Miguel Montero Splooge Thread #HeIsGood

[SKO]

I know we were using the Ross thread as a de facto Miggy splooge thread, but this guy deserves his own I think. Safe to say his slump his over.

[Eli]

Safe to say his slump his over.

Is it? It's been two games against two bad pitchers.

[SKO]

Safe to say his slump his over.

Is it? It's been two games against two bad pitchers.

I saw what you done there.

[SKO]

Bump!  Walkoff dong

[R-V]

He played a huge role in Hector getting out of that bases loaded jam on Sunday as well. I believe Eli's exact quote when the Cubs acquired him was "This guy is not only a terrible baseball player, but a piece of garbage as a human being, and I'm strongly considering giving up not just the Cubs, but baseball in general." Shameful stuff.

[SKO]

He played a huge role in Hector getting out of that bases loaded jam on Sunday as well. I believe Eli's exact quote when the Cubs acquired him was "This guy is not only a terrible baseball player, but a piece of garbage as a human being, and I'm strongly considering giving up not just the Cubs, but baseball in general." Shameful stuff.

"The only thing more certain than this  Miguel Montero trade turning about to be a disaster for the Cubs is Lester going back to Boston thanks to the Ricketts' crippling debt load"- Eli, for sure, on December 9th, 2014.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

"Pfft.  Might as well let Hank White catch."

Eli, probably.

[Slaky]

He played a huge role in Hector getting out of that bases loaded jam on Sunday as well. I believe Eli's exact quote when the Cubs acquired him was "This guy is not only a terrible baseball player, but a piece of garbage as a human being, and I'm strongly considering giving up not just the Cubs, but baseball in general." Shameful stuff.

"The only thing more certain than this  Miguel Montero trade turning about to be a disaster for the Cubs is Lester going back to Boston thanks to the Ricketts' crippling debt load"- Eli, for sure, on December 9th, 2014.

"Miguel Montero is Spanish for Paul Bako" - Eli while stabbing a kind, elderly woman in the middle of the street in January 2015

[Quality Start Machine]

"Miguel Montero should be backing up David Ross instead of the other way around" - Eli, while snatch-and-grabbing cookies off a Girl Scout's table.

[Tonker]

"Miguel Montero has an unusual love for dogs" - Eli, word for word, February 2015, whilst standing up in front of Huey to put ketchup on his dog.

[Eli]

I'm torn on Montero. How you feel about it is dependent on how you feel about pitch framing. If you don't buy into it very much, they've basically spent $50 million to not really upgrade the catcher position. Then again, the framing stuff might just be an area where we're stuck in the dark as fans. I've been trying to read about it and there are reasonable people who say it's totally overrated and reasonable people who have formulated that Yadier Molina is about as valuable as 2001 Barry Bonds.

- Eli's actual quote about Montero, while shivving a homeless bum in on a cold December day.

Since Castillo has been quite a bit more offensively productive than Montero this year, it still kind of comes down to how you feel about pitch framing. Or the value of amusingly misparsed tweets.

[Oleg]

I'm torn on Montero. How you feel about it is dependent on how you feel about pitch framing. If you don't buy into it very much, they've basically spent $50 million to not really upgrade the catcher position. Then again, the framing stuff might just be an area where we're stuck in the dark as fans. I've been trying to read about it and there are reasonable people who say it's totally overrated and reasonable people who have formulated that Yadier Molina is about as valuable as 2001 Barry Bonds.

- Eli's actual quote about Montero, while shivving a homeless bum in on a cold December day.

Since Castillo has been quite a bit more offensively productive than Montero this year, it still kind of comes down to how you feel about pitch framing. Or the value of amusingly misparsed tweets.

Look who thinks he's Neil Diamond all of a sudden.

[SKO]

I'm torn on Montero. How you feel about it is dependent on how you feel about pitch framing. If you don't buy into it very much, they've basically spent $50 million to not really upgrade the catcher position. Then again, the framing stuff might just be an area where we're stuck in the dark as fans. I've been trying to read about it and there are reasonable people who say it's totally overrated and reasonable people who have formulated that Yadier Molina is about as valuable as 2001 Barry Bonds.

- Eli's actual quote about Montero, while shivving a homeless bum in on a cold December day.

Since Castillo has been quite a bit more offensively productive than Montero this year, it still kind of comes down to how you feel about pitch framing. Or the value of amusingly misparsed tweets.

.836 OPS, 125 wRC+, 1.5 WAR for Beefcastle this year. I'm glad that Miggy has been solid and Schwarber actually does look like a future major league catcher because otherwise dumping Welington for nothing would chap my ass more than it does.

Ah, f&*k it. We all know I'm lying. My ass is plenty chapped. F&*k you, David Ross.

[SKO]

Had key doubles Friday and Saturday, the go ahead homer Saturday, and one of his patented oppo bombs to put the game away yesterday. 1.032 OPS in August for this dude.

[Slaky]

Had key doubles Friday and Saturday, the go ahead homer Saturday, and one of his patented oppo bombs to put the game away yesterday. 1.032 OPS in August for this dude.

He'd have been worth it just for the hit vs. St. Louis that led to Molina's ejection. Yes I know the Cubs lost that game in typical Cub fashion but who cares.

Also, he's doubling as a marketing executive.