If you image-search "get a brain morans", a million shots come up of this guy who was apparently protesting something.
I'm not going to really try to find out what, I know we just like that sign next to that team logo.
And "morans" does come up here quite a bit so... enjoy.

Comments
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/get-a-brain-morans
the more you know...
anyone see Baez or Olt?
anyone see Baez or Olt?
Did you see the Time article on the Royals (or their perceived style of play) being the future of baseball? Not every postseason result has to mean something. Sometimes teams just win. People should enjoy the ride and stop trying to create false narratives.
Klaw
I didn't, and that's pretty silly. I do think you'll see two changes in player valuation, though. Players who make more contact will see an increase in value after years of teams just not caring at all about hitter strikeout rates, and I think the recent shift toward assembling bullpens of power arms to try to shorten games to 6 innings will accelerate.
very subtle
if only I could make the text
if only I could make the text flash...
clearly not reading Phil's
clearly not reading Phil's reports...
Re: Schwarber sticking at C
Klaw
Of course they feel that. Every team tells you that about a kid they just drafted four months ago. I highly doubt he can stick there. LF is the best case scenario, 1b the worst.
Re: CJ Edwards
Re: CJ Edwards and moving to the bullpen
Klaw
Meaning you don't want him to be a bullpen arm, right? There isn't a starter in the majors built like him, he doesn't have much fastball plane or life, and he needs a better changeup. Those are tangible concerns.
and
Not sure there's any injury risk involved. Let him start until he proves he can't. Let Schwarber catch until he proves he can't. Let DJ Peterson play third base. You have to try the high-upside scenario.
Redbirds are deadbirds.
instantly deflated dugout on
HOLY F'N CRAP WHAT A
so game tied, season on the
so game tied, season on the line and they put in Wacha who hadn't pitched in 20 days.
~shrug~
Wow. I'd love to hear the
Not directed at you, but
Oh are you kidding me? I
So in reality, it was a great
not using a pitcher for a
http://deadspin.com/mike
http://deadspin.com/mike-matheny-manages-the-...
I put him in a tough spot. But you [saw] the first couple pitches come out of [his] hand and I think everybody in the baseball world asked why we had been waiting so long to let this kid throw. Just a tough spot for him to be in and not the spot we want him to be in but we'll put him out there again in a similar situation.
Matheny, when asked about not using closer T. Rosenthal in 9th: "We can't bring him in, in a tie-game situation. We're on the road.”
Why can't you Matheny? Is the
It's a little bit of an
Ooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh!
TJ,
Many people think it is a
Hopefully he got a large
Rick Telander...again pissing
Fangraphs Top 30 Cubs
Fangraphs Top 30 Cubs prospects
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the...
There’s a case to be made that this is the best system in baseball and it has to be in the top five, but I’ll hold off on an official determination until I’ve formally evaluated all of the candidates.
Brian Roberts to sign a one
It would be a bit poetic if
It would be a bit poetic if Felix Pie retired as well today
Speaking of Pie...
he's catching without a cup..
It's sad to see a true
the walls are down at wrigley
Can't we still enlist his
Seen enough of Cutler.
It really sucks to be a Bears
not to quibble, but I'm
not to quibble, but I'm thinking Tannehill's success had more to do with the Bears D than his own abilities.
yeah they sucked too
I don't know why they didn't
McClellin=first pick of Emery
Then why is still in the
I think the whole thing about
the same mediocre team with
the same mediocre team with Angelo/Lovie...at least those two had a few seasons of brilliance.
I didn't watch much of the game yesterday, Cutler seemed mediocre at best, which I think we can fairly say is about as good as he is with occasional moments of brilliance.
Tannenhill scorching your defense is far more alarming to me, he's one of the worst in the league.
Tannenwho scorching the
On a more positive note, it
There is something inherently
I'm $ure the two team$ will
Haha, well $aid.
2 short LCS series, not much
2 short LCS series, not much they can do. Yeah, money's the motivating factor, but not like anyone who was going to watch isn't going to watch now.
Also smart to not go up against football too much especially the early games. Ratings in a series tend to go up later in the series.
AFL on MLB Network...
Cool Foo
Really bad day yesterday for
Really bad day yesterday for Mesa Solar Sox 1B Dan Vogelbach.
No errors were charged to him, but he was unable to hold onto a room-service one-hop throw from Addison Russell (E-6 charged even though ball bounced into and then out of Vogelbach's glove), messed up his footwork while holding runner at 1st base causing him to miss a pick-of throw from LHP Sean Nolin (E-1 charged), failed to tag the runner on an off-line throw from 2B Tony Renda that had batter-runner beat by three steps (E-4 charged), and could not field another easy one-hop relay throw at 1st base so that the DP could not be turned thus extending the inning.
I saw Vogelbach make 10 errors at Extended Spring Training in 2012 (which is why he was held back at AZL Cubs instead of being assigned to Boise) and I remember thinking at the time that he was one of the worst defensive 1st basemen I had ever seen. I know that he has worked very hard to improve his defensive play at 1st base, but the fact is, he is still a butcher in the field. Back in the day they called defensively-challenged 1B Dick Stuart "Dr Strangeglove." Well, Vogelbach is no better.
It's not just that he isn't Gold Glove at 1st base. He can't even make routine plays consistently. He has a cast-iron glove, he can't move his feet, he has difficulty tracking pop-ups while he's moving, and he is easily confused.
Vogebach is a really nice guy and he tries very hard, but he can't play 1st base. He is as bad defensively today as he was two or three years ago. He will almost certainly have to be an MLB DH, but to have a chance to do that he will,have to hit a ton and show a lot of power at AA and AAA over the next couple or three years. I can't see Vogelbach having much value as a trade chp until he proves he can rake at AAA, and even then he would be considered strictly a hitter with a negative defensive value.
not being able to play 1st is
tell em wash
That doesn't fit well with
Long time lurker some time
Awesome, thanks for the
Phil - the Cubs have a PTBNL
http://www.cpr.org/news/story
http://www.cpr.org/news/story/chicago-cubs-ow...
don't they spend all their money on the Cubs?
/rage
//not really
it's tough being a
DAVID P: The PTBNL must be
DAVID P: The PTBNL must be named or cash substituted within six months of the date the trade is reported to the MLB office. Cash (typically $50,000 for trades involving players on an MLB 40-man roster) can be substituted for the PTBNL. The exact cash amount that can be substituted for a PTBNL must be stated in writing when the trade is reported to the MLB office. Therefore, the PTBNL owed to the Cubs from Oakland in the Samardzija trade must be selected by the Cubs (or else cash will be substituted) no later than January 5th, and the PTBNL the Cubs owe Boston must be selected by the Red Sox (or else cash will be substituted) no later than January 30th.
Typically the PTBNL is selected from a list of minor leaguers agreed to in advance by both clubs when the trade is made, although it could be a player on a DL. If the club owed the PTBNL does not select a player within six months, the cash amount is automatically substituted.
A PTBNL can be on an MLB 40-man roster, but the PTBNL cannot spend any time on an MLB Active List (25-man roster)--including September when rosters expand or after the conclusion of the MLB regular season if the club is participating in the post-season--from the time the trade is reported to the MLB office until the PTBNL is named.
A player on an MLB 15-day or 60-day DL can be a PTBNL as long as the player is not reinstated and added to an MLB Active List prior to the PTBNL being announced. So a player on an MLB DL can be a PTBNL as long as the player is either reinstated from the 15-day or 60-day DL and then immediately optioned to the minors (and is not recalled prior to the PTBNL being named), or if the player is reinstated from the DL after the conclusion of the MLB regular season.
NOTE: All players on optional assignment to the minors must be recalled no later than the day after the conclusion of the MLB regular season (it's called "Recalled - Not to Report"), but players "Recalled - Not to Report" are not placed on the club's MLB Active List (25-man roster). Rather, they are "reserved" on the club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster). Therefore a player on an MLB Reserve List (40-man roster) who is "Recalled - Not to Report" after the conclusion of the MLB regular season can be a PTBNL.
from what I recall, the
from what I recall, the player the Cubs are suppose to get from A's is "signficant" but not that signficant to change the opinion of the trade (I think that was Keith Law's take).
The player we owe the Red Sox I don't know about, guessing cash may be enough.
Guessing post Rule 5 draft this will get tidied up.
I think the fact that the
I think the fact that the PTBNL the Cubs owe Boston is supposedly to be named after the Rule 5 Draft might suggest that the Red Sox will be able to select a PTBNL from the list of Cubs minor leaguers who were eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft but were not drafted. Or it could be that the Cubs will select a player in the Rule 5 Draft for the Red Sox and then send that player to Boston as the PTBNL after the conclusion of the draft, although that is less likely because the Red Sox actually select ahead of the Cubs in the Rule 5 Draft (Red Sox select 7th, Cubs select 9th). .
Having an opportunity to select a player from the list of Cubs players eligible for selection in the Rule 5 Draft who were not drafted could be to the Red Sox advantage if they wish to select a minor league prospect too inexperienced to add to their MLB 40-man roster post-2014 or too inexperienced to select in the Rule 5 Draft, but who could have 40-man roster value later (like maybe post-2015). That type of player could include prospects like OF Jeffrey Baez, SS Marco Hernandez, or 2B-turned-catcher Gioskar Amaya, each of whom are unlikely to get added to the Cubs 40-man roster by the 11/20 deadline, or get selected in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft because they aren't anywhere near ready for MLB.
No Raul Ibanez on WS roster,