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Quote from: InternetApex on February 05, 2015, 02:08:38 PM

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Quote from: Eli on February 05, 2015, 12:53:25 PM

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Quote from: Eli on February 05, 2015, 11:52:58 AM

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 05, 2015, 11:42:05 AM
You can't see a team with plenty of cash, low payroll (even with another $20mm per year guy), no more than 18 months away from clearing another $13mm in annual payroll (Jackson), and with a manager who brought the guy up signing Shields?

I still don't think they have "plenty" of cash that they're willing to spend on payroll.

So you don't believe the reports that if Moncada was available after July the Cubs would make a push to sign him? He's going to cost a fortune, and now the Cubs are out on him.

What's your point?

That the Cubs have money for payroll.

Seemed pretty clear.

When he said the price was high on Moncada and the Cubs were out on him, that seemed clear they have money for payroll? I don't know that I follow you or him or Slezak on that.

They are out on Moncada because of a stupid rule the MLB has, not because they don't have the money for him.

Quote from: Eli on February 05, 2015, 11:52:58 AM

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 05, 2015, 11:42:05 AM
You can't see a team with plenty of cash, low payroll (even with another $20mm per year guy), no more than 18 months away from clearing another $13mm in annual payroll (Jackson), and with a manager who brought the guy up signing Shields?

I still don't think they have "plenty" of cash that they're willing to spend on payroll.

So you don't believe the reports that if Moncada was available after July the Cubs would make a push to sign him? He's going to cost a fortune, and now the Cubs are out on him.

Quote from: SKO on February 04, 2015, 02:32:08 PM

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Quote from: SKO on February 03, 2015, 03:38:21 PM
I had the same feeling with Scherzer and it turned out to be unfounded, so I'll verbalize it here so that it also does not come to pass:

Every day James Shields doesn't sign I fear he ends up in St. Louis on a bargain contract.

Keeping quiet about Scherzer worked perfectly, so you decide you're going to change tack for Shields?  Nice work, Jinx Boy.  When he signs for the Tards, it's on you.

I told several people I thought Scherzer would sign with the Cardinals. Just not on this messageboard. I have human friends, too, you know.

Your RA isn't your friend

Intrepid Reader: Aaron Heilman

Just try saying that to your RA.

My RA is my wife. Well, she's the boss of the RAs.

So you can sneak beer into your dorm? Awesome.

Not sure who is actually familiar with my non-meme living arrangements, but the wife is the area coordinator for  her alma mater now, so we live in an apartment on the top floor of a student apartment complex (rent free, natch). The other night I heard some scuffling from three floors down, which woke up the (nigh six months pregnant and battling the flu at the time) wife, so in my ANGER I stormed downstairs wearing my pajama pants and an old Derrek Lee shirsey. I find a bunch of kids with open bottles and cans everywhere having a wrestling match in the lobby. They tell me "go to bed old man!"

So naturally I played the "MY WIFE IS THE AC AND YOU ARE ALL IN SOO MUCH TROUBLE"  card and laughed as they scattered while security and the cops showed up to ticket them. Then I went back and had a glass of legal booze, like the adult I am.

This story has no point other than I thought y'all might find it amusing and a worthy addition to my list of memes.

That you are a snitch?

Hell of a pass by Morph.

Quote from: PenFoe on January 12, 2015, 11:35:28 AM

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Quote from: Eli on January 12, 2015, 11:18:30 AM

Quote from: SKO on January 12, 2015, 11:06:28 AM
I'm kind of settling right now for a Mark Trumbo who plays a decent 2B.

Same thing -- that'd be like a 5-win player.

Yeah but that's mostly a product of him playing 2B. I feel like hoping he can hit .217 with 25+ homers isn't unrealistic, and people seem to think he can stick defensively at 2B. I don't think expecting a shitty average/OBP, a decent amount of homers, and acceptable defense at 2B is woefully unrealistic for Baez. Probably just pretty unrealistic.

I read that Mallee is down there working with him in Winter League, so I don't think we should read too much into his numbers there since he's no doubt trying some new things. He's barely 22 and there's plenty of time for him to figure things out. It's fine that people have tempered expectations (which was probably needed; all those 50-homer dream projections were unrealistic), but I think it's swung a bit too far in the other direction.

Let's just trade him for Dexter Fowler before he bottoms out.

Then the cubs can just release Almora, he's awful.

Quote from: SKO on January 08, 2015, 01:55:20 PM

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Quote from: PANK! on January 08, 2015, 11:27:22 AM
Pedro also pitched in the American League, with 9 professional hitters in the lineup on a daily basis.

This has led me way down the rabbithole, after marveling at Pedro and then Maddux's 95 season I'm now just marveling at Walter Johnson. Deadball Era be damned, the man averaged 330+ IP from 1908-1919 and put up a 173 ERA+ during that time.

Stats. I love em.

Your Walter Johnson mention has sent me deep down the rabbithole as well.  Jeebus, Cy Young averaged 350 innings a season over a 21 year career.

Which reminds me, I need to read "Crazy '08" again, and highly recommend the book to anyone with an interest in old timey baseball things.

I always hear people reject those incredible IP feats because "pitchers didn't throw as hard back then" but the thing is I guarantee you that sonofabitch threw as hard as he was capable of throwing. I can probably manage a 40 MPH fastball but if you asked me to throw 120+ of them for 350 innings a year my shoulder would still fall off and I would cry a lot. That's an impressive feat no matter what he has clockin'.

I'd formally like to make this request.

Morgan Freeman outlives another one.

Bill Mueller quit as hitting coach to become the cards assistant hitting coach.

Quote from: SKO on November 10, 2014, 01:27:41 PM

Quote from: Eli on November 10, 2014, 11:22:16 AM
So, how does this thing get rebuilt, besides hoping the next Aaron Rodgers somehow falls into the Bears' lap?

I don't know how you rebuild without being able to figure out exactly what the hell is wrong. I mean the defense is a tire fire, that parts easy. But the offense...

1) Is Jay the problem? Like I said, he's definitely part of the problem, but, shit, it's not like we haven't seen him play way better than this in this very offense even, before. His just sudden lack of any production despite no seeming lack of physical ability is odd as hell. Given his contract you probably can't get rid of him yet but shit how do you feel any confidence he might rebound next year?

2)Is Marshall done? Is he just hurt? Is him being hurt why he can't get open? is him not getting open affecting Jay and Alshon? Can he get better next year and thus make the guys around him better?

3)Is Alshon the guy from 2013 or the guy from 2012 and 2014 with frequent dropsies who gets a lot of nagging injuries and just disappears sometimes? Can you build around him?

4)Is Marty worth putting up with anymore?

5)How much longer till Forte's just dead?

I just don't know how you completely rebuild from the ground up given their contract situation, but no one seems to be part of the core they can count on going forward. I mean Alshon's eligible for an extension this offseason. Do you pay him?

This isn't depressing. Once the new GM addresses all 5 items above, he can start on the disaster that is defense and special teams.

Quote from: R-V on November 10, 2014, 11:46:05 AM

Quote from: InternetApex on November 10, 2014, 11:33:37 AM

Quote from: Eli on November 10, 2014, 11:22:16 AM
So, how does this thing get rebuilt, besides hoping the next Aaron Rodgers somehow falls into the Bears' lap?

My guess is that it doesn't. Someone Tweeted last night that the Bears are in the "Dollar Bill is Still Alive Phase." And there is no Rocky Wirtz in the wings to move them into the next century once the current crop of McCaskey's kicks it.

That's oversimplifying obviously. But I don't see anyway out of the wilderness. They might lose all the rest of their games, get a top 3 pick and blow it on some turd who can't play.

That's what sucks the worst about this - I have no confidence that the Mickey Doyle of Halas Hall, Ted Phillips, would make a good GM hire even if they completely cleaned house from Emery on down. I know it's not the most important thing, but I'm going to go ahead and assume the McCaskeys are completely incompetent until they can get some goddamn motherfucking Field Turf installed. Until they can accomplish that simple task I see no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt.

New field = playoff bound

Quote from: Bort on November 07, 2014, 04:47:52 PM
We used modern medicine. It was pretty sweet.

I know enough friends who have had emergency procedures needed that it's insane to me that anyone would want to have a baby anywhere other than 5 feet from the nearest doctor.

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/100401824/joe-maddon-chicago-cubs-manager

Quote from: PANK! on November 03, 2014, 08:58:30 AM

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Quote from: Yeti on November 03, 2014, 08:44:40 AM
It may be new to baseball, but in the rest of the workforce, I'm pretty sure people get fired for someone better all of the time.

Full disclosure--while the person whom I replaced in Chicago 2.5 years ago was not fired (she eventually quit) I had been approached about the possibility of replacing her when she was still in the position.  A very delicate situation to be sure, but she was so goddamn incompetent a provisional succession had to be employed.

It happens. A lot.

What's with all of this anonymous butthurt BTW?  It's making my sack itch.

Huey is now Joe Maddon? This is great. Thanks for sharing.

Fork and I will be opening a consulting firm wherein I discuss employment strategies and he consults on recovery time for injuries.

I just jotted down some notes that if anyone ever asks me for the Joe Maddon of university application work, I got their guy.

Quote from: PANK! on November 03, 2014, 08:55:02 AM

Quote from: Yeti on November 03, 2014, 08:44:40 AM
It may be new to baseball, but in the rest of the workforce, I'm pretty sure people get fired for someone better all of the time.

Full disclosure--while the person whom I replaced in Chicago 2.5 years ago was not fired (she eventually quit) I had been approached about the possibility of replacing her when she was still in the position.  A very delicate situation to be sure, but she was so goddamn incompetent a provisional succession had to be employed.

It happens. A lot.

What's with all of this anonymous butthurt BTW?  It's making my sack itch.

Huey is now Joe Maddon? This is great. Thanks for sharing.

Is it too early to think Thibs has changed and now will give players more rest? Noah and Rose weren't overworked last night.