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but go cubs!*

Posted by Ari Gold

on August 22, 2025, 14:52:43, in reply to "I mean it's a Racist Ricketts owned ball club, so forgive my lack of surprise."

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Fuck all three of 'em and the whole Ricketts Klan.

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

ooo - AintHatin Yesterday, 12:48:34
- Am I supposed to know who those people are? - Illiniphil Yesterday, 16:38:59
  - Charlie Kirk - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 16:44:32
    - All they will do is come stand around awhile and then leave when the media gets bored… - LeatherneckIllini Yesterday, 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 Yesterday, 22:16:13
  - It's Charlie Kirk. Took me a while to recognize him too* - Sammich Yesterday, 16:41:02
    - Masterdebater. - SurfTheBoneyard Yesterday, 18:47:55
- I listen to country music and root for professional athletes - OB25 Yesterday, 15:23:10
  - "country" music, you mean.* - longsnapper Yesterday, 17:11:44
    - Valid for the most part, but some of my favorites would be considered more authentic* - OB25 Yesterday, 17:52:47
  - Seeing Zach Bryan at Notre Dame stadium September 6th. Taking the Irish Express. Can’t wait.* - DiamondDazzle Yesterday, 16:25:04
  - I root for sports teams, I infrequently root for individual players... - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 15:57:13
  - I love Morgan Wallen and Toby Keith's music - Sounder Yesterday, 15:27:37
    - Timely - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 17:09:36
- How many hats did Charlie Kirk have to stitch together to fit his freakish noggin* - Herman Blume Yesterday, 15:12:43
- Big League Chew: The story of Gums McGhee.* - Warrin'_Illini Yesterday, 14:15:48
- They’re white guys that play baseball, not a surprise* - Carl Spackler Yesterday, 14:15:07
- If you look at Busch's social media follows it's not really a surprise* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes Yesterday, 14:13:29
  - ...and Shaw exudes Boston Area POS racist vibes.* - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:17:29
- I mean it's a Racist Ricketts owned ball club, so forgive my lack of surprise. - KingTalkyTiki Yesterday, 14:07:18
  - but go cubs!* - Ari Gold Yesterday, 14:52:43
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 Yesterday, 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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