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Niwrad posted:This isn't true. Regional sports networks still print money most of the time. Cord cutters have cut into profits a bit, but it's still highly profitable. Plus some of the new digital options are staving off the loss of subscribers. There's also the fact that the Ricketts own basically all of Wrigleyville now, and unlike the TV deal, the hotel, bars, restaurants, and other venues in the neighborhood aren't subject to revenue sharing. The Ricketts are always going to have enough money to spend on the team, and I think they've learned that when you spend money and put a winning team on the field, it generates way more money than if you scrimp and save on players.
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Sep 26, 2018 15:26
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It’s too bad we seem to then waste said money on bad gambits, busts, and mediocrity.
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Sep 26, 2018 15:46
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:There's also the fact that the Ricketts own basically all of Wrigleyville now, and unlike the TV deal, the hotel, bars, restaurants, and other venues in the neighborhood aren't subject to revenue sharing. The Ricketts are always going to have enough money to spend on the team, and I think they've learned that when you spend money and put a winning team on the field, it generates way more money than if you scrimp and save on players. God drat I hate that hotel they put up across from the cubby bear. Really fits in the neighborhood well.
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Sep 26, 2018 16:37
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That hotel is going to fit in with what essentially is the new Wrigleyville. I normally come to Wrigley from the north, but Monday I came up Clark from the south, and I hadn't realized how much is changed. Cubby Bear is going to be the odd man out in a couple years once all the new construction is done. North of Waveland hasn't changed, but south of Waveland and just past Addison is like 75% new. There are way more parking garages around the park now too, but some of those were just replacing things like the McDonalds parking lot.
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Sep 26, 2018 17:26
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Your Taint posted:Cubs gonna Cub. Maybe it'll be easier/cheaper to get tickets next year. Wife and I are determined to have a Chicago trip next summer.
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Sep 26, 2018 20:09
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Crossposted from N/V: MLB has additional credible information backing up the abuse allegations against Russell and has talked to Melisa. It's an Athletic article so I don't want to dump too much of it, but: quote:The league’s investigation includes interviews with Reidy and numerous other witnesses, and with officials gathering additional information since Russell went on leave, sources said.
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Sep 26, 2018 20:14
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Mustached Demon posted:Maybe it'll be easier/cheaper to get tickets next year. Wife and I are determined to have a Chicago trip next summer. Hahahahahaha good one.
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Sep 26, 2018 20:51
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This could all just be sample size but it's still remarkable nonetheless. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-silliest-thing-about-kyle-schwarber/
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Sep 26, 2018 23:24
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we've found the one situation when kyle turns down a steak
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Sep 26, 2018 23:48
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https://twitter.com/INGuardsman/status/1044967498926428160 Lmao
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Sep 27, 2018 01:13
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Niwrad posted:This could all just be sample size but it's still remarkable nonetheless. I saw that article. It's clearly sample size, but Baez and Russell show up on that list too. IIRC, Bryant was one of the least clutch players last season.
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DTaeKim posted:I saw that article. It's clearly sample size, but Baez and Russell show up on that list too. IIRC, Bryant was one of the least clutch players last season. A lot of it is luck, but Bryant clearly panics when he has two strikes on him, as I recall. Anyway, I still fully expect that when the postseason is over, the Cubs will announce that he needs shoulder surgery or something along those lines. He's never had this weird, looping swing that he developed when he came back from getting his helmet spun, Looney Tunes-style.
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Sep 27, 2018 02:10
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Timby posted:A lot of it is luck, but Bryant clearly panics when he has two strikes on him, as I recall. I mentioned this awhile back but it's pretty obvious he has a partially torn rotator cuff.
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Sep 27, 2018 02:17
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https://sports.theonion.com/mark-prior-just-needs-to-stop-by-hospital-for-a-sec-to-1819569686quote:"Just a quick Teej—pop out the lig, pop in a tendon, no biggie. I'd do it myself, but I just had some ro-co [rotator-cuff surgery] last night and I can't move my arm. You can leave the car running, I'll be back in a minute tops." Prior will not be able to throw a baseball for 16 to 18 months. this is a stone-cold classic onion article
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Sep 27, 2018 02:19
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Niwrad posted:I mentioned this awhile back but it's pretty obvious he has a partially torn rotator cuff. Sure, but you're, like, the eternal pessimist, in that you want every Chicago coach / manager / executive fired about three days after they're hired. 
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Sep 27, 2018 03:27
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Sep 27, 2018 03:31
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R.D. Mangles posted:the cubs clinched a playoff berth of some sort At the worst, if they lose out, they get WC2 and they do the play-in game, same with Milwaukee. They can still get a half-game ahead of the Brewers with a win tonight, and a full game ahead with a win tomorrow against Pittsburgh. We may see some NL Central chaosball.
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Sep 27, 2018 03:42
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Niwrad posted:This could all just be sample size but it's still remarkable nonetheless. I’m probably out of my element, but with all this technical analysis that I cant understand even the acronyms used in there....cubs win. Seriously it reads like a bitcoin article.
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Sep 27, 2018 04:57
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the cubs got bartmanned and lived, they're going all the way baby
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Sep 27, 2018 04:58
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Sep 27, 2018 04:58
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It's loving bullshit that Terrance Gore does not qualify for the post season and I demand Manfred make an exception.
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Sep 27, 2018 04:59
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Popete posted:It's loving bullshit that Terrance Gore does not qualify for the post season and I demand Manfred make an exception. Wait why wouldn't he qualify? He was added to the 40-man roster before the deadline. They DFA'd Zastryzny and Farrell to make room.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:07
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R.D. Mangles posted:the cubs' magic number is now 4, which is the number of brewers starters who have to get gravely ill for the cubs to win the division They literally just won a bullpen game on Monday. They will never lose a game again.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:11
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Niwrad posted:Wait why wouldn't he qualify? He was added to the 40-man roster before the deadline. They DFA'd Zastryzny and Farrell to make room. Oh really? I just assumed he was a September call up. Hell yes, Terrance Gore gonna win WS MVP.
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Sep 27, 2018 05:17
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R.D. Mangles posted:the cubs' magic number is now 4, which is the number of brewers starters who have to get gravely ill for the cubs to win the division Cubs gonna win tomorrow. This weekend gonna be dumb as hell.
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Sep 27, 2018 08:29
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I’m just here to see if the cubs actually stole the eybs from the giants
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Sep 27, 2018 13:38
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Niwrad, I posted your statement to Effectively Wild and had them take a look at it.Effectively Wild posted:Cubs non-pitchers had a 108 wRC+ last year. This year: 107. Their groundball rate has gone from 44.7 percent to 45.3 percent. Their strikeout rate is down from 21.1 percent to 20.8 percent, and their rate of opposite-field hits is up from 23.8 percent of batted balls to to 25.7. The homers are down, it's true, and maybe there are other tiny changes in approach, but overall there really doesn't seem to be much difference in the team's offensive production.
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DTaeKim posted:Niwrad, I posted your statement to Effectively Wild and had them take a look at it. LOL. I recognized it immediately and just wondered who emailed it. Also, Schwarber is historically bad in high leverage situations. That was surprising since I knew he's being intentionally walked a lot compared to the rest of the team.
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Sep 27, 2018 14:24
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I am going to come in here with some positive Cubs thoughts to counteract all the negativity and say that the Cubs are going to win the remaining four games and win the NL. and then get swept out of the playoffs by the Brewers.
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Sep 27, 2018 14:39
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I didn't expect it to actually make the podcast! I have sent two emails and got on two email shows. Their mailbag must be thinning out. I suppose if the goon hivemind have more esoteric baseball baseball questions shoot them my way.
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Sep 27, 2018 14:42
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https://twitter.com/mullyhaugh/status/1045299851897065477
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Sep 27, 2018 14:50
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https://twitter.com/670TheScore/status/1045302057840857088 Bryant's lost season continues to be depressing as hell, particularly given how unreal he looked to start the year before he got beaned in the head.
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/670TheScore/status/1045302057840857088 Head injuries are especially terrible
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I saw the headline Memo to Cubs fans: Stop the stupid for this article and thought it was going to be about the racist Cubs fan interaction in the bleachers the other day and no instead it's a rebuke on the fan getting in Rizzos way last night, lol. The Tribune is trying to Bartman this guy over something ultimately inconsequential. WARNING:  quote:Dear Cubs fan sitting behind the protective screen on the first-base side of Wrigley Field — yeah, you:
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DTaeKim posted:Niwrad, I posted your statement to Effectively Wild and had them take a look at it. That's interesting, thanks. But aren't those jumps still somewhat significant when you compare to the league? Even half a percentage point shifts you dramatically in relation to your competitors. For instance: GB% - went from 10th in the league to 3rd Oppo% - went from 27th in the league to 10th Soft contact % - went from 19th in the league to 3rd K% - went from 20th in the league to 11th Now you also have to take into account that the league has shifted too. So the Cubs ground ball rate increasing 0.6% is more glaring when the league has seen it drop 1% as a whole. Same for the Oppo%, Soft contact%, and K%. The Cubs are going in the opposite direction of the league. Now maybe this is a smart strategy to zig while everyone else is zagging. But their offense has had a dropoff year to year. And they've been one of the poorer offensive teams in the 2nd half of this season which means things aren't trending in the right direction. I'm not saying that it's entirely the coaches fault or that they have huge control over the success of hitters. But the Cubs organization felt that making this change in a coach and philosophy would make them better. The Red Sox felt the hitting coach was important too and have spoken out about how they disliked the approach taken under Chili. So the idea that a hitting coach doesn't matter runs in contrast to what the best organizations in baseball believe.
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While it sounds nice that ball elevation and limiting soft contact is the secret sauce to a successful offense, the fact is that selecting those four statistics doesn't make or break a team offensively. You can do the digging yourself, but I found it amusing that the Rays boast an offense that is very close to the Cubs, but a higher wRC+ (105). This is why I like wRC+, because "wRC+ is the most comprehensive rate statistic used to measure hitting performance because it takes into account the varying weights of each offensive action and then adjusts them for the park and league context in which they took place." The Boston media has a tendency to demonize any player or coach who is on his or her way out of the organization. See Jon Lester. The reason I'm arguing against you is that blaming Chili Davis is short-sighted and makes him a scapegoat for perceived woes. In addition, one year is simply too short to assess whether or not a coach makes a difference. For example, Chili Davis spent three seasons with the Boston Red Sox from 2015 to 2017. Coincidentally, John Mallee was the hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs for the exact same amount of time. Home run spike would be the second half of 2016 and 2017. These are the breakdown of his teams. Red Sox posted:GB% - 47.0 (9th)/44.4 (17th)/45.3 (12th)/43.5% (15th) Cubs posted:GB% - 43.0 (25th)/42.5 (26th)/45.5 (10th)/46.2% (3rd) It ain't the hitting coach, let me tell you. How else would you explain the Red Sox having a higher ground ball rate and worse soft contact% in 2016 and ending up with the best offense in baseball?
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