*****Official Cubs 2019 thread*****
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I tried to mow the lawn. I keep stopping and checking the score. Said F the lawn, cracked a beer
What did Schwarber do with the bases loaded and only one out?
I mean, he didn't care enough or try hard.
Very true. It would have to be really deep. Healthy Rizzo would have scored on KB's hit to LF. That's the tradeoff - you get Rizzo's bat, but he's the old man in slow pitch softball with the trick hammy just going station to station.
Hoo boy....into the pen in the 5th. Nice outing from Mills, though.
I'd love to see a strong competition for the 5th rotation spot between Alzolay, Mills, Chatwood and any of the other young arms that are getting close. There will be rotation spots to fill in the next couple years, and Lester is likely to spend some time on the shelf next year.
Chatwood has such a live arm that if he ever got in fully under control he could be quite productive.
Mills has been solid, too.
Mills has had several good outings. He is pushing to show that he will either be a part of the Cubs next season, or that he can be of value to some other team. This was a nice start from him today.
Maybe we should have put a little more emphasis on a lead-off hitter, closer and bullpen over the last few years...
...turns out they’re a pretty big deal.
...turns out they’re a pretty big deal.
If you think this team is extremely talented and greatly underachieving, you are likely a Theo Epstein sycophant who believes that because he assembled this team, then they must be great on paper.
The fact of the matter is that Fangraphs pegged this team for 86 wins in the preseason, and PECOTA from Baseball Prospectus had them in the high 70's.
They did not put truly talented teams such as Houston, NYY, LAD, etc. in such territory.
Theo is the guy you want to take your company public with a wildly successful IPO, and then quickly replace him because he has shown in Boston and now Chicago that he cannot maintain a winner.
The fact of the matter is that Fangraphs pegged this team for 86 wins in the preseason, and PECOTA from Baseball Prospectus had them in the high 70's.
They did not put truly talented teams such as Houston, NYY, LAD, etc. in such territory.
Theo is the guy you want to take your company public with a wildly successful IPO, and then quickly replace him because he has shown in Boston and now Chicago that he cannot maintain a winner.
This is not an extremely talented team, but it does have players who are extremely talented.
