Rcal10

It was the your versus you’re that I got wrong.😬. That is what Bull pointed out. You know, because we all all use proper grammar and never make spelling mistakes🤮 Definitely his response to me was condescending and warranted a similar response.

Normally my response would be an angry one to this. But you’re absolutely correct. And I do that more often than I like to admit. Your response, while it may be a bit condescending and nitpicking, is spot on. Thank you for the English lesson.

To me, it looked like he wanted no part of EDLC. Other than that he was fine.

By the time Boyd is done derwood could very well be right. I just didn’t see anything terrible in the first inning. Second inning a couple of nice plays helped.

I doubt the Dbacks get in. 5 back is pretty tough. Probably have to win out. And they have 2 against the Yankees and finish with SD. Would be nice, however, if the Dodger beat up on SD, so Az can close the gap some and have a reason to play the last few games.

🤷 why?

Been watching some of that game. They are not a good team. If their pitcher doesn’t dominate, they are in trouble.

I guess he would be ok. But I would be willing to bet you if he started 2-16 you, and some others, would be here criticizing the “cheap ass, Jed Hoyer” for signing him instead of someone else. Probably the same cast of hot take characters who were all over Taylor after 14 AB.

Clinch a playoff spot or the top WC? They can probably clinch a spot by Tuesday. But I think they would want more.

Won’t argue he is better than Lopez or Berti. And maybe if they went with Conforto as a platoon partner he would be fine. But has to be pretty cheap. A right handed platoon bat is the weak side of the platoon. Can’t pay too much. He would be a buy low because even when he was good, buying low was a much as you should buy for. But if they have Shaw, as an example, next year, I would rather play him in left. And he cost less. If they plan on trading either or both of Ramirez or Shaw, then Gurriel for cheap is ok.

Even when he was healthy he wasn’t very good. In the last 5 years his best OPS+ is 114. Which is ok, but not great. I mean maybe he makes sense as a platoon bat for a low salary ($3M) but other than that, he doesn’t interest me at all.

Maybe Happ does play today. He has hit this pitcher well, and it is in Cincy, where he always hits well. But maybe Taylor plays too.

Simple truth is the Cubs are a good, but flawed team. As is probably 8-10 teams who will be in the playoffs. For everyone who suggest the Cubs can’t win because of their flaw, I would recommend reading the ESPN article pointing out the flaws of every team in the playoffs. That will be the excuse given when any of them loses. Interesting enough, they mention the 2023 Rangers when discussing the Cubs. Their pen was bad, but caught fire in the playoffs. Sounds like that will be what the Cubs need. This last 8 games really doesn’t matter much. They are in the playoffs. Sure, I would like the games at Wrigley, but not at the expense of using a top pitcher in game 162 and then not use him for the WC round. For the Cubs, I’m really not sure who that pitcher they held back would be. But if Phillie or SD needs a win the last game of the year to get home field does Phillie pitch either Wheeler or Sanchez? Does SD pitch King? Based on the pitching schedules it looks like Holmes will be the #1 guy. He probably pitches Thursday and then starts game 1. Whoever they want to go game 2 will probably start Friday and game 3’s guy, probably Saturday. All probably a little shorter starts. Of course, this is assuming they keep the rotation as is. Holmes could always go Wednesday and the whoever goes Thursday or Friday can pitch game 2. I just doubt you see them run the rotation normally and have Gausman pitch game 162. But, maybe he does. Maybe he isn’t used in the WC round. Maybe they hope they get through it without him and have him for game 1 of the NLDS? Kind of my point above. Unlike the Phillies or Padres, the Cubs don’t really have a pitcher they absolutely have to save for a playoff series.

Durham was also on that team and had ops of .860. Dawson wasn’t pitched around. The Cubs came last in their division but actually weren’t that bad a team. Won 76 games. 7 teams actually had a worse record. It isn’t like Dawson was alone on an island of sucksage. I too am glad he won MVP. But in that year there were several other guys who could have just as easily won it. What Pete is doing this year, there is no denying who the MVP should and will be.

Win or lose, yesterday will not have anything to do with it.

Tell me your living in the 20th century in regards to how you watch baseball without telling me your living in the 20th century.

Better stats, how? Yes PCA has made a few errors. But he gets to balls Pages wouldn’t come close to. You are really showing an outdated view on the game. Even this Dawson argument is stupid. TBH, he didn’t deserve the MVP that year. There were several players in the league that had a better year than him AND they were on winning teams. Dawson has a very good year. He didn’t blow everyone away in several categories. And he didn’t field his position nearly as well as PCA does.

Has anyone ever won the SS, platinum glove and MVP in a season? Also be the top guy offensively and defensively all while having a 40/40 season? I think what we are seeing this year has never been done before. But maybe Mays would have done this if they had all those awards when he played.

Pretty sure they will be fine. I am sure if they lose it won’t be because they went to Churchill Downs the day before. Racing starts at 5PM. So didn’t have to be a late night.

That is true. I was answering strictly on PCA achievements. Not the team achievements. From an individual standpoint, 40/40 is a greater accomplishment than leading the league in homers. Someone does that every year. But, obviously when he comes up I like homers more than singles or walks and then a SB.

Easy answer for me. 3 steals.

You mean if they want home field. They will make the WC with little issues.

Yep. Often when I watch other teams I come away very happy with the Cubs and their defense.

I put that into the category of his opinion. And as I said, I think he is very misinformed. But I didn’t see him suggest poor outcomes from the Cubs. As I said, he acknowledged they could win a WS. But I do see how you saw it as negative. I just saw it as misguided and uninformed.

While I agree with you that a lot of what he said was strictly opinion and not very knowledgeable opinion at that, I didn’t find his post to suggest only negative outcomes for the Cubs and positive outcomes for opponents. He even said the Cubs are good enough to win the WS. Specified he didn’t say they would, but they could. I agree with that.