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"Time makes fools of us all" - The Kyle Schwarber Thread
jersey cubs fan replied to Sammy Sofa's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
And there is a small chance that Russell could end up being the best one of the three, even if it is small. if Russell becomes the best of those three, some weird horsefeathers will have happened. -
Remember when Rob Neyer thought they'd have to trade Rizzo to fit Schwarber on the roster?
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how hard is it?
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I strongly disagree. Things are more regional and decentralized than ever and that trend isn't going away. Baseball thrives on local fans supporting the local team. You are not going to get a bunch of kids screaming about the Lebron of the MLB or the Tom Brady of the MLB because there will never be such a thing. In sports where the best players are often on the best teams and play in the championship games every year, it's possible for kids around the country to all fall in love with the same guy. That will never happen in baseball, and that should not be a goal of baseball. A kid falls in love with his local team by seeing them play on TV every day and attending a handful of games. Sure, it's possible for a kid in New Jersey to grow up a Cubs fans or a kid in LA to grow up a Phillies fan. But it would take a strange set of circumstances for that to happen and it's not going to be by randomly falling in love with a specific player that everybody else loves as well. The bottom line is talking about the fame of any individual players is a terrible and stupid way to judge the health of the league.
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Random In-season Musings and Rumors
jersey cubs fan replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Did they forget that Ryan Howard's been awful to the tune of -4.5 WAR since 2012? Seriously, I could see an AL fringe contender taking a flier for the possibility of an August call up, but, The Braves? Just..why? they signed him to a minor league deal. they suck and have no chance of going anywhere but probably foresee the need to occasionally throw a body out there. If he hits one HR against the Phillies this year they will chalk it up to a great marketing ploy. who cares? -
no horsefeathers, huh. The narrative that a good ole' boy from Georgia was a racist piece of horsefeathers didn't exist before the 60's?
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It's not about them being schlubs as much as it's about the sport being a regional sport. Football fans watch most football games and see the biggest stars all the time. They bet on all games and play fantasy with all the players. Nobody plays fantasy baseball, the games are played every day on regional networks and as has been said repeatedly, the very best hitters make an out the majority of the time they are at the plate and the very best player has very little input into his team's success. The only national games are broadcast on summer weekend nights and people aren't watching games their team is not playing in. Baseball does fine drawing people to parks every day and drawing eyes to their disparate networks every night. They just don't have a centralized national policy of engagement with fans.
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My guess is this was prearranged. The Cubs aren't suddenly surprised to find out LA struggles against the LHP. They announced their rotation to start the season but that doesn't lock them into using the same 5 guys in order every time through. Arrieta goes on regular rest to start while the guy signed longterm gets a little extra rest to start the season. They will probably work in some extra rest of Arrieta down the line.
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cubs are going with 2 lefties in the LA Dodgers series, and Lester gets the home opener
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I think this is becoming more popular to believe about Cobb. I know Bill James thinks he's massively misunderstood as a character, which isn't to say anyone thinks he was a good guy. Bill James is also a Joe Paterno apologist so horsefeathers that guy. There's a certain segment of baby boomer and gen X white guys who don't like seeing old sports heroes being tarred with the truths about their dickishness.
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it almost makes having a job, worth it? Who punctuated this post, Lionel Hutz? !I was asking a question!
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it almost makes having a job, worth it?
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The Master's starts today, a golf tournament that OMC may enjoy.
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NEW New Wrigley Nomz thread
jersey cubs fan replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Im Timming it tonight. One glass per post. How was the pizza? Salad baby. Well, fish tacos and salad. Wait, or was this BBQ night. I can't remember. -
https://twitter.com/clintfrazier/status/849745226394632193
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go ahead and add some horsefeathers to this if you're bored
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the cubs site listed it TBD when I made the change and it's still that way now
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nerd culture is out of control, maybe we should let the alpha betas beat the horsefeathers out of them for a little while
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I officially moved up 175 spots from last year on the waiting list. I can't find my older emails with the status.
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