On a day when RC has a new computer but still uses the old one to record, after the rodent saw its shadow and some other rodents decided to break the government, we distract ourselves with some talk about the Cubs, the Dodgers, spring training, and random conversation about movies and football.
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Funky
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/tigers-sign-jack-flaherty.html
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Wow that sucked
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All hail the wild guesses
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Cubs #157
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PECOTA hearts the Cubs:
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andcounting,
I’ll take it, and hope those are real wins on the field (dying laughing)
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woah
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I probably could have done better on the Silver Slugger column.
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Easy
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Cubs #157
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Aaaaaah Gary Sheffield
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Some fun names in there
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Cubs #158
“Best Of: R Names”
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So the new Fantastic Four trailer came out, and if I’m not mistaken it seems the FF are established in some retro universe time frame which means they’ll need to be brought into the MCU somehow…
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Probably a minimal return or cash since Brasier was DFA’d…
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8 Cubs and Pedro.
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Tough one.
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Cubs #158
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News bits suggest it’s for either cash/PTBNL and Rob Zastryzny was DFA to make room
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Brasier likely puts an end to a David Robertson pursuit, but maybe this leaves enough salary for Cease or Bregman.
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Fun story for those who remember (complimentary/derogatory, it could go either way) Judd Sirott.
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Kind of tough rarity for MVPs on those teams.
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Oops
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Cubs #159
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Ha the Orioles only had like 5 MVPs ever
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Heh, lots of strikeouts that year
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Cubs #159
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Cubs #159
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I’ve been doing them but too lazy to post (dying laughing).
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Festa –> Rangers (post DFA)
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Nico Hoerner –> allowed to throw baseballs
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Still not sure why the Cubs are in on Bregman, even with my Dave Dombrowski syndrome affecting Matt Shaw. Unless they’re planning on flipping Shaw or Hoerner for a starter, but even for me that’s a little rich.
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https://x.com/CubsZone/status/1887263389019234582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1887263389019234582%7Ctwgr%5Ed57492d99bcd7ab01add9288c96b27d120a382be%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleachernation.com%2Fcubs%2F2025%2F02%2F05%2Fobsessive-alex-bregman-watch-a-couple-pundits-guess-the-cubs-are-the-favorite%2F
nvm, I just saw who’s the main one driving this, you can almost see Scott Boras’s hand moving his mouth.
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berselius,
The smoke might still be real, I’m not sure how the Cubs sneak below the CBT if they did sign Bregman and didn’t trade someone’s salary away…also I guess if it’s Nico, Shaw just plays 2B
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It is the boy’s birthday and we got him some Japanese food, hope they wait until I’m done eating before they drop some news (dying laughing)
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I’m not sure Bregman is a huge upgrade over Nico (or Shaw if he plays close to projections), depending on your faith in defensive WAR, but he would make the lineup very deep.
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https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/02/05/the-cubs-have-a-new-full-time-backup-to-jon-sciambi-on-marquee-and-im-very-here-for-it/
Bummer, this probably means no more Pat Hughes Sundays.
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Figured
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Alonso really fumbled the bag.
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503 error for a few there, yuk
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Math
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/02/06/cubs-payroll-concerns/
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Joy
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Ah failure
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Cubs #160
“Up The Middle”
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She was very old, but this is still big news eh
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/02/06/virginia-mccaskey-bears-obit-dies-102-halas
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Nice
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Easy enough today
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Cubs #160
“Up The Middle”
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More power to the failson I guess
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The Padres (ownership at least) are dysfunctional
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/john-seidler-approved-padres-control-person.html
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berselius,
I think if we’re trying to be somewhat fair, at least the failson is letting the GM and the other guy try to build something interesting particularly after their coaching hires and the relative success of their QB guy despite QB running for his life every play
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Several mini-landmines, mostly Diamondbacks-related.
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A few of these players worked for more than one clue.
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Cubs #161
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Kind of a weird one today
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Cubs #161
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Accursed Dbags
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All hail another wild guess woot
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Cubs #161
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Random Cubs radio broadcast from August, you are in my earballs.
Can’t wait till we get Pat on the air again.
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Did not realize how much I missed the adult diaper ads (dying laughing)
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Couple of landmines in the CYA row
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Bah, mixed up two unremarkable lefty relievers.
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Cubs #162
“Start And Finish”
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Cubs #162
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who the f is Jim Bullinger (dying laughing)
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Ha, everyone remembered Willie Hernandez
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Gah I goofed on Kerry Wood twice (dying laughing)
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It’d be really cool if the Cubs acquired Alex Bregman or Dylan Cease right about now.
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Hard pressed to get to 20 wins these days
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Not too bad
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Cubs #163
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Steve Stone plus a couple mini-landmines. Bah.
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Easy one today
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Cubs #163
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Instills oneself with confidence
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/02/jon-berti-could-see-time-as-backup-first-baseman-for-cubs.html
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Puppy Bowl ❤️🐶🏈
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Fun game
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8 minutes to make up 31 points
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Sorry
34 points
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Fly Eagles fly
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Landmines everywhere
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Oopsy
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Cubs #164
“2011 Positions”
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Still some money to use obviously, and plenty of pieces to use it on
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/2024-25-mlb-free-agents.html
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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43774597/half-show-performer-holds-sudan-palestine-flag-detained
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re: Kendrick Lamar’s performance
https://www.instagram.com/p/DF5UTGIRzD_/?img_index=15
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Cubs #164
“2011 Positions”
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forgot what year Shark switched to the rotation, heh
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Bleah, thank the baseball gods for depth eh
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/02/10/it-begins-javier-assad-and-brandon-birdsell-dealing-with-ailments/
Better to catch it earlier
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Bah
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For a minute there, Randy Wells looked like he might be a dude
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Cubs #164
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Perkins,
My grave still stands on that hill
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As someone who once owned an authentic Rich Harden Cubs jersey, I get it. (dying laughing)
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It’s surely a horrible misuse of resources but part of me wants the Cubs to sign Anthony Rizzo for a bench role.
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I did a thing.
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Perkins,
1000%
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New shit –> https://www.obstructedview.net/the-scrap-heap-2/
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