2021 Team

[rok]

Still happy with the Kimbrel trade, thank you very much.



https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2021...-deadline/

[funkster]

Was going to mention this earlier, not that I wish ill on him but hadn't realized he's been bad.  It felt like he was starting to show warning signs when he was still here.

[1060Ivy]

Or is it that Kimbrel needs a steady routine and when disrupted, his results go to shit quickly …



Plus, age catching up with him

[jeffy]

I'm guessing Butchie has been sleeping a little better lately.

[Butcher]

Not really. I'm not a fan of Madrigal and Heuer's performance is a very small sample size.

 

My issue is that Kimbrel was our biggest trade chip and I don't think we got enough for him. I also suspect that if TLR wasn't a complete fucking dumbass he would've put Kimbrel in for the 9th and moved Hendricks to the 8th and Kimbrel would be just fine. But we'll never know for sure...

[funkster]

I do find it odd that a clearly headed to the HOF closer is the one that was pushed out of his role.

[rok]

Makes zero sense, and it's not as though Hendriks was having a great season before the Kimbrel trade. He also said multiple times that he would be happy in a setup role. La Russa is just trying to prove he's a genius by going against the grain.

[1060Ivy]

Expecting the Sox to implode in Sept and right the ship for October playoff time

[1060Ivy]

Happ is hitting .357/.426/.738 with four doubles and four home runs in his last 13 games during which the Cubs are 4-9 - sounds about right. He was instrumental in at least a couple of those wins. Unfortunately, I will never trust Happ to actually produce when counted upon. Sadly, he’s probably a Cub for another season or 2

[Butcher]

We need to stop winning. We've dropped two spots in the reverse standings. If we're going to suck, let's fully suck; I'd like to get a top 5 draft pick.

[1060Ivy]

I have complete faith in this roster’s ability to lose

[rok]

Have faith. The losing will resume in a big way this weekend. The Rockies series was an outlier not the new norm.

[4FP]

Austin has his father's eyes.




 

That's all I got.

[rok]

Andrew Romine is a giant turd sandwich.

[4FP]

Andrew Romine is a giant turd sandwich.

As a hitter, or as an infielder, or as a pitcher, or as a sandwich?


(His father was perhaps only remarkable for ability to stay on a major league roster for seven years, and one team at that.


Plus, he taught his boys a trade.)