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  1. I'll always be more ok with the Brewers doing some stupid unbelievable garbage than the Cardinals, who have had sole possession of the Magic Pixie Dust for decades
  2. If the MLB higher ups are so concerned about a boring product and hopes more offense makes for better viewership, why are they looking the other way on this? Very strange.
  3. Well. This was an important one to get to staunch the bleeding. West coast trips are almost always a bloodbath so you just hope not to lose too much pace in the standings
  4. should i have known who this guy patrick wisdom was like 2 weeks ago? because i most definitely did not
  5. I’d settle with not getting swept in this series and the prognosis is not good
  6. Is Zobrist really in such dire financial straits he has to auction his World Series ring off? Damn.
  7. more than anything else, this hurts the most len has been so [expletive] good, and was the voice i most identify with the cubs. sucks
  8. I guess I'm fine with this?
  9. I’m so glad the Cubs management decided to give this piece of garbage an extra year of to suck and malign the fan base. 2019 was so much like 2009-2010 it’s crazy
  10. Jesus christ this whole season is shaping up to be like Trestman's second year. Just a disaster.
  11. 2019 is shaping up to be an extremely disappointing year for Chicago sports
  12. its such a kick in the gut that Trubisky sucks. so much wasted time and wasted resources into that guy. I'm half convinced I'll go to my grave and Jay Cutler will be the best QB the Bears ever had
  13. I'm entirely baffled by how Q is in the top 30 of starter WAR (fangraphs), his numbers look so damn pedestrian. But then, so does everyone elses, thats the juiced ball for you
  14. Yeah I have to admit its pretty shocking to be here after where we ended the 2016 season at. Not saying it wasn't worth it (it totally was) but its been 3 seasons and there isn't much young talent to be excited about, much of the players we expected to get better got worse or stagnated, and our entire pitching staff is about to enter the retirement home
  15. Yeah, 1.6 WAR (much of that I'm assuming is defense and 70+ odd plate appearances more) is not a minuscule difference - however accounting for salary and all that, well, its reasonable to say if there were concerns about Harper they're not entirely diminished. I wasn't as full-throated pro-Harper as many on this board, but reticence to sign him only makes sense if you're also committed to putting that kind of money into improving the team in other places, which it turns out they very much weren't into.
  16. Yes I don't think he's actually very good, but I do think he's better than Chase Daniel, and it would be a great story and piss off the right people
  17. I don't think you can say the trade for Khalil Mack was premature - opportunities like that just don't come around and you were taking a gamble on Trubisky, which hasn't really panned out. Mack on the other hand has *exceeded* expectations - very rarely does a big time trade like that for a player who's already made a name for themselves even pay off at all. He's been even better than expected, and is disproportionately responsible for the Bears being competitive. The coolest/most hilarious thing the Bears could do is sign Colin Kaepernick, but we all know they wont do that.
  18. is it weird and greedy that i feel forlorn that we have another Kick Ass Bad Ass Defense and another year of grinding games away with a below average offense? its just like, version 378 of that we've had in the last 35+ years
  19. finally - something intriguing about the 2019 cubs If this is true, why would Zobrist come back to the team at the end of the year? Would be humiliating
  20. I kiiiiiinda feel bad for Joe because this current stretch is totally inconceivable and clearly not anything he himself is personally responsible for, but he's been a stubborn ass the last two seasons and has done a lot to sabotage himself. I don't think managers really account for a lot but I do think sometimes you get a dead cat bounce from replacing them, so replace awaay
  21. Russell is for sure gone now ain’t he? The team barely plays him, he’s been awful, Javy has taken his spot without question. All the Cubs accomplished by keeping him on board was to hurt their credibility with fans, further crater his trade value, and allow him to cost us a handful of games. Good stuff.
  22. I didn’t think it was possible to be this dumb
  23. Have the Cubs considered scoring more runs? Seems like a good strategy The Brewers taking the Cardinals magic dust rules. I actually think it’s hilarious: there’s a non-zero chance the Cardinals end up out of the playoffs completely, which owns
  24. is this a high water mark for the cubs? 14 games over
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