MLB 2018 Season

[TallTitan34]

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1003712715934879744

Cubs Wives vs Brewer Wives softball game. 

Cubs DL:
Bryant - ACL
Baez - Pregnant
Russell - Pregnant (obviously)
Almora - Pregnant

[4everwarriors]

Hope nun of dem get der snoz busted, hey?

[wadesworld]

Sort of...it looks like he didn't play high school baseball because the high school season interfered with club season.

This is part of why all high school baseball in Wisconsin is moving to spring season next year, so that kids can play high school in spring and then club all summer.

Yeah I didn't really mean to say that Waukesha West is responsible for developing the kid.  Just that a kid that goes to Waukesha West was the first high school player taken in the MLB Draft.  That's pretty wild.

[SaveOD238]

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1003712715934879744

Cubs Wives vs Brewer Wives softball game. 

Cubs DL:
Bryant - ACL
Baez - Pregnant
Russell - Pregnant (obviously)
Almora - Pregnant

This whole idea is great.  It's for charity.  It's a rivalry.  I love it.

That said, as a Brewers fan, I know NOTHING about the Brewers' wives.  I think Braun married a model a few years back and I think Hernan Perez has like 6 kids, but that's about it.

Go Brewives!

[Lennys Tap]

Sort of...it looks like he didn't play high school baseball because the high school season interfered with club season.

This is part of why all high school baseball in Wisconsin is moving to spring season next year, so that kids can play high school in spring and then club all summer.

Playing baseball in Wisconsin in "Spring" will be miserable.

[MerrittsMustache]

Sort of...it looks like he didn't play high school baseball because the high school season interfered with club season.

This is part of why all high school baseball in Wisconsin is moving to spring season next year, so that kids can play high school in spring and then club all summer.

I'm mildly disappointed in the move to spring. Obviously high schools want the best players representing the school but I like the idea of kids who are truly playing for scholarships or the draft to be playing club ball, which frees up a couple roster spots and some playing time for high schoolers who just want to have fun playing HS baseball.

[Macallan 18]

Happy draft day everyone. 

Hoping the Sox can snag one of Bohm or Madrigal.  Singer seems a likely pick also.

But most importantly I just really hope that Seth Beer goes to the Brewers.  Seems like a match made in heaven.

Any club going to take a chance on Oregon State's Luke Heimlich?

[GGGG]

Any club going to take a chance on Oregon State's Luke Heimlich?

Only if they can maneuver around the public relations issues they will face.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Edit: Deleted after I Google searched Heimlich.

[MerrittsMustache]

Any club going to take a chance on Oregon State's Luke Heimlich?

Maybe. Is there an MLB equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys?

[tower912]

Heimlich will get drafted.    At some point, the value proposition, i.e. his talent vs his baggage, will be favorable enough that someone will take him. 

[Pakuni]

Any club going to take a chance on Oregon State's Luke Heimlich?

It's a weird case.
Like everyone else, I have no idea of what happened between him and his niece. But I can say that his version of the events is not incredible. Those kinds of deals do get made. And in his case at the time, it would not have been unreasonable for he and his family to decide it was the best outcome. Hard to know whether we should loathe him or sympathize.

The problem for a team that drafts him is just not how to deal with the immediate news cycle, but deal with it over and over again if he makes it to the majors,

[Macallan 18]

It's a weird case.
Like everyone else, I have no idea of what happened between him and his niece. But I can say that his version of the events is not incredible. Those kinds of deals do get made. And in his case at the time, it would not have been unreasonable for he and his family to decide it was the best outcome. Hard to know whether we should loathe him or sympathize.

The problem for a team that drafts him is just not how to deal with the immediate news cycle, but deal with it over and over again if he makes it to the majors,

There was a good in-depth story about his case in SI a few weeks ago - https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/05/16/luke-heimlich-oregon-state - and it talked about his family's discussion around pleading guilty versus fighting it in court.

[GB Warrior]

Hope nun of dem get der snoz busted, hey?

I felt bad chuckling at this

[CTWarrior]

Playing baseball in Wisconsin in "Spring" will be miserable.

There were several kids who played football and baseball at my high school, which they could not do if they were the same season.  I didn't realize anyone played baseball in the fall.  Thinking about the weather in Wisconsin, I guess that makes a lot of sense.

[SaveOD238]

There were several kids who played football and baseball at my high school, which they could not do if they were the same season.  I didn't realize anyone played baseball in the fall.  Thinking about the weather in Wisconsin, I guess that makes a lot of sense.

Not fall, summer.  There are high school seasons starting basically right now, while others are finishing playoffs this week.  Summer baseball for high schools is going away next year.

[GGGG]

Playing baseball in Wisconsin in "Spring" will be miserable.

So miserable that 80% of Wisconsin high schools play in spring now.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

One of the reasons Bryant is so great is his base-running.  Fantastic job taking advantage of the shift here:

https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1004534834809724932

[TallTitan34]

Bryant has an incredible baserunning IQ.  He frequently gets extra bases out of pretty standard plays.

Almost a tough loss for the Cubs. Before tonight Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek had the first and third longest active homerless innings pitched (regular season). Luckily, Heyward bailed them out with the walkoff.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Bryant has an incredible baserunning IQ.  He frequently gets extra bases out of pretty standard plays.

Almost a tough loss for the Cubs. Before tonight Brandon Morrow and Steve Cishek had the first and third longest active homerless innings pitched regular season). Luckily, Heyward bailed them out with the walkoff.

The chances of each of those 3 HRs when looking at the numbers were very small. Then for all 3 to happen within the last 3+ innings of the same game?  That's baseball.

Heyward seems like a very classy dude so after all his struggles I was really happy for him.

[TallTitan34]

The chances of each of those 3 HRs when looking at the numbers were very small. Then for all 3 to happen within the last 3+ innings of the same game?  That's baseball.

Heyward seems like a very classy dude so after all his struggles I was really happy for him.

I believe I saw since coming off the DL for the concussion, he has hit .340 in games he has started.  He's definitely been making hard contact.

[TallTitan34]

Before that grand slam, Jason Heyward didn't have an extra-base hit off of a lefty this season and Adam Morgan hadn't given up an extra-base hit to a lefty this season.

[MerrittsMustache]

I believe I saw since coming off the DL for the concussion, he has hit .340 in games he has started.  He's definitely been making hard contact.

Since coming off the DL (16 games, 13 starts), Heyward has hit .321 with 11 RBIs and slugged .482. The Cubs are 12-4 during that stretch. He's obviously not playing up to his contract but he's still an important part of this team. I was thrilled to see his improbable HR last night!

[Lennys Tap]

So miserable that 80% of Wisconsin high schools play in spring now.

As long as football has first pick that's likely to be the case. Doesn't make Spring in Wisconsin any less miserable, though. Late August, September and October in Wisconsin are generally much nicer than late March, April and May.

[WarriorDad]

Only 1/2 game back.  Won't be long now until the panic is in full force.