Well, thank goodness you have QC pizza, invented sliced bread and Dairy Queen, and have a Portillo's, now. Otherwise the QC is a sh**hole.Another blackout
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Weird to see Profar with the A's. He was right at the top of a fertile Rangers system a few years ago. Then I saw him in Des Moines a few times, and now he's been cast off. Just pointing out the tenuous guarantee that being labeled a top prospect provides. Weird, crazy splits as a batter.
It was 5 years ago tonight that Javy made his ML debut. He hit a HR at Coors Field in an extra inning AB, IIRC.
I saw him and Bryant play for Iowa in a July 4th game in Oklahoma City that year, and Baez led off the game hitting a HR through the LF light tower. Quite an impressive shot. Bryant hit a HR in about the 6th inning as well, but those were the only runs scored that night by the I-Cubs as OKC rallied late to beat them.
A CSB about Bryant's HR. There was a young family sitting in front of me whom I befriended over the course of the game. When Bryant came up to bat in the 6th, I told the young boy (+/- 7 years old) sitting ahead of me that he had better watch Bryant bat as he was likely to hit a HR. Bryant had already hit about 30 HRs before being called up from AA earlier and I just had a feeling. Sure enough, Bryant hit one over the right-center field wall for his HR. The young boy turned around and looked at me as if to say, "How did you know that?" Just a lucky hunch.
I saw him and Bryant play for Iowa in a July 4th game in Oklahoma City that year, and Baez led off the game hitting a HR through the LF light tower. Quite an impressive shot. Bryant hit a HR in about the 6th inning as well, but those were the only runs scored that night by the I-Cubs as OKC rallied late to beat them.
A CSB about Bryant's HR. There was a young family sitting in front of me whom I befriended over the course of the game. When Bryant came up to bat in the 6th, I told the young boy (+/- 7 years old) sitting ahead of me that he had better watch Bryant bat as he was likely to hit a HR. Bryant had already hit about 30 HRs before being called up from AA earlier and I just had a feeling. Sure enough, Bryant hit one over the right-center field wall for his HR. The young boy turned around and looked at me as if to say, "How did you know that?" Just a lucky hunch.
Happ goes yard.
Castellanos is making his presence felt tonight. HR, just hit an RBI double. Injecting some life.
Castellanos is making his presence felt tonight. HR, just hit an RBI double. Injecting some life.
Read BCB article today about the Cubs road woes. A lot of it is just bad luck and a few relievers who are no longer on the team blowing games after the 7th.
I think the Cubs will return to the mean on the road and the road woes won't continue.
There seems to be a lot more life to this team after the trade deadline.
I think the Cubs will return to the mean on the road and the road woes won't continue.
There seems to be a lot more life to this team after the trade deadline.
Yeah, nice the hometown kid got a HR there, but should have been punched out on a blatent missed called 3rd strike.
Now back to back. JFC.
Now back to back. JFC.
Beginning to believe Cishek may need to sit a couple weeks. He looks "broke".
Last night was a lot of fun. Hendricks pitched well, there were some timely hits, and the bullpen didn't completely blow it. Javy is on his way to becoming one of the most popular Chicago athletes of my lifetime.
But...
What in the world is wrong with Kris Bryant? One of three things has to be true:
1. The Cubs medical staff can't diagnose an injury.
2. The knee is bothering Kris more than he lets on, and he's not telling the medical staff because he wants to play.
3. Kris is incapable of playing through nagging pain. There have been multiple times when Kris has hurt himself, the medical staff clears him to play, but his production takes a nosedive.
Either way, this is not a typical slump. I don't believe he has barreled a ball since his HR in San Francisco, and as a result, the Cubs have basically been batting Daniel Descalso 3rd.
But...
What in the world is wrong with Kris Bryant? One of three things has to be true:
1. The Cubs medical staff can't diagnose an injury.
2. The knee is bothering Kris more than he lets on, and he's not telling the medical staff because he wants to play.
3. Kris is incapable of playing through nagging pain. There have been multiple times when Kris has hurt himself, the medical staff clears him to play, but his production takes a nosedive.
Either way, this is not a typical slump. I don't believe he has barreled a ball since his HR in San Francisco, and as a result, the Cubs have basically been batting Daniel Descalso 3rd.
At least with Descalso you know it’s an out. With KB, you have hope and then end up disappointed.
The Cubs may be better off sitting KB for a week. Even if it’s just a very minor knee injury, his batting stance can make that injury seem worse. Hard to hit with a knee injury on your lead leg, but very difficult with that low spread out stance of his.
Another head scratching decision by Joe to leave an obviously struggling pitcher out there. As you said, Cishek already looks broke, then with his pitch count near 30 for the inning and struggling mightily Joe leaves him out there until he has given up two home runs. I'm done with Madden.
I seem to recall Bryant had tweaked his knee prior to the Cards series - but then during game 2 of the Cards series, him going to the left field stands to make a really nice catch. In the process though, with the low wall there, he sorta half hyper-extended leaning over as momentum carried him to the 1st row.
I remember thinking "I bet that hurt". I even remember I think it was the Cubs TV guys mentioning as he ran under the popup "remember he's got a sore knee...."
Then as he jogged back to the infield, had a bit of a hitch as he ran.
2 for 16 I believe since. For the most part, he was hitting really well up to that Friday night game in Milwaukee. 3 for his last 34 overall since.
I remember thinking "I bet that hurt". I even remember I think it was the Cubs TV guys mentioning as he ran under the popup "remember he's got a sore knee...."
Then as he jogged back to the infield, had a bit of a hitch as he ran.
2 for 16 I believe since. For the most part, he was hitting really well up to that Friday night game in Milwaukee. 3 for his last 34 overall since.
It’s an ugly 3-34 as well. If anything, he’s been fortunate. He had two cheap hits during the Friday game against Milwaukee.
Last night, he popped up on a 3-0 count, hit a weak flare for a double play, and two other ground ball outs.
He and Boras may end up regretting not taking whatever the Cubs offered. Given that his performance completely falls off of a cliff when he gets the slightest amount of pain, I wouldn’t want any part of him for $30+M per year starting at age 30.
The I-Cubs were in Tacoma last night. I wonder if anyone from their bullpen is on a plane to O'Hare right now?
Pretty slim pickings down there. Mills threw Friday, Alzolay Saturday... Maples or Rosario probably next man up. Wish Rea was on the 40 man
They wouldn't bring up Mills or Alzolay to fill a bullpen role, so, yeah, it would most likely be Maples or Rosario. Unless, maybe Hultzen is ready. In which case someone has to go from the 40 man roster.
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