Bananarchy

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) lol that's true the Hawks fan base is a pile of garbage. I know there are fans out there that played a little hockey and loved the Hawks forever growing up but then there's the rest of the fanbase. A lot of that is a result of the sport, as well. Hockey just isn't that wide spread in the US.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:16 PM) I am a diehard Sox fan, I have no sympathy for Cub fans. That's fine, but recognize being a diehard Sox fan is not predicated on disliking the Cubs.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) I know some knowledgeable fans who aren't dicks and it'd be nice to see them win it for them. But my god, the amount of bandwagon Cubs fans and their total douchebaggery outweighs my desire to see my Cubs friends happy. It's the same with Blackhawks fans, honestly. I'm wearing my Toews sweater right now, but I totally appreciate that our fanbase is bloated and mostly hockey garbage.

Yeah, that's a great play.

Playoff baseball is so electric.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:09 PM) I mean I don't really care if they do or not. Just another of the other 29 teams that are not the Sox so its kinda whatever. I just watch and enjoy baseball. QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:09 PM) Me neither F the Cubs always and forever. There are some honest to goodness Cubs fans who I feel deserve to see their team win. There are meatheads, but my grandmother lived 80 years and never saw her team win. There are a lot of those kinds of fans still alive.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) In a "because New York" and "because Texas" world, I'd pick New York 99/100 just sayin'. Why? Houston and the White Sox are in the same "Pay no Mind" list, to where the teams have to be really good for anyone to know they exist or act like they exist. I sympathize.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) I'm going Jays for this post-season. I guess my order is: 1. Jays 2. Astros 3. Mets 4. Royals (make our division look good) 5. Cubs (despite having some annoying friends, I do have some good friends that are big fan I wouldn't mind them winning for them. And my mom has always been a die-hard) 6. Rangers 7. Dodgers 8. Cardinals (I don't hate them but they've won enough) In Richard Roeper's book "Sox in the City", he talks about why he wants the Cubs to succeed and would be happy for them. That's about as much of my interest in the Cubs themselves. And those are middle fingers on TV.

That's kind of BS, honestly. The Cubs are so stupid. It's like they think they won't get suspended.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 09:01 PM) How so? Granderson and Wright two of the nicest guys in sports Because New York

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) So... Cubs Cardinals Dodgers Mets Go Mets, I guess. The Mets are so hateable. Go 'Stros

Wild Card games are terrible.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:54 PM) I don't think he is trying to say that it was a hard play. Right, he made a good play look harder.

Good grief Kris Bryant.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:44 PM) What's your Twitter username? I'd like to follow you lol. @79JoseAbreu

The young guys came hungry.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:36 PM) Yup. We have instant replay, clocks to regulate time between innings, and all this new tech, yet we don't have a fair strike zone. In any game, not just this one They could implement that and essentially not tell anyone. Just have a little earphone in the home play ump's ear calling balls and strikes.

We need automated strike zones. It makes no sense in this generation balls and strikes are called by a guy who can't see the strike zone.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:31 PM) Man I miss the Sox being relevant. Though, they've only had what 3 playoff appearances since 2000? We did get the one that counts, at least. This would all be a heck of a lot less tolerable if we lost in '05. The Illinois basketball frustration comes to mind. 2005 Illini were nice, but they still lost.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) Cards better be able to hit Lester. If they can they have a good shot. I'm not optimistic about Cards chances. The crazy thing is the Cubs would be favorites against either LA or NY. The Mets haven't beating the Cubs this season. But this is baseball, so anything is possible.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) It's the 5th inning and I'm already getting s*** from Cubs fans. And the Hawks are down 3-1. What a night! The Sharp trade looks horrible right now.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:23 PM) Agreed. My friends who are fans of NL teams love it though. I have no idea why. It's basically a free out- 11% of an NL lineup is pointless. And then they gloat about how NL pitchers always have lower ERAs than AL pitchers... Mine, too. They're just wrong. "You lose the strategy of the double switch!" It's the double switch for crying out loud. It's not the 3-4 defense or the Pistol. It's a stupid, unimportant "strategy" that shouldn't be necessary.

Here's something we can all agree on. Pitchers batting is just stupid.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Wow Hawks looking awful Daley sucks. Agreed. I knew it the second it happened. Daley is terrible and Garbutt is bad. They're a -2 and a -1 in this game, respectively.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 7, 2015 -> 08:15 PM) I'm defending you here. You clearly admire and respect the Cubs as an organization. I'm not saying you're a fan of them. Sorry, I just hate having to constantly defend myself from people who feel it's not okay to admire the Cubs if you're a White Sox fan.