fathom Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 03:14 AM) Check out the Giants' schedule the next 20-25 games. BRUTAL. If the Cubs can just win 3 or 4 of the 7 games vs the Giants in the next few weeks, it's hard to see the Giants outlasting them. The differences in schedule strength is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) If the Cubs can just win 3 or 4 of the 7 games vs the Giants in the next few weeks, it's hard to see the Giants outlasting them. The differences in schedule strength is unreal. That strength of schedule really did the Cubs a favor last weekend against Jeff Franceour and company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 01:53 AM) That strength of schedule really did the Cubs a favor last weekend against Jeff Franceour and company Well, Phillies are the hottest team in baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 08:56 PM) Well, Phillies are the hottest team in baseball Except for the White Sox of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 You can keep the Cubs, but I'll take Bryant and Rizzo right now. Rizzo is the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) You can keep the Cubs, but I'll take Bryant and Rizzo right now. Rizzo is the real deal. Bryant has only shown flashes of being a sure thing but his average is going down everyday. I'm sure he'll be good for awhile but I'll wait to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 12:46 PM) Bryant has only shown flashes of being a sure thing but his average is going down everyday. I'm sure he'll be good for awhile but I'll wait to see it. We shouldn't be surprised that the strikeouts are catching up with him. Now he's going to have to adjust his game and his approach to make some more contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Bryant pulled out of today's game. Precautionary pull after head first slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 And just like that, Cubs are tied for the WC lead. 4 days ago, they were 2.5 out of the WC and so were the Sox. I hate baseball this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:28 PM) And just like that, Cubs are tied for the WC lead. 4 days ago, they were 2.5 out of the WC and so were the Sox. I hate baseball this year. If the Cubs success and the White Sox failure drives your love/hate for baseball, you're going to hate baseball for the foreseeable future. Their future is stacked, our's is garbage. What a difference a front office makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 05:43 PM) If the Cubs success and the White Sox failure drives your love/hate for baseball, you're going to hate baseball for the foreseeable future. Their future is stacked, our's is garbage. What a difference a front office makes. This. I'm over hating the Cubs. I'm not going to actively cheer for them or anything but obsessing/hoping/praying they fail (as I did in 2003 for example) is over for me. Hell, once they start winning, maybe the ws limp-dick FO will look to duplicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 04:28 PM) And just like that, Cubs are tied for the WC lead. 4 days ago, they were 2.5 out of the WC and so were the Sox. I hate baseball this year. You expected less from Clayton Richard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Since when did David Ross become Pudge Rodriguez behind the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Stupid AJP just helped Braves overcome 6-0 deficit to beat Giants in extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Are they going to play or bag it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) Bryant has only shown flashes of being a sure thing but his average is going down everyday. I'm sure he'll be good for awhile but I'll wait to see it. He's already put up 3.4 fWAR this year. I think he'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Losing Burnett really hurts the Pirates. JA Happ is awful. Cubs easily have the best starting pitching of the WC contenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 07:46 PM) Losing Burnett really hurts the Pirates. JA Happ is awful. Cubs easily have the best starting pitching of the WC contenders Where do I subscribe to fathom's nightly Cubs newsletter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 08:12 PM) Where do I subscribe to fathom's nightly Cubs newsletter? You are participating in it right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 2, 2015 -> 06:52 PM) This. I'm over hating the Cubs. I'm not going to actively cheer for them or anything but obsessing/hoping/praying they fail (as I did in 2003 for example) is over for me. Hell, once they start winning, maybe the ws limp-dick FO will look to duplicate. I can't help but marvel in it a bit. It's really incredible what they have done there. They look set up to win for a LONG time. They're a wild card team and their organizational goal is still to develop talent. They're sticking to their plan. Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams (if not them, Jerry Reinsdorf) need to wake up. Their way of doing things is over. Buying free agent talent and failing at drafting positional talent is not a roadmap for long term success. Make no mistake, I'm a White Sox fan, but I want to see the Cubs do well. They have little to do with "our guys" and the White Sox are just so infuriating at the moment. Edited August 5, 2015 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) I can't help but marvel in it a bit. It's really incredible what they have done there. They look set up to win for a LONG time. They're a wild card team and their organizational goal is still to develop talent. They're sticking to their plan. Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams (if not them, Jerry Reinsdorf) need to wake up. Their way of doing things is over. Buying free agent talent and failing at drafting positional talent is not a roadmap for long term success. Make no mistake, I'm a White Sox fan, but I want to see the Cubs do well. They have little to do with "our guys" and the White Sox are just so infuriating at the moment. Not to mention Castro, Baez, Soler, Rondon, Gleyber Torres, Almora, Eloy Jimenez...doing a much better job with Hispanic/Latin American players as well. Essentially we've been shut out of 1/3rd of the talent market...with the only exceptions Alexei and Abreu. Quintana and Garcia came from other organizations. I guess we can claim Carlos Sanchez, too. Edited August 5, 2015 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 10:18 PM) Not to mention Castro, Baez, Soler, Rondon, Gleyber Torres, Almora, Eloy Jimenez...doing a much better job with Hispanic/Latin American players as well. Essentially we've been shut out of 1/3rd of the talent market...with the only exceptions Alexei and Abreu. Quintana and Garcia came from other organizations. I guess we can claim Carlos Sanchez, too. Lmao Caulfield, you sure love to make stuff up. Btw, Almora was born and raised in Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:00 AM) Lmao Caulfield, you sure love to make stuff up. Btw, Almora was born and raised in Florida His father, Albert Sr., played baseball in Cuba before he defected to the United States.[4] Albert began training with his father when he was three years old.[1][4] He's not Hispanic? But, by that qualification, Carlos Rodon should also be listed. There's no discernible difference in Latin American results between the two organizations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:12 AM) His father, Albert Sr., played baseball in Cuba before he defected to the United States.[4] Albert began training with his father when he was three years old.[1][4] He's not Hispanic? But, by that qualification, Carlos Rodon should also be listed. There's no discernible difference in Latin American results between the two organizations? Is there a difference? Last I checked pretty much all of the players you just listed are prospects, and here you are acting like they are all proven major leaguers. And i love how you are acting like the Sox are "shutout from 1/3 of the market" by deliberately not even trying to look in the Sox minor league system for any sort of Hispanic/Latin American players and then listing off multiple players on the Cubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 10:07 PM) I can't help but marvel in it a bit. It's really incredible what they have done there. They look set up to win for a LONG time. They're a wild card team and their organizational goal is still to develop talent. They're sticking to their plan. Rick Hahn and Kenny Williams (if not them, Jerry Reinsdorf) need to wake up. Their way of doing things is over. Buying free agent talent and failing at drafting positional talent is not a roadmap for long term success. Make no mistake, I'm a White Sox fan, but I want to see the Cubs do well. They have little to do with "our guys" and the White Sox are just so infuriating at the moment. What I find impressive is that they went all out on acquiring blue chip hitters, yet managed to find a #1 and #3 pitcher basically off the scrap heap. (Yes, I realize they are taking advantage of the NL, but my point still stands) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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