Chicago Cubs baseball!!!

darwinstheory said:

lolobugg said:

darwinstheory said:

I am also going to Saturdays game. Girlfriends uncle was drawn for the chance to purchase tickets. He's kind enough to take us and his son. His son got to buy tickets last year and they took us to the 6 hone run game against the red birds. Talk about finding a woman with an awesome family!
This year's seats won't be in the bleachers (Upper Deck 3rd base side) but at least I'll be in the ball park to see the '27 Yankees!

27 Yankees


@Wobbie

You caught that huh? Hahaha

Yep. Wobbie Rob needs to be punished for his blasphemy!!!!!

Buck Showalter has a shit eating grin on his face right about now.

cutz said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Buck Showalter has a shit eating grin on his face right about now.

Why?

It's a joke. About using closers.

Yeah yeah, we know. Gillaspie>Gehrig and Jeter put together.

good morning, cubs fans

a little preemptive strike here...first of all, I hope I'm not quite the asshole many of you imagine me to be...lolobugg may be able to vouch for that (or not). I don't actually "hate" the cubs...at least not most of them.

I truly despise lackey (a piece of human garbage; I'd like to punch him in his ugly face).

arrieta has the look of an asshole but he's probably a fine guy. I have a bit of a dislike hangover for heyward but only because he's an ex-Brave (they had the Giants' number for years) and there was some support for him over Posey for ROY in 2010 (ridiculous).

other than those guys (and really only lackey), the cubs seem to be a fine group of talented players. I'm sure I will get irritated by the media's continued fawning over them and your "genius" manager, tho. but, no doubt, theo and maddon, have a good thing going. the cubbies should be good for a long while.

I'll try to tone down my rhetoric (no promises) but it's really just meant to bust your balls. after the Giants knocked out the Phillies in '10, a philly guy jumped on his computer and went nuclear in all caps, big, bold font, with "fuck" being every other word. but, you know what? we laugh about it now.

after seeing matz, de grom and harvey sitting on the bench, I'm pretty sure you guys did not want to see the Giants and their healthy rotation. all four have been pitching well as of late. our bullpen and hitting generally suck, tho. we'll see what happens. I'm off now....need to go pick up an XL bottle of Tums.

Rob, know that I'm only ever giving you shit in good fun! After all, we do agree on a lot of other sports things (BYU, Bonds, & designated hitters, for example).
Giants or Mets, it doesn't matter. There are +'s & -'s to both. Just as there are to the Cubs. It's the playoffs. You don't get that far by being mediocre, especially after 162 games! Once the postseason starts, the regular season means nothing. Everyone gives their all - some get hot, some get cold (historically our case).
I like the Giants, always have. Even in 89 when Will the Thrill kicked our asses. But you've had your share... we just want our turn! We just want ONE!
Here's to a good series!

I'm already sick of hearing about "fearing the Giants rotation" when the Cubs had the best rotation in baseball wire-to-wire.

Wobbie said:

good morning, cubs fans

a little preemptive strike here...first of all, I hope I'm not quite the asshole many of you imagine me to be...lolobugg may be able to vouch for that (or not). I don't actually "hate" the cubs...at least not most of them.

I truly despise lackey (a piece of human garbage; I'd like to punch him in his ugly face).

arrieta has the look of an asshole but he's probably a fine guy. I have a bit of a dislike hangover for heyward but only because he's an ex-Brave (they had the Giants' number for years) and there was some support for him over Posey for ROY in 2010 (ridiculous).

other than those guys (and really only lackey), the cubs seem to be a fine group of talented players. I'm sure I will get irritated by the media's continued fawning over them and your "genius" manager, tho. but, no doubt, theo and maddon, have a good thing going. the cubbies should be good for a long while.

I'll try to tone down my rhetoric (no promises) but it's really just meant to bust your balls. after the Giants knocked out the Phillies in '10, a philly guy jumped on his computer and went nuclear in all caps, big, bold font, with "fuck" being every other word. but, you know what? we laugh about it now.

after seeing matz, de grom and harvey sitting on the bench, I'm pretty sure you guys did not want to see the Giants and their healthy rotation. all four have been pitching well as of late. our bullpen and hitting generally suck, tho. we'll see what happens. I'm off now....need to go pick up an XL bottle of Tums.

I can vouch for Rob........... he's an awesome dude!
we go back and forth about our sports teams all the time.
(WE) Cubs fan are a tough bunch, Wobbie. no need to apologize.
Let's GET IT ON!!!

Gtilley8 said:

HesCalledDyer said:

I'm already sick of hearing about "fearing the Giants rotation" when the Cubs had the best rotation in baseball wire-to-wire.

Exactly. These guys are professional pitchers. They're all good, and some are on a slightly different level.

However, if we lose to Samadzija, I might piss all over myself.

there are a zillion ways to look at pitching and none are probably an accurate predictor of anything, since they measure what has happened and not what will happen. both teams have some pitching (mets would have been syndergaard, colon and pray for rain). one thing I do know is our four have been excellent lately (except for one Moore disaster) and, other than smardzija (whose cub history I don't know), have all pitched some stellar playoff games. the giants have won before, with less.

another guy I don't like is chapman. someone is going to give him too much money and too many years over the winter. I hope it's not the giants.

I also noticed no one defended lackey. I fucking hate that guy

Well..
My fellow Cub fans....
This should be REAL INTERESTING...

Lester/Cueto is a HELL of a matchup in game 1.