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  1. MWV
    [expletive] him. I've had as much patience with Jackson as anyone, but the ability to groove dick-high fastballs is not highly sought after. I think he's ridden that 8 BB no-hitter about as far as he can.
  2. MWV
    You must have missed his first AB, when he struck out swinging.
  3. MWV
    Olt or the bear?
  4. MWV
    Cubs are 4-0 in games in which Baez homers. Good times.
  5. MWV
    Jesus Christ, I hope not.
  6. MWV
    Jesus Christ, who is this bozo doing the stretch?
  7. MWV
    Jesus. Makes me think of that horrific Cameron/Beltran collision when they were with the Mets.
  8. MWV
    Equally bad is "[insert name of Iowa Cub], get outta my yard!"
  9. MWV
    Damn you, John Jacob VIII!
  10. MWV
    Fair point. Obviously the best thing would be to avoid swinging at bad pitches entirely. But given that he's badly missing junk balls as opposed to hittable pitches, it would appear to call into question his discipline more than his contact skills. The former (to me, at least) seems less a red flag than the latter, especially given his fairly robust walk rate.
  11. MWV
    I thought the central tenet of the "[expletive] pitchers" movement was to avoid investing draft/development resources in pitching, due to the volatility/injury concern surrounding pitching prospects. I'm fully on board with this. That having been said, I think throwing FA cash at pitching is the finest thing a man can do, IF he's good at it.
  12. MWV
    Steady contact rate with declining OSwing% seemed like a bad thing to me at first take (would seem to suggest he was missing more in the zone), but ZCon% is pretty stable as well (73.9%, 75.4%, 75.8% for June, July & August, respectively). It would appear he's just missing a larger percent of those pitches outside the zone that he's offering at (OCon%: 17.9%, 11.1%, 7.1%). I would think that that's a good thing (to the extent that swinging and missing can be a good thing); it should translate to less poorly contacted balls.
  13. MWV
    If you are the GM of a franchise that wins 90+ games, you immediately become suave, debonair and above ridicule. For example, present day Jim Hendry is overweight and unattractive. 2008 Jim Hendry = Sex Bomb.
  14. MWV
    Dmitri stands a champion of the controversial "barium, cobalt and nitrogen" diet.
  15. MWV
    Pretty [expletive] thrilled we sac bunted there. Grumble.
  16. MWV
    Mendy got this.
  17. MWV
    I really love the way that the most recent Simpsons thread is permeating throughout the board.
  18. MWV
    I'm more of a "Super Baseball 2020" guy, but sure, whatever.
  19. MWV
    Robot. Umps.
  20. MWV
    Baez's bat speed + advanced pitch recognition skills = pretty [expletive] glorious
  21. MWV
    MENDY!!! Also: RIZZOOOOOOO!
  22. MWV
    It's by no means a ha-ha-no gif-worthy package, but I can only assume that your friend isn't aware of Castro and Rizzo's farcically team friendly contracts. It kind of is, though, isn't it?
  23. MWV
    Thanks CubsWin.
  24. MWV
    I've only ever concerned myself with MiLB box scores, never standings/playoff implications. Anyone interested in educating me? Most leagues have their first half division winner and second half division winner make the playoffs (some have additional wild card playoff berths too). And the D-Cubs are currently a half game out of first in the FSL North in the 2nd half. That's interesting. Thanks!
  25. MWV
    I liked Vance Law as a kid simply because he wore big dorky glasses like I did. Side note: I went to Cubs convention one time and I got one autograph: Vance Law. This is entirely due to my: a) not being an autograph hound (I've subsequently realized there is little other reason to attend said convention) and b) remembering how strongly I identified with him being bespectacled. I was disappointed to find him wearing contact lenses.
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