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Irrelevant Dude

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  1. Obviously that doesn't occur until he is right on the cusp of being ready to pitch in games.
  2. You mean like they did a few years ago? Jed doesn't get another rebuild.
  3. We all know about Grace and the slumpbusters. There are other stories you hear from Rizzo, Ross, and others about the things that went on in that clubhouse. Does this team not have the guy or guys to shake things up and do something crazy to loosen the team up in times like these? It sounds silly, but maybe there's something to that. Have a few beers before the game, wear your underwear on the outside of your jerseys, I don't know... Whatever they are doing clearly isn't working.
  4. Feel free to throw tomatoes, but I think Cohen and JD have been better together recently. Not QUITE as awkward.
  5. Michael Lorenzen tonight is: A) An unhittable pitcher B) A better hitter than anyone in the Cubs lineup C) All of the above
  6. He can try that, but he will miss the one guy sitting in the corner of the basement who is actually the brains of the entire operation.
  7. Tough break to have to face Lorenzen. Nothing you can do
  8. Just awful baserunning by Alcantara. He got bailed out on the previous play and then made another mistake on the next one.
  9. Oh man, that sucks. Stacey King was such a fun, enthusiastic announcer. A breath of fresh air for a team that has been mired in mediocrity for so long.
  10. It's almost like maybe Jed shouldn't have counted on a 39 year reliever being a key part of the bullpen.
  11. If they are still selling out all the games, do they really care though?
  12. Nobody does, which is why I assume this is a last ditch effort to build some leverage. Maybe if they REALLY start the process of moving to Indiana, then they will force someone into action to keep them in Illinois. It may or may not work. If it doesn't work, they may very well end up in Indiana even though they don't actually want to be there.
  13. If you think Alcantara is somehow an upgrade over Suzuki, you are in for a surprise.
  14. I don't know if this is a dead ass team, but it certainly is a boring ass team. Fits Jed's personality perfectly.
  15. The Cubs will finish the season with a better record, but the Sox are more fun to watch and may have a brighter future.
  16. That's kind of Jed's thing. Why pay 25-30 for a real top guy when you can pay 20 for a mediocre player that you can try to wish into a good season.
  17. The premise is flawed. Not all "top hitting prospects" are created equal. This is a weak system and the Cubs so-called top prospects are fringe Major League players, not future All-Stars.
  18. What has MLB done in recent history to make anyone believe their goal is to make things easier for fans? They are willing to splinter the TV rights across 10 different networks/services if it maximizes their revenue.
  19. I have no idea how much revenue small market teams get today, but guaranteeing them $240M seems crazy to me, especially when you are only "forcing" them to spend $150M. And then at the same time they continue to get other benefits of being small market/lower revenue teams.
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