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And Now for Something Completely Different...
We had fun, we had laughs, we had Mark Prior's shoulder, Dusty Baker's lineup card, Mike Quade's awful nicknames and now we shall have goodbye's.
Where's the Beefy?
The Cubs version of Fluffy will no longer exist as the Cubs have traded "catcher" Welington Castillo to the Seattle Mariners for relief pitcher Yoervis Medina. Before I dig into the new guy, let's eulogize Beefy for a bit.
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Cubs @ Brewers - Hammel vs. Nelson; Game 28 Thread
And we move to Wrigley North...
Jason Hammel vs. Jimmy Nelson
Cubs @ Cardinals - Lester vs. Lynn; Game 26 Thread
Another day, another bullpen implosion...
Jon Lester vs. Lance Lynn
Cubs @ Cardinals - Hendricks vs. Lyons; Game 25 Thread
If you have nothing good to say...
Kyle Hendricks vs. Tyler Lyons
Cubs @ Cardinals - Wood vs. Martinez; Game 24 Thread
So much for that break in the schedule...
Travis Wood vs. Carlos Martinez
Brewers @ Cubs - Peralta vs. Lester; Game 21 Thread
The Cubs finally get a bit of a break in the schedule as the depleted Brewers limp into town.
Wily Peralta vs. Jon Lester
Pirates @ Cubs - Cole vs. Hendricks; Game 20 Thread
Same scenario as last night, a Cubs win and a Cardinals loss and the Cubs are in first place.
Gerrit Cole vs. Kyle Hendricks. Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!
Pirates @ Cubs - Locke vs. Wood; Game 19 Thread
Cubs need a win and a Cardinals loss..granted, to the Phillies...to head back into first place.
Jeff Locke vs. Travis Wood
Pirates @ Cubs - Worley vs. Hammel; Game 18 Thread
The battle for 2nd place rages on...
Vance Worley vs. Jason Hammel
Cubs @ Reds - Lester vs. Leake; Game 16 Thread
Jon Lester vs. Mike Leake
Cubs @ Pirates - Hendricks vs Locke; Game 15 Thread
There was snow, there were home runs, but there was no victory. Cubs try to secure the series win with the roster leftovers this afternoon.
Kyle Hendricks vs. Jeff Locke
Cubs @ Pirates - Hammel vs. Worley; Game 14 Thread
Well last night was fun...I had my KANG!!! headline all set to go before the 9th inning comeback.
Jason Hammel vs. Vance Worley tonight.
Cubs @ Pirates - Wood vs. Liriano; Game 13 Thread
We're just an Albert Almora and Kyle Schwarber away from a full deck of prospects.
Cubs @ Pirates - Arrieta vs. Burnett; Game 12 Thread
I really didn't think they were going to play this game. Hopefully the rain stays away...
Jake Arrieta vs. A.J. Burnett
Recent comments
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
Thought it might have been David Peralta given the open 40 man spot and how PCA has played so far.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
I hope they keep Mozeliak a few more years. Marmol too!
crunch (view)
wow, counsell coming with the early lineup. rarity.
canario/tauchman/happ RF/CF/LF
crunch (view)
PCA called up.
crunch (view)
welp...
bellinger...fractured rib.
a not-very-ready PCA will probably be called up when it would be much better for him to be in AAA getting regular ABs.
crunch (view)
i have no hard data, but i'm seeing the same thing.
there used to be some parks where that was rampant (colorado during the todd helton days comes to mind), but i'm seeing it all over the place the past couple seasons.
TarzanJoeWallis (view)
I’ll spare the details which I’ve stated before but, in short, the Cardinals have lost their sight of their successful identity and strategy over last several dominant decades. From the beginning of the season I saw the Cardinals being in last place or near it again this year, and my prediction is that Mozeliak will be gone after the end of the season.
Bill (view)
I would have kept Cooper rather than Wisdom, but at least I can understand why they did it. In a team that lacks dominant power hitters, Wisdom can be a dominant power hitter, at least in streaks. I suppose that there is always the possibility that the streaks longer in both duration and frequency. I will be content if they essentially make a 100 % DH commitment to Mervis against righties and Wisdom against lefties. When a regular needs rest, give them total rest, rather than a DH rest. Do this for at least 2 months, and then re-evaluate at that point.
Dolorous Jon Lester (view)
This is Cubs adjacent but…
Jordan Walker just was optioned by the deadbirds. For all the talk of the Cardinals development machine, they’ve really missed on a lot of can’t miss superstars lately. Walker has struggled. Gorman has been okay. They’re already trying to push Carlson out the door. Their pitching system has been so bad they had to go out and sign basically a full rotation over the last two offseasons.
They’ve still developed a few of those pesky solid players, like Donovan, Edman, and Nootbaar. Their two best prospect to MLB players have been Adolis and Arozarena, neither of which is a cardinal.
I hope they never figure it out again. Cardinal failure brings me such joy.
Raisin101 (view)
Thank you so much! I really appreciate not only all your posts but how eager you are to respond to our questions.