Happ certainly hasn't been "good" out there this year. His range is extremely limited.

Other than Bryant and Zobrist (which probably won't last), this team can't hit for shit.

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Babe with a blast into the wind.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Terrible take.

Contreras, Baez, Almora, Bryant, Zobrist, Happ, have all been hitting well for over a week now.

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I don't know whether the ESPN pitch trax can be trusted, but this is the type of at-bat that infuriates me as a baseball fan.

Strike 1 looking
Strike 2 looking
Ball 1 (pitch trax has as a strike)
Ball 2 (pitch trax has as a strike)
Foul
Foul
Ball 3 (pitch trax has as a strike)
Home run (on a pitch grooved down the middle as the pitcher was getting no calls on the previous three called balls)

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I meant the players in today's lineup (I'll give you Cone-treras otherwise). Happ and Baez can't hit consistently.

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Powerless Schwarber strikes again!

And Hendricks gives it right back

Who is going to be there tomorrow? Golden Jet? IMU? Dennis?

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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

I have rainy Saturday. Might head down just to take the kid to the Audi Club.

Ike on Saturday night.

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Maybe I'll see you twice this weekend.

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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

OMG, OMG, OMG! Gregory Polanco is just a little behind Baez for early season MVP

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

It's generally a bad idea to use the TV versions of the strike zone as they're not 'hooked in' to anything ... Brooks Baseball and Fangraphs (PitchF/x) are something to view if you want really good data.


G-damn Cubs ... 6-1 now.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Ahem again.

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Elections have consequences.

Can we admit the Wilson experiment is a failure?

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I'm willing to.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Agreed ...I was going off the webcast (not sure if that is also unofficial)

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Yeah, was willing to give him a mulligan and off-season to regroup. Seems mentally shot.

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Feast or famine offense.

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Shwarbs is totally back. I told you guys not to give up on him.

Shwarbs Smash

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

what’s the excuse this year? 3 year NLCS hangover?

I didn't realize this wasn't already unanimous.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Contreras is a very good hitter, Baez is a bit streaky but still was over .270 last year and he has power too. Not ready to give up on Schwarber and of course Rizzo is very good when healthy, which he usually is.

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Go Cubs!!!!