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  1. raw
    Could just be for today because Locke is a lefty. Not really. Didn't Kalish have to be DFA'd?
  2. raw
    Eh, Ross has been awesome but he's also only player in 70, 50 and 30 games the past 3 years. While he maybe should get a little bit of an expanded role I worry he might really wear down at his age if we say push it and have him play 100+ games. It probably wouldn't be wise to get rid of Montero in case Contreras would fail and then really have to rely on Ross for a prolonged stretch. As Joe alluded to the other day a reason some of these guys may be playing so well is because of regular rest and an expanded role would diminish returns. I guess my thinking is that it doesn't have to be expanded THAT much for Ross. Ross is on pace for 86 games played this year. 50/50 the rest of the probably wouldn't kill him. I don't think there would be many complaints with him continuing to catch Lester and Lackey, while playing matchups for the other starters......with Contreras getting the rest of the ABs. Even if Contreras struggles, there's 7 other bats in the lineup to make his offense not a huge determining factor of this team's success.
  3. raw
    I don't hate when he comes up with RISP as much this year. With him playing as well as he has, even in an expanded role, I really think it would be interesting to see the Cubs try to get rid of Montero and let Contreras develop along side Ross. Obviously, no rush to that though.
  4. raw
    What's the status on Montero? I figured he'd be back on the club sometime this weekend. Maybe waiting til Monday with Ross certainly getting the start tomorrow (and probably today also)? Has anyone heard anything definitive?
  5. raw
    Cubs scored at least 4 runs on Locke every time they faced him last year. None of the lineups he faced had Jason Heyward or Ben Zobrist in them (obviously). 3 of those lineups had Welington Castillo at C, all had Denorfia or Lake and Castro (though he hit Locke well), and all had last year's version of Russell in them.
  6. raw
    Heyward/Soler on base 5 of 6 times. I like that.
  7. raw
    Scherzer just went Kerry Wood.
  8. raw
    Whoa there Javy
  9. raw
    I'd like to see Maddon try to jumpstart Soler and Heyward by moving Soler to 2nd in the order and Heyward 6th behind Zobrist.
  10. raw
    How can this game be over if that other team has more runs? I don't understand.
  11. raw
    That's pretty nuts.
  12. raw
    I dont like this. I don't have a great reason not to like it, but is the fact that this guy has survived 3 regimes and been there forever worrisome to anyone else? The sentiment around Bears beat writers and others is that this is definitely a move you shouldn't like.
  13. raw
    It's gonna be awesome when the Nats gut their strong farm system to get protection for Harper.
  14. raw
    Eh, I guess. But they've also scored 6 runs in the 8th and 9th innings in the 1st 2 games which turned blowouts into save situations. 4 of those runs against guys who wouldn't have been in the game if they were not 5 and 6 run leads, respectively.
  15. raw
    So.....2nd best team in the MLB?
  16. raw
    Run differential time
  17. raw
    I thought it was the 7th. And I'm the one that said Maddon does everything right. I should be ashamed of myself for doubting his genius.
  18. raw
    My sentiments exactly.
  19. raw
    Should have just brought in Javy to begin with. Javy vs. RH that hadn't thrown a strike > Kalish vs. a pretty good LHP.
  20. raw
    Javy will make sure there is no 9th.
  21. raw
    Well, this is not his debut. But he's probably going back to the minors by tomorrow so this was the only chance to get him in a game. Still, point remains.
  22. raw
    My guess on the thinking there is that Baez is the only non-catching RHH on the bench. He doesn't want to waste Baez for 1 AB, and isn't going to double switch and take out any of the next 5 hitters.
  23. raw
    Maybe everything Maddon does isn't right.
  24. raw
    Great effing AB Addy!
  25. raw
    UGH
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