Now that the season is over

[fatbeard]

You are just pissed that I called you out for plagiarizing that article last week.

Dumbshit, do you understand the copyright laws and the jeopardy you place the owners of this forum under.....fucking idiot

Actually dumbshit, he copied from the comments section of a website, not the actual content that would be copy-protected...fucking idiot.

 

[TL1961]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1183768756553764864

Great!

Now i've got "Welcome Back" stuck in my head.

 

[Omeletpants]

Actually dumbshit, he copied from the comments section of a website, not the actual content that would be copy-protected...fucking idiot.

NO he didnt. He copied the original authored article, then passed it off as his own

How do I know? I read the entire article on another site before I saw it here....dumbshit

 

[fatbeard]

NO he didnt. He copied the original authored article, then passed it off as his own

How do I know? I read the entire article on another site before I saw it here....dumbshit

How's the internet speed at "A Place for Dad?"

 

[Omeletpants]

How's the internet speed at "A Place for Dad?"

Stop defending the plagiarizer

 

[CSF77]

CSF77: "You have to evaluate a roster on what your eyes see, not just what you see on a statsheet."

Also CSF77: "Almora's defense is all hype because the statsheet says so."

Will you please, just please try to maintain a coherent baseball worldview for once?

So your eye test says that he passes?

 

[CSF77]

My eye test says that he came in lazy and with hair past his shoulders acting the every day player roll vs keeping hungered.

Some teams (NYY) don't allow their players to come in looking unprofessional and sloppy.
Maybe that is what this team needs. Some discipline.

 

[fatbeard]

Stop defending the plagiarizer

Would you like to speak to the manager, Karen?

 

[Steve_A]

My eye test says that he came in lazy and with hair past his shoulders acting the every day player roll vs keeping hungered.

Some teams (NYY) don't allow their players to come in looking unprofessional and sloppy.
Maybe that is what this team needs. Some discipline.

I personally think he’s not great but good. Good does pass tests and he does make amazing snatches at times. Both of you are right to an extent so let’s just leave it at that.

 

[fatbeard]

My eye test says that he came in lazy and with hair past his shoulders acting the every day player roll vs keeping hungered.

Some teams (NYY) don't allow their players to come in looking unprofessional and sloppy.
Maybe that is what this team needs. Some discipline.

The amount of baseball stupid contained within this post is the density equivalent of a neutron star. Is that you, Matt Williams?

 

[Steve_A]

Sometimes it's like all your posts exist in these separate little universes with no connection between them. It's very difficult to figure out what you actually believe.

Do the Cubs have a SS or do they not have a SS? Do the Cubs have a backup C or do they not have a backup C? Schrodinger's infield, perhaps?



Across MLB, the best .SLG players routinely hit in in the first four spots in the order. Where are you coming up with the weird idea that they need to be stuck in the middle of the lineup with a bunch of scrappy OBP slap-hitters in front of them? It's like you're trying to fit guys in these outdated 1980's prototypes and it doesn't make much sense.



If the Cubs are relying on Ian Happ as a "middle of the order bat" then he's either made a significant development leap that literally no one is expecting or the Cubs are in for a disappointing 2020.



Descalso's awfulness had nothing to do with his injury and everything to do with the fact that Descalso is a AAAA baseball player and every bit of evidence in his history backs this unequivocally.



Bote deserves his roster spot far more than Descalso or Russell, that's for sure. To say he isn't even worth his roster spot is just an incredibly bad take.



The need for a starting CF is legit but saying Almora should be in the minors is just vindictive, disappointed fan-talk about a player who's been underwhelming but still has value in a more limited role. He doesn't "bring minus value D," that's you fixating on this most recent season while ignoring his entire body of work. Lots of Cubs players took a step back defensively this season, which I think is fair to attribute to Maddon's management style--Loretta straight dimed him out on that. Almora is cheap, under team control, and can still be a capable fourth OF and defensive replacement. His bat is not as bad as it was this year. The only reason to move him would be to clear space for someone else (that player doesn't exist), or to get a better return (which will not be forthcoming).

I think you nail it here in a sense that we need to find alternate solutions before actually moving on from him.

 

[fatbeard]

I think you nail it here in a sense that we need to find alternate solutions before actually moving on from him.

I think the Cubs have already moved on from him in the sense that no one expects him to be a starting CF anymore. But he's a perfectly capable 4th OF and he's fine in that role. There's no reason to jettison him because he didn't live up to his projection when he still has value to the roster. For some reason though, fans develop personal animosities towards certain guys when their only crime was "not being as good at baseball as we all hoped."

That's dumb, and it's not the way smart organizations do business.

 

[Steve_A]

Honestly from watching him play, the more he plays the worse his WAR will be. When he plays consistently he either gets worn down or exposed. He was awful when he played for long stretches. Also his defense, which was supposed to be good, is in fact very bad.

One fact that we could probably all agree on is that he did not take the next step forward this year.

 

[CSF77]

One fact that we could probably all agree on is that he did not take the next step forward this year.

I believe that he didn't properly prepare in the off season. Came in long hair added weight. It felt comphy vs driven mentality.

IMO he is a limited talent and depends on being in top shape and using his intellengence to overcome the talent gap. He can not afford to lose that edge. He is in the same box that Hendricks is in. They have to find success via skills vs raw talent.

 

[Discus fish salesman]

I believe that he didn't properly prepare in the off season. Came in long hair added weight. It felt comphy vs driven mentality.

IMO he is a limited talent and depends on being in top shape and using his intellengence to overcome the talent gap. He can not afford to lose that edge. He is in the same box that Hendricks is in. They have to find success via skills vs raw talent.

pretty sure he’s talking about Bote.

 

[CSF77]

pretty sure he’s talking about Bote.

Bote did ok. I just don't like back up IF that can't play MLB avg SS.

 

[fatbeard]

Everyone knows there's a strong statistical correlation between lack of hair length and baseball success.

It's science, guys.

 

[Steve_A]

Everyone knows there's a strong statistical correlation between lack of hair length and baseball success.

It's science, guys.

Any examples sir?

 

[anotheridiot]

Everyone knows there's a strong statistical correlation between lack of hair length and baseball success.

It's science, guys.

does it go for basketball too? maybe you can tell Coby white, even though he might only end up being 6'0 tall.

 

[CSF77]

does it go for basketball too? maybe you can tell Coby white, even though he might only end up being 6'0 tall.

Don't worry. He stroke's his Fatbeard to Almora's locks all of the time.