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We don’t know anything. I said “I think”, which means that is my opinion. So yes, IMO, Caleb is or will be the type of QB a team wins games because of having him. Feel free to disagree, if that is your opinion.
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Even if the Cubs don’t make it, the Phillies can beat the Brewers and the Braves or SD can beat the Dodgers.
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Why wouldn’t your best case scenerio be neither make the NLCS? Why are people conceding it will be Brewers and Dodgers.
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It is. They are not putting artificial lines up to get people to bet one way or the other. The goal is same money on each team and just collect juice. The best way to get even amounts of money on each team is to set a correct line. -
He was legitimately great against a very weak schedule. I would say he is good, to even very good, but I would still take Caleb over him. To me, he is more of a guy you can win with, not so much a guy you win because of him. I think Caleb is a guy who you win because you have him.
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I agree. But right now I didn’t feel like making that argument. Too many people “know” the Cubs can’t possibly win.😬 Which is why I said any number of teams can beat the Brewers and/or Dodgers. BTW, I was at game 3 of that Mets/Cubs series. It wasn’t fun.
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I’m not ready to concede it will be Dodgers and Brewers in the NLCS. Sorry guys, but the playoffs are a different game. And any team in the playoffs can beat either one of those teams. I’m not even saying it will be the Cubs. I think Atlanta, the Phillies and even the Padres and Cubs can beat either the Dodgers or Brewers. IMO the only team that I would be shocked if they made the NLCS would be the Dbacks. I know right now it looks unlikely for the Cubs. I cannot even argue that. But they have shown the ability to play great ball for an extended period of time. If they do that come the playoffs, they can beat anyone. As I said, I doubt that happens(for the Cubs), but them or one of the other teams I mentioned could beat the Dodgers or the Brewers if they are playing well.
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I agree with you on the disappointment with the pitching infrastructure. But I disagree that PCA is the only reason to watch the team. They are still a good team who happen to be not playing very well now. Which makes it hard to watch. But overall they are mostly fun to watch. PCA is obviously the #1 reason, but not the only reason for me.
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I agree. Cubs off season wish list for me would be to sign Holmes, trade for another starting pitcher, sign the best pen arm on the market and keep Seiya. Fill the other outfield spot with a platoon, using minor leaguer and/or lower budget signing. They should have the money for this.
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Almost exactly what happened yesterday. Lost in all the negativity about the pen is the Cubs pen worked 4.1 scoreless innings until Webb horsefeathers the bed again. And McGill got hit hard again by the Cubs. Two days in a row of him getting hit. In fact, these past two games game down to one pitch going differently. In the first game, if Boyd gets Ortiz out, Chourio probably hits into a double play with that weakass grounder he hit. In yesterday’s game Webb could either have gotten Yelich out or made a better pitch to Chourio. Which is why baseball is so frustrating.
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Because at that time it is still a 99% chance of whatever they are talking about. So basically the Cubs have a 97% chance of making the playoffs. If they lose the next few games and the Dbacks and Padres win and the odds go down, it doesn’t matters as of this day it is 97%. Whatever happens between then at the time the playoffs start assuming they get in, the stat is accurate. So when you say a bunch of crazy stuff happen, that isn’t really true. In the end the 97% chance came to be a fact. if you don’t put stock in the odds, would you bet straight up the Cubs won’t make the playoffs? Or do you realize it is a very good chance they do?
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Do yourself a favor. Don’t respond to him. He is neither a troll or not a very smart person. Not worth the time it takes to respond to him.
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I know. Very frustrating. I mean, I doubt any of us expects the Cubs to win the WS. I know I don’t. But I also don’t think there is no way they can’t. Some team in the playoffs is going to overcome their flaws and win. There isn’t one team who will play WC round who is substantially more likely to win their round than the Cubs. Then if/when those teams get past that round, IMO, there isn’t one team, with the possible exception of the Dodgers, that is substantially more likely to win the WS than the Cubs. Will the Cubs win? I doubt it. But there is certainly a reason they should try.
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Right. The argument isn’t will they go 7-9, it is are we unrealistic to think they can. That answer is obviously no we are not.
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There is very much a reason to pitch them this season, if they are ready. I get wanting to make sure they are healthy next year, but how can you say there is no reason for them to pitch this year down the stretch for the team? Wiggins has pitched at least 10 games in relief now? Is him coming back now pushing him to come back early? I wouldn’t think so. I agree with Steele. That is a harder choice. I am not sure he comes back after maybe 2 or 3 more games in Iowa. But if he does, coming back after surgery 19 months ago is hard to argue against on the premise he came back too early. If he is heathy and his velo is where it needs to be, he can also come back. There is plenty to play for this year.
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Yes. Now all of a sudden the roster sucks? Come on. They have lost several troubling games, but to suggest they can’t win 7 of the next 16 games because their roster isn’t good enough is ridiculous. Do they have a roster of a team that goes 70-92? I mean seriously. That said, maybe they don’t do it. Maybe they get caught. Maybe they do go 6-10 to finish the season and miss the playoffs. Still doesn’t mean their roster as presently constructed was only good enough to win 60-70 games a year. It just means they choked. It is very realistic to expect a team with this roster to probably win 9 of the last 16 games, tbh.
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Bullpen holds a lead, Horton throws a pitch. I’m not sure Bryant ever swings a bat in an actual mlb game.
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Several pitchers have pitched well after 2 TJ surgeries. Tailon, Eovaldi and Daniel Hudson, to name 3. Sure, it is not ideal. But saying you would be amazed if he ever pitched again for the Cubs is just a step too far, IMO. To me it is probably 50/50 he is ever the same guy he was prior to this injury. So while he may not come back I don’t fell that someone with a 50/50 chance of coming back to what he was previous, is all that improbable.
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I am sure this is true. But in the end it is about run prevention. Where did those teams stack up in runs against compared to the rest of the league? Cubs are middle of the pack in that department, even with the worst pitching WAR in baseball. I would bet there are teams that won the WS that were worse in run prevention than the Cubs.
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I remember the early hot takes on Taylor. He has 12 or so AB and we had guys talking about how unimpressed they were with him. How he sucks. So it wasn’t just you who was nervous. He wasn’t my first choice of a righty bat of the bench either. But looks good now.
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Seems a bit over the edge negative to me, but who knows. Hope Horton amazes you.
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Boyd was at 87 pitches. There was no reason he shouldn’t come out in the 8th. Especially with that pen. Walter the walk the choice was Boyd against Ortiz ( a guy who isn’t good against lefties) or Zeferjohn against Bauer. A right handed pitcher struggling against lefties and a left handed bat who hits lefties well. So while you might have thought that was a good idea, there is actual data to support the decision that was made. It just didn’t work.
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But can’t he get a hit through SS and 3rd base? Why does he have to go the other way. The infield is in. Couldn’t that ball have gone directly to the 1st or second baseman? Would that have made it a good AB? Sorry, I don’t agree. He hit the ball hard. Right to the 3rd baseman.
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Thank you. All that bitching and moaning about how good they are in situations is just BS. They do put the ball in play. I give them that. But so did Nico when he came up with 2nd and 3rd. Their batted ball found a hole, Nico’s didn’t. Simple as that.
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I didn’t quote you. I agree with what you did. Chibear suggested the Cubs have to win AT LEAST 10 of the last 15 games or they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs. They will hold off both of those teams and might even beat out the Phillies. They do need to get some order to the pen however. And they don’t need 10 wins in their last 15 to make it.
