2016 Chicago Cubs

[backwardsk]

Here is hoping that Jake Arrieta's arm falls off and that Dexter hits .200 and plays in 50 games. I will be rooting for the Cubs to finish as low as possible this year. (Not that I am bitter or anything....lol).

Let's wait until he signs his extension first.

They won't beat the Cards.

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[Moose Milligan]

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In light of the Dexter Fowler fiasco, this post from 4 and-a-half months ago immediately came to my mind:

POSTED ON OCTOBER 13, 2015:

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php/149539-2015-Chicago-Cubs?p=3931195#post3931195

I can't believe I called him David Cruz...David Ortiz....

Anyway, I still feel that way. I don't hold the Fowler Fiasco against the Cubs but I do hope they rot in hell. I will root for Arrieta because I like seeing guys that the Orioles gave up on having great success elsewhere but that's where it stops.

Oh, AND...if you're a Chicago sports fan you've had the '85 Bears and the 90's Bulls. Quit whining.

[scOtt]

Just an abstract post here, Theo Epstein, Joe Maddon and Cubs owner's $$$ commitment make this a brewing dynasty. Like the Second City has never seen.

[weams]

Like the Second City has never seen.

[MDtransplant757]

They have Jason Hammel and Jake Arrietta. How funny would it be if we saw them in the WS and beat our former guys

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[weams]

Let's wait until he signs his extension first.

They won't beat the Cards.

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Epstein called the discussions thus far productive in “provid[ing] a foundation for something to get done down the road” and noted there’s “no hard deadline, but there are no active talks"

Jake says he won't talk during the season.

[OFFNY]

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Jake Arrieta has Talked to Cubs About Deal, Wants 6-7 years

(By Jesse Rogers)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14927838/chicago-cubs-jake-arrieta-wants-6-7-years-new-contract

OOOOOOoooooooooooo ALSO

The Cubs and Jake Arrieta Disagree on Years for 'Mega Extension'

(By Marc Normandin)

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/3/8/11178280/cubs-jake-arrieta-extension-rumors

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[weams]

Why did they go do this?

[OFFNY]

Why did they go do this?

I don't believe in jinxes, whammies, and curses.

That said, this is the ultimate overkill. Jinxing the Cubs is like ....... it's like a high school football team playing a game against the N.F.L. champions, and "fixing" the outcome by paying money to the high school players to throw the game.

[OFFNY]

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M.L.B. Payrolls: Suddenly, Cubs are Big Spenders

(Associated Press)

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2016/03/31/mlb-payrolls-suddenly-cubs-big-spenders/82486384/

[25 Nuggets]

I don't believe in jinxes, whammies, and curses.

That said, this is the ultimate overkill. Jinxing the Cubs is like ....... it's like a high school football team playing a game against the N.F.L. champions, and "fixing" the outcome by paying money to the high school players to throw the game.

Hahaha

They're done!!

[weams]

Ecstasy or Disaster?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-it-could-all-go-wrong-for-the-cubs/

In the aggregate, we can do a decent job of forecasting large groups, but for individuals or single teams, the range of possible outcomes is still really large. Last year, for instance, the Nationals had almost exactly the same projections as the Cubs do now, with a .585 projected winning percentage and a 94% chance of reaching the postseason. But instead, they won 83 games and watched the playoffs at home.

[Number5]

Ecstasy or Disaster?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-it-could-all-go-wrong-for-the-cubs/

I always get a chuckle out of this type of claim. As long as they project the same number of wins as losses across their MLB projections, they can't fail to do a "decent job in the aggregate." Hilarious. Duh. No, they missed big time last year... again.

[OFFNY]

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(APRIL 17th)

CHICAGO CUBS

Dexter "Screw the Orioles, I'm Going to Play for the Cubs Again This Year" Fowler - CF

Jason Heyward - RF

Ben Zobrist - 2B

Anthony Rizzo - 1B

Kris Bryant - 3B

Miguel Montero - C

Jorge Soler - LF

Addison Russell - SS

John Derran Lackey - RHP (2-0, 5.68 ERA)

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Matthew Carpenter - 3B

Jeremy Hazelbaker - CF

Matthew Holliday - LF

Brandon Moss -1B

Stephen Piscotty - RF

Yadier Molina - C

Kolten Wong - 2B

Aledmys Diaz - SS

Michael Raymond Leake - RHP (0-1, 6.97 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

[Tryptamine]

In what is almost too unbelievable to be true, Dexter Fowler currently leads all major league players in fWAR at 1.5, second is 1.1.

He's sporting a .378/.500/.711 line. He's on pace for 37HR 125R and 125RBI out of the lead off spot.