David

He's 36 and was slumping pretty hard for a month plus prior to the injury last year. Again, he's not a .700 OPS guy yet, but incredulity at the idea that he isn't considered an offensive machine isn't really well founded. Yeah, he is aging and before long he's going to stop hitting, regardless of his health. But the point that I was trying to make was that sliding him down and a guy like Diaz up until he started hitting would have been more prudent, imo. Even if a struggling player has a proven record, that doesn't mean you have to let them figure it out in a vital spot in the order. A player's spot on the lineup card doesn't have to be fixed, regardless of their history. Conversely, is there really a spot in the lineup that is vital enough that it warrants this type of response? We're not talking about hitting the pitcher first here. I think lineup order matters a little (how much, especially in the short run...who the hell knows?) but I don't think there's anything wrong with erring on the side of a guy's track record over the results over a few weeks. I'm not a big move guys down/up based on how they're doing recently guy (i.e. you won't see me banging the drum for moving Heyward down in the order - and it'd be hard to argue that it has hurt us in any significant way), but I don't really think it matters all that much anyway. I just think it's silly to make such a big issue out of when it's pretty insignificant barring the extremes. To answer a possible follow up question, yes, I do think Diaz probably should have been moved up at some point by now, given how good he has been and how silly it is to have him at the bottom of the order, but that is kind of one of those extreme cases I'm talking about. Moving Holliday down, though, meh...he was bad/injured last year. He started out slow and has heated up. I don't know. It really depends on how he actually looked lately (now that he's healthier) while putting up the bad numbers.

just fyi, but when you donate it reveals what appears to be your phone number (or maybe your business number...and email)

per north at psd

awesome! i expect royalties

hahahahaha

i too get the same message as ding dong

2004 didn't have dynamic pricing. example...for friday's game, "face" value (what season ticket holders pay) for a terrace box infield seat is $64.96 (including amusement tax)...right now on Cubs.com, those are $74.00 a bleacher ticket for that game's face value is $40.32 ($36 + 12% amusement tax)...if you try to buy one on cubs.com right now it's $74.00. this is the main reason..as supply goes down, prices are going up, and it's happening by section.

A part of it is awful weather and a bigger part of it, I think, is dynamic pricing (as fewer tickets are available, the price to buy them from the team goes up). It might cost them some sell outs but likely is still more profitable, assuming having a few less butts in the seats doesn't offset that with profits lost on concessions and crap.

i guess we can post good things about lackey in this thread too? so far, in 48.1 innings, he's 3.54 ERA/3.16 FIP/3.21 xFIP w/8.75 K/9 and 1.86 BB/9, good for 1.1 fWAR in 7 starts, or a 4.7 fWAR pace assuming 30 starts.

Lmao

this is probably the best thing i am at least partially responsible for ever on nsbb

https://theathletic.com/2016/05/11/chicago-baseball-seeing-eyeball-increase-in-2016/

i figured

ummmm i'm quite certain he's not doing that but yeah, i don't like the comments from last night either

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if playoffs were happening right now, Jorge doesn't even see the field Doesn't really change his broader point, though.

the whole IFA thing is so shady and icky feeling. still creeped out by that pirates guy in pelotero.

heyward's numbers don't look particularly bad for a hitter's numbers against francisco liriano (or among his teammates) Looks like his SLG is lower compared to others, but I think we may have to deal with that with Heyward. i mean the only guy there with a decent slg against him is KB, who has been a liriano destroying machine so far in a whole seven PA

heyward's numbers don't look particularly bad for a hitter's numbers against francisco liriano (or among his teammates)

and when they were playing a double header, no less. anyway, make a horsefeathering game thread already OMC. must wash away the taste of this awful, terrible day

How'd that work out? Yeah bout like I thought. jesus christ. you're a horsefeathering lunatic, man.

i knew he was messing around with an old teammate/friend, but i wasn't sure exactly what he was trying to convey there...was he blocking the arrow? putting his hands up so he wouldn't be shot?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BFSqA6go2v5/

05-12 he said

as bad as this place can sometimes be, it is easily the least terrible faction of cubs fans on the internet