fromthestretch

Wtf are you talking about?

I don't need to fight this one out with anybody. The Cubs do have the financial resources to both win now and in the future. Our horrible owners are the reason people like you think we need to choose.

He's an elite level defensive player at an important position with great speed, and he showed last year he has power (37 doubles and 31 homers). Yes, he had a rough second half, but he's going into his age 24 season. He was a ~6 WAR player last year. You complain about his emotions, but horsefeathers that. You can complain about his OBP and lack of walks, but those could and should improve a bit as he matures. I doubt he'll ever be a .370 OBP guy, but with everything else he brings to the table, there no reason not to like him.

Wasn't it an 0-2 pitch? You're not intentionally hitting a guy with elite speed and subpar plate discipline when ahead two strikes in a close game.

Not with that attitude you won't.

Happ is signed through 2026

TKR played with a level of energy I don't think I've seen from him before. He came out of the gates aggressively, which was great to see.

For me, it's this moreso than the hire itself. On the surface anyway, it seems that the Cubs are out in front of the off-season for once, which I like to see.

I remember there being a story or something of him getting a necklace or vanity license plate (or possibly both) signifying that he joined the 30-30 club.

Today's was a challenge, but it was a good opportunity for a nice rarity score:

Boog genuinely seems like he enjoys what he does. He gives off that same vibe when he's calling college basketball games, too. He's just happy to be there and be able to talk about sports for a few hours. That goes a long way toward making the broadcast enjoyable. He doesn't come off as smug like the Brennamans of the world. And I do get a kick out of him tearing down Girardi's arguments with stats. JD, as mentioned by someone else earlier, is one of the best in the business.

I think we notice it more because there are some really ****** analysts on TV. With the good ones, especially if they have a good rapport with the play-by-play guy, you really don't notice it as much. For better or worse though, that's what they're getting paid to do. Producers don't want dead air. And out of the 4 main sports, football has the most downtime between plays, so there is this "need" to fill that time with something. Baseball is somewhat similar, although much less so, especially now that we have the pitch clock. Basketball (and I assume hockey, although I've never called a hockey game) is easy because there is constant action to describe/talk about.

Her call of Witt's catch reminded me of this:

I actually turned the game on at the start of that half inning, and it took me a second to realize what was happening. That was...rough.