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  1. bigkid66
    How many times has Schwarber been thrown out on the bases in the last week? Terrible base runner. Sent from my Pixel 3 XL using Tapatalk
  2. bigkid66
    I'm at the game behind third base. it was a good hold. Baez must have got a terrible jump. no idea what Russell was looking at
  3. bigkid66
    Anyone in Chicago with Dish Network able to find the game?
  4. bigkid66
    Lester, Arrieta and Hendricks stay healthy and pitch like they did last year
  5. bigkid66
    I hope Javy saved some of his signing money
  6. bigkid66
    I like that idea. Baseball Reference says he has 55 days of service time from last season. 172 is a full season, right? Not sure if him starting at AAA would move back arbitration/avoid super two... I don't think there's a motivation behind that from the team necessarily, but possible effect of him being down if he struggles in AAA. I'm guessing he does not make the team. He's been bad for quite awhile now and hasn't shown much this spring. I've only watched a few games and it does seem like he's trying to be more patient by taking pitches but that's not the same as pitch recognition. He takes pitches right down the middle and swings at ones in his eyes or that bounce 2 feet in front of the plate. Seems like he's guessing (badly). I'd send him down and wait for some sustained success.
  7. bigkid66
    good point i never thought of that also did u no pitchers get injured have u read moneyball? The guy who wrote that traded Addison Russell for a starting pitcher, so why shouldn't we? Michael Lewis traded Addison Russell???
  8. bigkid66
    Didn't see this posted anywhere. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/10/06/cubs-claim-joseph-ortiz-off-waivers-from-rangers/
  9. bigkid66
    Damn, I'm going to be in Tenn this weekend and was planning on driving 2 hours to see him. Maybe I'll go anyway as I've never been to that stadium.
  10. bigkid66
    Did Ervin's prior 3 year compare to Samardzija's past 3 years? They aren't paying big contracts based on career years in your walk season. results-wise, yes (3.85 vs. 3.87 ERA), but Shark supported it with much stronger peripherals, which GMs seem to be putting more stock into these days you're clearly missing the main point, though; nowhere did i suggest Shark will have to accept $14M, but i do think he's very likely going to be in for a rude awakening if he expects $135M in full I'm not missing the point. My point was there's a very good reason for Shark excepting nothing less than the maximum. Plenty of 30+ year old pitchers make $20+/years and there is more and more money available to more and more teams. He has very little incentive to accept a less, yet safer, deal today and he can't really be threatened with a "look what happened to Garza" story. Even if he does pull a Garza and get hurt between now and then he can still probably get another $50m. That isn't a cautionary tale. Plenty? Assuming the website I used is correct, I only see five 30+ year old pitchers making $20MM or more. Greinke, Lee, Sabathia, Hamels and Verlander. I think we can agree Samardzija does not have the resume of any of them.
  11. bigkid66
    Way to throw your player under the bus. If a reporter asked the question what is Renteria suppose to do? Lie?
  12. bigkid66
    Where did the Wrigley renovation thread go?
  13. bigkid66
    Should we be worried that his photo is blurry???
  14. bigkid66
    If they get Tanaka I don't see them keeping Shark. Even though they keep pumping him up in the media I don't think they see him as #1 and maybe not a #2. I think they trade him for assets at the deadline. Then they package some of their young hitting assets for ML-ready (or very close) pitching.
  15. bigkid66
    Why in the [expletive] couldn't they?? Perhaps the rooftop owners were willing to concede on the renovation if the Cubs agreed to extend the agreement with them...and the Cubs want no part of that?
  16. bigkid66
    THIS! There's precious little Offseason Rumors in this thread. Seems like every topic degenerates into the same tiresome discussion. Maybe start a Ricketts Sucks/Whining/We're Doomed thread for this stuff?
  17. bigkid66
    So true. It is BY FAR the best sport to attend in-person. Not even close. In fact, I'm heading down to Raleigh right now to see the Hawks. It's also the best to watch on TV IMHO. So few stoppages of play/commercial breaks compared to other sports. 20 minutes of action then go do a 10 minute errand and come back for the next period. I'm not watching much of the baseball playoffs because it's SOOO SLOOOWWWW. They really need to speed up the games (I thought batters weren't suppose to step out of the batters box anymore???). If I'm at home, I DVR Bears games and start watching about an hour and half after the game starts. By skipping commercials I usually catch up to the live feed by the end of the game.
  18. bigkid66
    A friend of the family works at the Mount Prospect post office. Andy Pafko would come in regularly, often to mail out signed pictures to fans who requested them. Said he was a super nice guy.
  19. bigkid66
    Does Patrick Mooney wear a hairpiece? Or is his hair on HGH?
  20. bigkid66
    For what it's worth (not much), I overheard Kap on WGN talking about the trade of his "good buddy" (vomit). He said that while the Cubs will never admit it, he thinks the main driver is to lose as many games as possible this year to ensure a better draft pick next year.
  21. bigkid66
    Isn't the Southern League favorable to pitchers and not hitters? I'm kinda new to following the minor leagues. Yes it is. Why is that? Big ballparks? The weather favor pitchers? Or it's just normal for pitchers to be ahead of hitters at that level?
  22. bigkid66
    Wow. Not too shabby at all. And all position player prospects. The last time the Cubs had two prospects period in the Top 30 was 2002 with Mark Prior and Juan Cruz. They almost had two position player prospects in the Top 30 in 2005 with Dopirak and Pie, but Pie was ranked 31st. The last time they had two or more position player prospects ranked in the Top 30 at the same time was 2001 with Patterson and Choi. Cruz was also ranked 17th then (and Ben Christensen was 37th). That's the only time they've had 3 in the Top 30. They never had more than two in the Top 30 prior to that going back to 1990. So that's only 2 times in the last 23 years that they've have two players or more in Baseball America's Top 30 prospects. If Bryant is signed, we'd probably have 4 right now come next season. Pretty incredible. EDIT: I know Parks is BP and not BA, just wanted to add some perspective Those prior names in the Top 30 do not fill me with confidence. I'm hoping that we hit on two of the current top 4 guys but 1 is probably more realistic (by "hit" I mean All-Star type player).
  23. bigkid66
    I think I'd take the guy who has shown it longer and has better command, which I think is Appel?? I'd put lower injury risk as the biggest factor but I'm not convinced that's scoutable.
  24. bigkid66
    Have a lot of experience negotiating hundred million dollar deals that include the City of Chicago, do you? I assume he doesn't want to start piecemeal improvements until he has the whole plan approved, which makes perfect sense. Extreme patience is required. No, I don't have experience in this. Neither does Ricketts. And its showed. I can be as patient as anyone. I'm worried that at least potentially, Theo won't be. I guess we'll just agree to disagree then. I think he's done a respectable job with it. It's not like negotiating to buy a car where you can threaten to go to a different dealer down the street.
  25. bigkid66
    The current money is coming from the jumbotron, increased signage, concerts and more night games. That's the *entire point* of all these negotiations. The Cubs don't have the cash to just do the renovations. They need to pay for it along the way with new revenue streams, which wouldn't exist if they were building a new stadium. This is a moot point (no way they move) and I don't know why I'm bothering but... You do realize a new stadium would have all those things also??? Hell, it could have a 12,000 sq ft Jumbotron, even more signage and a lot more night games and concerts. Maybe even receipts from parking that they don't get now. Probably a bigger hotel too and nicer restaurants (I love Wrigley but the food is crap). Heck, sell the naming rights (Boeing Ballpark?). To question how they could raise money for a new ballpark is nonsensical. Also, you cut out the part where I said they could possibly get some public financing but Rosemont has since said they'd be open to just that.
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