
(yes i know it stands for field infield box)
I know people overrate the Cubs in general, but Holy God. Their bullpen could be quite bad. They don't have an experienced closer. It could be disastrous for them...
I'll say it again-the Cubs bullpen is not good. Watch.
You haven't really explained how the Cubs moves make them that much better. How many games does darvish really improve on arrieta? Chatwood on lackey? Those are not huge improvements if you look at numbers. Losing Davis is a big hit but a full season of quintana helps offset that. Did they make any improvements at all on offense? They lack depth all over the place. They are the favorites to win the division but they don't belong in the same category of teams you discussed
The key guy for Cubs besides health is Lester. He took a big step backward at age 33.
The Cubs lost a lot of quality AB's from Jay and their backup catcher spot too.
DiceMan4221 wrote:The depth thing is just beyond silly and I see it all the time. Three of Happ/Almora/Zobrist/Baez/Schwarber/LaStella comes off the bench everyday and each is good enough to start for most teams. Its almost like these yahoos are docking the Cubs for not having figured out a way to have 10 players in the field.
David wrote:Went to look up tickets to that first Cubs/Brewers series in Milwaukee and this came up as my section...lol
(yes i know it stands for field infield box)
Jason: STL sports writer recently said that new coaches on the team will be worth 7-10 wins this season. On a scale of zero to horsefeathers, how crazy is this?
2:56
Dan Szymborski: That’s a bit crazy.
weis21 wrote:Yeah I'd say brewers adding one more pitcher plus signing still FA Jesus Christ and it may come down to the wire in September
Cubswin11 wrote:That Mikolas dude made his debut for the Cardinals today......
1.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 1BB 2SO 1HR
Regular Show wrote:Cubswin11 wrote:That Mikolas dude made his debut for the Cardinals today......
1.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 1BB 2SO 1HR
Eh, I need to watch it before I say the guy is awful. Might have been trying to work on some pitches or isn't up to full speed yet.
I hope he sucks and the Cubs torch him the first chance we get.
Cubswin11 wrote:Regular Show wrote:Cubswin11 wrote:That Mikolas dude made his debut for the Cardinals today......
1.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 1BB 2SO 1HR
Eh, I need to watch it before I say the guy is awful. Might have been trying to work on some pitches or isn't up to full speed yet.
I hope he sucks and the Cubs torch him the first chance we get.
Yeah it’s ST and his first start so stats are mostly meaningless but that’s a rough debut for a guy who sucked last time he was in MLB and hasn’t pitched in MLB in years.
We Got The Whole 9 wrote:MLBN is showing the game now. He's had a real tough time keeping his pitches down.
Regular Show wrote:Cubswin11 wrote:Regular Show wrote:
Eh, I need to watch it before I say the guy is awful. Might have been trying to work on some pitches or isn't up to full speed yet.
I hope he sucks and the Cubs torch him the first chance we get.
Yeah it’s ST and his first start so stats are mostly meaningless but that’s a rough debut for a guy who sucked last time he was in MLB and hasn’t pitched in MLB in years.
I do think the Cardinals' rotation has the chance to implode if Mikolas sucks and Wainwright continues to struggle. Wacha has had problems staying healthy. I think the Cubs have a much stronger rotation now.
We should make a thread or poll for when we think MM will get fired lol. I'll say right around early August after the trade deadline.
d_money wrote:Regular Show wrote:Cubswin11 wrote:Yeah it’s ST and his first start so stats are mostly meaningless but that’s a rough debut for a guy who sucked last time he was in MLB and hasn’t pitched in MLB in years.
I do think the Cardinals' rotation has the chance to implode if Mikolas sucks and Wainwright continues to struggle. Wacha has had problems staying healthy. I think the Cubs have a much stronger rotation now.
We should make a thread or poll for when we think MM will get fired lol. I'll say right around early August after the trade deadline.
If MM gets fired (which I would thoroughly enjoy watching Cardinal Nation lose their horsefeathers), Oquendo is probably next up.
Cubswin11 wrote:That Mikolas dude made his debut for the Cardinals today......
1.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 1BB 2SO 1HR
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