The 2016 Cubs: SPLOOGE SPLOOGE SPLOOGE

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Contreras, bitches.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/743481087196815360

Quick--what's your favorite memory of the Tim Federowicz Era?

I liked it when Contreras was called up. #2 is that one game where he had a net positive WPA.

Mine was when he won a game with a single of Aroldis Chapman.  

Oh wait, that was PED junkie Taylor Teagarden.  Turns out I have no positive memories of Federowicz.  Never mind.

[SKO]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

[CT III]

Contreras, bitches.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/743481087196815360

Quick--what's your favorite memory of the Tim Federowicz Era?

Well, in the space action movie I've written in my mind, it's when he's shot out of the airlock so that the rest of the crew can live.

[flannj]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

Obviously.

[ChuckD]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

[SKO]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

Obviously.

Yeah this came off way more "I am as smart as Theo" than I meant, when I was trying to say "obviously Theo is ten steps ahead of me, your average idiot firing off meatball tweets with his cheeto stained fingers."

[Quality Start Machine]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

[Saul Goodman]

I guess I didn't realize how below average the Cubs bullpen has been overall - I guess it's been masked so far by the starters pitching out of their mind, and Rondon in particular being really good.

20th in FIP
27th in BB/9
20th in HR/9
2nd in BABIP

The BABIP one gives me heartburn. I know this may be due in part to great defense/inducing weak contact, but given the other numbers they could be in for some regression even from their not-good performance so far.

This has to be the top priority at the deadline.

The other masking is that they've pitched the fewest innings in the majors (I assume that's still true).

But, yeah...bring me all the Millers and Chapmans!

Remember when they were using Jason Motte and Brian Fucking Schlitter? I did earlier and it made me want to hurl.

[ChuckD]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

Chuggachuggachuggachugga...

CHOOCHOO

[Tonker]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

Chuggachuggachuggachugga...

CHOOCHOO

I sat and watched that all the way to the end.

[CBStew]

Contreras, bitches.

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/743481087196815360

Quick--what's your favorite memory of the Tim Federowicz Era?

Who?

[ChuckD]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

Chuggachuggachuggachugga...

CHOOCHOO

I sat and watched that all the way to the end.

Some say there's no end to the Hank Train. That it just keeps rolling like a machine that doesn't stop rolling keeps rolling.

[Bort]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

Chuggachuggachuggachugga...

CHOOCHOO

I sat and watched that all the way to the end.

Some say there's no end to the Hank Train. That it just keeps rolling like a machine that doesn't stop rolling keeps rolling.

That simile was as good as a simile that is pretty good.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I love this front office. I actually said to a friend the other day that I thought if Willson only needed game calling/framing experience and coaching they might as well bring him up to learn from Ross and Miggy and obviously Epstink already had that plan in motion.

You're missing someone in there.

Contreras already sleeps with his fly down like an all-star.

Chuggachuggachuggachugga...

CHOOCHOO

I sat and watched that all the way to the end.

Some say there's no end to the Hank Train. That it just keeps rolling like a machine that doesn't stop rolling keeps rolling.

That simile was as good as a simile that is pretty good.

Intrepid Reader: CT:  What's a simile?

[Saul Goodman]

Coghlan leading off makes me want to dive in front of a train