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Interesting story out of Chicago. The WS game 7 gloves of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are up for auction. They had to surrender them after the WS victory because they had signed the rights to them over to Fanatics. They have had one owner, and that person is putting them up for auction. I really have no idea how common some deal like that is, or why a player would make it. Rizzo and Bryant both had decent money even back in 2016. Bryant had a good signing bonus, and was on track to make a lot of money before the WS win. Maybe someone can fill in the blanks as to why young players would sign away the rights to something like that? Why wouldn't they envision keeping such a treasured piece of baseball history for themselves?
The ball used for the final out is safely in the hands of Tom Ricketts.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...0190709-2vhlpsujorda7leupef34zmeri-story.html
The ball used for the final out is safely in the hands of Tom Ricketts.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...0190709-2vhlpsujorda7leupef34zmeri-story.html
I can't speak to that, but I have another weird one. I have a 2016 World Series Championship bat autographed by the whole team....except for Jason Heyward. I forget what brand the bat his (probably Louisville Slugger?), but Heyward, at least at the time, apparently has/had a deal with a rival bat company that contractually prohibited him from signing another bat. Would seem that there could be an exception for a situation like a championship, but whatever. I've always found that odd.
No Heyward? But, he gave the magic speech.
If I might ask, did you have to give up a nut for the bat?
Probably, but it was a Christmas gift from pretty much the whole family. It's like they were waiting a lifetime for that. I made them all Cub fans.
I can’t take any more Zaidman. JFC, get someone new next season. Bring back Grote.
Absolute garbage. 1 lousy hit against a loser like Archer.
Bryant with another meaningless, non-clutch hr.
Top of the 8th and ESPN has the Cubs listed with an 85% chance of winning....have they seen our freakin’ pen????? It’s more like 40%.
Go outside to work 10 minutes on car, Cubs up 3. Come back in, tied.
Hmmm. Strop must have worked his magic again.
Hmmm. Strop must have worked his magic again.
non-clutch Bryant drawing a walk and then just running the bases perfectly.
I didn't hate the LeMahieu deal at the time. While hindsight has proven him to be a very good player (and would've been great to have as a 2B/leadoff right now...), he was a replacement level player up until 2015. Prior to that, he was a weak contact hitter without any on base skills and had a very low projected ceiling. Stewart, on the other hand, was a former elite prospect who was just 26 and still had a potentially high ceiling if he could put it together... which he didn't.
Vogelbach just wasn't a good fit in Chicago without the benefit of a DH. He wasn't taking any at-bats away from Rizzo. He wasn't going to be a full time player in the corner outfield. The value they got from Montgomery was likely far more than they would've gotten from Vogelbach off the bench.
To those saying the NL Central is the worst division in baseball, I think the opposite is true. All but the Cardinals rank in the top ten for strength of schedule and the Cardinals are 15th. It's a collection of above average, but not elite, teams beating up on each other.
The Yankees have a great record and have done well despite some key injuries, but they've played one of the weakest schedules in the first half. They are 7-5 in inter-league games against the Padres, Mets, Giants, and Diamondbacks. The Padres, Mets, and Giants are 3 of the 4 worst teams in the NL. They went 0-2 against Arizona. They've played 12 games against the worst team in the majors, Baltimore, with 2 additional games rained out. They've played a ton of games against Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City. They've only played 7 games against Boston. They are 29-9 inside their own division and 28-22 against everyone else. Their second half schedule appears significantly more daunting.
The Twins and Indians have benefited even more from weak schedules in the first half and wouldn't be shocked to see significant second half corrections there as well, although less so than with the Yankees.
The Dodgers and the Astros are no doubt for real and are in a tier of their own. Terrific records playing two of the tougher schedules in the majors. With their rosters and depth, I would be shocked if we see anyone else in the World Series. But, as we've seen in the past, an above average team can get hot at the right time and upset the postseason.
The Yankees have a great record and have done well despite some key injuries, but they've played one of the weakest schedules in the first half. They are 7-5 in inter-league games against the Padres, Mets, Giants, and Diamondbacks. The Padres, Mets, and Giants are 3 of the 4 worst teams in the NL. They went 0-2 against Arizona. They've played 12 games against the worst team in the majors, Baltimore, with 2 additional games rained out. They've played a ton of games against Detroit, Chicago, and Kansas City. They've only played 7 games against Boston. They are 29-9 inside their own division and 28-22 against everyone else. Their second half schedule appears significantly more daunting.
The Twins and Indians have benefited even more from weak schedules in the first half and wouldn't be shocked to see significant second half corrections there as well, although less so than with the Yankees.
The Dodgers and the Astros are no doubt for real and are in a tier of their own. Terrific records playing two of the tougher schedules in the majors. With their rosters and depth, I would be shocked if we see anyone else in the World Series. But, as we've seen in the past, an above average team can get hot at the right time and upset the postseason.
What is up with that jackwad anyway?
Necessary win for the Cubs, but Strop did his best to lose the game.
I don’t mind trading a guy like DJLeM, just not for a stiff like Stewart. Theo fell in love with him and his low cost angle. His swing was busted.
I agree with your points all around.....but looking back, holy hell was Ian Stewart bad. I'll make Vogelbach for Montgomery trades 1000 more times. There was truly no place for Vogelbach....and he hasn't even stuck in the bigs until this season.
He's truly an amazing baserunner. He always seems to get a good jump, he makes the right reads and he's faster than he looks.
Hey, numb nuts... those Yankee results were accomplished with some pretty significant injuries from the big stars. Looks like a NYY/LAD WS is a very real probability.
And just for the record... the NL Central is still the worst division in MLB.
And thanks again to Theo Einstein for Gleyber !
Hey, numb nuts... those Yankee results were accomplished with some pretty significant injuries from the big stars. Looks like a NYY/LAD WS is a very real probability.
And just for the record... the NL Central is still the worst division in MLB.
And thanks again to Theo Einstein for Gleyber !
Making injury excuses? Sniff.... sniff...enjoy Gleybar... he got the Cubs a ring, should get one for the Yankees as well, it’s only been a decade.
The Yankees last year were the most overrated 100 win team ever, might see a repeat this year. And another early playoff exit to follow once they have to play an actual good team.
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