In 2022, Luke Getsy was hired as the Bears OC to bring a spark to the offense and develop Justin Fields. It took us two putrid seasons of underperformance on offense before we all realized that Getsy was a plant sent straight from Green Bay to further stall out the Bears rebuild. My question to you regarding another hire coming out of Wisconsin, Craig Counsell – Did Chicago get “getsy’d” again?
Overreaction? Yes! But I am so sick of watching Counsell make every possible wrong move every single time. This past Sunday was a clinic from the “bullpen whisperer” after trotting Pearson out for the 7th following him absolutely laboring through the 6th. Or leaving Morgan in there for 7 straight at-bats of batting practice. Yes, the bullpen was thin on Sunday and yes this might sound anecdotal, but we’ve watched this movie time and time again since the beginning of last year. The guy’s post-game pressers are absolutely brutal and maybe we could take a night off from acting like we’re God’s gift to baseball? Or MAYBE managing a pen is a bit tougher when you don’t have say…Devin Williams and Josh Hader to constantly rely on? Vibes are high, but it’s tough not to have flashbacks to last July where incorrect bullpen choices were a daily ritual, the defense was abysmal, and Cubs players were moping around like they just found out Red Ivy closed (RIP).
Now enough with the negativity - It’s opening day, Shota is set to deal, and Wrigley Field added a roast beef jibarito sandwich to the food menu. LET’S GO, CUBS!
Another 100mph fastball on the black from RM in the comment section. This was not going where I expected it to go.
Saturday and Sunday were both tough, and last year -- on the whole -- was pretty tough.
I think we learned that Ross was more handcuffed than we probably gave him credit for. I still trust Counsell way more than Ross, and I think the team is good enough this year that having a good manager will matter (88 versus 93 wins, playoff series, etc). We'll see, though. I'm still 100% in, but there hasn't been a ton of evidence yet to suggest the juice was worth the squeeze.
I also know you're a big Ricketts guy. It was a nice way for them to look like they were spending a ton on baseball, when really they're paying their manager just a cheap player salary.
Ryan, I see it too but it almost seems to me that he sometimes does things to clearly point out to Jed that he doesn't have what he needs. Every time he put Smyly or Neris in just after one of their horrific appearances and they bombed again, I thought he was making a statement to Jed.
I tend to agree with you after seeing so many of the same mistakes repeatedly made. It would, however, be nice to see the second highest paid manager in baseball get his roster to overachieve. Sort of like what we were starting to see from Ross...
Did we really need to rehash the Sean O'Mara story? He probably had double digit blocked shots that day.
The Bulls youth movement has caught my eye and made me interested in watching them in the playoffs.
All I want from the Cubs is complete domination of their division. No Brewers, No Cardinals. Because the Western Division of the National League looks ridiculous.
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In 2022, Luke Getsy was hired as the Bears OC to bring a spark to the offense and develop Justin Fields. It took us two putrid seasons of underperformance on offense before we all realized that Getsy was a plant sent straight from Green Bay to further stall out the Bears rebuild. My question to you regarding another hire coming out of Wisconsin, Craig Counsell – Did Chicago get “getsy’d” again?
Overreaction? Yes! But I am so sick of watching Counsell make every possible wrong move every single time. This past Sunday was a clinic from the “bullpen whisperer” after trotting Pearson out for the 7th following him absolutely laboring through the 6th. Or leaving Morgan in there for 7 straight at-bats of batting practice. Yes, the bullpen was thin on Sunday and yes this might sound anecdotal, but we’ve watched this movie time and time again since the beginning of last year. The guy’s post-game pressers are absolutely brutal and maybe we could take a night off from acting like we’re God’s gift to baseball? Or MAYBE managing a pen is a bit tougher when you don’t have say…Devin Williams and Josh Hader to constantly rely on? Vibes are high, but it’s tough not to have flashbacks to last July where incorrect bullpen choices were a daily ritual, the defense was abysmal, and Cubs players were moping around like they just found out Red Ivy closed (RIP).
Now enough with the negativity - It’s opening day, Shota is set to deal, and Wrigley Field added a roast beef jibarito sandwich to the food menu. LET’S GO, CUBS!
Another 100mph fastball on the black from RM in the comment section. This was not going where I expected it to go.
Saturday and Sunday were both tough, and last year -- on the whole -- was pretty tough.
I think we learned that Ross was more handcuffed than we probably gave him credit for. I still trust Counsell way more than Ross, and I think the team is good enough this year that having a good manager will matter (88 versus 93 wins, playoff series, etc). We'll see, though. I'm still 100% in, but there hasn't been a ton of evidence yet to suggest the juice was worth the squeeze.
I also know you're a big Ricketts guy. It was a nice way for them to look like they were spending a ton on baseball, when really they're paying their manager just a cheap player salary.
6-4. See you at Wrigley.
Ryan, I see it too but it almost seems to me that he sometimes does things to clearly point out to Jed that he doesn't have what he needs. Every time he put Smyly or Neris in just after one of their horrific appearances and they bombed again, I thought he was making a statement to Jed.
I tend to agree with you after seeing so many of the same mistakes repeatedly made. It would, however, be nice to see the second highest paid manager in baseball get his roster to overachieve. Sort of like what we were starting to see from Ross...
Did we really need to rehash the Sean O'Mara story? He probably had double digit blocked shots that day.
The Bulls youth movement has caught my eye and made me interested in watching them in the playoffs.
All I want from the Cubs is complete domination of their division. No Brewers, No Cardinals. Because the Western Division of the National League looks ridiculous.
TD, no mention of how thrilled you are to have veteran QB mentorship? Thats's gotta be one of the TD must-haves in the locker room
Agreed!