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  1. CubUgly
    Correct! Even the A's are a .500 team if you remove the 3 games vs the Cubs.
  2. CubUgly
    Ironic that they were both part of the Dodgers pen blowing the game tonight and Yates gave up a walk-off to Texas over the weekend.
  3. CubUgly
    I don't know I think I agree with JD there, he could have frozen right there and still got doubled off that ball was hit so hard and in such a fortuitous spot for the defense to turn that DP.
  4. CubUgly
    Oh, I would agree with 21 and 22 and giving Jed some leeway there. It's after that.
  5. CubUgly
    I think both things can be true and are, the Rickett's put him in some tough situations, but that in the context of those situations one can still absolutely hold Jed accountable for not even performing to a reasonable standard even within those "restrictions".
  6. CubUgly
    The fact that the Brewers are consistently outperforming us with about half the payroll is definitely a mark against Hoyer and honestly a hard fact to get past.
  7. CubUgly
    I see in the latest MLB power rankings the Dodgers and Padres were ranked one and two and third wasn't even really that close. So after today we will have played what right now is considered the two best teams in baseball in more than half of our overall games and still have two more left to play against the Dodgers before the end of this month.
  8. CubUgly
    Ha! Yeah I love Sutt, but I can absolutely only take him in small doses. Maybe a couple of innings before I have to mute that volume.
  9. CubUgly
    Most of the miked up on field interviews come across very awkwardly in my experience. The only one I can ever remember watching and thinking it went very well was one with Joey Votto.
  10. CubUgly
    And worse they started the wave.
  11. CubUgly
    I've heard that day-to-day before. Typically turns into day to days.
  12. CubUgly
    I guess what would be considered an earnest attempt is relative. My instinct on this is they will make an offer, maybe even an initially competitive offer, but my inclination is that when the offer is called and then raised, our side folds the cards.
  13. CubUgly
    I'm not a fan of giving 4-year deals to relievers, they are so volatile, so I actually was not nearly as upset about not getting Tanner as many. And I do like Keller so far and Hodge's stuff looks good but outside of that man we still are way too shaky in the pin. We really need to start developing more from within and get more arms like Hodge to emerge. I do think Assad could help in the pen, he's been effective there before and Brown's pitch mix may be better served as a reliever?
  14. CubUgly
    I was hoping against hope that Workman would work out, even though folks kept telling me his minor league strikeout rate was really bad. Hell, I definitely did not expect his spring success to continue, especially with sporadic AB's. But with his glove league average or slightly below would have been fine. But man....he's looked bad.
  15. CubUgly
    I did read somewhere that he had a 1.99 ERA in his last 30 some innings so there's that I guess but I live among some passionate Astro fans and almost to a man they are all glad to be rid of him FWIW.
  16. CubUgly
    Well, you know how passionate fans can be. Probably is a bit harsh but most Astros fans are done with him I can tell you.
  17. CubUgly
    Yeah, my in-laws are die hard Astro fans - they are dying to get rid of him. My sister-in-law went to a Stro game on his bobblehead day and refused it.
  18. CubUgly
    I could say the same of you.
  19. CubUgly
    Agreed, ALOT came out toward the end of his career here and after it substantiating what you say above. The "I no speak English" fiasco in front of Congress was particularly disappointing and embarrassing. But a lot of Cub fans still worship the man and want to be able to honor him as their hero come home like my generation does for Billy Williams and Fergie. So, I'm happy for their sake. I'm personally fairly ambivalent about it.
  20. CubUgly
    I don't think anyone should judge the Belli trade at face value. Let's see what the Cubs use the money for and then you can look at it like Belli was really traded for X, y and Z and judge it then. Because that IMHO is the reality.
  21. CubUgly
    I'm interested in seeing how they handle Skeenes the rest of the season. He pitched 122 innings at LSU last year - far and away the most of his college career and he's already exceeded that number minors/majors combined this season.
  22. CubUgly
    Assad has been REALLY hard to watch his last few outings. I'd almost rather Hendricks start honestly. But, it is what it is - let's hope he can gut another one out.
  23. CubUgly
    Yeah, I missed most of the runs scored in the 4th and 5th by Cleveland, but appears the error was very costly, and according to my friend who was texting me in the moment, Imanaga got squeezed on a couple of critical pitches that really changed the complexion of those at bats and the inning. Still, you have to adapt and overcome, calls will be missed and errors will be made and Imanaga has overcome such things more times than not this year. But no doubt, can't score 8 and lose. I mean Cleveland ain't exactly an offensive juggernaut...they're good but not great....their bullpen is their strength and we beat them there!!
  24. CubUgly
    I hear this but that's kinda what we've all been waiting and hoping for this year and yes it is finally happening, but it may have taken too long. So mostly playing it all back and hoping for the same thing.....mostly the same guys to play to their reasonably expected levels....it just seems like we're treading water. Now Paredes is a factor, and I hope he can continue to play to his numbers of the last 3 years, but is that enough?
  25. CubUgly
    Agreed, this is probably the last series of the year where you will likely get the best from most of their players, and they lit up Taillion pretty good last times. Expect as good an effort as can be from them.
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