Well, when you have to import the steel to build these edifices, that may have something to do with it. Labor costs, land purchases, may also have something to do with it.$250,000 ($7.8 million today). Incredible that you could build cathedrals to baseball for so little money. Makes you wonder why we need billion dollar stadiums these days.
Would like to see something retro like this built today for cheap. I think it would be an awesome venue to watch a ball game.
I heard @LuteHawk was at opening day
Yeah this is going to be interesting, as a pitcher has to be going on the IL for Wesneski to come back this quick. Also talk on BN of Little possibly coming up too, which would mean 2 pitchers to the IL. If so I've got to imagine Hendricks is one of the pitchers. Maybe hide him on the IL to see if he gets his pinpoint command back, as otherwise I can't see Counsell running him out there anymore
Wisdom is there (none of them except Belli are good at D). I think it’s to set up a DH platoon.
If they’re going to DFA Cooper, might as well option Alzolay and bring CJE back.
They don't call him The Palatine Pounder for nothing.
I’ll be shocked if we don’t see a pitcher currently at Iowa that isn’t on the 40-man roster later this week. Cubs are starting 16 games in 16 days for a pen that’s already been fried and struggling on the regular. Edwards is certainly one likely dude.
If this lineup continues to hit well I wouldn't be shocked if our trade deadline move is focused on a closer. I thought I saw in the offseason we were attached to Cleveland's guy. Anyway I agree Steele and Merryweather returning makes the bullpen above average to at least solid/good.
I think the bullpen is in better shape than it may appear. The main guys haven't been needed as much lately as earlier on in the season.
Good question on Saturday. Brown would certainly be worthy of starting, but they have definitely been using him to stabilize the pen. Counsell has said said multiple times that he likes Wesneski as a starter, so it could certainly be either guy.
While I agree with your position that the BP is in better position than it might look, the numbers you cite are a little misleading. One issue this pen has had is being effective from the jump when they come in. I don’t have the numbers handy, but a lot of inherited runners have scored and then that pitcher does well when they come back out to start the next inning. It has been getting better, though.
4-12 weeks from chatter. It's a broken bone after all, and it's in the ribs, so swinging a bat will be impossible for awhile, then a ramp up period of a few weeks.
Part of Saturday will be determined by tonight, I think. If JT doesn't turn in a decent performance it shuffles things up.
Yeah, I've done worse things just working in my yard.
