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#31
Quote from: Tonker on October 24, 2016, 01:37:00 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 01:39:13 PM
He's not a free agent until 2021? This just seems unfair.

Hee hee, holy shit... really?  The rest of the National League can suck it.

The names on this roster with less than 2 years of MLB service time...
#32
Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
October 24, 2016, 09:28:27 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 24, 2016, 07:20:04 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 24, 2016, 07:13:38 AM
The waterworks hadn't hardly me at all.  My eyes actually started to well with 1 out in the 9th when I turned and looked at my dad, but the suddenness of the final 2 outs caught me a little off-guard.  I was glad I was with the Old Man but it turned out to not be as emotional as I anticipated, and I think that's because the whole thing simply  hasn't hit me--even though (or possibly because) I've visualized this tens of thousands of times and have been more than ready (I talked to my dad yesterday and he feels similarly). I mean there were times, yesterday, when I would hear a clip or see a highlight and get the feels, so I think I'm getting there but the whole thing still has me in the numb, surreal state for whatever reason.

Chuck D.--great fucking story. 

Slak--sorry to hear about your situation; glad you're surrounded by friends--and THIS.  FUCKING. TEAM-- to get you through it.

BC--fuck off.

I'd just like to say that the waterworks hadn't hardly me at all, either.

I've not been around much lately and have apparently missed some name changes. I was fairly certain that Cannonball Titcomb was Huey, but that pretty much sealed it.
#33
Desipio Lounge / Re: I admit it...
October 23, 2016, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: CT III on October 23, 2016, 12:41:15 AM
...I really thought I'd cry more than this.

Quote from: Eli on October 23, 2016, 01:22:28 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 23, 2016, 11:16:36 AM
After the dropped fly ball in the first, the nerves were gone.  Actually a relaxing experience.

That was basically me. By the time they got a lead it was clear Hendricks was lights-out -- the homers from Contreras and Rizzo were just gravy. The game almost felt like it went too fast.

These.

Maybe it's that last night wound up being remarkably drama free and felt more like fait accompli than anything else.

Maybe it's because, relatedly, our expectations for this year's team have given me 7 months to quietly work out the demons.

Maybe it's because it's "just" the pennant and there's work yet to be done, or because the full impact still hasn't set for me in yet.

But, whatever the reason (maybe all of the above), for me last night was more an experience of serene satisfaction than the cathartic release I expected.

Now to see what the next week-plus holds in store...
#34
Desipio Lounge / Re: The Kyle Schwarber 2016 Watch
October 23, 2016, 01:50:29 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 23, 2016, 12:29:13 PM
Kyle Schwarber is absolutely going to be on this roster for the World Series.

This is still so fucking weird.

Also totally expected from wire to wire, and so obviously the right thing.

But somehow also so weird and utterly unreal.
#36
The Old Feedbag / Re: Fine Liquor
August 21, 2016, 09:17:05 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 08:33:21 PM
I poured myself 2 fingers over 4 cubes of ice from my ice dispenser instead of those big-assed ice cubes - because if you use those, fuck you too.

Chino XL, fuck you too!
#37
The Dead Pool / Bye bye bye
August 21, 2016, 09:09:36 PM
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/21/490826928/lou-pearlman-backstreet-boys-nsync-boy-bands-dies-in-prison

QuoteLou Pearlman, the impresario behind boy band giants such as the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, has died in prison where he is serving a 25-year sentence tied to a $300 million Ponzi scheme.

Cause of death not released, but Chinese food reportedly made him sick.
#38
The Dead Pool / Bye-bye!
August 16, 2016, 10:34:43 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/business/media/john-mclaughlin-tv-host-who-made-combat-of-punditry-dies-at-89.html

John McLaughlin: Issue number 3: life after death. Some pundits say it doesn't exist. Theologians disagree. Is there an afterlife? Jack Germond!

Jack Germond: I... uh... really don't know.

John McLaughlin: Mortone!

Morton Kondracke: Well, it's not my field...

John McLaughlin: Pat Buchanan!

Pat Buchanan: I'd like to believe, but it's not...

John McLaughlin: WRONG! There is life after death. The soul does not ascend to heaven but rather rests in a limbo state that varies depending on the karma of the spirit.
#39
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 13, 2016, 08:34:42 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 07:51:39 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 12, 2016, 04:46:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 10:54:02 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 12, 2016, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 12, 2016, 09:17:37 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on May 12, 2016, 08:35:41 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 07:43:42 AM
That was a well pitched ball game but he can still get fucked for being such a red ass over a dude admiring a massive bomb. Also, if you're going to yell at a dude for not hustling around the bases after a bomb, maybe get your lazy ass over and cover first on a grounder.


There are guys who you absolutely loathe when they're on the other team and then you love them when they're on yours. Carlos Zambrano is such person. Lackey isn't like that.

Lackey's more like Michael Barrett.

Nah. Lackey's a prick who is pretty good.  Barrett is a fucking idiot who was awful awful.

Barrett was worth 7.5 WAR in his three full seasons as a Cub. I get that you are dumb and say things like "Alfonso Soriano was bad", but if we're making comps of "unlikeable assholes who were pretty decent in a Cub uniform" Barrett most definitely fits the bill.

BBR has him at 5.8 for three seasons. Below their benchmark of 2.0 for bottom level starter.

And there's this.

2 WAR is average, not "bottom level starter." Montero last year was worth 1.8 bWAR. Barrett was an above average  starter  for three years and a jackass his entire life.

I'm just going by this.  They define "Starter" as 2 or more.  You guys can go more in depth on his stats if you want. I gave it all the time it deserved.



Above average:

#40
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 07:51:39 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 12, 2016, 04:46:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 10:54:02 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 12, 2016, 10:48:42 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 12, 2016, 09:17:37 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on May 12, 2016, 08:35:41 AM
Quote from: SKO on May 12, 2016, 07:43:42 AM
That was a well pitched ball game but he can still get fucked for being such a red ass over a dude admiring a massive bomb. Also, if you're going to yell at a dude for not hustling around the bases after a bomb, maybe get your lazy ass over and cover first on a grounder.


There are guys who you absolutely loathe when they're on the other team and then you love them when they're on yours. Carlos Zambrano is such person. Lackey isn't like that.

Lackey's more like Michael Barrett.

Nah. Lackey's a prick who is pretty good.  Barrett is a fucking idiot who was awful awful.

Barrett was worth 7.5 WAR in his three full seasons as a Cub. I get that you are dumb and say things like "Alfonso Soriano was bad", but if we're making comps of "unlikeable assholes who were pretty decent in a Cub uniform" Barrett most definitely fits the bill.

BBR has him at 5.8 for three seasons. Below their benchmark of 2.0 for bottom level starter.

And there's this.

2 WAR is average, not "bottom level starter." Montero last year was worth 1.8 bWAR. Barrett was an above average  starter  for three years and a jackass his entire life.

Chuck's own goddamn link has Barrett at a total of 1.6 WAA (wins above average) over those three seasons.

That's 0.0 WAA, 0.5 WAA and 1.1 WAA each season, respectively. Which is to say: average (2004), above average (2005) and top 100 in all of MLB (2006).
#41
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 06, 2016, 03:12:38 PM
Alternate thread title: Ben Zobrist Is Adequate Mediocre Fine

Getting caught up'd
#42
Quote from: WTB...A RING FFS!! on May 11, 2016, 03:03:05 PM
some little slapdick pussy

I wonder what LoneStarCubFan's up to these days.
#43
Hey there, Only Site... I'm looking for a pair of tickets for either Saturday 6/4 or Sunday 6/5 versus Arizona. Don't fail me now.
#44
Quote from: ChuckD on May 08, 2016, 10:36:29 AM
Heh.

I recall seeing the Vegas odds on a Cubs WS victory sitting at 4/1 at one point this spring and thinking that expectations were getting a bit out of hand.

Welp...

#45
The Old Feedbag / Re: Beer
May 08, 2016, 01:34:12 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on March 29, 2016, 12:20:57 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 29, 2016, 11:45:29 AM
I can't believe this isn't from Japan.

First Vaginal Beer: Bottled Instinct

Lots of "0 claimed" on that page.

QuoteImagine the beer of which every sip is a randez-vous with this hot woman of your dreams...