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  1. Bull
    A 14 man staff with multiple off days in the early schedule? I don't see it. Someone gets cut, or more likely someone opens the season on the DL. With as much injury history as this team has, there's no doubt there's someone with "tightness" by the end of ST.
  2. Bull
    There are 14 names above. I added the options status of each. I took a beating a month or so ago by suggesting that the Cubs should add enough pitchers to walk in to spring training with no room for Edwards. I made the mistake of saying that he would ostensibly be off the theoretical (nonexistent in spring training) 25 man in spring training but also suggested that injuries (or DFA's) would assure that he would be on the 25 by opening day. That is exactly what has happened here. Make no mistake, I believe that Edwards will be on the 25 man come opening day. But Theo has added enough arms that there isn't enough room for everyone on ML contract and Edwards and Z. Add in NRI's and its still more crowded. If everyone is healthy and performs, Edwards is the odd man out. In theory, not in reality.
  3. Bull
    Its the second time Friedman has traded for him. Very theo-esque.
  4. Bull
    Fair enough. I was just positing a guess at what toonster meant by "this climate"
  5. Bull
    The kind who has been on WebMD all day instead of doing his job updating this amazing list.
  6. Bull
    What would motivate Atlanta to make this sort of move? I'm not even sure Teheran alone is something that we could go after (I mean, in this climate, Teheran might not a stronger return than some think), and all the young arms are intriguing enough that I doubt the Braves move any of them at this stage unless it's a no-brainer, knock your socks off deal. - Bats for arms - What's the in this climate...part mean? That over the past few years young, cost-controlled, healthy arms seem to be at a premium, whereas just a few years ago the dearth of power hitters seemed to cause the opposite to be true?
  7. Bull
    I'll take the over and not think twice.
  8. Bull
    like on wall street?
  9. Bull
    Only if he pitches shirtless and in an open vest. And pantsless.
  10. Bull
    You just made me hate Trump less.
  11. Bull
    Always the bridesmaid, never the WS champ
  12. Bull
    I don't want Feldman, but the idea of having Scott Feldman, and possibly bouncing San Francisco out of the playoffs again, while poor Samardzija watches is on is highly amusing. In the alternate universe where samardzija isn't a jerk, we never trade Castro, never get Russell and never sign Lackey. We still win the World Series.
  13. Bull
    Any news on how our reclamation project is coming along?
  14. Bull
    Also have never been to the convention and have no interest in it either but I always enjoy watching video of the opening ceremonies, and the hype video... they hype video this year should be pretty fun. I went for the first time last year. It was a great time. Too many signature people. The sessions with the braintrust were relatively empty. I even got to ask Joe a question. I told my 65 year old father, "If we are ever going to go to the Convention, this is the year." Seeing this team introduced for the first time was pretty special. That said, I imagine this year would be even better. The main difference is I got my tickets by meeting someone on Craigslist for $50(all he wanted was the peel off chance to stand in an autograph line), and resold them for $40 on Sunday morning. This year, last I checked, you're looking at $400 a ticket on StubHub.
  15. Bull
    If you can't say anything good about your manager's handling of your pitching staff... Seriously though, what do want him to say? My manager was right to overuse chapman, he was the only decent reliever we have...uh had. All the rest of these guys are garbage! Or I love all my guys. My manager is an idiot. Not much he can say.
  16. Bull
    And vice versa. Sports fans are ridiculous. Before I moved to Cardinal country, I was mostly ambivalent about the cardinals. Most Cubs fans I know are as well. I hated the Astros, mets, cards, in that order. After living there for a few years I love to razz my cards fan friends. But many/most cardinal fans genuinely love to hate the Cubs and have a weird insecurity about them. There's also the extrem big brother syndrome about all things Chicago contributing as well as (where I was, on the Illinois side of the river) the hatred of Chicago's domination of state politics. It really is different than typical fan rivalry hatred.
  17. Bull
    The blatant bigotry from hccf and yeti was a black eye during some dark times I think you mean "black guy"
  18. Bull
    That's just describing every fan base out there. True, but Cards fans (in general) are just far more sanctimonious about it. There is also a special paranoia with Cards fans with respect to the Cubs.
  19. Bull
    I'm glad for them to wait a little to hand down a punishment. Let the Cubs dominate them for several years beforehand, so no one will ever get confused and say "MLB helped the Cubs by taking away cardinals draft picks." Except no one is going to say this. Really?!? Im guessing you don't know many cards fans. I lived in saint louis for five years. They say all of the awful, stupid things there. They selectively remember, rewrite history and only see things through cardinal red glasses. Some of them genuinely believe the MLB told the umps to call balls strikes and strikes balls to help the Cubs win. Either way cards fans will believe any punishment is a Cubs conspiracy. I just want it as far removed from the WS win as possible.
  20. Bull
    I'm glad for them to wait a little to hand down a punishment. Let the Cubs dominate them for several years beforehand, so no one will ever get confused and say "MLB helped the Cubs by taking away cardinals draft picks."
  21. Bull
    This is amazing. I don't even have to click through a slideshow. Great content, limited ads. nsb is the best. Tim is the best, bukie is the best. I love this and I love everyone here. God bless, us every one.
  22. Bull
    I would rather not see the best infielder in the game turned into an outfielder. There are so many ways that Javy could be a starter for us in the regular season like he was in the post season, but we don't have to force it. Lets enjoy having him as an above average utility player while Zobrist is still a weapon, and then eventually transition the two if/when Zobrist's skills diminish more and Javy's develop. There is a non-zero chance that his bat takes a big step forward. There is a decent chance heyward returns to form or better. If (remote chance) both of these happen, do you prefer zobrist-RF, heyward-CF, Baez 2B or Zobrist 2B, Heyward-RF, Javy CF? I'm pretty sure I prefer the first, but I'd like to see (IN SPRING TRAINING) if the second alignment is viable to even do in a pinch.
  23. Bull
    I would like to see the return of the Javy in cf experiment during spring training.
  24. Bull
    what are you saying mistakes aren't mistakes as long as the outcome is good or what are you saying It is the cowards approach to life. Bull
  25. Bull
    That already happened for us. His name is Rizzo. Don't get greedy.
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