Little Slide Rooter

I do like Smyly, but I really liked what I saw from Thompson, Steele, and Wesneski last year to the point that we could dream on one of them emerging as a Burnes or Woodruff type of unheralded prospect turned ace. And between Alzolay, Sampson, Killian, and Assad, back end depth is something we have plenty of.

If nothing else, The Chicago Cubs have officially cornered the market on Caucasian middle infielders.

https://wikiwikipedia.org/en/dwight-smith-dead-age-58-chicago-cubs-atlanta-braves-baseball-star-passes-away-with-tributes-to-world-series-champ/

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/07/mets-trade-rumors-dominic-smith-red-sox-cubs.html I mean, why not just swap Clint (or whatever he wants to be called) Frazier for him? Both former blue chippers with big league success, both young enough that there’s the off chance that they can do it again. And it’s not like 1B is locked down by the AAAA Brothers.

All I know is the last time a Chicago team drafted a dude named Cade in the 1st round, it did not end well.

Everyone is the hero in their own story. I think this holds true for most people, but some people certainly know they're evil and what they're doing is evil. Putin knows he's an horsefeathers, the "bad guy" and he simply doesn't care. Same thing with Trump. Nah, these dudes are narcissists. They know that they’re doing wrong, but in their mind, it’s for the greater good and one day they’ll get the praise they deserve. Bauer’s just a creep, along the lines of Armie Hammer, who thinks that since there’s no law against sexual deviance, so long as it’s consensual-ish, he must be in the right.

Everyone is the hero in their own story. Sergio Mitre?

Saw that. Someone finally topped Mel Hall as the most diabolical ex-Cub, If not former big leaguer.

I’ll believe it when he’s singing Go Cubs Go at a Wrigleyville bar.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (of 2012.)

Had no idea he was good for a 6.0 WAR last year- considering that the Cubs highest was Contreras at 4.1. I mean he’s still 35 years old, but for a 1 year/ $10mm pickup, can’t complain at all. If he can hang on for a few months, maybe he can land us our next Arrietta.

TLR on combating sign stealing. Warning: extremely silly. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/tony-la-russa-s-idea-to-combat-sign-stealing-is-dumbest-thing-we-ve-ever-heard/ar-AAPo4SF?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

Well we have to hope because it looks like the plan is for Schwindel, Wisdom, and Ortega are all penciled in for next year. lol - None of us have the slightest idea what the plan looks like. Happ, Madrigal, Wily, Nico, and a revolving door of AAAA slug beasts.

Though I'd prefer that Ricketts sell to someone with deeper pockets, I cant get behind the hate for him. Without Ricketts, there's no Theo, the catalyst to the greatest stretch of Cubs baseball of our lifetime, and perhaps the most thrilling 3 innings in baseball history (need I elaborate?) Granted, they've been dropping the ball ever since, but I think I'm at peace with it.

Maybe if the Cubs relocate to Japan.