MLB: 2020 Chicago Cubs Season Thread

[ClonesTwenty1]

Glad we didn't extend Hamels, looks like a waste of $18 million (pre-prorated, of course) for the Braves.

I'm feeling really good about our bats this year; I am concerned about the question marks with our pitching.

I know maybe 3 of our relievers

 

[chuckd4735]

Prediction Time:

AL East Winner: Yankees; Rays second place
AL Central Winner: Twins; Indians second place
AL West Winner: Astros; A's second place
AL Wild Cards: Red Sox and White Sox

NL East Winner: Nationals; Braves second place
NL Central Winner: Cubs; Reds second place
NL West Winner: Dodgers; Padres second place
NL Wild Cards: Mets and Brewers

Wild Card Round:
Yankees (1) over White Sox (8)
Astros (2) over Red Sox (7)
Twins (3) over A's (6)
Rays (4) over Indians (5)

Dodgers (1) over Brewers (8)
Nationals (2) over Mets (7)
Cubs (3) over Padres (6)
Braves (4) over Reds (5)

Divisional Round
Yankees over Rays
Twins over Astros
Dodgers over Braves
Nationals over Cubs

League Championships
Yankees over Twins
Dodgers over Nationals

World Series
Yankees over Dodgers

 

[JM4CY]

Our rotation right now is hot trash

I thought it was ur pen that was the issue?

 

[Clonefan32]

I thought it was ur pen that was the issue?

You're both right.

I'd just be thrilled with some reliability from our starters this year. It just seemed so hit or miss all last year. Darvish was either unhittable or awful. Kyle took about 1/2 the year to get going. Lester was hit or miss. Quintana was pretty reliably bad.

 

[JM4CY]

League Championships
Yankees over Twins
Dodgers over Nationals

World Series
Yankees over Dodgers

I think I speak for Twins fans everywhere when I kindly say the following:

SCREW you!!

 

[VeloClone]

I think I speak for Twins fans everywhere when I kindly say the following:

SCREW you!!

You don't have to be a Twins fan to hate the Yankees.

By the way, I mirror you. Cubs are my team but my back up team is the Twins. You can probably figure out why.

 

[JM4CY]

You don't have to be a Twins fan to hate the Yankees.

By the way, I mirror you. Cubs are my team but my back up team is the Twins. You can probably figure out why.

Because you don’t get enough kicks to the balls as a Cyclone fan?

 

[VeloClone]

Because you don’t get enough kicks to the balls as a Cyclone fan?

I was going for: I live in the Twin Cities. But yours is a good answer, too.

 

[Clonefan32]

Prediction for Friday:

(R) Bryant 3B
(L) Rizzo 1B
(R) Baez SS
(L) Schwarber LF
(R) Contreras C
(L) Kipnis 2B
(S) Happ CF
(L) Heyward RF
(R) Hoerner DH

It'll be tough to keep Hoerner out of the lineup against righties - he hits righties better than lefties despite being a righty himself. But I also think Kipnis is going to be the leader we've needed for 4-5 years and would like to see him get a shot.

I'm not near as high on Kipnis as you are. I'd just as soon see Hoerner or Happ get the majority of the reps at 2nd.

 

[Cyfern]

Well, looks like we’re a go and will start games in a month.

Can’t wait to see how Ross fares as manager

After watching the Yankees and Nationals kneel for the national anthem, I will be watching NO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL this year.

 

[cyfanatic13]

After watching the Yankees and Nationals kneel for the national anthem, I will be watching NO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL this year.

Thanks for coming into a MLB thread and letting us know

 

[Cyched]

Not a cave thread

 

[BigJCy]

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

That lineup is still beautiful on paper.

 

[VeloClone]

After watching the Yankees and Nationals kneel for the national anthem, I will be watching NO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL this year.

Here's my crotchety old man take. I'm not a fan of the DH. This whole COVID pandemic was simply a ploy to ease into an NL DH. I'm also against masks on catchers. If they can't catch the thing, they don't deserve to have an unbroken nose.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

JFC MLB tv blackout rules are dumb

 

[CycloneErik]

75-0, baby! Let's roll!!!

 

[BigJCy]

Anyone else in Iowa that has Directv and is getting blacked out on Marquee Network?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Yes Im blacked out. Channel 720 has 6 games on split screens and Cubs are on there.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Anyone else in Iowa that has Directv and is getting blacked out on Marquee Network?

Yes blacked out on ESPN and Marque. Try 669