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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hoyer tells him offense is a pretty sure known, as is defense for the most part. Invest in that. Pitching is wildly random; treat it like VC. I'll get the team to the playoffs, and then luck takes over. Tom makes an acceptable ROI. Rinse and repeat. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The problem is, not only does Tom agree w/ Hoyer's approach, as it appeals to his conservative financial perspective, it's unlikely he has the slightest idea who would be capable and available to remake the org. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The #Cubs don't have a viable replacement for either corner OF position. Hartshorn *might* be a 2028 candidate for LF. Suzuki is a known quantity, improved defensively, and established w/ PCA. Pay the man. It's independent of the pitching woes, which Hoyer is going to fu anyway.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Excellent proposal. But, of course, it's contingent on the owners fucking the players over on their compensation. So, no.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ah, yes. The most persecuted class in America is Xtians.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Final Top100. Dodgers have 3 in top 20, MIL 2. We have to go to #35 to find a #Cubs, and again to 88 to find the 2nd. Both are offense, one might be a catcher, the other might be able to grow into Happ. No pitching. Developmental failure all around. www.mlb.com/milb/prospec...

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Don't the A's have enough problems?

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

He's not casting doubt on the moon landing. What he's doing is casting doubt on whether he's got an IQ above a lineman's number.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is a result of expanding the playoffs, letting .500ish teams in, and making 2/3 of the field survive a best-of-3. And, no team starts w/ a best-of-7. In baseball. It's a stupid way to conduct a championship process.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That's better looking than the person whose 'face' it's modeled on.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On to the next grievance grift for the little attention whore.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The only Shota question is whether to bet the prop he'll be in the top 3 in HRs allowed. His entire approach is lob it up there and hope it doesn't leave the yard. Hard pass, and no QO, because he'll take it again. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"These fans deserve home playoff games." Tom demands home playoff games. That's what Hoyer is really going to have to answer for. He's had 6 seasons. He's got 2025 he can point to, and the #Cubs were fortunate to get by the Padres. But that's all he has to show for well over a billion $$ in payroll.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Also true of Cabrera. And they shredded Boyd's arm last season. And they gambled Shota wouldn't take the QO and lost. For an org w/ so much money to spend and presenting themselves as such high-level process pros, it has absolutely no idea how to develop a successful, resilient pitching program.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The organization also hasn't created a successful SP pipeline. Every team has pitching injuries, w/ plenty of season-ending ones to go around. If your org doesn't have budding SP in the minors pushing to move up, it gets the 2026 #Cubs rotation. Pitching, in general, is completely broken.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

But the O isn't the problem; it's the pitching. It should be a case-by-case evaluation, and because the #Cubs can't seem to develop MiLBs into legit MLB ones, they have to buy. A refusal to pay is how they wind up with Joc Pederson. No worries - Hoyer isn't signing SS regardless.

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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"You can shoot them in elementary school, rape them in college, but I draw the line at letting them play sports without me inspecting their genitals!* -Republicans

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My high school bat was a Manny Sanguillen. Still have it.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

?? Suzuki put up a 5.1 bWAR, 3rd on #Cubs. OPS+ of 131 was 2nd. OF D much improved. Keep him, drop Happ, & find a young bat for LF that can grow like Happ did. The pattern that needs to be broken is the abject failure that surrounds pitching. It's a completely clueless org on this side of the ball.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The only player on that list who needs to be retained is Suzuki. And Hoyer won't pay him. But, we'll all get to hear how oh-so-close he came!

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Tex Western @texwestern.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wow, tonight's TNF is just the battle of the most unlikeable quarterbacks in the NFL, huh

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Breaking: The Atlanta Hawks offer to send Jack Smith a DVD of their thrilling February 3, 2024 overtime win over the Warriors because apparently he missed it.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He's just going to change the playcall to what he wants anyway, and McCarthy knows it.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah, 2003 was awesome - right up until the whole Barman fiasco and Dusty's failure to change the narrative. At least this season CC didn't decide to pick fights w/ the media and egg his players on to pile on. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Blatantly lying is one of the fundamental requirements of being a MAGAt candidate.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Since 2000? Are we forgetting the Dusty failures? 2003 when he doesn't bother to call a TO and go settle his team down? 2004 when he decides to pick a very public fight w/ the media and winds up missing the playoffs? Baker still really pisses me off, and not just about this. #Cubs

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lol!😂 TODAY IN SPORTSBALL: The Iowa Hawkeyes play the Atlanta Hawks in an exhibition game to raise awareness of GOP stupidity.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Well, sure. Isn't that the point of how the WC series is structured? More playoff games for revenue, but a big thumb on the scale to reward regular season performance. The WSox overcame. Philly at least made it a tussle. What the #Cubs did goes far beyond just short series/away randomness.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He's another player that really calls into question #Cubs coaching and development. He hit LHP better than RHP, so you can't blame it on not platooning him. The more I look at the entire franchise, big picture, the more I'm convinced its programs are fatally flawed.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's concerning, but his practice ethic is top-notch. And thank goodness he was there when Swanson went down. Also, fwiw, he was easily the WC series #Cubs MVP, pretty much the only player who showed up. Suzuki was passable - barely. The rest? Making tee times since they were already in SoCA.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Also, they suck at development and are reluctant to pay until they're forced to admit they simply don't have enough at a position. Look how long it took to fix 3B. For Hoyer, Happ is good enough. And he'll probably pay him before Suzuki, which would be so on-brand. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Remember what an adventure it was when he first moved to the OF from 2B, usually in CF to start? Oy vey! He's come a very, very long way, and mucho props to him for making the most of what he was given. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The problem is that games aren't decided by aggregate performance. The #Cubs don't get to bank the extra runs when they blow up mediocre pitching on teams mailing it in. And once again, this blind spot shows up in the playoffs.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Strongly disagree. Over the previous 4 seasons, since taking 2B full-time, he's averaged 5.3 (AS-level) bWAR. And he backs up SS w/out losing defense, and it's easier to fill 2B. Yeah, this season was a head-scratcher. But one wonders if this is more signs of #Cubs systems issues than just him.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He's worked his ass off to get to where he is, and had another solid defensive year in LF, maybe good enough for another GG. But his league-average OPS+ suggests his bat is seeing him on the wrong side of his performance curve, and not worth FA money at 32. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did you give them an extra run out of feeling sorry for how pathetic their effort was?

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nico steps up as the series #Cubs MVP. Goes .500/.500/.625/1.125. The rest of the lines are downright embarrassing. The top three batters went hitless and barely even got on base. A pitching staff of nothing but Jake Arrietas at his prime couldn't overcome that performance.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The only keeper is Seiya, and Hoyer won't pay. But we'll hear about how the #Cubs were an oh-so-close second!

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks. We're good. And I agree about the Sox.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Got what? I'm fully aware of the hows and whys Len left the #Cubs. Go pick a fight over on X. jfc.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

He also didn't want to have to be a happy-talk home-team PR shill like Boog is. He wanted to call baseball. And he sure wasn't pushing Pat Hughes aside. Len & J.D. made an excellent team. Another #Cubs fail. #Cubs

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A #Cubs pitcher giving up a HR? Who woulda thunk it?

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gausman's starting every hitter off w/ a ball. Sometimes 2. He's got to be done after Croneworth. It's every pitcher can go tonight. #Cubs

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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you’re shocked by a Senator who doesn’t know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, wait until you hear about the president who only recently learned that dumb is spelled with a b. 🤣 🤪 😂

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why, it was bigger than Bad Bunny's SB half-time show! It was bigger than the final episode of MASH! It was even bigger than the first moon landing!

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What might prompt at least a stern conversation is that Tom didn't get his home playoff games, so Jed has some explaining to do. Tom couldn't care less about a no-hitter.

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The Grateful Cub @thegratefulcub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NFL fans loved it. It's the MAGAts that got told to be outraged by this by their right-wing media sewers that are kicking up a stink today because their precious little fefes have something new to be all aggrieved about.

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