Kyyle23 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) or that they've hit the wall with their amazing pitching tiring out now (most innings ever for Wacha and Martinez) and their offense unable to make up for the fact they're without 4 starters right now Or that your irrational cub hateship loveship keeps rolling on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 10:55 AM) The Cardinals have lost 7 of 9. I guess that clearly invalidates 5 months of a .650 winning percentage. They're totally losing that division. They should have sold at the trade deadline. Like how when the White Sox won 7 straight it propelled them to the best record in baseball and clearly established they were the best team. That winning streak still hasn't ended. Yep. The Cubs are hot at the wrong time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 10:46 PM) Yep. The Cubs are hot at the wrong time. Cards lead down to 2 over Pitt. Cubs gave up 4 in the 7th and stormed back in the 8th. Dumb Phillies trying to tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Boom Asche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 10:13 PM) Boom Asche Thankfully. That was painful to see the Philly pen almost blow an easy win. Nice to see the Cubs pen get smacked around a little bit. Too bad that punk Strop didn't get hit by a liner. At the same time it's terrible to see St. Louis lose like that. I'm just hoping they have an early exit in the playoffs and they don't win a WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 08:04 AM) Second wc and the one game play in gives incentive to win the division over one of the wc slots anyway. That is why I really like it, it gives huge advantages for winning the division, and keeps several teams in the playoff race until the end. IMO, it blows the old way out of the water. What it come sdown to is the Pirates will have to beat Arrietta to continue their season. The Cubs will have to beat Cole, and they won't be line-ed up for the next series. Back when they had the one WC there were several times teams would have rather won the WC than their division based on match-ups. That is not the case anymore. The ome thing I am not understanding is the media in Chicago. For a team that is currently a second WC, if you just listened to the media, the Cubs are easily the best team in baseball. Every time they beat a bad team is proof. When they lose to the Phillies, it is just a bump in the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 08:38 AM) 6. games. back. Not even in 2nd place. Let me put it this way.... The White Sox are only 6.5 games out of a playoff spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 12, 2015 -> 10:34 PM) Cards lead down to 2 over Pitt. Cubs gave up 4 in the 7th and stormed back in the 8th. Dumb Phillies trying to tank. Pittsburgh actually has a legit shot at this but they're going to have to win their remaining series against the Cards to really make it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Phillies split 4 game series, fathom finally gets a good night's sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 13, 2015 -> 08:01 AM) That is why I really like it, it gives huge advantages for winning the division, and keeps several teams in the playoff race until the end. IMO, it blows the old way out of the water. What it come sdown to is the Pirates will have to beat Arrietta to continue their season. The Cubs will have to beat Cole, and they won't be line-ed up for the next series. Back when they had the one WC there were several times teams would have rather won the WC than their division based on match-ups. That is not the case anymore. The ome thing I am not understanding is the media in Chicago. For a team that is currently a second WC, if you just listened to the media, the Cubs are easily the best team in baseball. Every time they beat a bad team is proof. When they lose to the Phillies, it is just a bump in the road. If makes the last month of baseball worth watching. At least Cub fans have some hope and get to see some exciting baseball. The Sox always look lifeless in defeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfan90 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff? That one-game playoff game will be a toss up IMO. They're both pretty evenly matched teams, I can see either team winning. Even if the Cubs do reach the World Series this year, does it really matter? It has nothing to do with the White Sox. I don't see why some of you hate the Cubs on here, then again I don't really know any obnoxious Cub fans so maybe that has something to do with it lol. I have a lot of family who are Cubs fans and I hope they go far this year. They have an awesome team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff? No. The Cubs reaching the World Series should cause you no harm. Edited September 15, 2015 by AustinIllini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 02:41 AM) Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff? No we don't have to worry about anything. Not sure why that would bother someone. There are 10 teams making the playoffs. Any of them could win the World Series because it's a crapshoot once you get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 03:41 AM) Do we have to worry about the Cubs reaching the WS?? Will Pitt take care of Chicago in the one-game playoff? You shouldn't worry for the reasons others have said. That will, however, be one very intriguing one game matchup, with Cole and Arietta on the mound it could be a gem of a pitching matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Weird that this is only the first double header for Pittsburgh this season. Prior to today, last one was early May of 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Classic ex-tiger bullpen arm meltdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 07:55 PM) Classic ex-tiger bullpen arm meltdown. Not sure how Soria gets anyone out these days. Stuff doesn't look good at all. This would be a terrible loss for the Pirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 02:57 PM) Not sure how Soria gets anyone out these days. Stuff doesn't look good at all. This would be a terrible loss for the Pirates. And the Pirates over come Soria's implosion and win the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I guess the Cubs won't sweep the Pirates after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 15, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) I guess the Cubs won't sweep the Pirates after all. They're the best team ever. They'll find some way to overturn this game's results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Pirates won the game by scoring a run without getting a hit in the 8th inning. Cubs struck out 11 times and walked once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Horrible replay call in Cubs game. Montero clearly blocking the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) That was a crazy play to end the 8th, this game has been very entertaining. I hope the Wildcard game is like this. Edited September 17, 2015 by OmarComing25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 According to Pirates announcers, NY ruled that cause Bryant was even with the bag, the catcher doesn't necessarily have time to not block the plate. Maybe dumbest thing I have ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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