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I wouldn’t mind reading that he’s been taking fly balls in the outfield.

Brian wrote:i forgot he existed

He does not.

Is it me or does Joe seem very reluctant to pitch Chatwood? It seems he has earned a bit more trust This is far from a fully formed thought, but it seems like with Montgomery essentially piggybacking with Darvish for now, Chatwood is by default the long man, and needs to be saved for those situatio...

ha ha ha divorce always happens cause the man screwed up somehow ha ha ha way to go obviously cheating on your wife Ben ha ha ha I mean, if we’re talking about most likely outcomes... In an athlete/civilian divorce, that's probably true. In an athlete/popstar?singer?pseudo celebrity situation, I'm ...

I was going to say that athletes are the worst, but really...it's just people overall that suck. Yup. There are piece of crap athletes, Dirty Cops, slimy layers, dirtbag doctors, hypocrite preachers, pedophile teachers, sketchy grocery clerks, crooked construction workers, and call center workers t...

SouthSideRyan wrote:I am now cutting off Phyllis’s Head with a chainsaw

Rrrring-ningning-ningning

I still get emotional.

Come on, man. I know you know that's not the slam dunk you want it to be. The reality is there's just not a "it was only..." excuse anymore for a white guy to do what the guy at the Cubs game did. You might think it sucks that trolls and racists ruined the beloved dickhole game or whateve...

Sammy Sofa wrote:

squally1313 wrote:Kris Bryant, who was bad, is now good

You idiots really don't understand how reverse jinxes work, do you?

Unpopular Opinion (or not, I dunno): The way this team is playing validates Theo's perceived inactivity this offseason. I really think this team is this good and now (hopefully) has the flexibility to add at the deadline or pick up Kimbrell after the draft. yeah sure fine I still wanted more dammit...

Unpopular Opinion (or not, I dunno):

The way this team is playing validates Theo's perceived inactivity this offseason. I really think this team is this good and now (hopefully) has the flexibility to add at the deadline or pick up Kimbrell after the draft.

Duke Silver wrote:Cubs with RISP this year: .271/.385/.494

3rd highest OPS in the majors with RISP.

On pace to finish above 20th in BA with RISP for the first time since 2010!

Somehow, you fool!

I'm here for the punishment. Chatwood, Heyward and Maples are all basically fixed (not perfect) and will be good contributors from here on out as the Cubs win the Central and the Series this year. Maples ain’t but I’m buying low on the other guys I bought low on Heyward 2 years ago. That, uh, didn’...

I like bat flips. I don't like whatever that was.

rocket wrote:

Derwood wrote:

weis21 wrote:Does he need to?

We'll see. He could end up like Miguel Cabrera, or he could end up like Pablo Sandoval.

so either an elite hall of fame career or a good career

I would say this is accurate on both (both that Pablo Sandoval had a merely but clearly good career and that that is Jr's floor.)

Cubswin11 wrote:https://twitter.com/iowacubsgameday/status/1122579249871896577?s=21

Iowa uniform looks good on him. Keep him there.

More evidence that Joe Maddon sucks: https://www.bleachernation.com/2019/04/28/wow-vets-came-to-joe-maddon-to-insist-that-david-bote-start-today/ This is all about Zobrist wanting to see Bote get a chance over Russell. I've heard Zobrist is not at all happy that Russell has been welcomed back.

Tell that to Maddon when he takes him out late in the game for defensive reasons. While I don’t agree with your overall argument, this point kind of makes the discussion irrelevant and your argument functionally true. What? How? Joe Maddon making a decision doesn’t make it the right decision. And i...

You said " he’s solidly average or above average defensively". Neither is true. The numbers say otherwise Tell that to Maddon when he takes him out late in the game for defensive reasons. While I don’t agree with your overall argument, this point kind of makes the discussion irrelevant an...

jersey cubs fan wrote:How is this ridiculous conversation still happening?

Because I would have traded arismendy alcantara for babe Ruth if only they had listened to me.

Old Style wrote:

Sammy Sofa wrote:So it's a warlock's curse then.

The damage Chili Davis wrought upon KB’s swing may be irreversible.

Chili Davis sounds like a name a warlock would choose if he was trying to blend in with society.

Sammy Sofa wrote:

Bull wrote:"If we find out that the Ricketts' are all Nazis and Theo goes bald, I don't even care as long as the Cubs win a World Series in my lifetime"

Well....

LITERALLY ANY.

We all said it.

A time traveler from April 2016 sees Heyward’s stat line and shrugs. Then learns that the Cubs won the world series and declares that LITERALLY ANY sequence of events flowing to that moment and/or from it are worth it. "If we find out that the Ricketts' are all Nazis and Theo goes bald, I don'...

The icing on this poop cake will be when Russell is lauded as having "saved the season" as the Cubs inevitably turn it around some time in the next 20 games.

"Cubs' record before Addison Russell return: 11-17 After: 41-26" or some such graphic around the all-star break.

One thread cannot be expected to contain the negativity this year.