Baron

Damage controlled

and he gets a single

Terrible pitch Sale

QUOTE (DukeofChicagoA1 @ May 27, 2013 -> 07:59 PM) This team isn't winning a World Series. Wow thanks for that really useful post.

In other news Josh Phegley is still hitting well in AAA.

lol at the people that think we dont care right now. Samardzija is on today if you didnt notice. The guy is good.

Terrible pitch

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 27, 2013 -> 07:10 PM) Yeah, he has a sparkling 2-6 record for this horrific Cub team. Honestly I dont know if your actually making fun of him or being sarcastic.If you actually watch him pitch you would realize his record doesnt reflect how good he is.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 27, 2013 -> 07:06 PM) God we look dead. It may have something to do with the pitcher....

Flowers had a good at bat going there....right up until he decided to try and hit something

Kepp....thanks for that terrible at bat.

Almost had that one

QUOTE (DukeofChicagoA1 @ May 27, 2013 -> 06:32 PM) Alexei sucks. He's overrated. Anyone disagree? If you actually believe that then your going to be verbally blasted soon.

Quick put Alexei on waivers now! lol

and the mistake by Alexei scores

Stupid mistake by Alexei

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 27, 2013 -> 05:20 PM) I agree with the above. So what position to we trade for though. If people believe that Gillaspie is the answer at 3B then I feel like we really need to add some power somewhere. Power hitting outfielder? Makes sense but good luck trying to find a power hitting CFer cuz I don't think Tank or Rios are going anywhere soon. Same with Beckham, Alexei and maybe Conor. That leaves 1B and Catcher. 1B is a logjam of old s*** right now so that really just leaves catcher. It looks like a position guy has to go along with the starter we trade here. I was thinking bench and maybe relief pitching...but thats it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2013 -> 04:42 PM) In the minors? He struggled for a year at AAA in 2010 trying to get his stroke correct as people were messing with it, settled down, and had a much more quality 2011. This is exactly why it sucks trying to develop guys. The norm for guys coming up from AAA is that a year, maybe 2, is necessary before you know what you have. A guy who is a successful backup then struggles for a year upon getting the starting job...that's exactly what should happen, regardless of the age. That's the norm. That's what you should expect. and still 50% of the time or so it doesn't work. See here's the problem. We suffer when he is up there swinging away at the plate which is a norm for him(something he has had trouble with in the minors and in the pros). Its only a matter of time before they replace him. There is absolutely nothing that I've seen so far that says lets continue this a little longer because he's about to turn the corner.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2013 -> 04:17 PM) Coming into this season, we'd all have agreed that we're incredibly weak in the minors at the catcher's spot, and 2 hot months from Phegley doesn't change that. Letting guys struggle for months is what you have to do to develop people. Sometimes years. If you do it for too many positions, you become the Royals. What has Tyler Flowers shown in all the years he's been in the minors and for the time that he has been in the majors that keeping him up to struggle is going to change anything? Other than maybe his average as it gets lower and lower.

QUOTE (DukeofChicagoA1 @ May 26, 2013 -> 04:08 PM) You know what ole Jack Burton says at a time like this? Ol' Jack always says... what the hell

Come on and win the game Boston

Thats exactly what you didnt want to happen

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2013 -> 08:38 PM) OMG a rain delay might happen? Panic! Riot in the streets! Loot the grocery stores! Well ok...if you say so

Alex just missed that one

Nice hit and run.....