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  1. Rcal10
    Too many mistakes and the Tigers aren’t making any. But even if they lose this game, nothing that happened in this series makes me fear the Tigers. Cubs just don’t play their best and I truly believe we saw the absolute best of Detroit.
  2. Rcal10
    😄 absolutely correct.
  3. Rcal10
    What a terrible umpire. Isn’t he the guy who was at 1st yesterday? Didn’t he call the guy safe on the pickoff to end the game? I don’t think that guy ever even got ti first base. This guy sucks. And then to throw Nico out after he made a terrible call. Wow!!!
  4. Rcal10
    I believe he was safe. But that is because it looks like the catcher missed him originally. But in real time it did look like they got him. And on review it was too close to overturn. Has they called him safe originally the call wouldn’t have changed either.
  5. Rcal10
    Agree. The send was the right play. I think he was actually safe, but too close to overturn. Just a great throw home. Tigers are making plays this series.
  6. Rcal10
    I think the Cardinals fall in between one poster who hates them and gives them no credit for being a decent team and suggesting they will “definitely be in the mix”. I think they are decent. While I do not think they will fall off, I also do not fear they will win 90 games. I think they are a low 80’s win team. Decent. Same with the Brewers. So if the Cubs do what we all feel they should do, win 90+ games, the Cardinals shouldn’t be much of a factor. If low 80’s puts them in a WC mix, so be it. But think even that number will be closer to 87 or so. And I do not think any team in the central except the Cubs will win 87 games.
  7. Rcal10
    Maybe he is in that pace because Counsel picks the match ups he wants for Busch.
  8. Rcal10
    I wouldn’t expect them to do that just yet, But I do agree with you, against a lefty he does make sense there.
  9. Rcal10
    He went out over 2 weeks ago and they said it was 4-6 weeks. My guess is early July. Maybe a week before the ASB. But I have yet to hear about his progress, so who knows?
  10. Rcal10
    I don’t see the Cubs letting Turner go and Berti is used for baserunning or maybe even a game or two for Nico. Turner is too valuable as a veteran on the bench working with the younger guys. It has been mentioned often how much he is liked and respected. Besides that, barring an injury, there just isn’t enough AB for long.
  11. Rcal10
    Yep. I expected him to be a little rough today. Plus I do not like closers in a gane where it isn’t a save. They seem to always struggle in those games. He should be ok now.
  12. Rcal10
    I think I would let Taillon start the 8th. Go batter to batter. Maybe he doesn’t finish the inning but let him start it.
  13. Rcal10
    Matt Shaw might be a solid bat. And if he is this line up could be special.
  14. Rcal10
    The starter is actually an opener. He is only going one inning. Busch is hitting 7th with the thought he gets the righty in the second inning.
  15. Rcal10
    Yep. And it was also terrible judgement on his part. That was an obvious slow down into 3rd and have 2nd and 3rd and no outs. Crazy bad decision, even with the slight bobble by the left fielder. No reason to even consider sending him.
  16. Rcal10
    Absolutely. It was not a PCA mistake. It was a Berry mistake, and a very dumb one at that. No reason to even consider sending PCA. 2nd and 3rd and no outs with a contract hitter up. My guess is tigers play the infield back. That was as close to a sure run as the Cubs could come. Probably 60-70% or more that he scores from third. Sending PCA is probably, at best, 30-40% chance. And then to hold him last second was ridiculous. That one was totally on Berry. And it probably cost them the game.
  17. Rcal10
    Even with a down year by the Braves, I do not see then trading guys they can use next year. They are too good, IMO. They will probably run it back next year after filling some holes. I don’t see them tearing the team down.
  18. Rcal10
    I get that. Marlins will want to be paid as if Alcantara is still a TOR starter. However. TBH, based on comments from a lot of people, I have a feeling whoever the Cubs do end up getting there will be several people complaining they have up too much. Hell, I remember people saying that in ‘16 when they first Chapman. Honestly, some still say that, which RJ me is ridiculous.
  19. Rcal10
    I don’t like that, but whatever.
  20. Rcal10
    They did have a stretch were they went something like 10-17 and the less dropped to 6.5 games. Which is something people should realize this year. There is going to be a stretch of bad baseball. It just happens. It happened in 2016, I expect it will happen this year too.
  21. Rcal10
    Is Brown starting or will they use an opener? Sounds like he is starting.
  22. Rcal10
    But game 5 of the WS meant they got to go back to Cleveland. Yes, it was amazing. But they still had work to do. Game 6 of the NLCS was the clincher to go to the WS. I felt way more emotion in that one. The guy next to me was crying at that games conclusion. He was a friend I met as a season ticket holder. And the Montero homer in game 1 had to be the single biggest hit in Cubs history. The grandstands were actually vibrating. It was incredible.
  23. Rcal10
    Buddy’s pizza. It is safe walking distance from the ballpark Detroit style pizza.
  24. Rcal10
    I got more like 31/55. But still very solid. I think he will slow down some the second half.
  25. Rcal10
    Besides this, he mentioned once Imanaga coming back they could move Horton back down to AAA. I believe it was to keep an eye on his innings. So that would leave Rea and Brown in the rotation. Which is less than ideal. Of course they need a starting pitcher. To your point, it would take pressure off the others, and limit innings from iffy pitchers. Ideally, I would like to see Brown and Horton around 100-110 innings during the regular season. Then they can be used in the playoffs. Either in the pen, if the Cubs get at least one solid pitcher at the deadline, or even in the rotation. With that in mind, they need a pitcher ASAP.
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