Irrelevant Dude
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Because our 4 hitter is Ian Happ? Not starting the Happ-bashing, but he's not exactly your ordinary middle of the lineup hitter.
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I had no idea! I like Apple TV much better now.
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They need to squeeze a few more advertisements into Dodger Stadium. Geeze, they are everywhere.
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2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread
Irrelevant Dude replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
If this is a "best player on the board" at all costs approach to the draft, that is a seriously flawed strategy. This isn't MLB where you draft the best players regardless of position and let things play out in the minors. These are players who are expected to contribute immediately, but will have a hard time doing so with the other players on the roster. It just doesn't make sense. -
2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread
Irrelevant Dude replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
At this rate, might as well grab a kicker with the next pick. -
2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread
Irrelevant Dude replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
I hate this draft so far. -
Also, I would be somewhat surprised with the revision procedure in someone Horton's age, as my understanding is that it may not have the same longetivy as a full on ligament replacement. For a pitcher in their late twenties or early thirties, it makes sense, but Horton could still have a 10+ year career ahead of him.
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15-16 months is a little long for a revision repair, no?
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A lot of people seem to be sad at Ty leaving. I am neither surprised nor disappointed. It was very unlikely he was going to be a meaningful part of anything Illinois does over the next 2 seasons and it didn't make sense for either side for him to be back. For Illinois, why pay a guy who isn't likely to contribute? For Ty, why stay somewhere there is no room in the rotation?
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It would have been hard to imagine next year's team being better than the Final 4 team, but add Stojakovich and Blackwell and they are almost certainly a better team and easily a Top 5 preseason rank. Even with just Stojakovich and no Blackwell, they will still be in the conversation as a Final 4 contender.
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I forgot that a team has never scored 6 runs in an inning. 10-4... Everything is fair game.
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Don't look now, but Ballasteros is leading the team in batting average and OPS.
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Kingery got all of that one... and by "all of it" I mean he hit it in the air to third base, because that may be the furthest we ever see him hit a ball.
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This inning feels like the final inning of a little league game where we put the kids who never play infield in the infield because it doesn't matter anymore.
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Of course Kingery comes up to bat wearing #12 against the Phillies, just to put more salt in the wound
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Wow did that ball carry.
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Ugh. Shaw.
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Cubs' Hunter Harvey Lands on IL With Triceps Injury
Irrelevant Dude replied to Steve Drumwright's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Charlie Barnes? That is a made up name, right? -
This guy's a bum.
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I tried to turn the game on the radio on my way home tonight and they had the Bulls game on 670 instead. I found the Cubs game on 104.3 FM only, which is mostly just static. Are they really going to preempt Cubs broadcasts on their high-powered AM station for Bulls games that nobody wants to listen to?
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And at only 24 years old, there is a pretty high likelihood of a 3rd down the road if he has any sort of lengthy career.
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Is there still some ambiguity as to whether this is full blown Tommy John or another type of repair? Or do they not know until they get into the elbow?
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And this sucks. I hate that young superstars like Paul Skenes are almost guaranteed to lose 1-2 years of their prime at some point when the elbow finally explodes. But that's just the reality of baseball today and I don't think there are any real solutions. Maybe we get to a point where doctors can medically brace the ligaments BEFORE any sign of injury, I don't know. But then we're almost into Base Wars-esque cybernetics territory.
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That's fine, but if he's going to get hurt he's going to get hurt. No reason to waste innings in the minors if he is capable of coming up and getting outs.
