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  1. Rcal10
    Nico really shouldn’t try to hit homers. He just doesn’t have the power for it and it is costing him hits. 😅
  2. Rcal10
    Does seem like a odd take by Stratos. Nothing, at all, wrong with whatever Nico is doing.
  3. Rcal10
    7 hits and 4 walks and getting on by a hbp from guys not 2 thru 5 is pretty good as well.
  4. Rcal10
    Laceration to his middle finger.
  5. Rcal10
    My guess is Assad. He can’t be used for several days so why not get a fresh arm. They can do another bullpen day or Brown can start if they need a starter before Boyd comes back. UPDATE: Roberts to Il.
  6. Rcal10
    Then who plays center for PCA….. Shaw? I’m fine with Alcantara coming up, I just don’t think they will do it because of wanting to get him AB. Same problem with Long. im not too worried about Busch. They can play Kelly there if they have to. And I think he will play most times anyway. PCA might need to be out against lefties. Which is why Chas McCormick makes sense to me. Or Carlson, if they still have him.
  7. Rcal10
    I’m really not sure the point of Kingery, but I know it isn’t for him to play first base. Kelly isn’t playing 1st base over Kingery. That said, they should let him go. Not sure they would bring Alcantara up, however. Might be Chas. I think, if/when Alcantara comes up they will want him playing 3 or 4 games a week. Not sure they are a spot for him to do that.
  8. Rcal10
    Another Shaw misplay cost the Cubs a run.!
  9. Rcal10
    Pecota-baseball prospectus, gives the Cubs a 76% chance of making the playoffs. Why are projections so different. FYI, I think Pecota is closer to the correct odds. But like you said, too early to really worry about that.
  10. Rcal10
    I think Busch will still play a lot against lefties. But right now while working thru a terrible slump I am fine with them giving him the day. Plus, Kelly is pretty good.
  11. Rcal10
    No it is not. He isn’t suggesting the Cubs are as good as the Dodgers. He is saying even great teams have bad stretches. The Dodgers are a perfect example of that.
  12. Rcal10
    How about that pen. 3 more scoreless today. 6 innings yesterday without an earned run. We only comment when the pen gives up a run. How about commenting when it does well.
  13. Rcal10
    I agree. It is very frustrating. Which is why I do understand venting. I try not commenting much during games because I realize most comments during a game are hot takes in the moment. I am very disappointed in their start. But I still believe they are a good team. And at some point the team will start playing well.
  14. Rcal10
    Has the bullpen been garbage? In this particular series they have worked 9 innings, including two with a runner starting in second. They gave up 2 earned runs(a homer against Theilbar). It is just so easy to rip the pen whenever they give up a run. I am not saying the pen is great, by any means. But it isn’t garbage. It just seems one guy messes up and gives up a run or two and the “bullpen sucks” familiar refrain starts up again.
  15. Rcal10
    That is the good that came out of the game today. He looked good again.
  16. Rcal10
    Exactly. Every loss doesn’t Have to be “the sky is falling”
  17. Rcal10
    Yep. And those who love to cut him down only focus on what he isn’t doing well. Not what he is doing well. If Happ was a kid with 2 years in the league, maybe I would be worried about his k rate now. But he isn’t. We have seen him for 7 years now. He is fine.
  18. Rcal10
    Maybe he doesn’t suck and too many people jumped to conclusions after 6 AB?🤷 Not saying he is good. But maybe he is a decent bench bat?
  19. Rcal10
    Where are the Conforto haters now?
  20. Rcal10
    Typical Happ hate. Nevermind OPS+ of 144, slugging at .550 and OPS at 839. 4 homers. Let’s just talk about him striking out.
  21. Rcal10
    They have an off day, so if they don’t skip anyone he won’t start in Chicago.
  22. Rcal10
    Cam Smith had a worse year than Shaw last year. He started well and came back to earth. And yet, here we are again discussing how good he will become after a hot start. Please stop it, until he does actually prove to be a good major league player.
  23. Rcal10
    Exactly. During the course of every baseball season even the best teams have a 4-6 stretch. It absolutely sucks to be happening now. But the sky is not falling.
  24. Rcal10
    Stay strong.
  25. Rcal10
    He took Amaya out when a righty came in. Pinch hit Conforto. Then when a lefty was on the mound with Conforto coming up he went to Carlson. Not really that hard to follow. Might not agree with it, but that is what he did. TB went to a righty once CC used Carlson. They wouldn’t have, had Conforto taken the AB.
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