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Why is LaStella at 3B and not 2B, with Baez at 3B.

I think it'll be fun. I see a 50-win/4th seed type of team. Wade can still play. Butler can obviously play. Rondo will play if he thinks he has a chance to win or get more money in the future.

Dat Big 3 Doe! Rondo, Wade, Butler

I wanted him for CF this offseason before we got Fowler back. Yeah, I was big on Ozuna too. Really wanted to trade for him.

Sounds exactly like the NBA Not really....5 years ago the Warriors were one of the saddest franchises in the league, now they are the evil empire. Cleveland is a [expletive] city and hardly a traditional power, but they just won a title. Indiana recently went through a run where they were a legit challenger to LeBron's Heat teams. Using that "Top 4" Premier league team concept above, here are the conference finalists the last few years 2016: Golden State, Oklahoma City, Toronto, Cleveland 2015: Golden State, Houston, Atlanta, Cleveland 2014: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Indiana, Miami 2013: San Antonio, Memphis, Indiana, Miami 2012: San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Boston, Miami 2011: Dallas, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Miami 2010: Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix, Boston, Orlando That's 16 teams that have made the top 4 in the last 7 years, over half the NBA. Of those 16 teams, only 7 made repeat trips, and the most any one team made it is 4 of the 7 years. Miami (4), OKC (4), San Antonio (3), Golden State (2), Cleveland (2), Indiana (2), Boston (2), Toronto, Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, Orlando, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis I'm on your side of things for the most part, but the NBA "final four" is really shaky to use, because of all those years, only 2012 was there a 2nd team with a legit shot of coming out of the East. Basically a case of "somebody has to get there". Sure Indiana went 7 with Miami in 2013, but they lost by like 25 in that final game, with the series not really in doubt and Wade playing at less than 100% IIRC. And "only" 7 repeat trips is misleading, because that's almost half and if you arbitrarily start at 2011 instead of 2010, that eliminates 3 of those teams giving you over half the teams that have repeated final 4's. Also, there have been double repeat conference winners on each side the last 4 years. All those 2nd place East teams are basically the Buffalo Bills when the NFC was dominant in the NFL.

You guys are gonna look silly when the Cubs win like 22 games in August. Trade deadline. Lot of games against teams that will be trading a bunch of good players. The Cubs will have 2-3 new players. All will be right again.

Saturday Eh, you're right.

Last game of the series in Cincinnati.

No they can't. They haven't been very good behind and late.

Yep, that's about right.

Why does this happen every day to the Cubs?

So.....let Warren start the 4th with Cahill warming up at either the 80th pitch or first sign of trouble?

Any worries about Contreras hitting a wall? He's yet to get a day off since his initial 3 days watching when he came up. Of course, I don't believe he sat very much in Iowa either. But catching takes a lot out of you, I'd imagine, and there's still a long way to go this season.

The Epstein Invitational. Free agent signings- Dexter Fowler, Ben Zobrist, David Ortiz, Jon Lester IFA signings- Xander Bogaerts Drafted- Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr Traded for- Addison Russell, Jake Arrieta And that doesn't include Fernando Rodney, who he traded for last year and basically resurrected his career.

I thought they would have been favorites in the West (at least) had Durant stayed in OKC and gotten Horford to come there as rumored.

Beltran is a terrible idea. Robbie Grossman is the best idea ever, but no idea why the Twins would trade him. Give me Chapman and Rich Hill, please.

I fully support this.

Turn it back off.

Heyward! Thanks for not ruining this inning by actually swinging.

Somebody finally looked at the name across the front of their jerseys.

Hey now.

Or 5-4

5-3 if Baez is hitting 8th. Thanks Maddon. #I'mjoking

Cobs are back I see.

Dammit 2PM meeting! Really wish I could go, hope someone takes advantage, thanks for offering to the board Damn, I got a 2PM also (EST) that I scheduled myself. Thought this was a night game for some reason.