Dodgers (Yamamoto) vs Cubs (Wicks): 4/6/24, 3:05pm, Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 hour ago, Bearded_Beef said:

Do the fans over at brewer fanatic know that you're responsible for our 5 game win streak?

I feel “responsible” might be a bit of an overstatement…

[Rob]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I feel “responsible” might be a bit of an overstatement…

Then surely you're not too chicken to inform them?

 

Edited April 6, 2024 by Rob

[Stratos]

29 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Think it's contributing to the injuries? I remember Fergie Jenkins saying he'd throw 100 pitches before his starts and didn't agree with the current load management philosophy.

Maybe more the higher effort and focus on velo and spin rates.  Can't compare to how guys threw several decades ago. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

27 minutes ago, Rob said:

Then surely you're not too chicken to inform them?

Has anyone on this website ever even seen a chicken?

[squally1313]

Off topic, but can I throw out an idea for board organization: can we leave game threads in the Cubs board for like a week? No problem with the live ones being pinned here, but the byproduct of that has been that the game threads forum has mostly turned into an archive, and I think post game discussions might last longer if the threads stayed in the main cubs forum for a little while 

[Bertz]

Wisdom probably rejoins the team in Seattle or AZ?

 

[Rcal10]

48 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Wisdom probably rejoins the team in Seattle or AZ?

 

At whose expense? Cooper or Mastrobouni? I like Cooper for tough lefties. Hate to see him go.

[LBiittner]

Probably a mysterious injury replacement?

[Rcal10]

14 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Probably a mysterious injury replacement?

I hope not. That means someone is out for a bit. Cooper is the only one who can opt out if sent down. I think I would send Wisdom down or see about trading him for someone not on the 40 man roster. Low level guy. 

Edited April 6, 2024 by Rcal10

[LBiittner]

10 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I hope not. That means someone is out for a bit. Cooper is the only one who can opt out if sent down. I think I would send Wisdom down or see about trading him for someone not on the 40 man roster. Low level guy. 

I realize it's way early, but I'm close to eating Crow regarding jeds offseason plan. Many of his moves and non-moves are looking 👌. 

[LBiittner]

I love Pat Hughes sweater.

[mfcubs22]

32 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

I realize it's way early, but I'm close to eating Crow regarding jeds offseason plan. Many of his moves and non-moves are looking 👌. 

Loved everything other than passing on Montgomery on a 1 year deal

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, mfcubs22 said:

Loved everything other than passing on Montgomery on a 1 year deal

But to me, that is not on Jed. That is on ownership and their line they won’t cross. So far he looks like he made the right moves. Makes sense not to have signed another bat if Morel can’t play 3rd. And while Chapman would have been nice, I think that payroll line comes into play. I see JD Davis is playing 3rd for the A’s. Maybe he would have been worth a small salary to play 3rd here. But hard to really argue with Madrigal’s defense. So not sure that was a mistake either. 

[LBiittner]

4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

But to me, that is not on Jed. That is on ownership and their line they won’t cross. So far he looks like he made the right moves. Makes sense not to have signed another bat if Morel can’t play 3rd. And while Chapman would have been nice, I think that payroll line comes into play. I see JD Davis is playing 3rd for the A’s. Maybe he would have been worth a small salary to play 3rd here. But hard to really argue with Madrigal’s defense. So not sure that was a mistake either. 

You're right. I believe Crane Kenney came out and said Jed pretty much took payroll as high as he could currently go.

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 hours ago, squally1313 said:

Off topic, but can I throw out an idea for board organization: can we leave game threads in the Cubs board for like a week? No problem with the live ones being pinned here, but the byproduct of that has been that the game threads forum has mostly turned into an archive, and I think post game discussions might last longer if the threads stayed in the main cubs forum for a little while 

How do other people feel about this? I don't know about a full week but I'm open to leaving 2-3 days of game threads in the forums for people to wrap up conversations.

[JHBulls]

Jordan Wicks did well to get out of the inning with no damage done. 

[Wilson A2000]

[JHBulls]

Yamamoto is an impressive thrower. 

[Tim]

4 hours ago, Rob said:

There's some survivorship bias issues here. Maybe the reason Fergie and all those guys were as effective as they were despite the workloads is because they were the only genetic freaks capable of handling that workload.

Fergie wasn't throwing 95 to a lineup stacked with hitters like today. Proper plate discipline was rare. Etc.

[Rob]

22 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

How do other people feel about this? I don't know about a full week but I'm open to leaving 2-3 days of game threads in the forums for people to wrap up conversations.

A few days might be nice.

[JHBulls]

[Rob]

4 minutes ago, Tim said:

Fergie wasn't throwing 95 to a lineup stacked with hitters like today. Proper plate discipline was rare. Etc.

Also true.

[HawkeTrackler]

that curve is ridiculous

[Andy]

Yamamoto doing that thing where you let your kid have some early success and then shut it the hell down the second it gets real

[JHBulls]

Oh no. Jeez, looks like it was perfectly located.