I don't know the details of the rules of baseball. If Rizzo had touched the bag was their still a force out at second?
I’m not sure if it’s just cause KB is finally healthy, or cause it’s a context year, probably a combo of both, but if he’s going to perform like this I’m fine with giving him a big contract.Someone said whenever the Cubs are winning this thread is too quiet so I will just say this now and someone can either call me out for it later on or I'll make sure you all know that I was right all along I still am not excited about this team despite now getting to .500 and 2 games back from 1st after sweeping the Dodgers and on a 4 game win streak. Have seen this play out too many times before, this offense is streaky and they will put together some nice stretches but also go cold in a hurry too. The hot streaks are fun but the cold streaks they usually look really bad!
I don't see the front office adding to this roster and I still think even if they do find themselves in 1st place they are going to sell off at the deadline. Bryant is really helping recover his trade value right now and I don't see how he is still on this team after the deadline because they will not be giving him and Boras the contract they will ask for. I hope he stays hot and someone forks over a nice group of prospects for him. If they don't have extensions hammered out with Rizzo or Javy by the deadline I would not be shocked if they are shopped around too. There is no reason to keep this group of players together for a possible quick exit in the postseason if they find a way to get there and the pitching staff definitely is not built to win playoff series either right now. In fact if they get hit with injuries in the rotation I cringe at the thought of what they are going to do to fill the spots with what they have in the system right now because starting pitching is not a deep strength at the moment.
I will root for some hot bats and just enough losing to keep the front office from doing something stupid like thinking this team can contend this year and not trade off their best assets to restock the team for the future. They have already missed the mark on that a few times recently and need to get a nice haul back for Bryant while they can and not let him walk for nothing at the end of the season.
I’m not sure if it’s just cause KB is finally healthy, or cause it’s a context year, probably a combo of both, but if he’s going to perform like this I’m fine with giving him a big contract.
Not sure if anyone else is watching today but Beth Mowins is on the call with Boog having ESPN obligations. I was admittedly pretty against it talking with some friends in a group chat, mostly cause I associate her with 11 AM B1G football, but she is knocking it out of the park today. IMO, her and JD seem to be clicking way more than Boog and JD do and I hope she's on more this year.
Yeah I'm not a huge fan of her voice, more just talking about the broadcast as a whole.First impression, personally, I dislike listening to her. She has what sounds like a very put-on broadcaster voice, and that manner of speaking drives me up the wall.
Yeah I'm not a huge fan of her voice, more just talking about the broadcast as a whole.
In the middle of a decent stretch right now. The young pitchers have been fun to watch and give me some hope moving forward. I wonder if Keegan Thompson gets some more chances to enter the rotation soon.
kinda weird that it took this long to play the Cards for the first time this season. Wouldn’t mind a little three game sweep
I'm watching the game on DVR and in the 2nd inning......what's up with all the booing from the Deadbird fans? They sound like KU MBB fans. I must've missed something, not sure why they're booing KB mercilessly. Then they were booing an obvious out call at 1st base when Molina tried sliding in.
I'm watching the game on DVR and in the 2nd inning......what's up with all the booing from the Deadbird fans? They sound like KU MBB fans. I must've missed something, not sure why they're booing KB mercilessly. Then they were booing an obvious out call at 1st base when Molina tried sliding in.