Chicago Cubs baseball!!!

HesCalledDyer

First hit Chapman gives up to a LH batter all fucking year. Our bullpen is just fucking cursed. Already blown as many saves with us as he did NYY.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

HesCalledDyer said:

First hit Chapman gives up to a LH batter all fucking year. Our bullpen is just fucking cursed. Already blown as many saves with us as he did NYY.

Unreal.

HesCalledDyer

I'm also getting real fucking tired of our offense making the worst pitchers in baseball look like god damn Cy Young contenders. Wade fucking Miley? Dude's ERA was 5.23 before today's game and get 2 fucking hits in 7 innings against him?! Time to grow the hell up, Cubs!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

HesCalledDyer said:

First hit Chapman gives up to a LH batter all fucking year. Our bullpen is just fucking cursed. Already blown as many saves with us as he did NYY.

I realize its only 1 game.
I realize Chapman is one of the best in the game.

But why does it feel that EVERY time the Cubs sign a big name player, the player instantly must get fitted for a "Dunce Cap"? Hahahaha

Alfonso Soriano comes to mind. The guy was a 40-40 guy when we signed him. The minute he got off the plane in Chicago? They fitted him with the " Dunce Cap" and he soon became a very overpaid, slightly above average player.

2-feign-reluctance

Relax guys, no need to hit the panic button so fast!

pureoc

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

HesCalledDyer said:

First hit Chapman gives up to a LH batter all fucking year. Our bullpen is just fucking cursed. Already blown as many saves with us as he did NYY.

I realize its only 1 game.
I realize Chapman is one of the best in the game.

But why does it feel that EVERY time the Cubs sign a big name player, the player instantly must get fitted for a "Dunce Cap"? Hahahaha

Alfonso Soriano comes to mind. The guy was a 40-40 guy when we signed him. The minute he got off the plane in Chicago? They fitted him with the " Dunce Cap" and he soon became a very overpaid, slightly above average player.

What angered me about this loss was that we specifically made this trade to avoid situations like this. Lead come the 8th or 9th inning was supposed to be automatic. I realize it's not going to be 100%, but im hoping this doesn't become the norm. Also not happy about Hendricks getting scratched tomorrow to insert a 6th starter.

igotid88

pureoc said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

HesCalledDyer said:

First hit Chapman gives up to a LH batter all fucking year. Our bullpen is just fucking cursed. Already blown as many saves with us as he did NYY.

I realize its only 1 game.
I realize Chapman is one of the best in the game.

But why does it feel that EVERY time the Cubs sign a big name player, the player instantly must get fitted for a "Dunce Cap"? Hahahaha

Alfonso Soriano comes to mind. The guy was a 40-40 guy when we signed him. The minute he got off the plane in Chicago? They fitted him with the " Dunce Cap" and he soon became a very overpaid, slightly above average player.

What angered me about this loss was that we specifically made this trade to avoid situations like this. Lead come the 8th or 9th inning was supposed to be automatic. I realize it's not going to be 100%, but im hoping this doesn't become the norm. Also not happy about Hendricks getting scratched tomorrow to insert a 6th starter.

better to happen now than in in the playoffs

pureoc

So this bum coulda walked had we not brought him up. We shoulda let him walk. Not a fan of this 6th starter nonsense. These starting pitchers need to toughen up. Its disgusting how much they get coddled. You are getting paid how much to work every 5th day? Get your ass out there and pitch!

darwinstheory

I think the thought was that maybe he would have had a really good outing tonight and the Cubs could have potentially flipped him. That obviously will not be the case.

Malroth

We get a break tonight! Time to find something else to do.
Turn the game back on! making a game of it.

pureoc

Malroth said:

We get a break tonight! Time to find something else to do.
Turn the game back on! making a game of it.

Wow! Turned it off down 6 0 and watched a movie with the wife. Got it back on now!!

pureoc

Holy Shit!! Comeback Cubbies!!!

xavier mcdaniel

That was some game Maddon managed tonight.

darwinstheory

xavier mcdaniel said:

That was some game Maddon managed tonight.

Cemented a manager of the year award for sure!

Gtilley8

Feel asleep after Hayward's K in the 7th, I think. Woke up to the crowd signing go cubs go! What a game. We really needed a signature comeback like that. How about Travis Wood? The guy is a ball player!

Degeneratefk

Gtilley8 said:

Feel asleep after Hayward's K in the 7th, I think. Woke up to the crowd signing go cubs go! What a game. We really needed a signature comeback like that. How about Travis Wood? The guy is a ball player!

I agree. That's the kind of win that turns a season around.

2-feign-reluctance

Degeneratefk said:

Gtilley8 said:

Feel asleep after Hayward's K in the 7th, I think. Woke up to the crowd signing go cubs go! What a game. We really needed a signature comeback like that. How about Travis Wood? The guy is a ball player!

I agree. That's the kind of win that turns a season around.

Reminds me of the Cardinals. Finding ways to win games.

HesCalledDyer

Kyle Hendricks is awesome! So glad to see this kid do well!

pureoc

HesCalledDyer said:

Kyle Hendricks is awesome! So glad to see this kid do well!

I'd seriously consider starting him game 1 in the playoffs.

Gtilley8

pureoc said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Kyle Hendricks is awesome! So glad to see this kid do well!

I'd seriously consider starting him game 1 in the playoffs.

Not sure about that, but that talk of this kid being like Maddox is proving true, for right now. He's progressing very nicely. This was our #5 at the beginning of the year. Let that sink in.