for or sign a starter of any more significance than a Eddie Butler.

 

yeah, i was thinking something along the lines of the cahill/richard moves in 2015, to give them an extra arm for that crazy stretch of games in august, but that's about it.

[champaignchris]

yeah, i was thinking something along the lines of the cahill/richard moves in 2015, to give them an extra arm for that crazy stretch of games in august, but that's about it.

 

Would anyone of that caliber be any better than Alzolay or Mills?

 

And speaking of Eddie Butler, is he dead or what?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Why in the world would we trade for a starter. What a dumb horsefeathering idea with no common sense thought. Do these guys not look at rosters and think logically about roster construction for a second?

 

Derwood would make the trade to make sure Chatwood doesn’t start playoff games.

[UMFan83]

Based on our pythag record, we’ve played like a 109 win team this year (29-15 pythag record). That’s pretty good considering until recently our starters had a negative WAR for the season.

[soccer10k]

Based on our pythag record, we’ve played like a 109 win team this year (29-15 pythag record). That’s pretty good considering until recently our starters had a negative WAR for the season.

 

Blasting the Marlins twice, the White Sox once and the Reds three times in the span of two weeks will certainly help projections.

[Bull]

Based on our pythag record, we’ve played like a 109 win team this year (29-15 pythag record). That’s pretty good considering until recently our starters had a negative WAR for the season.

 

Blasting the Marlins twice, the White Sox once and the Reds three times in the span of two weeks will certainly help projections.

Having the hardest SOS before that stretch (and 7th hardest to date) mitigates the impact of those two weeks.

[Cubswin11]

Jesus horsefeathering Christ

 

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[champaignchris]

Jesus horsefeathering Christ

 

 

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It’s...

 

It’s been one horsefeathering season.

 

They went to the NLCS last year for horsefeathering sakes!!!

 

What the duck is he talking about?!?

[Cubswin11]

#WeAreGood

 

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

As the Cubs' offense continues to put up numbers unmatched by any other team and the pitching finally starts to get in a groove, what better time for this off-day doomsday article I've had in the bank for 18 months?

[CyHawk_Cub]

As the Cubs' offense continues to put up numbers unmatched by any other team and the pitching finally starts to get in a groove, what better time for this off-day doomsday article I've had in the bank for 18 months?

 

[Brian]

[Ding Dong Johnson]

#WeAreGood

 

DONGS: 47th

[UMFan83]

Is there Chatwood thread?

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/checking-in-on-tyler-chatwood/

[Cubswin11]

Lol. It seems like the fans and most of the writers have been a special kind of stupid lately

 

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[David]

i feel pretty sure he was making an unfunny dad joke (some dad jokes are funny)

[Omar]

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[Old Style]

White Sox's Welington Castillo suspended 80 games for PEDs

[Cubswin11]

Some good quotes and stuff in here

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

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[Omar]

Some good quotes and stuff in here*

 

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*with a subscription to TheAthletic