This could become a series, but for now we kind of just needed a new thread.
Cubs Already Losing
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Better a first inning homerun than a 9th inning homerun?
Garza now has 7 errors. wow.
Garza almost made his 8th.
Garza sucks at defense.
He had 6 errors before this season.
[quote name=ACT]He had 6 errors before this season.[/quote]It must be the pressure of having to hit. Or maybe the pressure of being the ace of the staff.
Or, yes, utter lack of fun and pamphlets.
Shut this headline right up.
They shouldn’t have given Soto anything even remotely hittable with Garza coming up.
Garza would have just bunted with only 1 out and given Castro a chance.
Of course there’s no guarantee you don’t bunt into a double play if they’re charging.
[quote name=Aisle424]Shut this headline right up.[/quote]
This just means we can open up another thread when they start losing again.
[quote name=Berselius]This just means we can open up another thread when they start losing again.[/quote]Aaaaaaaand…..go.
KG
Outfield: Brett Jackson, Cubs
Jackson, like Choice, is one of the better outfield prospects in the game, but the amount of swing-and-miss in his game has always kept him from elite status. After hitting just .256 at Double-A, a mid-July move to Triple-A has ignited a fire; he’s hitting .315/.391/.577 in 38 games for Iowa and is lining himself up for a September callup and a long look this spring. While 55 strikeouts in 149 at-bats leave the high average unsustainable, Jackson projects as a 20/20 center fielder with plus defense and one of the Cubs’ few upper-level prospects who projects as an important part of the team’s future.
http://v4.texags.com/Stories/2741
How many bunt singles does Peeeenya have in this series?
2, I think.
[quote name=ACT]2, I think.[/quote]
Pretty sure he had one on Monday too.
Pena stole a base! (A hit-and-run with a slow runner and a batter who strikes out a lot is still stupid.)
He either bunted for a hit on Monday or Saturday because I saw him do it once live this week and those were the games I attended.
Weird play.
[quote name=Aisle424]He either bunted for a hit on Monday or Saturday because I saw him do it once live this week and those were the games I attended.[/quote]He bunted one that was a pop up, but landed fair past third and bounce foul. I remember Pat describing it, that was recently for sure.
Monday sounds right, actually.
[quote name=josh]He bunted one that was a pop up, but landed fair past third and bounce foul. I remember Pat describing it, that was recently for sure.[/quote]That was a recent batted ball I enjoyed.
I think today was his 3rd of the week.
vogelbach just hit his 1st pro homer.
[quote name=dylanj]vogelbach just hit his 1st pro homer.[/quote]I’ll never forget my first pro homerun.
/vacuously true
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]That was a recent batted ball I enjoyed.
I think today was his 3rd of the week.[/quote]
Yeah, that was the one I saw and I’m fairly certain it was Monday.
Can someone put out a good reason why the Cubs pulled Peeeenyah back off of waivers? I can’t figure it out. Would losing him give Fielder too much leverage in offseason negotiations? Maybe they simply don’t have anyone else to play first because they think Bryan The Coif is simply Micah Hoffpauir 2.0? There must be a reason, but I’ll be damned if I know it could be.
He had one Monday and one Wednesday. I tracked them down on Gameday. I’m sorry, but there’s no video.
[quote name=Steve Swisher]Can someone put out a good reason why the Cubs pulled Peeeenyah back off of waivers? I can’t figure it out. Would losing him give Fielder too much leverage in offseason negotiations? Maybe they simply don’t have anyone else to play first because they think Bryan The Coif is simply Micah Hoffpauir 2.0? There must be a reason, but I’ll be damned if I know it could be.[/quote]All that, I think. They don’t have confidence in LaHair. Hell, maybe they just like the guy and he’s good enough for what they are.
I don’t even know what time the Cubs play anymore. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21]I don’t even know why the Cubs play anymore. (dying laughing)[/quote].
General consensus of ESPN.com commenters is that Joe Mauer is a complete wimp. http://espn.go.com/mlb/conversations/_/id/6895531/minnesota-twins-joe-mauer-neck-sits-michael-cuddyer-wrist-plays-vs-baltimore-orioles
[quote name=mb21]I don’t even know what time the Cubs play anymore. (dying laughing)[/quote]They base the time on an ancient Zorastrian mathematics of moon alignments and body humors.
[quote name=ACT]General consensus of ESPN.com commenters is that Joe Mauer is a complete wimp. http://espn.go.com/mlb/conversations/_/id/6895531/minnesota-twins-joe-mauer-neck-sits-michael-cuddyer-wrist-plays-vs-baltimore-orioles/quoteAlso, I learned from that thread that Dunn is just lazy and that’s why he’s so bad this year! Ah, the insight of the ESPN commenterati – picking up where Yahoo Communities left off 3 years ago.
Soriano is now last on Tango’s FSR survey.
[quote name=Steve Swisher]Can someone put out a good reason why the Cubs pulled Peeeenyah back off of waivers? I can’t figure it out. Would losing him give Fielder too much leverage in offseason negotiations? Maybe they simply don’t have anyone else to play first because they think Bryan The Coif is simply Micah Hoffpauir 2.0? There must be a reason, but I’ll be damned if I know it could be.[/quote]I’m guessing it’s the same reason they didn’t trade him at the deadline: no decent offers and the Cubs only stood to save a couple million dollars.
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http://bdtonline.com/seriously/x1514177545/Elderly-woman-beats-off-three-would-be-robbers-with-her-cane
My favorite one:
Second favorite:
In other words, Texas’ response to aggy is:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/25/SPPT1KRH6F.DTL
[quote name=Rodrigo Ramirez]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/25/SPPT1KRH6F.DTL[/quote]Someone made a movie made of his life, so he must be good.
Do you think he would be an improvement over Hendry?
[quote name=Rodrigo Ramirez]Do you think he would be an improvement over Hendry?[/quote]Hard to say. He’s never had a big budget, and lately he’s had a harder time putting together contending teams. I’m sure he would like the opportunity to use his skills on a bigger market, but he’s not a proven success on the scale the Cubs are on. But I think its reasonable to assume that he knows what he’s doing and he would add the analytical tools that Hendry wasn’t as fond of.
Whoa! Nolan Ryan never won a Cy Young? Wtf?
[quote name=Rodrigo Ramirez]Do you think he would be an improvement over Hendry?[/quote]I think in some ways he would, but I’d prefer the Cubs not sign him.
Plus, how difficult would it be to sign Beane anyway? He’s not only signed through 2014, he’s a part owner of the A’s. I’d be surprised if the Cubs went after him. They don’t have a lot of time to waste and that seems to be a situation in which you could waste a lot of time and come away with Ned Colletti as the GM. (dying laughing)
http://sabr.org/latest/mlb-network-air-behind-seams-stat-story-september-18
Bob Costas? Was Joe Morgan not available to host it or something?
[quote name=mb21]Plus, how difficult would it be to sign Beane anyway? He’s not only signed through 2014, he’s a part owner of the A’s. I’d be surprised if the Cubs went after him. They don’t have a lot of time to waste and that seems to be a situation in which you could waste a lot of time and come away with Ned Colletti as the GM. (dying laughing)[/quote]
^ That seems like a pretty big conflict of interest.
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]
[/quote]That would be better than the shit they were going to use. (dying laughing)
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/jeff-samardzija-and-james-russell.html