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  1. BigbadB
    Down by 42 at the half to a .500 team. lol.
  2. BigbadB
    I didn't say it directly, but I think my point is that signing Turner now might be more sensible than playing out a Bregman deal that may never happen, and then you potentially lose out on a decent backup 1b option as well.
  3. BigbadB
    Seems there would still be a gaping hole at backup 1b if they did sign Bregman. Who are the current candidates? Workman, Berti, Brujan, Shaw, Happ, Suzuki? You have about 10 professional games at 1b between them. I would certainly hate to see one of Suzuki or Hoerner moved for a backup 1b. I suppose if you could get a mid rotation starter and a good backup 1b, it might be worth considering. I'm just not fond of this weird Bregman love, which seems to require some other move to make it work.
  4. BigbadB
    I have an old Samsung and I haven't checked it yet, but I probably should have mentioned that I downloaded Marquee to my phone. I'll have to use Air Play. I do still have a couple of working Fire Sticks laying around that I can download the app to, also, if casting ends up being a problem. I haven't done much of that.
  5. BigbadB
    I think trading for Tucker and letting him get away without an extension will have been the wrong plan. But you weren't getting an extension pre-trade, period. Tucker knows his big pay day is next year and he should be planning on letting the bidding begin, unless the Cubs give him an offer that is too good to pass up. And they absolutely should give him that deal. And that is the one thing that makes trading for him on a one year deal worth it. You have all season to talk him into an extension he will want to sign. Whether the Cubs brass have the cajones to drop that kind of coin remains to be seen. But if Tucker has a great year, it will be hard to just watch him walk, especially if he goes to a market that isn't as big as Chicago.
  6. BigbadB
    I just downloaded the Marquee Network, so I'm ready.
  7. BigbadB
    I'd definitely like to see him return.
  8. BigbadB
    I watched the second half (for some reason I only have one CHSN channel, so it didn't tune into the Bulls game until after the Hawks game was over) with no sound, but Jimmy sure seemed to get comfortable in his new uniform in the second half.
  9. BigbadB
    That power play goal in the 2nd period was a thing of beauty.
  10. BigbadB
    Are the refs brave enough to make a call in the Chiefs favor now that the most popular Super Bowl discussion leading up to the game has been the refs playing favorites with the Chiefs?
  11. BigbadB
    So how many "very good" players do they think they have right now?
  12. BigbadB
    I just don't see why it can't be sign Bregman and call it an offseason. Don't trade anyone. Defer whatever amount necessary to stay within the cap, because the tax penalty is probably 2 or 3 times more costly than the deferred amount. And then you have a premium player like Shaw getting a bit more time in AAA, a beneficial upgrade to the roster by keeping Hoerner. I get having clean books and all, but if you are only deferring what amounts to a middle reliever/back end of the rotation salary, so what?
  13. BigbadB
    I saw three names tossed around, with Hoerner, Suzuki and Taillon all mentioned.
  14. BigbadB
    We do have that game on TNT. And then the Blackhawks sweep a night of Illinois sports, with Illini losing to Rutgers, Bulls losing to Minny along with the Hawks. What I did see of the Hawks game, Soderblom looked really good.
  15. BigbadB
    Also, pretty sure they lose last night's game if LaVine isn't traded.
  16. BigbadB
    Looked like Pat Maroon out there to me.
  17. BigbadB
    They weren't going to be competitive again before 2027 anyway.
  18. BigbadB
    Yep. That's where I'm at. Their record seemed better last year when he was injured.
  19. BigbadB
    It's also hard to believe Bregman is balking on a 6/156 offer.
  20. BigbadB
    Exactly,. It's a very strange non starter.
  21. BigbadB
    Didn't he already have a gig in New Orleans once? Or am I thinking of his brother. And wasn't one of them part of Bounty Gate?
  22. BigbadB
    Was reading up on Padres ownership. Yikes x 5.
  23. BigbadB
    I read that McCarthy was leaning towards sitting this season out, and rejoining the coaching search 2026.
  24. BigbadB
    Not sure how anyone can value the term "pro bowler" in a serious discussion. I'm not sure if you could get someone to actually pay me to watch that game in the comfort of my own home.
  25. BigbadB
    I don't know if breaking the bank lures Smith. He can pick his team, and there will be plenty knocking on the door, including already playoff caliber teams rather than hopeful playoff caliber teams.
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