I think he's here because there aren't a ton of other options internally. But there's no way that the Cubs plan on him being anything but maybe a 4th OF next season. And hopefully he's more of a 5th OF.
Wasn't there a rule where the batter has to make an attempt to move out of the way?
I thought the batter has the right to stand in the batter's box when he gets hit (What I mean is that Rivas shouldn't move out of the way, unless if he wants to preserve his career)
There is, you have to attempt to get out of the way. It’s very often not enforced though it was to rizzo this year. The rizzo one was a bad call especially considering they didn’t call it against Rivas on this.
So in general I strongly dislike the Brewers. You might even say I hate the Brewers. But in the past few days I’ve found myself rooting for you guys to sneak into the playoffs. I don’t know, I think it would be cool!
Also FUCK THE CARDINALS
I’m conflicted, sweeping the Phillies is great but allowing the brewers in isn’t my favorite. Only if it would screw over the cards.
Then again the brewers getting in and getting swept first series would make me chuckle, especially against my brewers fan coworker who was talking shit.
I hate the Brewers, I really am shocked that I’m kind of rooting for them right now! I think it’s really just that I hate the Cardinals that much more.
Our seasons been over since, like, May, and it’s best not to get too invested in the Bears if one values their emotional well-being, so whatever. Guess I’m just rooting for chaos
we had a tough year..but we are currently ending on a high note. We all knew we weren't going to compete till 2023-2024 but still..losing is never easy. I just cant wait till all the amazing players in our farm come up...this team is going to be different with Mervis, PCA, Alcanta, and others. They wont feel the same as 2015-2020 Cubs..but they will be just fine.
haha shows my awareness, I didnt even see your username when I poured my heart into a comment.
BTW, I dont hate the Brewers, I tend to root for teams with no championships in the playoffs. you guys are still are on the outside looking in right? I hope you guys make it.
The base is there. They need a TOR pitcher, another starter, a couple of short term plugs (CF/1B), it's pretty established they're going to get one of the big 4 SS, which can move to 2B or 1B.
That won't be dominant, but it can compete in a weak division while we wait for some highly touted prospects to come up in 2024 and beyond. It's there if they want it
The Phillies have had like 3 separate "rebuilds" with highly touted prospects fall flat on their face, so they were forced to overspend out of desperation
Yeah exactly, their player development sucks. That’s exactly what I don’t want the Cubs to turn into. If you have good development, you can afford to whiff on a signing or two.
all across the country, horny cubs fans ears perked up when taylor mcgregor said "that came in my box"
not me though i've never been horny one time in my life. i kick ass
As much as I love Morel, he needs to cut down on the strike outs. Something like 33% k rate won’t work for him in the long run, with his defense not really boosting him much. And the roster crunch is going to get real tough sooner rather than later. I believe in him though and I think he will figure it out, he’s young!
Hey guys.. does the free parking lot off rockwell for cubs games operate for Friday afternoon games? I know it does weekday nights and weekends. What does tomorrows game fall under? Is that a weekend game or is there no shuttle bus tomorrow?
Thx
So I'm not opposed to going after a SS in FA, but Hoerner is having a 4.5 WAR season right now, 2.0 of which is from his defense. That's better than Correa and Turner. Granted, they both make up for it by being better hitters than Hoerner, but it makes me wonder if it would be wise to keep Hoerner where he is and move whoever we sign to 3B or 2B. Or maybe we move Nico and take the hit on defense so that the established stars get to play where they are comfortable. Anybody know what the best play is here?
With the shift changes having 2 plus plus defenders up the middle is going to be significantly more valuable. Imagine having the same kind of rotation we had in 2016 with Russell, Baez, and Zobrist manning the MIF
Hoerner would put up similar if not better WAR at 2nd because that postiton racks up the dWAR when youre as good as him, and his bat profiles really really well there, so oWAR would see a nice boost.
Check out Tommy Edman's bWAR to see what Nico could do at 2nd.
if we woulda won last Sat, we'd be on a 10 game winning streak. 2023 season cant come soon enough.
#[ W ] lolPhils
Wow. W!
[ W ]
WE DID IT BABY! WE SWEPT THE PHILLIES' SEASON!!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT
Alright
...Never mind. I think Thompson got this in the bag
Haha morels face.
Happer has turned into a great all around ball player
nice catch happ!
Ian Happ for gold glove!
HAPP IS A GOLD GLOVER
happ got a hole in his pants
I think Thompson is done for the day.
Damn. Tough break for ole Contreras. Let's get three more fucking outs!
Rick Sutcliffe barged into the radio booth and it was pretty cool
who has the better chance of being in CF next spring Velazques or Cannario?
Canario because Velazquez has almost no chance of winning that spot.
I have a feeling he’s only still in the majors because of his friendship with Morel
I think he's here because there aren't a ton of other options internally. But there's no way that the Cubs plan on him being anything but maybe a 4th OF next season. And hopefully he's more of a 5th OF.
Yeah nice one Rivas, totally didn’t mean to get hit haha
Wasn't there a rule where the batter has to make an attempt to move out of the way? I thought the batter has the right to stand in the batter's box when he gets hit (What I mean is that Rivas shouldn't move out of the way, unless if he wants to preserve his career)
There is, you have to attempt to get out of the way. It’s very often not enforced though it was to rizzo this year. The rizzo one was a bad call especially considering they didn’t call it against Rivas on this.
Ah, ok
LETS GO CUBS I LOVE YOU (I can’t believe I just said that)
So in general I strongly dislike the Brewers. You might even say I hate the Brewers. But in the past few days I’ve found myself rooting for you guys to sneak into the playoffs. I don’t know, I think it would be cool! Also FUCK THE CARDINALS
I’m conflicted, sweeping the Phillies is great but allowing the brewers in isn’t my favorite. Only if it would screw over the cards. Then again the brewers getting in and getting swept first series would make me chuckle, especially against my brewers fan coworker who was talking shit.
I hate the Brewers, I really am shocked that I’m kind of rooting for them right now! I think it’s really just that I hate the Cardinals that much more. Our seasons been over since, like, May, and it’s best not to get too invested in the Bears if one values their emotional well-being, so whatever. Guess I’m just rooting for chaos
Together we will defeat the devil magic once and for all!
Kill the Devil Magic!
we had a tough year..but we are currently ending on a high note. We all knew we weren't going to compete till 2023-2024 but still..losing is never easy. I just cant wait till all the amazing players in our farm come up...this team is going to be different with Mervis, PCA, Alcanta, and others. They wont feel the same as 2015-2020 Cubs..but they will be just fine.
As a Brewers fan, I am excited for your future and it’s a lot more fun when the division is competitive.
haha shows my awareness, I didnt even see your username when I poured my heart into a comment. BTW, I dont hate the Brewers, I tend to root for teams with no championships in the playoffs. you guys are still are on the outside looking in right? I hope you guys make it.
Nice catch Happ!
i have a good feeling about the 2023 season. i can sense it in my penis and ass
The base is there. They need a TOR pitcher, another starter, a couple of short term plugs (CF/1B), it's pretty established they're going to get one of the big 4 SS, which can move to 2B or 1B. That won't be dominant, but it can compete in a weak division while we wait for some highly touted prospects to come up in 2024 and beyond. It's there if they want it
Happ is a gold glover
Ian Happ, All Star
Happer’s sliding grab in the eighth was beautiful
Fuck. Should've watched that one gone by Hoerner... It's alright tho. We still up 2-0
I hope Hoerner drives in 2, or all FOUR!
I like David Robertson
I do too but his command is not there today
I forgot D-Rob was a Phil lol
Phew!
Bryce Harper shouts on his cell phone while pooping in a public bathroom.
OK, so it’s not quite the same as making fun of Harrison Bader but that still made me lol
Good escape Thompson!
Uh oh. Thompson having issues...
Every Cubs fan who is mad at the Ricketts should look at the Phillies for why you cannot just write a blank check
The Phillies have had like 3 separate "rebuilds" with highly touted prospects fall flat on their face, so they were forced to overspend out of desperation
Yeah exactly, their player development sucks. That’s exactly what I don’t want the Cubs to turn into. If you have good development, you can afford to whiff on a signing or two.
Keegan is so nasty wtf
Can’t believe we’re two days away from October
I also don’t like ~~the call from~~ Ted Barrett
Win this game you beautiful bastards!!!!
My stream went down after he made contact but before the shot changed and I thought that shit was gone for sure
That was a glitch in the matrix, course correcting the universe to a relatively easy flyout
Nice job, Daddy
Oh boy, Rucker time
Rucker? Apparently Ross doesn’t like sweeps.
David Ross once again chooses to go to the bullpen before an out is recorded but after runners are on base
“Ian Happ bloops single” - Highlights description. Didn’t look like a bloop to me.
It’s a boop single
Taylor looked like Sophia Vargas a little in that dugout shot.
all across the country, horny cubs fans ears perked up when taylor mcgregor said "that came in my box" not me though i've never been horny one time in my life. i kick ass
for me it was when she said she was better with her feet then her hands 🤤
Just wait for it to stop rolling! Lol Boog
Lol Phillies. Why the fuck would you pitch to Happ there? Just put him on with 2 outs and let Wisdom get you out of the inning.
Seiya bringin that new dad energy!
Happ says fuck your dead last in leverage situations
SEIYA TRIPLE
As much as I love Morel, he needs to cut down on the strike outs. Something like 33% k rate won’t work for him in the long run, with his defense not really boosting him much. And the roster crunch is going to get real tough sooner rather than later. I believe in him though and I think he will figure it out, he’s young!
I hope he figures it out. Would love to see him succeed and stay a Cub for a long time.
Oh shit. He fired up those wheels
That vaunted Phillies defense
Seiya saved by the sun
Christopher Morel is better than Javy Baez we been knew
Beautiful pitch Assad
Marla Hooch, what a hitter!!!
Every team needs one or two vets responsible for throwing shit at players during interviews
did Wesneski just say that Wade Miley was pelting him with stuff because "he thinks my breath smells like ass?"
> He thinks my breath smells like ass \-Wesneski, re: Miley throwing stuff at him
That’s what I thought he said at first too and I was shocked, now I’m wondering if he said “he thinks my breath smells, I guess”
I rewound it several times and kept hearing "ass"
Hmm, maybe, I choose to stick with what I heard haha
Jim deshaies is hilarious
He's so great
Boog can you get to the fuckin point about this "rubberized piece of equipment"
i fucking love kyle joseph schwarber
Me too. Miss him a lot.
Won't miss a beat unless it's the playoffs because all the games are blacked out.
The second half of 2022 is a very funny time for David Bote to go on a hot streak
"Next thing you know, they're gonna make you keep track of how many outs there are!"
Is that the ultimate TOOTBLAN, literally just hanging out and the pitcher tags you out? lol
They did Velasquez dirty
MLB gameday: “segura caught stealing first” Lmaoooooo
LOL what happened there?
Scoreboard had the pitch at 3-1 before that almost hbp, and segura thought it was a walk or hbp but our scoreboard was wrong.
Doofus thought it was a walk (or a hbp), that was in fact neither
I hope you find that place that appreciates you Willy 🥲
Call me crazy but it sounded like Willson was saying "I'm staying with the Cubs because I appreciate that Jedi didn't trade me for table scraps"
The negotiations *were* short.
That sounded like a dig at the front office.
Not ideal base running. Something to work on in spring training.
It would be absolutely idiotic if the front office does not resign Contreras.
If I have to do this "Last time Contreras plays at Wrigley...probably" bullshit again I swear to fuckin god
Give Willy the offer!
Don't free Willy!
Damn, crushed but a nice play out there in right
Boy do the Phillies absolutely stink
P-Wizzy!
man willson is a terrible baserunner lol
Hey guys.. does the free parking lot off rockwell for cubs games operate for Friday afternoon games? I know it does weekday nights and weekends. What does tomorrows game fall under? Is that a weekend game or is there no shuttle bus tomorrow? Thx
Ok since it wasn't overturned this time, I can safely say the two Ls in Willson stand for doubles haha
Found out there’s a Chicago bar a few blocks away from me. Might have to go there to watch the last night game of the year next week
BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL CONTRERAS THE DOUBLES GUY
texas is a collection of dipshits for not drafting Ranger Suarez it's free marketing
Nice shot of grinning Chris Morel. Love that kid
Dayball, brooms, Seiya... go Cubs! 🧹
LETS GET #70 TODAY
So I'm not opposed to going after a SS in FA, but Hoerner is having a 4.5 WAR season right now, 2.0 of which is from his defense. That's better than Correa and Turner. Granted, they both make up for it by being better hitters than Hoerner, but it makes me wonder if it would be wise to keep Hoerner where he is and move whoever we sign to 3B or 2B. Or maybe we move Nico and take the hit on defense so that the established stars get to play where they are comfortable. Anybody know what the best play is here?
With the shift changes having 2 plus plus defenders up the middle is going to be significantly more valuable. Imagine having the same kind of rotation we had in 2016 with Russell, Baez, and Zobrist manning the MIF
Hoerner would put up similar if not better WAR at 2nd because that postiton racks up the dWAR when youre as good as him, and his bat profiles really really well there, so oWAR would see a nice boost. Check out Tommy Edman's bWAR to see what Nico could do at 2nd.
Cubs doing their best to get the Brewers into the playoffs.
Without Braun on the team, I have no resentment there.
Same. I actively root for them if the Cubs aren't in it.
I, for one, enjoy watching the Brewers embarrass themselves in the playoffs.
The Hader blowup was glorious.
broom broom broom
🧹🧹🧹