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  1. Rcal10
    As long as if they went pen, it was high end pen arm. My first choice would be high end starting pitcher, but if not that then high end pen arm. And I really don’t know of any high end pen arms who would realistically be available. To me the only difference in rotation arm versus pen arms would be if the Cubs don’t get a TOR starter I would be ok with a guy like Keller, Fedde, Lugo, etc…. where if the Cubs didn’t get a high end pen arm, I feel a middle relief pitcher is kind of redundant. They have those. To me they need a starting pitcher regardless of if he is TOR or MOR. They need to limit Brown and Horton innings. And replace Rea.
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    😅 I totally deserved that. But it is what happens when posting without reading glasses and not double checking before sending. I wish it was for the reason you are hinting at….. I think I corrected my response now.
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    I also think it helped the Cubs a bit in that maybe he helps the Giants win a game or two from the Dodgers that maybe they don’t win without him. LA has a have a win or two less at the end of the season and that can give the Cubs a better chance at the first round bye. Whether they have to play the Giants, Phillies, Mets, Dodgers or SD doesn’t really matter to me. They are all good and all series can be a toss up. But being able to play one less series is a bigger deal to me. So I don’t care much that the Giants got better. It might help us. I also don’t care that now maybe the Red Sox have money to spend. San Francisco doesn’t have the money so they neutralize each other. As for putting pressure on Hoyer, sure, it may. But to me that is also a good thing.
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    Way too early for this talk. Even a sweep of the Brewers doesn’t put them away. Yes, it makes things difficult for them but there are 86 games to go after these 3. And, I doubt the Cubs sweep. This next series is going to be tough. Hopefully they win the first one then get one of the next two after that. Last two pitchers in the series are going to be tough.
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    2 out of 3 would be awesome. 3 more games off the schedule and gain a game.
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    He wanted an explanation. You cannot review a fair or foul call in the infield. That is why the Pirates couldn’t ask for a review. He probably wanted to know why the guy closest to the ball was overruled by umpires further away.
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    Yes, which is why they need another starting pitcher asap. I am sure Horton is in one as well.
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    Probably invisible since I doubt there is such a thing. I think Lugo would be a way more realistic option for the Cubs if KC sold. But I think that is a long way off.
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    Who has the Cubs 2-1 against the Pirates after 3 games.✋🏼I did. Honestly that is all that matters. They are slumping offensively. No one will argue that. But it happens. If they can play .500 ball while slumping with the bat, that isn’t bad.
  10. Rcal10
    You do you. I didn’t like Chapman in ‘16 either. But I sure enjoyed that season. I want that enjoyment again.
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    I am not sure what you mean by me being too much in protest mode, but I do know most posters share my views politically, here. So going back to baseball, I try to seperate my view of a ballplayers and how he plays the game from my view of him personally. I know there are a lot of bad actors in sports and frankly everywhere. So hard for me to get worked up if the Cubs did trade for Chapman. I don’t like him personally, but I wouldn’t disown the Cubs if they did trade for him.
  12. Rcal10
    To add to your scenarios, if it is Sale or another TOR starter and nothing else, or a guy to slot under Taillon and another middle relief pitcher, I go with Sale and roll with the pen they have. I would also take the ace starter over your option #2.
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    Thats better gflore. 👍 You have come a long way in a short time. Glad to see you thinking more like a Cubs fan than a Sox fan😅 I mean really the best outcome is cardinals winning both and the cubs winning both. That would mean in the 4 game series each team played the Cubs would gain a game on both the Cardinals and Brewers. But…….baby steps!
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    They played the Rockies with terrible weather and the wind gusting at 20-30 mph blowing in. Runs were not going to be scored in those games. Funny thing is if the wind was blowing out at 20mph for most of the Cubs home games we would be worrying about the pitching and saying how great the offense is. People need to step back and take a deep breath and relax. Baseball is a long season. Teams go through stretches all the time. They probably are not the top offense in baseball. But they are far from a problem.
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    But the offense isn’t something to worry about. They may not be the top offense in baseball, but they are top 5. Even if they are not performing at the level that is comfortable to people right now you do have to realize the competition as well as the fact that during every baseball season every team slumps from time to time. That is what this is. A combination of quality pitching, weather conditions and possibly guys slumping which leads to lower runs. That doesn’t mean that the offense is a trouble spot to start worrying about. Honestly if you watch baseball every year you will see every team go through this yearly. Be happy they are playing .500 ball while not really hitting.
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    Actually I wouldn’t mind them winning a game or two the next 2 games. Milwaukee is now the bigger threat. Your hatred of the Cardinals really reminds me of the Sox fans who only cared about the Cubs losing. If a Cardinal win helps the Cubs I am all for a Cardinal win. But mainly, I try to just focus on the Cubs.
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    I want a guy who can pitch at the front of the rotation now. Neither Cabrera nor Meyer fits that roll. While I like a Meyer, possibly for a guy they can have for several years, I don’t think he works here and now.
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    Fact is, the Cubs ar slumping a bit. It happens. I agree they should still win the next two, but if they end up splitting it is reason to worry. It is a slump. It happens to every team at some point of the year.
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    Seems like half our country doesn’t care that our president has done far worse to far more people than Chapman ever did. So why should I care about what he did 10 years ago. If he can help the Cubs. I am fine with trading for him. I can’t be the moral police any longer. No one cares about anything anymore. And anyone who is ok with the actions of our leader yet doesn’t want Chapman for his indiscretions is a hypocrite. I don’t condone what he did. But if he hasn’t done something since the Cubs has him last, I need to let his past go. Again, our leader fought to get Rose off the ineligible list for the HOF. And he is a child molester who also gambleed on baseball, so …🤷 I give up.
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    Exaggerate much? It is easy to criticize the send after the guy is out. But how about if he held and the SS bobbled the ball thrown in or made a wide throw home where Happ would have scored. Then people would have been complaining that he Cubs should have sent him. Suzuki has looked bad against Skenes today. What was the chance he gets a hit? 25%. So if the send results in better than 25% chance of acoring(and I think it did) you have to send him.
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    Nope. Right call. Pirates made the play. Wet ball hard to make 2 good throws. They did it.
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    Rising to the occasion
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    I do wonder what that hit expectancy was. We take it for granted when PCA makes what looks like a routine play. But is it routine for others. I was watching Mets and Natsbyestersay. Taylor made a play in center where he ran a. It great route to a ball and ebeddd up making a diving catch. Announcers were talking about how good a play it was. I think with PCA he would have caught it like he caught the one today.
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    Cubs have scored 3 runs in 5 innings or less 3 times in Skenes, out of 5 appearances. How about take out his one really good start against the Cubs and now tell me his era. He has had 5 starts and never went past the 6th. 25 total innings.
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    I agree they need to go bigger on the starter. I would rather one TOR starter and no pen help then a middle/back of the rotation starter and middle relief pitcher, if the cost was the same. I think they have enough decent pen arms. They don’t need another unless that one arm is a solid closer. To me all focus should be on the best starting pitcher they can get. Then, if anything else comes up and they want to tinker, fine. But it isn’t nearly as urgent. But to your point, sure I would rather have Sale in July then Heaney now.
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