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IAN HAPP

Remembering back in April when I said they should bring him up and let him play now..
Everyone ???[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]?? at me..
said he was a year away

Yep Yep Yep
20 HRs 51 RBIs later

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chibears55 said:
IAN HAPP

Remembering back in April when I said they should bring him up and let him play now..
Everyone ������[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]���� at me..
said he was a year away

Yep Yep Yep
20 HRs 51 RBIs later

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To be fair he wouldn't have played in April. He'd likely be in a similar place to Almora right now. He largely got early playing time once he was called up because Zobrist and Russell were hurt. Baez may have been too at the time but I forget. I don't think anyone I remember was all that negative on his potential just that it was more a case of where do you fit him in.
 

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Which will also cost us a player on the roster. I hardly heard of the two that were DFA's but might know the next one.
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I'd imagine Jack Leathersich would probably be the guy the cubs DFA. He's mildly interesting as a LH reliever but he's not really a sure thing and cubs might slip him through waivers.
 

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chibears55 said:
IAN HAPP

Remembering back in April when I said they should bring him up and let him play now..
Everyone ������[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]���� at me..
said he was a year away

Yep Yep Yep
20 HRs 51 RBIs later

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He's been great but I still think he was called up earlier than they would have liked.
 
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beckdawg said:
To be fair he wouldn't have played in April. He'd likely be in a similar place to Almora right now. He largely got early playing time once he was called up because Zobrist and Russell were hurt. Baez may have been too at the time but I forget. I don't think anyone I remember was all that negative on his potential just that it was more a case of where do you fit him in.
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He was actually called up when Heyward went on DL with sprained finger and started in RF..

I was calling for him because Maddon wasn't playing LaStella who had just 7 AB til he started a game 2nd week of May..

My thinking was why not add him to roster and send LaStella down..
At least he would get more PT then LaStella because he a SH and Maddon could play him at 2B and all 3 OF spots..

Eventually that what happened later when everyone was healthy..
They kept Happ and sent LaStella down

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Let keep it Rolling...........

Cubs Win

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Brewers are 3 hitting washington headed into the 9th. On the plus side it's only 1-0 so a solo shot could change things
 
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Brewers are 3 hitting washington headed into the 9th. On the plus side it's only 1-0 so a solo shot could change things
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They won..

Brewers playing tough teams past week and keep winning..

Dodger Cardinals Nationals

Cubs playing easy teams can't pull away from them

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Don't need to worry about anyone besides the team they're facing. Just win.

Say what you want about Lackey. Guy has been damned good for months.
 
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Don't need to worry about anyone besides the team they're facing. Just win.

Say what you want about Lackey. Guy has been damned good for months.
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He is competitive. His slider was on and that pitch is all that he has left. Fastball is upper 80's now.

He is not afraid of challenging hitters. But when he doesn't have a good slider his fastball goes into the stands
 
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Lester on a pitch count today, guessing no more then 70-80..
Way it going so far for him in 1st inning, he probably don't go more then 4 innings..

Hope the bats are going today, looks like their gonna need a bunch of runs to win this one

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Nice job by Lester getting out of that bases loaded jam..

Took 32 pitches tough..
need a quick 2nd inning

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I have never seen another pro athlete act like it is so difficult to put their body in motion than Mr Jon Lester.
 

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Crickets on the Rivera and Javy bombs? Just shut this place down,
 
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Lester start today is why i hoped he had gone to Iowa and started a game there first before coming up..
Get the rust out

Now their gonna exhaust the pen having to need them to go 4 or 5 and its just a 1 run game..

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Way to go Rizzo.

WTF Bryant? Dude's afraid of RBI's.

Edit: nice job Baez!
 

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Well. Many times Jon took a L he didn't deserve. Got one payback today.
 
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