David

He sold all but 8 games out of 89. I really don't think it's that strange. And it's not a new development. Maybe it's completely subjective or maybe they have some sort of threshold re: percentage of games sold, or maybe there's some sort of formula that takes things like seniority and crap into account too. They've been doing it for years and they said they were doing it and they never made any distinction about whether they were sold through StubHub or other ways. They just clearly don't want people buying them with the primary intent of making money off of them/selling them. As others have mentioned, maybe the out of towners that are selling most/all so they can have access to playoff tickets can talk to their rep and see how at risk they are for this type of thing.

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Dodgers are still scary. Was really hoping they'd lose both of these guys. At least they're not in our division.

Yeah...the lack of depth still bothers me, though. Seems like Hammel on his option would be a great option right about now. But whatever. Still have Brooks, Zas, Ryan Williams, and others in AAA. And I doubt they're content with just that going into the season. I would be content with Monty being the 5th starter but I expect they'll add a couple more starters. Was that list of names supposed to be comforting?

Yeah...the lack of depth still bothers me, though. Seems like Hammel on his option would be a great option right about now. But whatever.

[tweet] [/tweet] I got a little excited as I read "Justin..." and then I'm like who TF is justin wilson (he actually looks like a decent reliever)

No-man's land is a good description. Their problem is the same as it was last year, they have a remarkable amount of depth with decent players, but nothing in the way of star power. Last year their top fWAR-getters were Martinez at 3.3 and Carpenter at 3.2, and they're hurting Carpenter's value by moving him to 1B. For reference, the Cubs had 8 players with > 3.3 fWAR, and Contreras played a half season at a 4+ win pace too. Fowler doesn't really address the core problem either, and the FO appears to be tentative to make a decisive move that could backfire on them, which is kinda what they need if they're going to be a consistent playoff team over the next 2-3 years. Reyes and to a much lesser extent Diaz offer a little bit of hope for that starpower, but if they don't come through then they're going to be in 85 win purgatory with as good as the Cubs, Nats, Dodgers, and Giants are. I was listening to the radio this morning and they were talking about how the Cardinals were still going to be right in the thick of the division race in 2017 and it was annoying me. Same kind of thing going into 2016 when the Cubs were miles better than the pack and they still had to say stuff about how the division definitely wouldn't be a cakewalk - well, it was pretty much exactly that. Is clinching with like 3 weeks left good? Like they still don't realize how wide the gap is. Sure, if things went very wrong for the Cubs and very right for St. Louis, there might be some degree of drama to the race. That's about it. Also maybe it's just me but I don't feel like the Giants belong in that bunch...though they are an NL team that I'd put ahead of the Cardinals.

Yes. They said that their decision was final due to extensive re-selling on the account. I'm contemplating my options at this point. Part of me says to walk away, but another part of me says they may be in violation of the law. It turns out that Illinois is actually not very friendly toward restricting the resale of tickets as long as it's done through a reputable business like Stubhub. See: See 815 ILCS 414: "Any term or condition of the original sale of a ticket to any theater, circus, baseball park, or place of public entertainment or amusement where tickets of admission are sold that purports to limit the terms or conditions of resale of the ticket (including but not limited to the resale price of the ticket) is unenforceable, null, and void..." Something is missing here; it's not like they don't want people selling the tickets through approved means if they can't use them. They didn't explain why it would be a problem if you were selling them legit? http://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/8547796/chicago-cubs-try-oust-scalpers-season-ticket-rolls

why is the audio so weird on this game

As a starter probably 2020 as a relief pitcher maybe 2019. Wtf that's a long horsefeathering time. Get him up before he wastes his bullets

annoyed at how close it was but at least they beat the bad team this time

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2015/7/1/8859137/thoracic-outlet-syndrome-pitcher-effectiveness

Nope. It's horse horsefeathers

Nope. Any reasoning? Selling too many? I remember this coming up before.

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/tyson-ross-could-be-one-final-pieces-cubs-offseason-puzzle I thought I had heard we were still in on Holland, but Mooney appears to be reporting otherwise.

Posting because Blengino's stuff is always excellent and interesting. I know it was a throwaway line, but Lopez was not a league average hitter before 23 and if he played defense like Addison Russell he would've had a pretty good career.

I like your line ups, but personally I'm not sold on the Almora/Jay platoon in CF. Baez and Zobrist are both better players than Almora and Jay. Playing Almora and Jay regularly will cut into Zobrist and Baez's playing time, unless the Cubs decide to make Heyward the odd man out. To me it seems the best option is to move Heyward to CF full time, Zo in RF full time, Schwarber in LF full time, and Baez at 2B full time. I want Baez's defense on the field as many games as possible, especially at 2B. Almora and Jay can spot start when the match ups favor them or someone needs a day off. Almora will see plenty of playing time late in games as well. Jay to me is nothing more than a 5th outfielder, probably a tier or two better than Coghlan. Trust me, I'm not in love with the idea of moving a perennial gold glover, Heyward, out of his comfort zone in RF to CF, but to maximize Zobrist and Baez's playing time this seems like the only option. This is where I'm at opening day: Zobrist RF Schwarbs LF Bryant 3B Rizzo 1B Russell SS Contreras C Heyward CF Baez 2B To start the year Jay is more than likely a better option over Javy vs almost all RHP Without even getting into the huge defensive upgrade

But Willson is better than Russell and Heyward.

Oh good lord it was a joke. I'm not reading all that. Holy horsefeathers.

I really like this so, vs RHP Schwarb Bryant Rizzo Zobrist Contreras Russell Heyward Jay ??

Also it's sounding more and more like Schwarb is gonna be leading off And we'll be leading the NL in runs at the break and we'll be hearing that the Cubs need to trade for leadoff man at the deadline.

Gwynn didn't get to only face a bunch of slob white guys though

I feel like it should be when Almora or Jay come up 8th that should really bother you, if anything Finally, some real piss break options in CF. Yeah, if you wanted to nickname them piss break, I'd have no issue with it.

I feel like it should be when Almora or Jay come up 8th that should really bother you, if anything

I thought it was an intentional joke, and kept expecting it to be a parody of over the top fan tributes, but then it ended and it was, all, "welp, I guess that was THAT." I think the music was supposed to be a creepy joke and the message of gratitude for dex was genuine