Dreamcast 78: Shohei Hey!

Well that’s a move

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2023/11/20/report-cubs-signing-lefty-edwin-escobar-out-of-japan/

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That GG column was brutal for today’s teams.

Super mixed bag

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Perkins,

Couldn’t think of a non-Buehrle winner (dying laughing)

Rice Cube,

Wishing I’d gone with Marte instead of Cutch for PIT or someone other than Jeter for NYY. I remembered Jeter because his receiving it was so egregious.

Perkins,

I chose Bernie for that one

Wonder what happens if Shildt wins more games in 2024 than Oli Marmol

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/padres-to-name-mike-shildt-manager.html

Another Cubs front office promotion

The Chicago Cubs are promoting Jared Banner to assistant general manager, sources tell ESPN. Banner has been the vice president of player development and helped oversee the Cubs’ ascent into one of the top farm systems in baseball.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 21, 2023

The Cardinals!

The good news for Cardinals fans is that if they pull off the next link in the chain by signing the 2023 leader in walks allowed, that means they will sign Blake Snell. https://t.co/YG66QZ7OGW

— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) November 21, 2023

RIP Willie Hernandez. Out of nowhere 1984 MVP/Cy Young for the Tigers who was previously a Cub. Like many Cubs of the late 70s and 80s he was better after he left the team. His baseball card and Ray Burris’s are among the 1st Cubs cards in my memory.

BVS,

My go-to for Cubs/Tigers IG.

I don’t know enough obscure pre-integration dudes to make this any lower

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Rice Cube,

Lower than 13???

andcounting,

Yeah if you use guys from like when the NL was first formed they might get down to single digits (dying laughing)

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Even with a few sub-1% answers, Lidge and Belli drove mine up

Any chicago beer nerds out there know this crew?

https://www.keepingtogether.com/

Looks like they used to work with Half Acre, and are moving to Santa Fe

(dying laughing) I forgot about this BCBism

https://twitter.com/ericmichel/status/1727399415974133923?t=nf1X3VyMVXFh3XVXvWb1fQ&s=19

Rice Cube,

shut you right up

Dang, A U 🐓 E O is a Diamondbacks

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/dbacks-trade-seby-zavala-mariners-catcher.html

Rice Cube,

Eugenio implies the existence of B-ugenio.

One thought I wish I had before we recorded this last episode:

Doesn’t Shohei’s demand to keep negotiation details confidential temper the amounts he’ll get offered? Like, if actual offers don’t leak as he goes from meeting to meeting, isn’t it possible he’s not going to drive up the total value as astronomically as he could if his suitors bid against each other through the grapevine?

andcounting,

I imagine this is very similar to the blind bid posting system, except now the highest bid isn’t for negotiating rights but to actually get the guy to work for you

Rice Cube,

Yeah, that’s the thing. I would venture to guess the right fit is playing a bigger role than the absolute top dollar. They want to get the highest number from the team they want, not the most they could possibly get overall.

Happy Thanksgiving, jabronii.

Even the dog is sleeping in, may your Turkey Day be full of feast and devoid of crazy uncles

Regression is a bitch

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As God as my witness, I thought Lou Brock was a career .300 hitter.

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Best part of getting into GBBO was learning the existence of tarte tatin, my new fave dessert to make

And also eat

May your Black Friday acquisitions portend great things for the 2024 Cubs

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Unit was more popular than I expected for NYY-SFG.

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berselius,

I think all who got to the final are deserving but I am sad at who had to go

A bit of irony for ya (dying laughing)

https://twitter.com/nhoodpublicist/status/1728063239215583282?t=-QcwOYFbZDqiFYiMMOL7Vg&s=19

Rice Cube,

I just watched it myself and I agree. I’m kind of pulling against one of the bakers but it’s mostly a complaint against the producers that they didn’t get eliminated early on after a horrible week.

This week was also the first time I’ve even remotely enjoyed seeing a mille feuille related challenge. Cast that pastry into the sun.

berselius,

(It was this week’s guitar baker to make things clear)

berselius,

My caramel (and caramelization) was meh but even a scuffed tarte tatin still tastes great

berselius,

looks wonderful

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Lots of former Cubs on my grid today.

berselius,

The quartet were all star baker previously so it just took one very bad week to make their decision easy

As usual the hardest part is trying to figure out who wouldn’t be picked as much, guess my reverse psychology didn’t work

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Proud that my Orioles row sums to less than 4%.

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The only one team column was my downfall
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Rice Cube,

I think the challenge with one team only is people default to the same long-tenured players (e.g., Cal Ripken) instead of young players who haven’t gone anywhere else yet.

Perkins,

This is where I realize the loophole but I just avoid those guys out of general principle, feels too much like cheating (dying laughing)

Rice Cube,

Fair enough, but Cal Ripken is at 33% and John Means at 0.9%.

Perkins,

I used Brooks Robinson for that one

Hey a deal!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/tigers-to-sign-kenta-maeda.html

Not great today. Got too cute thinking Milton Bradley had a 100 RBI season in Texas.

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Bleah…Cards snatching up the best of the meh

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/cardinals-expected-to-finalize-deal-with-sonny-gray.html

Rice Cube,

I realize he just finished in the top 3 for Cy Young but that guy just screams regression

I used Vlad the Senior for TEX 100

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Rice Cube,

This LSA +1 Rec’d turn it green NAMBLA

Rice Cube:
Rice Cube,

I realize he just finished in the top 3 for Cy Young but that guy just screams regression

I got nothing against Sonny Gray and he’s had a pretty solid career, but I hope the regression stick hits all at once now he’s going to the Cardinals.

J-Hey –> back in LA

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/dodgers-re-sign-jason-heyward.html

As much as AC loves Madrigal and Wisdom, perhaps just let Morel do it

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2023/11/27/christopher-morel-flashed-some-stellar-third-base-defense-in-the-dr-which-makes-me-wonder-about-his-position-again/

Hey at least you know all this shit is coming from me and not some AI program (dying laughing)

https://futurism.com/sports-illustrated-ai-generated-writers

woot

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Bieber, anyone?

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/cubs-trade-rumors-shane-bieber-guardians-reds.html

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2023/11/28/andre-dawson-wants-his-hall-of-fame-cap-changed-to-the-cubs/

🤔

berselius,

It would seem the HOF wouldn’t grant him special dispensation or anything if they didn’t do so for other players in the past, unless they did and I just don’t know what I’m talking about…

Rice Cube,

Seems like it would be a rather easy switch to make.

The Blackhawks saw all the bears cryptic firings for vaguely ominous reasons and decided to get into the fun.

dmick89,

In theory they can do it with a snap of the fingers but the HOF seems to enjoy needlessly complicating things…

Did you know that Joe Morgan was a Phillies?

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About half of this was Rolen for STL-PHI because I couldn’t come up with anyone else.

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Perkins,

Used a legendary “that guy” for that one –> https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/felizpe01.shtml?utm_campaign=2023_07_ig_user_answers&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=sr_xsite&__hstc=120318167.d42f3f994a4d3c449019805d4ef685a9.1692973412262.1701269707066.1701271852847.56&__hssc=120318167.1.1701271852847&__hsfp=2556139473

So this is a thing that might be happening –> https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/brewers-discussing-extension-with-jackson-chourio.html

Kind of weird timing during a retool period for the Brewers?

New stuff –> http://www.obstructedview.net/whither-tv-money/