[Manziel] Anthony Rizzo on the World Series & a Missed Dynasty.
August 8, 2025
[Manziel] Anthony Rizzo on the World Series & a Missed Dynasty.
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A single Cubs WS title is a dynasty for me.
It’s all relative.
But we didnt miss a dynasty. Almost all of the leaving “core” players significantly downgraded immediately after leaving the Cubs (and some while they were still on the team). Not resigning the core led to where we are today (getting PCA et all…). Although, I wish we had just given Schwarbs a bag to stay.
It should’ve been a dynasty. The offensive core largely, incomprehensibly regressed after 2016 and the Cubs couldn’t develop young pitching as Lester/Arrieta/Lackey aged.
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One thing I thought was a little sad listening to this was there is almost no mention of KB, I always thought they were close
Astros only won one WS and are considered a dynasty
Cubs were lucky they got the one World Series title out of that group.
The offense was always a bit overrated. Their pitching and defense were why they won. I still think if they had grabbed Verlander instead of trading for Quintana, they might have another World Series. Especially since they would have had a couple elite prospects they could move for other pieces. But Tom didn’t want to spend.
Hearing him talk about how much happier he was as a Yankee and that leaving the Cubs was the best thing that ever happened to him felt like looking at your ex’s wedding photos.
Honestly 2015-2018 were 4 fucking great seasons. 1 WS and 2 NLCS.
Yeah, we could have won one more and it would be up there with all time teams, but as is it’s pretty fucking good.
Plus, Rizzo is beloved here.
No regrets here
So Rizzo is admitting that the whole FO is sick. Preach to the choir. Interesting how he thought the 15 team was gonna win. They could have won in 15-18. 2017 was fucked due to a plane delay
After the World Series I saw a team that abandoned what got them there (a disciplined approach that kept the line moving) and adopted an approach of swinging for the fences.
13 comments
A single Cubs WS title is a dynasty for me.
It’s all relative.
But we didnt miss a dynasty. Almost all of the leaving “core” players significantly downgraded immediately after leaving the Cubs (and some while they were still on the team). Not resigning the core led to where we are today (getting PCA et all…). Although, I wish we had just given Schwarbs a bag to stay.
It should’ve been a dynasty. The offensive core largely, incomprehensibly regressed after 2016 and the Cubs couldn’t develop young pitching as Lester/Arrieta/Lackey aged.
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7rr
One thing I thought was a little sad listening to this was there is almost no mention of KB, I always thought they were close
Astros only won one WS and are considered a dynasty
Cubs were lucky they got the one World Series title out of that group.
The offense was always a bit overrated. Their pitching and defense were why they won. I still think if they had grabbed Verlander instead of trading for Quintana, they might have another World Series. Especially since they would have had a couple elite prospects they could move for other pieces. But Tom didn’t want to spend.
Hearing him talk about how much happier he was as a Yankee and that leaving the Cubs was the best thing that ever happened to him felt like looking at your ex’s wedding photos.
Honestly 2015-2018 were 4 fucking great seasons. 1 WS and 2 NLCS.
Yeah, we could have won one more and it would be up there with all time teams, but as is it’s pretty fucking good.
Plus, Rizzo is beloved here.
No regrets here
So Rizzo is admitting that the whole FO is sick. Preach to the choir. Interesting how he thought the 15 team was gonna win. They could have won in 15-18. 2017 was fucked due to a plane delay
After the World Series I saw a team that abandoned what got them there (a disciplined approach that kept the line moving) and adopted an approach of swinging for the fences.