Andy

Considering he'll barely be out of the boot at that point, absolutely zero.

Is it your posiotion that Derwood (and Truffle) are not allowed to express any opinion about anything in college football for the rest of their lives without getting this crap lobbed at them? Because that was a complete non sequitur. They probably shouldn’t ever talk crap about any other program ever It was a stupid throwaway joke. I get it if a PSU fan says something about a program's unethical behavior, but saying Illinois sucks is not exactly controversial.

Everyone gets two byes because of the way the calendar falls. Penn State gets another one Nov. 2.

Hader strikes out 2 straight to end the game. We're gonna be within 2.

Or maybe Josh Hader will vomit all over himself so STL will win. I guess I should've assumed that.

Suddenly we're gonna be within 2 and STL facing a bunch of aces next week while we get the Reds. Maybe this will be a race after all.

I'm already bracing for the worst Saturday night. Not super confident at all in a Brian Kelly-coached team against an elite opponent.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ Charlotte at (1) Clemson (7:30 pm, ACC Network) Southern Miss at (2) Alabama (12 pm, ESPN2) (7) Notre Dame at (3) Georgia (8 pm, CBS) (4) LSU at Vanderbilt (12 pm, SEC Network) Miami (OH) at (6) Ohio State (3:30 pm, BTN) (8) Auburn at (17) Texas A&M (3:30 pm, CBS) Tennessee at (9) Florida (12 pm, ESPN) (10) Utah at USC (9 pm Friday, FS1) (11) Michigan at (13) Wisconsin (12 pm, FOX) Oklahoma State at (12) Texas (7:30 pm, ABC) (15) UCF at Pittsburgh (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (16) Oregon at Stanford (7 pm, ESPN) UCLA at (19) Washington State (10:30 pm, ESPN) Air Force at (20) Boise State (9 pm Friday, ESPN2) Old Dominion at (21) Virginia (7 pm, ESPN2) (22) Washington at BYU (3:30 pm, ABC/ESPN2) (23) California at Ole Miss (12 pm, ESPNU) Colorado at (24) Arizona State (10 pm, Pac-12 Network) SMU at (25) TCU (3:30 pm, FS1) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- Houston at Tulane (8 pm Thursday, ESPN) Florida International at Louisiana Tech (8 pm Friday, CBSSN) Michigan State at Northwestern (12 pm, ABC) UL Monroe at Iowa State (12 pm, FS1) UConn at Indiana (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Boston College at Rutgers (12 pm, BTN - Regional) Western Michigan at Syracuse (12 pm, ACC Network) Elon at Wake Forest (12 pm, FSN/ESPN App) Morgan State at Army (12 pm, CBSSN) Central Connecticut State at Eastern Michigan (3 pm, ESPN App) Louisville at Florida State (3:30 pm, ESPN) Temple at Buffalo (3:30 pm, ESPNU) South Alabama at UAB (3:30 pm, NFL Network) Appalachian State at North Carolina (3:30 pm, FSN/ESPN App) Wyoming at Tulsa (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Bowling Green at Kent State (3:30 pm, ESPN App) Kentucky at Mississippi State (4 pm, SEC Network) South Carolina at Missouri (4 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) William & Mary at East Carolina (6 pm, ESPN App) Ball State at NC State (7 pm, ESPNU) Baylor at Rice (7 pm, CBSSN) Southern Illinois at Arkansas State (7 pm, ESPN App) San Jose State at Arkansas (7:30 pm, SEC Network) UTSA at North Texas (7:30 pm, Facebook) Nebraska at Illinois (8 pm, BTN) Nevada at UTEP (8 pm, ESPN App) Sacramento State at Fresno State (10 pm, Facebook) Toledo at Colorado State (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Utah State at San Diego State (10:30 pm, CBSSN) Central Arkansas at Hawaii (12 am, Facebook)

Can't rebuild when you were never built I guess only programs with rapists and statues of rape enablers rebuild. Is it your position that Derwood (and Truffle) are not allowed to express any opinion about anything in college football for the rest of their lives without getting this crap lobbed at them? Because that was a complete non sequitur.

Lester can't fall out of the playoff rotation if he pitches us out of the playoff hunt

Almora just missed second base from medium-depth CF by about 25 feet on an attempt to double off the runner at 2B.

Wow.

My main concern with him is that he is way to buddy buddy with Rizzo and Lester. Would Ross take out Lester if he was clearly out of gas but a couple of outs shy of a win? Would he jump Rizzo's ass for getting thrown out easily trying to stretch a double into a triple? I don't think these concerns are without merit - and I'm not arguing for Ross as manager - but if he's to be believed in his book, he never had a problem 'jumping someone's ass' for screw-ups as a player, so I doubt he'd have a problem doing it as a manager.

I haven't listened to much of Ross, but when I have, he's usually offering a player perspective rather than any particular strategy thoughts.

Cam Newton is just done, and it makes me sad.

I know it flies in the face of logic but I hope Milwaukee wins all those games. I want to maximize the shot at the division in the event this team gets their crap together, and also horsefeathers St. Louis in the ear

I just went back through the thread from the Cubs getting Davis and I forgot how many people were at best lukewarm on that deal, although a lot of that came from health concerns that we were fortunate enough to largely avoid. TT made a comment about not liking to pay $10 million for a year of a closer with an injury question, which made me laugh and then despise the stupid Morrow signing of $10M/per for 2 years all over again.

Darvish looking excellent again.

Milwaukee wins, so for the moment this team does not hold a playoff spot.

Nick Castellanos' swing there looked like one of a guy who's been a Cub for too long.

Trading a surplus outfielder for a badass closer is what teams in contention windows do. It sucks that Soler went on to hit 40 HRs, but as has already been pointed out in this thread, that basically makes him a slightly better Schwarber. Put another way, it'd be super damn cool if we'd traded, like, Happ or whatever young guy you like for a badass closer rather than give a bunch of money to Morrow and Kimbrel right before they broke.

If anyone can give me some info that Theo could've gotten Chapman without trading Gleyber, then I will begin shredding him for giving up Gleyber. Until then I can't and won't. I'm also not gonna fault him for the Soler/Davis trade. It made perfect sense to use a surplus guy with no everyday spot to get a shutdown closer for a whole year.

I realize that I always assume the Brewers are winning the World Series, but how in the world are they not grabbing one of the wild cards or even the division? Everyone behind them is not a real threat, and the Cubs suck. Hell, the Nationals have a tough sked the rest of the way. The Cardinals sort of do, although they get seven against us. St. Louis is winning the pennant, and the only reason they might not win the title is because Houston's cheating asses are so good. It's the hellscape ending this stupid franchise deserves after last off-season.

6 outs away from the chance to potentially squander another STL loss