Andy
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Everything posted by Andy
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It does bizarrely need to be proven to fans though Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. SD having success in this hypothetical might help push some fans to side against penny-pinching owners.
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That's right, I'd forgotten about Joe's Montero/Contreras chess game. As I recall, he tried that again later in the playoffs - can't remember which series - and his bluff got called and Montero made an out.
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What would really be the best is the Padres doing that, being awesome, stealing the division from LA, and maybe, just maybe, helping make it so we don't have to do this stupid 3-month-long free agency nonsense in the future.
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Just about all the ones I would've said are taken. I particularly have love for Schwarber's blast in Pittsburgh, one of very few times I yelled "OH MY GOD" like as the ball was hit. Javy's parking one off Lackey (already posted) on a pitch that was off the plate outside was a great 'HOLY horsefeathers' moment. Russell's Game 6 slam always gives me the fuzzies because it reminds me of how the secondary ticket market for Game 7 absolutely exploded over the next hour and I knew immediately that Cubs fans were going to take over Cleveland the next day. Montero's slam will always be kind of underrated - I think our collective psyche (mine, certainly) was shaken after giving up the lead in the top of the inning and that was another "nope, we're awesome, get ready" moment from the playoffs. While on the subject, Rizzo and Russell both breaking out of slumps with big dongs in Game 4 of that series, in LA, are also in that category. I still haven't completely wrapped my head around the fact that of the 3 Cubs walk-off slams in my lifetime (shouts to Jason Heyward), I was in the bleachers for 2 of them. Bote's was already posted, and I was also there for Soriano's in 2009. One hipster choice I have is a random spring training homer Javy hit in 2014 that went like 420 feet to nearly dead center, and I just remember seeing how hard he hit it and just bursting out laughing at how much power he had.
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We would probably have to clear some payroll to afford him at a few million. I have this hope that they have left some room for a mid season trade....which a good back up catcher is probably going to be high on the list Don't think hope is necessary there. Reporting on the payroll freeze often includes a disclaimer that it includes money left aside for an addition if needed. -
Off topic, but 'dolt' is such an underrated insult.
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I'm more than a little surprised either Kaepernick or Reid would agree to such a settlement, though it might make more sense if some team suddenly signs Kap in the next couple of months.
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Yep, he says that's why he's such a great tagger, he's using his dominant hand to do it. Ridiculous athlete.
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Unless there's some obscure company I'm unaware of with those initials, those are from Jon Lester's foundation, though it's an odd crossover considering the foundation is for pediatric cancer.
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Second this prediction.
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The NBA should really take advantage of the flattened odds and rig it for an organization that will give Zion a chance to be relevant.
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Apparently the reason they're making the change is concern over the connotation of the word 'disabled'. Admirable, although I can't say I ever even thought about it. Let's be real, baseball fans are probably still going to call it the DL.
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I think that rule is a completely terrible idea
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They should be listening to any reasonable offer on everyone except Markkanen and Carter, and if someone wants to make an unreasonable overpay for either of those two, they should listen to that too.
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The article I read said the ball was a line drive that went just above the protective netting.
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The Rams of 2018 - and football teams in 2018 in general - were a horsefeathers ton more difficult to defend than the '85 Patriots.
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Are you excited for the Cubs start of the season
Andy replied to CubinNY's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Of course I am. Baseball is great. The Cubs should be pretty good. The organization has annoyed the horsefeathers out of me since late September, but still, baseball is great. -
I got nuthin’. Give a brother a hint? Think about the medical problems Santo had late in his life and that should get you there. (it took me a couple looks too)
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Do not self-report. Do not cooperate. It's that simple. If any AD self-reports or cooperates with the NCAA they should be fired. The only schools that get in trouble are those they try to do the right thing after a mistake was made. Yuuuup. Remember when the OSU team in Urban Meyer's first year went 12-0 but couldn't play for the NC because OSU gave themselves a one-year bowl ban? To be fair, that was mostly because OSU's dumb AD refused to take a bowl ban after a 6-6 season the year before for some reason.
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Someone didn't get the memo to just lie. [tweet] [/tweet]
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Tough noogies. CBA expires after his last season under contract with the Cubs, I believe.
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Agreed, I saw the Rosenthal tweet before it was posted here and I was going to go for Brachtober as a title if PCP hadn't.
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I like Brach. Solid setup guy. Mid-3's FIP the last 2 years, strikes out about a batter per inning, has some experience closing.
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2018-19 Other Team Offseason Transactions Not Worth a New Thread
Andy replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Dudgers signing AJ Pollock. [tweet] [/tweet] Heyman says "$55M plus", which seems notably small. -
The sign is, I believe, so even if the park changed its name, the sign would still be there.
