Totally Unreadable

[Saul Goodman]

Who wants to buy me this: https://www.amazon.com/Season-Ages-Chicago-Brought-Championship/dp/1683581156/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1479390786&sr=8-7&keywords=2016+Cubs+books ?

I wonder if Al will spend any part of the book detailing how steadfastly against the rebuild he was. It's very clear from the description ("Told by Al Yellon, managing editor of SB Nation's Bleed Cubbie Blue, A Season to Remember chronicles not only the 2016 Cubs' rise to the top of the baseball heap, but the team's—and the fans'—long journey to get there.") that the book will most definitely be about Al's long and tortured life as a Cub fan and what this truly means to him.

This Is More Mine Than Yours: How the Chicago Cubs Finally Won One for Al (A Memoir)

Hard pass.

[Saul Goodman]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

[Eli]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

I still think you are way too preoccupied with Brett, but I came here to say that I'm pretty much with you on this one.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

Given that BN is Brett's main source of income, there's a very good reason for him to try to do this.

That said, I think he'd be better off spending the time and resources elsewhere.

[Brownie]

You know what's totally unreadable? The 2017 Deadpool picks post. Because it doesn't exist yet.

[Eli]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

Given that BN is Brett's main source of income, there's a very good reason for him to try to do this.

That said, I think he'd be better off spending the time and resources elsewhere.

I totally get it, too. It's his livelihood so I can't begrudge him for trying. But he's been retweeting @flippingbats more and more lately and if I wanted to see it, I'd just follow the actual account.

[Slaky]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

Given that BN is Brett's main source of income, there's a very good reason for him to try to do this.

That said, I think he'd be better off spending the time and resources elsewhere.

I totally get it, too. It's his livelihood so I can't begrudge him for trying. But he's been retweeting @flippingbats more and more lately and if I wanted to see it, I'd just follow the actual account.

I didn't even know that was him. Educational.

[Saul Goodman]

I wish BN would stop trying to make Baseball Is Fun happen. I didn't care until that clickbait stuff started getting crossposted to BN, Kinja-style, presumably because no one is visiting BIF. Someone should tell them Cut 4 exists so there's no reason to keep trying to make their own not-as-good version.

Given that BN is Brett's main source of income, there's a very good reason for him to try to do this.

That said, I think he'd be better off spending the time and resources elsewhere.

I totally get it, too. It's his livelihood so I can't begrudge him for trying. But he's been retweeting @flippingbats more and more lately and if I wanted to see it, I'd just follow the actual account.

I didn't even know that was him. Educational.

Now you know that baseball is fun.

[SKO]

I bought the Athlon Sports baseball preview, unaware that Trueblood apparently writes for them. He had one article about players changing their swings to hit more home runs that was fine, but then there was an article in which he wrote about "the perfect MLB lineup" and I guess in his world Stephen Piscotty is the Platonic Ideal of a 5 Hitter and Right Fielder. I have no idea why he's so fucking obsessed with Cardinals Matt Murton but Jesus Christ. The guy had an .800 OPS last year.

[CT III]

I bought the Athlon Sports baseball preview, unaware that Trueblood apparently writes for them. He had one article about players changing their swings to hit more home runs that was fine, but then there was an article in which he wrote about "the perfect MLB lineup" and I guess in his world Stephen Piscotty is the Platonic Ideal of a 5 Hitter and Right Fielder. I have no idea why he's so fucking obsessed with Cardinals Matt Murton but Jesus Christ. The guy had an .800 OPS last year.

Well, that is the best OPS.

[Saul Goodman]

I disagree with almost all of these baseball opinions, especially the idea that the Cubs had essentially the same offseason as a team that gave a decent-hitting center fielder $70 million guaranteed to play first base where his value is the lowest on the diamond.

[Tonker]

I disagree with almost all of these baseball opinions, especially the idea that the Cubs had essentially the same offseason as a team that gave a decent-hitting center fielder $70 million guaranteed to play first base where his value is the lowest on the diamond.

The idea that bringing back Mark Trumbo (WAR over the last three years: 2.1) and adding BEEFCASTLE (5.3) gets you an A- destroys any credibility this article might have had.

[Oleg]

I disagree with almost all of these baseball opinions, especially the idea that the Cubs had essentially the same offseason as a team that gave a decent-hitting center fielder $70 million guaranteed to play first base where his value is the lowest on the diamond.

Why am I reading this article?

[Brownie]

Why does it matter that the Cubs won in 10 innings?

[CT III]

Why does it matter that the Cubs won in 10 innings?

It gives them a goal for this year: win the World Series without going to extra innings in Game 7.

Hell, shoot for the moon and win it in 6 games!