The Deuce: Yep, now let's keep it going.*

Cubs need a reboot-CHHS's thread has been bad juju. - Illiniphil August 19, 2025, 15:07:53

Jesus* - Herman Blume September 13, 2025, 15:58:47
*fart noises** - ISeeDeadHawkeyes September 13, 2025, 15:57:55
- 1st and 3rd no outs and end up not scoring is…not great - IlliniSax05 September 13, 2025, 15:58:38
E-3 - KingTalkyTiki September 13, 2025, 14:50:21
I really hope PCA makes it to 30 home runs.* - Warrin'_Illini September 12, 2025, 14:10:29
- Pretty wild that both him and Suzuki might not get there. - OB25 September 12, 2025, 14:13:46
  - Indeed. Maybe PCA should have signed that extension after all.* - Warrin'_Illini September 12, 2025, 14:18:15
Matthew Boyd kind of sucks now, which is #notideal - OB25 September 12, 2025, 13:36:59
- Who would have thought that they needed more starting pitching?!* - Carl Spackler September 12, 2025, 13:47:44
  - You can never have enough pitching of course but offense has been the issue* - Herman Blume September 13, 2025, 15:08:30
  - <Ricketts> Uh, that sounds really expensive.....* - KingTalkyTiki September 12, 2025, 13:48:41
- What ever happened with the guy they traded for at the deadline that got hurt in his first start? - illini21 September 12, 2025, 13:39:52
  - Help a brother out. What was that dudes name?* - illini21 September 12, 2025, 15:04:06
    - Soroka. I think he’s in some stage of rehab but I’m not sure how far along. - OB25 September 12, 2025, 15:11:59
      - Soroka pitched 2.1 innings yesterday in Iowa and looked good.. - Leif September 12, 2025, 17:53:55
    - Soroka?* - Tortillini September 12, 2025, 15:11:15
- most innings he's pitched in almost 2 years. Gotta think fatigue is kicking in* - DanSaint September 12, 2025, 13:38:42
  - 6 yrs* - Herman Blume September 12, 2025, 17:53:17
Pretty sure we have some Mets fans here? - RVA September 11, 2025, 21:41:18
- Put me out of my misery. This team is so schizophrenic.* - voiceofreason September 12, 2025, 17:58:56
I assume that Matt Shaw and Michael Busch will be sitting tonight* - KingTalkyTiki September 10, 2025, 16:39:37
- You are correct on Shaw at least - AintHatin September 10, 2025, 17:31:22
  - I think we know what that is. - KingTalkyTiki September 10, 2025, 17:32:54
That’s a sweep. You’re welcome, Cubs fans* - bbonb September 10, 2025, 16:38:53
Anthony Rizzo retires. Wish he could have been good enough to justify a bench vet role on Cubs… - OB25 September 10, 2025, 9:19:21
- So does #44 eventually get retired? - KingTalkyTiki September 10, 2025, 13:27:57
  - I don't think any of those players will get their numbers retired - IlliniSax05 September 10, 2025, 13:32:34
    - I'm not sure how you choose just one or two from that team* - RVA September 10, 2025, 18:53:04
    - Agree 100%* - KingTalkyTiki September 10, 2025, 13:34:02
- there will be a ceremony at the game on 9/13 where he'll retire as a Cub - IlliniSax05 September 10, 2025, 10:00:56
  - Are we sure he couldn't contribute more than Carlos don't call me Smooth Santana?* - Warrin'_Illini September 10, 2025, 13:31:08
Complete implosion by Palencia and then either hurt himself or faked injury out of frustration* - OB25 September 7, 2025, 15:36:27
- Nightengale says posterior of the shoulder is what they are looking at* - DanSaint September 7, 2025, 16:51:46
- Just awful. - KingTalkyTiki September 7, 2025, 16:26:14
Not a bad start today* - OB25 September 5, 2025, 13:42:53
- Much needed good day for PCA. 2 hits and 2 sac flies* - OB25 September 5, 2025, 15:47:00
My view today: - JeffFrank September 5, 2025, 13:33:33
May 31 was the last time Ben Brown had an outing without an ER* - Gene Parmesan September 4, 2025, 8:23:20
- Poor kid got booed pretty heavily last night* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes September 4, 2025, 8:31:49
  - Guessing a lot of that was frustration over Horton being taken out after 5 with a no hitter - OB25 September 4, 2025, 9:06:01
  - I feel bad for him. It's not his fault he gets trotted out in those situations - Gene Parmesan September 4, 2025, 8:44:01
- Yeah, he needs to be done for the season. - Illiniphil September 4, 2025, 8:30:15
Did Horton get hurt?* - Mrap24 September 3, 2025, 19:56:55
- I think they’re just trying to keep him fresh* - Herman Blume September 3, 2025, 20:05:49
Who is doing play by play right now?* - opossum jenkins September 3, 2025, 19:22:23
- A guy that won a charity auction * - QcIlliniFan September 3, 2025, 21:55:27
5 back with 22 to play. - Illiniphil September 2, 2025, 21:27:13
- Potentially more important, now 4 games clear of the 2nd wild card team - OB25 September 2, 2025, 23:57:27
  - Chance to go 5 clear tonight with Padres losing again (swept at home by the Orioles)* - OB25 September 3, 2025, 18:08:36
    - Narrator* - Herman Blume September 3, 2025, 20:29:55
Cubs signing every released pitcher. Signed Austin Gomber to minor league deal. - DanSaint September 2, 2025, 20:21:14
This Yeti ad that we're forced to watch/listen to is awful - IlliniSax05 September 2, 2025, 19:45:25
- Yet only slightly worse than listening to Alex Cohen and Cliff Floyd * - Herman Blume September 3, 2025, 5:53:06
One of the better wins of the season today* - OB25 September 1, 2025, 18:17:37
- I think the Brewers used up all their magic, Cubs just haven’t done quite enough. - OB25 September 1, 2025, 18:56:52
Cubs claim Aaron Civale off waivers from the White Sox* - AintHatin August 31, 2025, 12:58:32
- Farm notes: Christian Oppur and Caleb Bonemer are legit. Bonemer will be a top 50 prospect - UofIL6 August 31, 2025, 17:32:43
- That Andrew Vaughn trade was really something* - UofIL6 August 31, 2025, 13:16:31
  - Vaughn, IIRC, has come back to earth of late* - bjl63 August 31, 2025, 14:49:41
  - Getz has a special talent for pissing away assets* - AintHatin August 31, 2025, 13:35:28
    - Meh. Civale isn’t really an asset* - bjl63 August 31, 2025, 14:49:08
      - I wasn’t talking about Civale - AintHatin August 31, 2025, 15:57:06
        
        Early look at the Cam Booser trade isn't promising* - illini222 August 31, 2025, 18:02:14
        
        I'm still confused why they traded for Alexander Albertus when he was already injured - OrangeSox September 3, 2025, 7:37:10
        
        Yeah, that one looks terrible* - UofIL6 August 31, 2025, 21:31:37
Cubs close to signing Carlos Santana* - Mrap24 August 31, 2025, 9:25:04
- Growing up in Spanish Harlem...he's living his life just like a movie star.* - JFG August 31, 2025, 9:44:29
  - He’s got a smooth swing. * - VIV August 31, 2025, 13:18:10
    - Hopefully, he will be able to change his evil ways....baby* - RSMBob August 31, 2025, 20:38:36
I can watch hours of these call-up videos. So great. How about this... - UofIL6 August 29, 2025, 15:40:35
Taillon to the IL, Assad back up* - Carl Spackler August 28, 2025, 5:54:22
Not a great follow-up to the Angels sweep with this performance in SF* - OB25 August 27, 2025, 22:15:15
So Cubs 5 back with the 2nd easiest schedule rest of way. Brewers with 10th most difficult. - Carl Spackler August 25, 2025, 6:58:25
- 7.5% chance at this point.* - Ari Gold August 28, 2025, 5:56:20
  - Now do the Sox* - Herman Blume August 28, 2025, 6:28:55
    - mr. blutarsky.* - Ari Gold August 29, 2025, 22:42:15
Impressive battle back by Palencia* - opossum jenkins August 24, 2025, 17:53:23
The angels really need to come up with something other than the “day-o” sound - IlliniSax05 August 24, 2025, 17:20:08
- They actually had a very cool thing with Thundersticks and the Rally Monkey for years - RSMBob August 24, 2025, 20:19:10
Don't look now, but Tucker might be getting his groove back. - Illiniphil August 23, 2025, 22:12:54
- Confirmed. Groovin’* - Illini Guy August 23, 2025, 22:17:46
ooo - AintHatin August 22, 2025, 12:48:34
- Am I supposed to know who those people are? - Illiniphil August 22, 2025, 16:38:59
  - Charlie Kirk - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 16:44:32
    - All they will do is come stand around awhile and then leave when the media gets bored… - LeatherneckIllini August 22, 2025, 18:26:30
      - OTOH, if there's going to be a Kent State moment, I'd put my money on it happening in Chicago - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 22:16:13
  - It's Charlie Kirk. Took me a while to recognize him too* - Sammich August 22, 2025, 16:41:02
    - Masterdebater. - SurfTheBoneyard August 22, 2025, 18:47:55
- I listen to country music and root for professional athletes - OB25 August 22, 2025, 15:23:10
  - "country" music, you mean.* - longsnapper August 22, 2025, 17:11:44
    - Valid for the most part, but some of my favorites would be considered more authentic* - OB25 August 22, 2025, 17:52:47
  - Seeing Zach Bryan at Notre Dame stadium September 6th. Taking the Irish Express. Can’t wait.* - DiamondDazzle August 22, 2025, 16:25:04
    - not sure I'd lump him with country pop or whatever that shit is* - cpsteine September 2, 2025, 22:41:37
  - I root for sports teams, I infrequently root for individual players... - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 15:57:13
  - I love Morgan Wallen and Toby Keith's music - Sounder August 22, 2025, 15:27:37
    - Timely - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 17:09:36
- How many hats did Charlie Kirk have to stitch together to fit his freakish noggin* - Herman Blume August 22, 2025, 15:12:43
- Big League Chew: The story of Gums McGhee.* - Warrin'_Illini August 22, 2025, 14:15:48
- They’re white guys that play baseball, not a surprise* - Carl Spackler August 22, 2025, 14:15:07
- If you look at Busch's social media follows it's not really a surprise* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes August 22, 2025, 14:13:29
  - ...and Shaw exudes Boston Area POS racist vibes.* - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 14:17:29
- I mean it's a Racist Ricketts owned ball club, so forgive my lack of surprise. - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 14:07:18
  - but go cubs!* - Ari Gold August 22, 2025, 14:52:43
    - I was a Cubs fan before any of them were Cubs, I'll be a fan long after they are gone. - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 15:52:46
      - 2 detlef mentions in a week. I guess you’ve moved on from Throwsize * - jjlocke923 August 22, 2025, 18:30:28
        
        Laura Ricketts sucks - Poldark August 22, 2025, 19:07:27
      - sticks and stones, but if i were as conflicted as you are on so many things, i'd probably resort - Ari Gold August 22, 2025, 16:09:19
        
        What conflict? That I hate my team's ownership? - KingTalkyTiki August 22, 2025, 16:31:50
Suzuki gets called out on more marginal strikes...... - Illiniphil August 21, 2025, 15:24:48
- He also takes a lot of called 3rd strikes correctly called* - Carl Spackler August 22, 2025, 6:22:44
- And/or swing the bat* - Mrap24 August 21, 2025, 15:58:43
Would really love PCA to surprise me with a hit in a big moment here* - OB25 August 21, 2025, 14:48:39
- really good AB to start the 8th* - VIV August 21, 2025, 15:44:18
  - *sad trombone* * - VIV August 21, 2025, 15:52:58
- Good enough.* - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 14:49:54
- Good enough* - OB25 August 21, 2025, 14:49:48
  - LOL, nice.* - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 14:50:10
Good thing Craig sat Shaw AND Cassie today. Good lord, this is your last crack at MKE.* - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 14:33:17
My view today you suckers and losers: - JeffFrank August 21, 2025, 13:42:00
- Dansby draws walk: - JeffFrank August 21, 2025, 13:58:21
  - it's a good thing you took that picture otherwise no one would have believed you - IlliniSax05 August 21, 2025, 14:00:42
Strongly dislike today’s lineup - Mrap24 August 21, 2025, 10:47:44
- I've seen worse. Counsel insists on Kelly hitting in the middle of the lineup despite being - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 10:51:31
  - Generally agree but Kelly was great in July and there hasn’t really been anyone better to put there - OB25 August 21, 2025, 11:25:34
- Caissie has 3 good games...time to sit him - IlliniSax05 August 21, 2025, 10:51:06
Heavy wind blowing in again today, it’s gotten absurd at this point. But good with Shota pitching* - OB25 August 21, 2025, 10:04:14
- Welp, not blowing in enough apparently* - OB25 August 21, 2025, 13:43:35
Win today and you've still got a shot at the division. Go Shota.* - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 9:32:43
- lol.* - Ari Gold August 21, 2025, 19:45:30
  - Sox are, what, only the second-worst team in baseball this year? Progress!* - Herman Blume August 21, 2025, 20:29:55
    - If you gave the Sox one extra win per series, would they be in contention? - RVA August 21, 2025, 22:31:39
Shota. Vsm Preister. Could be a sub 2hr 15min game - redgrange77 August 21, 2025, 5:51:44
Matt Shaw now has a higher OPS+ than Cam Smith and is well ahead of him in WAR - OB25 August 21, 2025, 0:12:14
- that seems like an apples to oranges comparison* - shua August 21, 2025, 7:29:45
  - What do you mean?* - OB25 August 21, 2025, 9:23:47
    - they don't play the same position, weren't traded for each other... - shua August 21, 2025, 9:34:20
      - There was a lot of talk earlier this season that the Cubs misevaluated their own system in that deal - OB25 August 21, 2025, 9:41:45
        
        Thanks, I guess I missed the 3B part, since he was only playing outfield in Houston... - shua August 21, 2025, 10:21:20
        
        What's the word on Tucker? Still keeping him out? Is it physical (injury) or mental?* - ibdoc August 21, 2025, 10:11:47
        
        Craig said after the first game that they were gonna sit him for a few days - IlliniSax05 August 21, 2025, 10:16:51
        
        Per Twitter, he's in the lineup today.* - Warrin'_Illini August 21, 2025, 10:21:38
        
        Are they pulling Caissie? Kid looked really good* - ibdoc August 21, 2025, 13:43:28
        
        well I guess 2 days counts as a few - IlliniSax05 August 21, 2025, 10:25:38
Rod Beck would approve of that save. - tvillini August 20, 2025, 21:36:21
- See also, Mitch Williams* - Herman Blume August 20, 2025, 21:37:18
  - That one was more shades of Marmol* - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:37:48
W. 3 out of 4 is a good week against the Brew.* - Illiniphil August 20, 2025, 21:35:32
- One more tomorrow* - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:36:14
  - 74 degrees. Will be there* - JeffFrank August 21, 2025, 3:25:46
  - 5 game series? - Illiniphil August 20, 2025, 21:40:29
    - Yep* - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:46:29
Palencia is all over the place * - Mrap24 August 20, 2025, 21:34:48
No surprise but now it’s official. Tucker has had a hairline fracture in his hand since June* - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:21:51
- I don’t love this story being out out there now* - Mrap24 August 20, 2025, 22:20:18
- Which is just a further indictment of how bad this org managed things - IlliniSax05 August 20, 2025, 21:30:16
Man, Shaw has been great. And Eugenio Suarez has been one of the worst hitters in baseball… - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:14:03
- Definitely looking like a keeper, which is huge for now and the future.* - Carl Spackler August 20, 2025, 21:53:35
- Suarez has a long history of being awesome for long stretches, then sub-replacement for longer - GMAW August 20, 2025, 21:37:56
  - .141 BA and .188 OBP with 36% K rate since the trade, absolutely horrendous stuff.* - OB25 August 20, 2025, 21:48:39
- Baseball is a mysterious fig* - Herman Blume August 20, 2025, 21:19:54
Good on Rea, batters stop swinging for fences. - redgrange77 August 20, 2025, 20:41:51
Re: Cubs need a reboot-CHHS's thread has been bad juju. - redgrange77 August 20, 2025, 20:40:44
Double W today.....much needed. * - Illiniphil August 19, 2025, 21:39:08
- Yep, now let's keep it going.* - Carl Spackler August 19, 2025, 21:40:29
Needed that one* - shua August 19, 2025, 21:14:00
Good work Phil* - reggiedunlop August 19, 2025, 15:55:52
- No kidding, we all dropped the ball in not doing so earlier* - RVA August 19, 2025, 16:17:03
Ricketts thinking of all the money he can save with Tucker benched and Cassie getting big hits* - OB25 August 19, 2025, 15:14:17
- he was never going to sign Tucker - IlliniSax05 August 19, 2025, 15:15:12
5 runs won't be enough today.* - Warrin'_Illini August 19, 2025, 15:10:10
- O N K C.* - Warrin'_Illini August 19, 2025, 15:13:03

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