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  1. Arlen
    Let's give extra rest days to Shota, Craig!
  2. Arlen
    Wow. I thought Tommy Hottovy's staff was there to pick up on things like that. Then again, one would think Crag Counsell would pick up on the simple trend of Imanaga's ineffectiveness. The office might think of hiring Northside Baseball.
  3. Arlen
    It would be intriguing to see an older, perhaps sadder, but wiser David Ross back as the Cubs' manager.
  4. Arlen
    Same spin on the fastball as early in the season? Where did the forkballs go?
  5. Arlen
    Craig Counsell, God bless him. Can we get David Ross back?
  6. Arlen
    Seems to me, Craig Counsell doesn't have a good sense of how to handle the playoffs, especially regarding which of his pitchers are hot and which are cold. Look at his career W-L in the postseason.
  7. Arlen
    I think they said that Early Wynn was similar. Some people just do better under pressure.
  8. Arlen
    Why shouldn't the best reliever on the team come to the mound in the 7th inning, when his team has a 1 run lead and there are two baserunners on the opponent's team? "Closer" looks like one of those odd old baseball habits that should be broken.
  9. Arlen
    Jonathan Long may be drumming his fingertips in sequences on the arm of hotel chair.
  10. Arlen
    Well, how about that. Somewhat sensible in theory, maybe not really impactful.
  11. Arlen
    PCA's stride is pretty wide. Has that increased with his downturn?
  12. Arlen
    "Two day reset" is working out. so Happ, Suzuki, Swanson, PCA, to keep his stride down at the plate...
  13. Arlen
    Good analysis, but chances are, only two will be good MLB players, and perhaps one of them a big star. Jed Hoyer can't know which ones those are.
  14. Arlen
    A defender shouldn't be allowed an out by knocking a player off the base, in any way. Period. That includes doing it by the tag, itself.
  15. Arlen
    I've got a bookmark folder of Cubs pundit sites. I just demoted six of them for their hype as I'm prone to see it, in favor of overspending, including the Cubs' future, for the sake of "big moves." North Side Baseball rises to the top, for being objective, analytical, sensibly hopeful, and not of the gripey mood of the classic Chicago sports call-in show "fan." Good going!
  16. Arlen
    LIKE: Long range view for excellence over the years. Keeping sports inflation down Trying-out and keeping the best prospects DISLIKE: Pundits trying to make money by pushing the teams they haunt to overpay and toss the future away for immediate jazz. Throwing Cam Smith away for one season of Kyle Tucker. Go Ricketts, Go Ricketts-disciplined Hoyer. Go Cubs Go. PS: God bless you, Jason, you could have edited your article down by about 40% to avoid redundancy.
  17. Arlen
    Hmm... Seems Gallagher is really promising, but not to the Cubs fans anymore.
  18. Arlen
    Thank you for the really nice reporting. But seriously, what's wrong with Luke Little and Riley Martin, still with Iowa? BTW, God bless you in your new employment, Mr. Pressley.
  19. Arlen
    Ace minor leaguers become major league stars. Kyle Tucker becomes another team's player next season. Now Hoyer has his contract. Maybe he'll think about continuing success rather than making the Cubs an almost-one-hit-wonder.
  20. Arlen
    The concern I originally expressed is trading future success for present almost success.
  21. Arlen
    I think Cam Smith will more likely be a Hall of Famer than these Cubs go the World Series and then Kyle Tucker is a Cub in 2026.
  22. Arlen
    Loyal Cub fan since about 1967.. Trading Dylan Cease was a travesty. Trading Cam Smith was like trading Lou Brock. If they trade Jaxon Wiggins I may walk away and root for the Brewers and Twins.
  23. Arlen
    Whatever you do, Hoyer, don't trade Jaxon Wiggins!
  24. Arlen
    Why not bring up Jaxon Wiggins and see what he does? And why in the world is Lue Little in AAA? Phil Bickford? What are they waiting for?
  25. Arlen
    Tonight makes the picture clear. Never mind 3B. Focus on SP. Very cool idea, Siroka. If the Cubs could be sure they wouldn't be hit by more injuries, though, I'd say just hold and keep your prospects.
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