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no i wouldnt consider 3 runs or less a bad start

damn KC putting on a dongfest...

no i hate gamecast and im out of market this weekend so no tv

about ready to turn off the gamecast and not watch any games this weekend

I think we need to find you a training video on the value of small sample size analysis. they have been good since last year over 162 games and making the world series wasnt a fluke, they play good fundamental ball.

cubs bats have been dead past few games though just one of those things

Whats up with all these 1 run homers lately.

Royals beat the S*** out of the cards, yeah i think they are really that good.

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2nd that they are nasty

I assume he will stay in the bullpen there? Either way, good to hear, hopefully he will be up within a month or 2 Nice hopefully he replaced EJAX in a month or so

True BABIP gods will not be so kind. Gotta hit the gap

Casualty of PEDs and Injury's eh

You were talking about 16-11 before and now 12-15. There is an entire middle ground there which is where the Cubs are likely to remain for much of the year. They could go 1-2 this weekend and even if they do go 12-15 in June, that would leave them at 38-38. They can turn around and win 7 straight to start July and completely blow up your theory here. They don't need to be VERY STRONG in June in order to remain competitive and willing to be buyers by the end of July. Alright lets revisit this thread on 7/31 and see what happened. if they are .500 going into the deadline, it would be stupid to trade away for rental players. are you affiliated with comedy central? nice Apparently I have some kind of Crystal Ball! Tell me JUNE isnt VERY important. or rather tell Jed... From Sun Times Article How the team performs during this stretch of four contenders in five series, could determine how quickly they can – or are willing to – make their next move. But indications are they have the flexibility to handle some salary (Zobrist makes $7.5 million in a walk year). “Absolutely,” Hoyer said. “Both from a financial-resource standpoint and obviously through good drafting and good international signings, and good trades, I think we’ve built up a farm system that can help us fill a hole if we need to fill a hole.” All Maddon and his players have to do now is prove in the next two weeks those holes are worth filling. “We struck early in the trade market when we were sellers [the last three years], and I’m not here to say we wouldn’t do the same thing if we’re buyers,” Hoyer said. “But I do think you have to be at a place in the season where you feel like, `OK, we’ve established that we’re going to be in the race, and we have clear weaknesses that you can address.’ “ http://chicago.suntimes.com/baseball/7/71/646178/cubs-targeting-ben-zobrist

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Gracias. Im like 20 miles due west of wrigley and the rain has stopped here already

Reasonably. Its definitely going to be a 3 team race, the pirates are coming back to form.

Catchers get days off. oh they stopped playing him on LF on off days this season? hadn't noticed.

I wonder why Schwarber was out of the lineup tonight didnt even pinch hit

Starlin with plate discipline. starlin with plate discipline would be great

You were talking about 16-11 before and now 12-15. There is an entire middle ground there which is where the Cubs are likely to remain for much of the year. They could go 1-2 this weekend and even if they do go 12-15 in June, that would leave them at 38-38. They can turn around and win 7 straight to start July and completely blow up your theory here. They don't need to be VERY STRONG in June in order to remain competitive and willing to be buyers by the end of July. Alright lets revisit this thread on 7/31 and see what happened. if they are .500 going into the deadline, it would be stupid to trade away for rental players.

Its in respect to the division Cards are far and away best in the NL Central, Nats in the East. I wouldnt sell the Giants short in the west.

First of all, St. Louis and the Nationals are the best 2 teams in the NL they will win each others respective division As it stands now we are competing with the Mets, Giants, Pirates, Dodgers -- i find it hard to imagine that one wild card does not go to the 2nd place team in the NL west. That leaves the mets, pirates, and cubs. We have the advantage over these guys that when the heart of our lineup is hot they can score quite a bit, however the Mets and Pirates BOTH have way better pitching. Look at the History of baseball, great pitching usually (not always) beats great hitting. The team needs to remain strong in June, you go ahead and tell me if they go 12-15 in june that the FO will still make moves as buyers "going for it" i doubt it. and where did the 96 wins come from? Who said that? Ill stand by my point the cubs need to play VERY STRONG in June.. hopefully they dont have the typical cubs June Swoon.

Agreed. No chance in hell, I'd give Baez in a deal for these 2. No way in Hell i want to see Baez go to a NL Central team, it will haunt us for a decade.

hey man, nobody else is going anywhere. There's going to be a half dozen 95 game winners and if the Cubs aren't at 96 they won't stand a chance. It's a fact. 88 win season wont get a wild card spot. My point is they need a real strong June going into the Hot Stove period if we (as fans) expect them to go hard at making the team better in 2015. If we are 5 under.500 by end of june, i doubt the FO is going to be aggressive for 2015. If we are still in the thick of the race then i can see them doing something. June is going to be a big month for the 2015 season either way you argue the point. its a fact.