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Quote from: Huey Potatohead on September 18, 2017, 10:05:32 AM
CUBS POLL: WHAT WAS YOU FAVORITE MOMENT FROM THE WEEKEND?


#1 - Yadi failing to scoop a bad throw from Martinez Friday that would've been a  big out and maybe stemmed the eventual bloodbath that inning
#2 - Yadi rolling into a Double Play against Hendricks Saturday when it was 0-0 in the 3rd inning
#3 - Shrimp Dejonge becoming Hendricks' 8th pickoff victim of the year the next inning
#4 - CJ Edwards coming into a suddenly tense game to face STL's true legitimate good young hitter in Pham, and setting his ass down on 3 pitches in the 8th on Saturday
#5 - Russell coming in to pinch-hit in the bottom half of the inning, first action in 6 weeks, getting a standing "O", then proceeding to basically ice the game by dropping one into the back goddamn row of the bleachers and getting a second Standing "O"
#6 - Russell catching the last out of the game Saturday.
#7 - Another Schwarbomb to put them up yesterday
#8- Yadi's second rally-killing, bases-loaded double-play of the weekend in the 4th yesterday.
#9- Heyward delivering not just the back-breaking RBI for the sweep (and virtual elimination), but one that was the result of one of his better swings and better-struck balls all year (and a reminder that about the only awesome thing that could have happened this weekend but didn't was Jay getting a hit instead of striking out earlier with 2nd and 3rd).
#10 - Any of the dozen or so stunning plays that Baez made all damn weekend, compelling me to start thinking up some historical trash talk ("Ozzie Who, motherfuckers?")

If I'm picking Javy moments it's probably him busting his ass into the OF to play that weird carom off the side wall and throw Piscotty out at 2nd in Friday's game.

I think I'm just gonna sit back and see how this all plays out.

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Quote from: SKO on September 15, 2017, 03:46:40 PM
Eat it, fuckheads.

Bobby Heenan, the best manager, the best announcer, just the goddamn best.


http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-bobby-heenan-dies-20170917-story.html

Quote from: SKO on September 14, 2017, 10:27:31 AM
Also shouldn't this be in some kind of offseason or Reasonable Free Agent Discussion thread. Nobody is trading for Shohei Otani. MODS!!!!

What

Quote from: Huey Potatohead on September 07, 2017, 11:31:35 AM

Quote from: Brownie on September 07, 2017, 11:23:04 AM
Gene Michael, Dallas Green's final managerial hire (and fire)

Unless you count interim manager Frank Luchesi, who finished the '87 season after Michael was canned (and whom Lenny Randle--before he was a Cub-- once beat the shit out of in Spring Training with Texas).

We don't.

This discussion made me realize the Astros have a shot at the rarest of feats: losing a World Series to both the White Sox and the Cubs. 

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Quote from: Saul Goodman on August 30, 2017, 08:29:45 PM
Let's call it right now once and for all: the most fun player in baseball. Fight me.

The amazing thing is that although his control of the strike zone isn't great, it isn't Dunston-ian (talk about a relatively fun player, and Baez is a couple powers of fun beyond Shawon), and his fun-creating ability doesn't come with stupid-plays-that-drive-you-up-a-fuckin-wall-making tendency. How many horrible mental errors has he made?

You mean besides his hair?

A man who steals home in an NLCS game can wear his hair however the fuck he wants as far as I'm concerned.

RIP Rollie.



http://deadspin.com/longtime-villanova-coach-rollie-massimino-dead-at-82-1798641234

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Quote from: Canadouche on July 03, 2017, 10:42:36 PM
For the people out there who prefer cider, Stella Artois just might be the very best.

*blink*

Yeah.  I wrote a post some time ago pooh-poohing this but it got lost and I couldn't be arsed to go back and write it again.  I understand that this is entirely a matter of taste and as such, completely subjective... but anyone who thinks that Stella Artois cider is the very best really needs to try more ciders.  It's fine.  Good, even.  But the very best?  Nope.

I thought cider was for the gheys and such.

It was for a while until the Gluten-Frees got a hold of it and took it mainstream. 
Cider is acceptable again in many circles. 

Not mine, but others.

I love a good, dry cider every once in a while and I don't give a shit what you fuckers call me because of it.

Sweet ciders are for those who miss the halcyon days Bartles and James.

Well fuck you very much too.

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Quote from: Armchair_QB on July 30, 2017, 02:50:11 PM
Fuck you, Lackey

I've been told you cant get mad at Lackey because he's been solid for 1 of the 5 months of baseball played this season

As the closet thing to a Lackey supporter--and I seriously hate the guy as much as y'all--I think this is some serious Wounded SKO hyperbole.  The nicest thing I've said about Lackey is that...well I don't think I've said anything nice about him at all come to think of it, nor have I told anyone to not get mad at him.  I have, however, pointed out that all of the bitching and moaning and postulating about his imminent departure (mind you, this is not just you, SKO, but a sizeable and noteworthy lot on Twitter) is pointless as much as it is incorrect.  For a #5 starter on a team with contention hopes, Lackey is about as good as you should expect to get and mindlessly typing FUCK YOU to him on Twitter every single start will do absolutely nothing to change that fact.  You don't have to like it but I do recommend accepting it.  

And that was my stance in early July--that the guy's getting paid for another 15 or so starts, and hopefully he can eat innings and not hurt them too badly.  Even with that low bar, that's not exactly unusual for a #5 starter (hello Dan Haren!  Or do you prefer Sean Estes?) And while I do find amusement in the petulant bumping of this thread because he had his first shitty start in the 5 weeks since the All-Star Break, the fact of the matter is that until Jake's last 2 starts had probably allowed Jake to overtake Lackey, the latter had been the best starting pitcher on a team since that point--for a team that desperately needed to establish stability out of their rotation.  

In fact, SKO, you should be happy as fuck that Lackey shit the tub last night as opposed to being angry at him because he almost lost a game to the fucking Reds (that the Cubs won the game is icing on the cake--I've told anyone that cares to listen that they're going to win 60% of the rest of the schedule just by getting out of bed).  Fact is, you don't want Lackey to be too good, as he'll begin to garner sympathy for a playoff roster spot.  Since that is already starting to happen, and since no rational person wants to see it, a performance like last night is sure to counter this effect.

I was referring to Sahadev.

Well without reading the tweets put me on #teamsahadev

My initial tweet was how "this is shaping up to be one of those games where I'm told I have to give credit to Lackey for grinding out a 6 inning, 5 ER start" (I was wrong as it was 6 ER in 5 IP), Sahadev said "oh stop, he's been fine in the second half". I pointed out that his fine second half (where he's managed a whopping 3 quality starts) had lowered his ERA to 4.77 (now 4.90), so I guess I'm just wondering how many cookies pitching adequately as a 5th starter for a month and a half is worth.

I'm told that he's not much worse than average but his ERA+ is 89, which is well below average, and given that he's surrendered 31 fucking bombs it's pretty clear he's been fairly lucky, since his FIP is 5.58. He's also walking batters at a higher rate than he has since the year his elbow exploded. He sucks ass, I will hear no other opinions on the matter.

The entirety of this conversation is too many words about John Lackey and I'm sure as hell not going to read any of it.

Let's get this straight: John Lackey is bad and he sucks and he's an asshole.  Now stick to the topic or I'll close down the thread.

Quote from: Brownie on August 17, 2017, 04:19:56 PM
Let's start this. Situations in which to use Justin Wilson:

1) In any inning in which 3 outs have already been recorded.
2) In any game in which the Cubs are losing by 13 runs or more and Jon Jay doesn't want to pitch.
3) When the bullpen pitchers and Lester Strode are hungry, Wilson should run over to one of those places on Clark.
4) When a rehabbing pitcher wants to pitch with a batter in the box.
5) In any exhibition game.
6) Batting practice (although he might be too wild)
7) After the Cubs have clinched or have been eliminated.

Any others?

These are the only times that SKO wants to use Carl Edwards Jr. so we might have some issues.

I have no idea what wRC+ is and seeing it dropped into casual conversation as though I should makes me angry with rage for some reason.

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Quote from: Slaky on June 25, 2012, 08:57:15 AMThis is going to be such a let down.

Why? Is this another case of measuring someone's performance against the Dipshit Cubs Fan Expectations Baseline instead of your own baseline?

Take a look at Adam LaRoche's line for 2006 and cheer up, son.

Remember when Adam LaRoche was the bar we set for Anthony Rizzo?

Those were halcyon days.

Let's not slap "we" on Peck's ramblings. I was always high on Rizzo, Slaky and Yeti though should be ashamed. ASHAMED.

I'm not going to bother turd-mining last year's playoff threads and twitter but I am guessing there's probably some stuff there that would indicate you're using a different definition of always than I am.

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Quote from: PenFoe on July 13, 2017, 01:02:09 PM
I know this is the price to keep winning when you have a young core that can win for a long time on the hitting side, but you can basically shut this thread down now.

Fully trust Theo and Co to rebuild this, but the Cubs have basically the worst farm system in baseball right now.

Still well worth the price of the World Series, considering this was the first time they ever had a farm system that wasn't shitty anyway.

CT said it better:

Quote from: CT III on May 14, 2015, 09:10:43 PM
The big club is interesting again, you weird minor league following pederasts can close this thread down now.

Next time just stop right here and none of us will have to be embarrassed about what came after.