Brock Beauchamp

This has been a thorn in my side for a decade. Ultimately, I keep landing at the status quo because some of the technical solutions get UGLY and dangerous. It's a problem I've been trying to find a lightning in a bottle solution for for years and I just can't.

I'm not really targeting this conversation about anything specific, I just want to get a read on what people think about the state of the forums and where they would like to see improvement. This could be technical in nature but mostly, I'm curious what people think of the tone, the conversations, and the general demeanor of the community. If you have gripes or compliments or whatever, share them here. I haven't been very active lately (on any of the sites, frankly) and like to check in periodically to gauge how things are going. As always, if you are not comfortable sharing something publicly, I'm always available via PM.

@Rex Buckingham you’re up for Monday’s game thread!

I'll need evidence.

What the hell happened here? I’m out and about this weekend and… 17-0? Yikes. @Bertz you are up for tomorrow’s game thread.

I've come to openly resent the NFL and its perpetual news cycle is part of the reason why.

@PackLandVA is on a helluva roll.

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Mine?

I would really like to know why there isn't a game thread up yet.

Oh hey, is there a game today?

I'm napping on the job this morning. @PackLandVA, you are up for today's game thread.

I finally added this to the site. Internally, we track reliever usage over the past five days so we have reference for who pitched and when. I decided it should be on the site as well. You'll find a link for this at the top of the forum index in the resources list of links. https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-bullpen-usage/

Okay, due to the doubleheader split we’re counting the loss. Tomorrow’s game thread is @Southpaw19

Welcome to NSBB!

Doubleheader!

It’s all good, I’m not superstitious. And honestly, I don’t even really care. I’m happy to watch all of you see a fun team. As I get older and do this for a living, I find myself less interested in cheering for specific teams. I openly mock the Twins on pretty much a daily basis. I hope they do well but it doesn’t impact me much if they suck.* *I still legitimately get amped and become a crazed fan in October

I should go back and check but my record starting game threads this season is absurd.

Their only strength was pitching and their staff is devastated. And on top of that I think they’re also unlucky.

I think the Cubs might be a better team than the Marlins.

The Marlins lineup has been terrible, something like a 65 wRC+... and that's before they started losing guys. Miami basically lucked its way into October last year. They had a negative run differential.

Let's try this again! The Marlins have a disaster start on their hands. Nothing has gone right for this team and the immediate future is pretty bleak. It's the return of Jameson Taillon! God only knows what to expect from him.

The Diamondbacks seem determined to make the Cubs win this game.