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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Greg Bird's out for all of 2016 for shoulder surgery

https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/694241374716219393

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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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YeahTubaMike posted:

Sorry, but what is BSOHL?

Best Shape Of His Life

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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FlamingLiberal posted:

Phillies traded Jesse Biddle to the Pirates for an unknown return

Phillies receive a dented gatorade jug in return.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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CubsWoo posted:

We do have this Matt Szczur though, what he lacks in vowels he makes up for in AAAA talent

send Szczur, Soler, and Baez to the south side for Chris Sale and re-sign Dex

while I'm dreaming up impossible situations, give the Cardinals a postseason ban for the next five seasons

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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IcePhoenix posted:

I feel like the Diamondbacks should be better than that, someone tell me what I'm missing.

They have maybe three major league hitters

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Good Dog posted:

Most projection systems always bunch teams up closer to .500, I'd bet the best team wins over 95 games and the worst team loses over 96.

that's happened literally every season but 2007 (and the strike-shortened seasons) in the last 30 years

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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YeahTubaMike posted:

Yellow Starbursts are the best though.

high treason

also double yellow isn't a 25% shot

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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I'm pretty sure selfie sticks are banned at Wrigley

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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I too agree that Dexter should return to Chicago.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Salvor_Hardin posted:

Why would you wear a shirt and tie to a do-it-yourself spray painting studio?

Because he's not a farmer.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Popete posted:

Wait is everyone just collectively forgetting that during the steroid scandal A-rod was a giant poo poo heel who lied repeatedly and tried to sue the team doctor? It's the same reason people hate Ryan Braun. It's not necessarily that he did steroids its all the poo poo he did when he got caught.

I admit I hate Arod far less now. But just because he does silly stuff and paints himself as a centaur doesn't cover up the fact he was pretty lovely for a few years to say the least.

I hate ARod less not because he's silly now but because he served the time he earned for cheating. I guess Ryan Braun did the same but he can still eat a bag of dirt until he either gives up his fraudulent MVP or dies.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Colonel Whitey posted:

Is there video of this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxPNcrvR46Q

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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straight up brolic posted:

also joe buck and tim mccarver screaming "no!!!" like someone had their kids hostage is the best part of that video

I forgot how amazing that entire sequence was. I was LIVID at the time.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Everblight posted:

Such a beautiful bat-flip, wasted.

you found the first bat flip that would genuinely make me angry, and it's exclusively because he didn't hit a loving homer

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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https://twitter.com/based_ball/status/698292364088098816

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Spoeank posted:

Bonds' alma mater, checking his transcripts to see if he took Steroids 101.

This is a post of extreme quality that should not be overlooked. :yeah:

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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lmao at any projection that even remotely suggests that we could win the division by early September

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Groucho Marxist posted:

who was expecting the Cubs to be bad last year besides Cubs fans?

Anybody who claims that they expected to get last season's results any earlier than this season is a liar

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Intruder posted:

Someone post that image of the wins Lester and Maddon provide

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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I recommend clicking the link, and then thinking about popping it in your mouth and biting down as hard as you can.

:munch:

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:

I don't know what my favorite part is but I know its not Rodney doing the arrow thing

it's 100% the arrow thing because he is so involved in his dumb gimmick that he's completely oblivious to the chaos behind him. He's just lost in his weird arrow world and I find that extremely endearing

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Tony Phillips posted:

What in the gently caress?

the news is terrible but this post is perfect :greenangel:

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Luigi Thirty posted:

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25491406

Yankees tell players to be less like Cam Newton, more like Russell Wilson

well I guess no Yankee pitchers will be wearing that zany new cap then

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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sports cats are way better than sports babies

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Good Dog posted:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/02/predicting-tommy-john-surgeries.html


N: Analysis that is made to predict pitchers who are more at risk for Tommy John Surgeries this year.

V: There is a player less likely to tear their UCL than RA Dickey.

this is a really, really bad article

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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it's funny in concept but the projection for the Barves makes literally no sense at all.

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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WienerDog posted:

Can't be done. Taco hat best hat. And it is apparently returning this year.

https://mobile.twitter.com/MiLBPromos/status/702249889615319040

my goal for this season is now to own one of these taco hats and wear it to a Cubs game

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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I want a green one, not a garbage white one

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Intruder posted:

The green one is still better

You've truly earned your star today

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Abel Wingnut posted:

i'm surprised no one's posted pics from spring training yet. it's happening now, right?

Kevlar and I are heading down at the end of March

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Cubs traded Coghlan to the A's for Aaron Brooks

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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ummmm the Cubs just signed Fowler away from the Orioles?????

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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Thom P. Tiers posted:

The deal was announced as he walked on the field at Cubs camp, which is also hilarious.

https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/702911575196200961/photo/1

My boner is influencing my feelings on this signing

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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GoatSeeGuy posted:

8 million base, with a 9 million dollar option for next year for Fowler according Cubs ESPN beat writer. How bad ARE those physicals?

that'd be insanity given he had a QO on the table to begin the offseason

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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the Ricketts have so much money that they appear to have opened up a second front office in Baltimore

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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ElwoodCuse posted:

What the gently caress is wrong with the Pirates that they are going to be assholes over this amount of money. He had to play hardball with them over loving $3,000?

They either don't recognize the immediacy of their window or don't care. Knowing the ownership it's probably the latter

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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you won't lure talent if you're notoriously stingy

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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

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seiferguy posted:

Fangraphs cool standings are out: http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx

Cliffs: Cubs have the highest chance to win the WS at 18.7%. Red Sox, Indians and Astros are projected to win their divisions with the Blue Jays and Mariners (??) being the WC teams. For the NL, it's the Mets, Cubs and Dodgers with the Giants and Natinals as the WC.

the royals have the lowest world series chance of anybody in the AL

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