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How many spots can one team use on the concussion IL?
Two of my all-time favorite Kershaw moments...
Good riddance to a complete piece of crap choke artist whose postseason ERA is nearly two full runs higher than his regular season ERA.
Free for all: The Cubs celebrated yesterday like they actually won something, which they haven't yet. But there's nothing wrong with it. www.pointlessexercise.com/all-hail-the...
Free for all: The Cubs celebrated yesterday like they actually won something, which they haven't yet. But there's nothing wrong with it. www.pointlessexercise.com/all-hail-the...
Are we cursed to have to watch Ian Happ play, or is Ian his own curse? @olegkup.bsky.social, @praz.bsky.social and I discuss how no Cubs' player has ever played in as many losing postseason games without a win as he has, 8, just like his jersey number. www.youtube.com/shorts/aReUr...
On the pod this week with @praz.bsky.social and @olegkup.bsky.social I learned that a story my dad had told me about something ridiculous that happened at a big league baseball game is actually true. www.youtube.com/shorts/FFbnJ...
Just the yummy part
I don't think Eric Daze officially retired.
She’s really something.
That Ian Happ is the longest tenured pro athlete in the city says a lot about the state of disarray in Chicago sports.
John Mallee was already there and didn’t bother to put his shirt back on.
Shōta understands a lot of English, as evidenced by him laughing before the question of who he was looking forward to spray champagne on before it got translated.
Has Justin Turner given anyone Covid yet?
The best. youtube.com/shorts/DGfpk...
Cliff Floyd is providing very useful analysis of this: “The bus is gonna stink. That plane is gonna stink.”
Civale probably already had a personal champagne celebration in his house a few weeks ago when he switched from the White Sox to the Cubs.
This is Andrew Kittredge’s first shower as a Cub.
Reese just took the bullpen car out for a little alone time.
I would love it if one of the guys who just got there, like Aaron Civale, was just going nuts spraying champagne right at guys screaming, “YEAH! WE DID IT! WHOO!”
Could he ask to play five games in right before the end of the season? Just asking as a fantasy owner who has him in a keeper league and would like to be able to use other players in my Util spot next year. Thanks.
As Praz pointed out, the Cubs’ magic number is one and since they have the tiebreaker over the D’bags it’s effectively zero. They have clinched a wild card spot. And Matt Boyd is pitching like it.
Bradgley?
When should the Cubs celebrate? Whenever the hell they want to, that's when. @praz.bsky.social and @olegkup.bsky.social are here to discuss Nico's batting title hopes, the odds of that ball finding Anthony Rizzo, game one starters and injuries. www.pointlessexercise.com/podcast-why-...
Dude HATES the dodger stadium PA. It’s such a great recurring bit
Watching Giants-D'bags and Duane Kuiper yelling at the PA for being too loud never gets old. He's not wrong.
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The podcast is live! And @praz.bsky.social is explaining that the Cubs actually CAN clinch tonight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmYq...
Deal.
He has to be doing it on purpose at this point. Right? Probably not. He’s just a dope.
Skenes and what else?
Clearly, Paul Skenes blows.
wrote about the state of the Rizzo Crash, my worries about the Rizzo Straddle, and the shock on Rizzo Weekend pebblehunting.substack.com/p/the-rizzo-...
Nico might win the batting title, and if he does he'll have by far the worst average to ever win it in in the NL. Plus, Petecrow's bad second half is reminiscent of another Cub who turned out to be pretty good. www.pointlessexercise.com/nico-might-w...
RIP Robert Redford, the Mad Dog had your back
I am so used to typing them that way that my editors at The Athletic had to constantly correct my spellings of Seattke, Barves and Pissburgh.
Barves and Seattke are long-running things to mock long ago misspelled Tribune sports page headlines.
I see nothing wrong here. Too bad Seattke’s Phil Bradley was in the other league.
Nico might win the batting title, and if he does he'll have by far the worst average to ever win it in in the NL. Plus, Petecrow's bad second half is reminiscent of another Cub who turned out to be pretty good. www.pointlessexercise.com/nico-might-w...
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Usually, that noise is a fart in the bathtub.
The one and only.
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Chris Fowler is still a terrible football play by play announcer.
July 20. It was against the Cardinals, though. www.espn.com/mlb/news/sto...
I'll bet the ump called Gene "Blind Al."
I think it was all of them.
I like to think that Latroy wasn't complaining about the strike zone, he was mad at the ump for making fun of Gene Clines' sunglasses.
Cubs magic number
Huh. Kinda seems like Mike Soroka still sucks.
Why does the one little girl in the Four Seasons commercial look like she’s 35 years old?
Maybe Willi is actually just paying homage to the time Junior Lake wore the wrong jersey?
Second.
Boog the superhero youtu.be/BARjPuUN36Y?...
Has Marquee commented on the fact Willi is wearing 21 tonight for Clemente like the Pirates are? Or is it just all eye black talk?
Dansby smacked that at Pham like they are in the same fantasy football league.
Petecrow’s first hit since June.
Boog is telling Phil Rizzuto stories for no apparent reason. Including the “WW” story completely oblivious to the fact that Pat taught Ron Santo to do the same thing. But why would they ever know that?
Somebody tell Boog that it’s Horwitz not Horowitz because there’s only one fucking o in it.
This is some weird shit. I hope Craig fires the boys up tonight with an inspirational message from Lou Boudreau.
He cuts quite the imposing figure, hunched over his desk in his too low chair hiding the rotting flesh on the back of his right hand. He's certainly rough looking. Maybe not so tough looking, though. Many people are saying...
Anthony Rizzo got a well-deserved big day over the weekend. He's officially retired, and we are officially old. Thanks, Anthony, you did a helluva job. www.pointlessexercise.com/welcome-home...
Been a rough month for Michael Busch and Matt Shaw, even at the plate. They have combined to "hit" .164/.244/.233 with one homer, seven RBI and 22 strikeouts. But don't worry. I just saw that one of them is "heating up."
Anthony Rizzo got a well-deserved big day over the weekend. He's officially retired, and we are officially old. Thanks, Anthony, you did a helluva job. www.pointlessexercise.com/welcome-home...
Thanks, Jack. It was great stuff.
Cubs magic number
It's also two Rekraps in a row where I forgot to include my favorite new stat. When Caleb started the season 10-for-10 passing he was the first to start with at least 8 straight completions since Bob Avellini in 1978. And Bob went 0-for-11 after that to finish the game 8-for-19.
The only Bears pod you'll ever need. Oh, that's so sad.
These Bears don't deserve a full podcast, that's why the Rekrap (brought to you by Cellozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet) is perfect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T9k...
@pointlessexercise.com Larry Lacewell was the name of the guy with the Cowboys you were trying to remember. What's funny is that the story between him and Switzer was actually public knowledge 30+ years ago, when such stories sometimes were swept under the rug. vault.si.com/vault/1994/0...
Not unless they agree to take on Luis Robert’s full option next year.
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I can’t believe Owen Cassie is on the concussion IL. All he did was run full speed into a brick wall leading with his face.
Goff didn’t spike the ball with any time left. They got the snap off with one second remaining but that doesn’t stop the clock.
I don’t think the Lions need the help of the refs just giving them a touchdown.
I’m as impressed as Jonathan Vilma is with Deion Branch. Considering he’s a 46 year old retired wide receiver. That’s Brian Branch who plays for the Lions.
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Imagine if you didn’t know Jordan Cornette is 6’9?
I think if he’d gone back to the bag Junior Caminero might have tried to tag him, which wouldn’t have worked. So everybody might have been safe.
I like how the nuance of “go on any grounder unless it’s hit directly to the guy standing right next to you” is apparently impossible to coach.
They had no passing game in his six starts last year. 157 or fewer yards in four of them. But at least he was leading the league with six fumbles when they replaced them.
And JD trying to hand wave the awful Dansby running on contact with nobody out move with, “if he hadn’t gone there they’d have turned a double play” is the kind of kiss ass apologist stuff he’s supposed to be above.
Ian Happ is CLUTCH.
Shame that the Cubs are wasting one of Michael Busch’s four hits since the All-Star break.
What do we think this head weighs?
Owen Cassie just Ben Grieve’d himself in right. And ate an ivy covered brick.
You should let them out. And I am impressed they all fit.
“Bouncing off of”
And then the on field delay was Anthony throwing the ball back onto the field.
Mo literally hit his first career homer to Anthony Rizzo. Bounced right off Rizz’s hand.
Amazing. A Cubs prospect that can hit!
Al is mad they were allowed to bring in outside cheese