chibears55
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Everything posted by chibears55
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PCA needs a full day off tomorrow with Monday off day, hopefully that'll help
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It worse when games are long and blowouts as they run out of things to really talk about so they come up with dumb stories
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Cool, we get this kid ump now lol.. Guessing someone told him to stand in the aisle instead of in front of everyone in the seats to be annoying 😅😅😅😅
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I just keep keep the volume low but yea it would be cool to just listen to the sounds of feeling like youre there. I cant remember if it was NFL or College, think it was College, but they did it back in the 80s for a game.
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Wait til ESPN tomorrow night, he'll probably be wired up 😅
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Offense came to play today Yippee Yippee 😅😅😅
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If they lose tonight, I'd be totally ok with seeing Berti, Castro, McGuire, and Turner tomorrow night and sit Happ Tucker etc . Give those guys 2 full days off
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Didn't even consider that Hawkins could be the fall guy as his contract expires after the season. So yes, maybe Hoyer should consider hiring a guy that will be the actual GM of this team and make the players decisions . 🤷♂️
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Bears play in 2 days 🙂
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This one is over....
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Ehhh.. Ross had no fire and was a terrible manager when he actually had to manage his guys
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Or it could just be the players, Brewers were good with him too and the Cubs haven't been all that great without him til this season despite the last 2 months. SP for the Cubs been up and down, bullpen had its moments but overall down, bench sucks, hitters look like they been on an early Vacation since June. I do agree that he doesn't seem like the kind of manager that lights fire under his players when needed and that probably his downfall with his teams.
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Wasn't a 3 run homer for the cubs, it was the Cards getting their 3rd run.. 🙄🙄🙄
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Need to get out of the leadoff spot and back to 5th and 6th, hes done nothing there, and dont know why Counsell keeps him there.
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Id be annoyed sitting behind him, with him standing and doing that the whole game
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I feel a 3 run homer coming
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Who goes home on a hard grounder to third.. Happ has been annoying this season
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Perfect timing of that DP as they showed the Mets with a 2-0 lead over the Brewers..lol
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Can we now say Happ is having a terrible season or is it still bad luck ? He 19 for his last 100 AB I would love to see him get his numbers up to average, cause he really would have to go off these final 6 weeks
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But they chose the guy that had an injury caution on him , and jed took him cause he was likely the cheapest cost in prospects he had to give up 🤷♂️
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This is going to be a good weekend for the cubs, not just winning but I have a feeling the Mets will handle the Brewers this weekend too.
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Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm
chibears55 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Their arms and selves are obviously going to get tired, i was assistant coach for a few years that started with 12U up to 18U girls softball/travel ball basically same group of girls (with daughters), had a team in 2009 that won State and went to South Bend for regional. We had 2 pitchers the main one and one that would pitch 2 innings in each game to give her a rest. They would play 3-5 games a day Thursday or Fridays to Sunday😅 -
Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm
chibears55 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
My opinion, biggest difference between the pitchers of today compared to 30 plus years ago is a couple things. one is that these kids are growing up throwing majority breaking balls from little league on up and it eventually catches up to them. I remember back in the days curveballs were limited in little league and in high school coaches emphasized more on fastball location and change ups, with curves being the 3rd pitch. That why guys like Ryan, Carlton, etc had longevity. The other reason is all the weight lifting they do now is a major cause of injuries, especially with hamstrings and abdominal strains, back then it was more about stretching and running, just keeping the arms loose and legs strong. We can also kinda blame that these kids aren't stretched out enough early on in minors to throw 100 plus pitches a game like before, now i think they mostly max out around 60 or so in minors before being pulled and I'd bet the majority of their pitches are breaking balls for most of these starters. Why we see these kids coming up and majority struggle to go 5 innings and can pitch a full season. -
Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm
chibears55 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I wonder if the Cubs arent even considering Horton for postseason and will shut him down in September, with both Taillon and Assad due back and they can use Brown in September. This is the most innings he has pitched since 2022 and in his pro career by far. 2022 53 innings last year in college 2023 88 innings combined in minors 2024 34 innings combined 2025 he has 108 innings combined now Figure he has 4 more starts left and probably 20-24 innings overall to get him over 130 IP. -
Reds (Abbott) vs Cubs (Horton): 8/6/25, 1:20pm
chibears55 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Day off tomorrow hasn't been used in a couple days
