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Cubs have a serious interest is signing
Joe Girardi.

Yankees have gone on record of saying they currently will not give
Girardi permission to speak with Cubs. Girardi's contract expires Nov 1???

Machado wrote:Yankees have gone on record of saying they currently will not give Girardi permission to speak with Cubs.

Isn't that like being an adult and your parents telling you what to do?

Ozzie Guillen has expressed interest in managing
The Cubs

Here's how that would play out:
Guillen signs to manage the Cubs
Guillen utters gay slur after home opener
Guillen fired

Lardbucket wrote:Here's how that would play out:
Guillen signs to manage the Cubs
Guillen utters gay slur after home opener
Guillen fired

fuck gays though

Dusty Baker is on the market.

Carlos Marmol NLCS.

2 scoreless innings - 1 hit - 2 strike outs - 0.00era! Pitches/strikes 36-22

Thanks Cubs.

UtahRatt wrote:Carlos Marmol NLCS.

2 scoreless innings - 1 hit - 2 strike outs - 0.00era! Pitches/strikes 36-22

Thanks Cubs.

True, but in the 21-plus innings he pitched for the Dodgers, he also walked 19 batters...

wickedsensation wrote:

UtahRatt wrote:Carlos Marmol NLCS.

2 scoreless innings - 1 hit - 2 strike outs - 0.00era! Pitches/strikes 36-22

Thanks Cubs.

True, but in the 21-plus innings he pitched for the Dodgers, he also walked 19 batters...

Lowering your era that much in just 21+? Pretty fucking solid for someone kicked out of Da Cubs.

UtahRatt wrote:

wickedsensation wrote:

UtahRatt wrote:Carlos Marmol NLCS.

2 scoreless innings - 1 hit - 2 strike outs - 0.00era! Pitches/strikes 36-22

Thanks Cubs.

True, but in the 21-plus innings he pitched for the Dodgers, he also walked 19 batters...

Lowering your era that much in just 21+? Pretty fucking solid for someone kicked out of Da Cubs.

Yep a solid 7.35BB/9 17.8BB% -0.7WAR. Way to go LA! Not only do you take Theo's $100m+ 10 year contracts off his hands, your his dumping ground too.

As a relief pitcher your JOB is to keep runners off base. In that sense he failed miserabley.

killeverything wrote:Yep a solid 7.35BB/9 17.8BB% -0.7WAR. Way to go LA! Not only do you take Theo's $100m+ 10 year contracts off his hands, your his dumping ground too.

As a relief pitcher your JOB is to keep runners off base. In that sense he failed miserabley.

Since the Cubs paid Marmol $9.8 million and LA spent what 300k?. No one said he was Billy Wagner or even important with the Dodgers. Truth is: Marmol has control problems and they started improving the day he left Da Cub's.

Cub's: 5.86ERA in 27.2 innings
LA: 2.53ERA in 21.1 innings

Marmol last 9 games, in 11.2 innings he gave up 0 ER, 1 hit, 18SO and only 10bb!

Fact remains, Chicago paid Marmol almost 10Million to suck while LA paid minimal for fair results. Conclusions. Cub's suck.

If you want to talk about garbage and payroll Josh Beckett could drive the garbage truck, where would you like his payroll and skills dumped off at?

When a player is on the DL all fucking year does the team still eat the contract? Wished I had a job like that. When I get injured I'm lucky to receive a get well card from an employer. A little short term disability and a fuck you is about it.

UtahRatt wrote:

killeverything wrote:Yep a solid 7.35BB/9 17.8BB% -0.7WAR. Way to go LA! Not only do you take Theo's $100m+ 10 year contracts off his hands, your his dumping ground too.

As a relief pitcher your JOB is to keep runners off base. In that sense he failed miserabley.

LA: 2.53ERA in 21.1 innings

Marmol last 9 games, in 11.2 innings he gave up 0 ER, 1 hit, 18SO and only 10bb!

Fact remains, Chicago paid Marmol almost 10Million to suck while LA paid minimal for fair results. Conclusions. Cub's suck.

Imagine being a fan.

johnk5150 wrote:Imagine being a fan.

I'll never get the Cub's....Or their the curse.

UtahRatt wrote:

johnk5150 wrote:Imagine being a fan.

I'll never get the Cub's....Or their the curse.

There is no curse.

Cubs will introduce San Diego Padres bench coach Rick Renteria as their new manager on Thursday

Cubs & WGN to severe ties after 2014 season

Heenan Snuka wrote:

Lardbucket wrote:Here's how that would play out:
Guillen signs to manage the Cubs
Guillen utters gay slur after home opener
Guillen fired

fuck gays though

You too?

1 more reason why The Cubs suck and will continue to suck going forward.





On Monday, the Cubs announced the first official mascot in their modern history -- Clark, a "young, friendly Cub" who wears a baseball cap backward and will greet fans as they enter Wrigley Field.

Machado wrote:

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Looks more like a prairie dog or a rodent. But a Disney rodent. One that dances around sings then cries when the game is over.

Was watching PTI yesterday and Chicago's very own
Michael Wilbon commented that he dislikes the new mascot. C'mon, Cubs fans have all the worst luck.
Goat
Bartman
A Mascot


The Cubs weren't surprised by the backlash from the unveiling of their first official mascot of the modern era, but a team spokesman said some critics went too far with reactions on social media.

"I'm disappointed at some of the unfortunate images that went from negative to despicable," Julian Green, vice president of communications and community affairs, said Tuesday. "There are some folks that had strong reactions to the mascot, but at the same time, there are folks that see what we're trying to do. It's strictly for kids and family entertainment."

Machado wrote:1 more reason why The Cubs suck and will continue to suck going forward.




On Monday, the Cubs announced the first official mascot in their modern history -- Clark, a "young, friendly Cub" who wears a baseball cap backward and will greet fans as they enter Wrigley Field.

Okay I saw this and I was just waiting to gather my thoughts. I'm kinda having a hard time wrapping my head around this.




You gotta be kidding me. He looks like the secret police just caught him with an illegal baseball and he's trying to talk his way out of being summarily executed.

Boom:

Someone had to do it ( not me )

*edit*

On an online espn poll there's 40% that like it 20% that don't like it, but like the idea of the Cubs having a mascot and 40% that don't like it and don't like the Cubs having a mascot

Mascot interference? Who's the Peanut character with that smelly cloud around him? That's who this new Mascot kind of reminds me of. They should give him a blanket and make him a thumb sucker.

Still the funniest mascot ever. Almost unbelievable. Someone should be fired over this. Well it's the Cub's they should get a promotion.

the dumbest idea ever.

thank god for deadspin which got the backlash going.

fuck Tom Ricketts and his dumb ideas.

That Kansas corn-fucker shoulda stayed there

Heenan Snuka wrote:the dumbest idea ever.

thank god for deadspin which got the backlash going.

fuck Tom Ricketts and his dumb ideas.

That Kansas corn-fucker shoulda stayed there

I think it's pretty stupid but then again I'm not 6 years old. You know the kind of people it's marketed to?

Speaking of stupid, right now I'm watching 20 Greatest Games about game 6 in 2003. It always astounds me at just how fucking dumb Dusty Baker is.

hard to believe noone posted here all of 2014, when they sucked dick

Heenan Snuka wrote:hard to believe noone posted here all of 2014, when they sucked dick

What are we supposed to say? They made it all the way to the NLCS and anyone paying attention knew what the outcome was going to be.

johnk5150 wrote:

Heenan Snuka wrote:hard to believe noone posted here all of 2014, when they sucked dick

What are we supposed to say? They made it all the way to the NLCS and anyone paying attention knew what the outcome was going to be.

Will be entertaining to watch the Cubs fail again next season. Especially since they tasted a bit of success in 2015. Expectations are sky high so losing again will only hurt more.

Machado wrote:

johnk5150 wrote:

Heenan Snuka wrote:hard to believe noone posted here all of 2014, when they sucked dick

What are we supposed to say? They made it all the way to the NLCS and anyone paying attention knew what the outcome was going to be.

Will be entertaining to watch the Cubs fail again next season. Especially since they tasted a bit of success in 2015. Expectations are sky high so losing again will only hurt more.

Damn expectations vs. reality.

Cubs are favorites to win the WS in 2016
4-1 odds


Just means the pain hurt more than ever since expectations are high. The Cubs will suck and by suck I mean that this team will fail again

Machado wrote:Cubs are favorites to win the WS in 2016
4-1 odds


Just means the pain hurt more than ever since expectations are high. The Cubs will suck and by suck I mean that this team will fail again

They'll be better than the Yankees. They're set up to be better than NY for a long time. In fact their architect is the same one that orchestrated your team's biggest choke job in BASEBALL HISTORY.

I wouldn't be surprised if he does it again.