Cubs Season Flow Thread

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 hour ago, Outshined_One said:

Juan Cruz maybe?

Mark Prior came after Juan Cruz.

[woodchip2153]

What about Sergio mitre? Whatever happened to that guy anyway? 

[sweetpeteman]

27 minutes ago, woodchip2153 said:

What about Sergio mitre? Whatever happened to that guy anyway? 

 

He's in Mexican prison, I suggest not looking up why.

[Hot Sauce]

This thread jogged my memory a bit and brought the names Kevin Foster and Jeremi Gonzalez to mind. Two Cubs that are sadly no longer with us.

[CubinNY]

Mike Harkey waves while walking on his titanium knee. 

[Derwood]

Has Bobby Brownlie made his debut yet?

[Post Count Padder]

52 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

This thread jogged my memory a bit and brought the names Kevin Foster and Jeremi Gonzalez to mind. Two Cubs that are sadly no longer with us.

Those were two early favorites of mine when I was little. Frank Castillo too, who also passed.....

Am I a Sixth Sense?

[Post Count Padder]

Does anyone remember when Luke Hagerty almost made a comeback like 5 years ago?

[Hot Sauce]

26 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Those were two early favorites of mine when I was little. Frank Castillo too, who also passed.....

Am I a Sixth Sense?

Castillo’s passing slipped my mind. Man, three pitchers from the same Cubs team who all passed tragically. 

[BigbadB]

12 hours ago, sweetpeteman said:

 

He's in Mexican prison, I suggest not looking up why.

Oh my. Worse than I imagined it might be.

[mul21]

16 hours ago, Jason Ross said:

Honestly, had to look it up once you mentioned Cruz! I kind of forget Cruz and how great of a prospect he was. I knew it was in that "early 00's" but couldn't remember if he beat Mark by a year, or was a year after. 25 years ago was a long time ago. 

Mark Prior is really the first "prospect" I remembered following. Before that it was more like these guys appeared as if an apparition, out of thin air. Prior was kind of the first guy I knew of draft to first game. 

I saw a top 10 songs this week in 2000 list this morning and it hit me like ton of bricks that I graduated from college 25 years ago this month.

[CubinNY]

19 minutes ago, mul21 said:

I saw a top 10 songs this week in 2000 list this morning and it hit me like ton of bricks that I graduated from college 25 years ago this month.

You are but a young whipper-snapper. 

[kevinorie]

Lance Dickson is the answer.

[imb]

17 hours ago, Derwood said:

Has Bobby Brownlie made his debut yet?

what was the dumbass name they came up with for his curveball? I remember some offseason they were like "he's developed an outlaw curveball" or something and i was like well he's winning multiple cy youngs 

[Jason Ross]

3 hours ago, mul21 said:

I saw a top 10 songs this week in 2000 list this morning and it hit me like ton of bricks that I graduated from college 25 years ago this month.

Ugh. That's 20 for me, then. 

I hate it.

[Derwood]

I'm at 30 years (undergrad) next May

[Rob]

I'm only at six years from undergrad and one from grad school. It helps to be a screwup who goes back to school later in life.

[Outshined_One]

Roast and CT are both in their mid-30s, if my math is right.

[Bull]

I turn 50 next year. Graduated undergrad in the 1900's (1999). Gross.

[Post Count Padder]

 I graduated college 15 years ago this month 💀

When I joined this site I was 15 and named my username after Prior. 

 And now have two kids and am coming up on 40. Time flies. But I imagine the OGs here the same as they were 20 years ago.

 

[NOLA]

6 hours ago, kevinorie said:

Lance Dickson is the answer.

I was at the game where he hurt his elbow.  His debut I think?

[Post Count Padder]

Maybe there's an obvious answer but what's stopping the Cubs from DFA'ing Lopez or Brujan and calling up Long? He's mashing in Iowa and gives a little more time for Shaw to get right.

[muntjack]

Prior was a phenomenon.  More on the Strasburg/Skenes level.  

Juan Cruz was so filthy.  I've still never seen another fastball move like that.  

I remember getting excited about guys like Steve Smythe and Jae Kuk Ryu.

 

[Derwood]

Juan Cruz was supposed to be the next Pedro Martinez

[squally1313]

On 5/9/2025 at 3:45 PM, Post Count Padder said:

 I graduated college 15 years ago this month 💀

When I joined this site I was 15 and named my username after Prior. 

 And now have two kids and am coming up on 40. Time flies. But I imagine the OGs here the same as they were 20 years ago.

 

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