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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: October 15, 2018, 9:59 pm
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Shiraz Rehman is leaving the Cubs front office for the Rangers.
Rehman started the analytics department for the Cubs.
McLeod also interviewed for the Giants GM job. If they lose him
I'd really like to bring Porter back from the DBacks.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Tuffy
Date: October 16, 2018, 5:36 pm
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I went to college with a guy with this last name; his nickname
was "The Poach".
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: mO
Date: October 16, 2018, 8:28 pm
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Hung around bars at closing?
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 16, 2018, 9:20 pm
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Interesting that the media has finally picked up on what I said
right after Theo’s postmortem presser - that was coded language
from a very unhappy exec. But how exactly does he go about
adding “edge” to the clubhouse? He’s not changing managers
(yet).
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: October 16, 2018, 9:40 pm
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The most obvious way to go about adding edge to the clubhouse is
Harper. He's a pretty intense player.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 16, 2018, 10:05 pm
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Yeah, that does seem to be the most obvious direction. Harper
being a red-ass is hardy the main draw but I guess if it’s edge
you want, it doesn’t hurt.
I don’t think it’s preposterous to suggest the clubhouse was
never the same after Ross retired. Hard to overstate how
important his presence was, and that’s more clear now than ever.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: October 16, 2018, 10:26 pm
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Even though he wasn't the clubhouse red ass, I still think
losing Fowler hurt more than Ross. The lineup just worked so
much better with him leading off everyday.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: craig
Date: October 16, 2018, 11:33 pm
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Think it's interesting where Theo is supposedly all about
attitude and edge and focus, and talent doesn't seem to be a
priority? Seems like all the draft picks, there was so much
talk about character qualities being top priority, you'd think
by this point that they'd have plenty of what you want.
Obviously Heyward is $180 of leadership, not bat; but he's not
the leader that Theo wants either, I guess, too laid-back?
As for Harper, hasn't he been in trouble for non-hustle and
Disrespect-90 and stuff? I don't know, just wondering whether
he's actually a 162-games-urgency guy, or maybe not so much?
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 16, 2018, 11:46 pm
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I'd like to see us go after Josh Donaldson. That would pretty
much push Bryant to the outfield, but that may happen anyway.
It would preclude Schwarber and maybe another OF being traded,
but it would be the kind of bat we could use in the middle of
the lineup. But, the big reason I'd like to see it is that the
Cardinals are going after him. A lot of Theo's success in the
past is denying the player your biggest threats want by grabbing
him yourself. Donaldson in the middle of that Cardinal lineup
would be formidable. (Some are suggesting that Donaldson will
be a bargain in this year's free agent scramble. We could use
one or two of those too.)
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 16, 2018, 11:56 pm
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Pass on Donaldson. 33 next month, declining on defense for
years. Maybe he was just hurt this year, or maybe he's on the
wrong side of the divide.
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