Need some more position players that can make contact with runners in scoring position and average more than .240.
I’d take 3 more Nicole Horners.
As a brief detour from trading, I took this during the third inning Rangers @ Oakland, 23 July (Saturday evening).
Attendance is unbelievably poor and I assume the team will relocate to Las Vegas.
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Awful to see…Hey, maybe a couple of home stands at Wrigley with that kind of attendance would wake up current management?
I’m betting this type of attendance would rattle an organization like the Cubs.
The game reminded me of this movie but without a happy ending.
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Ownership has intentionally sabotaged the team. The off-season dismantling of the team had one goal in mind, keep the fans away and use that as the reason for relocating. Oakland A’s have great fans but they won’t be played for suckers.
Agree. This is by design.
I’d hate to see them go. But I’m guessing they’d have an easier time getting a new stadium build in Vegas but I wonder if they’re playing a Vegas card to push the issue in Oakland.
R.I.P., Vin Scully.
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Yo! Check this out, just announced:
Cubs, Cardinals set for MLB London Series 2023
This I want to be part of. Not sure when tickets will be available, but I’m in. I love London, it’s a great town I’ve visited half a dozen times. Seeing the Cubs and Cards go at it in London Stadium is going to be a gas.
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Sounds like fun. I’d love to hear the crown bring their soccer passion to a baseball game then see what happens when the benches clear once in the middle innings.
Field of Dreams game at 7:15 Eastern! Broadcast free tonight on Fox. Cubs vs. Reds in vintage uniforms, the cornfield diamond. It’s going to be so much fun. I’ve got my Cubs WS jersey and cap on. My snacks. About to plop myself in front of the TV for something special.
Cubs and Reds at Field of Dreams Game 2022 (mlb.com)
Go Cubs!!
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How would one go about purchasing tix for next years game ?
Tom - NJ
I might miss most of the game due to a (not very) competitive pickle ball session that is about to break out at a local park. (Hey, don’t knock it until you have played the game).
However, my Bride and I are making the five hour or so trek north tomorrow for a long weekend in Cincy. We are joining another couple for some great seats behind home plate and the Saturday eventing game.
Go Cubs!
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Is pickle ball = to life size ping-pong ?
If you slow ping-pong by a factor of ten, and increase the size of the ball similarly.
I would say the game is a cross between a slowed down game of tennis (on a smaller court) and a supersized game of ping pong.
To ELK’s point, I would only agree with his comment as it relates to the serve and the next return or two. After that, if you are any good at all, the game becomes a combination of lightening fast volleying at the net and finesse shots.
The game is way more enjoyable than I ever thought it would be and is helping me to regain some of the athleticism I let regress the last two plus years (due to COVID and a series of minor injuries).
And it can become remarkably competitive the better the players are. Its not on the same level as quality tennis but it is fun and accessible to a broad range of folks in terms of skill and fitness.
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It is a fun game, easily learned and played. The court is small enough you do not spend a lot of time chasing the wiffle ball.
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Note I didn’t knock it. Who am I, a world class couch potato, to knock pickle. 
Oh and hoist the ‘W’ over the Field of Dreams tonight!
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Cincinnati looking at Covington KY to the south of the Ohio river
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