Hi.
Cross this off my bucket list.
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
Damn it, Stew. You just got the tears back in my eyes.
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
MY ENLIGHTENED RUTHLESS DICTATORSHIP PROMISES 1000 YEARS OF PENNANTS
Quote from: CT III on October 22, 2016, 11:17:29 PM
MY ENLIGHTENED RUTHLESS DICTATORSHIP PROMISES 1000 YEARS OF PENNANTS
I, for one, salute our faceless overlord.
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Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
Keep that pencil handy, Stew.
Im so happy for all of you,Its been a privilege to experience this journey with you all
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Fucking amazing, now win the whole damn thing.
Sweep, please. All four like tonight's game. Don't even let Cleveland think about winning a game.
Quote from: Jim Edmonds on October 23, 2016, 12:48:04 AM
Im so happy for all of you,Its been a privilege to experience this journey with you all
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This could go in the I admit it thread but fuggit...
Seven years ago, my wife brought home a feral cat she had found at work. We were living in a one bedroom apartment with another cat and had no business bringing in another cat. I agreed to adopt it so long as we could name her Dingers. "Dingers" because of some joke you made in a post probably 8-9 years ago about getting a dog and naming it Dingers and (IIRC) feeding it peanut butter.
So we got this feral cat (again, female) and named her Dingers. And she pissed on everything but was otherwise pretty sweet. Scared of everyone except for the two of us which was kind of endearing. We'd take her to the vet and they didn't know how to say her name ("And who do we have here? Is this ...*raised eyebrow* ... Dinj-ers?").
She'd constantly try to escape. Our apartment was above a shop with an awning. One day I had the window open and we couldn't find Dingers. We looked out the window and there were two sets of claw marks from a cat sliding down the awning. Had to lure her out from underneath a nearby porch with a can of tuna.
We bought a house with a fenced in backyard and started to let her roam around in the backyard. For a while I'd keep an eye on her, but she'd usually stay pretty close by so after a while I wasn't as mindful. One day I let her out and she snuck under the fence, ran out in the street, and got hit by a car. We took her to the emergency vet but there wasn't anything they could do.
I think that was only time I've cried in the last 10 years. Held it together the whole drive home, went in the bathroom, and bawled like a baby. I got a little misty tonight. Four more wins and all bets are off.
So... Tuesday Lester on normal rest, Wednesday Jake, Friday Hendricks at home? Or Tuesday Jake, Wednesday Lester, both on long rest?
Quote from: Tonker on October 23, 2016, 06:26:59 AM
So... Tuesday Lester on normal rest, Wednesday Jake, Friday Hendricks at home? Or Tuesday Jake, Wednesday Lester, both on long rest?
Lester Game 1. That's the smart play.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 12:59:56 AM
Sweep, please. All four like tonight's game. Don't even let Cleveland think about winning a game.
I can't think of a better time to not have home field advantage.
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 12:41:21 AM
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Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2016, 10:42:35 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
I'm so, so happy for Stew.
On a personal note, since Cullen started it: I didn't think just getting to the World Series would have such an impact on me but it's been a fairly shitty year. For those who don't know I'm a party of one again. I'm obviously not the only one to go through this but needless to say it's been an interesting few months adjusting to living alone again.
Luckily, I have many great friends and people I've been able to re-establish connections with and this playoff run has been an incredibly well timed distraction from everything else.
When someone had two tickets up for sale for game six, I immediately asked how much. They were in a price range that made sense to me. My close friend and an equally die hard Cubs fan said he was in. All the Cubs had to do was beat LA in game five and I had the chance to be in the building for a pennant clincher.
Sure enough the Cubs played their best game of the season. And as we counted it all down and blew past all the cursed moments in center field with a bunch of strangers it started to sink in. All the people who were born and died and never saw this. All the great players we've watched and bonded with each other over who never got to experience this.
When Baez threw that ball to Rizzo and he leapt in the air I screamed. When they started piling on each other on the mound I wept. Literal choking sobs. I'm still feeling it today.
It's a stupid game but that big red C with the little u-b-s inside of it on that blue pinstripe jersey has been with all of us since we were tiny, idiot children. The weight of history is very real.
Yes, they need to win 4 games and I am very confident that they will. But these players have given us all something that no one can ever take away from us. We were there. We saw this happen.
Wherever you were last night we were all together. We've got some more memories to make.
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Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2016, 10:42:35 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
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Quote from: Eli on October 22, 2016, 10:42:35 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 12:28:02 PM
I'm so, so happy for Stew.
On a personal note, since Cullen started it: I didn't think just getting to the World Series would have such an impact on me but it's been a fairly shitty year. For those who don't know I'm a party of one again. I'm obviously not the only one to go through this but needless to say it's been an interesting few months adjusting to living alone again.
Luckily, I have many great friends and people I've been able to re-establish connections with and this playoff run has been an incredibly well timed distraction from everything else.
When someone had two tickets up for sale for game six, I immediately asked how much. They were in a price range that made sense to me. My close friend and an equally die hard Cubs fan said he was in. All the Cubs had to do was beat LA in game five and I had the chance to be in the building for a pennant clincher.
Sure enough the Cubs played their best game of the season. And as we counted it all down and blew past all the cursed moments in center field with a bunch of strangers it started to sink in. All the people who were born and died and never saw this. All the great players we've watched and bonded with each other over who never got to experience this.
When Baez threw that ball to Rizzo and he leapt in the air I screamed. When they started piling on each other on the mound I wept. Literal choking sobs. I'm still feeling it today.
It's a stupid game but that big red C with the little u-b-s inside of it on that blue pinstripe jersey has been with all of us since we were tiny, idiot children. The weight of history is very real.
Yes, they need to win 4 games and I am very confident that they will. But these players have given us all something that no one can ever take away from us. We were there. We saw this happen.
Wherever you were last night we were all together. We've got some more memories to make.
Damn, I love this.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 23, 2016, 12:53:48 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 12:28:02 PM
I'm so, so happy for Stew.
On a personal note, since Cullen started it: I didn't think just getting to the World Series would have such an impact on me but it's been a fairly shitty year. For those who don't know I'm a party of one again. I'm obviously not the only one to go through this but needless to say it's been an interesting few months adjusting to living alone again.
Luckily, I have many great friends and people I've been able to re-establish connections with and this playoff run has been an incredibly well timed distraction from everything else.
When someone had two tickets up for sale for game six, I immediately asked how much. They were in a price range that made sense to me. My close friend and an equally die hard Cubs fan said he was in. All the Cubs had to do was beat LA in game five and I had the chance to be in the building for a pennant clincher.
Sure enough the Cubs played their best game of the season. And as we counted it all down and blew past all the cursed moments in center field with a bunch of strangers it started to sink in. All the people who were born and died and never saw this. All the great players we've watched and bonded with each other over who never got to experience this.
When Baez threw that ball to Rizzo and he leapt in the air I screamed. When they started piling on each other on the mound I wept. Literal choking sobs. I'm still feeling it today.
It's a stupid game but that big red C with the little u-b-s inside of it on that blue pinstripe jersey has been with all of us since we were tiny, idiot children. The weight of history is very real.
Yes, they need to win 4 games and I am very confident that they will. But these players have given us all something that no one can ever take away from us. We were there. We saw this happen.
Wherever you were last night we were all together. We've got some more memories to make.
Damn, I love this.
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Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
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Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
Slak.... Chuck.....man I thought I got all my crying out yesterday. I really didn't think it would get all dusty in this Starbucks in Crown Point fucking Indiana while I work on boring accounting shit. I should have waited to finish my work before logging on to this damn message board.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 23, 2016, 12:27:23 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 12:41:21 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 23, 2016, 12:40:11 AM
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Quote from: CBStew on October 22, 2016, 10:02:56 PM
Cross this off my bucket list.
I'm happy for me. I'm happier for you.
Quote from: Tonker on October 23, 2016, 01:05:11 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 23, 2016, 12:53:48 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 12:28:02 PM
I'm so, so happy for Stew.
On a personal note, since Cullen started it: I didn't think just getting to the World Series would have such an impact on me but it's been a fairly shitty year. For those who don't know I'm a party of one again. I'm obviously not the only one to go through this but needless to say it's been an interesting few months adjusting to living alone again.
Luckily, I have many great friends and people I've been able to re-establish connections with and this playoff run has been an incredibly well timed distraction from everything else.
When someone had two tickets up for sale for game six, I immediately asked how much. They were in a price range that made sense to me. My close friend and an equally die hard Cubs fan said he was in. All the Cubs had to do was beat LA in game five and I had the chance to be in the building for a pennant clincher.
Sure enough the Cubs played their best game of the season. And as we counted it all down and blew past all the cursed moments in center field with a bunch of strangers it started to sink in. All the people who were born and died and never saw this. All the great players we've watched and bonded with each other over who never got to experience this.
When Baez threw that ball to Rizzo and he leapt in the air I screamed. When they started piling on each other on the mound I wept. Literal choking sobs. I'm still feeling it today.
It's a stupid game but that big red C with the little u-b-s inside of it on that blue pinstripe jersey has been with all of us since we were tiny, idiot children. The weight of history is very real.
Yes, they need to win 4 games and I am very confident that they will. But these players have given us all something that no one can ever take away from us. We were there. We saw this happen.
Wherever you were last night we were all together. We've got some more memories to make.
Damn, I love this.
So, the latest rally video is out (https://www.facebook.com/Cubs/videos/10154415660540659/), and it's a good one. I realised, watching it, that up until now (including last year, when they were relying on Hammel, Coghlan, Denorfia, Austin and Richard) that the Cubs have always had to bank on a bunch of pretty good players continuing to pull results out of their collective arse. It never happened. This year, though, they just have to be who they are... play as they can play... reach, rather than exceed, their potential.
I have so much love and respect for more or less every man on this roster. They'll win this, and if they don't win this - and I say this without any trace of irony - they'll get it next year. Go Cubs.
Quote from: Bort on October 23, 2016, 04:39:34 PM
Quote from: Tonker on October 23, 2016, 01:05:11 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 23, 2016, 12:53:48 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 12:28:02 PM
I'm so, so happy for Stew.
On a personal note, since Cullen started it: I didn't think just getting to the World Series would have such an impact on me but it's been a fairly shitty year. For those who don't know I'm a party of one again. I'm obviously not the only one to go through this but needless to say it's been an interesting few months adjusting to living alone again.
Luckily, I have many great friends and people I've been able to re-establish connections with and this playoff run has been an incredibly well timed distraction from everything else.
When someone had two tickets up for sale for game six, I immediately asked how much. They were in a price range that made sense to me. My close friend and an equally die hard Cubs fan said he was in. All the Cubs had to do was beat LA in game five and I had the chance to be in the building for a pennant clincher.
Sure enough the Cubs played their best game of the season. And as we counted it all down and blew past all the cursed moments in center field with a bunch of strangers it started to sink in. All the people who were born and died and never saw this. All the great players we've watched and bonded with each other over who never got to experience this.
When Baez threw that ball to Rizzo and he leapt in the air I screamed. When they started piling on each other on the mound I wept. Literal choking sobs. I'm still feeling it today.
It's a stupid game but that big red C with the little u-b-s inside of it on that blue pinstripe jersey has been with all of us since we were tiny, idiot children. The weight of history is very real.
Yes, they need to win 4 games and I am very confident that they will. But these players have given us all something that no one can ever take away from us. We were there. We saw this happen.
Wherever you were last night we were all together. We've got some more memories to make.
Damn, I love this.
After the game ended on saturday, I ran down to Huey's season tickets as I knew the four people sitting there. Huey's brother kept talking about how the Indians don't have a lefty starter, since it seems the Cubs struggle against elite, lefty pitching. I mentioned to him that so does, literally, everyone else.
Finally, he said something that made not give a shit who pitches when or what the actual plan is for the rotation, etc...
"Being the best team is a really good strategy going into the World Series."
Fuck it all. I want to cry tears of joy for a week.
First off, I couldn't possibly be happier for everyone, especially Stew. He was pretty much the first person I thought of after I got done thinking about myself.
And Slak. Yes, people go through this, but it doesn't make your experience any less important or painful.
I was out with my wife on Saturday night for our anniversary. I was trying really hard not to check the score at the table, but she knows me well enough by now.
I went to the bathroom twice during dinner to tell everyone in the SlackBox that I loved them, because while I don't *know* many of you, I know you plenty well, and we've been through a lot of shit together.
I didn't get to see the final out live, I just saw it elapse on the gametracker on my phone so it was a little unemotional, though I was plenty jazzed.
I went home later, put the kids to sleep, hung out with the wife for a while longer and then went to bed to pass out.
As usual, she fell asleep before me and so I grabbed my phone and started going through Facebook and liking and watching everything I could.
And then...tears. Not massive ones, but all of a sudden I was basically paralyzed by the realization that I hadn't had a chance to truly soak it in yet.
And I thought that was that.
And then Sunday morning I put on the TV and the I saw the highlights and heard Pat's call and I was fully gripped again. Full on throat lumps, shortness of breath. The works.
I knew how much I cared, but I was still struck but how hard it hit me.
It's been a hell of a ride.
I was struck by how simply reaching the World Series felt like an accomplishment. That surprised me, since everyone talks about how the whole point of this is to win the World Series.
I didn't cry or feel all that emotional in the moment, but instead mostly felt relieved in a monkey-off-our-back way. The most emotional I felt was talking to a buddy of mine whose dad died last year. They'd gone out to Spring Training every year together for 20+ years and this was the first year his dad wasn't around for a season. It's been a hard year for him, so this felt like a big moment. And it made me feel fortunate that I can go over to my dad's place this week and watch the Cubs play in a World Series together -- the first time he (age 64) or I (age 33) will have ever seen it.
My dad died in 2010. The Cubs and Blackhawks were the thing that bonded us together.
He wasn't a man of any true greatness - he was a mean drunk. In fact, one day when he was younger than I am now, he just decided he was through working, and sat in the same damn chair for hours every day, drinking cheap vodka and smoking Chesterfields. There was eventually a huge brown spot on the ceiling from all the smoke that 4 packs a day produced. Even with that, it took a few years before my mom finally threw his ass out.
We had a huge falling out in 1991, and I never spoke to him again. He said things that I demanded an apology for, and told him if he ever wanted to see me or speak to me again, all he had to do was apologize. The years past, and he died on April Fools' Day.
But I'll tell you guys...he was the first person I thought of when all of this became a reality. And despite all his shortcomings, I guarantee you all he would have really enjoyed this. And maybe I would have given him a call.
I got pretty choked up on Friday when Slak tweeted something about winning a pennant, and then on Saturday when I was texting my brother about the Schwarber news and we started talking about the game. I started to get a little choked up in the 8th, but the 9th seemed to happen so quickly that it kind of caught me off guard. But I lost it a little later when I saw my cousin pay tribute to my dad on facebook. And then I called my mom and a lot of trouble speaking.
After the dust settled when my dad died I remember thinking two things. 1... he won't ever meet his grand kids, and 2... he won't be here when the Cubs win. And it sucks, because his grandkids are all pretty great and so is this Cubs team.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 24, 2016, 10:00:29 AM
First off, I couldn't possibly be happier for everyone, especially Stew. He was pretty much the first person I thought of after I got done thinking about myself.
And Slak. Yes, people go through this, but it doesn't make your experience any less important or painful.
I was out with my wife on Saturday night for our anniversary. I was trying really hard not to check the score at the table, but she knows me well enough by now.
I went to the bathroom twice during dinner to tell everyone in the SlackBox that I loved them, because while I don't *know* many of you, I know you plenty well, and we've been through a lot of shit together.
I didn't get to see the final out live, I just saw it elapse on the gametracker on my phone so it was a little unemotional, though I was plenty jazzed.
I went home later, put the kids to sleep, hung out with the wife for a while longer and then went to bed to pass out.
As usual, she fell asleep before me and so I grabbed my phone and started going through Facebook and liking and watching everything I could.
And then...tears. Not massive ones, but all of a sudden I was basically paralyzed by the realization that I hadn't had a chance to truly soak it in yet.
And I thought that was that.
And then Sunday morning I put on the TV and the I saw the highlights and heard Pat's call and I was fully gripped again. Full on throat lumps, shortness of breath. The works.
I knew how much I cared, but I was still struck but how hard it hit me.
It's been a hell of a ride.
Just because I have been going through it longer than most doesn't make this about me. None of you guys are bandwagon jumpers.
I can't help but think about old friends who took the streetcar and bus to Wrigley with me back in the '40s ...Yes, I am happy, but also kind of numb.
Stew, you are a gentleman and a scholar.
You're right about the ninth inning. It took roughly six minutes to play but it felt like an hour to get those three outs. I just sat in front of the TV staring and not really believing it happened.
I have a business trip later this week that will put me within driving distance of my parents' place. I was supposed to fly back to where I live on Friday afternoon, instead I'm driving five hours to surprise my dad and watch Games 3 and 4 with him. He was 1 the last time the Cubs played in the World Series. Might be my only chance to do this with him. My brother is trying to get there too. I'm tearing up as I type this.
So, this is really going to happen, huh? What the hell, they might as well win it.
Quote from: Oleg on October 25, 2016, 09:57:11 AM
So, this is really going to happen, huh? What the hell, they might as well win it.
And heck, if they're gonna win it, why not sweep?
Quote from: Bort on October 25, 2016, 10:08:53 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 25, 2016, 09:57:11 AM
So, this is really going to happen, huh? What the hell, they might as well win it.
And heck, if they're gonna win it, why not sweep?
Bearing in mind my travel schedule, a win in game 4 or 5 is acceptable. Winning in game 6 or 7 is not, especially as I'm going to be in the air between Newark and Toronto on Tuesday - I'm not secheduled to land until 2051 ET and then have to get through immigration and customs. I might end up watching the last couple of innings in a bar at YYZ. Yeesh.
Winning in three would also be good, but I'm given to understand that that's unlikely. Is there a mercy rule in the World Series?
Quote from: Tonker on October 25, 2016, 10:40:40 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 25, 2016, 10:08:53 AM
Quote from: Oleg on October 25, 2016, 09:57:11 AM
So, this is really going to happen, huh? What the hell, they might as well win it.
And heck, if they're gonna win it, why not sweep?
Bearing in mind my travel schedule, a win in game 4 or 5 is acceptable. Winning in game 6 or 7 is not, especially as I'm going to be in the air between Newark and Toronto on Tuesday - I'm not secheduled to land until 2051 ET and then have to get through immigration and customs. I might end up watching the last couple of innings in a bar at YYZ. Yeesh.
Winning in three would also be good, but I'm given to understand that that's unlikely. Is there a mercy rule in the World Series?
If you're going to be at Pearson, look for the Caplansky's that's there and try a smoked meat sandwich.
I'm not loving the game one strike zone.
Larry Vanover needs to die in a fire.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 07:50:01 PM
I'm not loving the game one strike zone.
On the bright side, my Indians hate is at full power. What an annoying team. Crush them.
Who is that turd in the front row above the Cleveland dugout with the "Bartman for President" and "Cubs 84+03=Chokers" sign? I am sure he's a Browns fan.
Judging from the broadcast, Cleveland thinks they've already won the series. That's fine.
Jake's got this and then they win the fuckin thing at home by god
Quote from: Brownie on October 25, 2016, 08:47:12 PM
Who is that turd in the front row above the Cleveland dugout with the "Bartman for President"
Rob Portman.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 26, 2016, 08:13:33 AM
Quote from: Brownie on October 25, 2016, 08:47:12 PM
Who is that turd in the front row above the Cleveland dugout with the "Bartman for President"
Rob Portman.
Thanks.
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
I'll take the magic of this April or May's Jake. I think I'm just going to spend the rest of the day thinking that he pitches better in cool weather.
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
Quote from: Eli on October 26, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
Here's hoping he reads this message board then.
Quote from: Eli on October 26, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
To be fair to Jake in his first 7 starts after the ASB he averaged almost 7 IP a start with an OPS against of .515 and a 2.47 ERA and only one real clunker in the group. So he did fix it for like a month. Then he had 6 starts where he was mostly meh with one major clunker and one vintage Jake start (the 7 IP, 10 K, 1 BB effort against STL).
I'm hoping the extra rest helps him.
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 11:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 26, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
To be fair to Jake in his first 7 starts after the ASB he averaged almost 7 IP a start with an OPS against of .515 and a 2.47 ERA and only one real clunker in the group. So he did fix it for like a month. Then he had 6 starts where he was mostly meh with one major clunker and one vintage Jake start (the 7 IP, 10 K, 1 BB effort against STL).
I'm hoping the extra rest helps him.
Yeah he's on 7 days rest after only throwing 83 pitches in his LA start. He should be all systems go. And to Eli's point, I don't think it's dumb at all to think that a guy who thinks of (and talks about) himself as great needs to...BE great more than every once in a while.
I think they should be starting today's game earlier - given how long postseason games in general have dragged on, there's a real chance of a delay in the middle innings. (https://weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/l/USOH0195:1:US)
I wonder if/how any of this will impact any of Maddon & Francona's thought process.
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 11:32:21 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 11:07:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 26, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
To be fair to Jake in his first 7 starts after the ASB he averaged almost 7 IP a start with an OPS against of .515 and a 2.47 ERA and only one real clunker in the group. So he did fix it for like a month. Then he had 6 starts where he was mostly meh with one major clunker and one vintage Jake start (the 7 IP, 10 K, 1 BB effort against STL).
I'm hoping the extra rest helps him.
Yeah he's on 7 days rest after only throwing 83 pitches in his LA start. He should be all systems go. And to Eli's point, I don't think it's dumb at all to think that a guy who thinks of (and talks about) himself as great needs to...BE great more than every once in a while.
No I understand and have also been frustrated with the "EVERYTHING IS FINE" excuse from him after another 4 walk start, I just was trying to point out that there was at least one monthish long stretch in the second half where he mostly looked pretty darn good.
I might be blowing this out of proportion a smidgen, but I kind of feel like this is the game where Arrieta proves whether or not he deserves a big contract extension to stay in Chicago.
Quote from: Brownie on October 25, 2016, 08:47:12 PM
Who is that turd in the front row above the Cleveland dugout with the "Bartman for President" and "Cubs 84+03=Chokers" sign? I am sure he's a Browns fan.
That's about the only part of the game that I saw, given that a $57 freelance job (max) sprawled into a ten-hour monstrosity.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 26, 2016, 11:07:40 AM
Quote from: Eli on October 26, 2016, 10:56:48 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2016, 09:46:16 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 26, 2016, 08:39:50 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 26, 2016, 08:23:39 AM
If Jake's going to get get his way and have Montero catch him instead of WillyCon and doesn't pitch balls out, I'll be very displeased.
Joe said he was leaning towards Contreras catching Jake because of the Indians running game. With Jake not caring about holding runners and Miggy's noodle arm any Indian that reached base other than Mike Napoli would just be awarded third to save everybody time.
This is encouraging - I wasn't aware Joe had made those comments. Huey beat me to the comment that he needs to start pitching like a guy who *deserves* a goddamn personal catcher.
No pressure, but tonight is the most important start of Jake's career. I have this totally irrational feeling that if he can recapture 2015 Jake tonight, he can recapture at least some of that magic over the next 3-4 years. If not, he's going to be what he was this year - a good/not great #2 starter - or perhaps regress into something closer to Orioles Jake. Like I said, totally irrational.
He's spent the last 3 months repeatedly talking about how he knows what's wrong and how to fix it and that he's still awesome. I'd like to see some evidence that his insane level of self-confidence is still warranted at this point. I know that last sentence is dumb, but I'm trying to reverse-psych him into a good start here.
Here's hoping he reads this message board then.
http://desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=8505.msg308620#msg308620
Fowler CF/Bryant 3B/Rizzo 1B/Zobrist LF/Schwarber DH/Baez 2B/Willson C/Soler RF/Russell SS.
I like it.
Bauer has nothing. Chase this clown by the third, please.
Cubs in 5. Fuck Cleveland