Let's do this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCmo2p6w8g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icCmo2p6w8g)
BRING ON THE TARDS!
Let's make this a real amateur thread. I was in the Dominican last week for a Cardinal fan's wedding. I asked my cab driver on the way to the resort where the Oscar Taveras tree was. Unfortunately, it was two hours away, so I could not take the only selfie of my life that I would have had no remorse about. Here is to Matt Holliday watching Jake's game at Mike Shannon's this past evening.
As a wise Pex once said: "We goin Sizzler."
Wouldn't it be nice if the Cubs didn't even need to use Arrieta for this series?
Quote from: Canadouche on October 08, 2015, 06:13:13 AM
Wouldn't it be nice if the Cubs didn't even need to use Arrieta for this series?
No.
They've gotta win 3. The only scenario where Jake wouldn't pitch would be if he died between now and game 3 and gord help us all if something had happened last night that we haven't yet heard.
So, I'm progressing through my list of real friends to find my game companion..... but if I'm striking out, who would drive down to STL (or just to Springfield)?
Quote from: Yeti on October 08, 2015, 09:51:41 AM
So, I'm progressing through my list of real friends to find my game companion..... but if I'm striking out, who would drive down to STL (or just to Springfield)?
Gone
Quote from: Yeti on October 08, 2015, 10:42:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 08, 2015, 09:51:41 AM
So, I'm progressing through my list of real friends to find my game companion..... but if I'm striking out, who would drive down to STL (or just to Springfield)?
Gone
What we lost; what we never had.
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
Quote from: InternetApex on October 08, 2015, 10:50:57 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 08, 2015, 10:42:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 08, 2015, 09:51:41 AM
So, I'm progressing through my list of real friends to find my game companion..... but if I'm striking out, who would drive down to STL (or just to Springfield)?
Gone
What we lost; what we never had.
Megabus?
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Easy on the cup of hubris, friend. The fact that they've slaughtered Wacha twice is actually a little worrisome to me now, as he's a pretty good pitcher. ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out and in any event, I have 100% confidence in Jake, but I imagine this game will be a little less explosive than the last two vs. Wacha.
Quote from: PANK! on October 09, 2015, 06:13:04 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Easy on the cup of hubris, friend. The fact that they've slaughtered Wacha twice is actually a little worrisome to me now, as he's a pretty good pitcher. ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out and in any event, I have 100% confidence in Jake, but I imagine this game will be a little less explosive than the last two vs. Wacha.
I can't gigure you out
Quote from: Yeti on October 09, 2015, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 09, 2015, 06:13:04 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Easy on the cup of hubris, friend. The fact that they've slaughtered Wacha twice is actually a little worrisome to me now, as he's a pretty good pitcher. ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out and in any event, I have 100% confidence in Jake, but I imagine this game will be a little less explosive than the last two vs. Wacha.
I can't gigure you out
Can't gigure out ho?
Quote from: ChuckD on October 09, 2015, 06:55:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 09, 2015, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 09, 2015, 06:13:04 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Easy on the cup of hubris, friend. The fact that they've slaughtered Wacha twice is actually a little worrisome to me now, as he's a pretty good pitcher. ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out and in any event, I have 100% confidence in Jake, but I imagine this game will be a little less explosive than the last two vs. Wacha.
I can't gigure you out
Can't gigure out ho?
I also can't gigure out ho, but I'm not going to apologi for it.
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 07:02:00 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 09, 2015, 06:55:45 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 09, 2015, 06:53:34 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 09, 2015, 06:13:04 AM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 10:08:39 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 08, 2015, 09:49:19 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 08, 2015, 09:22:11 PM
Quote from: Shooter on October 08, 2015, 08:04:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 08, 2015, 03:44:10 PM
Kyle "Quality Start Machine" Hendricks to start Game 2 Saturday, per 670-AM.
That's gonna cause some assburn for Hammel.
Is that code for "sorta bullpen game"? One time through for Hendricks, one time through for Richard or Wood, a little Hammel, etc.
Why tip your hand if it's a true bullpen game?
If Wacha gets game 2, and the Cubs send a limo for his ass yet again, Joe won't need to have too quick a hook.
Garcia has 2, Wacha 3, Lynn 4.
Jake/Wacha? They might need to invoke a slaughter rule.
Easy on the cup of hubris, friend. The fact that they've slaughtered Wacha twice is actually a little worrisome to me now, as he's a pretty good pitcher. ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out and in any event, I have 100% confidence in Jake, but I imagine this game will be a little less explosive than the last two vs. Wacha.
I can't gigure you out
Can't gigure out ho?
I also can't gigure out ho, but I'm not going to apologi for it.
Take it somewhere else of that's how younger about it. If you can't gigure that out, sometimes you just have to tip your cat, y'know?
Looking at the numbers, John Lackey is the entire 2015 Cardinals pitching staff personified. 3.52 FIP, 2.77 ERA thanks to a goddam ridiculous 82.6 strand rate that's almost a full 10% higher than his career number of 72.9%. Hope this fucker's luck runs out tonight.
ho knows--maybe the Cub s have gigured him out
Huey's doing a bit now... right?
ho knows bikeling
ho knows optoats
ho knows spillcheck
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2015, 08:32:19 AM
Huey's doing a bit now... right?
Either that or this is the longest stroke on record.
Quote from: Oleg on October 09, 2015, 09:05:02 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2015, 08:32:19 AM
Huey's doing a bit now... right?
Either that or this is the longest stroke on record.
I have a really long stroke every day. It's one of the advantages of working from home.
C'mon, PAY ATTENTION! He was clearly referring to former Cubs manager and National League umpire Hank O'Day.
(http://www.legendaryauctions.com/ItemImages/000119/122916a_lg.jpeg)
Hank O'Day umpired in the National League both BEFORE and AFTER his 1914 stint with the Cubs. He also was on the umpiring crew in four of the Cubs 10 World Series.
He was a crusty old Mick, who tolerated little bullshit, like crediting walk off home runs (he thought you only should get credit for a double if the winning run was on second base, for example), or not running to second on a walkoff single, allowing a middle infielder to retrieve the ball during the postgame dogpile and step on second, ending the game, or standing up in front of the good folks in 202. He has to be a deity to a certain strain of the Elk Grove/Hoffman Estates Irish communities.
He's also a Hall of Famer.
By the way, the Fangraphs playoff odds (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx) now have the Cubs as 54.5-45.5 favourites over the Tards for the upcoming series, with their chances of winning it all at 12.5% and 9.5% respectively. They have the Mutts at 38.8%/9.4% for the same thing and then have the Dodgers as the hot favourites to win it all at 61.2%/23.3%.
What the actual fuck? I'm sure there's some statfhagghotry behind it but why on Earth would the Dodgers be more likely to take home the trophy than either TEX (10.4%) or HOU (17.3%), both of whom are already one game to the good in the ALDS? And why would be already be nearly fucking TWICE as likely to win as their nearest competition in the NL, before anybody has played a game? They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
By the way, the Fangraphs playoff odds (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx) now have the Cubs as 54.5-45.5 favourites over the Tards for the upcoming series, with their chances of winning it all at 12.5% and 9.5% respectively. They have the Mutts at 38.8%/9.4% for the same thing and then have the Dodgers as the hot favourites to win it all at 61.2%/23.3%.
What the actual fuck? I'm sure there's some statfhagghotry behind it but why on Earth would the Dodgers be more likely to take home the trophy than either TEX (10.4%) or HOU (17.3%), both of whom are already one game to the good in the ALDS? And why would be already be nearly fucking TWICE as likely to win as their nearest competition in the NL, before anybody has played a game? They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
Kershaw and Greinke, one or both of whom going multiple times in a playoff series, seems like a pretty compelling argument, plus they'd have homefield advantage in an NLCS vs the Cubs, whereas Houston would have to go on the road in an ALCS?
Quote from: SKO on October 09, 2015, 09:42:39 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
By the way, the Fangraphs playoff odds (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx) now have the Cubs as 54.5-45.5 favourites over the Tards for the upcoming series, with their chances of winning it all at 12.5% and 9.5% respectively. They have the Mutts at 38.8%/9.4% for the same thing and then have the Dodgers as the hot favourites to win it all at 61.2%/23.3%.
What the actual fuck? I'm sure there's some statfhagghotry behind it but why on Earth would the Dodgers be more likely to take home the trophy than either TEX (10.4%) or HOU (17.3%), both of whom are already one game to the good in the ALDS? And why would be already be nearly fucking TWICE as likely to win as their nearest competition in the NL, before anybody has played a game? They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
Kershaw and Greinke, one or both of whom going multiple times in a playoff series, seems like a pretty compelling argument, plus they'd have homefield advantage in an NLCS vs the Cubs, whereas Houston would have to go on the road in an ALCS?
I had the same thought, but then that would mean that Arrieta and Lester are only half as compelling, and that doesn't seem right. Home advantage doesn't make that much difference either, I wouldn't have thought.
There's only one possible explanation for it: the boffins have fucked up. I'll fight anybody who says otherwise.
Quote from: Oleg on October 09, 2015, 09:05:02 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2015, 08:32:19 AM
Huey's doing a bit now... right?
Either that or this is the longest stroke on record.
Or Huey is drunk posting, a lot.
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:45:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 09, 2015, 09:42:39 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
By the way, the Fangraphs playoff odds (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx) now have the Cubs as 54.5-45.5 favourites over the Tards for the upcoming series, with their chances of winning it all at 12.5% and 9.5% respectively. They have the Mutts at 38.8%/9.4% for the same thing and then have the Dodgers as the hot favourites to win it all at 61.2%/23.3%.
What the actual fuck? I'm sure there's some statfhagghotry behind it but why on Earth would the Dodgers be more likely to take home the trophy than either TEX (10.4%) or HOU (17.3%), both of whom are already one game to the good in the ALDS? And why would be already be nearly fucking TWICE as likely to win as their nearest competition in the NL, before anybody has played a game? They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
Kershaw and Greinke, one or both of whom going multiple times in a playoff series, seems like a pretty compelling argument, plus they'd have homefield advantage in an NLCS vs the Cubs, whereas Houston would have to go on the road in an ALCS?
I had the same thought, but then that would mean that Arrieta and Lester are only half as compelling, and that doesn't seem right. Home advantage doesn't make that much difference either, I wouldn't have thought.
There's only one possible explanation for it: the boffins have fucked up. I'll fight anybody who says otherwise.
Is it because the Dodgers have an easier path through the Mets, and the two better teams have to play each other? I assume the numbers would change at the start of the NLCS.
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2015, 09:48:29 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:45:34 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 09, 2015, 09:42:39 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
By the way, the Fangraphs playoff odds (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx) now have the Cubs as 54.5-45.5 favourites over the Tards for the upcoming series, with their chances of winning it all at 12.5% and 9.5% respectively. They have the Mutts at 38.8%/9.4% for the same thing and then have the Dodgers as the hot favourites to win it all at 61.2%/23.3%.
What the actual fuck? I'm sure there's some statfhagghotry behind it but why on Earth would the Dodgers be more likely to take home the trophy than either TEX (10.4%) or HOU (17.3%), both of whom are already one game to the good in the ALDS? And why would be already be nearly fucking TWICE as likely to win as their nearest competition in the NL, before anybody has played a game? They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
Kershaw and Greinke, one or both of whom going multiple times in a playoff series, seems like a pretty compelling argument, plus they'd have homefield advantage in an NLCS vs the Cubs, whereas Houston would have to go on the road in an ALCS?
I had the same thought, but then that would mean that Arrieta and Lester are only half as compelling, and that doesn't seem right. Home advantage doesn't make that much difference either, I wouldn't have thought.
There's only one possible explanation for it: the boffins have fucked up. I'll fight anybody who says otherwise.
Is it because the Dodgers have an easier path through the Mets, and the two better teams have to play each other? I assume the numbers would change at the start of the NLCS.
THEY'D FUCKING BETTER.
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
BR's 3rd order adjusted win percentage (Pythagorean win percentage based on expected runs scored and allowed—per underlying statistics—and adjusted for strength of opponents) have LA as the third best team in the majors this season, with an adjusted W% 5 games better than actual:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/index.php?dispgroup=all
Note that the Cards were the "luckiest" team in baseball by this measure (see the column labelled "D3"), with an adjusted W% 11 games below their actual finish. And I think that pretty much comports with what our eyes have told us about them.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 09, 2015, 09:58:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
BR's 3rd order adjusted win percentage (Pythagorean win percentage based on expected runs scored and allowed—per underlying statistics—and adjusted for strength of opponents) have LA as the third best team in the majors this season, with an adjusted W% 5 games better than actual:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/index.php?dispgroup=all
Note that the Cards were the "luckiest" team in baseball by this measure (see the column labelled "D3"), with an adjusted W% 11 games below their actual finish. And I think that pretty much comports with what our eyes have told us about them.
And some of the Dodgers' flaws (mainly, the back end of their rotation) are washed away in a playoff series.
I want the Mets. After beating the Cardinals, nothing better than beating the Mets. Then bring on the Astros, unless you can decree 14 AL team ineligible and bring in the White Sox and make it a Best of 200 series, so the Cubs can sweep the Sox in 101 games, just in time for Spring Training to begin again.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 09, 2015, 09:58:35 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 09, 2015, 09:38:58 AM
They won 92 games in a shitty division. This makes no sense to me.
BR's 3rd order adjusted win percentage (Pythagorean win percentage based on expected runs scored and allowed—per underlying statistics—and adjusted for strength of opponents) have LA as the third best team in the majors this season, with an adjusted W% 5 games better than actual:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/standings/index.php?dispgroup=all
Note that the Cards were the "luckiest" team in baseball by this measure (see the column labelled "D3"), with an adjusted W% 11 games below their actual finish. And I think that pretty much comports with what our eyes have told us about them.
FanGraphs baseruns also had the Dodgers as the best team in the NL with a base runs expected W-L of 95-67 (Cubs were second at 94-68, the Cardinals, naturally, outperformed their 89-73 projection by 11 games).
No Berry on the NLDS roster. I thought they'd keep him with the open spot from the 5th starter.
FUCK THESE MOTHERFUCKERS!!!! LETS FUCKING GO!!!!
Ok, I feel better now.
John Lackey is not this good. Time to bust out.
WTF is this game doing not having started at 7 CDT?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 09, 2015, 06:38:58 PM
John Lackey is not this good. Time to bust out.
Well, it'll have to wait til at least the fucking 7th since Russell's followed by 2 auto outs...
Phil Cuzzi either has an early dinner reservation or he's behind on his mortgage.
Fucking piece of shit.
Why the fuck was David Ross allowed to take a fucking at bat with a runner on in the 5th inning of a fucking playoff game.
Die in a fire Phil. Die. In. A. Fire.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 09, 2015, 07:26:46 PM
Phil Cuzzi either has an early dinner reservation or he's behind on his mortgage.
Fucking piece of shit.
There needs to be an ISIS video featuring Phil Cuzzi. I'd vote for bomb collar, but I'd still spend hours watching and rewatching the traditional beheading or the drowning cage.
Shame Josh Hancock isn't around to give him a ride back to the hotel.
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on October 09, 2015, 07:19:25 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 09, 2015, 06:38:58 PM
John Lackey is not this good. Time to bust out.
Well, it'll have to wait til at least the fucking 7th since Russell's followed by 2 auto outs...
That was bad by Joe.
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on October 09, 2015, 08:06:09 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 09, 2015, 07:26:46 PM
Phil Cuzzi either has an early dinner reservation or he's behind on his mortgage.
Fucking piece of shit.
There needs to be an ISIS video featuring Phil Cuzzi. I'd vote for bomb collar, but I'd still spend hours watching and rewatching the traditional beheading or the drowning cage.
That's ... specific.
Lol. Ok. I guess they can have one.
It'd be really swell if the Cubs hidden MVP could stop an errant pitch.
Fuck my life. I was really counting on Lester being the ace and us up 1-0 as who the fuck knows what Hendricks'll do tomorrow. So much for a joyful positive tonight...
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on October 09, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Fuck my life. I was really counting on Lester being the ace and us up 1-0 as who the fuck knows what Hendricks'll do tomorrow. So much for a joyful positive tonight...
They appear to still be playing. I'm confused.
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on October 09, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Fuck my life. I was really counting on Lester being the ace and us up 1-0 as who the fuck knows what Hendricks'll do tomorrow. So much for a joyful positive tonight...
He was the ace. He pitched really well. Can't win if you don't score.
Somebody needs to beat Phil Cuzzi into a fucking coma. Fuck that piece of shit.
Quote from: Eli on October 09, 2015, 08:33:51 PM
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on October 09, 2015, 08:26:10 PM
Fuck my life. I was really counting on Lester being the ace and us up 1-0 as who the fuck knows what Hendricks'll do tomorrow. So much for a joyful positive tonight...
He was the ace. He pitched really well. Can't win if you don't score.
Yeah. Can't hang that on Lester.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 09, 2015, 08:06:52 PM
Shame Josh Hancock isn't around to give him a ride back to the hotel.
His hotel in downtown Ferguson, right?
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I need the Cubs to win the next three straight in memory of that poor girl Oscar Tavares murdered.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 09, 2015, 09:46:37 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 09, 2015, 09:05:02 AM
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2015, 08:32:19 AM
Huey's doing a bit now... right?
Either that or this is the longest stroke on record.
Or Huey is drunk posting, a lot.
Not generally, but I was drunk last night.
DPD.
Rizzo's gotta get going. I know he's hurt but last night had a very Andre Dawson-in-the-1989-NLCS feeling for me. Can he possibly be tired? I know it's only 1st base but he played 160 games and freakin' carried this team the first two-thirds of the season.
If they don't mash tonight things will be looking pretty grim obviously.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel comforted in knowing that the Cubs are relying on an effective pitcher in such an important game.
Looking at past playoff teams, it seems that the ones that become successful often have to do things that they've never been capable of doing before. The Cubs, historically, have never won a series after being down 1-0. I'd like to think - or hope, at least - that the past doesn't matter. Neither do the odds. Sooner or later, the Cubs are going to have to start doing things that they haven't been able to do previously. They might as well start by beating the Cardinals now.
I'll definitely be more nervous today than I was yesterday. I'm less worried about the offense than I am about Hendricks. It's not that I think he sucks, but is he good enough to handle this kind of pressure?
GET EM BOYS
CF Fowler
RF Soler
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
2B Castro
LF Jackson
C Montero
P Hendricks
SS Russell
Russell back in the 9-hole. Soler hitting second. I don't hate it.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 10, 2015, 02:09:29 PM
GET EM BOYS
CF Fowler
RF Soler
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
2B Castro
LF Jackson
C Montero
P Hendricks
SS Russell
Russell back in the 9-hole. Soler hitting second. I don't hate it.
Soler (and Bryant, too) against Garcia's changeup seems like a nightmare waiting to happen. But hey, prove me wrong, Georgie.
Quote from: Eli on October 10, 2015, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 10, 2015, 02:09:29 PM
GET EM BOYS
CF Fowler
RF Soler
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
2B Castro
LF Jackson
C Montero
P Hendricks
SS Russell
Russell back in the 9-hole. Soler hitting second. I don't hate it.
Soler (and Bryant, too) against Garcia's changeup seems like a nightmare waiting to happen. But hey, prove me wrong, Georgie.
Nope.
Big inning.
Could someone remind me whether the last two half-innings have been high or low comedy? I can never keep those two straight.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 10, 2015, 05:17:44 PM
Could someone remind me whether the last two half-innings have been high or low comedy? I can never keep those two straight.
Whichever one is "cry on the outside, laugh on the inside."
Quote from: ChuckD on October 10, 2015, 05:14:01 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 10, 2015, 02:55:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 10, 2015, 02:09:29 PM
GET EM BOYS
CF Fowler
RF Soler
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
2B Castro
LF Jackson
C Montero
P Hendricks
SS Russell
Russell back in the 9-hole. Soler hitting second. I don't hate it.
Soler (and Bryant, too) against Garcia's changeup seems like a nightmare waiting to happen. But hey, prove me wrong, Georgie.
Nope.
You're all welcome.
It's funny. The Cubs take a 6-1 lead, which is relieving because it means they have a bit of wiggle room. Then they start letting the Cardinals wiggle and my butt begins to clench. While I'd much rather the Cardinals just lie down and die, the Cubs remain in a great position. I just hate the anxiety.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 10, 2015, 05:31:24 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 10, 2015, 05:17:44 PM
Could someone remind me whether the last two half-innings have been high or low comedy? I can never keep those two straight.
Whichever one is "cry on the outside, laugh on the inside."
Clearly, the question was too gripped by the tentacles of history. At some point, you realize that time is an illusion. What happens
next?
10
DPD. There's an underground trash fire under St. Louis, burning since 2010, that might reach some nuclear waste and wipe out the city. I'm not making this up.
Better clinch at Wrigley, Cubs, because you don't want to go back (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-st-louis-underground-fire-20151010-story.html):
QuoteGovernment officials have quietly adopted an emergency plan in case the smoldering embers ever reach the waste, a potentially "catastrophic event" that could send up a plume of radioactive smoke over a densely populated area near the city's main airport.
The cause of the fire is unknown. For years, the most immediate concern has been an odor created by the smoldering. Republic Services is spending millions of dollars to ease or eliminate the smell by removing concrete pipes that allowed the odor to escape and installing plastic caps over parts of the landfill.
Directly next to Bridgeton Landfill is West Lake Landfill, also owned by Republic Services. The West Lake facility was contaminated with radioactive waste from uranium processing by a St. Louis company known as Mallinckrodt Chemical. The waste was illegally dumped in 1973 and includes material that dates back to the Manhattan Project, which created the first atomic bomb in the 1940s.
The proximity of the two environmental hazards is what worries residents and environmentalists. At the closest point, they are 1,000 to 1,200 feet apart.
If the underground fire reaches the waste, "there is a potential for radioactive fallout to be released in the smoke plume and spread throughout the region," according to the disaster plan.
The plan calls for evacuations and development of emergency shelters, both in St. Louis County and neighboring St. Charles County. Private and volunteer groups, and perhaps the federal government, would be called upon to help, depending on the severity of the emergency.
Few underground fires can match one in Centralia, Pennsylvania. In 1962, a huge pile of trash in the town dump, near a coal mine, was set on fire, and it has burned beneath the town for more than half a century. Only a few people remain in a community that once had 1,000 residents.
Well THAT explains everything. No wonder the Tards' mouth-breathing fans are toothless or about down to their last tooth.
Certain ads about losing one's other fastball are hitting a little too close to home (http://deadspin.com/adam-wainwright-is-fed-up-with-all-these-erectile-dysfu-1735930527) for Adam Wainwright.
Truman Capote, anyone? (http://fw.to/qnf4deN)
/Wheezerdelivery
I've noticed today that WGN-AM is conspicuously omitting start times at the top of the hour when mentioning that there's a game tomorrow. I don't think even WBEZ stoops to that level.
Quote from: PANK! on October 11, 2015, 06:06:17 PM
Truman Capote, anyone? (http://fw.to/qnf4deN)
/Wheezerdelivery
I'd prefer a plebiscite on this optassignotian.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 11, 2015, 11:19:38 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 11, 2015, 06:06:17 PM
Truman Capote, anyone? (http://fw.to/qnf4deN)
/Wheezerdelivery
I'd prefer a plebiscite on this optassignotian.
(http://replygif.net/thumbnail/285.gif)
Quote from: Wheezer on October 11, 2015, 11:10:35 PM
I've noticed today that WGN-AM is conspicuously omitting start times at the top of the hour when mentioning that there's a game tomorrow. I don't think even WBEZ stoops to that level.
Until the end of the Toronto-Texas game, the Cubs game time was TBD
Seriously, though, the Cubs pwning some omelette stations and watching football from the field yesterday was the best thing I saw yesterday and that includes said viewed football game.
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
I don't at all mind watching the Grichuk home run just for his curtain call. Seriously, a curtain call for a solo home run that cut The Cubs lead to 3 without any more scoring the rest of the game. The Cardinal Way indeed.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 09:05:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
I don't at all mind watching the Grichuk home run just for his curtain call. Seriously, a curtain call for a solo home run that cut The Cubs lead to 3 without any more scoring the rest of the game. The Cardinal Way indeed.
He will fire my hate in a way no player has since Gary Carter. It actually disappointed me when I met Carter and he was actually a really cool guy. I wanted him to be a jagoff.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 09:05:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
I don't at all mind watching the Grichuk home run just for his curtain call. Seriously, a curtain call for a solo home run that cut The Cubs lead to 3 without any more scoring the rest of the game. The Cardinal Way indeed.
I thought I saw a curtain call for that, but then figured I was seeing things because it made no sense. I guess it's good I'm not crazy.
Curious as to how many Desippiots will be at the game today. I am hoping for many curtain calls.
Quote from: thehawk on October 12, 2015, 09:57:58 AM
Curious as to how many Desippiots will be at the game today. I am hoping for many curtain calls.
I'll be there tomorrow. The last playoff game I went to was the last one they won there.
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
Tommy Pham and Kolten Wong look like the latest members of the Cardinals' medicine cabinet club so fuck them.
And fuck Piscotty just because.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 10:14:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
Tommy Pham and Kolten Wong look like the latest members of the Cardinals' medicine cabinet club so fuck them.
And fuck Piscotty just because.
I'm sure the Cubs have a fully-stocked medicine cabinet as well. Don't kid yourself. I rather enjoyed the broadcast team talking about Adam Wainwrong's speedy return from a torn achilles. No mention of miracles or toughness... just the plain facts. That's a 6-12 month injury for most people to begin walking without a boot. And here's Wainwright, pitching in the playoffs 5 months after the tear. It was beautifully awkward. But I'm not mad at Wainwright for that, nor would I be mad if I found out Soler had been getting a little help with his ankle/lats in order to destroy shower doors all over Cubdom in record time.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 10:14:13 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 08:57:26 AM
The thing where Tommy Pham, Stephen Piscotty, and Randal Grichuk are the entire Cardinal offense is making me itch something fierce.
I hate these three guys more than anyone on their team mostly because they're the guys Cardinal fans whine about never getting enough respect in comparison to Kris Bryant.
Tommy Pham and Kolten Wong look like the latest members of the Cardinals' medicine cabinet club so fuck them.
And fuck Piscotty just because.
I saw Tommy Pham in single A and he sucked, and had sucked at every level before that. Judging from his minor league stats he started getting his doses in 2010. HGH is a helluva drug.
I want Jake to curtain call every single strikeout, of which I pray there are many, today. (He actually might.)
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:32:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
That's where I am at. Jake vs Wacha seems like such a no brainer I've naturally managed to overthink it. Save us, Jake. Put our stupid fucking scars to bed.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:32:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
At this point, I'd like the Cubs' chances if Jake was facing 9 Babe Ruths.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:34:35 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:32:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
That's where I am at. Jake vs Wacha seems like such a no brainer I've naturally managed to overthink it. Save us, Jake. Put our stupid fucking scars to bed.
I'm here too, and getting nervous about it.
I already said things like "Jake wins tonight, and then we just have to win one of two, should be easy."
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the
right kind of nervousness for today.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:39:04 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:32:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
At this point, I'd like the Cubs' chances if Jake was facing 9 Babe Ruths.
Nine dead guys? There is time, and there's certainly enough liquor and tow trucks in Cook County.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the right kind of nervousness for today.
Glad it's not just me.
I've gone from "we got this" to "the wind is howling out and Jake's going to give up 4 homers"
I'm just confident that no matter what happens, this is probably going to be the worst Cubs team out of the next 10. So eat them alive, Jake. Or don't. You'll get several more red hot cracks at it either way!
DPD:
In reality, I'm terrified.
Hold me.
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:04:44 PM
I'm just confident that no matter what happens, this is probably going to be the worst Cubs team out of the next 10. So eat them alive, Jake. Or don't. You'll get several more red hot cracks at it either way!
Eh. Good effort, but maybe a little too on-the-nose.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the right kind of nervousness for today.
PECOTA is at 58/42 in favor of The Cubs.
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:04:44 PM
I'm just confident that no matter what happens, this is probably going to be the worst Cubs team out of the next 10. So eat them alive, Jake. Or don't. You'll get several more red hot cracks at it either way!
This is just about the worst thing you could have posted.
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 01:20:48 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:04:44 PM
I'm just confident that no matter what happens, this is probably going to be the worst Cubs team out of the next 10. So eat them alive, Jake. Or don't. You'll get several more red hot cracks at it either way!
This is just about the worst thing you could have posted.
I'm assuming he was doing a Fork impersonation.
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
No Kurt hate intended, but isn't THIS the worst thing someone could have posted?
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:24:59 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
No Kurt hate intended, but isn't THIS the worst thing someone could have posted?
It's clear we're never going to be ok, as Cubs fans.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:34:35 PM
Save us, Jake. Put our stupid fucking scars to bed.
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:24:59 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
No Kurt hate intended, but isn't THIS the worst thing someone could have posted?
As I wrote that up, I got to thinking that 2003 is basically the "Hitler" of any Cubs discussion. It gets brought up, and that pretty much kills the conversation. I accept any Kurt hate sent my way for this.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:26:37 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:34:35 PM
Save us, Jake. Put our stupid fucking scars to bed.
The "mend our broken hearts" guy was a visionary.
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 01:26:19 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:24:59 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
No Kurt hate intended, but isn't THIS the worst thing someone could have posted?
It's clear we're never going to be ok, as Cubs fans.
I assume it's similar to the feeling I would have if I ever started dating a supermodel. On the one hand, yay for me. On the other hand, the insecurity and overthinking would probably kill me on the spot.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 01:19:45 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the right kind of nervousness for today.
PECOTA is at 58/42 in favor of The Cubs.
Also, this seems about right. That's an enormous advantage for one game. But there are still a lot of outcomes in there that suck.
ANYWAYS. Go Jake. And the offense, too. Both of you. Go.
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologized every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Kurt v2.0 probably needs a patch or an update to a new build. He'll be fine. Kurt release 2.1 should be available shortly.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
I laughed.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 01:33:36 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 01:19:45 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the right kind of nervousness for today.
PECOTA is at 58/42 in favor of The Cubs.
Also, this seems about right. That's an enormous advantage for one game. But there are still a lot of outcomes in there that suck.
ANYWAYS. Go Jake. And the offense, too. Both of you. Go.
Vegas had The Cubs at -220 earlier today, too.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:41:50 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
I laughed.
I laughed too. Kurt 2.1 might have its uses.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
Cool story, bro.
Quote from: PANK! on October 12, 2015, 02:17:17 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
Cool story, bro.
They're not called PenStories for nothing.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:17:40 PM
Quote from: PANK! on October 12, 2015, 02:17:17 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
Cool story, bro.
They're not called PenStories for nothing.
I laughed though, so this PenStory is cool by me.
Joe's tabbing Jason Hammel to start Game 4. A chance to RIGHT THE WRONG. Don't fuck it up, Jason.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
This is the ideal lineup, right? Have we even seen it yet this year?
And I've convinced myself tonight is going to be a disaster. I got a text from a Cardinal fan friend yesterday that was basically conceding the game, and it's fucking with my head.
Quote from: Brownie on October 12, 2015, 12:52:56 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:39:04 PM
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:32:48 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 12:20:35 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 12:15:48 PM
Let's get nasty.
(http://i.imgur.com/0ZNyAhT.jpg)
Fowler/Soler/Bryant/Rizzo/Castro are a combined 27-64 (.422) vs Wacha with 6 HR, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 BB.
Jake's ERA vs the Cardinals is 1.63. Things are almost looking too favorable. Maybe I should put that in the I admit it thread.
I'm so confident about this matchup that I've become nervous about being so confident.
At this point, I'd like the Cubs' chances if Jake was facing 9 Babe Ruths.
Nine dead guys? There is time, and there's certainly enough liquor and tow trucks in Cook County.
You and I have both seen plenty of pitchers in Cub uniforms who couldn't beat 9 cadavers.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
I malorted a guy from Saskatoon who is both a former CFL player and Keith Magnuson's nephew.
It was awesome.
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 02:51:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
I malorted a guy from Saskatoon who is both a former CFL player and Keith Magnuson's nephew.
It was awesome.
My new employer is headquartered in Toronto. I get to go there in January. Fucking January in Toronto. Yay for me.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 03:10:45 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 02:51:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
I malorted a guy from Saskatoon who is both a former CFL player and Keith Magnuson's nephew.
It was awesome.
My new employer is headquartered in Toronto. I get to go there in January. Fucking January in Toronto. Yay for me.
I'm sorry. No, seriously. But let me know when you're in town, and I'll recommend a) a place where you can legally buy weed and b) a good place to eat once you're stoned.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 03:18:09 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 03:10:45 PM
Quote from: Median Desipio Chucklehead on October 12, 2015, 02:51:04 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 02:14:11 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:38:16 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2015, 01:33:47 PM
Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
I malorted a guy from Saskatoon who is both a former CFL player and Keith Magnuson's nephew.
It was awesome.
My new employer is headquartered in Toronto. I get to go there in January. Fucking January in Toronto. Yay for me.
I'm sorry. No, seriously. But let me know when you're in town, and I'll recommend a) a place where you can legally buy weed and b) a good place to eat once you're stoned.
Kind of like anywhere in Colorado, but Oleg left.
I want to second the "feeling so positive about this game that I'm nervously overthinking it back to negativity" sentiment.
Quote from: Bort on October 12, 2015, 03:52:55 PM
I want to second the "feeling so positive about this game that I'm nervously overthinking it back to negativity" sentiment.
Me three.
Quote from: Eli on October 12, 2015, 12:50:24 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 12:45:17 PM
I can't believe I've gotten to the point, as a Cubs fan, that this feels like a foregone conclusion, because that is stupid as all hell.
It is. What's the most sure split you could have for the outcome of a single MLB game? Maybe 60/40? 65/35, in a really extreme scenario (which this isn't, because the Cardinals are still a 100-win team)? Maybe ChuckD knows this.
Just trying to talk myself back down into the right kind of nervousness for today.
Fork said earlier he would "like the Cubs' chances if Jake was facing 9 Babe Ruths." I looked it up and confirmed Babe Ruth is dead, so I'd actually give them 100/0 on that one.
But I can't think of a realistic scenario where the base win probability would be higher than >65% for one team in a postseason game.
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 04:02:12 PM
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
I'd like that to be tomorrow, when the Cubs come in with a 2-1 lead and win 10-0 to close out the series.
Quote from: Bort on October 12, 2015, 03:52:55 PM
I want to second the "feeling so positive about this game that I'm nervously overthinking it back to negativity" sentiment.
Like this?
Have you seen the wind! Oh my God the wind is blowing out! High winds Blowing out! And they're sustained! DOOOOOOOMMM!
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:18:13 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 04:02:12 PM
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
I'd like that to be tomorrow, when the Cubs come in with a 2-1 lead and win 10-0 to close out the series.
How do they get the ten runs? Everyone in the lineup crushes a solo home run, except Rookie of the Year Kris "Not Grichuk or Piscotty" Bryant's being a two-run bomb for good measure.
And you better believe every single one gets a curtain call.
Quote from: flannj on October 12, 2015, 04:23:39 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 12, 2015, 03:52:55 PM
I want to second the "feeling so positive about this game that I'm nervously overthinking it back to negativity" sentiment.
Like this?
Have you seen the wind! Oh my God the wind is blowing out! High winds Blowing out! And they're sustained! DOOOOOOOMMM!
Quote from: Jake Arrieta's 56% Groundball Rate
GUYS! WE'RE GOING TO WIN GAME 3.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:18:13 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 04:02:12 PM
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
I'd like that to be tomorrow, when the Cubs come in with a 2-1 lead and win 10-0 to close out the series.
How do they get the ten runs? Everyone in the lineup crushes a solo home run, except Rookie of the Year Kris "Not Grichuk or Piscotty" Bryant's being a two-run bomb for good measure.
And you better believe every single one gets a curtain call.
If Bryant could just get a hit, I'd appreciate that.
In related news, I'm loving that the AL games will both go to Game 5. I'm still hoping that the Jays can get to the Series if only for potentially selfish reasons. Although, as far as the Cubs run of revenge goes, beating the Mets and facing the Astros in the Series would be pretty fulfilling...
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:14 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:18:13 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 04:02:12 PM
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
I'd like that to be tomorrow, when the Cubs come in with a 2-1 lead and win 10-0 to close out the series.
How do they get the ten runs? Everyone in the lineup crushes a solo home run, except Rookie of the Year Kris "Not Grichuk or Piscotty" Bryant's being a two-run bomb for good measure.
And you better believe every single one gets a curtain call.
If Bryant could just get a hit, I'd appreciate that.
FYP.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
If you have MLB.tv you can watch the broadcast through At Bat by authenticating with a pay account (weak) or watch the quad mode, or individual streams of various other cameras scattered throughout. It comes with the broadcast audio and isn't too bad.
Nice fuckover of Bryant in that at bat.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 06:03:47 PM
Nice fuckover of Bryant in that at bat.
And of course they take the lead the very next inning.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 06:17:42 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 06:03:47 PM
Nice fuckover of Bryant in that at bat.
And of course they take the lead the very next inning.
It could have been much worse, but that was thoroughly unpleasant.
Sick of these cocksuckers behind the plate giving the Cardinals six inches off the fucking corners.
God bless Starlin Castro.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2015, 01:30:22 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 12, 2015, 01:26:19 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on October 12, 2015, 01:24:59 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 01:23:32 PM
I think, as Cub fans, we've seen enough "sure things" to realize that they rarely actually are. I'm no more confident today than I was in 2003, when the Marlins were in Chicago facing the "unbeatable duo" of Prior and Wood. That was supposed to be the year in which the remade Cubs were introduced to the league, with the promise of many more competitive years to come. The Cubs even had a supposed rejuvinated farm system.
I'm not saying that this year is like 2003, just that 2003 is perhaps the reason some of us feel uncomfortable. In particular, I think that 2003 has made us all more cynical and smarter. The future acutally looks much brighter this year. But the shadow of past seasons will always leave us doubting a bit. As they should.
No Kurt hate intended, but isn't THIS the worst thing someone could have posted?
It's clear we're never going to be ok, as Cubs fans.
I assume it's similar to the feeling I would have if I ever started dating a supermodel. On the one hand, yay for me. On the other hand, the insecurity and overthinking would probably kill me on the spot.
Remind me to show you my diastasis recti some time.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 05:21:06 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:14 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 04:27:15 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:18:13 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 04:02:12 PM
I would really like this to be the game where the Cubs break the Cardinals.
I'd like that to be tomorrow, when the Cubs come in with a 2-1 lead and win 10-0 to close out the series.
How do they get the ten runs? Everyone in the lineup crushes a solo home run, except Rookie of the Year Kris "Not Grichuk or Piscotty" Bryant's being a two-run bomb for good measure.
And you better believe every single one gets a curtain call.
If Bryant could just get a hit, I'd appreciate that.
FYP.
x2
*unzips*
I think it needs to be said again:
EAT SHIT, ST. LOUIS!
Just before the pitch that Rizzo hit into the right field stands he gave us a smile as though he knew what was going to happen next.
Fuck Mike Winters
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
Well shit.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 07:08:35 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 07:14:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 07:08:35 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
I'm telling myself the bullpen can get 10 outs without giving up a run. I can't muster a lot of conviction.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 07:14:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 07:08:35 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
They are when they aren't called both ways.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:19:23 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 07:14:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 07:08:35 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
They are when they aren't called both ways.
The Cards seem to have figured out the strike zone and haven't been taking those pitches -- so they
can't be called both ways.
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
And off of Wainwright too. Glorious.
Except for the 4 runs by the Cardinals, this is pretty much what I was hoping would happen tonight.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:40 PM
And off of Wainwright too. Glorious.
On first pitch, too? Just perfect.
Tell me again why we need to trade this guy?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of
tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
I imagine that the statistics of invoking the dead at home in the middle of the 7th inning suffer from small-N problems.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 08:01:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on October 12, 2015, 07:17:09 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 12, 2015, 07:14:35 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 07:08:35 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
I'm telling myself the bullpen can get 10 outs without giving up a run. I can't muster a lot of conviction.
You're down to either three toes or polydactyly.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 08:11:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 08:01:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
Yes, I was distracted for the better part of two innings observing its failure modes.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 08:11:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 08:01:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
I thought TBS made you log in via your cable provider.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 12, 2015, 08:17:54 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 08:11:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 08:01:47 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 12, 2015, 07:35:04 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 12, 2015, 07:31:04 PM
JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
I thought TBS made you log in via your cable provider.
I'm just quoting Pen. I haven't tried it myself.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 12, 2015, 08:20:22 PM
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JORGE "THE CARDINAL KILLER" SOLER. HOLY SHIT.
Are you familiar with the concept of tat tvam asi? It might help with that shouting problem.
Hey, the game is on, if you'd like to watch.
I don't have cable, if you'd like to think, Chatty Cathy.
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Is there anyway to watch the game online without paying?
Edit: Looks like you can watch for free on tbs.com.
I thought TBS made you log in via your cable provider.
I'm just quoting Pen. I haven't tried it myself.
The stream seemed to be free, but on the rare occasions that I got to the site's actually barfing the app, it was dead to my phone. The laptops are even older.
Looks like Baez is feeling the pressure. Hopefully he can bounce back tomorrow (or, the next time he plays).
Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 12, 2015, 08:40:54 PM
Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Sure, but what about the umpires? I've heard some intimations about the visibility.
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Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
No.
ETA:
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Castro at short second, Baez at second short if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Yes.
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Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Sure, but what about the umpires? I've heard some intimations about the visibility.
I don't think they're allowed to play.
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Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Sure, but what about the umpires? I've heard some intimations about the visibility.
I don't think they're allowed to play.
Don't let Joe West hear you say that.
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Castro at short, Baez at second if Russell can't go tomorrow?
Sure, but what about the umpires? I've heard some intimations about the visibility.
I don't think they're allowed to play.
I think that this is the first time that I've viscerally felt that, were the profound losses of imaginary exes to be advanced, that Dubbs would advance to the Mrs. Calabash round (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5JYgCgk3Y).
There are two very simple questions, and they're about that bunt: What did it
mean? What was "its" intent?
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Does anyone else feel bad that we apparently shellshocked Kurt so badly that he basically preemptively apologizes every time he posts, after being in exile for years?
I feel kinda bad about it.
Is "fuck you" the appropriate response? If it's not, I'm really sorry. Hmm. Not going to post this. Gotta hit the delete button. Shit.
In seriousness, it's partly that I don't want to piss everybody off, but partly that I am continuing in my Canadianization. I take the citizenship test in about a week. If they find out I've been saying things without pre-emptively apologizing, then I could automatically fail.
True story - I have this Canadian client, lives in Saskatoon.
He's wildly inappropriate and will call me and we'll have the following conversation:
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe (save the dumb joke, Fork)
Client: Hey - what's the difference between a bonus and a penis?
Me: Hey, Andy.
Client: Your wife won't blow your penis.
Me: I'll talk to you soon.
*hangs up*
....
....
....
(5 minutes pass)
*phone rings*
Me: Hello, this is PenFoe
Client: Sorry about that joke.
*hangs up*
This has happened no less than 5 times (with different variations on the joke or comment.)
I malorted a guy from Saskatoon who is both a former CFL player and Keith Magnuson's nephew.
It was awesome.
My new employer is headquartered in Toronto. I get to go there in January. Fucking January in Toronto. Yay for me.
I hope you're at least traveling in the cabin.
Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Quote from: SKO on October 13, 2015, 08:19:07 AM
Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but if Hammel can be only good enough to get the Cubs to the bullpen with a lead, they can win the fucking pennant with Arrielester teed up for games 1&2 of the NLCS.
Quote from: SKO on October 13, 2015, 08:19:07 AM
Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Counterpoint not worth noting, in 4 career postseason starts on rest of 3 days or less, he's got an ERA of 2.43, including 6.2 innings of 1 run ball against the Cardinals in the clinching Game 6 of the 13 WS.
Soler will be outless against him
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Quote from: SKO on October 13, 2015, 08:19:07 AM
Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Counterpoint not worth noting, in 4 career postseason starts on rest of 3 days or less, he's got an ERA of 2.43, including 6.2 innings of 1 run ball against the Cardinals in the clinching Game 6 of the 13 WS.
Soler will be outless against him
I think only one of these must be true. Which one?!?!?!?!
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Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Counterpoint not worth noting, in 4 career postseason starts on rest of 3 days or less, he's got an ERA of 2.43, including 6.2 innings of 1 run ball against the Cardinals in the clinching Game 6 of the 13 WS.
Soler will be outless against him
Where the heck are you getting this? Lackey started game 2 of the WS in 2013 on October 24th, then Game 6 on October 30th. By my count that's extended rest, not short rest?
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Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Counterpoint not worth noting, in 4 career postseason starts on rest of 3 days or less, he's got an ERA of 2.43, including 6.2 innings of 1 run ball against the Cardinals in the clinching Game 6 of the 13 WS.
Soler will be outless against him
Where the heck are you getting this? Lackey started game 2 of the WS in 2013 on October 24th, then Game 6 on October 30th. By my count that's extended rest, not short rest?
Looks like he pitched 1 inning in relief in game 4, but still, not the same thing.
I see just three postseason starts on 3 days rest (i.e., started, 3 days, starts again) and 2 of them were as a rookie in the 2002 World Series and he wasn't all that effective.
TPD
In the 2002 WS he pitched in three games, a three inning relief stint and then 2 starts on short rest. In that series he had a 4.38 ERA with 6 ER and 5 walks in 12.1 IP.
In 2005 he went on short rest in game 4 of the ALDS vs the Yankees, 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K.
Since then he has had zero starts on short rest unless you count his single inning of relief in Game 4 of the 2013 WS as I said.
Quote from: SKO on October 13, 2015, 09:17:45 AM
TPD
In the 2002 WS he pitched in three games, a three inning relief stint and then 2 starts on short rest. In that series he had a 4.38 ERA with 6 ER and 5 walks in 12.1 IP.
In 2005 he went on short rest in game 4 of the ALDS vs the Yankees, 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K.
Since then he has had zero starts on short rest unless you count his single inning of relief in Game 4 of the 2013 WS as I said.
Also, legit question: let's say Lackey is effective. Maybe he goes 5-6 innings tops? Then what? Are they gonna push Wainwright back out there again on his Frankenchilles? We already know Matheny isn't smart enough to make Rosenthal pitch 2 innings.
This is all on Hammel. He has to get through his bogey inning. This is right fucking there for the taking. John Lackey is not beating the Cubs again.
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Quote from: SKO on October 13, 2015, 09:17:45 AM
TPD
In the 2002 WS he pitched in three games, a three inning relief stint and then 2 starts on short rest. In that series he had a 4.38 ERA with 6 ER and 5 walks in 12.1 IP.
In 2005 he went on short rest in game 4 of the ALDS vs the Yankees, 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K.
Since then he has had zero starts on short rest unless you count his single inning of relief in Game 4 of the 2013 WS as I said.
Also, legit question: let's say Lackey is effective. Maybe he goes 5-6 innings tops? Then what? Are they gonna push Wainwright back out there again on his Frankenchilles? We already know Matheny isn't smart enough to make Rosenthal pitch 2 innings.
This is all on Hammel. He has to get through his bogey inning. This is right fucking there for the taking. John Lackey is not beating the Cubs again.
If Hammel has another first inning meltdown I'll go full meatball to the point that Huey's DeRosa rant will seem tame. I will never want to see that stupid fucker in a Cub uniform again.
PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Quote from: Oleg on October 13, 2015, 09:31:49 AM
PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Woof how are their odds higher today than yesterday with Jake? Gonna hurl
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PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Woof how are their odds higher today than yesterday with Jake? Gonna hurl
Because Lackey is horrible on short rest? Except when he isn't?
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PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Woof how are their odds higher today than yesterday with Jake? Gonna hurl
Because Lackey is horrible on short rest? Except when he isn't?
I'm guessing considering we have, at most, like 7 games of Lackey on short rest in a 13 year career that PECOTA would consider that too small of a sample size. They may just go on the fact that pitchers in general are worse on short rest, though.
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PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Woof how are their odds higher today than yesterday with Jake? Gonna hurl
Because Lackey is horrible on short rest? Except when he isn't?
I'm guessing considering we have, at most, like 7 games of Lackey on short rest in a 13 year career that PECOTA would consider that too small of a sample size. They may just go on the fact that pitchers in general are worse on short rest, though.
Quote from: PECOTA Statfag
PECOTA loves the Cubs' odds in this game. That's a product of the power of their lineup, sure, but also about the weakness of the Cardinals'. Cruz coming in for Molina is a big dropoff in performance---he had a TAv of just .179 this year, to Molina's .239---and, of course, Molina helps his club in a lot of ways that don't show up on the stat sheet. Jason Heyward has been swinging a hot bat, but the Cubs will play matchups heavily with their relievers in order to neutralize as many of the Cardinals' threats as possible.
The Cubs' weakness will come in the form of Hammel---if he fails to perform---and then in the right and left arms of the succession of relievers that will try to nail down the game for Chicago. Look for the Cubs to take this one in a hang-onto-your-hat sort of game, and clinch a spot in the NLCS in the process. These Cubs are loose; they won't let the moment get too big to them, and if they knock the Cardinals out on Tuesday night, they'll have the best record of any team left standing.
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Just hope Jason Hammel can avoid the first inning pants-shitting. If he can keep them off of the board even for a few innings I think they'll get to Lackey on short rest, since he's been a whole different beast on the road this year anyway. 3.82 ERA away vs 1.93 at home. .636 OPS against at home, .733 on the road. And for what it's worth (probably nothing), in 4 career starts on short rest he's got a 4.92 ERA.
Counterpoint not worth noting, in 4 career postseason starts on rest of 3 days or less, he's got an ERA of 2.43, including 6.2 innings of 1 run ball against the Cardinals in the clinching Game 6 of the 13 WS.
Soler will be outless against him
Where the heck are you getting this? Lackey started game 2 of the WS in 2013 on October 24th, then Game 6 on October 30th. By my count that's extended rest, not short rest?
No legit point. I just recall someone saying he was good in the postseason on short rest and just found the data. Small sample sizes make the variance in results moot.
Again, George will be outless
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PECOTA at 63/37 Cubs for this afternoon's game. Sphincter is neatly clenched.
Woof how are their odds higher today than yesterday with Jake? Gonna hurl
Just as a frame of reference, PECOTA has the Dodgers at 59/41. It didn't take Kershaw on short rest into consideration.
So ... uh ... hrm. (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx?type=&lg=&date=current)
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Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
They are when they aren't called both ways.
The Cards seem to have figured out the strike zone and haven't been taking those pitches -- so they can't be called both ways.
It seems like the TBS strike zone thing is trash. Pitches that look borderline to the naked eye look eight inches off of the plate on TBS's graphic.
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Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
They are when they aren't called both ways.
The Cards seem to have figured out the strike zone and haven't been taking those pitches -- so they can't be called both ways.
It seems like the TBS strike zone thing is trash. Pitches that look borderline to the naked eye look eight inches off of the plate on TBS's graphic.
Oh, yeah. Much like the rest of their broadcast, it's been basically garbage. But if you look at the Pitch F/X coords (Brooks Baseball has graphics updated live during games), it's clear that the Cubs are taking a lot more borderline pitches whereas the Cards are swinging.
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Fuck Mike Winters
Nobody to blame but themselves at this point.
It doesn't look to me like those were bad pitches. Still, you have to think Arrieta is done after this inning.
They are when they aren't called both ways.
The Cards seem to have figured out the strike zone and haven't been taking those pitches -- so they can't be called both ways.
It seems like the TBS strike zone thing is trash. Pitches that look borderline to the naked eye look eight inches off of the plate on TBS's graphic.
Oh, yeah. Much like the rest of their broadcast, it's been basically garbage. But if you look at the Pitch F/X coords (Brooks Baseball has graphics updated live during games), it's clear that the Cubs are taking a lot more borderline pitches whereas the Cards are swinging.
Yep. There's a reason they were second in the majors in walks and first in strikeouts. They're going to live and die by that approach. It sucks when they die by it and in the postseason especially I wish they'd adjust and hack more when necessary, but it's not a result of bias that the Cardinals are striking out less.
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So ... uh ... hrm. (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx?type=&lg=&date=current)
Damnit. Sphincter clenched a little tighter now.
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So ... uh ... hrm. (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx?type=&lg=&date=current)
Damnit. Sphincter clenched a little tighter now.
It's a new day, guys. Let everyone else's asses turn coal to diamonds.
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So ... uh ... hrm. (http://www.fangraphs.com/coolstandings.aspx?type=&lg=&date=current)
Damnit. Sphincter clenched a little tighter now.
It's a new day, guys. Let everyone else's asses turn coal to diamonds.
Don't you dare be sour...and feel the power. It's a New Day, yes it is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDlI0ziLZug
A man with a plan (http://twitter.com/ClueHeywood/status/653985118437052416).
Gonna hurl
Nice work, Jason.
I'm sitting here on my own so nobody can back me up, but I just called that home run. Motherfucker.
Intrepid Reader: Jason Hammel
Guys, I can have six homers today too, right?
Well, look fellas, the Cubs were always going to have to score more than 2 runs to win today anyway.
Damn I love this team.
Tony fucking Cruz, you've got to fucking be kidding me. Why you throw a fucking 2-strike fastball there...just so fucking awful.
Last two guys strike out on fucking pitches in the fucking dirt. So lets not do that to their David Ross. Fuck.
8
At the start of the year, who could have imagined the Cubs beating the Cardinals in the post season?
(https://blackandwhitesports.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/ronnie.jpg)
The fact that it was Lackey made it so much sweeter.
Tears. Actual tears. What a team
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The fact that it was Lackey made it so much sweeter.
Pedro's lights-out inning was pretty sweet, too. He must feel like a king right now.
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The fact that it was Lackey made it so much sweeter.
Pedro's lights-out inning was pretty sweet, too. He must feel like a king right now.
Indeed. Got his nemesis Greg Garcia out again, too.
Next.
The crazy thing about all of this is the timing of Maddon's choices. He chooses to start Schwabe Ruth in the Wild Card, and it pays off. He gives Soler a chance, and he responds with the best post season start of any hitter in history. He loses Addison to a hamstring issue, and Baez responds by hitting the definitive homerun of the game.
What would have happened today if Addison had started? What would've happened earlier in the series if Maddon had kept Soler on the bench? Nobody can say for certain that anything would have ended differently, but doesn't it seem like it could have? Maddon's lineup choices have been incredibly spot on.
*I realize that Addison's day off had nothing to do with Maddon's choices, per se, but I felt the need to mention it since things might have gone differently today had Baez not gotten the start.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 13, 2015, 07:09:35 PM
The fact that it was Lackey made it so much sweeter.
Yes it was. Fuck Lackey with a rusty fucking chain saw.
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The fact that it was Lackey made it so much sweeter.
Yes it was. Fuck Lackey with a rusty fucking chain saw.
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 13, 2015, 08:45:30 PM
*I realize that Addison's day off had nothing to do with Maddon's choices, per se, but I felt the need to mention it since things might have gone differently today had Baez not gotten the start.
It helps that they've built a really strong bench with few bad options. Even when they go for defense with Jackson and Denorfia, they've got non-useless hitters.
And the bullpen they've cobbled together basically off of the scrap heap ....
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Quote from: Canadouche on October 13, 2015, 08:45:30 PM
*I realize that Addison's day off had nothing to do with Maddon's choices, per se, but I felt the need to mention it since things might have gone differently today had Baez not gotten the start.
It helps that they've built a really strong bench with few bad options. Even when they go for defense with Jackson and Denorfia, they've got non-useless hitters.
And the bullpen they've cobbled together basically off of the scrap heap ....
Excellent. Just think of the useless hitters the Cubs have had as defensive replacements in the past!
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Quote from: Canadouche on October 13, 2015, 08:45:30 PM
*I realize that Addison's day off had nothing to do with Maddon's choices, per se, but I felt the need to mention it since things might have gone differently today had Baez not gotten the start.
It helps that they've built a really strong bench with few bad options. Even when they go for defense with Jackson and Denorfia, they've got non-useless hitters.
And the bullpen they've cobbled together basically off of the scrap heap ....
In my life, I haven't met a Cubs bullpen I felt that I could trust. I still don't trust these guys either... only I distrust them
less.
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I love how all the splooge thread titles are actually pretty accurate. This team.
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Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
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Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I love all of this but especially this:
QuoteThey can play the game the right way in hell.
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts....
I blame
Dubbs society.
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
Even PPE?
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
FYP. You're a douche.
Welcome back.
I've got my shirt off. I was told there would be hugs.
Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on October 13, 2015, 10:09:37 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
FYP. You're a douche.
Welcome back.
Thanks. Extra baggy, too.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 13, 2015, 10:24:43 PM
I've got my shirt off. I was told there would be hugs.
I've got a six-pack of PBR tallboys, prescription anxiolytics, and half a pound of coffee. And I'm down to only a handful of 40 W light bulbs.
Get on your bike.
I woke up this morning and my first thought was, "Thank God we beat those guys." Can you imagine how insufferable Cardinal Nation would have been if things didn't break our way?
This fucking team, guys.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 13, 2015, 03:43:57 PM
Intrepid Reader: Jason Hammel
Guys, I can have six homers today too, right?
Four will have to do.
TPD. Welcome back everyone.
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
I posted here about a decade ago
Quote
D. Doluntap
Yep. Checks out.
Bring 'em all out of the woodwork.
Paul, Vlahos, PPE, LDA, I don't give a fuck.
They all grow on trees.
Whatever happened to Andy? Has he forsaken this forum?
I still can't figure how that Cardinal pitching staff was that good during the season. Did they run out of HGH in the playoffs. Their only good outing came from Cuzzis giant strike zone.
Quote from: CT III on October 13, 2015, 09:59:31 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
Even PPE?
Before he went off the deep end about Obama, I didn't think he was so bad.
Quote from: Waco Kid on October 14, 2015, 11:56:04 AM
I still can't figure how that Cardinal pitching staff was that good during the season. Did they run out of HGH in the playoffs. Their only good outing came from Cuzzis giant strike zone.
They lost Martinez to injury, which is not surprising for a young guy who pitched out of the pen before this season and blew well past his innings limit. Guy was throwing max effort 98 MPH fastballs and hard sliders against the Cubs in the 5th inning of a game in the first half of the season. An injury to him was inevitable and I'd be surprised if he can have long term success as a starter. That said he had the best stuff of any guy they had.
As for the rest, I think Wacha just wore down during his first season back from injury, most (rational) Cardinals fans I know think Lance Lynn is hiding an injury. Otherwise they had a bunch of guys who way outperformed their peripherals and got a hilariously lucky strand rate that was bound to regress and did in the last month/playoffs.
Quote from: ChuckD on October 14, 2015, 09:50:44 AM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
I posted here about a decade ago
Quote
D. Doluntap
Yep. Checks out.
I like what you guys have done with the place.
Quote from: SKO on October 14, 2015, 12:01:27 PM
Quote from: Waco Kid on October 14, 2015, 11:56:04 AM
I still can't figure how that Cardinal pitching staff was that good during the season. Did they run out of HGH in the playoffs. Their only good outing came from Cuzzis giant strike zone.
They lost Martinez to injury, which is not surprising for a young guy who pitched out of the pen before this season and blew well past his innings limit. Guy was throwing max effort 98 MPH fastballs and hard sliders against the Cubs in the 5th inning of a game in the first half of the season. An injury to him was inevitable and I'd be surprised if he can have long term success as a starter. That said he had the best stuff of any guy they had.
As for the rest, I think Wacha just wore down during his first season back from injury, most (rational) Cardinals fans I know think Lance Lynn is hiding an injury. Otherwise they had a bunch of guys who way outperformed their peripherals and got a hilariously lucky strand rate that was bound to regress and did in the last month/playoffs.
And Lackey obviously sold his soul to Satan long ago.
Racing to 100 only to crash hard into the Cubs' giant tree full of ripening young talent was a fitting tribute to Oscar Taveras. Well done, Cardinals. #OT18 #winforoscar #tcot #neverforget
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Intrepid Reader: TDubbsHi.
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
This feels like a Desipio version of "This Is Your Life".
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Gotta bring the kid.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 12:42:32 PM
Racing to 100 only to crash hard into the Cubs' giant tree full of ripening young talent was a fitting tribute to Oscar Taveras. Well done, Cardinals. #OT18 #winforoscar #tcot #neverforget
Too soon.
Quote from: CBStew on October 14, 2015, 01:45:25 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 12:42:32 PM
Racing to 100 only to crash hard into the Cubs' giant tree full of ripening young talent was a fitting tribute to Oscar Taveras. Well done, Cardinals. #OT18 #winforoscar #tcot #neverforget
Too soon.
No it isn't, not when they turn the entire season into a tribute to him.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 01:46:04 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 14, 2015, 01:45:25 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 12:42:32 PM
Racing to 100 only to crash hard into the Cubs' giant tree full of ripening young talent was a fitting tribute to Oscar Taveras. Well done, Cardinals. #OT18 #winforoscar #tcot #neverforget
Too soon.
No it isn't, not when they turn the entire season into a tribute to him.
I still wonder how Jered Weaver (who carves Nick Adenhart's initials into the dirt of the mound before every start) feels about the Cardinals having a fucking armpatch for a drunk driver that murdered someone.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2015, 01:36:25 PM
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Gotta bring the kid.
One day. :) He's a huge Cubs fan, of course. My dad made sure of it. He's been extremely excited to watch the playoff games and can follow them pretty well since he played T-ball this summer. He does, however, think that every force out is a double play. About a year ago, when Baez came up, I told him that Javy hits a lot of homeruns, which actually turned out not to be true last year. But it nevertheless stuck, and Javy is his favorite player (with Russell and Schwarber and Arrietta right behind), so he was super excited by Javy's homerun yesterday.
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:47:50 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2015, 01:36:25 PM
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Gotta bring the kid.
One day. :) He's a huge Cubs fan, of course. My dad made sure of it. He's been extremely excited to watch the playoff games and can follow them pretty well since he played T-ball this summer. He does, however, think that every force out is a double play. About a year ago, when Baez came up, I told him that Javy hits a lot of homeruns, which actually turned out not to be true last year. But it nevertheless stuck, and Javy is his favorite player (with Russell and Schwarber and Arrietta right behind), so he was super excited by Javy's homerun yesterday.
Awesome. That Javy home run was so cool in so many ways, glad to know it made the little dude's day.
DPD. I tuned into "St. Louis's Sports Talk Radio 101 ESPN" just for a sample of what's going on today and I wasn't disappointed. Within seconds I was told that the Mets will beat the Dodgers and then "we'll see how those Cubs bats handle all those stud pitchers, good pitching beats good hitting every time, all those homers aren't gonna last." Good point, the Cubs got swept against those good Mets pitchers all year. Point, St. Louis. Then, because the Cubs bats aren't for real, the Mets will sweep the NLCS. The next caller named the series MVP, who was the wind, and "we're still Cardinal Nation." The hosts said "well said, well said."
This is awesome.
Quote from: SKO on October 14, 2015, 01:47:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 01:46:04 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 14, 2015, 01:45:25 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 12:42:32 PM
Racing to 100 only to crash hard into the Cubs' giant tree full of ripening young talent was a fitting tribute to Oscar Taveras. Well done, Cardinals. #OT18 #winforoscar #tcot #neverforget
Too soon.
No it isn't, not when they turn the entire season into a tribute to him.
I still wonder how Jered Weaver (who carves Nick Adenhart's initials into the dirt of the mound before every start) feels about the Cardinals having a fucking armpatch for a drunk driver that murdered someone.
It probably pisses him off so much that he dials the fastball up to 86.
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
I wish we could add sound to that .gif, because the TBS guys' reaction to when he did that was priceless.
It was like bottling Cardinals Nation into one aghast moment.
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
Somewhere Ed Farmer is FURIOUS.
Quote from: SKO on October 14, 2015, 01:49:37 PM
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:47:50 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 14, 2015, 01:36:25 PM
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Gotta bring the kid.
One day. :) He's a huge Cubs fan, of course. My dad made sure of it. He's been extremely excited to watch the playoff games and can follow them pretty well since he played T-ball this summer. He does, however, think that every force out is a double play. About a year ago, when Baez came up, I told him that Javy hits a lot of homeruns, which actually turned out not to be true last year. But it nevertheless stuck, and Javy is his favorite player (with Russell and Schwarber and Arrietta right behind), so he was super excited by Javy's homerun yesterday.
Awesome. That Javy home run was so cool in so many ways, glad to know it made the little dude's day.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2015, 01:54:09 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
I wish we could add sound to that .gif, because the TBS guys' reaction to when he did that was priceless.
It was like bottling Cardinals Nation into one aghast moment.
They didn't poo-poo Grichuk taking a curtain call for hitting a home run to cut the deficit to 3 runs, but they were furious at Rodney for that one. Wonder what the difference is there
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
I love that not only did the Cubs give the Cardinals a hearty Danza Slap, but they did dit while laughing.
Now these St. Louis hosts are talking about how the Cardinals make the most money in the league so they can sign whoever they want. Can we send this tape to the league to stop the free "competitive balance" draft picks?
PS Every single caller so far has signed off with "Cardinal Nation."
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
hi again
Quote from: SKO on October 14, 2015, 01:55:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 14, 2015, 01:54:09 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
I wish we could add sound to that .gif, because the TBS guys' reaction to when he did that was priceless.
It was like bottling Cardinals Nation into one aghast moment.
They didn't poo-poo Grichuk taking a curtain call for hitting a home run to cut the deficit to 3 runs, but they were furious at Rodney for that one. Wonder what the difference is there
"Wow" (https://vine.co/v/eE5ib7j9Dee)
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 01:54:33 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
Somewhere Ed Farmer is FURIOUS.
Good.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 01:54:33 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 14, 2015, 01:53:17 PM
Unnecessary. But so sweet.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/images/9/5/0/154354950/101315_chc_rodney_celebration_med_om7nq5cm.gif)
Somewhere in the Hobart, IN Golden Corral, Ed Farmer is FURIOUS.
Fix'd'ed
Jake Arrieta is only good because he rubs some sunscreen from his wrist onto the ball before every slider. Seriously. (And that wasn't even the callers, it was the hosts.) I could post updates every five minutes with this stuff, but I'll spare you. It's all gold though.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:02:31 PM
Jake Arrieta is only good because he rubs some sunscreen from his wrist onto the ball before every slider. Seriously. I could post updates every five minutes with this stuff, but I'll spare you. It's all gold though.
That's quality stuff.
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
Holy shit
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 14, 2015, 02:03:10 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:02:31 PM
Jake Arrieta is only good because he rubs some sunscreen from his wrist onto the ball before every slider. Seriously. I could post updates every five minutes with this stuff, but I'll spare you. It's all gold though.
That's quality stuff.
Former major leaguer and Cardinal Nation legend Chris Duncan, everyone.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:05:28 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 14, 2015, 02:03:10 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:02:31 PM
Jake Arrieta is only good because he rubs some sunscreen from his wrist onto the ball before every slider. Seriously. I could post updates every five minutes with this stuff, but I'll spare you. It's all gold though.
That's quality stuff.
Former major leaguer and Cardinal Nation legend Chris Duncan, everyone.
I remember his two sorta okay, roid-fueled years.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on October 14, 2015, 01:58:35 PM
Quote from: smg on October 14, 2015, 01:04:17 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2015, 09:41:12 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 13, 2015, 09:28:06 PM
Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 13, 2015, 08:56:46 PM
Guys I posted here about a decade ago (and once in the late 2000s, or so, who the fuck cares) as RockTheIvy. You guys commiserated with me in 2004. What a clusterfuck. This was amazing. When the Cubs made the postseason, I realized I needed to come back here. Where the fuck else could a long time loser spend his time? With fucking Yellon? Of course. This is fucking special. I hope you're all well. I'll stick around here this time.
And fuck Matt Carpenter/Dickface Holiday/Pudding-brain Matheny. They can play the game the right way in hell.
Speaking as a semi-active poster, unlike you crazy people that don't seem to ever have to do work all day and have thousands of posts, I love seeing some old accounts active again. This team, man. This is fun.
I concur. Bring all the old posters back, except for Paul and Earl Cunningham
What about me?
hi again
Not you.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:05:28 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 14, 2015, 02:03:10 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 14, 2015, 02:02:31 PM
Jake Arrieta is only good because he rubs some sunscreen from his wrist onto the ball before every slider. Seriously. I could post updates every five minutes with this stuff, but I'll spare you. It's all gold though.
That's quality stuff.
Former major leaguer and Cardinal Nation legend Chris Duncan, everyone.
(http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2483/331/1600/duncahump.jpg)
A fitting epilogue (http://theodysseyonline.com/kansas/st-louis-cardinals-still-best-baseball-team/194639).