Irrelevant Dude
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Everything posted by Irrelevant Dude
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Maybe continuing to hit towering pop ups into the wind isn't the answer. -
And on top of that, the deciding run could be a home run by a made up player with a sub-600 OPS.
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That was awesome.
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This needs to be the end for Neris. They absolutely cannot allow his contract to vest. Either put him on waivers and release him or bury him in the last bullpen spot.
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Jed: Cubs expected to be over the luxury tax THIS year
Irrelevant Dude replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
That would make sense, but spotrac has it reversed. -
Jed: Cubs expected to be over the luxury tax THIS year
Irrelevant Dude replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The buyout comes into play if he opts out. But it's only $2.5M this year. $5M if he opts out after next year. -
Jed: Cubs expected to be over the luxury tax THIS year
Irrelevant Dude replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Absolutely. His comments fell really flat for me, like he was looking for credit for the team spending a few extra dollars. -
Jed: Cubs expected to be over the luxury tax THIS year
Irrelevant Dude replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I took it as a "See, we're willing to go over the tax" when in reality they are probably over by like $1M, which is negligible and dumb. -
To me, the biggest problem with a challenge system is the way it takes the excitement out of the moment. I want there to be finality to the umpire's call. As a fan, I don't want to have to temper my reactions knowing that any ball/strike call could be challenged and overturned. Let's just get the calls right, and get them right immediately.
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I just caught a short clip of the Sandberg segment. He was really emotional, and understandably so. Good for him, and good news for those of us who hope to see him around Wrigley Field for many years to come.
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I agree. And they need to do it FULL TIME, not some half-assed challenge system. If they need to use a challenge system at the big league level for a year to get some bugs ironed out, that's fine, but that should be nothing more than an interim solution toward the ultimate goal of a fully automated strike zone.
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I'm not going to read the article, but I can conclude that it is a stupid idea.
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Where is Boog? I hate this rotating broadcast crew more than I hated when the games were televised on a different channel every night.
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Can you imagine watching a peak Tom Glavine game with the strike zone box? "Egregious" wouldn't even begin to describe the strike calls.
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Disaster averted!
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Where the hell is the episode? The wife and kids went to bed and I settled in to watch... nothing?
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Eh, if Nico doesn't draw that throw Swanson was out at first anyway. Maybe something crazy happens in a rundown, who knows?
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I thought that play should have been ruled a Hit and an Error, for that reason. He wasn't going to get the runner at first base, so it was definitely a hit, but the runner wasn't going to advance to third until Dansby allowed the ball to get past him.
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I have always preferred the Winter Olympics anyway.
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The David Ross special?
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Someone still has to suck though, so Beth Mowins has picked up the slack.
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I agree. I wasn't really following any particular event, but it was good background TV viewing for a few weeks.
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It is fun to say that the Cubs are only 3 games out of a Wild Card spot, and they can use that to sell the fans and try to drive ticket sales, but their playoff possibilities remain dire. I'm glad they are playing better baseball, but they still need to pass 4 teams to get into playoff position. The Diamondbacks and Padres are both 7 games up, a huge deficit to make up over 43 games. That leaves the 4 required teams as the Giants, Cardinals, Mets, and Braves. Only one of those teams really scares me, but it is the Braves with a 3 game head start. I think the Cubs are going to need to play well over a 60% winning percentage for the rest of the year to have a fighting chance. If they can go 26-17 or better, maybe there's a chance the Braves play .500 baseball the rest of the year and the Cubs can sneak into the last playoff spot (assuming that none of the other 3 teams also win at a similar pace to the Cubs), but there is very little room for error.
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I didn't watch any diving, but what's the deal with that? Why would Chinese divers have an advantage?
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Maybe just me, but the Closing Ceremonies coverage from L.A.... Not great. The Tom Cruise thing started out cool, but then the video got really glitchy and the audio for the musical performances wasn't any better. I guess they have four years to get the bugs ironed out before the Opening Ceremonies in 2028!
