KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
Castro has started at 5 different positions. He's there to give guys a rest.
Chicago Cubs 2025
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Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
The division is going to be out of reach soon at this rate.
My fear is that they make the wild card, get swept, and the front office considers it a success because they made the playoffs without going over the cap. For that reason, Hoyer's comfortable 5 year deal and the 2027 work stoppage will guarantee that they don't try to improve in 2026.
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bdutts
- Houston, Texas
Plausible
Sounds Cub-like. Even worse, they might lose the series, but not get swept.
This is slightly better than my pre-season prediction that they finish second to the Brewers, and 4th in the wildcard race.
Carter Hawkins:
“Teams are trying to find that guy that can lock down the eighth or ninth inning but that also costs a lot. That costs a lot of future wins. We have a responsibility to the 2025 Cubs but also the 2032 Cubs. That's not always popular in the moment, but it's decisions we have to make.”
Carter, Who knows? I may not be around in 2032 and if you take that stance, I guarantee you won't. That's the stance of a small market team. In 2032 they'll be worried about 2039. This makes no sense after acquiring Tucker.
“Teams are trying to find that guy that can lock down the eighth or ninth inning but that also costs a lot. That costs a lot of future wins. We have a responsibility to the 2025 Cubs but also the 2032 Cubs. That's not always popular in the moment, but it's decisions we have to make.”
Carter, Who knows? I may not be around in 2032 and if you take that stance, I guarantee you won't. That's the stance of a small market team. In 2032 they'll be worried about 2039. This makes no sense after acquiring Tucker.
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Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I understand that mindset at the beginning of the season. But not when you have the second-best record in the league or whatever it was at the trade deadline. At that point new information that you didn't have at the beginning of the season has become apparent, i.e. you have a decent shot at making the W.S.
They do feel like the Bulls a bit except Hoyer can use the cover of the prospects — we can’t trade them, they’re gonna make us great in the future. Hopefully the offense can awaken and getting Taillon back soon helps.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Brewers playing at an unsustainable pace for a good portion of the season.................................................and then they win 8 in a row.
9.
24-4 in their last 28.
Clearly the greatest team ever assembled. The 27 Yankees combined with the Big Red Machine. Multiple first-ballot Hall of Famers up and down the lineup.
Nothing can possibly stop them.
Win streaks of 8, 10 and now 9 and counting.
Down 5-0 today and win in the 9th on a walk off homer.
They now play the Pirates at home and we get to play the Blue Jays in Toronto.
After their entire roster, who do you think will come in 27th in MVP?
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Cubs are really just about a .500 team now. They need some type of spark.
KBLEE
- Montgomery, IL
I mean yeah... the first half surge was mostly that PCA became an MVP level talent, Carson Kelly and Miguel Amaya combined to form a super slugger of a catcher, and the bullpen was almost untouchable for about 2 months. I do think this last two months is a true regression to who they probably were all along. Hoping for a hot streak in early October.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
The power outage for Suzuki, Tucker, PCA, and Busch has been astounding. Tucker with one homer since July 1 I believe.
2X2L
- Metaluna
Pitchers catching up to, figuring out hitters? Don't know for sure. Pitcher has the advantage if he's smart, I think, the more he faces the same batters.
Pitchers usually want to throw first pitch, fastball, down the middle for a strike. And dumb batter will take it, looking moronic waiting for "his pitch". I say pounce on that first pitch if it's a strike.
Banks, Santo, Williams seemed to do ok at the plate the whole season for many seasons. But I'm talking Hall of Famers.
Go Cubs!
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It's a totally different game now. Those guys were especially good when they would face an 85 MPH fastball after the pitcher's 130th pitch.
As a former umpire, you cannot force a player off the base. Berti beat the tag but the Cards player pushed his hand off the base. Terrible umpiring.
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