Send Schwarber Down!!

[HendryWallet]

Hmmmmmmmm i guess somebody was right

[gobigred]

Careful not something you want to be right about ....trust me

[Post Count Padder]

Well, at least we get to audition Zagunis for the trade deadline?

[Sammy Sofa]

Hmmmmmmmm i guess somebody was right

 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

Hmmmmmmmm i guess somebody was right

 

and you only jumped the gun by a month, too!

[Aaron_Kennelly]

All of those "Do the Cubs regret trading Gleyber and not Schwarber?" takes, and now only one of them can lead their AAA team to the playoffs.

[Banedon]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

This seems like an extra dumb idea right now, considering Schwarber has been productive in June and Heyward and Zobrist going on the DL. It might accelerate the progress he was going to make anyway, but if you're making the team worse in the meantime how much benefit are you even getting?

[David]

This reminds me of when that one weirdo was right about something two months after he predicted it in 2015, but I can't remember what it was.

[Sammy Sofa]

This seems like an extra dumb idea right now, considering Schwarber has been productive in June and Heyward and Zobrist going on the DL. It might accelerate the progress he was going to make anyway, but if you're making the team worse in the meantime how much benefit are you even getting?

 

All the things you're saying just makes the meatball in me worry even more about Schwarber. Like, if they're willing him to send him down now with all of that going on, then just how fucked do they think he is?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

This reminds me of when that one weirdo was right about something two months after he predicted it in 2015, but I can't remember what it was.

 

Coghlan playing 2b?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

This seems like an extra dumb idea right now, considering Schwarber has been productive in June and Heyward and Zobrist going on the DL. It might accelerate the progress he was going to make anyway, but if you're making the team worse in the meantime how much benefit are you even getting?

 

All the things you're saying just makes the meatball in me worry even more about Schwarber. Like, if they're willing him to send him down now with all of that going on, then just how horsefeathers do they think he is?

 

In fairness, the gap between now and Zobrist and/or Heyward coming back is only a couple days(Heyward only has a cut and he's eligible to come off the DL in like 6 days). Heyward coming back means you have Happ, Jay/Almora, Heyward across the OF which is fine, Zobrist only adds to that depth when ready.

 

As to what it portends about Schwarber, I don't think there's much to worry about. Schwarber was hitting better but his biggest problem remains not being exploited, but simply not driving pitches that he should be. He didn't lose that ability, and maybe they think that 2 weeks in Iowa will do what 2 months of platoon playing time would have done at the MLB level. It still irritates me because dopes who are 'tired of him going 0 for 4 with 2 Ks and a BB' and have no understanding of actual issues or nuance are going to feel justified.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

This reminds me of when that one weirdo was right about something two months after he predicted it in 2015, but I can't remember what it was.

 

When he said Coghlan should be our second baseman?

[Derwood]

Any chance that a Schwarber asked for this?

[jersey cubs fan]

Any chance that a Schwarber asked for this?

 

as in literally?

 

 

that would have to be unprecedented.

[Sammy Sofa]

This seems like an extra dumb idea right now, considering Schwarber has been productive in June and Heyward and Zobrist going on the DL. It might accelerate the progress he was going to make anyway, but if you're making the team worse in the meantime how much benefit are you even getting?

 

All the things you're saying just makes the meatball in me worry even more about Schwarber. Like, if they're willing him to send him down now with all of that going on, then just how horsefeathers do they think he is?

 

In fairness, the gap between now and Zobrist and/or Heyward coming back is only a couple days(Heyward only has a cut and he's eligible to come off the DL in like 6 days). Heyward coming back means you have Happ, Jay/Almora, Heyward across the OF which is fine, Zobrist only adds to that depth when ready.

 

As to what it portends about Schwarber, I don't think there's much to worry about. Schwarber was hitting better but his biggest problem remains not being exploited, but simply not driving pitches that he should be. He didn't lose that ability, and maybe they think that 2 weeks in Iowa will do what 2 months of platoon playing time would have done at the MLB level. It still irritates me because dopes who are 'tired of him going 0 for 4 with 2 Ks and a BB' and have no understanding of actual issues or nuance are going to feel justified.

 

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[We Got The Whole 9]

A microcosm of Kyle's problems this year was the last AB yesterday. They pounded him outside and he refused to just go with the pitch, instead waiting for something inside, which he promptly rolled over to the 1B. He has so much strength to use the whole field and he needs to start doing it consistently, IMO.

 

I hope we are aggressive with Zagunis and throw him right into the leadoff spot.

[SouthSideRyan]

Any chance that a Schwarber asked for this?

 

Oh, Derwood.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Some of you people have incredible memories that borders on disturbing in a good way. How the hell do you remember some rando talking about starting Coghlan at 2B in 2015?

[CyHawk_Cub]

Some of you people have incredible memories that borders on disturbing in a good way. How the hell do you remember some rando talking about starting Coghlan at 2B in 2015?

 

Said rando was very weird.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

This reminds me of when that one weirdo was right about something two months after he predicted it in 2015, but I can't remember what it was.

 

Coghlan playing 2b?

 

Wasn't the weirdo "sontensei" or something?

 

His breaking point was when he made homophobic slurs in a late August game thread against the Giants when the Cubs had already all but locked up a playoff spot but lost some random game against MadBum.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Any chance that a Schwarber asked for this?

http://i.imgur.com/6fl3NnG.gif

[Sammy Sofa]

Any chance that a Schwarber asked for this?

http://i.imgur.com/6fl3NnG.gif

 

The mods need to tack this on to Derwood's profile so that it pops up after each of his posts:

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

This reminds me of when that one weirdo was right about something two months after he predicted it in 2015, but I can't remember what it was.

 

Coghlan playing 2b?

 

Wasn't the weirdo "sontensei" or something?

 

His breaking point was when he made homophobic slurs in a late August game thread against the Giants when the Cubs had already all but locked up a playoff spot but lost some random game against MadBum.

 

Now that I do remember.

[jersey cubs fan]

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