Theo Epstein Sploosh Thread

[Quality Start Machine]

I feel like Theo and Jed should get a lot of props for the Clayton Richard/Trevor Cahill/Fernando Rodney reclamation projects, or maybe that's just Chris Bosio but either way, pretty good value they've gotten from dumpster diving this year.

They've been good at dumpster diving every year, just this year they dove at the deadline instead of before the season started.

[Shooter]

I feel like Theo and Jed should get a lot of props for the Clayton Richard/Trevor Cahill/Fernando Rodney reclamation projects, or maybe that's just Chris Bosio but either way, pretty good value they've gotten from dumpster diving this year.

They've been good at dumpster diving every year, just this year they dove at the deadline instead of before the season started.

The Pirates are pretty good at this too. The Cardinals don't seem to do it as well since Dave Duncan left, but they turned shitty pitchers into viable starters a lot over the years.

[Quality Start Machine]

I feel like Theo and Jed should get a lot of props for the Clayton Richard/Trevor Cahill/Fernando Rodney reclamation projects, or maybe that's just Chris Bosio but either way, pretty good value they've gotten from dumpster diving this year.

They've been good at dumpster diving every year, just this year they dove at the deadline instead of before the season started.

The Pirates are pretty good at this too. The Cardinals don't seem to do it as well since Dave Duncan left and took his great big bag o' steroids & HGH with him, but they turned shitty pitchers into viable starters a lot over the years.

[Saul Goodman]

Seems like a good time to revisit this. 

In other words, if you think the Cubs should go in another direction, you have, probably, ten minutes or so (maybe less) to convince Tom Ricketts that he should go in a different direction. Which data points to use? Ian Stewart? Yu Darvish? Yoenis Cespedes? Edwin Jackson? Mounting losses? Sagging attendance? So many options.

[Quality Start Machine]

Seems like a good time to revisit this. 

In other words, if you think the Cubs should go in another direction, you have, probably, ten minutes or so (maybe less) to convince Tom Ricketts that he should go in a different direction. Which data points to use? Ian Stewart? Yu Darvish? Yoenis Cespedes? Edwin Jackson? Mounting losses? Sagging attendance? So many options.

Al being extra dickish in the comments is icing on the cake.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Seems like a good time to revisit this. 

In other words, if you think the Cubs should go in another direction, you have, probably, ten minutes or so (maybe less) to convince Tom Ricketts that he should go in a different direction. Which data points to use? Ian Stewart? Yu Darvish? Yoenis Cespedes? Edwin Jackson? Mounting losses? Sagging attendance? So many options.

Al being extra dickish in the comments is icing on the cake.

I saw that.  Awesome.

[Saul Goodman]

Seems like a good time to revisit this. 

In other words, if you think the Cubs should go in another direction, you have, probably, ten minutes or so (maybe less) to convince Tom Ricketts that he should go in a different direction. Which data points to use? Ian Stewart? Yu Darvish? Yoenis Cespedes? Edwin Jackson? Mounting losses? Sagging attendance? So many options.

Al being extra dickish in the comments is icing on the cake.

I saw that.  Awesome.

Well as long as you guys are clearly starting with the sensationalist headline and then filling in the article from there, i've got the next 5 stories for you
"How Theo and Jed can fix the Cubs using this one weird trick!"
"You'll get upset when you read what this Cubs blogger is recommending"
"I thought the Cubs couldn't get any worse. Then I read this shocking blog post."
"Try not to gasp when you read this Tim Huwe post. Make sure you read to the end!"
"Before you say that BCB is running out of ideas, wait til you read what this schoolteacher had to say"

Also I'd suggest changing the name of the blog to "Cubworthy".

I chortled.

[ChuckD]

Seems like a good time to revisit this. 

In other words, if you think the Cubs should go in another direction, you have, probably, ten minutes or so (maybe less) to convince Tom Ricketts that he should go in a different direction. Which data points to use? Ian Stewart? Yu Darvish? Yoenis Cespedes? Edwin Jackson? Mounting losses? Sagging attendance? So many options.

Al being extra dickish in the comments is icing on the cake.

I saw that.  Awesome.

It's a think piece.

[ChuckD]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

insightbb?

[Slaky]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

Holy shit.

[SKO]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

Holy shit.

What we lost, what we never had.

[R-V]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

Holy shit.

Ah Earl Cunningham. Man did he suck. He had a stint with the Chiefs back when my baseball fandom was kicking into high gear, playing alongside luminaries such as Damon Berryhill, Lance Dickson, Mike Harkey & Amaury Telemaco.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

Holy shit.

Ah Earl Cunningham. Man did he suck. He had a stint with the Chiefs back when my baseball fandom was kicking into high gear, playing alongside luminaries such as Damon Berryhill, Lance Dickson, Mike Harkey & Amaury Telemaco.

Earl was the first round draft pick in '89 IIRC, when the Cubs were already stocking the major league roster with homegrown talent.  We assumed at the time it would be the gift that kept on giving, and visions of Cunningham mashing the ball while succeeding Dawson filled our heads, not realizing that Jim Frey was actually in the midst of destroying what little value was left of Dallas Green's system while leaving nothing but an ashy heap in its place.  Earl was Frey's second draft (Ty Griffin!) so we just hadn't realized this yet.  Pretty sure that fucker never got above AA.

[ChuckD]

I've somehow managed to avoid Peoria classhole Nick Vlahos up until today.

For which I'm thankful.

Probably because he only made one post which appears to have been lost in the Rattocalypse.

http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?action=profile;u=178

Holy shit.

Ah Earl Cunningham. Man did he suck. He had a stint with the Chiefs back when my baseball fandom was kicking into high gear, playing alongside luminaries such as Damon Berryhill, Lance Dickson, Mike Harkey & Amaury Telemaco.

What we lost, what we never had.

Edit: I still remember Earl Cunningham because I had this card. I was positive it was going to be worth $100 just like Griffey's '89 Upper Deck some day.