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Andy wrote:

Old Style wrote:Gronk retired.

Single most unstoppable offensive weapon in football history, IMHO.

Jim Brown existed. As did Jerry Rice

Could've just gone with Done-sing for the title...

But, anyway, hurrah, our long national nightmare is finally over. (funny, this joke just doesn't work as well anymore)

TomtheBombadil wrote:That starting OF for MB is ugly

All the OF's above South Bend are pretty brutal. The guys who had some promise in the past have not lived up to it. The rest of them have a 4th or 5th OF ceiling.

The truth is a bit more nuanced, if you believe the times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/worl ... -laws.html

Almora is a fine option to lead off against a lefty.

He should never, ever see a PA against a righty if it can be avoided, though.

Trying to decide which I'm happier about between Hagerty and Davis. Davis is much more meaningful to the future, but Hagerty is an amazing story.

... quintana line will get you annoyingly close to your destination, but not actually at your destination Sounds like some flights I've been on. ? Because the plane crashed, or because you flew into Sanford instead of Orlando Int’l. Because I’ve done that and it was annoying. Especially since my re...

jersey cubs fan wrote:...
quintana line will get you annoyingly close to your destination, but not actually at your destination

Sounds like some flights I've been on.

Of the myriad of minor league reliever options, Allen Webster has looked really good thus far in spring training action. Here's AZ Phil's report of his 1st outing... ALLEN WEBSTER: FB: 94-97 T-98 SL: 89-91 CH: 88-90 NOTE: Just - Wow! - ... Absolutely electric... power slider combined with high-velo...

I'd love to spend a 2nd round pick on this guy.

oh, wonderful...

I've now reached the age where famous people my age start dying from natural causes instead of partying too hard.

SouthSideRyan wrote:

David wrote:yeah and we're doing that thing again where we pretend that the opt outs don't have monetary value and aren't exchanged for guaranteed dollars. kyle likes to go this route a lot when he goes all "the player opt outs are pure downside for the team"

That’s Tim

?

I don't think so.

Here's one more kick in the balls...

We could have traded for Stanton last year if we weren't going to try to sign Bryce. Yankees got him basically for nothing.

as ssr has pointed out several times, the sad truth is that picking up hamels’ option instead of signing harper makes perfect sense once you realize we also have no money for next season. this organization in no way deserves our attention. I haven't been paying much attention to see how much this h...

As pissy as I feel about this, I took some solace from thinking that Cards fans should be even more pissed than us. - Their team makes almost as much money as the Cubs - They aren't even in the luxury tax - They get extra draft picks anyway, so that doesn't impact them as much - Much of their succes...

Hey there, CCP - haven't seen you in a while.

Tim, can you look into limiting the increasingly NSFW/bizarre banner ads on the site? How's a guy supposed to procrastinate in peace? Anyone else experiencing this, or am I just watching too much porn I'm not getting them. And as mentioned upthread, it's really hard for me to control the ads that g...

I fully admit that my hatred for Alou is irrational. I don't care. Can't stand the guy.

Pakistan and India are on the verge of war. This feels like a Cuban Missle Crisis moment, and the lives of billions hang in the balance. Imran Khan is a puppet of the Pakistani military, and Modi is a nationalistic demagog months away from an election. It feels like this should be the biggest crisi...

Arenado extended 8/260. So much for 2020. I assumed that he wasn't Boras client, and it looks like he dumped him in 2015. Many Cubs fans think this gives us hope of extending Bryant, but is there any history of Boras arbitration-level guys extending instead of hitting free agency? Yes. Strasburg le...

All my favorite recent HR are accounted for.

I'll always hold a special place in my heart for Bob Dernier leading off the 1984 NLCS with a dong, though. Not to mention Sutcliffe hitting one to lead off the third a couple innings later.

I ditched Facebook last year. Even though I wasn't using it much (at all), I caught horsefeathers from my sister for doing so. I recently got pulled into a Twitter group chat, but I rarely go anywhere on the platform other than the direct messages This is my only message board I don't instagram I do...

PackLandVA wrote:So can the Cubs afford Harper or not???

Absolutely.

However, if you believe Ricketts, it may mean running a loss for 2019.

TBS Playoffs Insider wrote:i hope you wrote TINSTAPP on a piece of paper and handed it to him

I made the mistake of verbalizing it instead.

Now he's trying to claim we never had that conversation.

I was told that Rodon / Lopez / Giolito / Fulmer were going to destroy AL hitters.

No, really. A white sox fan I know said that to me.

He was being serious.