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Blind Pineapple
Oct 27, 2010

For The Perfect Fruit 'n' Kaman

1 part gin
1 part pomegranate syrup
Fill with pineapple juice
Serve over crushed ice

College Slice

R.D. Mangles posted:

Jose will hit 4 dingers at Wrigley this week

Yeah, Altuve has been in top form so far.

No lead will be safe in this series, that's for sure.

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Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

Blind Pineapple posted:

Yeah, Altuve has been in top form so far.

There's a certain buzz around him coming to Wrigley

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute

R.D. Mangles posted:

Jose will hit 4 dingers at Wrigley this week

The Cubs are gonna be Abreu's slump buster, same as it always was.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Might hit four tonight alone. Wicks is starting.

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




Sydin posted:

They have the Bulls which are an infinite money making machine that consistently tops the league for attendance even when they're total dogshit, and comes with way more prestige than the White Sox do. Not all that surprising "dump our bad baseball team for a wad of cash and then milk the Bulls" is the assumed plan from his heirs.

so are the kids actually interested in the Bulls or do they just hate sports in general


I dunno, if I was going to inherit a baseball team, I would at least try for a couple years before selling

Eric the Mauve
May 8, 2012

Making you happy for a buck since 199X

R.D. Mangles posted:

Jose will hit 4 dingers at Wrigley this week

And then 2 more in the second game

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

Sydin posted:

The Cubs are gonna be Abreu's slump buster, same as it always was.

An Abreu slump buster is like... two singles and a walk across a series

The man has four hits

He's slugging .085

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

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Intruder posted:

An Abreu slump buster is like... two singles and a walk across a series

The man has four hits

He's slugging .085

Still better than Mastrobuoni

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

abreu only has one more hit than fielding error :lol:

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
https://twitter.com/ByRobertMurray/status/1782852970918604843

I guess the Cubs just couldn't bear keeping him cooped up.

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

Better get mashing, Mervis. Coop died so you could live.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


I guess the Cubs are fine with Wisdom being the righty bat who strikes out a gazillion times.

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Weird, Cooper was actually pretty decent. Not sure I love this move.

Bregor
May 31, 2013

People are idiots, Leslie.

R.D. Mangles posted:

I guess the Cubs are fine with Wisdom being the righty bat who strikes out a gazillion times.

I am fine with it personally

Popete posted:

Weird, Cooper was actually pretty decent. Not sure I love this move.

Better than keeping him around a month too long like Hos and Mancini

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
Cooper and Wisdom are basically the same player, but Wisdom is (slightly) younger and still hasn't even hit arb yet (lmao). This kinda felt inevitable once Wisdom was 100% back.

Some Numbers
Sep 28, 2006

"LET'S GET DOWN TO WORK!!"

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

There's a certain buzz around him coming to Wrigley

I want you to know that I appreciated this post

Shine
Feb 26, 2007

No Muscles For The Majority

Dog Faced JoJo posted:

I see you fell for that trick on the farm too.

lol

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen
Wasn't Cooper actually doing not terribly?

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

BigBallChunkyTime posted:

Wasn't Cooper actually doing not terribly?

Yeah he has stats a step above "a dude."

Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=
Full move: Smyly and Hendricks both to the IL, Coop DFA'd. Little, Weznasty, Mervis all up

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Hendricks will be back, I believe

Bregor
May 31, 2013

People are idiots, Leslie.
Didn’t know Little was down. I find all of these moves to my liking. Please heal up and be good again Cool Kyle :pray:

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

maffew buildings posted:

wow imagine how bad a parent you have to be that your kids don't want to take over the family baseball team, just incredible
many such cases

Mark Davis appears to be the rare exception of a rich owner scion who is genuinely a fan of the team and wants to run it/see them win.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

THREE TIME! THREE TIME!

Poque posted:

Full move: Smyly and Hendricks both to the IL, Coop DFA'd. Little, Weznasty, Mervis all up

These are all great moves, even though I don't particularly like Weznasty. He's still sadly the best option right now.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Kyle hendricks is injured with a tough case of "bad pitching"

Endless Trash
Aug 12, 2007


R.D. Mangles posted:

Kyle hendricks is injured with a tough case of "bad pitching"

His win count is lower since he’s been back and it’s causing a strain on the team

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


who wants to remember some guys
https://x.com/CHGO_Cubs/status/1782867249935589426

RIP Valbuena, he was a very cool player.

Dinosaurs!
May 22, 2003

Samardzija being a rememberable guy now makes me feel old as hell.

Dameius
Apr 3, 2006

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

There's a certain buzz around him coming to Wrigley

At this point I don't think even the cans could save him.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


R.D. Mangles posted:

I was there as well. Which one of you did I see wearing a literal matt mervis jersey at the check.

This guy knew!!!!!

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
It was Matt Mervis

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute

Poque posted:

Full move: Smyly and Hendricks both to the IL, Coop DFA'd. Little, Weznasty, Mervis all up

Gotta wonder if both Smyly and Kyle's IL trips are more about getting a breather for some vets who've looked like dogshit. Good stuff all around, nice to see the team actually be willing to make some in-season roster moves unlike last year.

R.D. Mangles posted:

who wants to remember some guys
https://x.com/CHGO_Cubs/status/1782867249935589426

RIP Valbuena, he was a very cool player.

The one time I saw Valbuena in person there was an extremely drunk guy a few rows ahead of us who spent every waking second of the entire game relentlessly heckling him and I have no idea why.

Also lmao Darwin Barney

Timby
Dec 23, 2006

Your mother!

Sydin posted:

Gotta wonder if both Smyly and Kyle's IL trips are more about getting a breather for some vets who've looked like dogshit. Good stuff all around, nice to see the team actually be willing to make some in-season roster moves unlike last year.

I don't really have trouble believing that both are legitimate IL placements; Smyly's been injury-prone ever since his Tommy John back in Seattle, and it is patently obvious that Hendricks' shoulder is bothering him much more than he actually lets on. Dude has no movement on any of his pitches.

more falafel please
Feb 26, 2005

forums poster

Was it Valbuena who made the helmet with the hands on it in 2015?

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

R.D. Mangles posted:

who wants to remember some guys
https://x.com/CHGO_Cubs/status/1782867249935589426

RIP Valbuena, he was a very cool player.

I remember Valbuena hitting the game winning dong after the Astros blew a 3 run lead in the 9th to Oakland. RIP

e:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-778KZiVTMI

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/NotTheBobbyOrr/status/1782893430072336420

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NybZsSBg_tc

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

THREE TIME! THREE TIME!
Man, I forgot about Valbuena. That poo poo was sad as hell.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Cueto to the Rangers. Now that Cueto's back we can officially start the baseball season.

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mcmagic
Jul 1, 2004

If you see this avatar while scrolling the succ zone, you have been visited by the mcmagic of shitty lib takes! Good luck and prosperity will come to you, but only if you reply "shut the fuck up mcmagic" to this post!
https://twitter.com/TalkinYanks/status/1782912173343154493
lol lmao

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