Pollyellon banned me

[Yeti]

In case you've missed everything on Twitter this morning:

- Al said that he couldn't find any .gifs of a Valbuena bat flip (because of course he couldn't), so someone posted one in the comments.
- @bleedcubtweets noticed that Desipio was the source for the .gif.
- @gtx281 suggested that Andy change the source file on Desipio.
- Andy obliged. A few times.

To me, the best part is that Al had previously commented on the .gif, so it now looks like he saw and was OK with these images appearing on his site.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

+1

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

That's fantastic.

[Saul Goodman]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

[PenFoe]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

[Saul Goodman]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

Yep, that one.

[Eli]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

[Richard Chuggar]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

Not me!

[PenFoe]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

Not me!

We may have finally found a use for you.

But you're only gonna get 1 AB, most likely, so make it a good one. 

[Yeti]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

He's commented on a thread lower in that post. I am surprised he hasn't seen it.

[Chuck to Chuck]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

He's commented on a thread lower in that post. I am surprised he hasn't seen it.

Unless he hits F5 or clears his cache, I don't think he'll see it.  I just looked at this now for the first time and had to F5 to get rid of Val-B.

[Quality Start Machine]

In case you've missed everything on Twitter this morning:

- Al said that he couldn't find any .gifs of a Valbuena bat flip (because of course he couldn't), so someone posted one in the comments.
- @bleedcubtweets noticed that Desipio was the source for the .gif.
- @gtx281 suggested that Andy change the source file on Desipio.
- Andy obliged. A few times.

To me, the best part is that Al had previously commented on the .gif, so it now looks like he saw and was OK with these images appearing on his site.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

When you start your day listening to Count Basie, that's usually the best your day is ever going to be. Except today.

[Eli]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

He's commented on a thread lower in that post. I am surprised he hasn't seen it.

Unless he hits F5 or clears his cache, I don't think he'll see it.  I just looked at this now for the first time and had to F5 to get rid of Val-B.

It appears to be gone. Oh well.

[Bort]

The "a few times" link, Al overseeing the construction from his perch hundreds of feet away, is still there.  Good work, everyone.

Here's the live link, for as long as it lasts.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/1/19/7854201/luis-valbuena-cubs-astros-trade-appreciation#284531738

I don't know that Al is ever going to find out, since he's blocked anyone on Twitter who's within 10 degrees of any Desipiots.

He's commented on a thread lower in that post. I am surprised he hasn't seen it.

Unless he hits F5 or clears his cache, I don't think he'll see it.  I just looked at this now for the first time and had to F5 to get rid of Val-B.

It appears to be gone. Oh well.

What we lost, what we something something

[Eli]

2015 Cubs ZiPS Projections

You probably won't like many of these.

I'm going to let you have at it rather than say anything really detailed here, except that the system doesn't appear to like batting average much at all.

It's got Kris Bryant hitting 29 homers -- Rookie of the Year, right? -- except with a .226 BA.

Javier Baez is projected with 30 dingers, but to hit .215 (actually, that would be a huge improvement).

Anthony Rizzo, another 30-homer guy for the Cubs, says ZiPS -- except he'll hit .235

UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, I divided hits by PA instead of looking at the actual numbers in the second chart.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

2015 Cubs ZiPS Projections

You probably won't like many of these.

I'm going to let you have at it rather than say anything really detailed here, except that the system doesn't appear to like batting average much at all.

It's got Kris Bryant hitting 29 homers -- Rookie of the Year, right? -- except with a .226 BA.

Javier Baez is projected with 30 dingers, but to hit .215 (actually, that would be a huge improvement).

Anthony Rizzo, another 30-homer guy for the Cubs, says ZiPS -- except he'll hit .235

UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, I divided hits by PA instead of looking at the actual numbers in the second chart.

It's 2015.  If BCB is your "only site"--or at least your first site, or go-to site or what have you-- you need to kill yourself.