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But....they really are turds. Yeah that's just wrong. Everyone hates the BFiB.

Doing this now, so it's easier to get the non-playoff teams right. 1. HBC 2. Rodelo 3. Cubs in AZ 4. Hand Sanitizers 5. Kicks like Cade Foster 6. Quakers 7. STI 8. Alamo 9. Thome 10. D-block ----- Playoff Teams Decided by Playoff Finish ----- Pigeons Theo CCK Dealers NSBB Calvinball

Castro is the only acceptable 13. Bout to be some banning up in here.

http://www.trbimg.com/img-54c31b96/turbine/chi-mr-cub-ernie-banks-video

i both hate and love keith law, its weird This is also my stance yep

horsefeathers Jim edmonds

I'd argue that Szczur is a harder name to spell than Zastryzny. At least with that one you can sound it out...if you can say it. true but Szcz is such a stupid letter combination that once you learn it, you'll never forget it.

Not even Joe Maddon knows the guy's name? Lol

[expletive] you! I'm at 48,221 I had to pass when my number came up last year!

Uh, have you SEEN Derwood's sig? I have sigs turned off....I'm afraid to look. EDIT: That went downhill fast. that's like lou pearlman's personal hell

I'm guessing he's referring to the getty images stuff.

We really shouldn't be screwing our kids up by telling them that their opinions can't be wrong. Just b/c it's an opinion doesn't mean it's not so stupid that it's wrong. [if this weren't nsbb, I wouldn't feel the need to state that I'm not actually suggesting that we teach children this]

Repost from the league message board: As in prior years, rosters for purposes of determining keepers will lock as of 9/4. So anyone on your roster at the end of the day Sunday will be available for you to keep next year. Changes made by playoff teams after that will be undone following the season to revert back to the 9/4 rosters. Teams out of the playoffs cannot make any roster changes after Sunday. Good luck to the few teams still battling for a playoff spot: Dblock & Pigeons; Theo, Thome & Alamo.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/08/cubs-jason-hammel-unhappy-with-joe-maddon.html Cubs starter Jason Hammel struggled during his outing in a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday, yielding three earned runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings, but the right-hander was upset with manager Joe Maddon for pulling him so early. As a result, Hammel and Maddon had a closed-door meeting after the game, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. “I didn’t even pitch today in my mind. I barely threw 40 pitches,” said Hammel, who tossed 39 pitches and was a victim of a quick hook at times last year. “It was a side day for me pretty much.” Maddon, who also managed Hammel in Tampa Bay, stated after the meeting, “Of course he didn’t like what I told him, but I had to tell him. He was not happy with me taking him out that early.” Saturday’s start was the second poor one in a row for Hammel, who allowed 10 runs (six earned) on 10 hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings of an 11-4 loss to the Rockies last Sunday. Hammel had previously gone three straight starts (20 innings) without giving up a run, though, and has produced quality results for the Cubs this season. The 33-year-old has compiled a 3.21 ERA, 7.52 K/9, 2.88 BB/9 and 44 percent ground-ball rate in 137 2/3 frames, but his future in Chicago doesn’t seem secure, as Wittenmyer notes. The Cubs have four strong bets to occupy rotation spots next season in Jake Arrieta, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester and John Lackey, and recent acquisition Mike Montgomery could jockey for position behind them. Regarding Montgomery, Maddon said Friday (via Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago), “I think he is a major league starter, regardless of what happens tonight. This guy has the ability to be a solid major-league starter based on his strength level, his delivery, the variety of pitches that he throws. The strike-throwing ability is exceptional. He’s got all those different things going on.” Montgomery ended up surrendering three earned runs, six hits and four walks against five strikeouts Friday, so it was merely a mediocre performance. Nevertheless, he seems to have Maddon’s confidence, and the lefty’s presence could help push Hammel out of Chicago after the season. Hammel will not reach the 200-inning mark necessary for his $12MM option for 2017 to automatically vest. Thus, it will become a club option and leave the Cubs to decide after the season whether to exercise it or buy Hammel out for $2MM. Given that Hammel has been a more-than-capable starter in recent years, he should have trade value – particularly during a winter set to feature few appealing choices in free agency. The Cubs, therefore, could pick up Hammel’s reasonably priced option and shop him around the majors, writes Wittenmyer. Hammel is in the midst of his second stint with the Cubs, who signed him to a one-year contract entering the 2014 season and then sent him and Jeff Samardzija to Oakland in a July deal that brought shortstop Addison Russell to Chicago. Hammel subsequently returned to the Windy City in free agency the next winter. In 417 innings with the Cubs, Hammel has logged a 3.32 ERA, 8.44 K/9 and 3.21 BB/9.

I'm trying to recall if I've ever heard vin scully call like a full inning of a game. I don't think I have and I don't think I give a horsefeathers.

it was explained to me yesterday that the difference between living in California and living in North Dakota is a lot less time to spend on a message board because there is actually stuff to do in CA. or maybe it's b/c we're not terrible. it doesn't take a ton of time on kyle's post history to see that he's active when the cubs are struggling ("still a good chance this team doesn't win 90 games") and less active when they're doing well (he's bored with the winning). Maybe what we're seeing is: Successful Cubs = Less Kyle.

He just climbed a brick wall to steal a foul ball from some kids ice cream for chrissakes

Tommy needs a swift kick in the nuts

Going to remember this as the one time TT is wrong when he dongs in game 1 of the World Series Is that...a Mean Girls gif?

fyi - all those photos are copyright protected

This is about the point where I'd lose interest in my old baseball mogul teams.

I retract all positive statements I've ever made about you.

I remember that draft pretty well, and Prior was considered far and away the best prospect available and it was a little bit shocking that the Twins didn't select him (worked out pretty well for them). Obviously, I know a hell of a lot more about baseball now and scouting and the MLB draft, but honestly I still think I would've selected Prior over Tex. That doesn't match my memory exactly, but I was also 14 so I'm not going to claim to have my finger exactly on the pulse. My memory is that there was definitely a sentiment that Prior was an incredible prospect and probably the best in the draft, but also that Teixeira and definitely Mauer were really really good too. Put another way, Prior would have gone #1 in a number of drafts(and possibly his own if it weren't for Mauer's hometown factor), but Mauer and Teixeira would have been Top 5 picks in a number of drafts too. They weren't there for lack of a better of alternatives(unlike say, Hultzen or Ackley) which underlines the point I was trying to make above. IMO you need a prospect of Prior's quality as a prerequisite for taking a pitcher Top 5, but also a lack of prospects of Teixeira/Mauer caliber as alternatives. wait, you were 14 in 2001?