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Boxberger and Fulmer at about $7 million between the two wasn’t “nearly zero investment.” They were bad/hurt, and performed significantly below their career numbers, but the investment was there and had they posted their expected 60-65 innings of 3-3,50 ERA baseball, the bullpen would have been a different story. For whatever reason the Cubs weren’t able to repeat the recent success they’d had with Givens, Robertson, Chafin, etc.
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It’s not that he’s leaving money on the table. It’s how he’s spending the budget he gets, spreading it out among lesser talent instead of concentrating it on top-tier talent. A guy who gave multi-year contracts to Smyly, Barnhart and Mancini last year isn’t exactly being frugal.
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I would add to this that getting into a bidding war for their new manager doesn’t make much sense if we blame the Ricketts for the penny pinching. I know manager salary is a drop in the bucket compared to player salary, but if it were an ownership directive to scrimp and save rather than Hoyer’s roster building philosophy, paying $8 million a year for a manager when you could be paying $3 million a year for a different, perfectly credible manager doesn’t make sense. it doesn’t make any difference to ownership if you go $5million over market for a manager or a relief pitcher. Money is money. So the reason management is willing to reset the market at the field manager position but not for players probably isn’t due to ownership preference.
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As of December 12, last year, the Cubs hadn’t done anything of note either. They signed Bellinger on Dec 14, 2022. EDIT: I’m wrong. They announced the signing on Dec 6. He wasn’t officially signed until the 14th.
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When the Cubs inevitably sign a marginal reliever to a minor league contract. NSBB: “No! Not like that!”
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Deshaun Watson out for the rest of the year for shoulder surgery. You don’t root for a guy to get injured… or in this case, maybe you do.
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Not just that, but they were 43-33 and tied for first place on June 24th. They then went on a 2-13 stretch, falling to 8.5 out and started selling off.
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Right. A losing record over 4 seasons, 3 straight missed playoffs, fairly epic collapses before the trade deadline in 2021 and at the end of 2023. Heading into the last year of his contract. They certainly weren’t going to extend him. Like I said in my last post, I’m way more surprised than I should be.
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This is shocking. it shouldn’t be shocking. Makes all the sense in the world. Counsell is a free agent and widely considered one of the best managers in the game. Ross is headed into the last year of his contract after missing the playoffs 3 straight years.
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Laissez les Bears temps rouler (saints game)
champaignchris replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
From 73-75, the Bears went 11-31 (.262). That’s the worst 3-year stretch in team history by winning percentage From 21-23, the Bears are 11-31. If they go 2-7 the rest of the way, this will become the worst 3-year stretch in team history.. -
Laissez les Bears temps rouler (saints game)
champaignchris replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
There has to be an extension already worked out with Sweat, right? This doesn’t make any sense at all if not. -
Laissez les Bears temps rouler (saints game)
champaignchris replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Yeah. It certainly begs the question what the plan is. If they’re not accumulating young talent, what are they even doing here? -
Ruben Brown was past his prime at that point, but he’ll quite likely eventually be a HoFer.
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The guy who blew the whistle on Illinois' slush fund in 1967 that resulted in penalties that tanked football and basketball for over a decade was a DIA official who was mad he was passed over for AD. Illinois wasn’t doing anything different than what a lot of other schools were doing, but they got caught by an insider who had access to the paper trail.
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Am I misunderstanding the Michigan sign stealing controversy? Are they in trouble for looking at things anyone with a ticket to a game and a cell phone could be seeing? I guess I was assuming there were already scouts at every game watching that stuff.
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I’m having a really hard time finding any examples of NFL HCs with a record like Eberflus’ coming back for a third season. if they rebound and are competitive the rest of the way, finishing 7-10 or maybe even 6-11, I could see an argument for bringing him back. Otherwise, no way.
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I think Philly will win, but Gallen and Kelly is a pretty damn good 1-2. If those two can start 4 of the 7 games, Arizona has a chance.
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About to become 13 sweeps in 16 3-game wild card series. 2020 COVID playoffs included. Will that lead to baseball changing the format?
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Yeah. That’s basically the same as Matt Olsen’s contract with the Braves and it’s probably the most relevant comp.
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Palencia in the 9th. is Mark Leiter dead?
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He’s basically been the same pitcher he’s been for his entire career during the second half of the season. The first half was the outlier.
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Taillon ends the day with an ERA under 5.00 for the first time since April 15.
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Ugh.
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Nico is 9th in Cubs’ season stolen bases during the Live Ball Era. Pierre (06) - 58 Sandberg (85), Young (00) - 54 Lopes (85) - 47 Dernier (84) - 45 DeJesus (80) - 44 Kuyler (29), Grantham (1923) - 43 Hoerner (2023) - 42. Probably won’t make the top 4, but could get to 5 or 6.
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Bears week 3 @ KC, Sunday 3:25 on FOX
champaignchris replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Geno Smith, but your point is spot on.
