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I doubt that happens. I think TR is very happy with the way Jed runs the team. But even if he did go, Hawkins would replace him. He seems to be the same guy. TR is not ever going to put a guy like Theo back in. Or, I should say a guy like Theo would never take this job again.
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Like I said, Nightengale is the one reporting it. So who knows. He does make sense for the Cubs, however. More so if Morel can play 3rd. If/when PCA does come up, Bellinger is no longer a centerfielder. But for me, anyway, there is still a lot of value in him being able to play both corners and first.
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So can we get back to baseball. I read the only team showing interest in Bellinger is the Cubs. (Nightingale- so take it for what it is worth). If that is the case I understand why the Cubs are holding at whatever they discussed, or waiting for Boras to come down. But this could still shape up to be a decent off season if they do get Bellinger and more importantly Morel can play 3rd. Bellinger helps if Busch struggles. Either PCA can come up or Tauchman can play center. DH is depending on who they decided was the best option that day. (This is where you might see some Smith or Peralta AB) But even better is if Busch plays well and PCA plays well enough to have to be put on the mlb roster. DH can mix between Bellinger, Busch, Happ and Suzuki while everyone stays in the line up. (This would be when Peralta and/or Smith -whichever makes the team- is released) When a rough lefty goes they can put Madrigal at 3rd, DH Morel and get AB for wisdom. Sit a few lefties. To me the key to this team in 24’ (assuming they get Bellinger) is Morel handling 3rd. And I know that is far from a sure thing. But if he does it gives them the chance to have a very solid line up.
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It has been more than a few years. Met him when we used to come down here for spring training. Valley Ho is a resort in old town Scottsdale. In March the pool area would get very busy. Thug had a sign that said celebrity bartender….. Pete Lacock. Honestly he was very excited I knew him. Everyone else at the pool was a bit younger than I was. So they had no use. I do believe he still has hair!
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I must admit, it doesn’t suck!
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He was a guest bartender at Valley Ho resort, in Scottsdale, years ago. I met him there.
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I am one of the stupid fans who will be at the game on Sunday. Yep, spent money to watch them play. Have some friends coming and and they want to go to a spring game. Guess they are idiots too!
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He also gets one less high draft pick a year than all the other teams in the division. He get penalized more for signing a free agent, doesn’t get as much international money and doesn’t get as much when the Cubs lose a free agent. Simple truth is in order for the Cubs to utilize the advantage they have as a high revenue team, they need to spend money(which is their advantage, in the fact they should be able to.
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Be sure to have someone there to save you because you will be splitting your nuts sometime in the next 4 months. I would be shocked if neither got a major league AB this season.
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Let’s not. Let’s talk baseball and stop this ridiculous baiting.
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I don’t think either signing was seen as a threat to Boras. And neither should be. I honestly thought either would be the last bat on the team. One more lefty on the team when healthy. My message may have come out wrong. I was not being doom and gloom suggesting this was all the Cubs are going to do. And I definitely don’t think this has anything to do with the Cubs going after another bigger bat.
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Let’s please get back to baseball. I don’t even mind people disagreeing with me about either Smith or Peralta being the 26th man in the team this year when healthy. Anything is better than arguing about Ricketts.
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Maybe. But the dodgers kept a 37 year old Peralta on the team with designs of winning a World Series.
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Now this is my version of cynical!!!!
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That is fine. BTW, I said when heathy one of them will be in the team. I did not say opening day. But, anyway, much rather discuss this than the other nonsense in this thread. When I saw Peralta signed I honestly thought second left hand bat. I remembered him being a bit better. I didn’t even hate it until looking at stats. (and his age)Smith was similar. So I was not being cynical or pessimistic. I was just wrong on their level of talent. I do still expect one bigger bag coming in.
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I always suggested as the 2nd bat. A left handed bat. I did not mean for it to sound like he was going to play 1st base. It is a “Hosmer like” signing (whether we are talking Smith or Peralta), in my belief that one will be in the team when healthy. This doesn’t take the place of what I hope is one regular bat. This takes the place of the second bat. The one you felt would be at most a part time player. Sorry if my post suggested otherwise to you or anyone else.
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We will see 1908. And maybe it won’t be Smith. Maybe Peralta. But I would be surprised if once healthy, one of these two was not on the roster for a decent portion of the season. They still may get Bellinger. And spending less on the last bat added might allow them to get another pen arm. I am not sure why suggesting one of these guys would be the last bat is viewed pessimistic or cynical. Didn’t they sign Hosmer and Mancini just last year in a similar fashion? If it sounded like I was suggesting this is it, this is there last signing, it was not. I just think one of these guys will be in the roster when he is healthy. I still hope for Bellinger of Chapman. And still do think they get one of them.
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If fans didn’t go to games because they didn’t like the ownership of the team or how the team was run there would be very few fans at any sporting events. Just look at Chicago as an example. The Bears have McCaskey, the Hawks have Wirtz, the Bulls and Sox have Reinsdorf. Most fans of those teams will tell you the ownership sucks. I grew up a Cubs fan during the Wrigley ownership. Went through the tribune and Zell onto Ricketts. Honestly, I don’t care. Yes, the way he runs the team frustrates me, but so did every other owner. I think ownership will never be liked by 80% of sports fans. Others, like you, will have issues with what the players are being paid. Which would be another reason not to go. Bottom line is anyone who wants to look past all that and go to games because they love live baseball and love the team they grew up watching, and has the means to go to games is going to go. And there is nothing wrong with that, even while they complain about the ownership.
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Why? If you are a fan of the team and grew up a fan of the team why wouldn’t you still support the team? I don’t like a lot of people who own corporations. But I still use products from that corporation. If I only frequented places owned by people I like I wouldn’t get out much. Anyone who is a fan of the Cubs, enjoys seeing baseball live and has the ability to go to games shouldn’t stay away from the game just because of the owner. You don’t just switch allegiance of a baseball team like you do a coffee shop because you don’t like the owner. Those who do, that is fine for them. But for those who don’t that is ok too. It is fine to spend money on the team and not like the CEO.
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I hope you are right. I am just very down in this front office and ownership right now, so I am not positive one of Peralta or Smith is in the team opening day.
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I didn’t say I liked it. But I think he will be that 2nd left handed bat. Hosmer 2024.
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I think he might be that extra lefty bat they were suggesting they wanted to sign. This is who gets AB if Morel can handle 3rd. Guess JDM or Belt were not ever really an option. This really does suck.
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cubs are signing David Peralta. Didn’t mean to have this as a response to your post. Just wanted to get this news out there.
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Absolutely sucks. Do they even have enough under to sign Bellinger and still have a little for the trade deadline? Man, Ricketts sucks!
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I am not worried about it either. I just thought I saw it mentioned he was not in camp.
