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  1. Cuzi
    Cool, then hopefully he is fired.
  2. Cuzi
    People still talk about Shoeless Joe 100 years after his ban. Ultimately, Rose will have a longer lasting legacy being banned from baseball and the HoF.
  3. Cuzi
    The reason Santo had to wait is because he didn't receive enough votes. The reason Rose will never get in is because he signed an agreement to stop the investigation into his gambling that put him in the ineligible list which makes him "permanently ineligible" from being affiliated with MLB. In '91 the HoF voted that any player in the ineligible list will subsequently be banned from entering the HoF. Rose decided that signing an agreement that banned him from baseball was worth more than fighting the accusations against him. He gambled on baseball, breaking the #1 rule posted in every clubhouse. He did this to himself. Why there is any sympathy for him is beyond me.
  4. Cuzi
    He could also not be worth horsefeathers to the Cubs, before you are forced to trade him or stunt his development be sitting him on the bench for a year to avoid DFAing him. You have to give to get and I would much rather have something to help the MLB team over Alcantara who plays CF when we have three 3+ WAR outfielders.
  5. Cuzi
    For a long time I was leaning towards unbanning him and voting him into the HoF. And there for a while it was looking like MLB was too. He started broadcasting, Manfred was willing to talk with him, and then bam... story drops that not only did he bet on games, but he was also having sexual relationships with underage girls as young as 12. Nothing ever came of it because the statute of limitations had long since passed, but Rose tried to sue for defamation, later admitting to having sex with what he believed to be a 16 year old (probably to stop the digging), and settled his case. Never will he see the HoF, and I'm all for the ban. I'd vote in Shoeless Joe before Rose. Death didn't earn Shoeless Joe any favors, neither should it earn Rose any favors.
  6. Cuzi
    At one point, before the Logan O'Hoppe rumors were reported, the Cubs were rumored to have discussed Shea Langeliers. Similar result with O'Hoppe, but Langeliers is probably the ideal slug+defense catcher. He doesn't get on base enough to be near the top of the order but he would fight for the best HR hitter on the team and his defense is built around being one of the best catchers in preventing stolen bases. I wanted the Cubs to go after Erceg at the deadline, but there's also another reliever in Oakland that is intriguing with the pitch mix the Cubs covet not named Mason Miller and that's Michel Otanez. There's probably better uses for Alcantaras trade value, but it wouldn't suck to have Langelliers + Otanez. O'Hoppe just doesn't seem like an option. The Cubs "aggressively" went after him and were rebuffed without so much as a discussion. The Angels just aren't interested in hearing offers, at least not with what the Cubs have to offer it seems.
  7. Cuzi
    Fried is going to get tagged with a QO. He's arguably no better than Steele or Imanaga. I dont see Fried being the guy Jed decides sign with a QO attached, especially when the penalty will be higher since he expects to be over the LT.
  8. Cuzi
    So you are grading on a curve. Sorry, but 4 damn years of failing to make the playoffs is not passable. Saying the players played to their potential doesn't get a pass. A F student getting a F doesn't mean he gets a C for meeting expectations.
  9. Cuzi
    I refuse to give a passing grade to the only large market team in the division, spending $50 million more on their roster than the next closest team, failing to make the post season for the 4th straight year. How anyone grades this as passable is mind boggling to me.
  10. Cuzi
    Yes you would. How do you think billionaires become billionaires? By throwing money away? Every dollar has a purpose.
  11. Cuzi
    The horsefeathers people find to complain about. If you ran a billion dollar company, you would do the same thing.
  12. Cuzi
    Is it that people want to, or that its one of the few options to find more thump? The outfield is set. The infield is pretty much set with Dansby clearly not going anywhere and Busch highly unlikely to be moved. Catcher isn't a typical place to find thump. So the options are really just 3. DH, 2B, and 3B. And with Shaw in AAA, Hoerner becomes a natural what if.
  13. Cuzi
    So far, laying down the Cubs lineup.
  14. Cuzi
    The Cubs can have it set to beginning difficulty and would choose to fight war with a stick, making it hard.
  15. Cuzi
    No. And that's the point. What Jed/Ricketts are doing doesn't work.
  16. Cuzi
    There is no reason to tie a decision on signing Juan Soto to Bellinger opting in or out. Regardless of what Bellinger decides to do... put the god damn gas pedal to the horsefeathers floor for Juan Soto.
  17. Cuzi
    It's time for Jed to stop settling for 80% at every single spot on the 26 man roster. He's worried about sustainability, but why worry about sustaining something that your vision wont achieve once?
  18. Cuzi
    Being better than teams in your division spending $80M less on their roster.
  19. Cuzi
    During a 180 game season, there's a little luck involved every year for every winner. The Dodgers have probably been the best overall team in baseball since 2017. They've won 1 WS in a shortened season. The Cubs back then, run by Theo, still went out and signed the best in FA. They made bold trades for the best available. The Cubs today wait for the best to sign and the market to crash then pick up the scraps on average deals.
  20. Cuzi
    Mariners have Julio Rodriguez in CF, got 3 WAR out of limited time from Victor Robles, who they just extended, and traded for Arozrena. They are in the same position as the Cubs in the OF. Likely have little to no interest in trading their ace for OF.
  21. Cuzi
    88 PA's isn't much of a sample size. The only thing you might take away from that is how is he seeing the ball with Wrigley's batters eye.
  22. Cuzi
    The doubt over his power has been there his entire career. He had 45/50 power grades as a prospect. 55 is average MLB projection,
  23. Cuzi
    That's how ranking works? https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2024/masters-tournament/R2024014/past-results There's golf for you, which is the easiest example to show you.
  24. Cuzi
    If there are 4 people tied for 1st, the 5th person isnt 2nd, they are 5th.
  25. Cuzi
    Where have you been over the last 2 years?
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