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2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (LOL NO)

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Phillies don't extend GM Ruben Amaro's Contract, name assistant GM interim GM effective immediately.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Couldn't happen to a better GM...
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

When you think about it, all he really did was give people a lot of money.








No, wait, he also torpedoed amateur athletes and castigated people with psychological issues and brain injuries.

Get bent, Rube.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

When you think about it, all he really did was give people a lot of money.








No, wait, he also torpedoed amateur athletes and castigated people with psychological issues and brain injuries.

Get bent, Rube.

Well, that was terse :rofl:
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

When you think about it, all he really did was give people a lot of money.








No, wait, he also torpedoed amateur athletes and castigated people with psychological issues and brain injuries.

Get bent, Rube.

I'll admit, I waited all day to see this.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

When you think about it, all he really did was give people a lot of money.

No, wait, he also torpedoed amateur athletes and castigated people with psychological issues and brain injuries.

Get bent, Rube.

Well, that was terse :rofl:

Of course it's terse. Considering the source, why wouldn't it be? ;)

The Yankees blow a 10K, eight inning performance by Tanaka... eeesh...

I don't know that we can handle losing Tex for the rest of the year.

Bum luck there. He fouls a ball off his knee and might not make it back.

It sucks that we might lose Tex but I like what I've been seeing from Greg Bird.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

When you think about it, all he really did was give people a lot of money.








No, wait, he also torpedoed amateur athletes and castigated people with psychological issues and brain injuries.

Get bent, Rube.

I'll admit, I waited all day to see this.

I would have had a longer reply but I had to go into nearly four hours' worth of meetings. :lol:

I'm sure Rube will land on his feet somewhere. I hear the Mariners are looking for a GM, and they let Jack Z survive longer than anyone thought possible.

Of course it's terse. Considering the source, it's understandable. ;)

If this is intended to be some sort of sick burn on me, it ... it doesn't make any sense.

Edit: Fun fact that I just found while data dredging: If the season ended today, Yanks, Didi Gregorius would have a statistically better season than three of Jeter's last five. Meanwhile, Shane Greene fell off a cliff and died. Still hate that trade? :p
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Phillies don't extend GM Ruben Amaro's Contract, name assistant GM interim GM effective immediately.

Frankly I'm shocked. Not because it wasn't well-deserved, but because the Phillies are dysfunctional organization and there were a few signs that made people think that he might actually be back.
 
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Frankly I'm shocked. Not because it wasn't well-deserved, but because the Phillies are dysfunctional organization and there were a few signs that made people think that he might actually be back.

I think the writing was on the wall the minute they hired MacPhail to run the show.

Edit: And I can't say enough just how great of a move that was. If you asked me to name five guys I'd want to build a team from scratch, Pat Gillick and Andy MacPhail would be on that list, and the Phillies have both.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Sure, if 5 Rubes aren't available...
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

His trades would likely be simpler and make more sense :p
 
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His trades would likely be simpler and make more sense :p

In Rube's defense (wow, that feels weird to type), he was excoriated for not giving Hamels away for pennies on the dollar last winter, then the Phillies got like half of the Rangers' quality prospects for him. Although, Pat Gillick put the leash on Rube last year when he replaced Montgomery, so maybe every time Rube was looking to make a trade at the winter meetings, Gillick just smacked him in the face with a newspaper.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Jake Arrieta had an "off" day, giving up 1 run in 8 innings.

19-6 with a 1.99 ERA now.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Jake Arrieta had an "off" day, giving up 1 run in 8 innings.

19-6 with a 1.99 ERA now.

Dude gonna get paid after this season. I'd guess the Cubs buy out his next two arb years at something like $11-12 million per.

Edit: Two Schwarbombs in two pitches. Holy shit.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Jake Arrieta had an "off" day, giving up 1 run in 8 innings.

19-6 with a 1.99 ERA now.

Dude gonna get paid after this season. I'd guess the Cubs buy out his next two arb years at something like $11-12 million per.

The Cubs better be the ones doing the paying. There's not a better pitcher coming in free agency, though I hope they go for Price.

Game 2 in Philly, Schwarber made up for the 4 K's in St. Louis with 2 homers (so far) in 2 innings.

Great replay material coming soon of Scwarber totally tripping over first base.
 
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Arrieta still has two more arbitration years after this one, which is why I said they probably wouldn't offer a huge long-term contract, but I'm sure they want to buy out those arb years without going to arbitration hearings / settlements. (Imagine if they hadn't bought out Castro's arb years ... they'd probably be paying half what they are right now.)

And the clip of Schwarber tripping over first reminded me of the bit from the end of Moneyball (the book), when Jeremy Brown fell down on the baseline, assumed he was out, and had to be convinced by teammates and coaches to keep running, because he had just knocked a dinger without realizing it.
 
Re: 2015 MLB Season - Can the Cubs FINALLY win the World Series? (No.)

Arrieta still has two more arbitration years after this one, which is why I said they probably wouldn't offer a huge long-term contract, but I'm sure they want to buy out those arb years without going to arbitration hearings / settlements. (Imagine if they hadn't bought out Castro's arb years ... they'd probably be paying half what they are right now.)

And the clip of Schwarber tripping over first reminded me of the bit from the end of Moneyball (the book), when Jeremy Brown fell down on the baseline, assumed he was out, and had to be convinced by teammates and coaches to keep running, because he had just knocked a dinger without realizing it.

That's my favorite part of Moneyball
 
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