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  1. Rob

    Jake is Back

    Rob replied to Bertz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Jake is looking pretty washed up. Velocity is down from his peak. Not getting the same results from his offspeed stuff. Maybe they see something they can tweak. Add some spin, change an arm angle, alter pitch sequencing, etc...Pitching is complicated, and there are a lot of levers to pull. The Cubs know him well, so if they think it’s worth a gamble I’m inclined to believe them. But I’m not expecting much.
  2. Rob

    Joc

    Rob replied to Brian's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Assuming it doesn't cost much, it's a solid move. He was replacement-level last year, but IDGAF about 2020 stats given all that was going on. Prior to that he looked like an average or slightly-above average regular. Young enough worth taking a gamble on with a short term deal.
  3. Rob
    I am probably alone in stating this, but I wouldn't mind a Wil Myers acquisition. Don't get me wrong, I think if we acquire him we can kiss 2021 goodbye. But he's a former top prospect with a few pretty good years under his belt, and who positively mashed last year. I don't think he keeps it up. But given his ability to fake it in an outfield corner or at 1B, he might be attractive to a number of contenders at the deadline. So if he is hitting well, there should be some suitors.
  4. Rob
    Is this when we finally get Jake Peavy?
  5. Rob
    There really needs to be a public list of who was banned and why. Then we can vote on who to un-ban. Let's bring back Da Bum.
  6. Rob
    Knowing full well how insensitive it is, I was nonetheless a bit sad to see the moniker has run it's course... until I saw this. [tweet] [/tweet] And then suddenly I was over it for some reason.
  7. Rob
    Yeah, I imagine Len is well enough in demand that he doesn't need to put up with what this franchise has become. But damn this hurts.
  8. Rob
    Last year aside, he’s largely been a league-average regular. With the DH in the NL, that’s a bat worth keeping around.
  9. Rob
    If they non-tendering Schwarzenegger, they’re just being cheap.
  10. Rob
    With the team underperforming and the Ricketts being as shitty as they are, the last few years have been tough. More than once I've found myself thinking "at least we've got Theo" and found respite in knowing that he would do the right thing. He's the reason the draft had the acknowledgment that black lives matter. He's the reason our team didn't have COVID outbreaks while all the other teams had major issues. He's a good part of the reason I was still willing to watch the Cubs.
  11. Rob
    Well that’s sad. Poor announcer or not, he was a big part of baseball. One of the best 2B ever.
  12. Rob
    Knuckleballer, of course.
  13. Rob
    He should get in the Hall of Fame. He's currently 15th all-time in manager wins. 1,892 with a .532 winning percentage. And the next most wins for a non-white manager is Frank Robinson in 56th place with 1,065. The only guys ahead of him on the list who aren't in the HoF are Bruce Bochy (who just left the Giants last year) and Gene Mauch, who had a pretty rough .483 winning percentage. And for as much crap as Dusty deservedly got during his time with the Cubs after his complaints about walks "clogging the bases" and his tendency to overwork his pitchers -- he's seemingly learned his lessons. Too little, too late for the Cubs of course. But while he isn't a cutting-edge sort of manager he seems perfectly willing to adjust his game as he learns more -- albeit he remains a few years behind the curve most of the time. It's not like he's still out there routinely throwing his pitchers 120+ pitches a game, though. When you factor in his long career, Dusty Baker has been a notable part of baseball for north of 50 years. And he may have invented the high five. You can't keep a guy like that out of the Hall forever.
  14. Rob
    How long before they hire Marty to come back?
  15. Rob
    Oh, conveniently cutting it off to exclude Zambrano? NOT COOL. Na. Very cool. I feel like this acknowledges how much better Z was than anyone ever. He's the moment in history from which you measure time. I got bored, so here's some numbers for some top "mashers" on the mound from the last few decades. Mike Hampton - .246/.294/.356 ,16 HR, 67 wRC+ Carlos Zambrano - .238/.248/.388, 24 HR, 57 wRC+ Livan Hernandez - .221/.231/.295, 10 HR, 32 wRC+ Zack Greinke - .225/.263/.337, 9 HR, 60 wRC+ Madison Bumgarner - .177/.228/.303, 19 HR, 45 wRC+ Dontrelle Willis - .244/.287/.378, 9 HR, 75 wRC+ and the undisputed champ: Micah Owings - .283/.310/.502, 9 HR, 104 wRC+ Surprisingly low on the list was Kerry Wood, with a .171/.196/.249, 7 HR, 9 wRC+ line. He would occasionally get a hold of one, but didn't do much else. I always thought he was better than that when I was younger. Oh well.
  16. Rob
    Whelp, looks like I missed a hell of a game today. Stupid sick daughter...
  17. Rob
    Oh, I really really hope Levine gets fired. But we aren't that lucky.
  18. Rob
    I still hit fangraphs pretty regularly.
  19. Rob
    I'm enjoying the Cubs doing a '94 Expos thing in what seems certain to be a lost year.
  20. Rob
    Yeah. The last couple years I've barely been able to watch a dozen or so games a year due to time constraints. This year, I haven't missed any. I figure I better get my yearly fix squeezed in for the very limited window in which baseball will be available.
  21. Rob
    The long offseason gave me too much time to forget how much I hate these threads and their hot takes when the Cubs are losing.
  22. Rob
    We are partway through our second game. And KB had two fantastic AB in the first one. Calm down.
  23. Rob
    Turns out that relative ranking was pretty accurate, actually.
  24. Rob
    I would just like to point out that this is the point where in a DH-less game that the Brewers would have to start thinking about whether or not to pull Woodruff when his spot comes up in the order. He's pitching well, but already at 85 pitches. Hendricks is absolutely dealing so far, so the Brewers would really be wanting to put the pressure on offensively, the Brewers bullpen is solid and very well rested, etc... But with the DH, we aren't getting any of that.
  25. Rob
    lol at Hendricks elevating on these guys
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