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The afternoon games on Sunday were great. Every one of them was a one score game down the stretch.
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Cubs Meeting With Japanese Ace Roki Sasaki
BigbadB replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The Torre era Yankees were mostly home grown players, if I recall correctly. I think that makes it different than what the Dodgers are currently doing. And to be fair, the Dodgers were doing the Torre era thing to, graduating tons of home grown talent to the big league roster. Now there's no room for home grown talent, because they blocked them all with superstars from other teams/countries. -
Cubs Meeting With Japanese Ace Roki Sasaki
BigbadB replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
You aren't telling me anything I don't already know. The problem is the big market teams continue spreading the difference further away from the others, which will hurt the overall product as people stop being interested. -
Cubs Meeting With Japanese Ace Roki Sasaki
BigbadB replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It would be like rounding up 30 kids for a game of kickball, and the rules are one team gets to pick the first 15 players to be on their team and the other team gets what's leftover, including the kid in the corner picking his nose. The rules allow for the Dodgers to stockpile as many great players as they can, so it's not against the rules. But, it will have lasting effect on all the other team's fans that lose interest in the sport. But, it will be one step closer to changing the rules so that this cannot continue happening. Not even sure how they go about changing it since the Dodgers are deferring huge piles of money so many years out, so there might have to be grandfathered protections in place, which will also suck for a lot of other teams. That, or you punish the Dodgers for what they've done, and can just point and laugh that they thought what they were doing would not have repercussions. -
Imagining the Cubs make it to the playoffs and make it a few rounds in, it will be a very ugly look to not have extended Tucker already, or to let him walk and "that's all you get". Most everyone will have accounted Tucker as being the reason they went from a middling team to a playoff team.
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Bears Week 17, TNF vs Seahawks, 7:15 pm
BigbadB replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in Other Sports
Part of it is also a misunderstanding of what garbage time is, or they are defining what is actually happening incorrectly. While a lot of the Bears games have been close, there is rarely a time where they are leading and punching the ball up the gut to run time off the clock. Instead, they are attempting to get back in the game, so a lot of passing is happening that might not otherwise be. -
Playoff hockey is insane. Especially if "your" team is in it. Still good even if they aren't. Teams trying everything to get that goal. The Hawks were awesome for like 10 straight years until 2018. Since then, blah.
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Isn't it a bit early to trust mocks? When do underclassmen start declaring for the draft?
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Not sure what happened to Pitts, but he's nearly a waste of a roster spot. Guy is oozing talent and can't seem to get in gear.
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This is turning out to be a pretty incredible QB draft. I think Caleb has made plenty of rookie mistakes, but I have to give him a pass because pretty much everything else about this offense has been so bad. The good far outweighs the bad. He needs stability in his ears. That requires an offensive minded coach and OC. He also needs way better protection. This team absolutely must do some serious house cleaning on the OLIne. I have no idea how bad Braxton's injury is, but I think he's pretty much destined for a G position going forward. The Bears must get a lock down LT in the draft or in FA. Jenkins, Bates, Borom and several of the other backups cannot be here next year. This group is so bad at fundamentals, every series becomes doomed due to their incompetence. Shelton can come back on a team friendly placeholder gig, where he should just be a backup C when they draft their new starter. I have no idea whether Amegadjie has a place on this team going forward, either. You can't dedicate many spots on the roster for guys who aren't healthy on game day. Many of the defenders would be better with some sort of pass rush. Any defense can get torched when the QB has tons of time to throw.
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Epic failure by this coaching staff to have the team game ready. They can’t even do the simple horsefeathers.
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Pure comedy out there.
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Barkley with 109 yards rushing and two tds in the first quarter.
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Not sure why I’m watching this. Could have predicted this start.
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Any way to move Mrazek at the trade deadline? I'm just not a fan.
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Cubs Meeting With Japanese Ace Roki Sasaki
BigbadB replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If the meeting takes place at the best Chicago thin crust pizza places in town, it should be an easy walk across the finish line. -
I'm old. I thought new calendar years for college started in August, or Fall to be more technical.
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I agree that they will try to resign him. I don't think you trade for him with the intention of just going for it for the one year. Sometimes it makes sense to pull the wallet out and just do it, and Tucker seems like the guy to do just that. He's not going to be attempting to set a contract record, but the Cubs know he will cost more than anyone they've ever signed. They are aligned to do that and seem to be bargain shopping guys like Luzardo to stay within the parameters of what is needed to sign him long term. Put together a playoff caliber team where Tucker is having some fun, and getting that contract signed will be that much easier.
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Should have said first of many. Our kids had umpteen friends named Cody. "I'm going to Cody's house" was always followed up with "which one?"
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Welcome aboard.
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Is the second utility guy a person or a disease?
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Do you think they can/will be playoff caliber next year? Any big name free agents they could lure here this coming offseason?
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It's almost an afterthought. I didn't understand that break either. Is it because ticketing/travel for attendees? And what exactly is the reason transferring players can't finish out their season with their respective teams?
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One of my biggest issues with Campbell's aggressive style is keeping his starting QB in when the game is essentially over. I have a feeling that it's going to cost him his starting QB at some point, which will also likely end their season, since Hendon Hooker doesn't even get garbage time reps. The Tennessee, Jacksonville and Dallas games Detroit had a combined 151 points to the opponents 29 points, and Hooker has 33 snaps this season. 9 pass attempts. I was sitting there watching a complete blow out and Goff was still chucking the ball down the field as if it was a close game. Weird.
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2024-25 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Thread
BigbadB replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
I'm not sure I see it that way. This might be the only window to get rid of him, and if you can you must do it. It's one of the worst contracts in the NBA. I had the game on Monday night and I'm not sure I've ever watched a more painful NBA game, and the Bulls actually won. Run down the court as fast as you can and fire up a 3, doesn't matter who it is. And make sure all 5 guys are beyond the arc so there is no one to rebound the likely miss. They were 14-51 from 3 point land this past Friday and then 14-40 on Monday. Booooring!
