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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    Canario is out of options, so they are in a tough position with him. It doesn't make sense to bring him back up unless he is going to get significant playing time, and there just aren't any openings. Unless there is a long term injury at a corner spot, they probably just need to let him keep raking in AAA to maintain his value as a trade chip.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    The story of the small ball Cubs and 2 runs on 3 bunts was fun while it lasted. Ron Coomer ate it up. "If the Cubs play like this back at home, the fans are going to love it!". Actually, I think the fans might prefer to see some dingers.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Is Swanson hurting again or just another off day for the guy who never takes a day off?
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    Not guilty on all counts.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Betting on the Cubs to win by exactly 1 run would seem to be an effective strategy.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Reminder that the Cubs spent $8.5 million on this guy for each of the next 2 years. That is a really, really bad miss.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    Kyle Hendricks for closer.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    The Terrence Shannon Jr. trial is finishing up (tomorrow maybe?) and all indications are that it has been what it appeared it was going to be. It is entirely possible that he did what he is being accused of, but this case never should have gone to trial with the amount of evidence they presented. Why even put the victim through this for what appears to be an unwinnable case?
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm back to thinking Busch needs to play damn near every game. Sit Happ, Tauchman, etc, but Busch should be getting as many at bats as possibly.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    Or, maybe Comcast is willing to take the hit and lose a chunk of their Cubs fan subscriber base, but ultimately make up for it by not having to pay the Marquee carriage fees. I tend to think Marquee/Cubs stand to lose a lot more than Comcast does. Sure, the Cubs will get some customers to convert over to the $20/month direct subscription, but that will never make up for the current per-subscriber rate they are getting from Comcast.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm not sold on this logic. Any GM has to operate under a budget, and ownership sets that budget. What makes Jed so special?
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    Who else ya got? Neris isn't great, but he might still be the best of the bad options. They can try Leiter, but that just means Neris pitches in the 7th or 8th instead, so what does that really change?
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    If you build a boring team that is good, that is perfectly fine, but boring and bad is an awful combination. What compelling reason is there to watch this team?
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    And by "everything", you mean the 2 or 3 guys who other teams would actually want.
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Just unlucky, what can you do?
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    The only thing I know for sure is I don't have the patience for another Jed plan.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    Is he the new Rondell White?
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Oblique again?
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    How bad has his defense been?
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    What makes this all worse for White Sox fans is they can't even root for the tank, since large market teams can't pick in the lottery for consecutive years. They are locked into the #10 spot in the first round no matter what happens from here on out.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Hendricks isn't starting every 5 days anymore and he is the 13th pitcher on the roster. He is an easy scapegoat, but this team has is bad in many ways and the last guy out of the bullpen isn't going to move the needle much.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    For any baseball hat fanatics (no pun intended), I guess this is newsworthly. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/new-era-cap-acquire-47-lifestyle-brand-tie-up-sources-say-2024-06-06/ They better not mess with the Franchise and Clean-Up caps! Those are usually my go-to cap styles, although I guess the '47 Clean-Up is very similar to the New Era 9TWENTY. Nothing tops the Franchise though.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    I don't love PCA getting semi-frequent starts over Busch right now, but I can't really complain about it either.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    This looks pretty much like a drop-in replacement for NBC Sports Chicago under different ownership. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/chicago-sports-network-bulls-blackhawks-white-sox/ But the part that interests me the most is the mention of games being available via OTA broadcast. Does this mean the network itself will be available OTA in the Chicago market, or will they simply be airing a smaller package of games on various other OTA channels? It is possible that nobody knows the answer to that question yet, but I am curious to see how it turns out. Having the new Chicago Sports Network available by OTA without worrying about Xfinity carriage/subscription would be awesome.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    I assume that is a good thing? I only watched a few games last year, but Vosters certainly didn't stand out as anything special. I don't know anything about Rick Ball either, but this would seem to be a significant upgrade.
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