April 21, 20232 yr Having an incredible breakout. Of course Cubs needed a better guy there than Michael Fulmer. That's not the guy who lives in the van down by the river with Chris Farley is it? Just remembered it was Daniel Norris lol. Heyward of all Dodgers with the key at bat of the game. Edited April 21, 20232 yr by caulfield12
April 21, 20232 yr Craziest way to lose a perfect game bid that I can recall. Edited April 21, 20232 yr by Big Hurtin added Twitter link with video
April 22, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Tony said: They're a really fun watch honestly. Thank you. I've been saying this. Edited April 22, 20232 yr by ron883
April 22, 20232 yr A cub fan told me he actually feels sorry for me, his team is an up and coming team, and as he pointed out, the Sox are becoming irrelevant and will remain that way until JR passes which could take years
April 26, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, fathom said: Yeah, Steele is better than Giolito and Kopech Interesting how the Cubs decided to overhaul their pitching dev after years of bad results and now it's paying dividends. I wonder why they didn't continue to bang their head into a wall repeatedly like the White Sox do.
April 26, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, maxjusttyped said: Interesting how the Cubs decided to overhaul their pitching dev after years of bad results and now it's paying dividends. I wonder why they didn't continue to bang their head into a wall repeatedly like the White Sox do. Their player development is top-notch now. The way they unlock velocity in the minors is incredible.
April 26, 20232 yr Padres will put it together eventually on offense...but they're looking very disinterested/listless in the early going. Cubs really on a roll but they still have to get past the Brewers and Cardinals (who also look pretty bad early)...can't imagine the Pirates won't start to fade eventually. Edited April 26, 20232 yr by caulfield12
May 1, 20232 yr Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins the Cubs have put together a solid team, and it has paid dividends. Was impressed when Hoyer answered questions honestly the past few years and the FO looked at where they were weak and stepped up accordingly. Sox backloaded both 2023 FA acquisitions Benintendi ($8.6M on $15M AAV deal) and Clevinger ($4.0M 2024 mutual option). March/April bWAR and Payroll Team Totals: Cubs 9.5 (4th) $184.2M (11th) Sox -0.7 (29th) $181.1M (13th) Position Players: Cubs 5.3 (7th) $92.0M Sox -0.3 (29th) $85.0M Rotation: Cubs 2.9 (5th) $62.3M Sox 1.6 (15th) $46.0M Bullpen: Cubs 1.3 (12th) $16.9M Sox -1.9 (29th) $44.6M Net Buyouts / $ Transfers: Cubs $13.0M (Primarily Hayward less Hosmer $ from SD) Sox $5.5M (Leury)
May 20, 20232 yr Taillon has been pretty awful for the Cubs. 6.66 ERA before today, when he lasted only 2 innings.
May 20, 20232 yr On 5/19/2023 at 12:03 AM, almagest said: Cubs have been terrible since their hot April start. That division will be a dogfight all season long. The Brewers have such a terrible offense right now.
May 27, 20232 yr On 5/26/2023 at 5:09 AM, The Grinder said: Cubs have only won one more game than us Jay Cuda will probably announce that the Cubs still have the biggest attendance increase so far this year.
May 29, 20232 yr On 5/25/2023 at 4:09 PM, The Grinder said: Cubs have only won one more game than us Yes, the Cubs have fallen from 4th overall to 10th. The White Sox went from 29th to tied with Cleveland for 27th, and climbed out of a negative overall fWAR number. Through Games Prior To Memorial Day and Payroll Team Totals: Cubs 13.7 (10th) $184.2M (11th) Sox 5.2 (28th) $181.1M (13th) Position Players: Cubs 8.1 (7th) $92.0M Sox 2.2 (27th) $85.0M Rotation: Cubs 4.6 (8th) $62.3M Sox 3.1 (19th) $46.0M Bullpen: Cubs 1.0 (17th) $16.9M Sox -0.1 (27th) $44.6M Net Buyouts / $ Transfers: Cubs $13.0M (Primarily Hayward less Hosmer $ from SD) Sox $5.5M (Leury) MLB fWAR Standings entering Memorial Day AL East: Tampa Bay (1st 22.3); Toronto (8th 13.8); Baltimore (12th 12.5); New York (15th 11.7); Boston (19th 9.8). AL Central: Minnesota (6th 14.2); Detroit (25th 6.3); Cleveland (26th 5.4); Kansas City (26th 5.4); Chicago (28th 5.2). AL West: Seattle (2nd 16.9); Texas (2nd 16.9); Los Angeles (8th 13.9); Houston (11th 13.3); Oakland (30th -2.4). NL East: Atlanta (4th 16.2); Philadelphia (14th 12.0); Miami (20th 9.5); New York (22nd 8.4); Washington (23rd 7.6). NL Central: Saint Louis (7th 13.9); Chicago (10th 13.7); Pittsburgh (17th 11.0); Cincinnati (21st 9.1); Milwaukee (24th 6.7). NL West: Los Angeles (4th 16.2); Arizona (13th 12.4); San Diego (16th 11.6); San Francisco (17th 11.0); Colorado (29th 4.1). Next Update, Independence Day
May 29, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, South Side Hit Men said: Yes, the Cubs have fallen from 4th overall to 10th. The White Sox went from 29th to tied with Cleveland for 27th, and climbed out of a negative overall fWAR number. Through Games Prior To Memorial Day and Payroll Team Totals: Cubs 13.7 (10th) $184.2M (11th) Sox 5.2 (28th) $181.1M (13th) Position Players: Cubs 8.1 (7th) $92.0M Sox 2.2 (27th) $85.0M Rotation: Cubs 4.6 (8th) $62.3M Sox 3.1 (19th) $46.0M Bullpen: Cubs 1.0 (17th) $16.9M Sox -0.1 (27th) $44.6M Net Buyouts / $ Transfers: Cubs $13.0M (Primarily Hayward less Hosmer $ from SD) Sox $5.5M (Leury) MLB fWAR Standings entering Memorial Day AL East: Tampa Bay (1st 22.3); Toronto (8th 13.8); Baltimore (12th 12.5); New York (15th 11.7); Boston (19th 9.8). AL Central: Minnesota (6th 14.2); Detroit (25th 6.3); Cleveland (26th 5.4); Kansas City (26th 5.4); Chicago (28th 5.2). AL West: Seattle (2nd 16.9); Texas (2nd 16.9); Los Angeles (8th 13.9); Houston (11th 13.3); Oakland (30th -2.4). NL East: Atlanta (4th 16.2); Philadelphia (14th 12.0); Miami (20th 9.5); New York (22nd 8.4); Washington (23rd 7.6). NL Central: Saint Louis (7th 13.9); Chicago (10th 13.7); Pittsburgh (17th 11.0); Cincinnati (21st 9.1); Milwaukee (24th 6.7). NL West: Los Angeles (4th 16.2); Arizona (13th 12.4); San Diego (16th 11.6); San Francisco (17th 11.0); Colorado (29th 4.1). Next Update, Independence Day We didn't lose any money with Jake Diekman or Jose Ruiz?
June 5, 20232 yr On 5/29/2023 at 5:53 PM, caulfield12 said: We didn't lose any money with Jake Diekman or Jose Ruiz? Both were included in the opening day payroll totals. Leury was cut before the season, so he was added separately in the listed Opening Day Payrolls.
June 11, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, flavum said: 7/ 81 One of, if not the last remaining links to their contention window guys... Always seemed to get the most out of his ability.
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