Brutal weekend for the Cubs. 2 of 3 were given away in the 9th or extras. I’m not sure this team has “it.”
I'll agree with you. "it" isn't looking good. The 2 highest paid players aren't worth what they're being paid. Lester, I just don't get the guy. Can't make it out of the 6th last night after like 85 pitches? Hayward is now a liability in the field as well as not being able to hit. Yu has a 2 million ERA in innings 5 and 6. It is what it is. I think they'll "oops" into playoff contention by the end of the year based on overall talent, but I'm not expecting another NLCS without a serious attitude adjustment.
I'd trade Russel and a couple farm guys for Machado and try to get him to sign for one additional year at a max contract. I don't see anyone else sending the O's anything better than that.
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Addison Russell sucks. He's ok on defense but can't hit for shit. At this point, I wish we had bonehead Castro back. That guy is dumber than hell running the bases... but at least he gets on fucking base so he can run them.
Sit Happ's ass down for fuck's sake!!! Let Almora play. Maddon is so god damned hard-headed. Obviously didn't learn from last year's fucking disaster with Schwarber at lead off. Took til what? June for him to let it fucking go. Same thing this year. Let's just keep Happ in every fucking day so his average can keep getting lower and lower. Meanwhile, Almora has the 3rd highest average on the team so far and plays stellar defense. Zobrist and Almora should be starting every god damn day right now.
And then this shit with putting a guy on the mound who just blew a fucking game the day before in the same god damn situation as the day before. What's that old saying about the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Maddon is fucking insane. That's all he ever does is keep putting the same shitty fucking players on the field and expecting them to not be shitty. Newsflash - they all fucking suck. Quit playing them!!
It's pretty god damn bad when Javier "swing at literally fucking everything" Baez is leading the team in hits and the entire slash line.
Such is life with the Cubbies that when you compare the history of the two franchises the Cubs have:
*A higher winning percentage *More Pennants *Same number of World Series titles *More MVPs *More Cy Youngs *Same number of Rookies of the Year *More Gold Gloves *More Silver Sluggers (including our pitchers having more SS than the White Sox DHs have) *More batting titles
Went to the game last night. Fun to see some offense and cheers from the crowd. Although the ball park was a dump and needed serious repairs and upgrades I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in Wrigleyville area. It looks and feels more like a shopping mall, hotel, outdoor play land and beer garden with a baseball field dropped in the middle rather than just a good old fashioned neighborhood ball park.....
Went to the game last night. Fun to see some offense and cheers from the crowd. Although the ball park was a dump and needed serious repairs and upgrades I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in Wrigleyville area. It looks and feels more like a shopping mall, hotel, outdoor play land and beer garden with a baseball field dropped in the middle rather than just a good old fashioned neighborhood ball park.....
It's like an amusement park down there now....a very expensive amusement park. A lot of my Cubs fan friends are pretty pissed that they're being priced out. All the luxury clubs and the sky high ticket prices are definitely pricing out the average fan....same thing happened to the Blackhawks. But I guess that's the price of winning. The only good thing about being a Sox fan right now is you can walk up to the stadium day of game and sit just about anywhere you want for cheap.
Thought the rest of you guys had already hung it up for the season
Cubs fans know not to get ahead of ourselves...
That
JHey slam was awesome! Everyone knew it was gone at the crack of the
bat. One of the best sounds you'll ever hear (when it's for your team,
at least)!
I'm always puzzled as to why everyone always automatically thinks Strop when something bad happens. Dude's been our most solid reliever for the last 5 seasons. 2.68 ERA, 3:1 K/BB, 341 K in 296 innings. Like every middle reliever, he's gonna have a bad outing here and there, but he's easily our best relief since we acquired him.
And we got him & Jake for Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman. We won that trade by light years.
^ I hear ya. I’ll admit that I’m quick to hate on Strop. I’ve just seen him give up the big hit or long ball at the worst time, one too many times. And maybe it’s his antics that won’t let me like him. Cocked hat, showboating, etc. I never liked that kind of thing.
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I'd trade Russel and a couple farm guys for Machado and try to get him to sign for one additional year at a max contract. I don't see anyone else sending the O's anything better than that.
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Sit Happ's ass down for fuck's sake!!! Let Almora play. Maddon is so god damned hard-headed. Obviously didn't learn from last year's fucking disaster with Schwarber at lead off. Took til what? June for him to let it fucking go. Same thing this year. Let's just keep Happ in every fucking day so his average can keep getting lower and lower. Meanwhile, Almora has the 3rd highest average on the team so far and plays stellar defense. Zobrist and Almora should be starting every god damn day right now.
And then this shit with putting a guy on the mound who just blew a fucking game the day before in the same god damn situation as the day before. What's that old saying about the definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Maddon is fucking insane. That's all he ever does is keep putting the same shitty fucking players on the field and expecting them to not be shitty. Newsflash - they all fucking suck. Quit playing them!!
It's pretty god damn bad when Javier "swing at literally fucking everything" Baez is leading the team in hits and the entire slash line.
*A higher winning percentage
*More Pennants
*Same number of World Series titles
*More MVPs
*More Cy Youngs
*Same number of Rookies of the Year
*More Gold Gloves
*More Silver Sluggers (including our pitchers having more SS than the White Sox DHs have)
*More batting titles
Oh well is right.
we will find a way, we will find our place
like any of it matters
.500 for life after a title is what I got for it.
I'm good
even if I look and act really crazy.
It's like an amusement park down there now....a very expensive amusement park. A lot of my Cubs fan friends are pretty pissed that they're being priced out. All the luxury clubs and the sky high ticket prices are definitely pricing out the average fan....same thing happened to the Blackhawks. But I guess that's the price of winning. The only good thing about being a Sox fan right now is you can walk up to the stadium day of game and sit just about anywhere you want for cheap.
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