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Baseball is back, and my boy Kyle is starting. Let's hope this year sucks a little less than last year.
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mcmagic posted:Remember when the Yankees could've actually traded Gleyber Torres for something? lol. Now they should just loving cut him. I remember some Cubs fans really prospect hugging when they sent him off to NY. No one is ever a guaranteed star I guess.
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Apr 12, 2022 12:19
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R.D. Mangles posted:But the 80s throwback red and blue uniforms sox are also cool. I love the red and dark blue Sox uniforms, but that could be because I'm a child of the 80s. I get why they moved away from that though since they are pretty close to Cubs colors. Frankly, they need to bring back the  logo.
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Apr 18, 2022 16:09
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Arrieta had such a wild career to me. Bad in Baltimore, comes to the Cubs and is good to great for like five seasons, then immediately back to bad. Like he managed to figure it out for a few years and then lost it again. I guess that's pitching for you.
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Apr 18, 2022 21:20
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Peggy Edson posted:Twins are 4-8 and have been shutout 4 times already. This is gonna be a great season I'd consider it a failure ff the White Sox don't have the AL Central outright won by the first week of September. Everyone sucks.
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Apr 21, 2022 14:39
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White Sox seem cursed with injuries the last couple of years.
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Apr 24, 2022 17:31
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Sydin posted:Hell of a thing to say when Nico's actually been beyond surprising with elite SS defense (97th percentile OAA so far in 2022) and you could have just... played him at SS as usual? You've got the goddamn universal DH Ross, if you absolutely need Villar's bat in the lineup then just DH him. He's clearly got some yips right now and something insane like 3 of the Cubs' 9 losses so far are a direct result of Villar throwing errors. Did you read the article? Like the first sentence is how Ross only plays him to give Nico a rest. He just doesn’t have much of a choice unless he wants to kill Nico over the season.
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Apr 25, 2022 11:32
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Miz Kriss posted:I didn't know that KC was the "City of Fountains." My fat rear end thought it was the City of BBQ The city of BBQ sauce fountains.
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Apr 25, 2022 16:33
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Considering their normal work hours are like 5 PM to midnight, I probably wouldn’t go to be until 2 AM either.
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Apr 29, 2022 14:59
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I’m still appreciating how the Cubs spent a bunch of money to start a new channel and at the same time are spending like no money on the actual team.
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May 9, 2022 03:11
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Popete posted:How is the Cubs 2022 payroll 145 million dollars?? gently caress, and I thought they were being cheap. What a colossal waste of money.
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May 9, 2022 18:53
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Schwindel is OPSing above Madrigal and only slightly below Heyward. Unless the Cubs have some big bat in Iowa, might as well let him stick it out. Not like the Cubs are winning anything anyway.The Pussy Boss posted:Jake Junis pitched well yesterday, going five solid innings against the Cards. Giants have had had some pitchers get hurt, and Junis has done pretty well filling in, and I think that says something interesting about the team's approach towards pitching. Just quoting this because I know Jake's father, and I'm really glad he's getting another chance. Hope he pans out for the Giants, even if he's a perpetual 4th or 5th starter or even a bullpen arm. Bird in a Blender fucked around with this message at 20:59 on May 9, 2022 |
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May 9, 2022 20:57
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R.D. Mangles posted:https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1523764358756454400?s=20&t=rT-CriZV5Pqd4GMJoBHqig Is he related to those other Kochs?
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May 9, 2022 23:47
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Popete posted:So I played in this game tonight and it was a lot of fun. We were actually fairly competitive through 6 innings holding the Boomers to only 5 runs before our defense kind of fell apart. The wind was really whipping which didn't help in the outfield. This is super cool. Can’t even imagine what a 90 mph feels like as it zooms past me.
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May 10, 2022 11:57
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Being a PR or Promo guy for a minor league team must be a lot of fun. Probably pays poo poo, but it seems fun.
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May 12, 2022 03:39
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R.D. Mangles posted:are the 2022 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox frauds???? I haven’t watched the Sox much this year. Is LaRussa loving them, or are they just really underperforming?
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May 15, 2022 23:43
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Schwindel seems to have been oddly clutch lately.
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May 16, 2022 01:16
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The Cubs are good! When the play the Reds or Pirates.
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May 25, 2022 12:28
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:There are a billion things to hate the Ricketts for, but charging $659 a night for a 4-star hotel directly across the street from Wrigley during a weekend series against the Cardinals in June doesn't seem unreasonable to me. Yea, no one made her book that hotel, and I’m sure she knew the cost up front. It’s a non-controversy. Anyway, went to the game today. Should’ve gone yesterday.
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Jun 3, 2022 22:59
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IcePhoenix posted:https://twitter.com/bluewahoosbball/status/1533610746768154624?s=21&t=cIiztDFLYtOySMBsiRUCPw I couldn’t tell, was it the same pitcher the whole time? If so, how the hell is that guy not pulled after the second hit batsmen?
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Jun 6, 2022 12:08
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I missed that the White Sox released Keuchel. D Backs picked him up on a minor league deal. That guy fell off hard and fast. Very Arrieta like.
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Jun 7, 2022 12:13
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R.D. Mangles posted:Joe was good in the first couple years with the Cubs keeping everyone from getting sucked into the Cubs Vortex. How he managed Game 7 was one of the dumbest loving things I've ever seen in my life. Mismanaging game 7 was preluded by mismanaging a near blowout win in game 6.
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Jun 7, 2022 22:45
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Cubs being Cubs should have been way more than -4 wins.
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Jun 8, 2022 13:35
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I've seen all but 4 teams, Tampa, Atlanta, Texas, Houston. Although some teams I saw in old stadiums, but I still count that. Like I saw the Pirates in Three Rivers, and Yankees in the old Yankee Stadium. I've taken a hiatus on baseball trips since my kid came around, but I'm hoping I can get back to it next year. I really want to get those last four off my list.
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Jun 8, 2022 18:15
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camoseven posted:Kids love baseball, take your kid to baseball I will, but he's 3 and he naps from 1-4 and goes to be at 7:30. He's asleep during pretty much all baseball times. Next year he'll probably stop napping and I'll take him to games. Might try out going to a Chicago Dogs game this year and see how it goes.
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Jun 8, 2022 20:16
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Red posted:The first time I went, I was surprised that the tunnels felt like caves. Even moreso that there were wires/cables running along the walls. I went when I was 10, so I don’t remember much about it except it being kind of old and beat up. Yankee fans were not the friendliest either, but that hasn’t changed.
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Jun 8, 2022 23:25
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bawfuls posted:yup, this guy's site has some good data on this sort of thing Yea I get why it’s done, but it really sucks for anyone who needs to sit in the cheap seats. Wrigley’s upper deck is a great place to watch the game because you are still pretty close to the action. The upper deck at Comiskey is like you’re miles away.
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Jun 9, 2022 02:32
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more falafel please posted:The only bad seats at Wrigley are behind the pillars in the 200s and 400s. The 300s are probably my favorite, either that or right at first base in the first few rows of the 200s. Or just text Bleacher Jeff and ask him to save you a seat in the left field well if you buy him a beer. The seats really far back in the 200s are pretty awful. Can’t even see fly balls because of the overhang. Seats behind the pillars aren’t awful as long as you’re not like one or two rows back. Once you get 4-5 rows back I don’t find them to be too distracting.
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I didn't watch the game yesterday, why was Hendricks pulled so early? Just because he gave up a double to start the 5th?
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It’s Major League by a country mile.
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I'm genuinely impressed that umps are aware of all these esoteric rules and remember to use them when something like this happens almost never.
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Jun 19, 2022 14:11
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Traxis posted:Craig Kimbrel sucks He was good enough for half a year last year that the Cubs could trade him.
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Jun 20, 2022 02:34
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R.D. Mangles posted:I'm glad rizzo is thriving on a team that cares about winning. He’s like the only former Cub who is even doing anything this year.
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Jun 21, 2022 13:22
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Niwrad posted:I am starting to turn on Hoyer and Ross in Chicago. I really haven't been watching many games. Is Ross that bad of a game manager? It's not like he has a lot to work with. Not that I'd be that upset about moving on, it was always an odd hire.
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:It's not like Ross has much to work with. We won't know about Hoyer until all the talent we traded for at the deadline last year pans out, which might take several years. Hiring a new coach and GM seems like an overreaction and a "win now" move, which is not something the Cubs are trying to do. My guess is they treat Ross just like Rick Renteria. As soon as the team looks like it's competitive, they'll fire him for a known entity. He always seemed like a seat warmer hire until the team could be good again. E: I was looking at old Cubs managers and no one really makes it longer than four years anyway, so Ross getting fired after 2023 would be right on schedule. Bird in a Blender fucked around with this message at 14:21 on Jun 22, 2022 |
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more falafel please posted:My wife is pescatarian and has become an expert on the cheese pizza offerings at big league parks. Cheese pizza, basic nachos, and hopefully veggie dogs are pretty much what I eat at ballparks. Veggie dogs are 50/50 whether they’ll suck or not. Wrigley’s veggie dogs blow and cost like twice as much of a regular dog. I remember hanging a good veggie dog in Cincinnati way back when. Usually I just try to eat before I get to the park and then I just eat a pretzel or something.
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Sir Dingleby Dapper posted:Steve Stone (color guy for the White Sox) apparently tweeted telling upset fans to stop watching. Oh boy the comments are something else. Stoney is going to get himself fired again.
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Sydin posted:Cubs can't beat the Pirates to save their lives but imo that's a fine trade for being able to take a series off the Cards on the road. Funny poo poo like this is all we have this year.
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Carlosologist posted:Pittsburgh goons, where are some good places to hang out / fun things to do outside of going to PNC? My buddies and I are planning to hit the two game set for Yanks-Pirates next week Not a Pittsburgh goon, but the Andy Warhol museum is pretty cool, and also very close to PNC. If you have any interest in Warhol, I'd pay it a visit.
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Vancouver would be a good spot if Seattle didn’t object. Getting Montreal back would be cool, but is there enough support there? Maybe OKC or Nashville? The south is void of teams between Atlanta and Houston, which is a big gap.
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