*****Official Cubs 2024 Thread 🚽*****

[cidhawkeye]

I enjoy baseball a lot. I like to watch teams and players who play the game the right way. Players like Jim Edmonds, Chipper Jones, Scott Rolen, Andre Dawson, and Ryne Sandberg played the game the right way. They never used baseball to improve their social status in the city they were playing in.

"They never used baseball to improve their social status in the city they were playing in."
Never? You may want to avoid absolutes like that......

"Chipper Jones once impregnated Hooters waitress while under fire for affair with a Macon-based girl in double whammy"​

"Their split turned nasty after the Bravo alum accused the former baseball player of having an affair with their 22-year-old nanny, Carly Wilson. Edmonds and Wilson, who were spotted at a hockey game together"

"I quit because I didn't like my job
anymore....The truth is my personal situation had nothing to do
with why I announced my retirement from baseball."
His wife? Another story on the 'right way'

Solid effort on your part.

Dawson and Rolen might have been a good spot to stop.

 

[wausauhawk]

Edmonds always gave an all out effort on the ball field. He was ten times the player than your heroes Ian Happ and Seyia Suzuki.

I'm not even a Cubs fan, but I couldn't help responding to your moronic hot takes.

 

[lucas80]

He was up. He got called up between games of the double header on Saturday and stayed up for Sunday’s game, but didn’t pitch.

Thanks, I was mostly out of touch with the world from Friday to Sunday night. I got the scores, but didn't have enough internet juice to read the recaps or see the transactions.

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

"They never used baseball to improve their social status in the city they were playing in."
Never? You may want to avoid absolutes like that......

"Chipper Jones once impregnated Hooters waitress while under fire for affair with a Macon-based girl in double whammy"​

"Their split turned nasty after the Bravo alum accused the former baseball player of having an affair with their 22-year-old nanny, Carly Wilson. Edmonds and Wilson, who were spotted at a hockey game together"

"I quit because I didn't like my job
anymore....The truth is my personal situation had nothing to do
with why I announced my retirement from baseball."
His wife? Another story on the 'right way'

Solid effort on your part.

Dawson and Rolen might have been a good spot to stop.

Jones and Edmonds never brought their personal issues to the ball field. Unlike Happ and Suzuki.

 

[like-woahh]

I'm not even a Cubs fan, but I couldn't help responding to your moronic hot takes.

He's a special one. He's kind of our dumb little angry racist mascot around here.

 

[hawkifann]

 

[cidhawkeye]

Jones and Edmonds never brought their personal issues to the ball field. Unlike Happ and Suzuki.

You followed Larry and Edmonds career that closely? Kudos to you. I assumed you were just a Cubs fan lacking a clue. Didn’t know the depth of your knowledge. Much respect for the depth of your insight. Also glad you didn’t let your Asian hate expand to the Cubs all star this year.

If you need help understanding ‘sarcasm’ let me know, I have had to teach it to 3rd graders before.

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

You followed Larry and Edmonds career that closely? Kudos to you. I assumed you were just a Cubs fan lacking a clue. Didn’t know the depth of your knowledge. Much respect for the depth of your insight. Also glad you didn’t let your Asian hate expand to the Cubs all star this year.

If you need help understanding ‘sarcasm’ let me know, I have had to teach it to 3rd graders before.

My knowledge of baseball is better than everyone who posts here. I know not to build a team around Ian Happ, Seyia Suzuki and Dansby Swanson. I will take guys like Edmonds and Jones any day no matter on many divorces they went through.

 

[hawkirugged17]

Next year's schedule

 

[hawkirugged17]

Here we go!

 

[lucas80]

Here we go!

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I'm not sure this is a big deal. Suzuki will use Imanaga's interpreter, and they are promoting an org guy who runs their Pacific Rim operations to more of an MLB role, and he will assist in translating.

 

[hawkirugged17]

I'm not sure this is a big deal. Suzuki will use Imanaga's interpreter, and they are promoting an org guy who runs their Pacific Rim operations to more of an MLB role, and he will assist in translating.

I was bracing for a reply from a certain poster.

 

[lucas80]

I was bracing for a reply from a certain poster.

Who? And, I assume if you respond my next response will again be, “Who”?

 

[cidhawkeye]

My knowledge of baseball is better than everyone who posts here. I know not to build a team around Ian Happ, Seyia Suzuki and Dansby Swanson. I will take guys like Edmonds and Jones any day no matter on many divorces they went through.

I admire your humility the most

 

[Brian_Fantana]

Here we go!

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Weird. So the organization hired the guy? I just assumed players brought their interpreter with them. Doubt it is a big deal; curious as to what he could have done to get let go. Maybe was taking him out on the town too much. Hopefully not betting!

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

Here we go!

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It’s a step in the right direction. Now the Cubs need to start dismantling Ian Happ’s entourage.

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

Who? And, I assume if you respond my next response will again be, “Who”?

You need to quit jerking off into your Ian Happ and Seyia Suzuki jerseys.

 

[cidhawkeye]

You need to quit jerking off into your Ian Happ and Seyia Suzuki jerseys.

Still using your Fukudome jersey I see......

 

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[QChawks]

baseball is back!

 

[hawkirugged17]

Analyst this weekend.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

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[QChawks]

Steele getting knocked around

 

[lucas80]

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That guy is a sack of garbage. Jed isn't serious about this season.

 

[hawkifann]

That guy is a sack of garbage. Jed isn't serious about this season.

He’ll likely be gone in a matter of days with Merryweather returning unless he shows something.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

Cubs come out of the second half gate strong. Must have got their rest.

JFC 4 hits

 

[lucas80]

He’ll likely be gone in a matter of days with Merryweather returning unless he shows something.

Sure, but he's a sack of garbage, and Jed thinks he's doing 4D level maneuvering here. Keep Palencia for now and send him down when Merryweather is ready. I don't need to see some guy who is 29 and bounced all over the place with no success.

 

[lucas80]

Cubs come out of the second half gate strong. Must have got their rest.

JFC 4 hits

Me waiting for Morel to not strike out and actually drive in a run.

 

[like-woahh]

Can we bring in the challenge system and be done with this bullshit please.

 

[QChawks]

Can we bring in the challenge system and be done with this bullshit please.

It’s beyond stupid you can’t challenge bad calls

 

[lucas80]

Can we bring in the challenge system and be done with this bullshit please.

I've never really been a fan of robot umps, but when you see garbage like that it becomes more palatable. And, the atrocious call on Morel clearly affected Swanson's approach. He swung at two balls that were low and out of the zone because Ortiz had called that same pitch out of the zone a strike several times today.

 

[tumorboy]

 

[hawkifann]

Sure, but he's a sack of garbage, and Jed thinks he's doing 4D level maneuvering here. Keep Palencia for now and send him down when Merryweather is ready. I don't need to see some guy who is 29 and bounced all over the place with no success.

I can see why he keeps getting chances.

 

[hawkifann]

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[darylhawk]

And the hits just keep coming...Wesneski to the IL with a forearm strain and Little done for the year according to BN

 

[lucas80]

And the hits just keep coming...Wesneski to the IL with a forearm strain and Little done for the year according to BN

It's just been a never ending kick to the crotch when it comes to injuries to the pitching staff this season.

 

[lucas80]

Kyle Hendricks the second time through the order: