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Timby posted:Top 5 is probably pushing it. Wade Davis was a great get, and Strop is probably one of the best setup men in baseball, but Rondon regressed badly last year (admittedly, no one knows how long he was really hurt) and the rest of the bullpen behind them is a bunch of question marks -- Edwards badly needs to get his changeup worked out, Grimm is a classic Jekyll and Hyde type guy and ... who the hell else do they have? Uehara's rapidly aging carcass? Scenario 1: Davis remains healthy for the full season which gives the Cubs one of the most elite closers in the game. Strop and Rondon bounce back from their injuries and are an elite pair of setup men to put in front of Davis. Meanwhile Edwards continues to develop and be a high impact arm, Uehara posts yet another super low WHIP, and Anderson actually stays healthy for once which means Montgomery spends the bulk of the season in the pen. In this case the Cubs arguably have one of the best bullpens in baseball. Scenario 2: Davis' elbow issues resurface and he needs to be shut down. Strop and/or Rondon continue to struggle and can't find their footing. Edwards BB/9 issues that plagued him so much in the minors finally resurface and he takes a step backwards. Uehara's extreme flyball tendencies get him beat up in the very hitter friendly confines of Wrigley. Anderson dies like he always does and Montgomery has to take the bulk of fifth starter duties, leaving the lefty bullpen work to Duensing. In this case the Cubs arguably have one of the worst bullpens in baseball. Obviously these are extremes, but the point is that the Cubs bullpen is built on a lot of risk and while there's a very high ceiling, there's also a very, very low floor.
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Goodpancakes posted:I'm on the season ticket holder waiting list for the cubs. I don't even live in Chicago. However, I would totally live there and in 20 years when that comes to pass I'll get a email about the pass being available I'm like #61,000. I figure I'll get the email when I'm too old to care, or have forgotten what email is. edit: actually, I'm around 67,700 after just checking it. Somehow I moved BACK six thousand spots. Maybe I can will it to my grandchildren if I have any. Nail Rat fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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I'd forgotten about this and was expecting "Even Hitler had a Girlfriend"
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Sydin posted:Scenario 1: Davis remains healthy for the full season which gives the Cubs one of the most elite closers in the game. Strop and Rondon bounce back from their injuries and are an elite pair of setup men to put in front of Davis. Meanwhile Edwards continues to develop and be a high impact arm, Uehara posts yet another super low WHIP, and Anderson actually stays healthy for once which means Montgomery spends the bulk of the season in the pen. In this case the Cubs arguably have one of the best bullpens in baseball. I don't disagree, but I figured I'd try this "optimism" thing I've heard so much about.
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Popete posted:Players who have greasy hair and scraggly beards are great, they embrace the fact they've made it in life. They are being paid millions of dollars to play baseball and don't have to give a poo poo about how they look and I think it's fantastic. Colby Rasmus should be looked up to in this regard, more mullets well we're at it. 
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Timby posted:They have more than a hundred thousand people on their season ticket waiting list. Ticket prices went up 19.5% this year, but regular season tickets on the secondary market in 2016 went for an average of 96% above face value on StubHub and postseason tickets averaged 670% above face value, so Cubs fans' willingness to shell out the dough for games shouldn't be surprising.
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bawfuls posted:How many season seats do the Cubs sell? Presumably it isn't the full 42,000 or whatever capacity is. I know the Dodgers cap at something like 32k of the 56k total. I don't think any team ever releases the exact number of seats that are owned by season ticket holders.
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I've gone to the home opener 3 of the last 4 years, I'm not gonna make it this year. Looking at ticket prices, looks like I'll be watching a lot baseball on MLB.tv this year!
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Popete posted:I've gone to the home opener 3 of the last 4 years, I'm not gonna make it this year. I'm going to the Mariners' home opener for the first time this year!
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Popete posted:I've gone to the home opener 3 of the last 4 years, I'm not gonna make it this year. I really hope the one home opener you missed wasn't the only good home opener in the last 4 years (2016).
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:I really hope the one home opener you missed wasn't the only good home opener in the last 4 years (2016). I was there for that, it was an awesome game! Opening day is a ton of fun but it's also a total crapshoot if it's gonna be nice and 50 degrees or sleeting and 32.
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Popete posted:I've gone to the home opener 3 of the last 4 years, I'm not gonna make it this year. Were you at the pisscups game?
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Pancakes posted:Were you at the pisscups game? That's the one I missed 
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Pancakes posted:Were you at the pisscups game? I was! But the troughs at Wrigley are my own personal hell, so I always make sure to go to games with an empty bladder. I've been to the last 3 home openers with Poque and will also go to this year's home opener. The worst one was in 2014 when it was 38 degrees out, we both had the flu, and the Cubs lost 7-2 to the Phillies.
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bawfuls posted:How many season seats do the Cubs sell? Presumably it isn't the full 42,000 or whatever capacity is. I know the Dodgers cap at something like 32k of the 56k total. They're very quiet about that because they scalp their own tickets via Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services.
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I got to watch the Angels' hopes of a winning season end on the second game of the season last year. I don't have plans to go to the opening series just yet but will probably start thinking about it once it gets closer to the season. Home opener being so much more expensive sucks.
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Good Dog posted:I got to watch the Angels' hopes of a winning season end on the second game of the season last year. I don't have plans to go to the opening series just yet but will probably start thinking about it once it gets closer to the season. Home opener being so much more expensive sucks. Oh thanks for reminding me. The Angels open at home against the Mariners, which means the Mariners are winning the World Series this year.
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Whyyyyyyy do pro athletes so often go to such mediocre tattoo artists??
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If you asked 10 people who'd never seen the World Series trophy to recreate it from that tattoo you'd get 10 different attempts and none of them would even be close.
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i love you javy but i'm sorry that trophy looks like the maw of some tubeworm that lives in the ocean near thermal vents
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Your Taint posted:That's going to be kind of an awkward tat if Baez ever plays for another team. Reminds me of Brandon league getting his name and number tattood on his back . I think after he got traded he had to wear a different number but I might just be inventing that for humors sake
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Your Taint posted:That's going to be kind of an awkward tat if Baez ever plays for another team. Changing teams won't undo the title (only Gleyber Torres becoming a superstar does)
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Really not feeling blond Baez, especially since the Mets made rally bleaching a thing.
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Awww gently caress. My family was going to go to a game this year.
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Popete posted:I've gone to the home opener 3 of the last 4 years, I'm not gonna make it this year. I looked at Rays home opener tickets and they were $50 for upper deck seats that used to be $10 when I started going to games! Then I noticed it was against the Yankees. I looked at a game against the Tigers a couple weeks later: $19 for the upper deck. All is well with the universe.
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Knowing my father in law I'll probably be getting tickets to one of the mid-July Braves home games when the Cubs come to Atlanta as an early birthday present since that'll be the only reasonable chance I'll get to see the Cubs play in person this year. Last year he got my wife and I tickets for the game where they got absolutely stymied by Bud Norris. We left the second Clayton Richard came out of the pen (and we were right to do so!)
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CubsWoo posted:We left the second Clayton Richard came out of the pen (and we were right to do so!) Currently listed as the Padres #1 starter on their depth chart! My roommate and I have decided we're going to a Padres game sometime this year when he starts and I am going to wear my Cubs hat and heckle the poo poo out of him. And by heckle I mean I'm going to hold up a sign that says "I'm sorry that Maddon broke you."
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Your Taint posted:That's going to be kind of an awkward tat if Baez ever plays for another team. Or if he loses muscle mass and his arm goes to half that size.
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YeahTubaMike posted:Really not feeling blond Baez, especially since the Mets made rally bleaching a thing. It took a while to get used to blond Carlos Martinez last year, but now I kinda miss it.
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Tom Gorman posted:i love you javy but i'm sorry that trophy looks like the maw of some tubeworm that lives in the ocean near thermal vents I'll live with it if he ever learns to stop swinging at pitches in loving Naperville. Edit: I just don't get Cubs fans' fascination with him. Sure, he's goofy, but he also, you know, kinda sucks at baseball.
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Timby posted:I'll live with it if he ever learns to stop swinging at pitches in loving Naperville. He was pure magic on defense and baserunning last year.
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Timby posted:I'll live with it if he ever learns to stop swinging at pitches in loving Naperville. His defense is excellent
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