Irrelevant Dude

Not with a lefty at the plate, come on.

If it makes you feel any better, his career high is 13. Which he would apparently reach in about 7 games against the Cubs

What the hell is going on?

I see what you did there.

I agree, but have to keep reminding myself he is only 22. Those things will get cleaned up.

I love late night baseball. One of my favorite things used to be West Coast extra innings games that would go until 1-2am or later CDT, and sometimes falling asleep for a bit only to wake up and find the game still going in the 14th inning. Not the greatest thing for the next day's productivity, but it was always worth it anyway.

Obviously a mistake by PCA there, but Willie Harris should have sent the runner.

Are they using an anti-humidor?

It's fun watching balls fly out of the ballpark that would be caught 10 feet in front of the wall at Wrigley.

I'm not sure why Wicks is still in there, especially with an off day tomorrow.

Yep, that's why I never use it. Everyone knows if you're buying a hot dog, you don't get one of the foil-wrapped ones from a vendor.

This is really a lost season for Wicks and it's difficult to judge him on the limited appearances he has had, but there's no way the Cubs can count on him to be anything more than rotation depth for next year.

I'm beginning to think he is too valuable as a hitter to risk pitching at all. Even if he is a top of rotation starter, is it really worth it?

Yeah, that sucks, but that has to be it for Brennen with the Cubs. There is no reason to keep him on the 40 man this winter.

I believe he went on a crime spree all across the Western USA and therefore can no longer travel West of the Mississippi.

I know Amaya is a great bunter, but giving up an out rather than PCA simply stealing the base is really dumb.

No, that's why I called it persistent mediocrity. The future is always bright. The present is always mediocre.

It benefits some of them, but there are only a few teams that really blow past the luxury tax threshhold, so it really doesn't change a ton at the top end. But, combined with a floor, it forces the bottom third of teams to spend more money than they otherwise would have. A cap can be implemented in a way where the total of player salaries is comparable or even higher than it was in the pre-cap era, while also helping to establish a bit more competitive balance. MLB is never going to be the NFL in terms of payroll parity, but having some teams spending 3 or 4 times as much as others just doesn't make sense. The "other owners can do it too" argument doesn't work, because we already know they won't.

All the more reason there SHOULD be a salary cap in MLB. Not that there ever will be, but the fact that one team lucked into winning the TV deal lottery shouldn't give them a significant advantage over every other team for a 20 year period. Most players would benefit more from a cap with a floor than they ever will from a handful of teams having the ability to spend over a luxury tax threshhold.

As I was saying...

Hey 29 other teams. Are you SURE you don't want Drew Smyly?

That Greg Maddux story was hilarious, and something I can definitely imagine Maddux saying.

Why does PCA seemingly have so much trouble with diving catches? Obviously he can get to balls that most other players can't, but there have been many times this season where he dives for the ball and seems to lose track of it.

Is Kyle just terrified to throw the ball in the zone the 2nd and 3rd time through the order, knowing that guys are going to hit it 500 feet? Or does he completely lose his command for other reasons? The same thing has been happening all season and even during Spring Training.

I was at the finale of the Cubs/Yankees series yesterday and I decided to try placing a mobile order to be delivered to my seat. I use the mobile ordering all the time at Wrigley, but I always go pick my items up at the concession stand. Anyway, I placed the order toward the end of the 4th innings for 2 waters to go with the bag of peanuts we brought into the stadium. The 5th inning came and went - No water. Meanwhile, we saw mobile delivery vendors scrambling all over the grandstand with miscellaneous food and drinks piled on their trays. The 6th inning passed - No water. The 7th inning stretch - No water. Finally, in the 8th inning, our 2 waters arrived. I don't fault the vendors. They clearly had way more orders than they could handle. But the system itself is broken. Waiting 3-4 innings for an order is ridiculous. The crazy thing is that deliveries were still being made literally all the way up to the end of the game. The end of the game as in, we were standing with 2 outs in the 9th and there was a vendor nearby with a tray full of orders and still stopping to deliver them at various seats. Who wants to get their food/drink with 2 outs in the 9th inning? And what happens to all the orders that were paid for but never delivered??? In summary - I don't recommend ordering anything to your seat. Maybe it works when the stadium is half empty, but it didn't work yesterday. Good idea in theory, but awful execution.