Cubbie Swagger
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The worst part about Bulls broadcasts is there is no counterbalance. Steve Stone is an arrogant prick, but at least he can be unbiased at times. Neil Funk is even worse than King. King is a clown trying desperately to spawn catchphrases, but Neil Funk is an incontinent old man blaming Obama for everything wrong in his life. I personally love Funk and King and think that they make a great team. Go Bulls.
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I messaged the guy in my fantasy league that had Addison Russell and asked him what he wanted for him. He said Ventura, and I did it. To a non-Cubs fan, that might not seem like the best move, but I'm ok with it. Ventura was my worst starter since I am stacked with pitching, and I badly needed an infielder. Also, I figure Ventura is at least a remote suspension/injury liability. And, I mean... Addison Russell.
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Balfour?
Cubbie Swagger replied to David's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'm usually in favor of giving washed-up has-beens a chance to make a comeback, even when it makes no logical sense. Everyone told me I was nuts for wanting to sign Jim Edmonds. Everyone told me I was even more nuts for wanting to sign Lance Berkman the year that he signed with the Cards and became good again. My gut reaction is that these successful comebacks are much more of a long shot with closers (and pitchers in general) than with, say, an outfielder or first baseman. Also... This type of thing makes less sense when you are playing for something. Back when the Cubs sucked, it was really a, "why not?" thing. -
Why would they put Baez at 3rd and Russell at 2nd? I would have guessed it would be the other way around.
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4/22 Cubs (Hammel) @ Pirates (Worley) 6:05 CSN
Cubbie Swagger replied to David's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Soler looks like a pretty awesome super hero with that mask and those gold chains. And those baseball skills. -
I feel like I might be dreaming. Theo Epstein is turning the Cubs into a video game team. This isn't even supposed to happen in actual baseball.
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So... My brother, who lives in Madison, WI, was supposed to come to the game with me today. I found out just before the game started that he was still asleep in his bed, hung over, in Wisconsin. So... Im sitting at the game now with an extra ticket. I figured i would offer it to someone here. You can sit next to me, or just go find an empty seat somewhere if you arent the social type. Either way, im willing to get someone into the park for free. I apologize if this is against the rules or anything. I figured it would be okay since im not selling anything. Anyway... I guess pm me if you wanna take me up on the offer.
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Just got my tickets.
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I just saw an interview on ESPN.com where they were talking to Bryant about starting the season in AAA. They asked him if he had any hard feelings, and he said he didn't want to talk about it. What's up with that?
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Here's a question: How much of a heads-up are we going to get? Are they going to tell us a few days in advance, or just call him up a few hours before a game? On the one hand it would be cool to know in advance so I could buy a ticket, but I'm thinking that might be exactly what they want to avoid. Maybe they don't want his debut to be a big production.
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Typically when a Cuban guy wears a bunch of big thick gold chains... it has absolutely nothing to do with hip-hop. Ironically, it's the rappers that are trying to look like Soler.
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I was at the game tonight... and I have to admit... If I would have run into him at Slugger's afterwards... I would have thought about it. EDIT: Also... his chain game is SICK. When he was running the bases in the 8th inning I would swear he had 7 baller-ass gold chains flopping around. Dope.
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They must have some sort of contract with Goose Island that prohibits them from selling any other IPAs. That's my only guess.
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This. We have plenty of other stuff to worry about.
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I actually ended up at the game yesterday. I was about to walk into the Cubby Bear, and somebody offered me a ticket for $100. It was a pretty good frickin ticket, too. It was kinda cool to be at the first Jumbotron game, and the first game of the Maddon era. Oh... so... why does the beer selection suck so bad at Wrigley and at the Cubby Bear? The 312 IPA was the only IPA they had in the building?!? That's ridiculous. The Cubby Bear might be the first bar that I've been to in Chicago that didn't have Anti-Hero.
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For the record: I will be stumbling around the bars this evening wearing a blue shirt that says "CHICAGO STYLE BASEBALL" in big white letters. I have a shaved head. If you see me, tell me to chill the [expletive] out.
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I pretty much assumed that Ross was going to catch every single one of Lester's starts this year.
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Lost in all of this is the fact that the Bulls play the Cavs today, conveniently during the day, before the Cubs game. Quite possibly the best day ever.
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I'm just curious what everyone has planned for this important day. I was thinking about walking over to the park and checking out the scene... maybe walking into a bar or two. Not sure what it's gonna be like over there. How bout you folks?
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approximately the same as his odds of being killed or seriously injured in some sort of accident. I would say somewhere close to double, or maybe even triple those odds.
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After what happened to his baseball career, I certainly hope he hasn't been struck with health problems. Boy, would that be sad.
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I feel like Castro is a pretty traditional #2 hitter (besides his relatively low OBP), but I'm not sure if a "traditional #2 hitter" is any more valuable than a "traditional leadoff hitter". It seems like there is a growing consensus that it's more important to stack your best hitters at the top so they get more at bats, rather than putting certain "types" of hitters in certain slots. I haven't paid much attention in the past to what Maddon does with his lineups, aside from the fact that he's one of the guys that is known to bat pitchers 8th. This is probably what I would do: 1. Fowler CF 2. Soler RF 3. Rizzo 1B 4. Bryant LF 5. Castro SS 6. Russell 3B 7. Baez 2B 8. Montero C
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It is so [expletive] awesome that Javy Baez is projected to be the worst hitter in our lineup.
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If Baez's prime looks anything like Sosa's last few years with the Cubs... I'm pretty sure that would be like the best-case scenario for Baez's career.
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Doing it on the field is different than projections. These players have done it on the field. I feel like you had to have known that this was not a true statement at the time you posted it. Besides Rizzo and Castro, none of our young hitters have "done it on the field" yet. Literally, none of them.