August 21, 2018: Murphys Law

Well this is a first…in the blog era that is.  We have a guy who has a Hate File joining the team that I love.   I’m talking about Daniel Murphy of course.  The Cubs acquired him on Tuesday.

First off, it’s a little confusing the whole waiver thing.  So nobody else claimed him?  The Cubs were just the first in line?  And then once we’re the team that grabs him, we work out a deal?  Whatever it may be, I love the move.   Yes, even though before this happened I hated him.

Flashback to 2015…  this guy killed us.  He helped end our season.   I hated him for it.  Here’s the proof:

But now, he’s on the Cubs, and all these feelings can be swept under the rug.   It’s a lot easier sweeping feelings under the rug after 2016.

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At the end of the day, Theo and company are trying to put the best team on the field.  I would like to believe that they want to build the team with high character guys; I think that does factor into the chemistry.  I would like to believe that they factored this in to each of these decisions.  I’m OK.

Adding Murphy makes a ton of sense, and makes me excited that our front office will do whatever they can to put us in the best possible position to win.  He can flat out rake.  He has the highest batting average of anyone in Wrigley Field with 100 ABs.  He’s also performed his best on the big stage.  Coming up short for the title in 2015, should only make him hungrier.  I think this was an excellent acquisition.

We also found out that Yu was officially lost for the season.  No surprise there.  It is what it is.  We’ll move on without him.

But we will have Murphy from here on out, and after another one run performance in a loss on Tuesday night in Detroit, it’s perfect timing.   Go Cubs!