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Only 13 of the last 46 in the division. Not sure I like that. But if you’re good, you win games.

No on Kopech. Forgot about Moncada too. I’ve had a few of those baseball memory things the last couple months- Encarnacion: oh yeah he’s on the team. Last week I looked up Eloy to see if this was his second or third season.

No rush on handing out 150 mil, but I understand the off field concern. Just have to see what happens while he's under team control. Going to be an interesting next few years in baseball (and everything else).

These 60 games (hopefully) may be the perfect selling point for Betts. Big market, up and coming, willing to pay...it may be right player/right time. I’m high on Mazara more than most, but if Betts is there, holy shitake mushrooms.

I wish it would be this easy, but: Cle/Min 10-10 KC/Det 14-6 Pit/Mil 5-3 Cin/StL 3-3 Cubs 3-3 35-25. That’s a division winner.

Could be. First six games are huge with the Twins and Indians. Hopefully in the end, the Sox at least split with the Indians and Twins, and go 7-3 vs Tigers and Royals. Can’t lose more than one game a series with them. Going to be an interesting and exciting 60 games if they can pull this off.

1% Just depends if it’s the last game of the series. There will be more suspended games this season because they won’t be waiting for 3 hours if they have a game the next day and they know the weather will be more favorable. And another thing they can do is change start times earlier if they know the forecast is worse later on, like they do in the PGA.

Last year there were only 9 games after July that weren’t played the day they were scheduled, in all of baseball.

...and new rules with suspended games. Games may get called before the 5th, and they'll pick up where they left off the day before...or when they face each other again.

Pretty sure they didn't want doubleheaders because of the number of hours with each other at the park. They want them in and out of there.

Last four series: Sox- 4 vs Min, 3 at Cin, 4 at Cle, 3 vs Cubs Min- 4 at Sox, 3 at Cubs, 2 vs Det, 3 vs Cin Cle- 2 at Cubs, 4 at Det, 4 vs Sox, 3 vs Pit

First exhibition on a Sunday Night in an empty Wrigley Field. Weird, but damn right we’ll watch.

Off days: 7/30 8/14 8/24 8/27 9/7 9/10

Fans of teams that are great the first 20 games: “This season is awesome!” Fans of teams that suck the first 20 games: “This season is bullshit anyway.”

And win 33/34 games

Our last 14 games....wow

Well? (I know the Twins are here 7 games)

Saw a different version of the Cubs schedule...and it does look like 10 vs the four division teams. Either 7 home/3 away, or the reverse. So yeah, it better not be 14 road games vs the Twins and Indians. The Cubs have 14 home vs Cardinals and Brewers, and 14 road vs Reds and Pirates.

To an extent. Probably would still like the home field familiarity.

Yep. Hopefully vs the Indians/Twins it’s three series, home and away; and same with Royals/Tigers.

Definitely not the 10 vs division opponents and 4 vs opposite division opponents. It’ll be a mix of 9 to 11 in the division, over 3 series; and 3, 4, or 6 games vs the NL Central.

Right, but now that they’re with each other, you would hope the peer pressure to follow all of the protocols is heavy. It’s three months- maybe four if you’re good. “Follow the rules. Don’t ruin it for everyone else.” That needs to be the daily reminder.

Right. They can't say it. Fans are free to look at public information, and try to figure it out.

So it’s not going to be an even 4 vs the NL Central teams...hmm.

Wonder if it's going to be just a 2-gamer on September 26 and 27. Might be a different looking schedule with odd start/end days of the week than we're used to seeing,