Buehrle>Wood Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 05:20 PM) If the Mets win tonight we should have a SoxTalk meet up for the game Wednesday. At the cubby bear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconOnAStick Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Boss just told me he couldn't imagine not supporting a team from your city (he's not really a baseball fan). Again, are Yankees fans being held to the same standard right now? Ask him about his favorite moment from 2005. Truth is the Cubs expect their World Series win (if ever, or whenever it happens) to be a landmark in human history. Make a federal holiday, tons of movies and music and video games, a global special broadcast over every network, executive visits around the world to come pay their respects and, just for yucks, reset the calenders. They've built so much mythology into the curse from thin air they've made it out to be some crazy watershed moment for mankind. What they dont realize, or more likely choose not to realize, is that half the people in their own city aren't Cubs fans and dont care. Most of that number are actively rooting for them to lose and would quicky cobble together plans to the get the hell out of town should the Cubs ever play a World Series clinching game. Seriously, if the Cubs come back and win this series then have the Jays/Royals down 3-0 are you staying in town? Unless you absolutely have to no. You're gonna spend the weekend in Milwaukee or go visit your elderly relatives in Arizona/Florida. You aren't alone either, a ton of people wN of Roosevelt and E of Pulaski will do the same thing. A third of Chicago dreads the fake-ass celebration that would come with a Cubs World Series title. The Cubs are as Chicagoan as deep dish pizza, which is to say that yes they have a place here but its wildly exaggerated. Nobody really eats deep dish more than once a month (those that do die from heart disease almost instantly) and nobody sits around dwelling on another futile Cubs season. It's just all part of the carefully crafted marketing of Chicago to create an identity surrounding the city that's palatable to the rest of the country, since segregation, crime, traffic and inferiority complexes aren't all that appealing to people. They play in a damn museum for chrissakes! So yea, dont be one of the people who just has to hop on the bandwagon because everyone else is. Either be a hater because hating is fun and watching Cubs fans cry is brilliant television or be proud of the fact that you couldn't care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 05:22 PM) At the cubby bear? That might cause a fight. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 05:24 PM) Ask him about his favorite moment from 2005. Truth is the Cubs expect their World Series win (if ever, or whenever it happens) to be a landmark in human history. Make a federal holiday, tons of movies and music and video games, a global special broadcast over every network, executive visits around the world to come pay their respects and, just for yucks, reset the calenders. They've built so much mythology into the curse from thin air they've made it out to be some crazy watershed moment for mankind. What they dont realize, or more likely choose not to realize, is that half the people in their own city aren't Cubs fans and dont care. Most of that number are actively rooting for them to lose and would quicky cobble together plans to the get the hell out of town should the Cubs ever play a World Series clinching game. Seriously, if the Cubs come back and win this series then have the Jays/Royals down 3-0 are you staying in town? Unless you absolutely have to no. You're gonna spend the weekend in Milwaukee or go visit your elderly relatives in Arizona/Florida. You aren't alone either, a ton of people wN of Roosevelt and E of Pulaski will do the same thing. A third of Chicago dreads the fake-ass celebration that would come with a Cubs World Series title. The Cubs are as Chicagoan as deep dish pizza, which is to say that yes they have a place here but its wildly exaggerated. Nobody really eats deep dish more than once a month (those that do die from heart disease almost instantly) and nobody sits around dwelling on another futile Cubs season. It's just all part of the carefully crafted marketing of Chicago to create an identity surrounding the city that's palatable to the rest of the country, since segregation, crime, traffic and inferiority complexes aren't all that appealing to people. They play in a damn museum for chrissakes! So yea, dont be one of the people who just has to hop on the bandwagon because everyone else is. Either be a hater because hating is fun and watching Cubs fans cry is brilliant television or be proud of the fact that you couldn't care less. That is an excellent post my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 lol everyone is talking about on CSN is how the cold hurt the Cubs. How do they expect to win the WS if they can't win when it is cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Oct 19, 2015 -> 10:27 PM) No. I think a good manager vs a bad manager is 3-4 wins tops. Remember an all star player is considered ~5 wins above replacement. No way a manager is more valuable than an all star player. Their salaries alone tell you teams don't value them that high. Otherwise they would be paid better than bench players. Sox won 76 games in '15. Ventura was probably good for -3. Maddon would probably be good for +3. That puts them at 82 wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Anyone else's stomach turning? Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Baez with another uh no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:08 PM) Baez with another uh no. I thought he was decent with the glove? He has been dreadful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:10 PM) I thought he was decent with the glove? He has been dreadful He was playing in. E6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Next time at 2nd spike the hell out of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Stolen base was worthless. f***. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I will never understand how fielders are allowed to block a base. Cubs have been doing that all year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:11 PM) I will never understand how fielders are allowed to block a base. Cubs have been doing that all year Cubs aren't the only team that does it but I agree. Edited October 21, 2015 by soxfan2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hendricks up in the zone a ton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Deflate this crowd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Yeah baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Mets scoring early again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That first pitch to Duda was a comical strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The crowd is already deflated. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Kyle got lucky to catch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxjr27 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That was almost a disaster by Schwarber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:15 PM) Deflate this crowd! Is there a Tom Brady in the house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That pitch to Fowler was 3 inches closer to the plate than the Duda strike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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