General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Brian]

Almora Jr., Albert "TICO" - 5

Bote, David "BOAT" - 13

Brach, Brad "B-RAD" - 29

Caratini, Victor "VIC" - 7

Castellanos, Nick "ARTIST" - 6

Chatwood, Tyler "CHATTY" - 32

Cishek, Steve "SPEEDPASS" - 41

Contreras, Willson "VENEZUELA" - 40

Darvish, Yu "YU-SAN" - 11

Descalso, Daniel "SCALS" - 3

Hamels, Cole "HOLLYWOOD" - 35

Happ, Ian "HAPPER" - 8

Hendricks, Kyle "HENDO" - 28

Heyward, Jason "J-HEY" - 22

Holland, Derek "DUTCH" - 45

Kemp, Tony "CHIENG" - 21

Kimbrel, Craig "DIRTY CRAIG" - 24

Kintzler, Brandon "SALT" - 20

Lester, Jon "LEFTHANDER" - 34

Phelps, Phelps "PHELPSY" - 37

Quintana, Jose "LELO" - 62

Ryan, Kyle "KR91" - 56

Schwarber, Kyle "SCHWARBS" - 12

Strop, Pedro "STROPY" - 46

Wick, Rowan "ROW" - 50

Zobrist, Ben "ZORILLA" - 18

 

 

shucks we won't get to see B-RAD

 

legitimately bummed Willson won't get to play with Venezuela on his back.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, Castellanos keeps winning me over.

[Stu]

Man, Castellanos keeps winning me over.

 

I don't watch that much but every time I have seen him he seems like he just creams the ball, every at-bat.

[Derwood]

Players who take their first or last name and just add a "y" to it should be kicked in the sacky

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I think I liked Holland's the best.

[WrigleyField 22]

Almora Jr., Albert "TICO" - 5

Bote, David "BOAT" - 13

Brach, Brad "B-RAD" - 29

Caratini, Victor "VIC" - 7

Castellanos, Nick "ARTIST" - 6

Chatwood, Tyler "CHATTY" - 32

Cishek, Steve "SPEEDPASS" - 41

Contreras, Willson "VENEZUELA" - 40

Darvish, Yu "YU-SAN" - 11

Descalso, Daniel "SCALS" - 3

Hamels, Cole "HOLLYWOOD" - 35

Happ, Ian "HAPPER" - 8

Hendricks, Kyle "HENDO" - 28

Heyward, Jason "J-HEY" - 22

Holland, Derek "DUTCH" - 45

Kemp, Tony "CHIENG" - 21

Kimbrel, Craig "DIRTY CRAIG" - 24

Kintzler, Brandon "SALT" - 20

Lester, Jon "LEFTHANDER" - 34

Phelps, Phelps "PHELPSY" - 37

Quintana, Jose "LELO" - 62

Ryan, Kyle "KR91" - 56

Schwarber, Kyle "SCHWARBS" - 12

Strop, Pedro "STROPY" - 46

Wick, Rowan "ROW" - 50

Zobrist, Ben "ZORILLA" - 18

 

 

shucks we won't get to see B-RAD

 

legitimately bummed Willson won't get to play with Venezuela on his back.

Rizzo missing from that list.

Going with "Tony" again.

[Brian]

I took the list from Fanatics where they were selling customizable jerseys, so they ones they were selling by themselves aren't in there, also missing KB and El Mago

[CoolHandLuke]

Players who take their first or last name and just add a "y" to it should be kicked in the sacky

 

Seems like a weird time to complain about this considering only three guys went that route.

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

The jerseys are only in black or white this year? That’s disappointing.

[Derwood]

Players who take their first or last name and just add a "y" to it should be kicked in the sacky

 

Seems like a weird time to complain about this considering only three guys went that route.

 

Addy will wear his while tearing up AAA

[Brian]

Stropy is the exception because it sounds like a real nickname

[Backtobanks]

Man, Castellanos keeps winning me over.

 

 

Sign him in the off season and use Schwarber as trade bait to fill some of the numerous holes on the roster.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, Castellanos keeps winning me over.

 

 

Sign him in the off season and use Schwarber as trade bait to fill some of the numerous holes on the roster.

 

"Please give us goods and services for this broken button and half a cigarette I found in my pocket, please!"

 

I say be bold, dammit. WITNESS MY MADNESS:

 

Trade Rizzo for sexy prospects.

 

Take sexy Rizz prospects, and any sexy prospects it takes that the Cubs already have, and try to pry Lindor loose from the Indians after they crash and burn in the playoffs yet again, or even fail to make them. Use hypnotism if necessary.

 

Lindor plays SS.

 

Baez plays 2B.

 

Bryant/Bote/Happ play 3B/LF.

 

Schwarber plays 1B.

 

Edited August 7, 2019 by Sammy Sofa

[Tryptamine]

I wouldn't object at all to Trading RIzzo in the offseason if it got us some now pieces, like Benintendi. He turns 30 in 2 days and since June 16th, 174 PAs, he has SLGd .432 with 2HR. The OBP is still there, but the power has been lacking.

[UMFan83]

Holy hell Bruce

 

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[Derwood]

Holy hell Bruce

 

 

Somewhere Brandon Kinsler is shaking his head

[Brian]

I glanced at that and saw tore instead of sore so I missed Ian

[Cubswin11]

Bruce is just calling him Ian to stop people from calling him that stupid “Salt” nickname Jesse keeps calling him.

[Backtobanks]

Man, Castellanos keeps winning me over.

 

 

Sign him in the off season and use Schwarber as trade bait to fill some of the numerous holes on the roster.

 

"Please give us goods and services for this broken button and half a cigarette I found in my pocket, please!"

 

I say be bold, dammit. WITNESS MY MADNESS:

 

Trade Rizzo for sexy prospects.

 

Take sexy Rizz prospects, and any sexy prospects it takes that the Cubs already have, and try to try Lindor loose from the Indians after they crash and burn either in the playoffs or even making the playoffs yet again. Use hypnotism if necessary.

 

Lindor plays SS.

 

Baez plays 2B.

 

Bryant/Bote/Happ play 3B/LF.

 

Schwarber plays 1B.

 

 

 

I don't think there are enough prospects (sexy or not) to get Lindor. How about a package headlining Schwarber for Ramirez after signing Castellanos. Ramirez could play 3B, Bryant in LF, Heyward in CF, Castellanos in RF or Ramirez at 2B, Bote at 3B, and Bryant/Heyward/Castellanos in the OF.

[Cubswin11]

 

 

Sign him in the off season and use Schwarber as trade bait to fill some of the numerous holes on the roster.

 

"Please give us goods and services for this broken button and half a cigarette I found in my pocket, please!"

 

I say be bold, dammit. WITNESS MY MADNESS:

 

Trade Rizzo for sexy prospects.

 

Take sexy Rizz prospects, and any sexy prospects it takes that the Cubs already have, and try to try Lindor loose from the Indians after they crash and burn either in the playoffs or even making the playoffs yet again. Use hypnotism if necessary.

 

Lindor plays SS.

 

Baez plays 2B.

 

Bryant/Bote/Happ play 3B/LF.

 

Schwarber plays 1B.

 

 

 

I don't think there are enough prospects (sexy or not) to get Lindor. How about a package headlining Schwarber for Ramirez after signing Castellanos. Ramirez could play 3B, Bryant in LF, Heyward in CF, Castellanos in RF or Ramirez at 2B, Bote at 3B, and Bryant/Heyward/Castellanos in the OF.

Jose Ramirez is something like a top 5-7 WAR player in baseball since 2016 and has a stupid cheap contract. He’d cost more than Lindor does since Lindor is hitting the last two years of Arb and costs real money now.

 

I do want Castellanos back and I’d be shocked if he costs more than like 4/60. I think Merrifield is my top, realistic, offseason trade target.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

 

Sign him in the off season and use Schwarber as trade bait to fill some of the numerous holes on the roster.

 

"Please give us goods and services for this broken button and half a cigarette I found in my pocket, please!"

 

I say be bold, dammit. WITNESS MY MADNESS:

 

Trade Rizzo for sexy prospects.

 

Take sexy Rizz prospects, and any sexy prospects it takes that the Cubs already have, and try to try Lindor loose from the Indians after they crash and burn either in the playoffs or even making the playoffs yet again. Use hypnotism if necessary.

 

Lindor plays SS.

 

Baez plays 2B.

 

Bryant/Bote/Happ play 3B/LF.

 

Schwarber plays 1B.

 

 

 

I don't think there are enough prospects (sexy or not) to get Lindor. How about a package headlining Schwarber for Ramirez after signing Castellanos. Ramirez could play 3B, Bryant in LF, Heyward in CF, Castellanos in RF or Ramirez at 2B, Bote at 3B, and Bryant/Heyward/Castellanos in the OF.

 

I think we're talking about very different Schwarbers.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

 

 

I don't think there are enough prospects (sexy or not) to get Lindor. How about a package headlining Schwarber for Ramirez after signing Castellanos.

 

[Cubswin11]

Almora probably doesn’t have 5 batted balls as hard or harder than the 100+ ones for his career.

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Article about Matt Murton and deadline deals in the Athletic. This struck me as very odd and extremely stupid.

 

Murton hit .353 in nine games in Iowa. He played 51 games with the Cubs that season and batted .321 with a .908 OPS. He hit .337 in the Arizona Fall League, and the next season left spring training as the Cubs’ Opening Day left fielder. He hit .297 with 13 homers in 144 games in 2006, but the Cubs signed Alfonso Soriano at the end of the season, and in 2007, under a number of suggestions and changes, Murton was directed away from his natural right-center loft power swing and toward more ground balls.

 

Holy horsefeathers that is dumb.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Article about Matt Murton and deadline deals in the Athletic. This struck me as very odd and extremely stupid.

 

Murton hit .353 in nine games in Iowa. He played 51 games with the Cubs that season and batted .321 with a .908 OPS. He hit .337 in the Arizona Fall League, and the next season left spring training as the Cubs’ Opening Day left fielder. He hit .297 with 13 homers in 144 games in 2006, but the Cubs signed Alfonso Soriano at the end of the season, and in 2007, under a number of suggestions and changes, Murton was directed away from his natural right-center loft power swing and toward more ground balls.

 

Holy horsefeathers that is dumb.