I "expect" nothing. I hope he continues his quality defense and continues to use his speed to fuck up opposing pitchers and defenses. At no point have i (or others) declared "elite" talent like you did with immediate nothingburger flameout Palka.
And you can shit on Bryant all you want but the cubs positively played him 100% correctly. They got rid of him and almora and baez and CONEtreras at precisely the right time. They got their career years and said bubye.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

By the way... PCA is a one tool player the way I see him now. Speed is (har har) a fleeting asset. You won't have it forever. Better develop the rest of the tools.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

And back to bryant...
Real cubs fans were calling him soft as soon as 2015... and they were right.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

You guys are tremendously ungrateful for Bryant.

You don’t deserve hyphen-boy.

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Ungrateful? Whatchoo talkin bout, Willis?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Another big time hit for Pete Crow Allstar. JORR should just tap out now. What a fool!

His baseball takes arent... good.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

If PCA hit 393 homers and hit .284 for his career like Edmonds I'd take it. PCA hit his fifth dong tonight and has 4 RBIs.

Insulting their best home grown player pre-hyphen-boy.

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What was that prediction again? David Ortiz? Is he in the Hall of Fame?

The Ortiz prediction?



Or that prediction?

Were you predicting this damage would be done in the Mexican league? Ole!

If you WERE referring to Algodoneros de Unión Laguna I guess you were right in this prediction. I am happy.


Big time! I've been stretching my mouth to let those big words come right out!


It keeps going on but... that horse is dead.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

White Sox fans are funny.

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All of those posts were more of an indictment of the White Sox front than they were an aggrandizement of Palka.

But keep on Cubbin'. Maybe this guy really will be Willie Mays.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

Please do not turn CB’s hyperbole into all Cubs fans thinks he is Willie Mays. PCA is hot right now, but you should at least acknowledge he has talent and potential. Fans are going to get excited about a young player that has this much raw ability.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Greg Maddux, Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, etc

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Pete Crow Allstar is 3rd in baseball in fWAR
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major ... 2025&ind=0

The Subdivision is in shambles!

I've been around cub fans all my life. Mark Grace could've been elected mayor. Cub fan priorities have always been a little fucked up and always will be.

Did you feel the excitement about Tucker in the off season? There was zero excitement about Kyle Tucker. I tried to tell them. The response was "yawn" or "whattabout Belly?"

A goofy looking kid is on a tear in April. I think cub fans are enthralled with all his goofiness. Why? Because it's so Cubby.

Don't forget his mom had sex with some other dude before she got married.

There is no doubt we fall in love with players in a Cubs uniform. I did not know a thing about Tucker. I was glad they dumped Bellinger. I wanted the deck cleared for PCA and Busch. It appears they have built a competitive team. Maybe it drops off in May like last year. But I am enjoying the roller coaster games even if the bullpen issues are deflating.

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This is 100% true.
Any Cub fan I know greatly appreciates Kris Bryant for 2016, but there wasn't a whole lot of uproar when Colorado gave him a stupid contract....and boy was that a stupid contract.

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Sounds like White Sox fans are envious of the Cub fans having something to cheer for this summer. All you have to look forward to on the South Side is take your dog to the park day.

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At least the hoopla around PCA hasn’t resulted in anyone declaring him a future MVP .

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

i do realize that you are captain baseball from the sox army, but can't take your tucker statement as ex cathedra. just like 3rd base or SP & RP, the sarcasm and cynicism is directed at cub management who failed to extend tucker after the trade and are currently watching his price go up by the tens of millions every week - increasing the difficulty for shysters ricketts & hoyer & hawkins of resigning tucker. that's the yawn? plenty of excitement - the other issues address trying to win the national league, not beating out the brewers for 1st in the central and getting swept in the 1st round and then losing tucker to free agency. the yawns are for eli morgan and justin turner.

as far as pca, look at some of the late 2023 cub game threads - cubs fan here shitting on him. a few "you hate to see it" from captain baseball as the cubs faded away from the ever elusive WC spot. the man hit in triple A against the same pitchers other young talents in mlb had hit. it was a matter of time for pca, time some fans didn't have for him. he was big spasm and at times, still is.

speaking of tucker and ricketts, the cubs apparently low-balled pca on a recent contract extension. pca is playing for $250 million, not $89 million. the club generated nearly $200 million more in revenue than the blue jays last year and spends $60 million less than the blue jays this year, on payroll. cubs spending $130+ million less on payroll than the phillies. not hard to figure out where the sarcasm and cynicism come from.

That is because he is only missing the great stab tag at 2B.

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Elections have consequences.

You're goddamn right I'm envious of the current Cubs situation in relation to the dumpster fire that is the White Sox,

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You're not part of the Subdivision. I'd buy you a beer if I was to meet you in person. The other guys I would buy a sippy cup full of milk for all the crying they do about the Cubs.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

PCA up to .301. Someone check on JORR's health.