TarzanJoeWallis

In this your first ever trade deadline?

Are you saying both? I think there is zero chance of that.

Why can’t they focus and upgrade multiple areas?

Nobody makes more ridiculous trade proposals than Jim Bowden.

27 followers with a joke name account.

Why do I keep seeing these “July at the earliest” comments about Steele’s return? (I know you didn’t say that KCCub, I’m referring to the comment in the tweet you shared). He didn’t have TJS. He said on the broadcast a couple of weeks ago he was doing really well and thought he’d be able to start throwing six months after the surgery. That would be October or November. If he’s throwing by then it seems like he’d be ready way before July.

Perhaps not famous, but definitely not a local guy. Longtime host of a national show. I knew who he was as soon as I saw him.

I’ve seen the Cubs in 17 ballparks. I can assure you every crowd in every stadium does the same thing.

Manfred Mann

I was vehemently opposed to the new extra Inning rule but came to accept it fairly quickly. I have not, however, accepted that they are called ghost runners since they are actually there.

I enjoyed it last night for an All-Star game but would be totally against it for a regular season game.

You realize this doesn’t determine home field in the World Series any more, right?

Yikes. I wouldn’t deal two of those guys together in this deal. Let alone all of them.

I’m a huge lifelong Pacers fan (59 years old), and yes, it sucks hard.

Many guys have won back to back MVPs.

When I was a kid I devoured the book Stuck on the Cubs by Rick Schwab. It is from 1977. It isn’t a kids book so don’t be deceived by me loving it as a kid. A lot of fun anecdotes. Light reading.

I think there is zero chance they are grooming Zaidman and close to zero they are grooming Cohen. This is a unique situation where Pat wants to take off an inning and Boog needs to take off for national games. You don’t get top of the line talent to fill in for one inning or every so often (even though Boog seems to miss every game this year). When Pat retires, or if Boog leaves, they will do a national search again. Cohen is not the guy and Zaidman wouldn’t even be in consideration.

I hope he’s back soon. Can’t handle much more of Alex Cohen. He’s also a “years young” guy. Thom Brennaman and Chip Carey are too so that should tell you all you need to know. I hate when people say “years young.” So douchey. Rant over. 🙂

At first I thought Bowa, but then I remembered we just had him. Then when I saw you say Buckner, I thought there was no way. But then I looked at it with him in mind, and I think you are right.

Excellent article on the Athletic right now about PCA. Goes into some details about the trade: “The Mets wanted infielder Javier Báez, a potential free agent. Crow-Armstrong was not the Cubs’ initial target. Early in the negotiations, Hoyer kept asking for Allan, who recently had undergone Tommy John surgery. The Mets, viewing Allan as a future top-of-the-rotation starter, responded that he was untouchable. Mark Vientos, then a corner infielder and outfielder at Triple A, was another player the Mets and Cubs discussed. Mets acting GM Zack Scott, who worked for the Boston Red Sox from 2004 to 2020, carried his old team’s preferences to his new one. The Red Sox liked Vientos but questioned Crow-Armstrong’s bat. Both, Scott said, had little industry value. “Only two clubs ever brought his name up,” Scott said about Crow-Armstrong. “Texas asked for him for (Joey) Gallo, who had 1 1/2 years of control, but the New York fit scared me. The Cubs were pushing for a different prospect (Allan) and were mixed on PCA.” Crow-Armstrong, though, had at least one strong advocate in the Cubs’ organization — assistant GM Jared Banner, who joined the Cubs in December 2020 after serving more than two years as the Mets’ farm director. The Cubs did not have a player with Crow-Armstrong’s defensive and baserunning skills, making him more appealing than Vientos and others. But as the deadline approached, the teams were at a stalemate.”

Ken Rosenthal reported it.

I agree. Feels very minor league to me who is not ready for a market the size of Chicago.

Pitching on Marquee right now in a Cubs Classics broadcast of the first night game.