UMFan83
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what the hell. My feed froze up with the Cubs having runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. I get it going again less than 2 minutes later and we are out of the inning without scoring? Ugh -
There are very few things that annoy me more than home plate umpires that take like 5 seconds to make a strike call.
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Hit the baseball more optimally please
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Why didn't he slide? Was he watching highlights of Hendricks?
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And then it got better!!
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not the best start
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Well then, nice outing Velasquez
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Sweet. 12:20 first pitch
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Honestly it makes absolutely no sense why this is a day game. Both teams have off days tomorrow. Cubs have a short flight to Atlanta, Phillies an even shorter trip to DC. You'd think the Phillies would like to sell more tickets by having a night game given those circumstances.
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Sounds like there might be delays here, but only early on, should get this in eventually. Philly is under a severe thunderstorm warning. Hopefully they just let the rains clear before starting so we don't have to yank Lackey after a delay.
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Matt Murton invited to spring training
UMFan83 replied to Cubbie Swagger's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Mildly interesting interview with Murton at BP Wrigleyville today. Most interesting part is talking about what goes on in the farm system today vs. 10 years ago. The site has some weird highlighting and couldn't grab the quote (probably intentional) so here is the link: http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/06/08/the-cubs-organization-and-life-in-the-minor-leagues-catching-up-with-matt-murton/ -
You've seen this young man Schwarber hit a baseball? I have been savoring every last moment of this glorious season so far but I still feel a pang when I imagine the lineup card with that monster in it. Unless it's Machado/Harper/Trout, I don't want him going anywhere. i love schwarber but there are a lot more guys i'd trade him for beyond that list A lot? There are definitely guys beyond those 3, but the list isn't super long, but with no emotional attachment I might have a different story. His ceiling to me is still a 40 HR .900 OPS guy with average defense which should be like 6-7 WAR. My guess is his floor is probably more of a 25 HR .775 OPS 2 win guy. I could be wrong though
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It's not completely ridiculous or anything but Baez at least is clearly a better hitter. Montero was until he injured his back. AKA I am not particularly high on Almora the hitter (although using nothing but B-R to form my opinion) and hope to be proven wrong. I hope he dongs twice just to make you look silly Me too! He has 23 HR in 1623 professional PA, so hitting 2 in 4-5 PA would be amazing.
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Yeah it hasn't happened to me either, thanks Tim
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Don't really have a problem with him hitting ahead of those two guys. It's not completely ridiculous or anything but Baez at least is clearly a better hitter. Montero was until he injured his back. AKA I am not particularly high on Almora the hitter (although using nothing but B-R to form my opinion) and hope to be proven wrong.
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Happy Almora is in but would rather him hit lower than 6th I dare the Phillies to hit anything to the OF
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I am perfectly fine with the members we currently have. Not to say that I am not open to new members that can contribute positively, but the discussion is quite sufficient for me with the group we currently have. Once you guys start dying off then I will start actively recruiting new blood.
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Velasquez has good stuff. We destroyed him last time around but we aren't swinging the bats quite as well as we were 2 weeks ago. Really interested to see what adjustments he makes and what adjustments we make. We might only win this one by 3-4 runs.
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So if Colombia beats Paraguay tonight, the US advances with a point unless Costa Rica beats Colombia by 7 goals.
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Well he was running on the pitch so there was at least some small chance plus the hit had a lot of hang time
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Tough loss. Win the series tomorrow please
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Whoops ross against a righty even worse
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Oh man. Was really hoping he would have been sent. Probably a 20% chance of scoring but that's about monteros odds of getting on base
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I mean, his hot streak lasted like a full *month* so I mean...what? If anyones been streaky its really been Rizzo Yeah I was just thinking about how he had a similar 0-17ish streak in April. Feels like either he's hitting everything or nothing.
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Not even sure I want LaStella to walk Zobrist into scoring position because that means Montero has to bat
