Are you talking defensively, or offensively? Cause I would say Russel Baez might be the best defensive double play combo in the MLB, but offensively, it’s Correra /Altuve for my money, and Machado is more of a 3b. What about Lindor. He is a stud. Oddly enough, there are probably more young superstar potential SS’s in…

No way, if the Cubs trade anyone in the offseason, it will be Soler. I think Schwarber will be moved eventually, as he is absolutely a DH, but if Ryan Braun can pay a passable LF for a decade, so can Schwarber.

So you’re talking about Addy Russell? I thought this was about Baez. Fun fact. Russell is the starting SS, and the cubs don’t have a 1b in their system who could be close to what Rizzo is for them. It’s a good problem for the Cubs, and I could see Baez eventually moving to 3B, and Bryant eventually moving to RF, 1b,…

Wait, are you really implying that Baez has more value than Rizzo right now?

Wait, are you seriously arguing that it’s better for a ref, who sees a play as “close enough to take another look at it”, to just guess, as opposed to actually getting the call right?

Is it a joke if it’s true?

Also, anyone who thinks it’s bartmans fault is an idiot. I’m a cubs fan (30 some odd years and counting) I’m almost 38. I want the cubs to win for me, but even more so, I want the cubs to win for the fans that are 70+ and have literally been waiting a lifetime for this to happen, and I know it will mean something…

Come on now, a .11 is not a ridiculous amount of alcohol in the system by any stretch, and I think comparing that to “substance abuse” is a bit of a stretch. A .11 could be like 2 beers in an hour, and the guy left to drive. Some states still have .1 as the legal limit, and that would be .01 over, which is basically…

Yes, but to be fair, deadspin’s coverage has definitely been leaning heavily to the “he’s definitely guilty” side. There is a lot of odd and conflicting testimony on both sides of this, and I’m not sure I believe her side of the story (not sure I believe his either for that matter), but I do believe that Rose is…

Yeah, but it’s somewhat fishy being that it’s her sister.

There are really legitimate prospects who play in the AFL. It’s far from the 5th tier. (It’s probably better overall than A ball, but possibly not as strong overall as AA.) Cubs top prospect Eloy Jimenez is there, and he just hit a ball with a 119 exit velocity (for comparison, basically only Giancarlo stanton has…

No, This guys hasn’t played ball since HS, and the AFL is actually filled with pretty good prospects from all Levels. It would only be a surprise if he wasn’t terrible.

If your not joking, you should punch yourself in the face for this comment. Blame Alex Gonzalez for dropping an easy double play ball when the game was still tied, hell blame dusty for not even visiting the mound when it was obvious Prior was losing it. Blaming Bartman is stupid. (cause I can’t say if I was in the…

Here’s the thing. In 2003 Dusty did the opposite of Panic. He did nothing. He left his Rookie Ace on the mound as the game was slipping away, and didn’t even go visit him to calm him down.

Also, History doesn’t mean shit. The best team they had featured 3 real NBA players and a barely NBA level head coach. Wiggins, KAT, Dunn, hell even Rubio, Dieng, Muhammad, Lavine (who thibs will hate and love). This is a really solid team, who should play better D under Thibs, and if Thibs takes the handcuffs off the…

I get it, that pretty much outside of Golden State and Cleveland (assuming health of Lebron), there isn’t much chance for other squads, Although I think San antonio will be good as well, and I actually really like portlands team. But Minny is totally fun to watch, and the bulls and knicks might be fun to hate watch…

God, I think the only fan base that is close to the pompous ability to be completely insufferable and unable to be decent humans like the Cardinal fan base is the yankees. I hate both of the teams so much, and at least half of the reason is the fan base. I’m a Cub fan, I loved Ozzie smith growing up. I loved watching…

True, but what is better, Braves fan’s not even selling out playoff series, or Cubs fans getting too excited when they win? Btw, I expected this to happen, so I’m happy, but I’m not going to dance anywhere until they will the WS

Seriously, Who do I have to kill/bribe/sleep with to stop this nonsense. There is no fucking curse. That shit doesn’t work. Bartman didn’t lose that series for the Cubs, Dusty, Alex Gonzalez, and Game 7 did that just fine for them. (People always forget that was game 6). Fuck the black cat, the cubs collapsed, and…

They actually have another really good catching prospect in AA (not on the same level as the other 2, but a good prospect in Victor Caratini (Sp). Also Montero is signed for next year, so Montero will take over the Ross role of 2 games a week, Contreras will catch the rest, and Maybe schwarber will get a couple games…