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  1. bukie
    Lincoln Way West P/OF Conor Essenburg goes 157 to the Braves.
  2. bukie
    Yeah, MLB drafts especially are hard to project and hard to analyze until basically 5 years later and depend a lot on organizational development.
  3. bukie
    Still on the board. Teams probably skittish about a HS arm that gained so much velocity in one year, the injury risk there skyrockets. Also, he was used mostly sparingly this season, and any time he went more than an inning, subsequent innings he'd sit low to mid 90s. He's a high risk high ceiling pick.
  4. bukie
    I just hope the Cubs continue winning because then other results don't matter.
  5. bukie
    Michael Busch is now 5th in MLB in OPS behind Judge, Raleigh, Ohtani and Will Smith.
  6. bukie
    If that were the only factor they'd just have used him for the entire 9th. Seems like they wanted Wicks to hit a specific count, then get Palencia a few tosses.
  7. bukie
    Nice 5-1 homestand against playoff contenders where the Cubs outscored their opponents 41-17.
  8. bukie
    Wicks was probably on a pitch count for today. Threw 41 pitches.
  9. bukie
    Hasn't pitched since Wednesday and no game tomorrow. Wouldn't want him to get no use for 6 days.
  10. bukie
    Man, it's like the Cubs offense just stopped trying after they went up 11 after 5.
  11. bukie
    Even Kris Bryant sees this.
  12. bukie
    Another stat I think is hilarious: There are 65 position players in baseball with a current fWAR of 2 or more. The Cubs have seven of them (PCA, Tucker, Busch, Suzuki, Hoerner, Kelly, Swanson). The Brewers just got their first (Frelick).
  13. bukie
    Positive things about the Cubs offense: As of this minute, live stats have 20 players in MLB with a wRC+ of 140 or more. Four of those players are on the Cubs (Busch, Tucker, Suzuki, PCA).
  14. bukie
    Call me an optimist, but I have a feeling there will be another starter on the roster by July 22nd.
  15. bukie
    I'm so glad in a game thread where the Cubs are throttling the Cardinals the wall of ignorance is focused on how Ian Happ and Matt Shaw are problems.
  16. bukie
    It's MLB. If you are out 2 of every 3 ABs, you are an above average player (league average OBP is .316).
  17. bukie
    The Cubs' starters fWAR is 21st in baseball, lots of starting rotations are superior. Turns out having the best hitters, fielders, runners, and relievers also counts.
  18. bukie
    Cubs are now 29-13 at Wrigley this season (0-2 at "home" in Japan).
  19. bukie
    Nice to see the USMNT win a game they dominated for 70 minutes and nearly lost anyway due to 3 stupid mistakes. They move on to face Guatemala, because Canada had an inexcusable red card just prior to half.
  20. bukie
    5 rim protector centers in the first 17 picks. I was not aware the NBA time traveled to 1975.
  21. bukie
    Can't shoot, not a great rebounder, not a good passer, gets bullied on defense, learned how to play basketball from video games. Obvious lottery pick.
  22. bukie
    Would have vastly preferred KJ. The pick is a combine darling who doesn't do basketball things especially well, so he's a project.
  23. bukie
    USMNT dominates an easy Gold Cup group, beating T&T, Saudi Arabia and Haiti to win their group and advance to the knockout round. The bracket is set up so the US would next play whoever loses this Costa Rica-Mexico game, which is currently 0-0 in the second half and could result in a hilarious quarter if Mexico falls asleep a bit here...
  24. bukie
    Wouldn't be a true Sammy Sosa day without a corresponding McGuire HR.
  25. bukie
    Just saw that MLB posted updated All-Star vote totals, and the NL votes are suitably hilarious, with a Cub in the top 5 at every position: https://www.mlb.com/news/2025-mlb-all-star-ballot-first-update
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