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cubs (47-63) @ rockies (44-67)
game 1: wood vs. anderson 7:40 pm
game 2: arrieta vs. lyles 7:40 pm
game 3: hendricks vs. morales 2:10 pm
javier baez has been called up! high potential for fireworks in the mile high city
go cubs!
game 1: wood vs. anderson 7:40 pm
game 2: arrieta vs. lyles 7:40 pm
game 3: hendricks vs. morales 2:10 pm
javier baez has been called up! high potential for fireworks in the mile high city
go cubs!
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Gonna be fun to watch. However, Baez struggled early in both AA and AAA so while he could have a good series in Colorado with the altitude helping balls fly and hurting breaking balls I expect him to struggle his first month.
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Kizz Fastfists wrote:Gonna be fun to watch. However, Baez struggled early in both AA and AAA so while he could have a good series in Colorado with the altitude helping balls fly and hurting breaking balls I expect him to struggle his first month.
Exactly why I'm glad they're getting this out of the way now. Hopefully people will be patient with him.
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Lineup:
Alcantara CF
Baez 2B (wearing #9)
Rizzo 1B
Castro SS
Ruggiano RF
Valbuena 3B
Castillo C
Lake LF
Wood P
Alcantara CF
Baez 2B (wearing #9)
Rizzo 1B
Castro SS
Ruggiano RF
Valbuena 3B
Castillo C
Lake LF
Wood P
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Posey H8er wrote:Lineup:
Alcantara CF
Baez 2B (wearing #9)
Rizzo 1B
Castro SS
Half our hitters now are actually important players for the future, core guys.
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Posey H8er wrote:Lineup:
Alcantara CF
Baez 2B (wearing #9)
Rizzo 1B
Castro SS
Ruggiano RF
Valbuena 3B
Castillo C
Lake LF
Wood P
That lineup makes me smile.
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Hopefully a historic night for the Cubs' future.
Go get 'em kid.
Go get 'em kid.
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rockies have lost the ability to throw strikes, 4 walks this inning so far
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haha wow, 3 runs on 6 walks and no hits
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Baez with the clutch HR.
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Almost like the game kept having to go on until Baez did something special.
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_01yBNSk8Y[/youtube]
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This is it. This is the beginning. The beginning of the end .
suckfish wrote:Reminder: NBA players are stupid.
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well this is getting out of hand
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The Cubs apparently put in a waiver claim for Cole Hamels:
http://www.csnchicago.com/kapman/philad ... ole-hamels
http://www.csnchicago.com/kapman/philad ... ole-hamels
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Hamels at the top of the rotation for the next 5 years would be nice. The problem is that his contract is basically at what he is worth so if the Phillies want the type of packages that were rumored at the deadline there is very little chance the Cubs would work something out for him. If the Phillies are trying to dump the salary and are willing to take 1-3 solid prospects like Candelario, Amaya, Villanueva, Bruno, Vogelbach, etc then I'd do it. Then you have the other issue of Hamels using his veto power to avoid Chicago.
I wouldn't give up Bryant, Russell, Soler, Pierce Johnson, C.J. Edwards or Tseng. Hamels is a 4 fWAR pitcher and a legitimate ace, but his contract prevents any value from being extracted there. Still, there is an advantage to trading for Hamels over trying to sign Lester or Scherzer in that there is no guarantee that either of them want to come to Chicago. I'm just not a fan of giving up big time prospects for a guy who isn't going to be worth his contract, probably coming $10M short over the rest of the deal. Not a significant leak and probably less then you'd have in signing Lester or Scherzer, but still the lack of surplus value means you do not give up any of the prospects you expect to be playing for you next year or be significant pieces in 2016. The best offer I would make is Almora straight up or McKinny, Vogelbach and Amaya.
I wouldn't give up Bryant, Russell, Soler, Pierce Johnson, C.J. Edwards or Tseng. Hamels is a 4 fWAR pitcher and a legitimate ace, but his contract prevents any value from being extracted there. Still, there is an advantage to trading for Hamels over trying to sign Lester or Scherzer in that there is no guarantee that either of them want to come to Chicago. I'm just not a fan of giving up big time prospects for a guy who isn't going to be worth his contract, probably coming $10M short over the rest of the deal. Not a significant leak and probably less then you'd have in signing Lester or Scherzer, but still the lack of surplus value means you do not give up any of the prospects you expect to be playing for you next year or be significant pieces in 2016. The best offer I would make is Almora straight up or McKinny, Vogelbach and Amaya.
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Javy going off today. 3/4, 2 HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI. Kyle Hendricks with another strong outing. I see light at the end of the tunnel!
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Kizz Fastfists wrote:Javy going off today. 3/4, 2 HRs, 2 R, 4 RBI. Kyle Hendricks with another strong outing. I see light at the end of the tunnel!
Wow! I think Colorado is a good place to break in a rookie. Nice he got everything going (relatively speaking) before his home debut.
Hendricks is impressing me a lot.