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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    Do we have any idea what Nico's estimated arbitration salary would have been over the next two seasons? This deal is fine, but it seems like it might be a better deal for Nico than it is for the Cubs.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    I personally have a strong preference to use Tapatalk. Mobile browser experiences have come a long way, but there is still something to be said for the simplicity and consistency of Tapatalk.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Man, once the Cubs ink that new TV deal, Ricketts is really going to be able to open the pocketbooks!
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    I, for one, am interested to see where this alternate timeline takes us. The possibilities are endless!
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Are the caretaker subscriptions working yet? I tried signing up, but I'm getting an error.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Hey Phillies, any interest in Eric Hosmer???
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    I mean, it's a concern with every pitcher, especially hard-throwing ones. I don't remember hearing anything specific about his motion that was a concern, though. He had to be shut down from pitching his senior season due to arm problems. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/west-essex/sections/sports/articles/paterson-s-nazier-mule-looks-forward-to-bright-baseball-future-after-being-drafted-by-chicago-cubs-89ff7112-fc55-42aa-a949-8df85016fd3f Him having TJS isn't surprising at all, and I assume the Cubs knew that was a very likely possibility when they drafted him. He is years away from the upper minors anyway, so hopefully he gets this out of the way now and it doesn't hinder his development too much.
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    Davis is the guy I would be focused in on. He seems like the right combination of high ceiling and injury risk that would make a long term discount attractive to both sides. If he can at least prove that he is healthy right now and looks to be MLB-ready after a few months in AAA, then I don't think it's crazy to try to lock him up for a few extra years on a reasonable deal. Considering his injury history, I would have to think he would be open to a deal.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    No to all of these except Nico, and that doesn't seem likely (maybe next year if he puts together another solid season in 2023). The rest of the guys on your list are complete non-starters. There is no reason to consider extending any of them at this point.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    One way or another, Rodgers is going to completely screw the Jets.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    It's only spring training, and only 19 official at bats, but hopefully Swanson starts hitting the ball soon. He isn't off to a great start at 1-19 with 8 K's. He does at least have 5 walks though.
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    The live experience is my biggest concern. TV broadcasts are going to be fine, and likely more palatable for most people. But when I have to travel over an hour both ways to get to a game, then find parking, walk/shuttle to the ballpark, etc, I don't want my actual game experience to be over in 2 hours. On the other hand, if games are wrapping up by 9:00, maybe that's more opportunities to take my school-aged kids to weeknight games... so consider me still undecided. We will just have to wait and see how it plays out when we get to playing regular season games.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Bears sure are spending a lot for LB's to back up Sanborn.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't think that is a fair comparison. For the players, it's great, but at some point it likely becomes a negative for the fans if games are consistently clocking in shorter than any other major sport. And this isn't really our concern, but what does it do to advertising revenue when there is 30-45 minutes less of live game content each night? I guess we'll see how it plays out over time. I still like it for the most part, but I have some concerns with how significantly the games are being shortened. Whether or not it’s a fair comparison, I don’t know. But what if you could drive to work in less time? Wouldn’t that be better for you? Doing anything you want to do with more time freedom seems better to me. I don’t care about advertisers or owners. We're comparing watching a baseball game to driving to work? If baseball is that boring to everyone, we might as well just give up on it altogether.
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    What if you could play a round of golf in 2.5 hours consistently? Would that be too far? I don't think that is a fair comparison. For the players, it's great, but at some point it likely becomes a negative for the fans if games are consistently clocking in shorter than any other major sport. And this isn't really our concern, but what does it do to advertising revenue when there is 30-45 minutes less of live game content each night? I guess we'll see how it plays out over time. I still like it for the most part, but I have some concerns with how significantly the games are being shortened.
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    21 combined hits today and the game lasted 2 hours, 15 minutes. I mostly like the pitch clock so far, but have we gone too far?
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't know what the results will be for MLB, but I don't think it is possible to draw conclusions based on minor league games. They are two completely different experiences. The primary argument seems to be that people were leaving the games at the same time anyway, so concessions weren't impacted. Are people who have paid significantly more money for tickets as willing to leave a meaningful MLB game as early as someone who paid very little to attend a relatively meaningless MiLB game? I certainly don't think so.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    The only problem would be the lack of Pat on the radio. Just simulcast it like the Blackhawks used to do.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    2 hours, 14 minutes game time. Wow. Bring Greg Maddux out of retirement and we'll be finishing games in under 2 hours
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    Eh. To be fair, if the refs had any idea what a goaltend is, the game wouldn't have even made it to overtime. There was some wonky stuff called on both sides, though none more blatant than that goaltend. I'm sure you can point to several " if that didn't happen then..." calls in a double OT game. That is true, but the problem is it wasn't just one goaltend. There was the blatant basket interference not called on Dickinson, and then an incorrect goaltend called on Hawkins. Within a short period, that was a 4 point swing just on missed goaltending calls alone. In general though, college officiating seems really bad. Refs anticipate or hunt for calls at certain times, them completely ignore them at other times. The charge on Shannon at the very beginning of the game was clearly not a charge, but that ref was just waiting to call it. Then later in the game there was a really weak moving screen called on Michigan that might have been a foul by the letter of the rules but isn't called 90% of the time. And don't get me started on the flop rule - That just needs to go entirely because it is nearly impossible to get right. Yeah, they aren't going to get everything right, but they sure do get a lot wrong.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Eh. To be fair, if the refs had any idea what a goaltend is, the game wouldn't have even made it to overtime.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    Agreed.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Pretty much this, but also while continuing to gobble up real estate and spin it like like they are doing Cubs fans a favor by doing so.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    I wouldn't. He missed way too much time last year and we have other guys who can fill in for a short stretch. I would rather Davis get some more time at AAA and hope that he forces the issue later in the season.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    Who is the "them" in this sentence? The Blackhawks or the Rangers?
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