Jack Parkman Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Fucking Cubs, they pulled that one out of their asses. AAAA scrub David Bote with a walkoff salami. Cue the sausage party. Edited August 13, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Madson should have never been closing, but how in the hell do the Cubs develop guys like Bote? Miller has dominated righties this year, while Madson is worse against them. Martinez is a HORRIBLE manager. Edited August 13, 2018 by fathom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Nats are such a pushover under pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 33 minutes ago, TheTruth05 said: Nats are such a pushover under pressure. The Toronto Raptors of baseball. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Sounds like Madson was hurt going into the game and didn't tell anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Jack Parkman said: Fucking Cubs, they pulled that one out of their asses. AAAA scrub David Bote with a walkoff salami. Cue the sausage party. Madson hit 2 batters, and another reached on what should have been an error (anything to help Heyward's batting avg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, fathom said: Sounds like Madson was hurt going into the game and didn't tell anyone Ah yes, the classic "I was hurt" excuse. Would not have heard about that had they won the game. Edited August 13, 2018 by soxfan2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 https://sports.yahoo.com/david-botes-story-too-unbelievable-053108048.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 BA has an article about how the Cubs lost one of their top 2017 international free agents (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-the-cubs-lost-their-top-2017-international-prospect/). It's behind a paywall, but an older article on a Cubs site (https://www.thecubreporter.com/06222018/manfred-cracks-down-mexican-league) seems to suggest the Cubs were may not playing by the rules. Does the BA article mention the Cubs skirting the rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 #ThanksForEloyAndCease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 44 minutes ago, maggsmaggs said: BA has an article about how the Cubs lost one of their top 2017 international free agents (https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-the-cubs-lost-their-top-2017-international-prospect/). It's behind a paywall, but an older article on a Cubs site (https://www.thecubreporter.com/06222018/manfred-cracks-down-mexican-league) seems to suggest the Cubs were may not playing by the rules. Does the BA article mention the Cubs skirting the rules? theo is a really good line pusher. because of him the MLB has changed a few rules because he finds gaps in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, GGajewski18 said: #ThanksForEloyAndCease No shit. The fact that Hahn was able to pull that off was a fucking miracle. Quintana isn't the same pitcher he was from 2014-16 with the Sox, that is for sure. He's completely lost his command which is what made him a TOR starter. The question is now, if Quintana continues to pitch like a 5th starter in 2019 do they even pick up his 2020 option? Hell, do they even pick up his 2019 option? They're right in the heart of their competitive window and the prudent thing to do is to launch him and spend that money on someone else, if they're smart enough to realize what sunk cost is. We'll see how big Theo's balls are by whether or not they pick up his option. Edited August 14, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said: No shit. The fact that Hahn was able to pull that off was a fucking miracle. Quintana isn't the same pitcher he was from 2014-16 with the Sox, that is for sure. He's completely lost his command which is what made him a TOR starter. The question is now, if Quintana continues to pitch like a 5th starter in 2019 do they even pick up his 2020 option? Hell, do they even pick up his 2019 option? They're right in the heart of their competitive window and the prudent thing to do is to launch him and spend that money on someone else, if they're smart enough to realize what sunk cost is. We'll see how big Theo's balls are by whether or not they pick up his option. It's $10.5 million, what are they gonna spend that money on, the next Tyler Chatwood? Of course they are going to pick up his 2019 option, it would be downright silly not to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: theo is a really good line pusher. because of him the MLB has changed a few rules because he finds gaps in them. Operating in a gray area. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Parkman Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, LittleHurt05 said: It's $10.5 million, what are they gonna spend that money on, the next Tyler Chatwood? Of course they are going to pick up his 2019 option, it would be downright silly not to. Obviously they'll have to spend about double that to pick up someone of note. I still maintain they can't afford to waste another season of their window waiting for Q to get his shit together. If they do pick up his option they shouldn't count on him to be anything more than their 5th starter. Or they pick it up and trade him to try to recoup something back. It isn't working for Q on the north side. I'm not sure they can afford to have two starters in Q and Darvish trying to get their shit together next year. I'd love to see it though. The more seasons the Cubs waste of their window, the better. Edited August 14, 2018 by Jack Parkman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 If anyone wants a laugh, search "Quintana" on Twitter and just scroll. Cubs fans are freaking out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Kyyle23 said: theo is a really good line pusher. because of him the MLB has changed a few rules because he finds gaps in them. It is also how they got their manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I'm annoyed at how well Bote is playing for the Cubs. Talk about knowing how to develop some ballplayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 .400 BABIP. Maybe he's a useful player but this won't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, WhiteSoxfan1986 said: .400 BABIP. Maybe he's a useful player but this won't last long. highest exit velocity in baseball (we've heard that before). Thing that impresses me the most is his defense at 3rd is absolutely incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, fathom said: highest exit velocity in baseball (we've heard that before). Thing that impresses me the most is his defense at 3rd is absolutely incredible. Exactly,at minimum he's playing a stellar defensive 3b for them. Their development team just keep hitting. Edited August 15, 2018 by TheTruth05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 hours ago, TheTruth05 said: Exactly,at minimum he's playing a stellar defensive 3b for them. Their development team just keep hitting. Meanwhile on the other side of town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 23 minutes ago, LittleHurt05 said: Meanwhile on the other side of town... Omar Narvaez, Daniel Palka and Jace Fry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Omar Narvaez, Daniel Palka and Jace Fry? Can Jace Fry hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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