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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:46 am 
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Yeah...I'm pretty sure both Russell and Bryant are universally projected to do a whole lot more than they are currently doing.


Isn't that exactly what I said? You're relying on what somebody is telling you rather than what you're actually seeing. Corey Patterson was universally projected to do great too. There's a damn good reason why Kris Bryant spells his name with a "K".

Terrible joke.

I'm expecting them to both do better. As young rookies, I'm very happy with the production. Addison Russell looks better at the plate than earlier in the season, and his defense is now as advertised. Kris Bryant is 'doing terribly' and still has an OPS over .800.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:04 am 
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I wouldn't say Bryant is "doing terribly". He's just similar to Nick Swisher. That isn't bad. Especially if it doesn't come with Swisher's idiocy. I just wouldn't assume he automatically improves. He's a pretty polished product. He can adjust. But big league pitchers adjust too.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:11 am 
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Tyler Saladino is 26. Addison Russell is 21.

Adam Eaton can't field for shit. He often pulls stunt like Saturday where he runs into Avi or Melky. Plus he runs the bases like Ryan Theriot.


When a Cub player is underperforming it's always chalked up to age. Troy Tulowitzki is 30 and I'll take him over every Cub and Tyler Saladino.

troy tulowitzki is a finished product. saladino and russell are rookies. i'll take the 21 y/o rookie.


Whatever. I remember three years ago when Starlin Castro was "ONLY 20!!!!! He's just gonna get better!" Now you can't dump him quick enough.

y'know, it's funny...there's some truth in that statement...but it only showcases how much young talent the Cubs have, that they don't have any patience for Starlin to battle through a tough, backwards step year.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:47 am 
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[y'know, it's funny...there's some truth in that statement...but it only showcases how much young talent the Cubs have, that they don't have any patience for Starlin to battle through a tough, backwards step year.


2 years and bad professionalism

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:53 am 
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They brought this on themselves. They should have moved Castro off shortstop a couple years ago but they're so damn stubborn to move guys off a position they clearly can't play. They keep trying to shove square pegs in a round hole and this one bit them in the ass. Better hope it doesn't bite them in the ass with these other guys they're playing out of position.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:02 am 
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[y'know, it's funny...there's some truth in that statement...but it only showcases how much young talent the Cubs have, that they don't have any patience for Starlin to battle through a tough, backwards step year.


2 years and bad professionalism

The kid's got baseball attention deficit disorder. He's not a Theo guy so he'll be on thin ice but I for one think he's a major league shortstop and that he'll be employed elsewhere doing that if he cannot here. He's not Theriot or Cedeno or another Cub like that.

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back in the day he could load up on PEDs and hit 40 bombs and no one would care about all the mistakes he makes.

now, cubs need to find a team with no talent, going nowhere, willing to take a risk the guy can revive his career. wonder where you could find a team like that...

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:09 am 
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He's not a Theo guy



But if he had continued to hit .300 he would be and Theo would be taking the bows for locking him up long term with a club friendly deal. As it is, Theo has to wear that contract.

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Yeah...I'm pretty sure both Russell and Bryant are universally projected to do a whole lot more than they are currently doing.


Isn't that exactly what I said? You're relying on what somebody is telling you rather than what you're actually seeing. Corey Patterson was universally projected to do great too. There's a damn good reason why Kris Bryant spells his name with a "K".

Terrible joke.


i laughed, but then again i'm a terrible person..... =D

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
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Tyler Saladino is 26. Addison Russell is 21.

Adam Eaton can't field for shit. He often pulls stunt like Saturday where he runs into Avi or Melky. Plus he runs the bases like Ryan Theriot.


When a Cub player is underperforming it's always chalked up to age. Troy Tulowitzki is 30 and I'll take him over every Cub and Tyler Saladino.

troy tulowitzki is a finished product. saladino and russell are rookies. i'll take the 21 y/o rookie.


Whatever. I remember three years ago when Starlin Castro was "ONLY 20!!!!! He's just gonna get better!" Now you can't dump him quick enough.

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:lol: There needs to be Rome Resurgence around here. Great week to have it with the Smackoff this Friday.

WAR Starlin Castro being the SS of the future.

Rack me.


Ohhhhhhhh how quickly they forget.

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Back to Scott from Davenport, even Marc Cuban's brother got in on it....and he credited him as working for CBS Chicago, still.


https://twitter.com/bcuban/status/633030993193013248

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2015 8:41 pm 
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Back to Scott from Davenport, even Marc Cuban's brother got in on it....and he credited him as working for CBS Chicago, still.


https://twitter.com/bcuban/status/633030993193013248


Maybe that'll rub some of the smugness off that motherfucker.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:18 am 
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It looks like he deleted his twitter account. I still can't believe what a fuckin dumbass this guy is.


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Good god that's a giant pile of nerd.


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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?

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I bet it is. Those Boston fuckers are nuts.


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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?


:lol: :lol: bernstein could inject motherfuckers with cancer and he'd get to keep his job and get a big raise. Quad City Shitty makes a little tasteless joke about cancer and his entire life is destroyed.

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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?



Your actions have consequences Camps.

I hope you are happy now.

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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?



Your actions have consequences Camps.

I hope you are happy now.

It wasn't me. I never followed him nor @'ed him.


I do follow you on Twitter though. @BarryRozner.

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spmack wrote:
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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?



Your actions have consequences Camps.

I hope you are happy now.

It wasn't me. I never followed him nor @'ed him.


I do follow you on Twitter though. @BarryRozner.



Sure.

He was inundated with messages from the likes of Beardown after you posted that.

You ruined his life. Just own it.

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Damn, he deleted his Twitter? It's not that fucking bad, is it?



Your actions have consequences Camps.

I hope you are happy now.

It wasn't me. I never followed him nor @'ed him.


I do follow you on Twitter though. @BarryRozner.



Sure.

He was inundated with messages from the likes of Beardown after you posted that.

You ruined his life. Just own it.


Beardown never actually does anything on other social media sites. He just hollowly asks for others to do his dirty work, which is never done.

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Lindholm is back on Twitter.


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He's pimping a new website that's a branch of SB Nation.

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