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Playtwo

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #645 on: March 28, 2019, 07:45:43 pm »
Too late to make that prediction after the game he had today.
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Bennett

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #646 on: March 31, 2019, 07:02:37 pm »
After today, I'd like to change mine to 162-0.  Maybe 159-1 to be more realistic.
Any chance you are considering changing your prediction back?

JR

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #647 on: March 31, 2019, 08:20:02 pm »
160-2

mO

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #648 on: April 03, 2019, 09:50:52 pm »
Kris Bryant: More than 20 HRs this year?

Robb

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #649 on: April 03, 2019, 11:32:20 pm »
I change my prediction. The Cubs will go 1-161.

Bennett

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #650 on: June 27, 2019, 05:24:30 pm »
120 wmljohn
100 Robert L
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The Cubs finish the first half of the season at 44-37.    That put Craig right on target.
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wmljohn

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #651 on: July 03, 2019, 08:41:55 am »
Here is a prediction.

Before the deadline Jed and Theo make a big move to shake up the lineup.  One of the coveted young names gets moved that is not named Addison.  He would be too easy.  It will be an Almora, Schwarber, or Happ kind of player.
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Deeg

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #652 on: July 03, 2019, 04:16:43 pm »
Moving one of those guys hardly counts as a big move or a shakeup at this point.
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wmljohn

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« Reply #653 on: July 04, 2019, 07:52:12 am »
It does if you are in the clubhouse. 

Apparently Theo is thinking on the same wave length in an interview yesterday he said, "If this stretch of play continues, there certainly will be a ton of changes in order.  It obviously can't continue.  It's unacceptable."

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« Reply #654 on: July 04, 2019, 08:01:00 am »
This team needs a shake up but not a panic move. Please don't make a trade just to make a trade.

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« Reply #655 on: July 04, 2019, 08:43:13 am »
This team needs a shake up but not a panic move. Please don't make a trade just to make a trade.

The most obvious shake up wouldn't be player-related.

At this point, Theo's anger and threats seem pretty hollow - until he actually shows he's willing to make these big changes he keeps talking about, there's no reason to think he actually will.

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #656 on: July 04, 2019, 09:48:21 am »
I don't see Maddon getting fired when a turnaround is still quite possible.  If the turnaround hasn't occurred a month from now and the Cubs are well behind in the Division, then I could see him getting axed.

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« Reply #657 on: July 04, 2019, 10:12:35 am »
This team needs a shake up but not a panic move. Please don't make a trade just to make a trade.
Obviously there are pieces they could trade that would send a message, but not many that would actually change the dynamic of the team. 

Maddon seems to be either desperate or flustered himself.  Using Contreras in the OF was fine; not removing him when defense was critical is not.  Has Contreras played any outfield since his rookie year?   He sent Hotovy to the mound after the "double,"  did he not convey to the infielders that playing back meant not coming home with the throw?  Unreal. 

Kimbrel isn't sharp yet.  He needs work.  He's overthrowing and not bringing his head around soon enough to see the target.  So why force him into save situations so soon?  Are both Bryant and Heyward hurt?  What's the deal?

The first few years we saw some of Maddon's ego play out in moves he made to prove he was the smartest guy in the dugout, but they usually were harmless and often worked.  There must be some kind of disconnect that Theocracy sees that they didn't offer him an extension, and now maybe we're witnessing it too.

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #658 on: July 04, 2019, 10:22:20 am »

davep

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Re: Predictions
« Reply #659 on: July 04, 2019, 02:37:42 pm »
Here is a prediction.

Before the deadline Jed and Theo make a big move to shake up the lineup.  One of the coveted young names gets moved that is not named Addison.  He would be too easy.  It will be an Almora, Schwarber, or Happ kind of player.

I doubt that Happ could still be considered "highly coveted".  And Schwarber is the only one you could really get something decent in return that was MLB ready to perform.
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