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And here I thought THIS was going to be the worst thing I watched today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=Y3pmMZDko60

Who should both be launched into the sun.

That said, please bring me Tyson Ross because I lovelovelovelove him.

Go ask the Nationals and the Dodgers. this is about the most extreme example you could use to display the importance of managers Not really, let's keep it straight to the performance of the SP: The Dodgers had to trade for Mat Latos(on purpose!) and Alex Wood because they lost McCarthy and Ryu. Part of that is probably bad fortune, part of that is 'Brandon McCarthy is injury-prone', and part of that is not having enough SP depth to avoid their current rotation of Kershaw/Greinke/sorrow/weeping/teeth-gnashing. The Nationals went 6 deep with quality starters, until Roark and Fister both unexpectedly cratered, and they needed some unexpectedly good play from Ross to bridge that gap. Strasburg and Gio both way underperformed their FIP too. The point here isn't 'don't add really good pitchers', but rather that pitching means next to nothing on paper. If they have the money I'd really like to see them spend on their favorite of Price/Zimmermann because of concerns about depth/durability, but if they decide that the best option with the available money is to ramp up the numbers instead, I'm probably not going to have a huge problem with that. Thanks. I certainly wasn't trying to make a point about managers. Just the craziness of the (I know not totally serious) "how could they lose two games in a row" comment. A super strong rotation just isn't a guarantee for success in the regular season, let alone the playoffs. Just look at the rotations of the Royals and Giants last year. While that certainly doesn't mean "don't go out and sign more pitching" it does mean that I'm not going to be broken up if they pursue more mid-tier options rather than a Price type.

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Go ask the Nationals and the Dodgers.

David's said several times something to the effect of "a-ha, this says so much about you" in recent days, but I'm going to let you in on the not-so-secret that really does explain everything: I find me hilarious, which is why it really doesn't bother me if nobody else does. Trust me, everyone could already tell.

i'd say he's right more often than most and he has a lot of knowledge of baseball and the things he's talking about even if he doesn't know stuff like what hand mike minor throws with or which one is paul blackburn and which is duane underwood. While he's certainly not unintelligent by any stretch, he tends to come off like he thinks he knows a lot more than he actually does, which is certainly why I have my issues with him (and him on my ignore list).

he of the .348 OBP (and .500 SLG)? if you want to get your UMFan on, his september numbers look bad until you realize his K rate is down, BB rate is up, OBP is still .324 despite a .179 avg on a .176 BABIP (good for a 105 wRC+) Man I had not realized his babip was so bad. Good lord.

Also, I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty ready to drop Schwarber from the two spot.

Also, if you prefer your lineups in fancy graphic form:

yessssssssss that kid rules

How 'bout water balloons at 50 paces ? Done and done.

Man there's already Bears taking Goff talk.

How the hell did you get footage of our training sessions?!?

Roast taught me kung fu, man. And how to use swords.

Get a grip, CT. I never made the assertion that this Smith guy was any good. I will fight you, Fred.

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Cubs need to go just 4-2 to reach that sweet, sweet 95 wins mark. Mmmmmmm.

Not to be a party poop, but wasn't last night's opposing starter a nobody with a 4.40 ERA and a predisposition for serving up dongs ?? In what universe is Yordano Ventura a nobody? All right, already. So he's a somebody with a 4.40 ERA and a predisposition for serving up dongs. You happy now ?? Who also has 1-2 type potential and has had flashes of brilliance before, sure. Josh Smith was, as far as I can see, not on a single Reds Top Prospect list entering this year (not even MLB.com's Top 30) and looks, essentially, like a 27 year old AAAA type. DONGS AWAY, FRED.

Not to be a party poop, but wasn't last night's opposing starter a nobody with a 4.40 ERA and a predisposition for serving up dongs ?? In what universe is Yordano Ventura a nobody?

Seriously though, this guy is a nobody who has given up 4 HR in 23 IP. Dong away, Cubs.

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good job, deno

I vote for the full sell off