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Quote from: SKO on March 06, 2018, 01:04:32 PM
I know there are several scattered throughout here but I'm going through my annual spring training phase where I read every baseball book I can get my hands on and wondered what I've missed.

I've obviously read Moneyball, really enjoyed The Cubs Way, The Arm by Jeff Passan, and Ball Four is one of my all time favorite books, period. Others I've read of varied quality are Kaplan's Cubs book The Plan, Big Data Baseball, and the Bill James Historical Abstract.

Any great ones I'm missing?

In my world, you can't read 'The Cubs Way' enough times.

Was pretty disappointed in 'Teammate'. Seemed he beat the same horse about 50 times. Hey, Rossy? How about a little spice from back in the day, when you weren't exactly regarded as a beloved mentor?

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on February 20, 2018, 04:20:54 PM

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Quote from: Uncouth Sloth on February 15, 2018, 03:10:49 PM
If Zobrist is healthy, then put him there. If he's 2017 Zobrist, then of course, no

Zobrist is possibly done as an everyday player and even if he's not Joe's going to have enough of a challenge spreading at-bats around to ensure that Happ gets his 380, if need be, let alone this older shell-of-a-version of Happ.  Sacrificing a good team at the altar of Having a Leadoff Hitter seems to be a bit of an overreaction.  Having a premier one like Fowler is great, but not every team has one at that level.  Hell, of all the spots that Zobrist has batted in his career, even he has been least productive at leadoff so even he's not as good as you would think (in case you want a reminder, point to Ben swinging at the first pitch his first TWO times up against Strasburg and meekly putting the ball in play in that otherwise Totally Awesome Game 1 of the LDS last year--part of what helped Strasburg have 10 K's by the 6th inning but still managing to be below 90 pitches)

I personally think Schwarber should just do it again but the reactionary meatball mob is already convinced that batting leadoff is what sunk Schwarber's 1st half last year and Joe probably doesn't want the headache.  In that case I think they should consider Heyward and Almora--depending on the handedness of the pitcher.  This team scored the 2nd most runs in the NL last year even without a steady consistent presence at the top, and they'll probably do it again this year regardless of who's leading off....unless of course it's Zobrist.

The highest OBP of anybody on the 2017 Cubs not named Rizzo or Bryant was Jon Jay. Right that wrong.

I note on all the 'prediction' sites that nearly all Cubs are predicted to hit fewer homers and drive in fewer runs (as is the conservative nature of predictions) but almost all of them forecast significantly higher OBP for every last Cub not named Rizzo or Bryant.

So, that's good, I guess?

I forgot to add that we got to see the Cubs win a World Series!

I mean, people forget about that all the time.

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Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on February 15, 2018, 02:40:23 PM
I thought this place went tits up years ago. Shit, I'm glad to see I was wrong

We all thought the same about you.

don't be mean on my first day back. I admit my mistake and I am glad to be here

Nice to see you again, sir. What's new?

Well, the whole mafuckin world seems to be crumbling around me, and I feel like I'm pretty much the same.

I did gain, then lose, an internship position with BP Wrigleyville. They tried to tell me what I could and couldn't post on Twitter. I reminded them that I could very well be their shitty mothers' baby daddy, more or less.

but Other than WhiteGurlFeminism, the unchecked spread of Americanism, and the fact that I am a grandpa at my young age, I guess I'm ok

Quote from: Quality Start Machine on February 15, 2018, 03:13:41 PM

Quote from: The Uncouth Sloth on February 15, 2018, 02:40:23 PM
I thought this place went tits up years ago. Shit, I'm glad to see I was wrong

We all thought the same about you.

don't be mean on my first day back. I admit my mistake and I am glad to be here

30 dollar add-a-bidet:

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Quote from: CBStew on April 20, 2012, 10:23:51 AM
I am back in college.  I am scheduled to take a final exam.  Not only have I not studied for it, I have never attended any of the lectures, I have never read the books, and I am not even sure of the name of the course.  This is not the first time that I have had this dream.  It has recurred countless times since I graduated 55 years ago.

Sometimes it is for a college exam.
Sometimes it is for a job I used to have.
Other times it is for the job I currently have.

Almost always I am wearing nothing but a pair of tighty whities.

Something about not feeling prepared for life.

If Zobrist is healthy, then put him there. If he's 2017 Zobrist, then of course, no

Quote from: CBStew on February 09, 2018, 11:21:21 AM
"Oh sure, Cardinals fans love to brag that they have more pennants than teeth, but honestly, that would be true even if they only had three pennants."

Andy,  you are evil.

Young man, I'd love to give you a manhug

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Quote from: BigDrinky on February 13, 2018, 11:00:45 AM
If you can find Franklin's show on PBS, it is a pretty interesting look at the techniques (and enough to discourage me from ever trying the same thing at home due to the equipment/time commitments).

The funny thing is, his approach is pretty minimalist - salt & pepper for rub, oak fire, basic offset smoker design. Nothing exotic or complicated. You could probably get away with a Traeger offset smoker (or something similar) and oak pellets and be very pleased with the results. Hell, I'm expecting the next brisket to go into my Masterbuilt will be the best I've ever done.

I've done tons of pork shoulder, ribs, wings and even inch-thick ribeyes in the Masterbuilt. Every time I try brisket though, it's a clowncar shitshow. The fat doesn't render down but the outside gets overcharred. Any help is greatly appreciated

I thought this place went tits up years ago. Shit, I'm glad to see I was wrong

Quote from: IrishYeti on September 02, 2009, 10:02:43 AM

Quote from: Dave B on September 02, 2009, 09:58:32 AM
And this quote after last night's game:

"Coming into this year, it was all '... he's not going to be healthy and blah, blah, blah,' " Bradley said. "But once again, everybody is wrong. I was supposed to hit ridiculous, and I didn't, or not until now. ... All the experts ain't right."

Point?
Yes, Milton should probably not talk because he doesn't come off so well, but I could give a shit. This is actually dead-on. He may be an asshole but he told the truth there. So, yea, Fuck the experts.

No, thank you.  Too much halitosis, too little sun exposure, and most of all, too much peen.

Quote from: Wheezer on December 29, 2008, 01:55:33 PM

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Quote from: Kerm on December 29, 2008, 10:20:26 AM
Andy is so very right when he says thank GOD for BCB.  Can you imagine if all those fucking idiots were posting over here?

Kind of like when the ITI fucks came over here and posted loads of gay porn.

He clearly states that he's not gay.

Sometimes I wonder if I understand anything that  is going on.  Why on Earth would anyone bother to post that on You Tube?

Information wants to be free.  Must I repost the "Atlantis" video before I get a chance to more carefully edit it?

Who says?  I got a report sitting here on my desk that is supposed to be sitting on a desk 2 buildings away.  (Don't say e-mail it, too many large pretty pictures)  Anyway, there it sits, and it ain't going anywhere unless it gets 2 homemade cookies and a cup of Kona. 

That ain't free.

Seriously...isn't this what we started with in the first place (page 1)?

All I got out of this is that we are trading George Clooney, Ronald Reagan and Yeti for Jake Peavy and Michelle Obama, and cash.

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Quote from: Fork on October 15, 2008, 09:22:41 AM

That cake looks to me to be a rousing success.

Inedible, non-cream-filling-filled bride and groom on top = FAIL

I'm sure the bride eventually got her cream filling.

Perhaps.  If the bride was as big as I am imagining her to be (since they had a Hostess Twinkie-n-Cupcakes Wedding Cake), I imagine finding her big ol' cooter amongst the flaps of her FUP might be difficult.  I'm sure he married her because his green card was expired.