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  1. Stratos
    If i'm PCA and Counsell i'm steamed that Sisk beaned PCA right on hip he landed on in the previous inning. I don't even care if that's not intentional, there's no way to know, they need to bean Oneil next time he's in the lineup. I also have no idea how Counsell lets PCA stay in that game when he's walking around limping and grimacing. Sure its a close game but he's clearly banged up if not injured and needs to be 100% for the Brewers series.
  2. Stratos
    I'm curious to know what Busch's #'s against LHP were in the minors. He was drafted out of college and has 1600 minor league PA's and virtually all at AA and AAA and was 26 in his 1st year as a Cub. If he sucked in the minors vs LHP he's very unlikely to change.
  3. Stratos
    PCA has 10/10 athletic talent and the baseball IQ of a box of rocks. His extreme aggression gets him into more trouble than it helps him. He's absolutely not El Mago on the bases so he needs to dial it down a notch. At what point does a coach or veteran teammate sit this kid down and show him how to play baseball instead of flying all over the field like a gazelle with rabies lit on fire? How has this not happened yet? And if it has, why hasn't he listened? How are you allowed to get past double-A when you can't do things kids in the Little League World Series should be able to do? Strap a shock collar to his neck (and Nico's) and zap him every time he swings at a pitch headed towards his face or the Cubs dugout. The walks would start to accumulate real quick.
  4. Stratos
    "We need SP at the deadline"....Soroka sucks but our SP have been god-like in Aug. "We need a 3B bat at the deadline"...Castro sucks Shaw has been god-like in Aug. The best thing about this deadline is that Hoyer didn't trade any more prospects and waste it on this sad ballsack of a team.
  5. Stratos
    Some people are undisciplined and have a poor ability to delay gratification. Their emotions rule over their rational good sense. This extends to hitters where some barely acknowledge a strikezone even exists and swing at anything they think they can reach. Nico, PCA, and Baez are examples.
  6. Stratos
    Agree their AB's have been worse. If they can only play well loose in April/May they aren't going to do well in the playoffs.
  7. Stratos
    This team has been a sad sack of losers since 2018. This is now 3 seasons in a row with at least a month of this team going through a horrendous lineup-wide offensive slump . Even good teams slump but this is ridiculous, they need to find a way to grind through and stop letting seasons slip away. If this doesn't change soon they may need to ship a couple guys out this winter to change up the lineup. Happ, maybe Seiya. Something needs to change. Win or GTFO. Today in the 8th they were down by 1 run, had men on 2nd and 3rd with 0 outs and couldn't score.
  8. Stratos
    29th since the ASB.
  9. Stratos
    We had 3 or 4 a month ago.
  10. Stratos
    I think Castro has even splits.
  11. Stratos
    I agree in theory, but he might be better if Seiya and other guys are hitting horribly right now. They may need some more time off or just a mental reset. I don't see any issue with trying something different if our current lineup is in a tailspin.
  12. Stratos
    Morel lit the league on fire when he first came up. Adjustment is likely but i don't think there's a hard and fast rule. PCA was on fire earlier in the year and now he's hitting horribly. Hitters get hot and cold, it doesn't always mean anything significant.
  13. Stratos
    Wouldn't want to upset our incredible hitting right now. heh heh jokes
  14. Stratos
    Caissie grew up in the area, he must be excited.
  15. Stratos
    Cubs are 29th in runs scored the last 30 days (since about the ASB). PCA is hitting .081 in August, .213 OPS. C'mon MVPete! Tucker, Busch, PCA all under .500 OPS in Aug.
  16. Stratos
    Are you from the future?
  17. Stratos
    Didn't we play them 2 weeks ago?
  18. Stratos
    This team needs to sack up and win. There's no excuses for the hitters just rolling over and dying in unison.
  19. Stratos
    Cubs are 7.5 games back and the Brewers have scored more runs this year than the Cubs. WTF is happening? If Cubs blow the Brewers series I hope attendance and tv ratings are zero for the rest of the season.
  20. Stratos
    Throw PCA 50 left-handed breaking balls and he'll whiff and chase 50 times.
  21. Stratos
    Wut
  22. Stratos
    6:05 plus 40% tariff.
  23. Stratos
    Would be nice to skip the first round though! Cubs have below average pitching (according to FIP and xFIP) + a top 5 or so defense which combined results in about average run prevention, plus an excellent offense. We're still a good team. The hottest team wins the World Series, not necessarily the best. We were hot in April/May, the Brewers over the last month. Let's get into the playoffs and set things up for us to have the best chance to perform well in the playoffs. Biggest worry for me is the SP like Boyd and Horton who could hit the wall before or during October. Expecting them to perform well over 7 months is insane, let alone 6. Pushing them past what's reasonable risks fatigue and/or injury. If they're going to risk an injured Boyd and/or Horton in 2026 to try to squeeze more wins in 2025 they're fools and it would be an organizational failure. I really believe Boyd and Horton should be removed from the rotation after the Brewers series and given at least a few weeks of significantly reduced workload either in the pen or the minors, with enough time in Sept to ramp up again and get sharp for the playoffs. I'm Verducci rule guy. Boyd could get close to 200 IP at this pace if there's a deep playoff run.
  24. Stratos
    We need a members-only thread on this forum where we can spew endless uncensored profanity when bad things happen on this team.
  25. Stratos
    It's not his fault his players suck. Or maybe it is, I dunno.
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