Throughout the season we'll be publishing our NL Power Rankings. We won't do this each week and maybe not even every other week, but we figured there's going to be little to talk about with regards to the Cubs so we needed as many alternatives as possible. We also plan to invite someone each time to take part in it. For the pre-season rankings we contacted Brett from Bleacher Nation and he was more than happy to take part. The team comments are from one of the four who run Obstructed View unless otherwise noted.
| Rk. | Team | W-L | Comment | Up/Dwn |
| 1 |
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0-0 | Pitching, pitching and pitching. They're the Braves of the 1990s. Great pitching, bad offense. Halladay, Lee and Hamels are as good as it gets for the top 3 in a rotation. | – |
| 2 |  |
0-0 | The Braves are one of three teams in the NL East who could potentially be the best team in the league. Chipper is still well above average, they have a very good catcher in McCann, and Heyward is looking to improve. The Braves rotation doesn't match the Phillies, but Hudson and Hanson make a strong top of the rotation. | – |
| 3 |  |
0-0 | Every year the Cardinals add a new Cub killer, and this year it's Carlos Beltran (career 1.004 OPS vs. Cub pitching). The return of Adam Wainwright should help, because he's good at baseball, but their best players are pretty old and none are named Pujols. They won't be injury proof. | – |
| 4 |  |
0-0 | If Aroldis Chapman can stick in the rotation, they'll be harder to outscore on a regular basis. | – |
| 5 |  |
0-0 | The uniforms still suck. — Brett, Bleacher Nation | – |
| 6 |  |
0-0 | They'll have Buster Posey (i.e. half their offense) back, which should edge them ahead of the rest of the NL West. | – |
| 7 |  |
0-0 | Something's brewing in Milwaukee's fridge, and it smells extra strong. Ryan Braun benefited from the arbiter's rash decision, Bud Selig is pissed, and the Brewers could collect the NL Central crown on puns alone. They can just FedEx this one in. | – |
| 8 |  |
0-0 | Should be docked a few wins for signing berselius's other bete noire, Joe Saunders. Ian Kennedy proving he's not a flash in the pan will be a big part in any success they have. | – |
| 9 |  |
0-0 | The starting rotation has huge upside and could be very formidable if they can get a full season out of Strasburg at the top. | – |
| 10 |  |
0-0 | The Rockies big offseason moves brought them ex-Cubs and Michael Cuddyer. It will be fun to see Tyler Colvin hit the occasional 800-ft homer, but Cargo and Tulo will still be what keeps this team likely either to contend or to acquire Mike Quade as their new nickname guy. | – |
| 11 |  |
0-0 | They have a superstar in Matt Kemp, but he can't do it all | – |
| 12 |  |
0-0 | The trade for Alonso is still a bit of a head-scratcher. I think they'll still have trouble scoring more than 600 runs this season. | – |
| 13 |  |
0-0 | Would have had them number one until the Burnett injury. — Brett, Bleacher Nation | – |
| 14 |  |
0-0 | Um … Citi Field is nice? — Brett, Bleacher Nation | – |
| 15 |  |
0-0 | They look to have the best bunting in the National League. | – |
| 16 |  |
0-0 | My mother said if I can't say anything nice, I shouldn't say anything at all. | – |
Our individual rankings are below.
| Rk. | mb21 | And Counting | berselius | Aisle 424 | Brett Taylor |
| 1 | Phillies | Phillies | Phillies | Phillies | Braves |
| 2 | Reds | Marlins | Cardinals | Brewers | Marlins |
| 3 | Braves | Cardinals | Reds | Braves | Reds |
| 4 | Marlins | Brewers | Nationals | Diamondbacks | Cardinals |
| 5 | Giants | Braves | Braves | Cardinals | Phillies |
| 6 | Brewers | Giants | Giants | Marlins | Giants |
| 7 | Cardinals | Reds | Brewers | Reds | Diamondbacks |
| 8 | Diamondbacks | Diamondbacks | Diamondbacks | Giants | Brewers |
| 9 | Nationals | Nationals | Rockies | Nationals | Nationals |
| 10 | Rockies | Rockies | Marlins | Pirates | Rockies |
| 11 | Dodgers | Dodgers | Padres | Rockies | Padres |
| 12 | Mets | Cubs | Dodgers | Dodgers | Dodgers |
| 13 | Padres | Pirates | Cubs | Padres | Pirates |
| 14 | Pirates | Padres | Mets | Mets | Mets |
| 15 | Cubs | Mets | Pirates | Cubs | Cubs |
| 16 | Astros | Astros | Astros | Astros | Astros |
Comments
I like the nationals a little more than Marlins
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
bubblesdachimp wrote:
Their pitching could be phenomenal if things go right, but I don’t like their offense as much. They won’t be pushovers.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Bubbles, you asked why the Bears don’t just sign Wallace if they are going to draft WR? I say that’s a mistake because he’s going to cost about $7 mil a year for 5 years and about $25 mil guaranteed. So that’s the 1st rounder and a shit ton of money. Plus, he’s really a deep threat WR and if you are a Bears fan, then you know Cutler doesn’t have enough time for a slant route let alone a deep pattern. I’d prefer V Jax because he’s a deep threat and an across the middle guy. He’s 6’5 and has great hands. He’s going to cost about as much Wallace, but at least they get to keep that 1st and go OL or maybe secondary. (I really like Harrison Smith from ND at FS).
MuckerQuote Reply
You mean actual human beings operate this blog?
joshQuote Reply
I like the Nats because they won 80 games last year with a shit season from Werth and they’ve added Strasburg and Gonzalez to their rotation. Not to mention Harper will most likely be called up at some point. I think the Nats make the playoffs this year after winning the 1 game wild card.
MuckerQuote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
I’ve only been brewing for a short time (just 3 batches since January) but I got into it to start a small brewery in 5-7 years. These plans just got pushed up quite a bit as I have someone who wants me to run a small operation brew in their bar that is starting up (to bring in customers). I’m thinking of following the designs on http://www.theelectricbrewery.com and make it so I can upgrade it to 1 bbl batches instead of 10 gallon.
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
Cool. The market for craft beer keeps growing so it’s good to get in now. I’m curious where the saturation point is because there are always going to be a majority of beer drinkers that prefer the cheap shit beer that Bud & Miller pump out.
Right now, craft brewers are all pretty much friends fighting a common foe, but there will come a day when they all turn on each other because the pie won’t be getting any bigger.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Mucker wrote:
I heard VJax wants $10m AAV. That’s not about as much as Wallace.
jtsunamiQuote Reply
@ Mucker:
I realize all this but i think mike wallace just excels so much at taking the top off the defense that he opens up a lot for the team. I also think he is a great route runner and not just a deep threat. He also did well with injured Qb’s and shitty line play.
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
I’m not sure that’s necessarily true anymore. I haven’t drank in over a decade so I don’t know, but I do know when I was drinking that most of the people I knew much preferred the specialty beers. I also know that if you were going to get shitfaced drunk it was a hell of a lot cheaper to drink Budweiser so many people did. Binge drinking is a problem (or it’s common depending on your perspective) so it gets expensive drinking the more expensive beers.
I think it’s more related to cost than preference, but I could be wrong.
mb21Quote Reply
jtsunami wrote:
Source or it’s not true. (dying laughing)
But seriously, I don’t see how he gets that. Unless the Skins give it to him, I don’t see any team paying that kind of money for him. Megatron and B. Marshall are the only 2 WRs making over $8 mil in 2012. If he’s going to be that expensive, then Bears need to pass.
MuckerQuote Reply
I agree with your rankings for the most part. I’d probably rank the Cubs 14th, just ahead of the Mets and the soon-to-be-evicted Astros.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Man, you guys really believe in the Phillies. I know they were great last year, but I guess I see three great pitchers and then a whole bunch of shit. Good enough for a contender, but best in the NL? Maybe so. Maybe I just wanted to be controversial.
BrettQuote Reply
@ Rice Cube:
“We’re not the worst team in baseball” is a pretty catch marketing slogan.
joshQuote Reply
Not Astros fans, I take it.
ACTQuote Reply
Skins have most cap room they gonna send out lotsa cash
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Yeah, I’ll probably be showing up too late to the party (dying laughing). It will be fun though and I won’t quit my day job anytime soon.
Unfortunately people do prefer shit beer for some reason (Calories? Cost? Enjoy the taste of water?) This guy opening the bar drinks Miller Lite (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
bubblesdachimp wrote:
Yeah, but they’ll spend it very poorly. They always do. It’s amazing how bad that franchise has been since Snyder has owned them.
MuckerQuote Reply
@ Brett:
I think they have one more good year in them before everyone gets old and sucks.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
I think it’s one of those things where looking at the majority preference isn’t very helpful. There are several liquor stores in Champaign that, while they carry Miller Lite et al., it’s buried away, and the craft beers are what gets most of the floor space. So there’s obviously a big market for it, even if statistically the majority still shops at the grocery store for ML/BL/etc. Even in the grocery store, the imports and craft beers claim most of the coldspace, except for example, in WalMart. You don’t a majority of America to like something in order to have a really strong market (or else publishing would have died decades ago).
joshQuote Reply
Is Dwayne Bowe available? Always liked him.
I’ve heard Colston’s name pop up too.
GBTSQuote Reply
mb21 wrote:
I think that is probably true. When I said they liked it, I meant more that they were loyal to it, and that has usually been a function of cost.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Mucker:
Agreed. Living in Washington there is nothing i love more than going to work on Monday and seeing miserable people
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Aisely, where in St. Louis is this brewery? If my alma mater knocks off Creighton tonight I’ll be heading to STL this weekend.
GBTSQuote Reply
Brett wrote:
I don’t know. They have a pretty damn good core with Utley, Victorino, Rollins and Ruiz. Throw in Pence and maybe Dominic Brown flourishes and that’s a pretty decent lineup even without Ryan Howard. Plus, the big 3 starters are a tremendous advantage. You might be right in the end, but in a pre-season ranking I felt they were best poised to continue the great baseball they’ve been playing the last few years.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
http://t2.ftcdn.net/jpg/00/31/42/97/400_F_31429775_IdgrJD44iCoVUQMtWI8eL627uZVMa6qj.jpg
Suburban kidQuote Reply
For the BBT and GoT contingent (I hope this works).
MishQuote Reply
Dammit.
http://www.cbs.com/base/files/styles/596xh/public/kaley_sleep1.jpg
MishQuote Reply
GBTS wrote:
Franchised. I like Bowe a lot. He would be my first choice for the Bears. I’m pissed that the Bears didn’t snag Boldin for what the Ravens got him for. He’d be a great fit for the Bears. Oh well.
MuckerQuote Reply
bubblesdachimp wrote:
Yeah, I live in the DC area as well and there is nothing but Skins fans around me. I hate the Skins because of their fans. Skins and Steelers fans are the worst.
MuckerQuote Reply
Mish wrote:
Yeah, it sucked when they made us learn carrot typing, now you got to be an admin to post a picture. I might as well delete my account.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Here’s a website that lists salaries for each sport. Pretty cool:
http://www.spotrac.com/top-salaries/mlb/
MuckerQuote Reply
@ Mucker:
I grew up in the DC area and hate the Skins too. They make Bears fans look smart most days.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Darwin Barney ———> best shape of his life
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0302-bits-cubs-chicago–20120302,0,5662327.story
ACTQuote Reply
Barney didn’t actually fade in the second half so much as he had a fluke month in April.
ACTQuote Reply
GBTS wrote:
Right near SLU. http://sixrowbrewco.com/visitus.html
Aisle424Quote Reply
At least we can still post Youtube clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg3zJYny5vE&context=C31ec4ecADOEgsToPDskLhPryQPeyEse8ZrCCbb2Ex
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Pretty much.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
I feel my purpose here is no more if I can’t post pics. SK, would you like to go be rivals on another unrediscredited
baseballBatmanBreaking BadKate Upton blog?MishQuote Reply
Here you go nerds. Life Size Mr. Spock, only $3,000.
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HCG10007&mode=retail&utm_source=retail_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BigBadToyStore-Retail&utm_content=
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
I’ll just kidnap Leonard Nimoy again if the need arises, TYVM.
joshQuote Reply
@ Brett:
I think the Phillies have gotten to the point where they’re so overrated, they’re underrated. I’m still meh on the Braves offense and expect regression from their bullpen.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
Would you believe I’m not a Star Trek guy?
MishQuote Reply
Also, I’m clearly a lot higher on the Nationals and skeptical on the Marlins than everyone else.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Here’s a little something to distract you from not being able to post pictures for the moment:
Aisle424Quote Reply
Good news! Someone found your leg, MB.
(h/t Chicago Vince)
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Mish:
I would be honored. May I post the inaugural Jack Benny Power Rankings? You are more reliable so you can post the Daily KatePalm.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Deal.
MishQuote Reply
Scott Miller @ScottMCBS Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Bottom 5 in Fielding Bible III runs saved projections for 2012: 25. #Astros 26. #Orioles 27. #Cubs 28. #Mets 29. #Twins 30. #Marlins
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
If not posting pictures makes Mish and SK leave and form their own undiscredited blog then I just want to give a big thank you to the hacker that made this happen!
WaLiQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
What the hell does “Bible III” mean in his context?
joshQuote Reply
Oh, like Fielding Bible. I don’t know how to Twitter.
joshQuote Reply
@ bubblesdachimp:
Wow, how is our defense going to be so bad. I figured we’d be around average. I mean if our guys can’t hit for shit I would hope they could at least field (dying laughing)
So in summary:
Pitching – Sucks
Hitting – Sucks
Fielding – Sucks
I think AC is a little too friendly in his NL rankings for the Cubs (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
We’re just not the worst in any particular category, and a couple of guys might outperform their projections. Plus, what if bunting becomes supremely important this season, do to an improbably alignment of factors?
joshQuote Reply
Aisle424 wrote:
i think a big part of it too, and i know this sounds retarded, is people thinking that craft beer is for fagets. there is definitely a certain type of person that will look at you funny if you aren’t drinking bud light. not sure where this comes from…i would say that they think that craft beer drinkers are being elitest or something?
also ,d-backs at number FOUR? am i missing something here? i was actually kind of surprised to see the consensus ranking was as high as eight. seriously, i’m not trying to be a dick – did they make a move that i am unaware of, or have some really good up-and-comers or something?
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
WaLi wrote:
To be fair, all the teams at the bottom suck in every category (dying laughing)
jtsunamiQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
Maybe Aisley just thinks that the added opportunities for Ted Lilly glove-throwing will galvanize the team.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
where is this brewpub or whatever you want to call it going to be located? also, that electricbrewery setup looks pretty amazing….do you know anyone that’s tried it out?
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
@ jtsunami:
It’s like a corollary of that property MB21 pointed out where it was almost impossible to distinguish between the best and worst players on a given football team. They suck so much, that teasing out their exact magnitude of suckiness may just be a subjective exercise.
joshQuote Reply
@ EnricoPallazzo:
The bar that also has homebrews (dying laughing) will be located in Oak Island, NC. My wife’s family has property in Jacksonville, FL that I may be able to use to start a brewery if it is still a viable plan in a few years. Plus Florida doesn’t have income tax, which is nice.
I don’t know anyone personally that has that rig, just read on homebrewtalk and the forum on that site about people building it.
WaLiQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo wrote:
They won 94 games last year and they are pretty young, plus they’ll have Stephen Drew back for a full season. I don’t like anyone else in the West either, so I think their schedule is going to be pretty favorable.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ WaLi:
it could be brutal this year
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
Bubbles cant stress how much he loves Kate
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
@ jtsunami:
This is true .
Man you guys are making me depressed about the Cubs. Josh’s hope monster still visits but not as often as he used to. I guess the good thing about baseball is that we will win at least 60 games, so the summer isn’t going to be a complete loss (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
@ Brett:
They have issues, but that pitching is unreal. I think back to the mid 90s Braves teams and they were often the best in the league despite a mediocre offense. I’m not one of those that believes in the whole pitching and defense wins. Pitching is about 40% of the game and defense is about 10%. Offense is 50%. But that pitching is so damn good they’re going to be favorites if they score 3 runs in a lot of games.
mb21Quote Reply
EnricoPallazzo wrote:
I think that is a factor. There is definitely a “Do you think you’re better than me?” attitude towards craft beer from some people, but I also think that might be a cover for having to choose the piss beers because they are cheaper. Craft beer is strange. People don’t think twice about seeing bottle sof win in the $40 or $50 range, but if a bottle of beer is more than $10, they go apeshit. “I’m not paying that much for BEER!!” Even though the ingredients and processes used to make a unique and well-crafted beer can cost just as much, if not more than for wine.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
wow, they really did win 94 games last year. i honestly completely forgot about that and just looked it up. apparently i’ve completely blocked the 2nd half of last season from my memory.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo wrote:
I was surprised when I saw that too. I didn’t think they even won 90 going by pure memory.
Aisle424Quote Reply
bubblesdachimp wrote:
If you love her so much why don’t you marry her?
MuckerQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
In college when it took more to get drunk and I didn’t have too much money I was guilty of drinking shitty beer. I definitely preferred good beer, but I’d be sipping on 32oz malts on the front porch of the apartment (didn’t sell 40oz in Florida do to gangs or something (dying laughing))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niik5TV3VKg
Now a days I don’t drink to get drunk so it is definitely easier to justify spending more money on good beer. Plus I like strong beer and my tolerance is shit now so it takes only a few to get me buzzed (dying laughing)
However I do like to keep a cheaper house beer (Yuengling) for people who come over and don’t like strong beers.
WaLiQuote Reply
Suburban kid wrote:
I’ll fix it at some point soon. I have the file open, but I’m too lazy to edit it right now.
mb21Quote Reply
Will someone other than an admin try posting an image? Thanks.
mb21Quote Reply
dmick89Quote Reply
It works now. SK and Mish can stop planning on creating a new blog to rival this fantastic one. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
@ WaLi:
I’m excited about Spring Training. I feel like the Hope Monster is really going to be able to shine this spring. F7 is really good! DARWIN BARNEY HIT A HOMERUN! It should be magical.
joshQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
Yuengling is technically a craft beer. It’s pretty good. That’s what I get when I just want a beer to go with my chicken wings when I’m back home.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ WaLi:
I wasn’t big on beer at all when I was in college. I figured it was an acquired taste. I drank it if it was free, which it often was. It’s only later you realize that it’s not that beer is an acquired taste, it’s that the stuff that’s free is shitty.
joshQuote Reply
That little eye thing with Burnett was worse than I thought:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120301&content_id=26934754&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
EDIT: It’s not funny, but I can’t stop laughing.
joshQuote Reply
Mike Wallace is overrated as hell. Some team is going to spend a lot of money on him and end up being really fucking disappointed. He doesn’t have great hands, his speed is all top-end, meaning he’s not quick off the line, and he can be jammed at the line because he’s not particularly strong.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Burn
Rodrigo RamirezQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I don’t follow college football, so I keep imaging this guy:
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Wow. He was literally crying blood.
He should get an eye patch and try out for the mascot.
WaLiQuote Reply
Hey, Chicago is already famous for its 72 win basketball team. Why not a baseball team too?
MishQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Yeah I love the stuff. It’s good and cheap. That was the worst part about moving from Florida to Illinois after college, you can’t buy Yuengling.
Would Yuengling be considered a replacement level beer?
WaLiQuote Reply
@ josh:
Speaking of Champaign, today is Unofficial St. Patty’s day, which is always a shit show there. I haven’t lived there in years, but I like to check out the on-line police scanner on Unofficial b/c there’s usually lots of hilarity.
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=1814
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
Unless the Bears improve the line, teams are going to jam the receivers off the line. Mucker’s right that Jackson is a more ideal fit, FA-wise, but if fucking StL wants to deal a pick that can get you Blackmon, just do that. Sanu would be a sneaky pick if they don’t trade up, but I want one of Blackmon, Floyd, or McNutt. I don’t trust Jeffery. I think he has a really bad body, and while he has blazing straight-line speed, I don’t like his football speed. I think Jeffery could well end up being the next Mike Williams, USC version.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ WenningtonsGorillaCock:
Wow the police scanner is online? Badass (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WenningtonsGorillaCock:
I plan on staying in and chuckling grimly at the fatalities tomorrow morning.
joshQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
Yep. One cop just wished for a tornado b/c he’s sick of arresting drunk students in public. (dying laughing)
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
PSU ————–> Deep shit: http://deadspin.com/5889951/the-feds-are-looking-into-a-sandusky-cover+up-at-penn-state
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
fish ————–> Marlins
http://deadspin.com/5890021/marlins-park-now-has-fish
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
This story on FanGraphs about the Rangers’ scouting director is pretty good. He’s got a pretty unfortunate surname though:
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/kip-fagg-scouting-and-signing-texas-rangers/
Rice CubeQuote Reply
@ WenningtonsGorillaCock:
I like the article’s optimism that Big Z still has the velocity needed to shatter glass.
joshQuote Reply
MO, what are your thoughts on the Bears 1st round pick if they don’t go WR? Do they go best OL available? Or if someone like Poe or Mercilus is available there do you snag them?
MuckerQuote Reply
josh wrote:
There’s also a live blog. It’s pretty boring, except for nuggets like this: “A tattoo parlor on Green Street says they have given out eight piercings and five tattoos. The people have all been buzzed, and four of the tattoos have been of four leaf clovers.” (dying laughing)
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
http://dirkhayhurst.com/2012/03/the-life-of-a-players-wife/
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
Sorry to hear about your recent car crash:
http://jalopnik.com/5889727/this-man-rear+ended-another-car-with-a-sex-toy-in-his-ass
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
@ Mucker:
They have to go WR. I just don’t see another option. Maybe if a blue chip OL falls, but…
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ WenningtonsGorillaCock:
It’s surprisingly difficult to drive when you have something stuck up your ass.
mb21Quote Reply
Brett Jackson ———> HR leading off intrasquad game
Travis Wood ———-> Gives up HR to first batter of intrasquad game.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Home plate umpire ———–> signaled home run for first batter of intrasquad game
mb21Quote Reply
@ mb21:
Fans —————-> saw first homerun of intrasquad game
joshQuote Reply
Sczur ———-> scored from 2nd on a scrappy sac fly to RF by Reed Johnson
No word on who the RFer was. BN Brett says it is supposed to be DeJesus.
Aisle424Quote Reply
Mercurial Outfielder wrote:
Agreed.
MuckerQuote Reply
The important question is who won the bunting tournament?
mb21Quote Reply
mb21 wrote:
I have a pending updated bracket. Dempster lost to Sveum though. (dying laughing)
Aisle424Quote Reply
mb21 wrote:
When it comes to bunting tournaments, it isn’t about winning or losing, but about how drunk you get.
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
If Sveum wins the bunting tournament, is Cubs baseball cancelled for the season?
joshQuote Reply
Szczur hit a grand salami.
joshQuote Reply
josh wrote:
But it wasn’t hot.
Aisle424Quote Reply
josh wrote:
I don’t know if it’s a direct reflection of how bad the Cubs are if Sveum wins. It’s just bunting. I used to think bunting was harder than hitting but that’s because I never bunted. Now if Sveum wins a spot on the MLB team, then I’ll worry.
MuckerQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
6/10
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Are the Cubs winning?
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
I think they’re losing. Either that, or they’re tied.
ACTQuote Reply
According to Sully, the Cubs are losing 6-0. Sczczcur hit a grand slam.
ACTQuote Reply
Now it’s 6-3 according to Carrie.
ACTQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
No.
joshQuote Reply
Damn.
WaLiQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Yay! Boo!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Didn’t read every post, but it sounds like the postseason set-up forces one of the division winners to play two road games against the wild-card play-in winner before going back home for three games in the divisional round. This is to reduce the number of travel days and to allow that play-in game to fit in to the existing schedule. Seems kind of unfair to me.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
I protest this chart. There’s no option for “Jeff Samardzija”…
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Mariners up big after 5. I may or may not have gambled on that game.
GBTSQuote Reply
ACTQuote Reply
Cubs lose 10-4!
joshQuote Reply
josh wrote:
They suck!!
MuckerQuote Reply
@ Mucker:
Seriously. How bad do they have to be to give up 10 runs against the Cubs?
ACTQuote Reply
Not to mention, they only managed to score 4 runs against Cubs pitching. Embarrassing.
ACTQuote Reply
@ ACT:
Yeah, it’s going to be a long year.
MuckerQuote Reply
False
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Seeing as the team that won was filled with the guys that are supposed to be minor leaguers and bench players, it is disheartening to see that ass-kicking of the “starters.” But, it makes the future seem a little brighter.
Aisle424Quote Reply
@ Aisle424:
It’s hard for me to take this game that seriously. We now know that some things are possible, but not if those things are possible in actual pressure game situations. The young guys have more to prove.
joshQuote Reply
DOOM!
DOOM!!
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Aisle424:
Maybe the future should be now. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7637613/chicago-cubs-players-praise-support-ryan-braun-collector
BerseliusQuote Reply
You need to adjust the Cubs’ ranking upwards to account for the awesomeness that is Sczczcur.
ACTQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
He makes a fair point that there might be more to the story than what we’ve heard, in terms of the arbitrator’s decision.
joshQuote Reply
@ ACT:
B Jax had an RBI double too.
joshQuote Reply
Sczrurururururur = white Jerome Walton
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
This Saints bounty for headhunting thing is blowing up. Apparently the coaches knew about it, and Gregg Williams was even in on the action.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Maybe he can at least have the decency to have a good rookie year.
joshQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
So, they were paying guys to hurt people? Haven’t heard this story.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
Yep. $1500 for a knockout, $1000 for a cart-off. Gregg Williams ran the scheme, and the players and other team personnel put in the money.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
I’ve reached the point where I don’t care about concussions in the NFL because the players clearly don’t either.
GBTSQuote Reply
@ GBTS:
For some reason, It bothers me more that coaches and team personnel were involved.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/02/league-should-consider-taking-saints-franchise-tag/
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
Williams was running a similar scheme in Washington: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/new-orleans-saints-had-bounty-system-that-paid-for-injuring-opponents-nfl-announces/2012/03/02/gIQAPNDDnR_blog.html
Methinks Gregg Williams may get told to go home for a long time.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/commentary-and-analysis/whats-all-this-jeff-samardzija-starting-crap.html
mb21Quote Reply