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  1. Rcal10
    If we are all assuming Tucker walks what I would like to see is them go after Bregman. But him at 3rd and use Shaw plus Cassie or Alcantara to trade for a young controlled pitcher (Cabrera). Maybe let Shota walk too, and instead of spending 19M a year on him, go after Cease or Suarez. Will cost a little more annual, but I think they are better pitchers. One of those FA pitchers plus Cabrera and Horton give you 3 solid TOR pitchers. You can probably trade Tailon too and be fine with Boyd and Steele (once healthy) to round out the rotation. Until Steele is healthy you fill in with Rea, Assad, Brown and/or Wicks. Maybe Tailon gets you a bench bat. Mo at DH and Bregman in the line up should at least match Shaw and Tucker from this year. And your rotation is a lot better.
  2. Rcal10
    I can definitely see revisiting Cabrera or Alcantara trades. Price may be more reasonable and the Cubs may be willing to meet it. They can do that and/or sign a higher end FA pitcher (Cease, King, Valdez, Suarez, and Gallen come to mind).
  3. Rcal10
    👍 didn’t think so. That responded. I agree.
  4. Rcal10
    He didn’t try getting one more inning out of Pomeranz. He tried getting the first inning out of him without a run. It didn’t work. But I don’t feel that was wrong. Pomeranz had been great up until that one pitch. He didn’t getting Rea past Vaughn, but that didn’t happen either. However, how do you pull him there? 2 outs and no one on base and he worked 2.2 innings up until then. Brewers just hit 3 solo homers to the Cubs 1. It happens. It is baseball. Them winning doesn’t mean Counsell for outmanaged. Honestly, has anyone told me the Cubs were going to give up 3 runs in that game I would have gladly taken that outcome and felt the Cubs could/should win the game. You ended your post with saying “certainly think he was ouanaged”. Did you mean to say that? Sounded like you were defending his moves.
  5. Rcal10
    Terrible AB by Mo. 2-0 and he swings at ball 3. He needs to get on. WTF!!!! Take 2-0.
  6. Rcal10
    I would guess you are r the only one with these feelings. But the truth is ther really isn’t anyone who can pitch today that I am really comfortable with. No matter who Counsell puts in, if he fails there will be people complaining about the choice he made. Honestly, there aren’t great choices. Just have to hope whoever he pitches can get 3 outs before allowing a run.
  7. Rcal10
    House money all the way. I will be very happy if they win. But honestly, will not be as upset as I used to get in the Theo times, if they lose. Been a great season. But like everyone else said. LET’S GO!!!!! Let’s win this game!!!!!
  8. Rcal10
    Honestly, if the Cubs lose today, I couldn’t care less about who wins. I probably will watch very little baseball if/when the Cubs are eliminated. No rooting interest in any of the teams.
  9. Rcal10
    🤷 I guess if he started Kittredge he would face Yelich and Turang??? Honestly, don’t know. Brewers are hard to start an opener against because their top 4 hitter split equal beteeen lefty and righty. For me, I would rather have Pomeranz for later in the game, but I am sure Craig has his reasons.
  10. Rcal10
    That is because the Phillies are not a rival. They are not the same with the Cubs. Even when they come to Wrigley they can be obnoxious. I would guess fan bases of any home team is friendlier to a fan of the opposing team, if the team isn’t a rival. At least that has been my experience. Phillie fans were great when I went to a game there in Cubs gear.
  11. Rcal10
    Because if the randomness of baseball. There is not a good argument to suggest either the Brewers or the Cubs could beat the Dodgers. But baseball’s weird. So anything can happen.
  12. Rcal10
    Maybe they can do that and get through 5. That would be awesome.
  13. Rcal10
    They may go Rea, and if they do I will be fine with it. However, besides his appearance being low leverage he didn’t exactly fool the Brewees. In 3.1 innings he put 6 guys on base and did not strike a guy out. Basically he got lucky not to give up a run. Problem is there are no good options. So it may be him. But don’t kid yourself into thinking he is a good option. He isn’t. Might be the best option, but it is not great.
  14. Rcal10
    Long hit way worse against left handed pitching than he did right handed pitching. Not sure why he would be the guy to platoon with Busch. His average at AAA was lower against lefties than Turner’s was in the majors. And we all hated Turner platooning. So why would we want along?
  15. Rcal10
    Keep in mind they are healthier than they have been all year. And had they been healthy this year they may have won 110 games. This team, as presently constructed, probably is a 110 win team. Between that, them rested so they can go with fresh arms through the series, the Cubs having to jumble their staff, they earned their 70% chance of beating either the Cubs or Brewers. I don’t think anyone would pick against the Dodgers and be able to make a compelling argument for the other team other than baseball is weird, so anything can happen.
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    Just shows you have different playoff baseball is then the regular season. During the season the Cubs beat LA 4 or 5 in the US, and the Brewers were 7-0. Yet the Dodgers are huge favorites. Maybe if they had to go to Phillie for game 5 they would be that heavy a favorite. But it would still be substantial. Doesn’t matter. 30% chance is still a chance.
  17. Rcal10
    This is correct. This site has been brutal to this team all year. And they are 6 outs away from playing one game to go to the NLCS. That is a good season. Yet so many people have failed to enjoy it.
  18. Rcal10
    Pomeranz starts this inning, right?
  19. Rcal10
    Well that was nice!
  20. Rcal10
    I thought so too. Seems we are a station to station team in the playoffs.
  21. Rcal10
    Happy to say I WAS WRONG!
  22. Rcal10
    I don’t like this move. I know righty pitching to Chourio, but he took Palencia deep already.
  23. Rcal10
    Helping balls to left and hurting balls to right.
  24. Rcal10
    I still think Mo should be in the game…..😬
  25. Rcal10
    So sit Happ, who homered against Peralta. Put a guy who can’t run well and is still injured in right and move Seiya to left. Basically weaken two positions in the outfield so Ballestaros can get AB. Sounds like a great idea.
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