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  1. Rcal10
    That is fair. He still is a very solid SS. But he hasn’t been as good defensively this year as previous.
  2. Rcal10
    Except the contract was very reasonable.
  3. Rcal10
    Disappointed with his defense? I mean maybe not what he is in his best seasons, but I really think people need to watch games other than the Cubs. They will see a lot of plays not made that we, as cubs fans, take for granted.
  4. Rcal10
    The people complaining about Brown sucking are most likely the same ones who complained about Jason Adam and Jerome Estrada. And they will be the same ones who complain when Brown is a great bullpen arm somewhere else. I am sure they complained about Palencia last year, too. Most fans don’t have the patience to watch a guy struggle. But then they will be the first to criticize the Cubs if they let that guy go and he turns up good elsewhere.
  5. Rcal10
    He will be 33 before the start of the next season and most likely is strictly a DH. He will get a lot less than Tucker. Maybe not annual, but he isn’t getting that long a contract. Maybe 5/$175M.
  6. Rcal10
    Turnbull doesn’t matter now or in the future. Birdsell doesn’t matter now. Taillon said he probably could have started this game, just giving himself a little more rest to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself further. I do worry about Palencia. Hopefully they can get Horton and Boyd some rest. They are pretty much secure in getting either 4th or 5th team in. So they can mix and match some pitchers now to try having everyone healthy for the playoffs.
  7. Rcal10
    I was kind of hoping for 6-3.
  8. Rcal10
    Pretty sure it will be Cubs versus Padres. Hope it is at Wrigley, but that’s very much in question. I will say, IMO, whoever wins that series will beat the Brewers.
  9. Rcal10
    If Fedde does well it is luck. It isn’t the Brewers knowing something about him. I agree they have a great organization, but Fedde sucks. So does Vaughn. Those guys playing well and for that matter, Collins too, is 100% horseshoe up their ass luck.
  10. Rcal10
    Factoring in the huge centerfield in SF, I think you have to play PCA. If the game was in Wrigley I might think otherwise.
  11. Rcal10
    Fedde pitched 2 shutout innjngs in a 1-0 game. Brewers up. He was cut by two teams and was available to 29 other teams before the Brewers could sign him. He sucks and was signed today. And somehow he has pitched 2 without any incident. Is he going to be the pitching version of Andrew Vaughn?
  12. Rcal10
    I agree. But who knows that best? Cubs coaches or the fans who post here?
  13. Rcal10
    But we really don’t know if the Tucker break was something the staff saw in his swing and wanted him to work something out a few days or a mental reboot. Maybe there isn’t anything wrong with Seiya’s swing. Jason already pointed out it is more as luck than anything else. As I said, if they played. Assume one game, maybe against Webb, I wouldn’t mind. But I don’t think that move increases the Cubs chance to win. It just gives Seiya a day off. While I don’t agree with everything Counsell does, I do trust him to make the right decision more often than I or anyone in our discussions would make.
  14. Rcal10
    I can see starting Cassie over Suzuki maybe the next time the Cubs face a righty. But Cassie should not be starting over Suzuki with the exception of giving Suzuki a day to reset. This idea that Cassie gives the Cubs a better chance of winning is not something I agree with. Suzuki has been a very good hitter since he got to the Cubs. He will work his way out of this funk. As I said, 1 day, fine. But Vassie is not his replacement. I am just so amazed at how many people think they know more than the Cubs FO and manager. Everything they do there is someone suggested he knows better. I don’t agree with everything Counsell or the FO does, but I do know they have more data than I do when they make the decision they make.
  15. Rcal10
    Yes, I saw this too. But I believe the initial comment was the Cubs would lose the tiebreaker to the Padres, who had a better record against their division then the Cubs did. And up until now they don’t. But I agree that 7 against the Rockies sure helps them. Or course it might help them beat out the Dodgers, who Cubs win the tiebreaker against.
  16. Rcal10
    They can sweep. But biggest reason they won’t is because they are playing baseball. Even the bad teams win 40% of the time while the good ones win 60% of the time. Sweeping in unusual regardless of who is playing. They definitely need to win the series and a sweep would be awesome. But expecting it is a little unrealistic.
  17. Rcal10
    Last I looked the Cubs were something like 24-17 against the central and the Padres were 21-17 against the West. Padres did take 2 of 3 from the Dodgers but that would but then at 23-18. I could be wrong. I did a Quick Look the other day. But I don’t think it is a certainty the Padres win the tiebreaker Edit: just looked. Both 24-18.
  18. Rcal10
    I think if they sign Tucker someone who makes some money will go. I know Happ and Suzuki have NTC, so might be tough. But beteeen them and maybe Taillon someone will go. Then I think they will trade for a controlled pitcher using some of the blocked minor league talent. That pitcher might still be arbitration eligible and not cost that much. I don’t think it is a reach to think they can sign Tucker and still make a trade for at least a MOR arm. Low end for that, to me would be Keller. (Personally I think it will be Cabrera) He would basically replace Taillon. I think the trade for a pitcher is way more likely than signing one. It is also the easier part of the plan to sign Tucker and trade for a pitcher.
  19. Rcal10
    Cubs are in the running for the second best record in baseball. They can only control what the Brewers do when they play the Brewers. And they won that season series. So getting upset or criticizing the Cubs because the Brewers are 31 games over .500 is not reasonable. But I agree with you, the reaction is normal. It is what all fans do. I never said it was wrong. I said it was easy to be negative. And even easier to be correct if you are negative.
  20. Rcal10
    🤷 My point is, it is very easy to always be negative. It is an easy win for 29 or 30 fan bases. Thr positive posters are going to eventually be wrong over 90% of the time. But that can be said for all teams. And when the negative posters are finally wrong no one ever calls them out. We are all too happy because our team won the WS.
  21. Rcal10
    Yep. Wonder if we can all agree the Cubs have a better chance of catching the Brewers than they do of missing the playoffs all together. Of course the collapse crowd will suggest it doesn’t matter because they can’t win in the playoffs anyway. Just keep kicking the negative comments down the road until the Cubs are eliminated and then say “I told you they couldn’t win”.
  22. Rcal10
    I am figuring 21-10 for the Cubs and 16-15 for the Brewers. Cubs win the tiebreaker. It really could happen. Brewers don’t have to play terrible for the Cubs to catch them. Cubs just have to win series.
  23. Rcal10
    Completely agree.
  24. Rcal10
    I have to think it was Tailon’s call. It is strange to only go 62 pitches. But it is 90 degrees out and only Tailon’s second time out. Maybe it is some innings management. If Kittredge has a good inning no one is saying a word about it.
  25. Rcal10
    Still hope they add a MOR arm. But sure, Boyd, Steele, Imanaga, Horton, Wiggins and even Tallion wouldn’t be a bad group. Injuries happen and Steele and Wiggins probably won’t be here until June (Wiggins on an innings limit) so the more pitchers they can get the better.
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