Chicago Cubs baseball!!!

Wma31394

Gtilley8 said:

Schwar-Hammer!! His bat in the lineup really makes a difference in an AL ballpark. His AFL at-bats looked good.

I didn't see them but its just a great story..so happy for him personally..if he contributes it will be EPIC..

HesCalledDyer

While I ultimately hope the Cubs hoist the Commissioners Trophy at the end of this, my very basic wish is that they just continue to play good baseball. No repeats of the Mets series from last year, or the Dodgers in 08, or the Dbacks in 07. In other words, try not to suck.

lolobugg

Degeneratefk said:

Schwarber to start as DH in game 1

great news!!!

Gtilley8

Wma31394 said:

pjhawks said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Wobbie said:

HesCalledDyer said:

pjhawks said:

if any true Cubs fan sold or is going to sell his ticket to Marlins man he should have his ticket privileges revoked for life in my humble opinion.

Marlins Man is a great guy!

"look at me! look at ME! LOOK AT ME!"

"oh, gotta check my twitter feed." fuck that guy.

He buys several tickets per game and gives the extras away to people who would never afford sitting in those seats. He's approachable, he greets fans, takes pictures, anyone who's ever met him has nothing but good to say, and above all he loves baseball. He is very active on social media but he also works remotely, so he's probably doing as much (or more) work as he is tweeting. He's not doing anyone any harm.

the Cubs and Indian fans have waited over 75 years for this. he shouldn't be in those seats. let a real Cubs or Indians fan sit there for the World Series. He doesn't need to be on camera. if he just loves baseball go sit somewhere else. sitting where he does and wearing a Marlins jersey clearly shows he wants to be seen.

Or why not have fun doing what he's doing?? People have done far worse to get on tv..

Or get on the rail.......holding a dixie cup.

Cliffy6745

Sounds like a pretty awesome party

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jon-lester-held-an-epic-party-with-eddie-vedder-to-celebrate-the-cubs-going-to-the-world-series-003512736.html

pureoc

Cliffy6745 said:

Sounds like a pretty awesome party

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/jon-lester-held-an-epic-party-with-eddie-vedder-to-celebrate-the-cubs-going-to-the-world-series-003512736.html

Ugh yeah. Wow!

pureoc

Coghlan in rf. Nice to see jhey benched

edwho

Cubs 5
Cleveland 1

pjhawks

ok just saw this story. this guy might be the real life Biff Tannen - predicted Cubs to win the world series in 2016 in his sr. high school quote...in 1993

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/1993-High-School-Yearbook-Quote-Predicted-Cubs-World-Series-Win-for-2016-398397051.html

HesCalledDyer

pjhawks said:

ok just saw this story. this guy might be the real life Biff Tannen - predicted Cubs to win the world series in 2016 in his sr. high school quote...in 1993

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/1993-High-School-Yearbook-Quote-Predicted-Cubs-World-Series-Win-for-2016-398397051.html

I hope he is!!

darwinstheory

HesCalledDyer said:

pjhawks said:

ok just saw this story. this guy might be the real life Biff Tannen - predicted Cubs to win the world series in 2016 in his sr. high school quote...in 1993

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/1993-High-School-Yearbook-Quote-Predicted-Cubs-World-Series-Win-for-2016-398397051.html

I hope he is!!

I too predicted 2016...but that wasn't until the day Theo signed with the Cubs.

Degeneratefk

Fucking a that was low. Fowlers pitch was right down the middle. Bryants should have been ball 4

Degeneratefk

I'm not liking how lester is getting squeezed

Gtilley8

Degeneratefk said:

I'm not liking how lester is getting squeezed

Well, Kluber has absolutely been given 3 Ks at the very least, and Lester has been squeezed. That said, he gave up those runs. And his inability to make a throw other than 60 ft 6 in is a serious problem. That said..... How about Kyle fucking Schwarber! On a summer night, that ball is gone.

Gtilley8

Degeneratefk said:

I'm not liking how lester is getting squeezed

Well, Kluber has absolutely been given 3 Ks at the very least, and Lester has been squeezed. That said, he gave up those runs. And his inability to make a throw other than 60 ft 6 in is a serious problem. That said..... How about Kyle fucking Schwarber! On a summer night, that ball is gone.

pureoc

When you have 2 strikes do us a favor, swing the fn bat!

Gtilley8

pureoc said:

When you have 2 strikes do us a favor, swing the fn bat!

Exactly. I think Kluber is getting a serious benefit of the doubt, but the reality is, we're not protecting the plate. We're still taking early pipe shots, and late borderline pitches. Not a good recipe.

elvistheking44

Pete Rose said it best. Step off the plate.

cutz

OUCH! >bases-loaded & no outs & NO runs!!

Gtilley8

Why the fuck is Ross batting there? Bases loaded, no outs. Just have to get 1 or 2 across. That was terrible game management.

pureoc

Awful. Loaded no outs and no runs. Absolutely had to score there. Really wanna light up Miller. Sick of hearing about him.

Gtilley8

Edited for being slightly out of line.

pureoc

Hope that's the last we see of Rondon this year. He's been dog shit since comming back from the injury.

Wobbie

that bat flip was "bush league."

that's all I'll say.

HesCalledDyer

pureoc said:

Hope that's the last we see of Rondon this year. He's been dog shit since comming back from the injury.

He's thrown ONE good inning since he came back. One. Fucking garbage.

HesCalledDyer

Also fuck the home plate umpire. If it's a strike for Kluber, it needs to be a strike for Lester. I don't understand how there can be a rule defined strike zone and umpires call it differently a) than the rule suggests and b) for different pitchers.

bootlegger10

I don't like it when the team that cruised through each series so far cruises through Game one of this series.

bootlegger10

HesCalledDyer said:

Also fuck the home plate umpire. If it's a strike for Kluber, it needs to be a strike for Lester. I don't understand how there can be a rule defined strike zone and umpires call it differently a) than the rule suggests and b) for different pitchers.

Are you saying the game was "rigged"?

HesCalledDyer

bootlegger10 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Also fuck the home plate umpire. If it's a strike for Kluber, it needs to be a strike for Lester. I don't understand how there can be a rule defined strike zone and umpires call it differently a) than the rule suggests and b) for different pitchers.

Are you saying the game was "rigged"?

No, I'm saying umpires need to call the strike zone consistently for both pitchers.

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer said:

Also fuck the home plate umpire. If it's a strike for Kluber, it needs to be a strike for Lester. I don't understand how there can be a rule defined strike zone and umpires call it differently a) than the rule suggests and b) for different pitchers.

as a semi-unbiased observer, I don't thing strike zone inconsistency was a big deal, one way or the other.