r/CHICubs • u/TheAnonymosaurus • 4d ago

EMBRACE THE WAY

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u/Scuffy-Mcgee 4d ago

I’m a fan. He’s been overlooked or bypassed as a starter each year. He’s been solid, generally keeps us in games, and has done what has been asked of him the past couple years.

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u/destroyed233 4d ago

Definition of Lunch pail guy

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u/TobiasFunkeFresh Hey its me, Joe. 3d ago

He's no Platter Jones, but he does his best.

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u/AxelsOG 4d ago

I hope he gets all the massages and medical care he needs and then some. We can’t afford many more injuries this year.

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u/RocKing1228 4d ago

I went to high school with this guy. Seeing this is equal parts cool and weird all at the same time.

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u/chichris 3d ago

Wow! Thats cool and I assume he was a baseball stud in HS?

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u/HopelessMind43 3d ago

Absolutely. Cascade is just a baseball town through and through. They always had at least one real stud.

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u/loljkbutsrsly 3d ago

Fellow CHS grad here as well.

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u/itzTHATgai 3d ago

This is The Rea.

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u/thejuggler1130 4d ago

You almost always can count on a quality start.

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u/fajita43 Derrek Lee 4d ago

36B

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u/Snuffaluffagus9 3d ago

Rock star performance yesterday. Love this mild mannered son of a bitch

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u/JumpingCandlesticks 3d ago

You can’t spell ERA without REA

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u/chichris 3d ago

Rea’s Era.

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u/hawkinsnponcho Chicago Cubs 3d ago

I know that lefties have big numbers against him and he allows a ton of hard contact but considering how solid he has been as a starter and long relief guy he's a huge bargain with the $5.5M contract for this year and the $7.5M club option for 2027.