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  1. mul21
    I gotta be honest, I don't hate the idea of sending Brown out there for as long as he can be effective. I think @Jason Ross has mentioned a few times that the Brewers aren't great against velocity and Brown is about the only guy the Cubs have who has that in spades. If you can get maybe 9-12 outs out of him and lean on Civale for a couple innings, you probably have a chance. The flip side is that Boyd has been so much better at home than on the road and he's on regular rest, which you can't ignore. Brown's numbers against the Brewers speak for themselves though.
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  3. mul21
    Is it this?
  4. mul21
    Yeah, I have no hard evidence but it's just too much of a coincidence and when you couple that with the accusations against Yelich from his MVPish years, there's enough circumstantial evidence to think something untoward may be going on.
  5. mul21
    Sir, these poor owners are just trying to break even. 🤣
  6. mul21
    This is an absolutely delusional thought process here. The Cubs draw the way they do in no small part because Wrigley is what it is. Moving them to the suburbs or wherever and building another cookie cutter stadium wouldn't have been more profitable or easier because if there's anything we know about current ownership, it's that they value maximizing profits over anything else. The way they've monetized the entire neighborhood should tell you everything you need to know.
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    Agree with this 100% because there are just more paths to a good defense. It doesn't all hinge on one player being good enough to make the whole thing work like the QB on offense. You still need good players but it's certainly possible to make it work in a quicker fashion.
  8. mul21
    That didn't happen. He authorized a large deal and in present day dollars it was more than what Boston offered but Bregman picked them instead. Their total offer after deferrals etc. was $90 million with an opt out in '25 and '26 while the Cubs was $120 million with opt outs in '26 and '27.
  9. mul21
    Go Cobs?
  10. mul21
    Regardless of whether or not people agree with your premise, the level of hyperbole you're using is going to cause them to tell you to piss up a rope, and rightfully so.
  11. mul21
    Honestly, I think they're cheating somehow. Isaac Collins doesn't suddenly become a star at 28, Vaughn doesn't suddenly start hitting the second he puts on a Brewers uniform, you don't get meaningful contributions from every single player up and down the lineup at every clutch moment you need it on a consistent basis like they do. There were definitely rumors about Yelich during his MVP years and it wouldn't surprise me if something like that is still going on.
  12. mul21
    Counsell getting fired is just dumb but I really do question the decision making process that got them to Boyd on short rest and Imanaga in Milwaukee. Feels like an opener and then some combo of Soroka/Civale/Brown may have been the best move for game one if they weren't going to roster Assad. The inability to get out of the first inning without allowing them to score really switched the momentum/energy both games. As Jason said, it's not over and the Brewers have some problems with the game 3 starter so there's a chance, but Peralta lurking for game 4 in another likely matchup with Boyd doesn't bode well for the Cubs.
  13. mul21
    They scored 4 unearned runs because Nico misplayed a ball he picks 99 times out of 100. The Brewers led MLB in unearned runs scored. Those runs still count, but I suspect they won't get many more gifts like that from an elite defensive Cubs team.
  14. mul21

    Playoff Talk

    mul21 replied to mk49's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    That Steele return date surprises me a bit but that obviously means the rehab is progressing well and that's fantastic news. I'd almost hate to see him come back too early and not be available for a potential playoff run.
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    The guy who's saying Assad is a better pitcher than Soroka based on feelings calling out someone else for their feeling when they're actually using data as a base for their opinion is very rich irony. You're such a dolt.
  16. mul21
    I agree with you in principle here, but until it stops happening, the success he's had at doing it is sustained enough that I'm not going to just poo poo it because we can't explain it with data right now.
  17. mul21
    Based on metrics, recent history and MLB success, yes, and it's not particularly close. He pitched poorly on Saturday unfortunately.
  18. mul21
    Sure, that's all true, but for me he was the most highly polished turd in this particular scenario and sending Boyd out there on short rest when he's clearly diminished at this point in the season was a fool's errand that I hated from the moment it was announced. Doesn't mean the outcome would have been different, but the process was terrible in my opinion.
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    NFL Week 5

    mul21 replied to BigbadB's topic in Other Sports

    To be fair, they hated them too.
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    Personally, I would have preferred Assad over any of the other choices for game 1 and I was shocked he was left off the roster. In spite of his low K rate, I really think one of the reasons Assad is so effective is that he really throws the entire kitchen sink at hitters so they have no idea what pitch is coming in what count and don't have the option to sit on any particular pitch or any particular location. So, facing a team that doesn't chase much and doesn't whiff much, why not lean into that? We know they don't hit many homers and their quality of contact isn't elite, so take advantage of the Cubs elite defense and the fact that the Brewers are going to swing at strikes, many of which are likely to be pitcher's pitches and likely to induce less than solid contact. I absolutely hated starting Boyd against Milwaukee (they beat him up earlier this year) on short rest (he's so far beyond the IP he's thrown in years) when there were a lot of other options, albeit none of them ideal.
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    NFL Week 5

    mul21 replied to BigbadB's topic in Other Sports

    My favorite part is that they're all so stupid and full of hate that they don't understand Puerto Ricans are American citizens.
  22. mul21

    NFL Week 5

    mul21 replied to BigbadB's topic in Other Sports

    You're arguing a point he didn't make. Regardless of draft status, all 3 of those players were available to any team in the league for just money and the 2 draft picks signed for a combined $4.3 million. They're having success because the Dallas o-line is very good. Also, perhaps the rushing offense wasn't good last year because their QB was hurt and didn't play in over half their games and they ran a sub replacement level backup out there so other teams were able to stack the box against the run? Or maybe they threw the ball all the time because they were constantly behind because they has a backup QB playing?
  23. mul21
    It almost feels like that was a move to make sure Horton wasn't pushing to pitch before he was ready and I also think there was some thought to innings needed in the final few games against the Cards so they had the arms available they wanted to for the WC round.
  24. mul21
    The Brewers put an incredible number of balls in play compared to most teams because they don't strike out much and don't hit a lot of homers. You also probably don't close that game out like they did last night if Shaw isn't playing 3rd. I don't think anybody else on the roster gets that 2nd out in the 9th on the slow hopper.
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    NFL Week 5

    mul21 replied to BigbadB's topic in Other Sports

    I agree that going for it was fine as well, but running the ball up the middle and not letting your future HoF QB have the ball in his hands was really the issue I had with it. I get the thought process of wanting to bleed the clock more so the other team can't score again if you do eventually kick the FG or winning outright with a TD, but that play call was questionable at best.
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