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His walk-up music sure beats the shit out of Zobrist's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU

Quote from: D. Doluntap on October 11, 2017, 12:08:25 PM
I was looking forward to Kyle sending one to the moon today

Jake's got him covered on that.

Quote from: SKO on October 09, 2017, 02:44:50 PM
If the Cubs get beat, they get beat.

Ivan DragSKO

I'm on about 2 hours of sleep, and just finished watching Game 7 in its entirety for the 4th time.

Quote from: Saul Goodman on November 03, 2016, 02:01:04 PM
Agree on Jansen. I think Theo will spend money on relief, but only elite relief. The dumb money is given to flukes who have one good season or are getting by with questionable peripherals. If anything, this postseason has showed that proven, elite relief has real value and is worth spending money on for any team expecting to play deep into October. For those reasons I really hope they get Jansen.

Well there goes my dream of pulling Turdthrow out of retirement.

Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on November 01, 2016, 11:16:58 AM

Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on November 01, 2016, 11:14:45 AM
I'm engaging in some serious mental gymnastics here to convince myself that we're due for another dose of Superjake tonight.

235 calendar days between no-hitters #1 & 2. 194 calendar days since no-hitter #2. So he'd be a little ahead of schedule. On the other hand, 30 starts since #2 vs. only 12 between 1 & 2. So in that context, he's way overdue. And his last start, vs. this very same team, in this very same park, was (arguably) his best start of the postseason. 1 run, 6 Ks, no-hitter into the 6th. I want to believe he's been in the process of Hulking up, and tonight is Killing Time.

Furthermore, I mean, it's the Cubs and Indians in the fuckin' World Series. It just HAS to go 7. It can't NOT go 7, right? But beyond that, there just has to be something unbelievably spectacular, right? Other than one of these two teams winning, of course, because that's inevitable and therefore doesn't really qualify. So far, Schwarber has been that something spectacular, but I just feel like this series is destined to produce something "bigger", more "epic" or whatever.

So here's what I'm thinking. Superjake tonight, then a walkoff KYLE SMASH tomorrow night. That workin' for ya at all?

Aside from Schwarber hitting a walk-off on the road, I can get behind this post.

Goddammit. I'm an idiot.

I'm engaging in some serious mental gymnastics here to convince myself that we're due for another dose of Superjake tonight.

235 calendar days between no-hitters #1 & 2. 194 calendar days since no-hitter #2. So he'd be a little ahead of schedule. On the other hand, 30 starts since #2 vs. only 12 between 1 & 2. So in that context, he's way overdue. And his last start, vs. this very same team, in this very same park, was (arguably) his best start of the postseason. 1 run, 6 Ks, no-hitter into the 6th. I want to believe he's been in the process of Hulking up, and tonight is Killing Time.

Furthermore, I mean, it's the Cubs and Indians in the fuckin' World Series. It just HAS to go 7. It can't NOT go 7, right? But beyond that, there just has to be something unbelievably spectacular, right? Other than one of these two teams winning, of course, because that's inevitable and therefore doesn't really qualify. So far, Schwarber has been that something spectacular, but I just feel like this series is destined to produce something "bigger", more "epic" or whatever.

So here's what I'm thinking. Superjake tonight, then a walkoff KYLE SMASH tomorrow night. That workin' for ya at all?

Quote from: Tony on October 27, 2016, 11:03:23 AMThe problem with saving him for one pinch hit at bat it he will probably be facing Miller. Is one at bat against a dominant lefty reliever the best way to use him?

Intrepid Reader: Kyle Schwarber
FUCK THAT CHUMP. KYLE SMASH!

Bodes well for the visibility.

Quote from: SKO on October 24, 2016, 10:34:36 AMI was actually confident pretty much from the moment Javy turned that first inning DP.

That was my moment too. I turned to the friend watching with me and said "This is definitely happening. Right now, today." From that moment on, I was full-on Zen. Not even a doubt in my mind. And chalk me up as one of those guys who were strangely subdued when it was over. I just nodded my head, grinning ear to ear, and I might have fist-pumped. Then I just sat there silently, all fucking night, watching every single moment of postgame coverage spellbound, just soaking up every last drop.

Also, no offense or anything, but I just feel like I need to state for the record that you need to quit being a butthurt idiot here and resist the urge to miss out on sharing This Moment with the desipiots because Tonk said something that hurt your feelings. Sack up, man. Pull a Miggy and get the fuck over it.

So we all want the Fightin' Dustys, right? (I don't know the answer, I'm asking.)

Quote from: PenFoe on October 06, 2016, 10:50:53 AM

Quote from: R-V on October 06, 2016, 10:34:16 AM
SKO rightly pointed out that I'm a math dummy. Bumgarner won't be able to pitch until game 3. So we'll likely see:

Lester vs. Cueto
Hendricks vs. Snork
Arrieta vs. Bumgarner
Lackey vs. Moore
Lester vs. Cueto (Bumgarner in relief)

Quote from: SKO on September 27, 2016, 11:48:41 AMThis is the best opportunity. Not taking advantage of it would suck major ass and you're all lying to yourselves if you act like it won't.

I think we're missing each other in the nuance here. OF COURSE it will be heartbreaking if they don't take this all the way. (Spoiler alert: They will.) But I believe the original question underpinning this here thought exercise was "At what point does THE SEASON go from success to failure?" and all I'm saying is that the first 100+ win season in 80 years is already historically successful and can't possibly become a failure on the whole at this point. Can it end in heartbreak? Of course. It always does. (Except that it won't, not this year, because they absolutely are doing this thing. It is known.) Your mileage may vary. All I'm saying is that in my estimation, the success that has been the 2016 season cannot be erased by whatever nine separate misfortunes which could potentially (in some kind of alternate reality) come next. Sure, it would suck. It won't erase the last 6 months.

Well, I'll be That Guy. 100+ wins. Good shot of winning the division by 20+ games. Best team in baseball all season long, by a pretty considerable margin.

This is by far the best Cubs team I've ever witnessed in my 44 years. Not to mention the most fun.

I can definitely agree that the words "disappointment" and "failure" might be appropriate to describe a playoff push that ends short of a championship or at least WS appearance.

But the season? Nah, the season is already nothing short of a first-in-my-lifetime success, and nothing that could possibly happen from here on out can change that.

Especially factoring in that they've already well established that this is no one-year-wonder type of deal. They're still getting better, and even if it doesn't happen this year, the window isn't just wide the fuck open, it's actually getting wider. Now don't get me wrong, I'm 100% down with "strike now, the future is promised to no one." I get it. Win. It could very well be that ten years from now we look back and it turns out 2016 was in fact their best shot, and they blew it. At which point, it will in fact have been a huge, soul-crushing disappointment and failure. But that's a conclusion that can only be made with years of hindsight, and in the meantime, I sure as hell ain't betting on that being how it ends up going down.

It's really all moot anyway, because this shit is happening. Now. For real. This is BONERTIME. The Season of Splooge. Disappointment and/or failure are simply not realistic outcomes. High five.

Quote from: Bort on September 16, 2016, 03:41:21 PM

Quote from: Grandmaster Wang on September 16, 2016, 03:40:24 PM
On what planet does entering the playoffs with the best record by more than a few, having held the best record for basically the entire season, save a handful of days a couple months ago, equal sneaking in the back door?

The planet where it is necessary for the egos of certain fanbases, to believe that the Cubs can never win.

Fuckwads, all of em.