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  1. 17 Seconds
    carl has been great since coming back
  2. 17 Seconds
    Yeah seriously, our OF is desperate for guys who can put up an .830-.850 OPS if he's capable of playing lf, i would love that over trading him. i just assumed they don't see it as a real option since they kind of abandoned it.
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    i didn't imply the cubs couldn't come back from 5-6 games back You’re ranting about how they might not be able to do it just because past teams did it. This team did it. If they find themselves 5-6 back again they may or may not come back, but they certainly can, because they already did in April and it has nothing to do with past years. you're interpreting the things i said based on the way he responded to them. i said they're going to fall 5-6 games back. he immediately jumped to talking about how that's no big deal because what's happened in the past. then i pointed out that having done it in the past doesn't mean it's something that will be easily repeated, or that can be counted on. i didn't imply anything more about a 5 game deficit than the obvious, which is that it would suck and make the job in the second half more difficult.
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    I didn't say it was insurmountable. You implied that it would be no big deal because past teams did it, and I pointed out the problem with that thinking. This is after you moved the goal posts from when you previously said the brewers schedule didnt matter and that they wouldnt pull ahead of the cubs. I get it, I whine in game threads a lot. but right now the organization really isnt in a very good spot going forward, so maybe you should accept that. I understand that we should be thankful for what the Cubs have done in the last 5 years, but the actions of the organization in the last couple years dont warrant your defense. they should be criticized heavily for what they're doing. They did it in April. i didn't imply the cubs couldn't come back from 5-6 games back
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    Yeah I’m sure those 300 PAs last year are more indicative of his ability than the other 1200 PAs where he was a very good hitter. i meant until it falls back to where it did, or worse. i like willson. this isn't a me bitching about the cubs thing. i'm saying that if he falls back to his .830 ops self, his value is kind of unspectacular, but i get the sense that his value around the league would be more than that. i just think he's more of an .800-850 ops guy with bad overall defense. add in the wear and tear of catching, and i think it's a great opportunity to sell high. also, his biggest flaw (framing) is likely to hurt us more than most other teams, since we have such poor control. i think i actually make a post during the offseason about trading him if he bounced back offensively. it's not reactionary.
  6. 17 Seconds
    trade him before his offense falls off a cliff again. if there's any truth at all to the pitch framing stuff, then hes a bad fit for this staff.
  7. 17 Seconds
    dont worry, theo is already working on new urgency slogans for next march
  8. 17 Seconds
    even you know your heart isnt behind this post this team is a shell of what they used to be. expecting anything based on what they've done in previous years is pointless. they are not those teams, and we all knew it going into the season. they're a slightly above average team. You want this team to fail. I get it. You wanted the same thing last year also. I do believe in this team and think they’re going through a rough stretch. Does that mean they will be fine? Of course not. But yes, I do think they’re a good team. Regardless of what I think about them, you implying a 5-6 game deficit to the Brewers is insurmountable is absurd. I didn't say it was insurmountable. You implied that it would be no big deal because past teams did it, and I pointed out the problem with that thinking. This is after you moved the goal posts from when you previously said the brewers schedule didnt matter and that they wouldnt pull ahead of the cubs. I get it, I whine in game threads a lot. but right now the organization really isnt in a very good spot going forward, so maybe you should accept that. I understand that we should be thankful for what the Cubs have done in the last 5 years, but the actions of the organization in the last couple years dont warrant your defense. they should be criticized heavily for what they're doing.
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    even you know your heart isnt behind this post this team is a shell of what they used to be. expecting anything based on what they've done in previous years is pointless. they are not those teams, and we all knew it going into the season. they're a slightly above average team.
  10. 17 Seconds
    holy horsefeathers, the brewers are going to be up 5-6 games by the break with their schedule
  11. 17 Seconds
    this quote pretty much sums up the state of the cubs organization
  12. 17 Seconds
    are you talking about grandal?
  13. 17 Seconds
    also don't catchers tend to decline earlier? trade hiiimmmmm
  14. 17 Seconds
    Sign someone like Grandal for 16 mil on a short term contract and win lots of games? trading willson for prospects or major league pitching and then signing grandal makes way too much sense for it to happen
  15. 17 Seconds
    i still think it makes a ton of sense to trade him
  16. 17 Seconds
    Because it's top 10-12 in the league both as starters and relievers and we've got a top-5 offense in the majors? do you think this is a top 10-12 pitching staff the rest of the way? i'm optimistic that they can win 85-90 games if they stay healthy, which is basically where we were before the season, when we all agreed that this team was disappointing.
  17. 17 Seconds
    they don't suck. they're just not very good. basically what we thought all offseason
  18. 17 Seconds
    i just don't see how you can be optimistic about a team with this pitching
  19. 17 Seconds
    I just think the 23-7 or whatever was kind of a fluke in the sense that I dont think the the rotation (the 3 lefties in particular) are going to have another dominant stretch like they did. It's also unlikely that the top 4 hitters maintain a .950-1.000 ops all season, and I dont see any other hitters getting super hot to make up for the inevitable regression of the top 4. Even when we were on pace for like 100 wins, fangraphs still only had us around 90.
  20. 17 Seconds
    brewers win by 1, cubs lose by 1. pretty much the story of the last 2 seasons
  21. 17 Seconds
    the rotation and bullpen are awful.the 86-87 win predictions are looking more and more correct
  22. 17 Seconds
    he's traveling with the team to houston. does that rule out a concussion, or just rule out a mega concussion?
  23. 17 Seconds
    That Darvish wasn't actually getting better? Agreed. Given the circumstances he came through today, he went in to the game knowing he was going 6-7+ and 100+ pitches in horsefeathers conditions. He gave us a chance and we won. The offense won the game. if they didnt bail him out, nobody would care that he "saved the pen"
  24. 17 Seconds
    what a disaster that series was. a concussion for kb could completely derail his season again
  25. 17 Seconds
    that kawhi/giannis sequence was awesome
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