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Took advantage of the brain fart by the pitcher. He’s a cagey vet that Madrigal. Heady ball player.
I'm a fan of NM. After all the striking out the Cubs have done for the past several years, having a guy like him on the team is refreshing. Was glad to see him with a productive pinch run in extras tonight. I think he'll have a solid MLB career if he can stay healthy (and I realize that is a big IF), but I doubt it will be with the Cubs. since 2B is locked down for years, and a contending team cannot have a regular 3B with such little pop in the bat. I'm hoping he's a solid bench player all season, increasing his trade value.
MM has very little value for the team right now (swinging a bat left-handed is the only reason he made it this far), so he is the obvious choice to be optioned when SS comes back, unless the Cubs really think they need a 4th middle infielder on the team, in which case they may end up sending NV back to Iowa for regular playing time.
Need more sample. He’s not off to a great start and he’s being asked to play out of position. As a utility player I like him - he’ll have a lot of contact, great speed and a good glove. As a starting RF, he sucks.
Assad back to AAA. Makes sense - not only has he had a lousy start to the year, but the Cubs already have 2 relievers to provide multiple innings (AA, KT), and they're both really good at it. I like the idea of getting him stretched out as a starter at Iowa.
I hope NV is able to prove himself too valuable to send back to AAA when SS is ready to come back. I'm hoping MM goes down instead.
Will be interesting to see what happens when Hughes is ready to come back, too. Will Rucker go back to the minors or will the Cubs finally pull the plug on the Merryweather experiment?
I think Merryweather will get at least 6 weeks, so I think probably Rucker….but I’m lower on Rucker than a lot of people.
I thought something was wrong with my TV at first last night
At first I wasn't a fan of the new lights but by the end of the game it stated to wear on me, they are "whiter" light than the old lights
I typically like the warmer "yellowish" lights
Give them a few months.
Why LED lights are garbage...
The lightbulb was flickering over my head. Not the idealized cartoon lightbulb, the universal symbol for a flash of inspiration, but a Philips-brand 800-lumen A19 LED bulb. I’d put one in the bedroom-ceiling fixture only a few months before. In theory, it should have been the last I would put up...
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I'm out. Let me know if the Cubs score 5-6 to make it worth my time to turn the game back on.
I told you a** holes to let me know when the Cubs scored 5-6 runs, not 9 runs!!!
Idiots. I can't trust you guys to do the simplest of stuff!!
Yeah, Rossy presented both Assad and Wes with a challenge, and unfortunately the early returns aren’t so great. Another problem is that the other candidates to hold the #5 spot until KH returns (Sampson, Kilian, Elias, Neidert) have also not looked so good early on at AAA. Might leave the door open for R Thompson to get a chance if he puts together a few more good outings.
I saw briefly that DS left with a “side injury.” Hopefully nothing serious, but it’s a long season, and I’d much prefer he recover properly than deal with a nagging pain for the next 6 or so months…
If I’m in charge, I give Wesneski 2-3 more starts before I do anything. He clearly didn’t have his command tonight, but he also got no help from his D and this home plate ump sucks (for everyone). I think he’s pressing and he just needs to calm the eff down.
I’m really hoping that the Dansby thing is completely precautionary with the Cubs up big. We’ll see. I know he’s not one to come out of a game, but the Cubs are obviously much, much better with him.
14-9 looks like an Iowa football score. A good bend-but-don't-break effort by the defense with a pick six thrown in and another turnover setting up the offense inside the 40 yardline.
His wife, Mallory, had knee surgery yesterday morning, and the reporting is that he was fatigued and dehydrated. Just a guess, but with the Cubs up 2-0 in the series Swanson gets a day off, even though he isn’t known for taking too many days off.
Yeah, he said he was up at 4 a.m. yesterday before his wife's surgery. Just a long stressful day and he said he was spent. Wouldn't be surprised if he takes today off too as a precaution.
watching the game I had a strong suspicious he was going yard, so did the announcers
I was yelling my head off as soon as he struck the ball, it was a no-doubter!
Happ, Cubs agree to 3-year, $61M extension (source)
Ian Happ and the Cubs have reached agreement on a three-year, $61 million contract extension, a source told MLB.com's Jordan Bastian and Mark Feinsand on Wednesday. Happ, who was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, is now locked in with the Cubs through 2026,
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