Goddamn Ricketts family. I expected two of the big three (Rizzo, Bryant and Baez) to be traded, but I never thought they'd blow all three. If I had any confidence that these cheapskates would be opening their wallets for free agents I'd feel a little better... but this fucking sucks.
While I'm glad I never subscribed to their bullshit Marquee platform, I kinda wish I did only to cancel it now.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
Giants do a move afterall and get Kris Bryant.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
MLB Network has been the greatest thing today, this trading deadline has been the best since i became a MLB fan.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
I was feeling a (very) tiny bit of solace in seeing that we might have at least gotten Bart out of the SF deal, but apparently not? Terrible trade.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:25 (two years ago) link
RIP Chicago Cubes. it was a fun dynasty
― frogbs, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:27 (two years ago) link
seems better to get something for the dudes now and then possibly re-sign them. i'll miss baez the most, he was my favorite. but also maybe this is the push i need to stop paying attention to the cubs and being mixed up with the ricketts.
also the white sox are looking pretty good so who cares
― na (NA), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
yeah the sox look great. annoying to see Baez go for a currently injured prospect to go.
i just have such little faith in the Ricketts opening the wallets for them again later. maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised. just harder to watch through the eyes of my 9 year-old, who literally cried when he heard the Rizzo news.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 30 July 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
awe, that sucks for kids. when i first heard it was Bart i was thinking Zaidi lost it and made no sense. of course the Giants were not giving up Bart for a rental.
― Bee OK, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:43 (two years ago) link
baez is a super-fun player but he also has a career 102 wRC+ and .303 OBP. a *lot* of his value depends on his defense. i'd be leery of signing him long-term.
it made sense for the cubs to trade those guys today; the real capitulation was when they dumped darvish.
i wonder if impending labor strife had any impact on all this? probably not much, because i don't think anyone knows what's going to happen
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 20:58 (two years ago) link
cannot remember a crazier deadline than that, i still can't keep everything straight
― ✖, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
Cubs vs Nats starts in a hour and half and will be the saddest game of the season.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Really hate the Berrios deal. A lot to cough up considering the Jays have three teams ahead of them for the last wildcard spot.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 30 July 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
- why did the cardinals acquire jon lester and j.a. happ?- did the rockies do nothing?
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
so, like, who's on the cubs now
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 30 July 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
jason heyward toils on
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 July 2021 22:03 (two years ago) link
willson contreras is still a cub, i am surprised to learn
rockies traded mychal givens
― ✖, Friday, 30 July 2021 22:35 (two years ago) link
Jon fucking Lester, maaaaaan
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 30 July 2021 23:20 (two years ago) link
I thought he wasn’t allowed to pitch without David Ross?
Orioles said to be demanding very high price for Tanner Scott and Paul Fry and at this rate, who knows, maybe they'll get it
apparently they didn't
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 30 July 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, July 30, 2021 5:41 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
He'll be a Blue Jay next season if I understand correctly.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 30 July 2021 23:39 (two years ago) link
He will (assuming no work stoppage)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 31 July 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
hey everyone, check out the Cleveland Guardians website at https://www.clevelandguardians.com/
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Sunday, 1 August 2021 20:00 (two years ago) link
sick
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 1 August 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
Big match against the Beekeepers on Sept. 1st.
― brownie, Sunday, 1 August 2021 22:09 (two years ago) link
I'm glad Rickett's f'ed up the Cubs. They can lose for another 100 years while those a'holes own the club.
― earlnash, Sunday, 1 August 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
I grew up watching the Cubs on WGN back in the 80s, but the Ricketts are scum. They make the McCaskey's seem lovable by comparison.
― earlnash, Sunday, 1 August 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
it’s the end of an era but nick madrigal is good! codi heuer is good! pete crow-armstrong is good!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 2 August 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
with Hader on the Covid-19 list, the Brewers signed John Axford, one of the most beloved closers in Brewers history. 38 years old and now sporting a mostly-white beard, he came in with a 6-0 lead and went hit batter, flyout, single, single, RBI walk, exiting the game on what appears to be a torn UCL. it's, uh...what's the opposite of a fairy tale?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 04:09 (two years ago) link
that's the john axford i know
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 3 August 2021 06:19 (two years ago) link
well I guess they got what they paid for (he was traded for a buck)
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:31 (two years ago) link
in the meantime enjoy this
Victor Robles lets his praying mantis friend know there's one out. pic.twitter.com/7xHkgOtatP— Major League GIFs (@MajorLeagueGIFs) August 3, 2021
― frogbs, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 19:34 (two years ago) link
― frogbs, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 3:31 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
which one?
― ✖, Tuesday, 3 August 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
Very nice eephus thrown by Brock Holt, I am proud to say
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 9 August 2021 04:06 (two years ago) link
ffs
MLB, Barstool Sports in significant talks to broadcast games
MLB and Barstool potentially could team up to create a new type of broadcast with a focus on in-game gambling.
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 August 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
This doesn't mean I have to find out what that is, right? I feel like I just have some general miasmic sense that it's an annoying site that likes crypto and broiness.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 9 August 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
An update from the Colorado Rockies regarding the incident at the end of yesterday's game: pic.twitter.com/4cCS8peKnU— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 9, 2021
― ✖, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 02:21 (two years ago) link
the yankees blew four saves last night — and won
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 13:24 (two years ago) link
man congrats to Jake Arrieta for signing that contract when he did
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 August 2021 01:44 (two years ago) link
Corbin Burnes just struck out 10 in a row, which ties an MLB record
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:37 (two years ago) link
wainwright threw a Maddux last night, a 2-hit shutout against the pirates. on 88 pitches!!
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 12 August 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
daaamn
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 12 August 2021 16:31 (two years ago) link
arrieta placed on unconditional release waivers
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 August 2021 16:35 (two years ago) link
I didn’t know about this, but he’s apparently a bit of an asshole.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 12 August 2021 23:52 (two years ago) link
morbs was willing to overlook it
but yeah the cubs seem to be getting to 85% by cutting/trading away vaxxholes like arrieta and rizzo
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 August 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
ps i have never seen 'field of dreams' and also fuck this entire exercise
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 August 2021 01:55 (two years ago) link
I loved it lol
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 13 August 2021 02:35 (two years ago) link
I was going to put that game on the bar TVs, but our local cable co. had let its contract with the Fox affiliate expire and was running Newsmax on that channel. Fortunately the Little League World Series regionals were on.
― Profiles in Liquid Courage (WmC), Friday, 13 August 2021 02:36 (two years ago) link
I assumed it was over because pf the angels on MLB channel but whatever field of dreams is good
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 13 August 2021 02:44 (two years ago) link
i am surrounded by corny indie fucs!
― mookieproof, Friday, 13 August 2021 02:47 (two years ago) link
Wait I thought the indie stance would be anti field o dreams
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Friday, 13 August 2021 03:33 (two years ago) link