Comments on: 2013 Preview: Chicago Cubs

By: Uncle Charlie

Uncle Charlie — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:45:47 +0000

By doing what exactly? Overspending on FAs? What all-star 3B were they going to sign? Pay $60 million + on over thirty year old out fielders. Keith Law ranks the Cubs farm system as the fifth best in MLB. I for one am content to wait it out instead of seeing another Soriano contract shelled out that does little to help the team compete.

By: xerocc

xerocc — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:58:57 +0000

This is v bad team, Epstein has done nothing to improve the major league roster

By: jgillmeister

jgillmeister — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:34:12 +0000

Castro’s defense rates poorly at SS? Do your research, man! Every ranking I’ve seen puts him in the top half in the NL. Not excellent, but not poor. He’s also improving each year, which says that in a couple, he may be top-rated with the glove. Remember, he is still 1 year younger than the average MLB rookie.

By: splintchesthair

splintchesthair — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:15:31 +0000

If we’re tallying up “potential” championships, it just sort of proves my point that trash-talking when it comes to Chicago baseball history is nothing but a World’s Tallest Midget contest.

By: mgdsquiggy17

mgdsquiggy17 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:56:29 +0000

“, if the playoff format in the 50s and 60s was similar to today’s (as in allowing 1/3 of the league in), the White Sox would have been perennial contenders and no doubt would have taken at least one during that time. They missed the playoffs with over 100 wins on different occasions during these eras.”

Actually the White Sox didn’t have a single year where they won more then 100 games in that era. They had 90 wins quite often but never exceed 100 wins in the 50′s or 60′s. In fact 1917 is the only season they had 100 wins. The Red Sox have the most consecutive playoff loses with 13 I believe. You could say the same thing for the Cubs if you’re getting into shoulda, woulda, coulda. There were years they just missed out and if they got in and got hot they could have won 1 as well.

By: jlovenotjlo

jlovenotjlo — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:39:06 +0000

Fair enough, and well done.

I’m fully aware of how lame the following is going to sound, but anyway, if the playoff format in the 50s and 60s was similar to today’s (as in allowing 1/3 of the league in), the White Sox would have been perennial contenders and no doubt would have taken at least one during that time. They missed the playoffs with over 100 wins on different occasions during these eras. Damn Yankees. The Cubs have just been complete losers since winning the pennant in 1945. That’s incredible.

And 2005 still happened. The sh*t-talking definitely took it up a notch after that. Before, it was just Cubs fans telling us we had no fans. Well they have no one alive who saw that World Series happen in 1908.

Speaking of which, there are no radio or TV recordings of the last Cubs World Series.

By: janessa31888

janessa31888 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:32:09 +0000

I don’t know how the Cubs fans do it. They deserve a winner. As a fan of a city with 3 terrible teams(cleveland) one starts to wonder if the bad luck will ever end.

By: splintchesthair

splintchesthair — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:53:03 +0000

Man, I can’t argue with that. But then again, it’s easy to be smug when your favorite team is sitting on an astounding three World Series championships compared to the Cubs’ measly two. And when you only have to wait 88 years between them, why, one practically bursts with pride. I mean, the fact that the White Sox have accomplished everything they have in only 111 years really takes your breath away.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:40:31 +0000

Doesn’t it seem POSSIBLE at this point that they’d be able to trade him before the year is out? Sure, he’s overpriced. But the rumors were that the Cubs would eat 2/3rd or so of the remaining money on the deal. He’s still a useful player average OBP, above-average slugging. I would image there would be a team that would pay $10 million a year for two years for that.

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:37:39 +0000

Stupid I phone sucks fir texting! Lol

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:36:28 +0000

How could the Cubs be do bad for do long?

Epstein or not they never sign any big nes that can play? If they do they never win.

I would like to see them with Pirates battle it out!

By: American of African Descent

American of African Descent — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:26:03 +0000

Come one. Let’s be a little forgiving of the Cubs.

Anyone can have a bad century.

By: xwarr1orx

xwarr1orx — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:05:47 +0000

Baez much more likely to move to 3rd than Castro, Castro’s stats don’t play as well at 3rd as Baez’s potential does.

By: moseskkim

moseskkim — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:15:30 +0000

Feldman could be.. How do u know he’s not if the season hasn’t even started?

By: markofapro

markofapro — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:12:11 +0000

Feldman is not a bargain

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:21:34 +0000

The Cubs have been bad forever. That old curse of the goat. Hell, that goat could play 3rd base and bat fifth. Oh well, blame it on Bartman.

By: jlovenotjlo

jlovenotjlo — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:52:50 +0000

I try not to miss opportunities to troll the Cubs and their fans…it’s honestly been so easy that I haven’t even enjoyed doing it the last couple of years. As a White Sox fan, I feel truly blessed to have the Cubs organization playing across town for all these years.

That being said, I was wondering if anyone know the record for most playoff game losses in a row? The Cubs sit at a very impressive 9 and I feel that a playoff sweep in 2015, or at least some wild card game losses over the next decade, would have to put the Cubs at or near the top of this list. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated HBT folks.

By: cubfan531

cubfan531 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:41:07 +0000

Sori had one error and 12 assists last year, with only slightly below average range factor numbers. For the first time in his career, he got the guidance he needed from Dave McKay. Rather than just telling him he was doing things wrong in the outfield, McKay showed him what he was doing wrong and how to fix it.

Soriano’s not a gold glove candidate, but he’s no longer a massive liability on defense.

By: riverace19

riverace19 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:01:26 +0000

Last place for sure but a 6 game improvement over 2012. 67 wins 95 losses.