David

uhhh john our offense has dominated all year too

i know one of the old 90s pitchers on tv has railed hard against shifts...was it smoltz?

what the hell shift is that

rizzo has hit so many dingers on that two strike chokeup swing that iw onder if he wouldn't just be barry bonds if he always used that

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honestly, outside of like rizzo or bryant, as long as it's not a season ender i am not really bothered by the injuries.. it just means we get to watch other guys for a little bit RIZZO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm so sad about this it has really hurt us

[tweet] [/tweet] He walked slowly the entire way back from first. He looked bad yeah we saw it on tv

sean rodriguez however...there is a douche bag

not really? he's great

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wait what that didn't get out?

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as long as the zone gets called this way for our guys

lol keep trying that horsefeathers pirates

rosenthal basically just said theo said practically the opposite of what theo said yesterday

[tweet] [/tweet] Hey davell, am I crazy or wasn't this guy hating on the Cubs hard like a year ago

This goes back to before the trade

Despite how awful he has gotten, I'm somehow convinced it would've gone very differently here. We don't screw up, Edwin Jackson aside.

This is where I'm starting to lean. I understand that everything doesn't work out perfectly and the Cubs are successful now because of tons of resources and waves of young talent.....but now that Contreras and Almora are up, I have a hard time arguing that any current minor leaguer is untouchable. Even if it means you have to give up slightly more than you'd like, obviously it'd be worth it if the Cubs win it all. The top prospects the Cubs have are Torres, Happ, McKinney, and Eloy among others. All 4 of these guys are either 3 levels away or in McKinney's case, has diminished a bit. And as much as it is a gamble, I'd bank on the guys that are up staying productive and healthy for at least a couple years to basically block any prospect that might come up in the near future. I'd have 0 problem giving up Torres and a package that resembles a typical deadline trade for a top hitter/pitcher for Andrew Miller. He's really good, under control for 2.5 more years at a modest 9M per, and has a 16.6K/9 rate, while walking less than 1 per 9. I keep trying to return to the grand plan of winning a World Series in the next few years. Even with the bullpen's recent shakiness (and really, it's not been *that* shaky) every addition is going to come with diminishing returns in the regular season. I can be swayed that good high leverage guys have a somewhat disproportionate role in the postseason, but they will ultimately not move the needle much, because nothing can move the needle that much. In the long term to win a World Series means putting out a juggernaut for many years in a row and hoping to hit the jackpot in one of the crapshoots. That being the case, an eye towards whatever holes we may have in the next few years should be where the resources go. It's true, we won't be hurting for positional talent for years to come, but 3/5 of the rotation is over 30, Jake may depart, who knows what pieces you'll need to move to keep the staff strong. I almost made this exact same post, except without the last sentence (which I didn't include).

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http://www.rantsports.com/wp-content/slideshow/2012/12/chicago-cubs-top-10-prospects-heading-into-2013/medium/Albert-Almora1.jpg

Feels like yesterday I was watching grainy video of Carlos Correa taking BP at Wrigley before being drafted.

my only rizzo brush with fame was running into him at an off strip CVS in vegas...actually teh same day maddon's hiring was announced. i was wearing a bulls shirt so i'm pretty sure he realized he got recognized. i didn't go all fan boy and go up to him though. funny thing was he and his friends were in the baby aisle grabbing the same thing i was...pedialyte.