April 8, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: Lester and Hamels are 35 and Darvish will be 33 in August And with the way he got rode in Japan, Darvish's arm is probably more like 38.
April 29, 20196 yr @Jose Abreu posted this link in another thread, but the Cubs are allegedly threatening reporters that are portraying piece of shit Addison Russell in a bad light. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/04/28/report-cubs-privately-threatening-writers-who-criticize-addison-russell/?fbclid=IwAR2Huq3BdlRt3HIy1p-CzrDMAhbS6PWPAISjPCwn-mrbZs088F8MTKAgC4k
April 30, 20196 yr 23 hours ago, Quin said: @Jose Abreu posted this link in another thread, but the Cubs are allegedly threatening reporters that are portraying piece of shit Addison Russell in a bad light. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2019/04/28/report-cubs-privately-threatening-writers-who-criticize-addison-russell/?fbclid=IwAR2Huq3BdlRt3HIy1p-CzrDMAhbS6PWPAISjPCwn-mrbZs088F8MTKAgC4k Not that it’s any surprise but Bruce Levine refuted this story on The Score this morning.
April 30, 20196 yr The cubs did a great job building their team the last years but their public relations the last 3 years have been a disaster: -trading for abuser Chapman -nazi grampa emails -the Russell situation and its handling Can't take away from wit they did on the field but they need to control their public relations a bit better.
May 2, 20196 yr I think the statute is running on the "but you can't deny that they're great" qualifier, too. Are they?
May 3, 20196 yr 23 minutes ago, ron883 said: Kyle Hendricks with an 81 pitch shutout. Really impressive performance. I still have no idea how he gets major league hitting out. It is a minor miracle. He's like a Right Handed Mark Buehrle. Edited May 3, 20196 yr by Jack Parkman
May 3, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Jack Parkman said: I still have no idea how he gets major league hitting out. It is a minor miracle. He's like a Right Handed Mark Buehrle. You can be effective without firing the ball as hard as you can.
May 3, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: You can be effective without firing the ball as hard as you can. I know. It is almost like he benefits from being below hitting speed though.
May 3, 20196 yr Running out only for the haters. Most wins in all of baseball last 4 years, 3 NLCS appearances, World Series Champion. Hottest team in baseball right now. Still great. Window Wide open for several more years. Have to learn to deal with it and focus on the Sox not the Cub accomplishments.
May 3, 20196 yr So we're all in agreement that it was stupid to write this team off on April 5th, like one week into the season?
May 3, 20196 yr Again only the haters wrote them off. Real baseball fans did not, just like they have not written off the Red Sox or written "in" the D-Backs, Twins and to a lesser degree the Rays. They still could fall far short of a title but it wasn't lost on the first road trip. Nor was Pecota justified in that first week.
May 4, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, Cyrano said: Still great. Window Wide open for several more years. Huh!? With what pitching staff? The late 30s crew? Ooookay bud
May 4, 20196 yr On 4/7/2019 at 10:25 AM, Harper2Sox said: Yep, their era began to fade when they failed to produce any pitching prospects and traded their best one to the Sox. Theo has a long history of blowing free agent signings and not being able to develop pitchers, only hitters. Also, he has signed some of the worst big money deals over the years — Edwin Jackson, Heyward, Chatwood, Darvish, Morrow. Don't forget Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford.
May 4, 20196 yr 23 hours ago, Cyrano said: Again only the haters wrote them off. Real baseball fans did not, just like they have not written off the Red Sox or written "in" the D-Backs, Twins and to a lesser degree the Rays. They still could fall far short of a title but it wasn't lost on the first road trip. Nor was Pecota justified in that first week. WTH are you doing with these quote boxes that have images in them?
May 6, 20196 yr He's literally taking a screenshot and pasting it into the comment instead of simply hitting the quote button for some reason.
May 6, 20196 yr On 4/1/2019 at 9:41 PM, 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. Wow, look who has the best record in the NL and is the hottest team in baseball with the highest run diff. You're dream will not come true. That's why it is better to focus on the White Sox and not the Cubs accomplishments. If you are getting your baseball joy from Cub failure you will be disappointed for a long time. You're letting your hate get in the way of seeing what is real. Cubs are really good and will be for awhile; just have to deal with it. Focus on the White Sox. You will feel better.
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