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smoke n mirrors ends now...


May 17, 2019, 2:01 AM
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Well fellow Cub fans it was fun while it lasted...but the glass slipper is off...expect several dropped series in a row and back to who i thought they be as Dennis Green said...a .500 at best ball club...no closer..no relief..starters will began to falter..it will be a slide of epic porportion..i did enjoy the ride but ITS OVER. These last two in Cincy painful..the next 3 in Washington will be ugly

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May 17, 2019, 8:16 AM
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First series loss in like 10 series..the sky is not falling. You can't win them all.

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May 17, 2019, 10:18 AM
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Unfortunately, I can see a regression to the mean coming too. Cubs are not as bad as they started the year and probably not the best team in the NL as constructed.

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May 19, 2019, 11:03 AM
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I understand what Harry is saying about "regressing toward the mean" (toward the mean being the key words). It's not that they're plummeting for the cellar, it's that not many teams could sustain the pace with which the Cubs were hitting (and winning) at. For example, there's not much likelihood Caratini would be able to continue with an SLG over 1.000 (after returning from injury), so when his SLG drops to .675, he's not "regressing," but rather he's regressing toward the mean (average).

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May 17, 2019, 11:29 AM
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https://twitter.com/Michael_Cerami/status/1129407913821442048

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May 17, 2019, 4:09 PM
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I agree, they're not a last place team, but they're probably not going to be a team that wins at a .650 clip either. The bats are slumping again to some degree, and the bullpen is faltering a little. Long stretch ahead, let's hope they get the things tweaked that need tweaking.

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May 17, 2019, 7:03 PM
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They lost one series in a month for god's sakes. Cubs fans are insane. How the heck can you see regression over two games? I honestly don't know how fans get out of bed every morning worrying about the useless crap you worry about.

Just enjoy the ride and quit with the glass half empty garbage.

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May 17, 2019, 7:46 PM
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Dan the voice of reason...Now I'm scared.

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May 17, 2019, 8:01 PM
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Lol... the Betty Ford Clinic does wonders...

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May 29, 2019, 3:40 AM
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Well well, not just one series is it?? If not for the fact the other central division teams also are slumping...heck only 5 games between first and worse....Sad to say enjoying the ride needs alot to be desired..fixes could and still could be had...but nothing will be done...the say the bullpen will get help.LOL I'm a diehard Cub fan but dying a lot and harder this year but think only 106 years left until we are on top again.Enjoy first place now and last place later

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May 29, 2019, 8:06 PM
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I agree that if it wasn't for the rest of the NLC (save for the Reds) bombing just as miserably as the Cubs have lately, they'd be in third place and about 3.5 games back right now. Miley has tortured the Cubs, but they've never seen him in Houston. bats need to be sharp (translation Javy need not chase every slider within 10 feet of the dugout), and Hendricks needs a 7+ inning start.

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I am confident the cubs are headed for great things


May 18, 2019, 12:01 AM
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during this season.

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May 18, 2019, 7:56 AM
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I agree

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May 29, 2019, 3:41 AM [ in reply to I am confident the cubs are headed for great things ]
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In for the great fall....

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In for a great fall series maybe ?


May 29, 2019, 3:58 PM
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Yes I believe we are!

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