CUB-MAGEDDON!! After just one year as the general manager, Jed Hoyer said "enough of this crap" and proceeded to castrate, eviscerate and thoroughly gut this group of overpaid and underperforming has-beens and use-to-bees and shipped them out to various points in the country where they immediately became someone else's problem.
The frowns & tears around Wrigley are eerily similar to the night of the Bartman game. 😥😥😢😢😖😟😟😵😵😡 (which delighted me to no end because I was there for that one) Nephew Mark has yet to recover from that beautiful night.
I remember 2016 when they openly declared a "dynasty" and then continually failed to get back to the big dance despite having a super payroll and playing in front of a full house almost every day. Now let's see how the season ticket holders react when it's time to renew in 2022 and the invoice shows major league prices for this minor league roster. I suspect the boot lickers will believe the fortune tellers and return in droves but such is life on the north side.
I do wish Anthony Rizzo the best because he is a class act both on and off the field and the only race he's going to eventually lose is to Father Time BUT he did start his Yankee career off with a bang last night with a homer, two hits and the game winning rbi. Good for him!
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Now on the south side, fans are dancing in the street with the addition of ace reliever Craig Kimbrel, who was the leading relief pitcher in the National League and has been to the post season and has a ring so when you add Cesar Hernandez to fill the hole at second, the White Sox are suddenly right next to the Astros in Las Vegas betting parlors to win the World Series. Tough to do but we'll see.
The only downer was the addition of a second cub, Ryan Tepera, also from the north side and that violates the toxicity rule about having too many cubs on your team.
It's easy to pitch for a garbage team because there's hardly any pressure but when tossed into the pressure cooker last night, he gave up a homer, single and a walk before departing to a chorus of boos from Sox fans.....and rightfully so. He better straighten his act out quickly or he'll be moved rapidly to another bad team....where he might be more comfortable.
Eloi is back, Luis Robert will be here in two weeks and Yasmani is recovering.If the Sox have the lead after six innings, you have to face KOPECH, KIMBREL & HENDRICKS, not necessarily in that order.
Looking good, amigos!
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The Olympics? no. I hate the 14 hour time difference and you can't help but hear the results during the day which ruins your prime time viewing and it's not going to get any better.
The 2022 winter games are scheduled for China and a 13 hour difference and the 2024 summer festival is in Paris with a 7 hour time difference so the prime time events will happen at 2:00 p.m. our time. PASS.
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And now it's time for football!!!! GO BEARS. Because we have the stupidest offensive coach in the league, my 2021 prediction is 7-10. Book it!
ENJOY THE WEATHER FOR THE NEXT WEEK AND OPEN THOSE WINDOWS!
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