Maddon has to be fired soon.

Something that would make the 2019 baseball easier to stomach is a complete implosion by the Cubs, that results in them cleaning house. It would be high comedy. Theo is fucking up, and it is simultaneously hilarious and wonderful. Couldn't happen to a better fanbase, lol. Eloy settling down and winning ROY would be great to stick it up their asses. 

Edited April 2, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman

47 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Something that would make the 2019 baseball easier to stomach is a complete implosion by the Cubs, that results in them cleaning house. It would be high comedy. Theo is fucking up, and it is simultaneously hilarious and wonderful. Couldn't happen to a better fanbase, lol. Eloy settling down and winning ROY would be great to stick it up their asses. 

Theo - great rebuilder, not great at sustaining further. Hes so bad in free agency dating back to his Boston days. 

This happened in Boston too. Good run and then a complete collapse led by horrible free agent signings. 

2 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

Theo - great rebuilder, not great at sustaining further. Hes so bad in free agency dating back to his Boston days. 

This happened in Boston too. Good run and then a complete collapse led by horrible free agent signings. 

Yup. I remember how he messed everything up in Boston by signing Crawford, Gonzalez and others. Those guys are incredibly lucky they got bailed out of those contracts by the Dodgers. If LA wasn't stupid they never win in 2013 and probably don't last year either. 

This may be my new favorite thread on soxtalk.  Bring. it. on.

Free agency is a myth

2 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

Free agency is a myth

I don't believe this covers any of his free agent years since he came up last year but I could be wrong.

2 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said:

I don't believe this covers any of his free agent years since he came up last year but I could be wrong.

2 option years on the end

Next CBA is gonna be wild.

11 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said:

2 option years on the end

Oh didn't see that.

Another implosion. Their pitching is brutal. 

Cubs Red Sox and Yankees are a combined 4-13, I like this timeline.

Yeah, pitching is a problem on the north side.

I have a friend who is a Cubs fan that has been trying to get a rise out of me all offseason.

If this keeps up, this is gonna be fun.

The Cubs bullpen is a complete circus

The Cubs bullpen is so bad. Lol.

Bad baseball is back in Chicago.  Times are great!

I am not sure when distance from contention is included, that any team had a worse off season than the Cubs. With even a solid pen, this team would be a huge favorite,  but now that they are cheap, the door to the NL Central was opened. 

14 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I am not sure when distance from contention is included, that any team had a worse off season than the Cubs. With even a solid pen, this team would be a huge favorite,  but now that they are cheap, the door to the NL Central was opened. 

Cleveland's was pretty bad.

Suckfest

24 minutes ago, bmags said:

Cleveland's was pretty bad.

I know Ramirez and Lindor are hurt, but that lineup probably looks worse than the Sox does. It sucks for Indians fans cause they have done so well developing talent but their owner is one of the few cheaper than Reinsdorf

 

46 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I am not sure when distance from contention is included, that any team had a worse off season than the Cubs. With even a solid pen, this team would be a huge favorite,  but now that they are cheap, the door to the NL Central was opened. 

2nd highest payroll, yet they are cheap?

Carl Edwards Jr is the perfect example of why you never project a bullpen more than 2 years ahead. You never know who will suddenly become unhittable and you never know who will go from unhittable to AAA

 

1 hour ago, ron883 said:

2nd highest payroll, yet they are cheap?

This winter? Absolutely. 

Their bullpen makes ours look good. Lol.