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chibears55

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  1. Maybe he starts or used as opener for Brown on Tuesday 🤷‍♂️
  2. Most likely if you want him pitching in the playoffs
  3. Alright guys let figure out a way to scratch another run up there
  4. Love being able to watch last couple innings of no hitters or perfection when we can Thanks for letting us know
  5. More then arguments, those were the reasons.. Plus you can add Dusty nor the pitching coach came out to settle Prior and the rest of team down after that play when you could clearly see it was troubling him/them.
  6. Lol, no it wasn't Bartman fault.. Gonzalez had a taylor made DP and blew it. They were up 3 games to 1 with Zambrano Prior and Wood plus 2 home games to get 1 win. Had a 3 run lead in 8th in game 6, had a 5-3 lead in game 7 They choked
  7. Likely need a gem from Horton today to have a shot, still leaving guys on base.
  8. Then we'll have to watch two tomorrow 🤷‍♂️
  9. Try having memories of 84 89, we wont discuss 03..😒😒😒
  10. I have no doubt that they'll make the playoffs this season, I dont see this team being any worse then finishing out the season playing 500 ball(25-25), nor do I see the Reds playing almost Brewers level baseball their last 50 to knock them out. Question for the Cubs is whether or not they'll be able to play alot better then 500 to get back into 1st place or if the Brewers will become human again and go into any kind of slump to give the Cubs an actual chance to catch them. Also once they get into postseason play, will the pitching they have be good enough to keep them in these games , and which offense will we see, the struggling one or the ones that can put up some runs. So, yea it sucks to see this team go from world beaters to just being ok, but they'll likely end up being good enough the rest of way to hold a playoff spot and then it'll be hoping they all can click once theyre there. Also, as much as that 5 games series against the Brewers can kick them to the curb, especially for any chance at the Division, it could also be a series that can really ignite them and get them back to playing 600 baseball the rest of way.
  11. I get what youre saying but isn't his finger injury supposedly the cause of his hitting woes, mainly the lack of power?
  12. Nah, theyll win by 10 and give everyone hope again..lol
  13. Nope, teams will just say it was his finger and the cubs stupidity of not shutting him down for 10 days to give it a chance to heal when it happened .
  14. I doubt they ever planned on signing Tucker.. It not hard to see what the plan is for the next 2 years with this team and to why Hoyer got the extension. Theyll go into the offseason just adding a few pieces to fill out the roster and get them to the 2026 trade deadline where then they'll do like they did with Rizzo, Bryant, Contreras and Baez, theyll trade the guys that are in final year of contract and we'll see Caissie, Ballesteros, etc getting their opportunity. This will get Ricketts a low payroll heading into the probable 2027 strike season. This is the only thing that makes sense for the way they handled the offseason and this past deadline.
  15. Brewers are playing like the cubs were in April May into June
  16. PCA needs to get back to just hitting like he was doing earlier and not trying to get 40 homeruns on every swing.
  17. I always felt if a team was within 5 games of division on September 1st they had a chance.
  18. Correct on Horton, my thinking was theyll pretty much shut him down if they feel hes going to be a big part of their future, and they'll basically be going with Taillon as the 3rd starter. But agree if they want Taillon to be that guy in the playoffs, they'll need to limit his starts until then. im more worried about a dead tired bullpen then the actual 3-4 man rotation they'll be going with. I think this bullpen is going to get overworked to try and win games from 6th inning on and will be gassed by October.
  19. I feel like he really didn't want to trade any of his significant prospects and Soroka was the best he could get without giving any of them up. They looked at the MRI that Soroka got at the end of July that showed no damage and was just hoping that the drop in velocity was something they could fix, unfortunately they never got the chance. I think best case scenario with Soroka is second or third week in September if it just soreness and rest could help. I do see Hoyer offering him a 2 year deal to return next year as hes just 27, whether he able to start the season with the Cubs or on IL.
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