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champaignchris wrote:It would be fun if Chatwood were really good this year.

But I’m not going to hold my breath.

I'd even take his BB/9 to go back in line with his career before the Cubs. That would make him solid enough.

Good finds and memories, everyone.

Do we have a lot of evidence of batters not being ok with pitchers showing emotion, especially in a hypocritical sense? I totally get where jersey's coming from in terms of not wanting to be embarrassed, but I think at this level it only adds to the intrigue/drama of the game. These guys are the be...

Off days are boring and stink, so I'm placating myself by checking out the Cubs' individual splits on BR. Almost everyone is looking pretty, pretty, pretty, pri-tay good in some way...except for Bryant. Someone smarter at baseball than me make me feel better by pointing out some things that I'm mis...

Does anyone remember which poster suggested the Sweeney extension?

CyHawk_Cub wrote:

Shout out and a congrats also to that Phillies owner who only cares about winning.

Old Style wrote:Well the silver lining to not signing Harper is that he's really stumbled out of the gate in Philly. I mean a 1.284 OPS is bad, right?

If you're Dan Vogelbach it is.

The "flags fly forever" crowd probably are o.k. with things, even if the window is shut. I don't subscribe to that thinking, but I know plenty who do. I want both, but if I had to pick, give me that one glorious flag every living Cubs fan had never gotten to see raised before 2016. It wou...

BigSlick wrote:I 100% believe Heyward is gonna put up a career year this year on a 79 win Cubs disaster season because the Baseball Gods hate us, and it’s the only thing that makes the most sense to happen

I 100 percent don't believe you 100 percent believe that.

I'd celebrate if Heyward can just slug .400.

Carl was screwed up by the coaching staff. They spent the entire spring teaching him a new motion, which he was very successful with in spring, that was blatantly illegal and then told him to just go back to his old motion. I'm not surprised he's struggling even more than usual. Wasn't he going to ...

horsefeathers. Is our payroll really $221 million? I thought it was $205.

This is the horsefeathering team we have with that?

jersey cubs fan wrote:if this season goes into the crapper, I think the next guy to run the show might be coming from somewhere else, and it will be a guy who has built winners on a budget.

David Stearns just signed an extension a few months ago.

WrigleyField 22 wrote:

Bryant's Disco Ball wrote:Damn, that one place looks cold in the summer.

Covering my bases deep into the WS.

That's genius. Good work.

17 Seconds wrote:if he was pissed about people saying he was washed, he's going to be really pissed to know that they were right

Yeah, dude is a fine player. Not a superstar. Not close to a $300 million player.

Prove me wrong, KB.

Damn, that one place looks cold in the summer.

Cubswin11 wrote:5/15 with two team options.

There has to be a better way for him to tweet that info.

I just can't believe Hendricks didn't get much more than Tyler horsefeathering Chatwood.

Banedon wrote:Even the most negative folks around here can't be upset about this one.

Sofa will do his best.

For the Cubs fans here who are cheering against the Cubs now, are you happy about this deal or upset by it? Paul Goldschmidt does not strike me as the type of player who loses all baseball talent in his early thirties. There are some players who baffle me. Guys who seemingly fall off a cliff in the...

For the Cubs fans here who are cheering against the Cubs now, are you happy about this deal or upset by it?

wasnt kimbrel essentially uplayable at the end of last year? Not that about 30 percent of our bullpen is currently in the same situation He was bad in August and playoffs but he was good in Sept/October. There are some red flags overall though, BB and HR spiked a bit, velo and stuff remained the sa...

Sigh. https://twitter.com/YankeeSource/status/1102219037466071040 Their opening day payroll in the recent past has been $88 million, $100 million, $95 million and now $140 million. In a big market. This guy ain't no hero. He can horsefeathers off, too. I mean, they were tanking just like Theo/Jed d...

Brian wrote:Sigh

Their opening day payroll in the recent past has been $88 million, $100 million, $95 million and now $140 million. In a big market.

This guy ain't no hero. He can horsefeathers off, too.

I wouldn't be upset by the deal, but anytime you stretch out a deal that long even hitting that low WAR number is a risk. Pujols for example over his last 13 years has averaged 3.88 WAR per year. And those 13 years include 2 MVP years out of him, 2 2nd place finishes, and 2 other top 10 MVP years. ...

My darkhorse prediction is that neither side likes this relationship within the first three seasons, and the Cubs' brass gets to look like geniuses when really they were just being cheap.