Cubs 2023 Season
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None of the players I thought would be of any use to the Cubs made it through waivers. All the decent pitchers got picked up by Cleveland, who I didn’t even think was “in it” enough to bother putting claims in.
It seems the entire baseball community shares my opinion on Clevinger. He went unclaimed.
It seems the entire baseball community shares my opinion on Clevinger. He went unclaimed.
You're not alone in that. In my world that's called "the consequences of one's own actions."
Nope. Still a White Sock.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Just got tickets to the game on September 23 - it'll be my wife's first time at Wrigley so I'm super excited to share it with her. The last Cubs game of any kind I saw in person was NLDS Game 4 in San Francisco in 2016, and last in Wrigley was I think back in 2014, so I'm curious how different it feels with the new video boards installed. Maybe a longshot, but if we really get hot between now and then, it'd be fun to clinch a wildcard berth while we're there.
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I know it’s not news to anyone here, but Bellinger is having such a huge year. We’re only halfway through the first game of a double hitter and he already has a home run, 3 rbi and a stolen base.
He’s got a chance for a very pretty, old-fashioned back of the baseball card season, on pace for about a .310, 25 HR, 100 RBI, 25 SB season. Keep in mind he missed more than 30 games with that bruised knee.
He’s got a chance for a very pretty, old-fashioned back of the baseball card season, on pace for about a .310, 25 HR, 100 RBI, 25 SB season. Keep in mind he missed more than 30 games with that bruised knee.
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Happ loves playing in Cincinnati.
Happ loves playing in Cincinnati.
I'd like to resign him, he has bounced back very nicely from a couple down years. but we'll see what kind of contract Boras will be asking for for his services
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
Boras will be asking for HUGE money and for 4-5 years too.
I’ll be pretty surprised if an agreement can be reached by mid December .
it’s a shame . I can’t fault him for asking for it and I can’t fault the Cubs if they feel it’s too much for too long .
His performance this year reminds me of 1987 when the Cubs first signed Dawson in his famous “ pay me whatever you want “ offer
per wiki :
Dawson campaigned for the Cubs to sign him during the off-season, however general manager Dallas Green resisted, insisting the Cubs would start Brian Dayett in right field (Dawson had moved from center field to right field in his final two seasons with the Expos, due to the condition of his knees), and that one player could not make a 71–91 team a 91–71 team. When the Cubs opened camp in Mesa, Arizona, that spring, Dawson and his agent Dick Moss arrived with a signed blank contract in an attempt to secure a contract with the Cubs. Dawson and Moss' stunt was derided as a "dog and pony show" by Green. After reviewing the contract, Green reached an agreement with Moss on a salary of $500,000.
He became the Cubs' starting right fielder, and hit a major league leading 49 home runs and was named the league's MVP.
Bellinger is the best free agent position player signing since Dawson
Less than ideal 9th inning there all around.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
Indeed.
Woof
Needed to get a save on that one.
Needed to get a save on that one.
As good as Swanson has been in the field and as a team leader, I sure thought we would have gotten more from him at the plate.
yep. him, Candelario, morel and tauchman are killing the offense right now. if not for Bellinger we wouldn't be sniffing the wild card or division. seems he has single handedly won a bunch of games for us with his offense
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Alzolay has been so clutch lately it felt like he was due for a stinker. Hope he got that out of his system. But the missed opportunities early in the game is what really did us in.
I've had a rant on my mind the last few days that I need to get off my chest or my head will explode....
How does the MLB Competition Committee think it is fair and equitable for 1 or 2 teams to pick up ALL the worthwhile September free agents available?
How do they not think that the correct way to do it is to put in a claim for a player and if that team is successful they go to the bottom of the list of teams?
This is not sour grapes as a Cub fan. This is just reasoning that anyone with a brain would come up with.
Doesn't this also open up a collusion scenario where 2 "friendly" GM's can get together to agree that one GM will put a good player on waivers that they hadn't intended to and the GM who is in line to get the FA promises to reward the other GM with some sort of unannounced "future considerations"?
Am I the only one obsessed by the totally asinine idiotic way of conducting this process?
How does the MLB Competition Committee think it is fair and equitable for 1 or 2 teams to pick up ALL the worthwhile September free agents available?
How do they not think that the correct way to do it is to put in a claim for a player and if that team is successful they go to the bottom of the list of teams?
This is not sour grapes as a Cub fan. This is just reasoning that anyone with a brain would come up with.
Doesn't this also open up a collusion scenario where 2 "friendly" GM's can get together to agree that one GM will put a good player on waivers that they hadn't intended to and the GM who is in line to get the FA promises to reward the other GM with some sort of unannounced "future considerations"?
Am I the only one obsessed by the totally asinine idiotic way of conducting this process?
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Gutsy outing by Assad tonight. HUGE. Close this out!
not looking good. offense needs to wake tf up. not doing much lately
What a waste of another great start. My God, Swanson is in a slump.
Brewers winning again and the Division is slipping away.
Brewers winning again and the Division is slipping away.
*Reminder of what being a Cub fan feels like intensifies*
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
And they are letting the Reds back in it.
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