Nice to sweep the Phillies.
Next: Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel (6-1, 2.17 ERA) faces Dodgers LHP Alex Wood (1-3, 4.03 ERA) on Monday at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs won’t face Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw in the four-game series. “Bummer, man,” Maddon said, smiling.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=360529116
So, I’m not really sold on the Cubs yet…after all, we’re only about 26% though the season. Lots of baseball to be played.
Good to see the bats wake up today in St. Louis. But what about the relief pitching so far?
Scott Boras
and, the guy who intentionally throws at Pirates players (whah whah)…ha ha ha ha ha ha
In a previous thread — https://firejerryangelo.org/2016/05/05/the-return-of-the-toothpick-chomping-idiot/#comments — our good friend Erniesarmy had this to say:
Hey Genre, get a post up about this insanity Arrieta is trying to pull. 34+ mill. for seven years? Are you kiddin me? No! Absolutely not! Tell Boras to shove it, Theo. Give him five years at 16 mill with an opt out after 3. That’s fair market value for a pitcher of 32 with one solid year behind him. No more Sorianos! Look at the Yankees! Those long term huge contracts are killing them. And Greinke is going to bankrupt Arizona. Keep that money in the farm system and for signing our good young hitters.
Arrieta has been great, but Ernie is making sense. I hope the Cubs take some time and don’t rush any decisions.
Your thoughts?
That’s my assessment, based on his and his staff’s handling of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Not to mention his utter lack of leadership in the 2003 NLCS.
Your thoughts are welcomed, my frendts.
A loss…and a win.
Kudos to the Artist on a life well done, and congrats to Arrieta on his 2nd no-hitter.
tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…tick tock…
NEW YORK – 1947: Portrait taken in 1947 by Philippe Halsman of Albert Einstein. Halsman’s photograph of Einstein was used as a basis for the United States 8 cent postage stamp issued in 1961. (Photo by:Philippe Halsman/AFP/Getty Images)
If Albert Einstein was alive today, he’d be saying: “I told you so.” WTF, you say? It’s simple: the gravitational waves have been detected.
And just how is this relevant to “us”? Well, I just happened to hear from “Albert” recently (he used to post here as “e=mc2” but misplaced his user name/pw; I’ve just provided him with that info).
Dear Gentleman and Lady fans of the Chicago Bears, your National Football League professional sports organization.
I trust that you are enjoying a break from the game, now that the Super Bowl has been completed, as this marks the end of another miserable football season for fans of the Chicago Bears. My hope is that you will find a vestige of peace and comfort during the “off-season” (a term that I find to be rather peculiar, as the Chicago Bears appeared to be “off” during most of their just completed campaign).
As you know, data intrigues me. Some have accused me of being obsessive. Many have asked of me “Albert, why do you spend so many hours in the lab? What do you do for fun?”
I regret that at this time, current obligations do not allow me to respond to the aforementioned question in detail. However, I am pleased to share some information with you. You may initially find this information to be quite disturbing, but my fervent hope is that you can eventually accept the truth, which could lead to a peaceful, easy feeling. After all, is a life without comfort worth living?
So take heart: There is absolutely no reason to expect your beloved Chicago Bears to contend for any prizes in 2016-2017.
Why waste your life expecting any measure of success? There is absolutely no data to suggest that the current owners and upper level management are capable of achieving success. They have not spent enough time in the lab, and even if they did it would not alter the course as their collective intelligence is sorely lacking.
“Albert, take heart, you say?” Yes. Take heart. Let go of any expectations for success.
You may choose to view the upcoming season as a comedy of errors. Enjoy the comedy, laugh. Laughter is good for the soul.
Or, choose to ignore the proceedings entirely. Rather than pondering, reading about, or watching/listening to anything related to the Chicago Bears professional football team, ignore the numbskulls behind the curtain and simply have fun.
But if you must pay attention to the National Football League, I encourage you to observe successful teams and players, even those that you despise or wish failure upon.
For example: You despise the New England Patriots. They are magnificent cheaters, and the mere thought of Bill Belichik and Tom Brady leads to feelings of nausea, deep anger and relentless resentment. In some cases, depression may ensue.
Re-frame the picture. Imagine the unadulterated joy that the New England Patriots (National Football League professional sports team) regularly bestow upon their fans. Year in, year out – regardless of injuries and off-field distractions – the New England Patriots perform admirably on the field. Their owner Mr. Kraft is clearly intelligent and while making money is certainly a priority, the data suggests that winning is, too. How refreshing(!).
Imagine what it would be like if your team (the Chicago Bears National Football league professional sports team) had achieved similar success the last 10-15 years. Hard to fathom, but let’s give it a try:
…the Chicago Bears are well run organization, from top to bottom…they are a great football team…they are winners…
Breath deep, visualize it all….take a deep breath….repeat. And again.
Finally….forget about it and move on.
Gentlemen and Ladies, I leave you with this:
Allow yourself to admire and enjoy the success of others. Lest not we forget the 7 Deadly Sins (“envy” is a bitch).
You may not be ready to release “the envy”. If so, proceed cautiously with “the bitch” (beware of “lust”). But I digress…(perhaps Sigmund will moderate that discussion at a future time).
Back to the lab. There is much data to process regarding other Chicago professional sports teams…and the like. There is never enough time, it seems.
Fondly, Albert
Jay Cutler will have a new quarterback guru next year. The Chicago Bears will have a new offensive coordinator.
Robbie Gould has been released.
Congratulations Mr. Gase.
I’ll leave the analysis to those better qualified (Fro and the rest of youse). Thank you, my frendts.
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.
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