The Cubs are about to play games that actually matter and that we can actually watch on TV, so here’s one final pod before the “real” Opening Day to prepare ourselves for the grind of 160, and hopefully more…
- Talking about the Tokyo Series and the annoyance of ramping up, then down, then up again while traveling halfway across the world;
- Some angst over Cam Smith and Kyle Tucker;
- The Shohei home run that maybe wasn’t;
- Some NCAA chat
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Apologies for the poor edit, but I don’t have as much time as I’d like to really refine it like I used to, perhaps when I am employed I’ll have more motivation and less existential dread (dying laughing)
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Much overlap Batman
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Love that the dbacks lost their tv deal and are streaming only but I’ll still probably be blacked out
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such a shame
also wyd Dbacks
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Not a lot of 100 run seasons
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Derped
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Sounded like Keller was pretty nasty in that first inning, wonder if they let him go for inning two
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Nope, it’s Presley now
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Pressly, not the singer
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Narrator: They would not.
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So this Workman fella should probably just get a roster spot
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The likelihood of that is a little difficult to gage.
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Brandon Phillips was the major landmine.
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You have been banned from Bleed Cubbie Blue, please acknowledge, etc etc
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TIL that Albertsons Market and Albertsons are two different companies with entirely separate pharmacy systems, fun times!
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Albeit a practice game, the pitching today did not inspire confidence
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I somehow did not know that Shawon Dunston’s career started that early.
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A handful of KC Gold Glove winners and I chose one of the more obscure ones I guess
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Wow
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Got us a fun potential opening day lineup here
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/braves-vs-cubs/2025/03/25/778748/preview
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Oh no Dbacks
Stuck with that money anyway but also doubly sucks for him
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Big Dump Truck –> Big Dumper
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/mariners-cal-raleigh-finalizing-extension.html
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Keller is in
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Tada…
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Guess it’s an elbow issue, would explain why Brujan wasn’t playing the last couple
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Interesting read –> https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/what-the-pirates-twins-finances-reveal-about-mlbs-revenue-divide/
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Ben Brown, Cubs 5th starter, gets the last worthless start today.
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Cam Smith ——> Astros opening day roster
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AAAAAAAH that was a rough TOOTBLAN
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Nice PCA catch.
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Good work by Ben Brown, gotta watch those hangers though
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andcounting,
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Not great, but not terrible. Bengie Molina and Alcides Escobar kinda hurt me.
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Not meant strictly to dump on Jed or the trade, and no guarantee whatsoever Smith would have made the opening day roster with the Cubs, but still pretty freaking cool to see this happen, and difficult not to imagine what it would have been like to have this story being told at Wrigley instead . . .
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It’s always wonderful to get the call, and to forever be able to call yourself a Major League Baseball player.
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BN reminds us that it’s Pete’s birthday, yay
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Don’t know enough ROYs but at least avoided the super obvious ones
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Bleah
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waaaaay out of my wheelhouse
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Who are these fuckin guys dot wav
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Bah ROY
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1993 is near the earliest Cubs teams I have solid memory of watching.
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Might have to change (dying laughing) to yes, hahaha, yes!
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As of yesterday the Cubs seem to have put Brujan, Miller, and Brasier on the IL…still need a spot for Keller so someone may be getting DFA
https://www.mlb.com/cubs/roster/transactions
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Still have another 24 hours of roster-move hell before actual baseball returns.
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Not too bad. 200 hit guys were kinda tough for rarity.
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Madness
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Tricksy hobbitses
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Preview/game thread up:
https://www.obstructedview.net/series-preview-chicago-cubs-0-2-at-arid-zone-diamondbacks-0-0/
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