Christopher Kamka
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@ckamka
2m2 minutes ago

#Cubs this season
Games Almora starts: 20-10
Games Almora plays, but doesn't start: 7-7
Games Almora doesn't appear in: 0-5

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Yep. Happ can get the majority of his playing time at other positions.

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Preferably somewhere else.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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Agreed. Unless against a Scherzer type, he needs to start.

Almora has won me over. I thought he was the 21 Century version of Henry Cotto but he is a very exciting player at the plate,too. If he can end up at 275 BA with at least a .330 OBP and play CF like that,that's fine with me. An occasional rest against a tough rhp wouldn't hurt but I'd have him in there every 9 out of 10 games.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Ive been saying this for the last 2 years.

I dont know why they went out and got Jon Jay last year. Smothered his playing time.

Back in 2015 I was screaming for Baez to play more and instead they went out and got Zobrist. Unfortunately Baez had to earn playing time but look at him now.

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Preferably left field. Heyward needs to be cut. I don't care how much he is making. Build another hotel to cover the cost.

Stupid Theo, signing a player that would end up being the World Series MVP! over a player that struck out 41% of his AB's.

You're gonna cut over $100 million dollars?

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Buster Olney
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8m8 minutes ago

Albert Almora Jr. is not a full-time player, but among all center fielders with at least 130 PAs, he's seventh in WAR. And he's third among all CFers in Defensive runs Saved.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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ESPN putting the squeeze on Joe. I like it.

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Maddon and coach Q would make a cute couple.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Heyward plays right field.

And you know damn good and well they're not launching Heyward, so let's not waste time bringing it up.

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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.
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I'm assuming he means putting Schwarber in right?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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That's theoretically possible, but considering neither 'Kyle' nor 'Schwarber' has been typed in this thread, and he uses 'Heyward' as the first word of the very next sentence, that's a bit too much of a STRETCH for me to assume.

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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

Fair play.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

"I try not to comment on it, because really, it's such a poor discussion. There's no sophistication to it whatsoever. It makes zero sense. It doesn't belong in today's game and actually it never belonged in anybody's game." Joe Maddon on lineup discussions.

4 sentences to say absolutely nothing.

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Maddon and bernstein's claims that lineup changes dont affect outcomes is stupid considering that the Cubs wildly inconsistent production is simultaneous with a wildly inconsistent lineup.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
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Benched again tonight.

This has become very annoying.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

I concur.

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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

Almora catches the first double. Anything not off the wall goes in his glove.

I concur again.

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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

It's more than annoying. It's bullshit. Wanna bench somebody? Bench Heyward.

Next year friend, next year ... when they sign Harper. Much better optics to sit him for an the best RF in the game rather than just for 'anyone but Heyward'.

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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

The Cubs pitching, especially starting pitching, has been by far the weakest part of this team.

Why not put a guy in CF who makes sure all the outs are outs, and even turns some hits into outs?

Why the fuck not do that?

You might want to double check this.

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