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  1. chibears55
    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.
  2. chibears55
    Shhhhhh..lol
  3. chibears55
    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
  4. chibears55
    Likely need a gem from Horton today to have a shot, still leaving guys on base.
  5. chibears55
    Then we'll have to watch two tomorrow 🤷‍♂️
  6. chibears55
    Try having memories of 84 89, we wont discuss 03..😒😒😒
  7. chibears55
    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.
  8. chibears55
    I get what youre saying but isn't his finger injury supposedly the cause of his hitting woes, mainly the lack of power?
  9. chibears55
    Nah, theyll win by 10 and give everyone hope again..lol
  10. chibears55
    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 .
  11. chibears55
    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.
  12. chibears55
    New guy sucks now
  13. chibears55
    Brewers are playing like the cubs were in April May into June
  14. chibears55
    PCA needs to get back to just hitting like he was doing earlier and not trying to get 40 homeruns on every swing.
  15. chibears55
    I always felt if a team was within 5 games of division on September 1st they had a chance.
  16. chibears55
    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.
  17. chibears55
    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.
  18. chibears55
    Dude just lost the game in Iowa the other day giving up 3 runs in his inning. Do they seriously have nobody better then this to call up now?
  19. chibears55
    They'll make the playoffs, it just they'll likely not get pass the Division round with the pitching they have.
  20. chibears55
    Right, if the cubs play 500 ball the last 50, they'll win 90 games, or if they play 600 ball they'll win 95 games. If the Brewers end up winning more then 95 games then just tip your cap to them as they had an awesome final 4 months of season.
  21. chibears55
    Yea I didn't think so... He on IL and he even said they knew velocity was going down and something was off, thought they could help fix him. I'm telling you, he was probably the cheapest SP they could add as far as prospects given up and that what Hoyer went after.
  22. chibears55
    Im waiting for whomever supposed to be the leaders of this team to go off in the clubhouse, maybe im wrong but it feels like these guys just accept these losses and nobody speaking up in the clubhouse or am I just too old school and that stuff dont happen anymore. I even remember when managers would go out and argue with umps and get tossed to try and get a spark from the players. Now it like everyone just keeps their head down and moves on to the next game 🤷‍♂️ Just frustrating seeing this kind of baseball after looking so good the first couple months, now it like theyre just happy to be hanging on.
  23. chibears55
    345 hitters going down with a whimper 😒
  24. chibears55
    Well like yesterday, how fast they gonna end this inning 🙄
  25. chibears55
    This team is dead... 50 games left, theyll get to 90 wins if they go 25-25, not sure if that'll be enough to win the Division with the way the Brewers are playing, but they should make the playoffs. They might get pass the WC round best of 3 with Imanaga and Boyd, not sure if they'll get out of the Division round though.
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