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  1. CubUgly
    Reading comprehension -5.....sorry 🙂
  2. CubUgly
    Agreed, he'll have to adjust and not just hope the velocity ticks back up to where it was. I hope he figures it out I love Shota and the fun he seems to have when it's working. I would be great for us all if he gets it back going.
  3. CubUgly
    Good points - soooo much volatility from year to year with relievers. Who would not have wanted Tanner Scott and Yates last year based on their 2024 seasons - hell the Cubs wanted Scott enough to offer him a 4-year deal that when you get down to it was as good or better than what the Dodgers offered in practical terms.
  4. CubUgly
    Agreed, I really do believe Mo Baller will hit, but not so sure about the power or if he can ever be anything but a DH. Less certain about Cassie being able to consistently hit at this level. I really think just rolling it back out with Mo and Cassie added is borderline negligence. I agree we need to add some slug with more certainty in addition to pitching.
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    There was never a world in which we were going to match any team willing to pay $40 million a year or more for Tucker. I get the "it's not my money and you have it why not spend it" crowd as far as the Cubs front office goes and frustration with the frugalness, but that was never going to happen and honestly I'm o.k. with it in the sense that I don't think it would be a good move for the long term and maybe even the short term. Tuck was honestly below average in the field last year, he's showing signs of a guy who may not age well and for whom even seemingly minor injuries can get him off track for long periods.....and someone is going to give him 10 or 11 years...or hell even 8? It's much more not wanting to block that roster spot for that long than anything else for me. I'd tend to agree about the preference to spread that money out but the Cubs have shown time again money they have saved here is not always spent there. See Bellinger savings.
  6. CubUgly
    Yeah, that saving money to spend elsewhere doesn't always seem to happen does it?
  7. CubUgly
    No doubt, the other guy I really wanted was Yates, the Dodgers got him too and he was equally as bad. Shows you what I know and how volatile relief pitching is. I agree the FO will now double down and the dumpster diving. I do think Zombro brings something to the table - he was pimping Keller in early March and I do think he's got a feel for identifying guys who may be able to help and put them in position to,
  8. CubUgly
    The one thing we went off script on was the 4-year offer to Tanner Scott which with all things considered, was as good or better than the Dodgers offer, but luckily, he chose the Dodgers - cause he was AWFUL, and now they have him 3 more years.
  9. CubUgly
    they don't have enough to outbid the Dodgers and Yankees they just don't that's a fact. If either of those teams wants Tucker the Cubs can't outbid them. The Cubs are rich and able in a vacuum but there is always context aside from just they won't. In this context vs. the Yankees and more specifically and the Dodgers, they can't. They do have enough to do all the other things you mention and again and you are right there are reasons beyond being financially able and capable that the Cubs choose to hide behind in going after free agent talent. Again, both can be true.
  10. CubUgly
    Having enough and having much more than enough are two different things both practically and in reality. In this case the Yankees and Dodgers can outspend the Cubs any time they want, that's just a fact, especially the Dodgers - that t.v. contract puts them in the position of being able to throw away money at will. Now the Cubs won't even try against those two teams if it comes to it - and that's disappointing - I get it, but both things can be true and are. The fact that we won't go over the luxury tax is to me pretty pathetic. But let's not confuse that with outspending the Yankees and Dodgers. Honestly, from my perspective a 10 year $400 million dollar deal for what I just saw this past year would be throwing money away. I'd much rather spread that out among multiple players to improve our roster. Now if you want to say the Cubs won't do that either, I couldn't argue that - they have not shown they will in quite a while.
  11. CubUgly
    Agreed, if anything Tuck cost himself a lot of $$ with how this year played out and if he'd really be rolling the dice signing a 2-3 year deal that it would cost him even more down the line. The Yanks or Dodgers will pay him long term, they both have the means to eat the money down the line if things go badly, and things might.
  12. CubUgly
    Yeah, if you had told me we'd win 92 games and a playoff series without Steel and with our big offseason acquisition basically being pretty mediocre to bad or else hurt half the season, I'd say it was a success but not being able to score the last game and not getting an extra arm or position player either in the off-season or at the deadline that might have made the difference leaves me feeling a bit empty. Mixed bag for me.
  13. CubUgly
    I know many here have expressed trepidation Re: Rea but his outing earlier in this series was fine even though it was not what one would consider a high leverage situation you can bet the Brewers were not letting up. Also, they will definitely use Misiorowski - and I still have not forgotten his celebration dance at our expense and neither I bet, have the Cubs. He'll walk a few if we let him.
  14. CubUgly
    Totally agree, the Wrigley crowd played a role in both wins - no doubt. Murphy even alluded to it.
  15. CubUgly
    His stuff looked ELECTRIC. Brewer hitters seemed at a loss!! And man.....Boyd......I thought the tank was empty but that dude is a flat out competitor! WOW!
  16. CubUgly
    I have seen nothing to make me think we can. Boyd or whoever can keep their bats quiet.
  17. CubUgly
    Fair enough, bottom line we can't go 8 straight innings without sniffing a run again. Just can't.
  18. CubUgly
    Yeah, man Anderson hung several pitches that we did nothing with. The one PCA threw his bat on in frustration was a classic cement mixer you couldn't have put on a tee any better. Quintana is not as bad as some make him out to be - I think we just still resent the trade. He has a career ERA of 3.7 and has not had an ERA over 4 since 2022 and he must have been hurt that year as he only pitched in 5 games.
  19. CubUgly
    Well, he certainly thinks he's well connected, I've seen him be wrong enough to not believe that.
  20. CubUgly
    Honestly, I don't trust anything Jesse Rogers stated. But it's not exactly something 90% of us here already believed anyway so not exactly going out on a limb - but whatever sources he claims to have - in my experience have not done him well in comparison to other guys like him that make a living trying to break news.
  21. CubUgly
    I don't know that I agree that the Cubs looked loose on Thursday, maybe when the game was over. But I get what you are saying. I just think the Brew Crew looked looser from game one first pitch, but you are probably right.
  22. CubUgly
    Doesn't it seem like the Brewers are loose and having fun and the Cubs are tight and stressed? I mean from jump! The contrast of the in game interviews with Murphy and CC illustrate that perfectly. Does that matter? I don't know, but sure seems like it. When you say the thoughts have crept in.....this is part of it I do believe.
  23. CubUgly
    I went to sleep right after the 3-run bomb to make it 7-3. It seemed obvious to me we were not going to string together a rally against the hard throwing kid that taunted us after his first inning. And it was absolutely no surprise what happened to Shota, it's the same thing he's been doing for the 6 outings or more before this one. I mean it's unfortunate the two hits before the first homer were jam shot bloopers, but he also gave up 2 home runs and that was absolutely predictable. What else would you have done is always the refrain. I suggested here yesterday a bullpen game -our pen was all rested we have tomorrow off, and the pen has certainly fared better of late than Shota. I thought Shota would have fared better game 3 in the colder - pitcher friendly weather or Wrigley tomorrow. Alas, Palencia throws a tomato over the plate 0-2 so maybe that would not have worked either but I never for a minute felt comfortable with Shota starting this game.
  24. CubUgly
    I'd love to know if we even talked and if so who they asked for, then we could all really weigh in on whether we thought the cost too high or not.
  25. CubUgly
    Exactly, we new before the season started we'd need another starter and that was before Steele got hurt. Again, we were VERY fortunate Boyd made the whole season and Horton pitched as many innings as he did and was as good as he was.
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