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I miss Justin and Cade :(

Not saying that you need a bonafide ace to succeed, but damn does it give a lot of confidence knowing you have at least one pitcher who you know will shove for 7+ every time they go out there. This team does not have that.

If you had shown me his current stats on the year without any context to the splits, this would be (and still is) a great season and a huge step up from last year that is very satisfying. With the context, we know there is an extra level higher that he can sit at.

How do options work for veteran players? Didn’t know they could do something like this.

Crazy how he casually stole 32 bases so far this year

Moisés Ballesteros hit his first MLB home run into the left field bleachers and -- this is hard to believe -- it was hit right to Anthony Rizzo, who couldn't make the catch.

Baseball rules.

I can only imagine how much better that can be when he starts elevating the ball more

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Ah yes the zoning process. So fun to deal with lol

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This has been a real bummer after being Cubs minor league pitcher of the year last year.

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John Wick vibes

This works just so perfectly

Definitely on to something with this one. Started paying more attention to the minors once the old core got traded since the team really felt like a shell of its former self at that point.

How do you view him vs Horton? It feels like they’re following a very similar path through the minors which would likely place Wiggins on the roster middle-end of next year potentially barring injuries.

Yeah, ropes having zero value kind of stinks

Yeah it is pretty intuitive for table top players. There are some minor differences that make sense for a video game setting (some spells lasting until next long rest vs a set duration, etc.)

This game has amazing character writing and honestly will take a several playthroughs to get to experience most of what they have to offer. As also mentioned, you should be able to respec character classes and stats pretty early on to taylor their playstyle to what you want.

Ah yes, that will flow perfectly with a lot of the companions in the group. Very excited to hear your experience with the game! I’ve sunk a ton of hours into it so it’s really nice to hear fresh opinions.

I’m always down to discuss this game. So much to explore and so many options to provide plenty of replays.

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Caffeine consumption is just part of the everyday routine at this point

I was never really a Battlefield player, but I did play a good amount of Battlefield 3 long ago and that was a lot of fun especially in a group

Superstar. Been a while since a Cubs player has been receiving the national attention he is now getting this year.

Is Kyle Tucker one of them?

I thought so too. Not sure if that is just how the Fangraphs valuation of prospects works related to their current grade. Seemed like a huge jump from 45+ to 50 which feels a bit unrealistic.

Did you happen to see Lance Brozdowski’s video on potential trade deadline packages? Thought it was a pretty good watch when looking at these prospects’ value vs trade targets.

I was watching some highlights of the season so far and when he hit his first home run at Dodger stadium, he was hitting .190 on game 18 of the season. Yeah, it was not great.