7/6 - Brewers (Davies) @ World Champion Chicago Cubs (Montgomery) 1:20 CSN & MLBN

[Liam Neeson]

Let Javy pitch Edited July 6, 2017 by Liam Neeson

[Schwarber Fan]

Has Leathersich even earned a call up outside pitching a few innings for the Mets 2 years ago??

[Sammy Sofa]

Welp, this might be a good year to raid the trash heap and waiver wires for cheap options to try to catch lightning in a bottle and hope to eek our way into the playoffs. Unless something changes soon, I'm not sure it is worth dealing any significant prospects. Try to piece something together for the rest of the year and then make some larger moves to regroup in the offseason.

 

i'll never understand this. the sports media says stuff like this too.

 

if you think the cubs are worse than you thought coming into this season, that's all the more reason to get more help, fix obvious holes, and win a very winnable division.

 

I'm just sayin', one of you or Duke is going to have to drown to let the other one float to safety on that piece of wood.

[UMFan83]

This is going to hurt our run differential

[Derwood]

I hope leather face retires with an infinity ERA

[DouglasDorsey]

This guy has to be DFA'd as soon as the inning is over correct?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Welp, this might be a good year to raid the trash heap and waiver wires for cheap options to try to catch lightning in a bottle and hope to eek our way into the playoffs. Unless something changes soon, I'm not sure it is worth dealing any significant prospects. Try to piece something together for the rest of the year and then make some larger moves to regroup in the offseason.

 

i'll never understand this. the sports media says stuff like this too.

 

if you think the cubs are worse than you thought coming into this season, that's all the more reason to get more help, fix obvious holes, and win a very winnable division.

It's about not expending your somewhat limited resources on a borderline playoff contender. I get it that anything can happen in the playoffs and the goal is generally just to get to the playoffs and hope for the best, but there are only so many prospect "bullets" that can be used before the farm system has been depleted. I would prefer to spend those when they can take a team from good to great, rather than from average to slightly above average. This year's team just feels like it is more than 1 good starting pitcher away from being a World Series contender.

[Sammy Sofa]

This is going to hurt our run differential

 

Oh, to be that young and innocent again.

[David]

Welp, this might be a good year to raid the trash heap and waiver wires for cheap options to try to catch lightning in a bottle and hope to eek our way into the playoffs. Unless something changes soon, I'm not sure it is worth dealing any significant prospects. Try to piece something together for the rest of the year and then make some larger moves to regroup in the offseason.

 

i'll never understand this. the sports media says stuff like this too.

 

if you think the cubs are worse than you thought coming into this season, that's all the more reason to get more help, fix obvious holes, and win a very winnable division.

It's about not expending your somewhat limited resources on a borderline playoff contender. I get it that anything can happen in the playoffs and the goal is generally just to get to the playoffs and hope for the best, but there are only so many prospect "bullets" that can be used before the farm system has been depleted. I would prefer to spend those when they can take a team from good to great, rather than from average to slightly above average. This year's team just feels like it is more than 1 good starting pitcher away from being a World Series contender.

 

when you need to cement a playoff berth it makes a lot more sense to go all in than when you are locked into one. this makes no sense. this is a much higher leverage spot in which to use said bullets.

 

 

and how many times do we need to see 87 win wild cards and crap division winners win world series to realize that there is no such thing as a team built to win a world series (beyond obviously being built to win a division)

 

the fact that the most dominant team in baseball also managed to win the world series last year doesn't nullify that. that same team was in serious peril multiple times in last year's run.

 

 

if they were 10 games up and were talking about trading jimenez and cease for a starter, i'd be much more annoyed.

 

not to mention that if they really pony up, it is almost certainly for an acquisition that'll be a key contributor beyond this season.

Edited July 6, 2017 by David

[Perd]

This is the stuff of legend. This is the stuff that makes your last name both an adjective and a v DB:

[UMFan83]

Let Javy pitch

 

I really want to see how fast Willy can throw it off a mound. Maybe he will throw 110 MPH and we can turn him into a part time pitcher.

[cl smooth]

not a good day for the cubbies

[David]

Let Javy pitch

 

I really want to see how fast Willy can throw it off a mound. Maybe he will throw 110 MPH and we can turn him into a part time pitcher.

 

am i crazy or was there a throw that javy made to home that statcast recorded in the upper 90s in pittsburgh in 2015

[Irrelevant Dude]

 

i'll never understand this. the sports media says stuff like this too.

 

if you think the cubs are worse than you thought coming into this season, that's all the more reason to get more help, fix obvious holes, and win a very winnable division.

It's about not expending your somewhat limited resources on a borderline playoff contender. I get it that anything can happen in the playoffs and the goal is generally just to get to the playoffs and hope for the best, but there are only so many prospect "bullets" that can be used before the farm system has been depleted. I would prefer to spend those when they can take a team from good to great, rather than from average to slightly above average. This year's team just feels like it is more than 1 good starting pitcher away from being a World Series contender.

 

when you need to cement a playoff berth it makes a lot more sense to go all in than when you are locked into one. this makes no sense. this is a much higher leverage spot in which to use said bullets.

If you are the 1998 Cubs, sure, but the strategy can be a bit more conservative with a team that is built to be competitive for several years. Missing the playoffs for a year would suck, but it isn't the end of the world.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Man, some of you are going to be really sad when we trade Wade Davis at the deadline.

[David]

seriously, thanks joe for bringing that bum in

[Ding Dong Johnson]

let's see them turn a bizarre-ass triple play

[Sammy Sofa]

If Bryant does anything here besides fart wetly in his pants I will be amazed.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

If Bryant does anything here besides fart wetly in his pants I will be amazed.

 

That moment when you realize he could dong, we could load the bases again and dong, and still be down by one.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

OHMYGODARUN

[David]

classic KB double play avoidance

[Irrelevant Dude]

Sorry KB, all your potential voters tuned out in the 2nd inning.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

If Bryant does anything here besides fart wetly in his pants I will be amazed.

that was a pretty big fart, but it wasn't too wet

[Sammy Sofa]

That was more of a dry squeaker.

[David]

It's about not expending your somewhat limited resources on a borderline playoff contender. I get it that anything can happen in the playoffs and the goal is generally just to get to the playoffs and hope for the best, but there are only so many prospect "bullets" that can be used before the farm system has been depleted. I would prefer to spend those when they can take a team from good to great, rather than from average to slightly above average. This year's team just feels like it is more than 1 good starting pitcher away from being a World Series contender.

 

when you need to cement a playoff berth it makes a lot more sense to go all in than when you are locked into one. this makes no sense. this is a much higher leverage spot in which to use said bullets.

If you are the 1998 Cubs, sure, but the strategy can be a bit more conservative with a team that is built to be competitive for several years. Missing the playoffs for a year would suck, but it isn't the end of the world.

 

I'm still not seeing the logic in being more willing to expend resources to improve when the team is more locked into a playoff spot.

 

and, again, there is no way they'd give up the real assets for a half season rental this year. if they trade for a starter, that guy is needed going forward and will be contributing to those several years you're talking about.