Hey everyone, happy holidays! The Cubs pulled off a last minute present just in time even if it wasn’t our first choice in signing Dansby Swanson. Among the various fun topics from AC’s various very good questions include:
- The fallout from the Carlos Correa drama session
- How we feel about the Cubs as currently constructed
- What the Cubs still need to do
- …and more!
Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and share us with your friends. Thanks for listening, and hope you get plenty of fun presents.
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Both the Podbean embedded player and the in-Wordpress player on this page seem to work. I hope it shows up on the OV feed as well as I did what Berselius told me to do.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
The bad man is going to be reinstated next season and the Dodgers will likely eat the cost and release him so I really hope the Cubs don’t even think about considering a passing thought about him
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Sweet. Thanks for this, RC. Shows up on both feeds for me on the podcasts app. I’ll give it a listen tomorrow.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
I added something at BvS’s request at the very end (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Good thread on he who should never be allowed to pitch in MLB (or anywhere else) again:
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Boob is sometimes wrong, but Mancini it is then
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Hard to believe a different Boras client went to SF, at least I thought Conforto was one.
And I wouldn’t rule out a trade with the Mets for one of the guys pushed out by Correa playing 3rd.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Baty or bust (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
(dying laughing), I’d take Escobar over Bust, and I’d think he’d pretty much want a trade, but what do I know about getting paid $10 million to be a backup?
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Lots of Cubs fans pivoting to a Bryan Reynolds trade but I don’t see how that helps much unless they move someone to 1B off the starting OF and are okay with giving up a bunch of their pitching depth
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Happy Festivus, jabronis
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Ah, how appropriate, a Cody Bellinger rebound was discussed on this Dreamcast
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/top-item-on-every-mlb-teams-holiday-wish-list-a-world-series-ring-an-owner-who-will-spend-and-more/
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I got a lotta problems with a lot of people, but not with you guys.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I don’t have a high opinion of any front office’s moral standing when it comes to talent acquisition, but I think they all have a sliding scale of performance against headaches and an inflection point beyond which it’s not worth it. Carlos Zambrano did a lot of mostly silly hotheaded antics and the Cubs dumped him when he dipped below league average.
Bauer is radioactive: beyond (probably) being a rapist, he has additional sideshows like Zambrano-esque on-field behavior, injuries from hobbies, and being a constant PR liability by beefing with randos on Twitter. I’m sure some team will prove me wrong, but I think he’d have to be a clear CYA favorite every year to be worth signing.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The Giants gave the money they couldn’t give to Judge and didn’t give to Correa to sign Taylor Rogers
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
I don’t see any way that trade happens in a way that makes sense for the Cubs. The Pirates don’t want to trade him and would only do so if they can rob someone blind.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
After the Correa fiasco, signing the best guy left, and a feel good story reuniting the twins were the best face saving moves left.
BVSQuote Reply
Dreamcast keeping me company while running xmas errands today. Resisting urge to scroll to end for RC’s teaser.
BVSQuote Reply
Hey this is fun! Ben Zobrist on striking out controversial* Hall of Fame catcher Yadier Molina
https://youtu.be/wQnCp0j8ytY
*probably not that controversial but it drives their fans mad
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BVS,
For those that are listening including BVS please feel free to point out any suggestions or glitches you noticed, also would appreciate comments on content, flow, why I always sound like a fucking robot, etc <3
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Great job on the podcast, RC. I know that’s a lot of work to produce and edit, but you did us proud.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Hey, we might only get 10 listeners, but they’re gonna get some quality dammit!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Wow, Blue Jays got Daulton Varsho. Better luck in 2024, DBacks fans!
andcountingQuote Reply
Cubs have claimed a pitcher –> https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kayan01.shtml
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Guess the Cubs didn’t feel like going for round 2
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Rice Cube,
And DFA’d Rivas.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
I hate that they had to, but the DFAs at the margin are going to keep happening if they can’t outright/trade guys
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
(dying laughing) on the Coda. Hope you get an upgrade!
I don’t think you sound like a robot. I think you do a great job summing up what the rest of us say and making it sound like we had a point!
I’ll try to figure out the headset issue so it doesn’t sound like I’m in an empty shipping container.
BVSQuote Reply
$10m for Kimbrel? Wow
BVSQuote Reply
Drew Smyly signing is official, multiple reports that the Cubs DFA Eric Uelmen to make room
https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1606666965434736641?t=3hfxa6Nlb9l4BRhg9oqapw&s=19
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BVS,
I think all things considered you sounded better than many podcast guests on other shows I’ve listened to, it was only a marginal echo. Since we don’t deal with a video feed a quick fix is to just record under a heavy blanket to muffle the echo.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
BVS,
Rice Cube,
This is also the first time I’ve ever overlaid audio over the intro music, usually I just let it play, but I figured that part was gold
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I also did some silly stuff at the end of #51, the one I did with Harry in the spring.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Does paint a good picture of the Cubs finances
If I were feeling motivated I’d just go through Levine’s timeline to do a top 10 all time tweet list for him.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
It’s pretty hilarious his phone refuses to let him type mutual. Mural is funny, but the mutant option is my favorite option.
andcountingQuote Reply
I also doubt anything could ever touch Arson Judge for best sports twitter typo of the year, considering it helped burn Giants Nation to the ground.
andcountingQuote Reply
Yippee ki-yay, chaos lovers.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/mets-have-raised-concerns-over-carlos-correas-physical.html
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
(dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
andcounting,
Welcome to the party pal
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
*Steve Cohen tugs at dead terrorist sweater*
“Now I have a medical issue… ho, ho, ho…”
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Guess the Mets will just deal with it
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
They may, but nothing is final. If they’re saying the deal is subject to get reworked, who’s to say someone else wouldn’t come in willing to gamble a bit more? I’m not confident this is getting done until the contract is signed.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Obviously it’s not done until the contract is signed; it’s my confidence that is subject to the signature. (dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Maybe the Twins $285M deal comes back into play.
Apparently he had a plate in his leg from a fracture when he was 19. (Rosenthal/Hayes)
BVSQuote Reply
BVS,
Did the plate shift or shatter because he has obviously been playing with it for years now
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Maybe it vibrates when an offspeed pitch is coming.
andcountingQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Or maybe they zoomed in and saw it has an expiration date of 3/2024. (dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
Honestly, I want to see the video of you recording the podcast from underneath a big heavy blanket.
uncle daveQuote Reply
uncle dave,
Will need to ask David to set up an official OV YouTube channel (dying laughing)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
OV/Pizza Hut milf channel
dmick89Quote Reply
Happy Chrismukkah everyone
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
(dying laughing)
That would be so much more lucrative on YouTube than as a blog. We should have done this ages ago.
andcountingQuote Reply
https://youtu.be/GYXC2GKCwTU
Merry Xmas all, I hope you were not found naughty.
berseliusQuote Reply
New Christmas shit, merry Christmas, jabronis –> http://www.obstructedview.net/the-cubs-night-before-christmas-2022/
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