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  1. I don’t think it is a ridiculous idea to switch Mo and Busch right now. Why not get the hitter hitter (right now) more AB. I’m not suggesting Busch get benched, but let’s not act like Counsell doesn't move guys up and down a line up. I don’t see anything wrong with flipping those two guys for now. As you said, get the “better hitter, more AB. At this time, Mo is the better hitter. I don’t agree it solved hitting with runner on or anything of that nature. It is just allowing Mo to hit higher up. At least for now that isn’t a terrible idea.
  2. I can without a doubt say he isn’t being released anytime soon.
  3. This is an excellent question. I like Busch and believe he will hit. But he isn’t right now. So why not flip him and Mo in the line up? At least for now, that makes a lot of sense.
  4. Bad decision. 100 agree. Challenging a ball call and being wrong makes him a selfish moron, couldn’t disagree more. It was just a mistake. And if any teammate of Boyd’s would be livid with him because of his challenge, to me that makes that player the selfish player. I am sure no one on this team was livid with Boyd for his bad decision.
  5. It contributed to the loss. It wasn’t the reason they lost. They didn’t get a hit after the 3rd inning. That is a problem. Padres made a lot of good plays. Cubs didn’t make any. Just not their night. It happens. Padres are a good team too.
  6. I agree Brown should have started the inning. Bad call. Pen is stretched, but Brown is rested. Why not let him give you 3 innings. All right handed Bats were coming up.
  7. To be clear, are you saying if a player challenges a pitch and is wrong that makes him selfish? Because that is all Boyd did. Again. Huge overreaction. Boyd is actually one of the best guys in the team. You are talking out of anger and being ridiculous. As I said, he made a mistake. He knew it right away. Doesn’t make him selfish or a moron.
  8. Dude, he made a mistake. He knew it as soon as he asked for the challenge. Doesn’t make him a moron unworthy of being on the teams. Relax!
  9. I didn’t think it would happen at all, except for an emergency. But it makes sense to do it with Boyd pitching. Maybe, had he not gotten hurt Mo would have caught sooner.
  10. Hate to be satisfied with a 2-4 trip. And I really think the pitching match ups are pretty good for the Cubs. I wouldn’t be upset only winning 1 here. But I would like 2 of 3.
  11. Did not realize they were that good in LA the last 3 years. I believe prior to that good stretch they were something like 4-15 at Dodger stadium since 2016. Not sure of the exact regular season record but it was bad. Still a very rough place and team to play. What they did in Sacramento and against the Angels last year is irrelevant to my comment. I did say tough to play “those two teams out West”, not any team out West.
  12. I think 12-2 might have something to do with it. Maybe just took him out🤷
  13. Yep, win the SD series and it is a great road trip. Tough to play these two teams out West.
  14. I think Assad goes down. He will be back, but he threw a lot of pitches. Probably won’t be available again for some time.
  15. But by that logic, should Ballesteros batted with guys on 1st and second with no outs. He hasn’t been good against lefties, in the minors. Of course you say nothing about that because he walked. An AB in April with the. bases loaded down 4 isn’t a bad decision. Or at least not any worse than not pinch hitting for Mo.
  16. Hindsight is a great thing. PCA started the winning rally last night against Scott with a line drive hit to right. They weren’t taking him out tonight. And shouldn’t have.
  17. You might be right. And, for that matter, I think the CB will be decent. But they missed guys they should have had at 57 and 69. Could have added either an OL, edge or even LB of value with those picks and still got the other guys.
  18. Bad draft. After round one the only value pick was the CB. Center and TE will play, but drafted way too early. The rest could have signed with the team as ab undrafted FA. Just a terrible job by Poles.
  19. I actually hope he continues to struggle and is a bust. I agree with you about being happy he is doing poorly. Hopefully it continues tonight. 🤞
  20. He is 24. He still might end up a solid pitcher.
  21. Or, a guy they could have invited to camp after the draft. Poles sucks.
  22. Anytime a runner is thrown out at the plate a certain group of people will complain and call it a bad send. But both sends were absolutely was the correct call. Boog and JD touched on this the other day. Any 3rd base coach that never gets a guy thrown out at home is also most likely costing the team more runs by holding runners up than he is if he sent a few more. It’s all about percentages. I would guess on the first send if was a 70% chance of scoring. So send makes sense. If you hold him you have 1st and 3rd with one out. Does that equate to a 70% chance of scoring? Probably not. The second send was even a better chance of scoring. Probably 90%. Dodgers made two great throws and Pages made a great play getting to that ball and releasing so quickly. Again, absolutely the right call to send the runner.
  23. How do you in one sentence say you love the draft so far and the the next sentence say you question the 3rd round pick? They have other needs. Why a TE. Trrriblenpick. Don’t really like a center at 57 either. Feel they reached a bit on him.!f he was their 89th pick I would love him. But not at 57.
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