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Is something I said inaccurate or...?
I mean it was a high of 64 that day and it wasn't sunny and the forecast called for rain but don't let facts get in your way.
The sun was out that afternoon. But sure.I’ve never seen a game called that early and end up with a rainout where there was no rain.Glad you’re here to set the record straight though. Definitely a reasonably called game. It happened like every day in the MLB. Weather cancellations for games where there is no precipitation and no dangerous weather conditions. Pretty reasonable that if any weather forecast out there shows any chance of rain baseball games should definitely be called, especially 4 hours before the game when there are no signs of that rain that day.Leave it to Cubs fans to believe that. Although in their defense not ALL of them are like VBMG.
Did I say the game should have been called, genius?
All true. But it sure was funny. And if I recall correctly, when the Crew had to bus in for the one game make-up, they put a butt whippin' on the Cubs. Look, I get it. The Cubs are very likely to win the division again and could make another deep playoff run. But it's been an interesting adjustment for Cubs fans. For a lifetime they were the lovable losers so everyone outside Cub nation sort of pulled for them. Now, almost nobody outside of Cub nation does. Rather, we all like to poke fun. And so it goes........Anyway, it should be a good season with the Cubs, Crew and Birds all darn competitive.
So is that why they are now so thin-skinned?
The sun was out that afternoon. But sure.I’ve never seen a game called that early and end up with a rainout where there was no rain.Glad you’re here to set the record straight though. Definitely a reasonably called game. It happens like every day in the MLB. Weather cancellations for games where there is no precipitation and no dangerous weather conditions. Pretty reasonable that if any weather forecast out there shows any chance of rain baseball games should definitely be called, especially 4 hours before the game when there are no signs of that rain that day.Leave it to Cubs fans to believe that. Although in their defense not ALL of them are like VBMG.
By all accounts he was a pretty good catcher as well.
Why add Cain and Yelich and then do basically nothing with the rotation? Yeah, they added Chacin but that clearly seems to be a weakness of the team. Seemed odd to me.
Last year I started to take a shot of titos everytime wades talked about the sun out or a cubs player using roids (a double if arrieta)My liver may not live to see 2019. Surprisingly what I thought would be a break in the winter turned into one of the hardest seasons for my liver.
Arrietta roided his ass off and the results were outstanding for him. Good for him.The Chubs tried to break the Brewers momentum by calling a sun out game. Unfortunately for the Chubs the Brewers came and smoked them up in the makeup game. But the sun out game being rescheduled when it was did create a more difficult schedule down the stretch so they got what they wanted. I wonder if the PED user Arrietta was scheduled to be on the bump for the original game or the makeup game. I also wonder if the PED user Sammy Sosa was in the stands for the makeup game. Or maybe the PED user Kerry Wood was in the stands? Wait nevermind he had a baby face and threw a curveball, just a coincidence he came up at the height of anabolic steroids, consistently threw 100 mph, and was injury prone throughout his career.Here’s to hoping you don’t have family plans for Easter tomorrow. Lots of water tonight. And if the sun’s out I hope your Chubbies don’t have their game called!Jake Arrietta...steroids.
Yeah, super weird. Going all in on the lineup and just not doing anything in the rotation is baffling in a lot of ways. Especially when someone like Lynn was so darn cheap.
Not really. Both Yelich and Cain are long term plays. They can see how the season develops and determine if they want to trade some assets to acquire pitching.
Disagree. They're clearly planning on being competitive and have already tried to trade for pitching. Players like Cain also don't typically age well and it's not like the Cubs window is closing. Again, I feel like the Twins are a decent comparison in the AL. They're expected to contend for a wild card spot, lost Santana for a while, but went out and signed Lynn and traded for Odorizzi, neither of whom was expensive in money or prospects. The value of another one or two right now could be huge for the Brewers.
But what do Lance Lynn and Jake Odorizzi really get you? Giving Lynn and Odorizzi max credit, they're about a combined 7.0 WAR. A bearish outlook on the Brewers options calls them replacement level. Its tough to say that difference vaults the Brewers in front of the Cubs, so you're spending that prospect capital and $$ to make the wild card a near certainty. Then you probably don't pitch either of those guys in the wild card game anyway - Nelson is probably a better option. If you win that game, do both of them even pitch in the NLDS? If so, I'm not optimistic about the chances of Anderson-Lynn-Odorizzi to win a series. I just don't think the opportunity cost of those guys vs. retaining more flexibility for future moves is worth it.