***Official 2019 CHICAGO CUBS Thread*** - Page 3

Wolves4Life · 04-04-2019, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by glassnickels

What exactly do they expect him to do with this personnel? There's only so much lipstick you can put on the pig.

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The Cubs won in 2016 in spite of how bad he managed the bullpen but he gets all the credit for it. I'm not saying he's at fault but manager is always the first to go.

salthill · 04-04-2019, 11:13 PM

Cubs’ start to the season sucks. But on the other hand, my kid asked to open his first pack of baseball cards today, and I happened to have a blaster of Opening Day nearby. He was so stoked to pull a Cub (just a Rizzo base!) that it nets out as a great day.

spuds1961 · 04-05-2019, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by salthill

Cubs’ start to the season sucks. But on the other hand, my kid asked to open his first pack of baseball cards today, and I happened to have a blaster of Opening Day nearby. He was so stoked to pull a Cub (just a Rizzo base!) that it nets out as a great day.

Thanks for keeping life real, that's what it's all about.

Wolves4Life · 04-05-2019, 08:43 PM

I know the Brewers are good but that park helps the offense A TON.

PGS · 04-05-2019, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolves4Life

I know the Brewers are good but that park helps the offense A TON.

Sshhhhh don’t upset Brewers fans..... Yelich is the new Trout remember?

salthill · 04-06-2019, 04:04 PM

Edwards (to Iowa) and Montgomery (10-day) out, Allen Webster and Kyle Ryan in to the bullpen. Let’s see if that helps.

salthill · 04-07-2019, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by salthill

Edwards (to Iowa) and Montgomery (10-day) out, Allen Webster and Kyle Ryan in to the bullpen. Let’s see if that helps.

Well, they pitched an inning between them, and each have an ERA of 27... but clearly their presence inspired the Cubs bats.

CubKings · 04-07-2019, 02:31 PM

This season is not off to a fun start. The pitching has been bad. Offense is there, but they just giving back all the runs they score. Blah!

glassnickels · 04-08-2019, 09:13 AM

It's a beautiful day in Chicago. Sun is shining. Birds are singing. The Cubs are opening up Wrigley and hitting restart on the season. That's what I choose to believe, and I can't wait to get to Wrigleyville. If nothing else it's not going to snow!

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salthill · 04-08-2019, 09:54 AM

I’ll be heading down for the atmosphere (and maybe pick up a cheap ticket too). Go Cubs!

glassnickels · 04-08-2019, 01:52 PM

I cannot believe it's 75 degrees in Chicago on opening day

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glassnickels · 04-08-2019, 02:03 PM

Hello Jon Lester.

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drstrader5 · 04-08-2019, 02:12 PM

Kevin Newman meltdown.

dhunerdosse · 04-08-2019, 04:30 PM

I'm still laughing at that Javy Baez hit earlier. Basically throwing his bat at a ball in the dirt, over the SS head for a single. El Mago!

Glad to see the Cubs not give up a run going into top 9th.

glassnickels · 04-08-2019, 04:39 PM

That just felt different. Could be the home field. Could be the shot of malort for breakfast and 6 Daisy Cutters after. But it FELT different today and I'm hoping this is the start of a new season.

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salthill · 04-08-2019, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by glassnickels

That just felt different.

It sure did. That second inning was a huge lift.
Hopefully the Cubs drank out of the other side of the glass, and cured the early season hiccups. (We can be optimistic on Opening Day)

CubKings · 04-08-2019, 08:02 PM

Surpringly, the offense has been pretty damn great this year. Already have several games of 10+ runs, it's just the damn pitching is not doing anything for us.

Hopefully Lester isn't going to miss much time.

CubKings · 04-13-2019, 05:38 PM

Well that was an exciting and then terrible ending to the game.

Wolves4Life · 04-13-2019, 05:39 PM

3rd base ump clearly had dinner reservations he had to get to.

BOboy · 04-14-2019, 12:29 AM

I thought it was a swing, the bat was about a foot in front of the plate. It was one of those calls that could have gone either way, somebody wasn't going to be happy.

glassnickels · 04-14-2019, 09:00 AM

Really happy the game got called today. Hopefully they make it up when Trout is healthy and Ohtani is back.

salthill · 04-15-2019, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BOboy

I thought it was a swing, the bat was about a foot in front of the plate. It was one of those calls that could have gone either way, somebody wasn't going to be happy.

Hard to argue...

Ferg1945 · 04-15-2019, 02:08 AM

It was a swing for sure. Not sure why Kyle felt the need to rush the umpire or Maddon saying the check swings shouldn't be an umpires call.

Maybe worry about getting hits and not bitching and moaning about a check swing.

His stats since leaving Texas

5 hits in 40 ABs (.125 AVG)

1 HR

3 RBI

4 BB

15 Ks

.205 OBP

.405 OPS

FBGuy13 · 04-19-2019, 05:19 PM

Time to bump this thread up with the Cubs back to .500 and playing some nice ball right now! NL Central is going to be a great division to follow this year. Considering the struggles of Bryant, Rizzo, Schwarber, Almora this team has produced alot of runs. Deacalso was a huge pickup and he continues to do alot to help the team. Pitching has improved and just seems like they are having fun out there after the terrible start. Brewers finally starting to feel the pressure and have pitching issues. I feel good about where the Cubs are and what they can accomplish going forward!

salthill · 04-19-2019, 05:21 PM

I was going to post after the last game and during this one but didn’t want to break the spell.

Great to see some progress. Still early in the season and time for Bryant etc to come around.

04-07-2019, 02:31 PM	#58
CubKings Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 6,518	This season is not off to a fun start. The pitching has been bad. Offense is there, but they just giving back all the runs they score. Blah! __________________ NBA: Marbury, Jordan, Kobe, Westbrook, KD, AI, Jazz MLB: Chicago Cubs, Stanton, Aramis Ramirez, Sosa NFL: Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson https://sportscardalbum.com/u/cublife

04-08-2019, 08:02 PM	#67
CubKings Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 6,518	Surpringly, the offense has been pretty damn great this year. Already have several games of 10+ runs, it's just the damn pitching is not doing anything for us. Hopefully Lester isn't going to miss much time. __________________ NBA: Marbury, Jordan, Kobe, Westbrook, KD, AI, Jazz MLB: Chicago Cubs, Stanton, Aramis Ramirez, Sosa NFL: Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson https://sportscardalbum.com/u/cublife

04-13-2019, 05:38 PM	#68
CubKings Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Earth Posts: 6,518	Well that was an exciting and then terrible ending to the game. __________________ NBA: Marbury, Jordan, Kobe, Westbrook, KD, AI, Jazz MLB: Chicago Cubs, Stanton, Aramis Ramirez, Sosa NFL: Minnesota Vikings, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson https://sportscardalbum.com/u/cublife

04-14-2019, 09:00 AM	#71
glassnickels Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,087	Really happy the game got called today. Hopefully they make it up when Trout is healthy and Ohtani is back. Last edited by glassnickels; 04-14-2019 at 01:03 PM.

04-04-2019, 11:13 PM	#52
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,526 salthill	Cubs’ start to the season sucks. But on the other hand, my kid asked to open his first pack of baseball cards today, and I happened to have a blaster of Opening Day nearby. He was so stoked to pull a Cub (just a Rizzo base!) that it nets out as a great day.

04-05-2019, 08:43 PM	#54
Wolves4Life Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 12,453	I know the Brewers are good but that park helps the offense A TON.

04-06-2019, 04:04 PM	#56
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,526 salthill	Edwards (to Iowa) and Montgomery (10-day) out, Allen Webster and Kyle Ryan in to the bullpen. Let’s see if that helps.

04-08-2019, 09:13 AM	#59
glassnickels Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,087	It's a beautiful day in Chicago. Sun is shining. Birds are singing. The Cubs are opening up Wrigley and hitting restart on the season. That's what I choose to believe, and I can't wait to get to Wrigleyville. If nothing else it's not going to snow! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

04-08-2019, 09:54 AM	#60
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,526 salthill	I’ll be heading down for the atmosphere (and maybe pick up a cheap ticket too). Go Cubs!

04-08-2019, 01:52 PM	#61
glassnickels Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,087	I cannot believe it's 75 degrees in Chicago on opening day Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

04-08-2019, 02:03 PM	#62
glassnickels Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,087	Hello Jon Lester. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

04-08-2019, 02:12 PM	#63
drstrader5 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,809 drstrade5 danstrader5	Kevin Newman meltdown.

04-08-2019, 04:30 PM	#64
dhunerdosse Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Lenexa, KS Posts: 191	I'm still laughing at that Javy Baez hit earlier. Basically throwing his bat at a ball in the dirt, over the SS head for a single. El Mago! Glad to see the Cubs not give up a run going into top 9th.

04-08-2019, 04:39 PM	#65
glassnickels Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,087	That just felt different. Could be the home field. Could be the shot of malort for breakfast and 6 Daisy Cutters after. But it FELT different today and I'm hoping this is the start of a new season. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

04-13-2019, 05:39 PM	#69
Wolves4Life Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 12,453	3rd base ump clearly had dinner reservations he had to get to.

04-14-2019, 12:29 AM	#70
BOboy Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 287	I thought it was a swing, the bat was about a foot in front of the plate. It was one of those calls that could have gone either way, somebody wasn't going to be happy.

04-15-2019, 02:08 AM	#73
Ferg1945 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 14,719	It was a swing for sure. Not sure why Kyle felt the need to rush the umpire or Maddon saying the check swings shouldn't be an umpires call. Maybe worry about getting hits and not bitching and moaning about a check swing. His stats since leaving Texas 5 hits in 40 ABs (.125 AVG) 1 HR 3 RBI 4 BB 15 Ks .205 OBP .405 OPS

04-19-2019, 05:19 PM	#74
FBGuy13 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,403 firesportsinvestments	Time to bump this thread up with the Cubs back to .500 and playing some nice ball right now! NL Central is going to be a great division to follow this year. Considering the struggles of Bryant, Rizzo, Schwarber, Almora this team has produced alot of runs. Deacalso was a huge pickup and he continues to do alot to help the team. Pitching has improved and just seems like they are having fun out there after the terrible start. Brewers finally starting to feel the pressure and have pitching issues. I feel good about where the Cubs are and what they can accomplish going forward!

04-19-2019, 05:21 PM	#75
salthill Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 8,526 salthill	I was going to post after the last game and during this one but didn’t want to break the spell. Great to see some progress. Still early in the season and time for Bryant etc to come around.