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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Rcal10
    Maybe he is in that pace because Counsel picks the match ups he wants for Busch.
  4. 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.
  5. 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?
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Rcal10
    Matt Shaw might be a solid bat. And if he is this line up could be special.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Rcal10
    I don’t like that, but whatever.
  16. 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.
  17. Rcal10
    Is Brown starting or will they use an opener? Sounds like he is starting.
  18. 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.
  19. Rcal10
    Buddy’s pizza. It is safe walking distance from the ballpark Detroit style pizza.
  20. Rcal10
    I got more like 31/55. But still very solid. I think he will slow down some the second half.
  21. 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.
  22. Rcal10
    I didn’t say my expectations were 4-5. I said I would be happy with that. I was also answering a person who suggested the Cubs were the best road team in baseball so why couldn’t they win those series. I believe I also said in those 35 games they could go 19-16 and that would be acceptable. That would put them at 58-39 with 65 games to go. How does that make you suggest I expect 105 wins? To get to 105 from there they would have to go 47-18. Show me where I said anything that would suggest that. As I said, I can see 55-57 wins in the last 100 games. Nowhere did I ever say 66-34. This is baseball. They can go 4-5 against those top teams and then go 4-6 on the homestand they should win at least 6 games. I have followed the sport long enough to know they will lose games they shouldn’t and win games they shouldn’t. But over 162 it should level out. Going in I thought this was a 90 win team. Nothing much has changed my opinion to lower that expectation. So 55-57 wins from here on out is basically an 89-92 win pace. i have watched baseball a long time and followed the Cubs for that entire time. I know not to pencil in wins based on competition. They will lose a series against a team well under .500. It happens. But they will also win some on the road against great teams. In the end it should level out.
  23. Rcal10
    Yep, and as for the other teams over .500 in the next 35 games, none are better than the Cubs. Cubs can go something like 19-16 in the stretch before the all star break and be fine. As long as they don’t give up games to Milw and St.l they are fine. Even 7-6 series wins against each of those teams is ok. I do expect better, but it is alright. Right now, if the Cubs played .500 ball the rest of the season (and I believe they will do better than that) they win 89 games. That is a playoff team. I am expecting more than that. Maybe another 55-57 wins and end with 94-96 wins. I think that is a realistic expectation.
  24. Rcal10
    Update on where the Cubs one currently stands. 10th in MLB and 3rd in the NL. Pretty good for just picking up a bunch of rejects. But I do have a question. In a game like yesterday where a team uses an opener, does his inning go towards starter stats and the guy (in this case, Rea) who comes in have his stats considered stats for the pen? Did the Cubs pen work 8 innings yesterday?
  25. Rcal10
    Isn’t Wicks hurt? Is he back? Also they need to limit innings. They can use a starter who eats innings to lower the innings if Brown, Horton and even Boyd.
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