Here’s the latest episode where we talk about a bunch of random stuff:
- The Cubs’ recent hot streak
- Performances of various players including Seiya Suzuki and Mike Tauchman
- The bullpen maybe finally getting it together
- New rules stuff
- Respect to Joey Votto and the Reds
- Cubs potential All-Stars
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That Heuer injury looked horrifying. Here’s hoping it wasn’t his elbow.
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Perkins,
Here’s the video that I’m sure you saw
It looks like his arm just went limp and that’s super scary for everyone. Iowa beat guy says he’s still under evaluation so I guess we will find out soon…
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The Hobbit, who I forgot was still a media guy, says Dansby’s wrist is ok
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Today’s hope-for-a-sweep lineup
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I am officially to the point where the really old players in MLB are still five years younger than I am. (dying laughing).
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andcounting,
Zambrano was always my guy for this, too bad he’s been out of the league for a decade (dying laughing). I’ve still got Rich Hill, Nelson Cruz, and (ugh) Waino to make me feel young.
berseliusQuote Reply
andcounting,
berselius,
We need Julio Franco to make a comeback…or maybe Barry Bonds can reset his HOF clock
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Cyle stuff today.
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berselius,
I bought a Schwarber jersey after the 2016 World Series and had that moment when I realized it was the first (and only) jersey I’d bought of a player younger than myself. Felt like the first time I heard “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on a classic rock station.
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So I guess Rich Hill isn’t dead just yet
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Oh darn
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I guess it’s hard to shut out another team forever
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That sounds like a threat
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berselius,
Depends on if the Cubs decide to become hitmen
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Rice Cube,
Will no one rid us of this meddlesome starting pitcher?
berseliusQuote Reply
Me gusta
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#neverbunt
berseliusQuote Reply
Oh yes
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Runs!
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This was aesthetically pleasing
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berselius,
When Madrigal does it, it’s not altogether different from swinging away, so it doesn’t bother me.
andcountingQuote Reply
These pitches are barely missing but also I feel like Hendricks is getting squeezed
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andcounting,
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
I know a lot of folks want Morel to be the primary 3B but I think they need to give him more reps at 2B as he seems very capable there
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Probably should start hitting it in the air some more too
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Madrigal hit one 102.5 mph!!!! Still a grounder, but it was a grownup grounder!
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Rice Cube,
Conversely the Pirates can keep hitting it on the ground yes please and thank you
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That E5 will guarantee Rich Hill a “quality start” if he finishes the inning even if the Cubs score 20 now (dying laughing)
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That HBP also reminds me I forgot to state we talked about all the stupid PIT HBPs on the podcast
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Rice Cube,
Awww, no fun (dying laughing)
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Quality start for Kyle Hendricks
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Wait
Hoerner is allowed to hit opposite field HRs?
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Rice Cube,
It’s about to not be a quality start if the bullpen goofs after Kyle created this jam
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Oh fuck
Trey almost killed Leiter
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Back to the closer-screwing
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
That’s what Madrigal do
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Still feels like a TOOTBLAN even if no one was thrown out (dying laughing)
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berselius,
That was almost a FARTSLAM but alas
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Nice Merryweather we’re having
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Hope Bellinger figures it out before too long
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Cubs win in 2:41 and earn the sweep en route to London
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boo, rockies, you had one job
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Cubs could be back to .500 by Monday.
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The Brewers have lost
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Couple things
https://www.mlb.com/video/condensed-game-chc-pit-6-21-23
1. That Nico oppo shot was not only oppo but also cleared the Clemente wall so that’s even more impressive now
2. Leiter’s “go to hell” look after Trey almost killed him with that terrible throw
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The Cardinals have also lost
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Let us celebrate this arrangement with the adding of chocolate to milk.
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Nationals notwithstanding, the Reds’ schedule over the next month looks a lot tougher than what they’ve faced of late.
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So those rich boys at the bottom of the ocean are probably dead, right?
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Rice Cube,
Given that “implosion” is trending and the Coast Guard apparently found debris I think the answer is yes, unfortunate but also probably preventable
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At least they acknowledged something re: the Stroman situation
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news/fans-chant-stromans-name-during-rally-with-cubs-charman-tom-ricketts/490964/?cid=sm_npd_rsn_chi_twt_mn
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Rice Cube,
I gotta think that if I were ever to blow a quarter of a million dollars to ride in a poorly engineered piece of technology, I’d much rather see space than an old sunken boat before getting crushed or blown up.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
My wife informs me that game controllers are being advertised for Prime Day and the comments and reviews are appropriately hilarious
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I will confess that I have done very little direct “research” into this submarine/submersible thing, but based on what I have seen and been shown by the wife, they’re literally sardines in a can curled up uncomfortably in a tube with a guy driving using a Playstation (or whatever) controller while there isn’t even a good viewing port except for the one window that apparently is made of plexiglass not even rated for that depth. They have to watch most of the ocean stuff on a monitor. They could have just sent down a camera and watched it while sipping champagne on their yacht deck and not having their knees lock up, or, you know, dying of lack of oxygen or being crushed by thousands of pounds of water pressure?
I don’t understand how rich people brains work.
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Rice Cube,
Always possible that the orcas did us a solid.
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berselius,
Hmmm, this presupposes that orcas have can openers but if it imploded that would have been convenient for them.
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Rice Cube,
So I was watching a Mark Rober video where he was tracking one of his various glitter bombs and it seems certain car thieves use a weakness of tempered glass to shatter them, so if orcas figured out how to do that with their snouts on that one porthole they had…
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No other NL Central team played today so I guess we can focus on how the Pirates lost again
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I think once someone has made enough money to be immune to scarcity forever and pretty much always be told “yes,” the game shifts to doing things even other stupidly rich people haven’t. Bragging rights, as on a playground.
I recently read an article about the dietary habits of the insanely wealthy and how many of them basically eat like picky children. I wouldn’t be surprised if taking the kind of risks only children with no concept of mortality usually engage in is the only way for them to get a dopamine hit.
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Hmmm so the London games are on FOX and ESPN respectively, I wonder if those are even available on MLB.tv
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New-ish shit until we game this weekend –> http://www.obstructedview.net/division-or-bust/
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