southsider2k5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:11 AM) It's amazing how quickly the trib columnists start wetting their pants and fall back into their cynical sniping of the players/coaches decisions. Went from being so annoyed at the ridiculous tweets like "Lester could have chosen to join the Giants, instead he chose a chance at immortality" to now "Madden tried to get too cute, and now he needs to get smart" Kaplan's meltdown was the best of all to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Watching it in an LA-area bar with one sad table of Cubs fans was pretty fun. Good payback for making me hear their awful, awful theme song that always manages to lodge itself in my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:38 AM) Well if Don cooper said something about unrelated players. Ha, the King of the Non Sequitor strikes again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) Secrets to being a successful GM: sign, trade for good players; don't sign, trade away bad players! Secrets to winning baseball: you have a very good chance of winning if you score more runs than the other team Hmm, seems dicey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:41 AM) An effective 4th or 5th starter is still pretty valuable though. Sure but I think that's best case. Just as likely to put up numbers similar to a 2015 John Danks. That wouldn't be a terrible thing but definitely a step back from the production they got out of the #4/5 slots this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) Kaplan's meltdown was the best of all to watch. What did Kaplan say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:48 AM) Kaplan's meltdown was the best of all to watch. What was he saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 http://www.csnchicago.com/video/david-kaplan-goes-soft-fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thought it reminded me of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 The meatball in me says that while Arrieta and Hendricks are great pitchers, they are NL fools gold that aren't on same level as having a Kershaw/Bumgarner/...Syndegaard (even though they will certainly get chance in their playoffs of becoming the stopper that randomly comes in late and has success) Just a bunch of fooools gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I know this might sound petty but there is this guy at work that is a big cub fan. He is in his early 30's and married with 2 young kids. He sits with this woman at lunch and flirts with her all day. Messaging on the company chat, going to each others desk, he kisses her on the neck and the cheek, and joke around about getting a hotel room. He is always nice to me but that crap pissed me off. I hope the Cubs lose so he cries . Karma is a b****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) The only thing with Urias is how deep will he go? If he only gets to 5th there's a lot of opportunities there, especially with Jensens 1.1 innings pitched last night. My guess is they're hoping for two times through the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) http://www.csnchicago.com/video/david-kaplan-goes-soft-fans lmaooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:44 AM) Nestor Molina begets Mike Montgomery, the circle of life is complete nobody said anything about turning him into a stud. I love how "acquiring a cost controlled young arm" quickly spun into "they need a front line starter for the playoffs" and "if they can also turn Montgomery into a stud...." The Cubs dont want Hammell(and who knows, maybe Lackey too) wasting a spot. They want a young starter with talent that could possibly realize his potential. When they acquired Montgomery, this was all said about him. Maddon in his call in this week mentioned Montgomery starting next year. They probably have acquired this arm already You said they need cost controlled arms, I agree with that and I also think they more importantly need a front end starter like Arrieta was last year. I am not sold that they will continue to be as durable as they were the last two years as a team. The Dodgers and Mets injury issues and the Giants not getting a bat are benefiting the cubs greatly right now. The cubs are playing right now with essentially the 25 man roster they began the year with sans the LF that cant play LF who was replaced by a potentially better player. 3 wins in the next four games and this all becomes irrelevant anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:11 AM) It's amazing how quickly the trib columnists start wetting their pants and fall back into their cynical sniping of the players/coaches decisions. Went from being so annoyed at the ridiculous tweets like "Lester could have chosen to join the Giants, instead he chose a chance at immortality" to now "Madden tried to get too cute, and now he needs to get smart" I, too, love the wild swings in media/fan narrative. If the Cubs lose this, I fully expect the wildest pendulum swing yet, from "there's really no way the Cubs don't win multiple World Series titles in the next few years" to "there is something fundamentally wrong with the Cubs lineup; it can't succeed in October." The team was insulated from this last year because it was a surprising, one-year-early scenario. But boy, this year...things would turn dark quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) http://www.csnchicago.com/video/david-kaplan-goes-soft-fans My god this is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 09:52 AM) http://www.csnchicago.com/video/david-kaplan-goes-soft-fans This is the greatest thing I've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 10:50 AM) My god this is fantastic. The link is blocked at work. Was he pissy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Kaplan probably went home and stomped upstairs to his room and slammed the door yelling "leave me alone!", then put his Cubs Pujols jersey on and cried himself to sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 11:04 AM) Kaplan probably went home and stomped upstairs to his room and slammed the door yelling "leave me alone!", then put his Cubs Pujols jersey on and cried himself to sleep You forgot where he put on "Go Cubs Go" on his stereo and turned it all the way up to mask the sounds of weeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) On Tuesday, the Blue Jays ensured life for another day as they took Game 4 of the ALCS against the Indians and cut their series deficit to 3-1. Out in L.A., the Dodgers suffocated Cubs bats yet again in Game 3 and now lead the NLCS by a count of two games to one. That means it's time for a reset of our LCS and World Series odds. Per SportsLine, here are each playoff team's updated chances to win the LCS and World Series, sorted by World Series championship chances: Team Win LCS Win WS Los Angeles Dodgers 70.4% 40.9% Cleveland Indians 86.6% 36.4% Chicago Cubs 29.6% 17.0% Toronto Blue Jays 13.4% 5.7% Needless to say, the Dodgers' win in Game 3 over the Cubs was a critical one, as it drastically improved their postseason outlook. As for Wednesday's slate, all four teams will be in action, and the Blue Jays are once again one game from elimination. Likewise, though, they're one game from sending the series back to Cleveland. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-play...ilities-101916/ Edited October 19, 2016 by whitesoxjr27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Kaplan video was so satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 11:10 AM) On Tuesday, the Blue Jays ensured life for another day as they took Game 4 of the ALCS against the Indians and cut their series deficit to 3-1. Out in L.A., the Dodgers suffocated Cubs bats yet again in Game 3 and now lead the NLCS by a count of two games to one. That means it's time for a reset of our LCS and World Series odds. Per SportsLine, here are each playoff team's updated chances to win the LCS and World Series, sorted by World Series championship chances: Team Win LCS Win WS Los Angeles Dodgers 70.4% 40.9% Cleveland Indians 86.6% 36.4% Chicago Cubs 29.6% 17.0% Toronto Blue Jays 13.4% 5.7% Needless to say, the Dodgers' win in Game 3 over the Cubs was a critical one, as it drastically improved their postseason outlook. As for Wednesday's slate, all four teams will be in action, and the Blue Jays are once again one game from elimination. Likewise, though, they're one game from sending the series back to Cleveland. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-play...ilities-101916/ All I'm reading is an 83% chance the Cubs don't win the World Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 That is pretty elitist of him to call fans soft. That's a rightfully damaged fan base. What a DBag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 11:35 AM) That is pretty elitist of him to call fans soft. That's a rightfully damaged fan base. What a DBag How dare you call the man with Phenomenal Sources "elitist"? How dare you, sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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