Brock Beauchamp

The old bullpen chart is gone, and it has been replaced by a slightly revised chart. But the important thing is that below the chart, the past seven days of team transactions is displayed. As always, you can find a link to this in the resources header on the forum index page. https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-bullpen-usage-transactions-roster-moves/

Last year, we changed the ad frequency, and actually lowered it... but over time, it felt like that somehow meant *more* ads in the forums. When I received multiple page loads of ad-post-ad-post-ad, that was enough. So we've locked in ad frequency and no longer allow the ads to "fill" at a percentage rate. Now it's every 4-5 posts, no more than that, ever. As always, if you have issues with ads, or want to voice a concern, please speak up.

Take solace in the fact that the Brewers can't win a baseball game, either. FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Ryan Rolison 0 0 0 0 11 11 Riley Martin 13 0 19 0 0 32 Jacob Webb 0 17 0 8 15 40 Hoby Milner 0 12 0 0 0 12 Daniel Palencia 0 17 16 0 0 33 Colin Rea 0 0 0 0 87 87 Caleb Thielbar 21 19 0 0 18 58 Ben Brown 0 34 0 0 0 34

Yeah, so, this continues to not go well. THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Riley Martin 0 13 0 19 0 32 Jacob Webb 0 0 17 0 8 25 Hoby Milner 0 0 12 0 0 12 Ethan Roberts 0 17 0 13 0 30 Daniel Palencia 0 0 17 16 0 33 Charlie Barnes 0 0 0 0 62 62 Caleb Thielbar 0 21 19 0 0 40 Ben Brown 0 0 34 0 0 34

What have we made of Jameson Taillon so far? How good has the starting rotation been? And a preview of Cubs vs. Phillies! Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

Nice comeback win yesterday to temper a pretty disappointing start to the season. But hey, the Phillies are in largely the same boat as the Cubs. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Riley Martin 0 0 13 0 19 32 Jacob Webb 0 0 0 17 0 17 Hunter Harvey 16 0 0 0 0 16 Hoby Milner 10 0 0 12 0 22 Ethan Roberts 0 0 17 0 13 30 Daniel Palencia 0 0 0 17 16 33 Caleb Thielbar 0 0 21 19 0 40 Ben Brown 31 0 0 34 0 65

Are the Pirates good now? Is this the world we live in? SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Brown, B 42 0 0 31 0 73 Milner 14 0 17 10 0 41 Webb, J 20 0 14 0 0 34 Maton 0 19 26 0 0 45 Thielbar 28 0 2 0 0 30 Harvey 0 0 0 16 0 16 Palencia 13 0 0 0 0 13 Martin 0 10 0 0 0 10

Terrible news about Horton, but if Assad can keep doing Assad things and defying the peripherals, that'll work. FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Brown, B 0 0 42 0 0 42 Milner 10 0 14 0 17 41 Webb, J 29 0 20 0 14 63 Maton 0 0 0 19 26 45 Thielbar 0 0 28 0 2 30 Harvey 30 0 0 0 0 30 Palencia 0 0 13 0 0 13 Martin 0 0 0 10 0 10

The Cubs had seen some arm injuries early this season, but then the season-shaking news happened: Cade Horton will have season-ending surgery. Mitch and Jason break down what it means for the Cubs, and what options they have in its wake. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

This season isn't going to plan. But whatever, it's less than two weeks into the season. What are you all expecting of Assad today? THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Brown, B 0 0 0 42 0 42 Milner 0 10 0 14 0 24 Webb, J 0 29 0 20 0 49 Maton 0 0 0 0 19 19 Thielbar 0 0 0 28 0 28 Harvey 0 30 0 0 0 30 Palencia 0 0 0 13 0 13 Rea 0 57 0 0 0 57 Roberts 0 0 0 13 0 13 Martin 0 0 0 0 10 10

The moment everyone has been waiting for: the return of Tropicana Field. Let's all hit a catwalk in celebration. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Brown, B 0 0 0 0 42 42 Milner 0 0 10 0 14 24 Webb, J 0 0 29 0 20 49 Maton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar 13 0 0 0 28 41 Harvey 20 0 30 0 0 50 Palencia 9 0 0 0 13 22 Rea 0 0 57 0 0 57 Roberts 0 0 0 0 13 13

Ernie Banks said something about this, I think. TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Brown, B 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milner 19 0 0 10 0 29 Webb, J 0 0 0 29 0 29 Maton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar 14 13 0 0 0 27 Harvey 22 20 0 30 0 72 Palencia 16 9 0 0 0 25 Rea 0 0 0 57 0 57

C'mon, beat the Angels. What are we even doing here? FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Brown, B 0 0 0 0 50 50 Milner 0 0 17 0 3 20 Webb, J 0 16 0 0 0 16 Maton 0 9 23 0 28 60 Thielbar 0 16 0 0 0 16 Harvey 0 0 10 0 0 10 Palencia 0 0 16 0 0 16 Rea 0 0 0 42 0 42

What’d we make of Edward Cabrera’s first start? How about the Nico Hoerner extension? What should the expectations be for Jameson Taillon tonight and moving forward? Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-north-side-baseball-podcast/id1798599313 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75wMGhBwlrDDYPt3kaF453 Listen on iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-north-side-baseball-po-268998437/ Listen on Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/eey7h6ih Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northsidebaseball View full article

My point is that this thinking is why there aren't independent message boards anymore. I don't need to make a ton of money from this one site; I take a lot of pride in maintaining a legacy community. But at the end of the day, that wick burns out. I've dealt with a half-dozen forum owners firsthand over this very subject; there probably aren't many more experts on this feeling than myself. I literally took over a Mets forum a month ago because out of the entire userbase, not one person was interested in maintaining it or even lifting a finger to support its continued existence. But many complained about the fact that ads will be on the new site. "Why Is Everything So Sh!tty Now, Complains Man Who Contributes Nothing" is such a real headline I deal with on a near-daily basis.

I have to say that for a bunch of socialists and liberals, this conversation is beyond disappointing. I've said my piece; I'm out.

And we all wonder why there are no independent message boards left, and Reddit rules the internet, selling your data to whomever they please, mistreating their moderators, and generally being abusive dicks in the name of shareholders. If your rebuttal is that someone else has to do the lifting for "the love of the game", your logic is beyond flawed, it's broken. It's the very definition of entitlement; expecting others to spend time and capital to provide an experience for your enjoyment. There used to be multiple independent forums for every MLB team. Now fewer than half of MLB teams have an independent forum. Wonder why.

Well, what version of Taillon are the Cubs going to get this year? THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Brown, B 49 0 0 0 0 49 Milner 11 0 0 17 0 28 Webb, J 15 0 16 0 0 31 Maton 0 0 9 23 0 32 Thielbar 0 0 16 0 0 16 Harvey 0 0 0 10 0 10 Palencia 0 0 0 16 0 16 Rea 0 0 0 0 42 42

Listen, I'm actually somewhat sympathetic to the ad situation, which is why I'm always the one arguing for fewer ads. But here's the reality of the situation. 1. Ad rates plummeted last year, to the point where I'm working for virtually nothing, and have been for quite some time. I'm well below minimum wage, all while working 50+ hours a week. I did this because, thankfully, I can manage for awhile, but also to not cut the pay rate to a single contributor on our sites. 2. Couple with that, we just offered an ad-free caretaker sale for $2.50 a month, and not a single forum user signed up for it. So it's not really about the ads, is it?

We're going to try to include these in every game thread. We already have them elsewhere on the site, but it seems like a good fit to also put them here.

An inauspicious start to the season, but also a chance to now get right against the perpetually bad Angels. TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Brown, B 0 0 49 0 0 0 49 Milner 0 0 11 0 0 17 28 Webb, J 0 0 15 0 16 0 31 Maton 0 0 0 0 9 23 32 Thielbar 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 Harvey 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 Palencia 0 0 0 0 0 16 16

That happens occasionally, yes. And you had to scroll to find that specific scenario. I've actually cut back on ad fills multiple times over the years, and routinely battle for fewer ads. But the reality is that ads pay the bills, and it's likely we're going to have to start paywalling in part because of ad blockers. That's where ad blockers ultimately take the internet; back to a world where every piece of worthwhile content needs to be paid for to access.