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darwinstheory said:

F Me In The Brain said:

MayDay10 said:

chiwhitesox said:

elvistheking44 said:

guacamolejoe said:

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

Maybe a little too good a party. Haven't "won" anything yet.

As a Cubs fan I've been saying that for some time now. I guess I don't consider making the WS a curse breaker. Although he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, to me Bartman and the goat are still alive and kicking.

Bingo! Didn't want to address that elephant in the room as being a Sox fan would've gotten me the Spanish Inquisition...but...that's exactly what I was thinking. Chill with the fuckin celebration! There's still another series to play!

I read the article the other day... while it was a cool story... the whole thing reeked of a final celebration/mission accomplished. Lester even said when he was justifying his apparent DWI and reckless driving: "I was going down the opposite way on streets. I was telling the guys in the car, ‘If we can get away with it any night, it’s tonight."

Now we have no idea how the Indians celebrated. Maybe they had a similar thing? They weren't home though, so who knows what happened? I do know that there was a lot of coverage/attention to the Cubs' celebration itself, which is rare outside a Championship celebration.

It all probably means nothing and is just background noise... but if the Indians Win game 2, if I were a fan, I would definitely be questioning the events after the NLCS Clinching game.

I read that story and the first thing I thought was.....this asshat drove the wrong way down one way street OR was driving in the left lane(s) because he wanted to get home to his party and is dumb enough to admit it? Because his celebrity would make it OK if I was driving in the correct lane and saw some crazy in my lane pointed at me with his car. (No doubt driving very quickly.)
I think the party at his house is awesome.
I think that most of the players and some of the team employees went there to be together and celebrate is awesome.
I certainly think that having superfan EV there to play some music and party with them is awesome.
I think John Lester is a moron of the first degree. Admitting to do this is even dumber than doing it. (And this isn't his first rodeo, can't give him the 'Excited Kid' excuse if one were so inclined.)
Glad nobody got hurt and they had a blast. Sure it had zero impact on the game...just wish I hadn't read this because now I am just going to thing "A-Hole" when I see Lester on the dot.

Lots of strong opinions on numerous topics on the board today.

I don't see it as a big deal. He lives very close to Wrigley. Not even far enough to start going fast. Then factor in he also traveled down alleys. Aside rom that, Wrigleyville was still hopping at this point. Kind of lIke leaving a concert, people try to carefully maneuver their way out as quickly as possible...regardless of how long others wait because of their impatience.

To think "A-Hole" every time you see him now us a little absurd because he broke a traffic law. Whenever you see my posts, you can think "A-Hole" because I occasionally go faster than the speed limit, have knowingly turned right on red with a "No turn on red" sign present and have changed lanes without the use of a turn signal. Yes, I am an "A-Hole".

Curious though...do you find Eddie Vedder to be an "A-Hole"? I mean, he posted a picture of himself on his own Facebook on Wrigley Field while holding a lit cigarette. Against the law in Chicago. If you tried that, you would be kicked out of Wrigley and likely receive a fine.

no smoking at Wrigley....... what's the statute of limitations? but I don't want to incriminate myself!!!

darwinstheory said:

F Me In The Brain said:

MayDay10 said:

chiwhitesox said:

elvistheking44 said:

guacamolejoe said:

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

Maybe a little too good a party. Haven't "won" anything yet.

As a Cubs fan I've been saying that for some time now. I guess I don't consider making the WS a curse breaker. Although he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, to me Bartman and the goat are still alive and kicking.

Bingo! Didn't want to address that elephant in the room as being a Sox fan would've gotten me the Spanish Inquisition...but...that's exactly what I was thinking. Chill with the fuckin celebration! There's still another series to play!

I read the article the other day... while it was a cool story... the whole thing reeked of a final celebration/mission accomplished. Lester even said when he was justifying his apparent DWI and reckless driving: "I was going down the opposite way on streets. I was telling the guys in the car, ‘If we can get away with it any night, it’s tonight."

Now we have no idea how the Indians celebrated. Maybe they had a similar thing? They weren't home though, so who knows what happened? I do know that there was a lot of coverage/attention to the Cubs' celebration itself, which is rare outside a Championship celebration.

It all probably means nothing and is just background noise... but if the Indians Win game 2, if I were a fan, I would definitely be questioning the events after the NLCS Clinching game.

I read that story and the first thing I thought was.....this asshat drove the wrong way down one way street OR was driving in the left lane(s) because he wanted to get home to his party and is dumb enough to admit it? Because his celebrity would make it OK if I was driving in the correct lane and saw some crazy in my lane pointed at me with his car. (No doubt driving very quickly.)
I think the party at his house is awesome.
I think that most of the players and some of the team employees went there to be together and celebrate is awesome.
I certainly think that having superfan EV there to play some music and party with them is awesome.
I think John Lester is a moron of the first degree. Admitting to do this is even dumber than doing it. (And this isn't his first rodeo, can't give him the 'Excited Kid' excuse if one were so inclined.)
Glad nobody got hurt and they had a blast. Sure it had zero impact on the game...just wish I hadn't read this because now I am just going to thing "A-Hole" when I see Lester on the dot.

Lots of strong opinions on numerous topics on the board today.

I don't see it as a big deal. He lives very close to Wrigley. Not even far enough to start going fast. Then factor in he also traveled down alleys. Aside rom that, Wrigleyville was still hopping at this point. Kind of lIke leaving a concert, people try to carefully maneuver their way out as quickly as possible...regardless of how long others wait because of their impatience.

To think "A-Hole" every time you see him now us a little absurd because he broke a traffic law. Whenever you see my posts, you can think "A-Hole" because I occasionally go faster than the speed limit, have knowingly turned right on red with a "No turn on red" sign present and have changed lanes without the use of a turn signal. Yes, I am an "A-Hole".

Curious though...do you find Eddie Vedder to be an "A-Hole"? I mean, he posted a picture of himself on his own Facebook on Wrigley Field while holding a lit cigarette. Against the law in Chicago. If you tried that, you would be kicked out of Wrigley and likely receive a fine.

Should have remembered where I was posting this.
Driving the wrong way down a street (he said it, not me) could kill people. This is dumb, this is a fact. This makes you a A-Hole - this is my opinion.
The examples you give of your driving does not equate to driving the wrong way on streets. If anyone told me that they drove down the street going the wrong way on purpose I would hold the same opinion of them that I hold of Lester.

Have you known anyone killed in car accidents?

If you have, I am surprised that you find it funny for a guy to laugh about driving the wrong way on streets because he wanted to get to a party and to brag that he figured he would be OK if he got stopped because he plays baseball for a living.
Feel perfectly secure in my opinion of him.

Ed smoking a cigarette while on the field? Why would I care about that? This isn't about breaking laws...it is about potentially injuring others as a direct result of your impatience to get home to party and bragging about it, going as far as saying you figured you might get away with it because your team is headed to the WS.

You are absolutely good with your position that it isn't a big deal....we just disagree. I dont need to try and imagine what it was like to read his statement and take him on his word.

PJ-Cubs said:

I like tonight's lineup.

Hope Jake doesn't mind that Willson is catching him.

"Aces" jakes term for himself, not mine, shouldn't give a bleep who catches for em. They should put 0's up on the scoreboard. Time to put up or shut up Jake. Your 4.9 era this postseason won't cut it toinght. Gotta be better.

chiwhitesox said:

elvistheking44 said:

guacamolejoe said:

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

Maybe a little too good a party. Haven't "won" anything yet.

As a Cubs fan I've been saying that for some time now. I guess I don't consider making the WS a curse breaker. Although he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, to me Bartman and the goat are still alive and kicking.

Bingo! Didn't want to address that elephant in the room as being a Sox fan would've gotten me the Spanish Inquisition...but...that's exactly what I was thinking. Chill with the fuckin celebration! There's still another series to play!

Elephant in the room? Seriously? Most people and nobody on these forums have ever seen the cubs in a world series. Celebration is ok. Nobody that I have talked with have crowned the cubs.

Degeneratefk said:

Wobbie 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.

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

You're far from unbiased

Ha. Was thinking the same thing. Typical internet troll.

Poncier said:

Arietta has a no hitter through 4 innings, why isn't anyone mentioning it?

careful.....you'll get called a troll.

Magic number 3

Glad to see the Cubs even this Series up at 1-1.