[X] would watch. Just see what's going on.

Just wait til Bro joins in next year.

The aging Cubs are pretty desperate trying for one more year before their window closes and completely gives way to the Brewers. I don't think Yu will be enough, especially since the Brewers will still be adding another pitcher or two, one of which is hopefully Archer. Brewers still NL Central favorites.

nope, yankees

lol aging Cubs

Rizzo 28
Bryant 26
Contreras 25
Baez 25
Russell 24
Schwarber 24
Almora 23
Happ 23

K

yeah but those guys were 27, 25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 22 and 22 last year, respectively.

The only certain things in life are death, taxes, and shoe completely overrating the brewers.

get busy aging, or get busy dying

So Cubs fans are still thinking Schwarber will be something of an asset?

LOL

would you like to do some kind of WAR bet on Schwarber

I'm down for free Schwarber money if Chads doesn't take it all, who's going to escrow?

Yes, I am interested in WAR bets on Schwarber. Please propose something.

Do we really need an escrow?

If Theo is really great he'll be able to flip Schwarber to some middling team for an aging reliever. But the demand for a 24 year old who can't play a defensive position isn't great.

no, we don't.

I'm not that familiar with WAR (my concern is with the defensive side) so I'll need to do some research, but I'm thinking of something like more than 0.2 above or below the average of x reputable estimates with injury protection.

Well?

God, every photo I see of Sammy Sosa he looks more ridiculous than in the last.

Holy **** that is fantastic.


Must be a glitch in the sim.

I somehow stumbled across this article from 2010. You're welcome.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/stor...arting9/100505

Cliffs: Jim Palmer, Goose Gossage, and Bert Blyleven drop some LOL knowledge about the unwritten rules of baseball.

Esteban Loaiza is slangin tits!

Speaking of LOL Goose...

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...pring-training

I mean s*** the only thing I got for that is I guess it takes one to know one.

Hmmm, I was just about to lol @ him for getting in the HOF, but he is a fine entrant as a RP. Hoffman and Sutter and Fingers are the lol ones.

So he grew his hair long, big deal.

Some more good stuff from Goose after Cashman didn't invite him to be a coach at spring training.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2...pring-training


"Well, with power, is that what happens to you, you turn into a f---ing a--h---," Gossage told the Daily News, in reference to Cashman. "Is that it? I don't know."

"He would've been gone 10 years ago if George was still around," Gossage said. "He'd have been gone when he jumped out of that f---ing airplane. Do you think he's a good f---ing baseball guy, really? He doesn't believe in f---ing coaching."


from last year's ST:
"He said last year that it was "insulting" to him to be compared to Mariano Rivera because he pitched multiple innings per outing while Rivera was utilized primarily as a one-inning closer."

" blasted analytics-inclined executives as a "bunch of f---ing nerds running the game."

not one of those is a false statement lol

The rhetorical do you think he's a good baseball guy? Yes, I do.