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Yeah no help from the Padres or Nats tonight. Not particularly huge games but still
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This whole presser is full of JR gems but I love how this part was summarized:
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I'm confused about that. I thought 60 man IL players didnt count towards the 40 man roster. Not sure how you can throw someone onto the 40 man as an injury replacement for a player who already isnt on the 40 man. Unless I'm completely misunderstanding the rules.
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That's not including 60 day IL guys right? Boxberger can still be activated and placed on the 40 man at a later date and be eligible for the playoffs. With today's moves the Cubs are at 39 on the roster, so adding PCA and Little would mean kicking someone off. And then another person once Boxberger is back.
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The team was what 5 games under .500 and buried in the WC standings at the break? I think there are a couple of things at play: -Late blooming team so advance ticket sales aren't as strong -Dynamic pricing designed to optimize revenue more than optimize attendance -The Cubs simply aren't the same franchise that could open their ticket booths in mid-Feburary and expect half the home games to be sold out by the time the season starts. Pre-2003, this is basically what Cubs attendance looked like. 2003 brought a surge of fans desperate to see the Cubs end their WS drought and now that they have, attendance is going to be a little more elastic. Their attendance floor is still pretty damn high, I only see 1-2 games after April that were below 30k in attendance and they were just below 30k. Maybe that doesn't explain everything, but just some thoughts. Personally, I'd probably go to 5-6 additional Cubs games per season if the ticket prices were more like they were in the 00's and early 10's. But if it is going to cost me $300 minimum to take wife and three kids to the game, I'm only good for a couple games a year.
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I'd be interested. I was actually going to ask if anyone wanted to create a league because I'm only in 1 league this year. -
Whole lotto suckin’ (Blackhawks 2023 offseason)
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Alexander Canario Getting Called Up
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So both the Kris Bryant trade acquisitions have made it to the big leagues with the Cubs. PCA and Alcantara still trying to make their way up. Only Vizcaino is gone from those 3 trades. -
Gotta say I did not expect a comparison to white privilege to be in an article about Kyle Hendricks and luck 😂. The comparison works though.
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Pretty light night of baseball but there are a couple of interesting games to keep an eye on Marlins @ Nationals - 6:05pm. Marlins are technically still alive, the Cubs can increase their lead over them to 5.5 games with a Nats win. Nats continue to play solid baseball. Giants @ Padres - 8:40pm. Giants are currently in WC3, 2 games behind the Cubs, and 0.5 games ahead of Arizona. A Padres win would give the Cubs a 2.5 game cushion over WC3 (Giants/DBacks tie) Braves @ Dodgers - 9:10pm. No real affect on the Cubs but its possibly the 2 best teams in baseball squaring off. The Dodgers have been insanely hot (24-4 in last 28) and trail the Braves by 4 games for the 1st overall seed, so they would probably need to sweep to put the top seed in play for them. Braves are "only" 15-4 in their last 19 so not quite as hot as LA
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And its valid even in this case its just that teams that are 6 games under .500 heading into September usually aren't within 5 games of the division lol.
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Grichuck not claimed on waivers, Mariners got Leone
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Edit: Nevermind the Reds got Renfroe too
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Twins didnt get anyone. Guessing Red Sox for Renfroe and no one claimed Clevinger
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Guardians also got Moore
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Nope, not with how the rules are now
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DBacks didnt get anyone but put claims on 4 players, but all the Angels players were claimed meaning that I'm guessing the rest of the players went to the Red Sox. Edit: Marlins also didnt get anyone
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Reds got Bader
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5.5% playoff odds coming into today, but ok then. I don't blame them though, its just money and not only improves their chances but also prevents the twins from grabbing them
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According to Buster Olney, waiver claims had to be submitted by 12pm CT so we should be hearing soon who got what
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Why wouldn't a Mac Jones scenario not count? The Patriots went 7-9 the year before they drafted Mac Jones, the Panthers went 7-10 last year. Doesn't seem that crazy that getting a solid year out of Young over the crap they had at QB last year would result in 2 more wins, especially in a division where everyone pretty much sucks.
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The Marlins were 9.5 games ahead of the Cubs at the all star break. Wild
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Anyone want to predict roster moves before Friday. It should be unusually active since we have Sept callups and a 27th man for the DH on Friday who I assume will be the starter of one of the games. Also .possible Cuas returns from bereavement list. Cubs 40 man is at 38 so they have 2 spots to play with. Guessing: 27th man - Shane Greene (added to 40 man) Call up 1 - Brad Boxberger (off 60 man IL to 40 man roster) Call up 2 - Mervis (or Young) Could the PCA rumors be true? If so, looking at booting someone like Rucker, Kay, Estrada or Young from the 40 man. This is all assuming no waiver claims....if so then everything could change.
