Let it play out. Good luck to you Matt.

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K

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Well, he sucks.

Give us the next one, Theo!!!!

Schierholtz should be waived. He will only take up valuable at bats and is clearly not a part of the teams future. Lake has been given enough chances to know that he too, will not be a part of the club once it's good. Too many strikeouts. A .242 OBP doesn't cut it. The .215 average is bad, but he doesn't walk enough to help himself out either. If he did, his speed might be a better utilized tool. I agree about Coughlan. That was a move that has gone largely under the radar. He has been outstanding over the last 5-6 weeks. Looking forward to Soler in September, if not sooner.

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Pussy Anderson leaves the game with a fake injury 1 batter before Javy!

Anderson is leaving the ballgame in the 4th inning. He took one look at Baez in the on deck circle and pretended to tweak his back. We know what's really going on....He knows he was lucky to get him out in the first and didn't want to push his luck any more.

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No one here has seriously said he is going to be Alomar.

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Alomar was a high average guy with 15-20 HR power in his prime years

Nobody thinks Baez will be a high average guy. His ceiling is 30-35 home runs. He's got a sluggers swing and he's gonna strike out 150 plus times during a season. You just hope he gets 100 walks with those strike outs. Alomar wasn't a slugger nor did he strikeout like a slugger. Never over 100 SO in a season. Below 80 in his prime years.

So anybody thinking he's Alomar is just stupid

I just picked a great 2B I don't need Bernsie analysis. He sure as shit won't be Sandberg.

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Ok I am not fooling around joking. Just looked at box. Cubs one runs and Baez 0-3. Did he look good? Ground outs, strike outs, liners to an outfielder?

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2 ks. Both pretty bad. The second on a pitch over his shoulders.
Early yips.

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That is what I figured. These kids can't all come up like Trout and jump it. They are going to face the best pitchers they have ever seen and also have pride.

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The K in the 1st wasn't too bad. Worked to 2-2, fouled a few off. Got him on a bit of a hanging curve. 2nd AB was a fairly hard ground out to 3rd.

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"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

Low cubs standards.

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He sure ain't no Tuffy Rhodes that's for Damn sure.

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He's never going to walk 100 times. You have to hope he'll cut down the Ks.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Career minor leaguer

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No, no he's not.

http://deadspin.com/tuffy-rhodes-catche ... 1553840023

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"Smiles with Nostrils"

"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

There is going to be some significant struggles with Baez. Probably worse than Rizzo because Rizzo aways took walks and kept the opb respectable


Btw, Mike if Pirates fans hate Pedro Alvarez they're dumb



Think I'll give him a few more PAs before I deem him a career minor leaguer


He doesn't née to walk 100 tines. If he hits 35 homers (that's the hypothetical BD posted) than the strikeouts won't be a big issue

I don't have a whole lotta faith in Baez...Hendry-wilken guy.

I'm banking on Bryant and Russell n Soler .

I can't stand guys who strike out @ an obscene rate n swing for the fences...

I'm watching the Tigers Yanks on MLB network n RICH HILL just ca me in from the Yankee pen.

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Maybe misspoke. They actually love him but are very disappointed in his play this year.

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Don't worry next home stand there will be a lot of #9 jerseys worn.

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I'M hoping Price doesn't want to live in Detroit n tests Freeagency...the Cubs could grab him.

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I still don't know what to make of Wilken. Since he joined the Cubs in 2007, the Cubs haven't had any legit pitching come through the system. Before Wilken, the Cubs had decent minor league pitchers come up every year, be it Wuertz or Wellemeyer. His positional picks have all turned out to be strikeout kings, like Vitters. Will Baez fit that bill? Don't know.

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Game is set for Baez to be a hero.

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Maybe 6th time will be a charm.

They ruled that a hit too?? The official scoring in MLB is a fuckin joke.

Leading off the 11th... lets see wat this kid can do.

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So that's an earned run for the pitcher on a play a major league 2B should make in his sleep.