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Jake Arrietas season will when all is said and done hamper the rebuild. The cub will now have to pay him upward of $20M next season. He is in essence the first big signing of the off season for them.

 

Not certain where their payroll is headed but Arrieta seems like an expensive gamble. His increased inning load screams arm issues next year.

 

 

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Meh, to all the cubs BS. The baseball season is over in Chicago and both teams have work to do. I could care less what the cubs do and am focused on what the Sox can or might do. All of us Sox fans would be better off if we didn't waste time reading the thoughts of cub fans, especially with the season us Sox fans just endured. We have alot of work to fellow Sox fans.

 

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QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 10:01 PM)
Jake Arrietas season will when all is said and done hamper the rebuild. The cub will now have to pay him upward of $20M next season. He is in essence the first big signing of the off season for them.

 

Not certain where their payroll is headed but Arrieta seems like an expensive gamble. His increased inning load screams arm issues next year.

20 seems like a lot. I'd say 15 tops. He's not quite David Price. But yeah I bet he's going to blow out his arm, if he hasn't done so already

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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 10:30 PM)
20 seems like a lot. I'd say 15 tops. He's not quite David Price. But yeah I bet he's going to blow out his arm, if he hasn't done so already

 

He's going to be 30 next year too.

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QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 12:28 AM)
This guy seems salty : https://thenohustleblog.wordpress.com/2015/...white-sox-fans/

 

If you’re wondering, why the hell am I not writing a post about how well the Cubs did this season rather than calling out White Sox fans, don’t you worry. I wrote one weeks ago. Truth be told, the 2015 season for the Chicago Cubs was my favorite season as a fan ever. Better than 2003, 2007 or 2008 – this team was magical and the run they went on shocked me into a euphoric state of pride. Outside of the heralded Crosstown Classic, I barely noticed the Chicago White Sox or cared what they were doing. It wasn’t until the playoffs began before I noticed the South Siders – and it had nothing to do with their team, but rather, their insufferable fans.

 

The inescapable gloating and desperation exhibited by Sox fans during the month of October was quite possibly the saddest thing I have witnessed from an overall fanbase in sports. So, here you are, Sox fans, here is your attention you vehemently demanded as your forgotten team was lost in the abyss of the offseason long before meaningful games took place.

 

Make no mistake, I know my words mean nothing to you and the majority of South Side fans who read this or see it slide across their timeline will simply think, “Hah, you mad, bro?” and move on. I wouldn’t say angry, on the contrary, I am genuinely embarrassed for you. Obviously not all Sox fans are Cub-bashing try-hards, but unfortunately, it seemed like the majority were obsessed with the idea of the Cubs losing.

 

The most hilarious part? Most of the fans who I saw predominately spouting off were also the ones who would think of Disney over baseball if they heard the name Minnie Minoso. The casual fans who come out of the woodwork to do nothing more than troll Cubs fans are the worst type of people – all season long they don’t post a single update or tweet about baseball (let alone actually, you know, cheering on their so-called “team”) but any time the Cubs come up, it’s time to do some bashing!

 

It's OK to be a Sox fan and hate the Cubs. It's called an inner-city rivalry. Personally I didn't care either way. If the Cubs won it I'd be happy for my 80 year old uncle who loves them. If the Mets owned the Cubs as they did, I have to admit I got a kick out of it. I wouldn't tell my family or friends or anybody I actively wanted the Cubs to lose. Quite frankly I didn't care. But once they did lose I thought it was funny, yes I did.

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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 09:24 PM)
They'd be relying on Arrieta to have another season like this. I do think he'll have a good year next year, but what he did this season was just insane.

Arrieta's season reminded me a lot of Esteban Loaiza's 2003 season for the Sox. Jake will make a lot more money than Loaiza did after his 21-win year, though.

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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 07:49 AM)
I don't hate the Cubs. I strongly dislike their fans.

Yep, and its not even all of their fans, its the ones that just came on the last month or so and think that the W flag was invented this year. The team itself was very exciting to watch this year.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 08:03 AM)
Yep, and its not even all of their fans, its the ones that just came on the last month or so and think that the W flag was invented this year. The team itself was very exciting to watch this year.

 

Well, and this asshole.

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Yep, and its not even all of their fans, its the ones that just came on the last month or so and think that the W flag was invented this year. The team itself was very exciting to watch this year.

 

In their defense the W flag was very lightly used before this year and did appear to be brand new.

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https://thenohustleblog.wordpress.com/2015/...white-sox-fans/

 

This guy clearly doesn't get it. Of course I wanted the Cubs to lose. Just like I want the Packers, Patriots, Red Wings, and especially the Michigan Wolverines to lose. It's how a rivalry is defined. He acts as though the vast majority of Cubs fans weren't rooting against the Sox in 2005.

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People can try to make me feel guilty for hating the Cubs all they want, it will never work. The only people that bother me hating the White Sox are the ones who claim to be White Sox fans. When I'm at a game seeing a fan of another team happy when the White Sox screw up really doesn't bother me at all.

 

Besides, if the next decade belongs to the Cubs, why should any non Cubs fan feel sorry for them when they lose? Hub Arkush was on Kaplan's show yesterday and they were going over free agent pitchers the Cubs could theoretically sign. He wanted none, said the Cubs could easily bash their way to the playoffs for the next 4 or 5 years. There is no need to feel bad the Cubs lost. They are guaranteed to be great for a long time.

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QUOTE (The Critic @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 04:05 AM)
Arrieta's season reminded me a lot of Esteban Loaiza's 2003 season for the Sox. Jake will make a lot more money than Loaiza did after his 21-win year, though.

 

The difference is that Arrieta was also a complete stud in 2014 as well whereas Loaiza had never come anywhere close to his 2003 numbers in his career before that season.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/...d_hitter_whats/

 

The posters on the /r/baseball subreddit are usually level-headed, but this thread is annoying the hell out of me. Cubs fans act like Schwarber has untouchable trade value, a few of them even said they'd turn down a hypothetical Schwarber/Archer swap. An Indians fan was downvoted to hell for saying he wouldn't trade Carrasco for Schwarber, and I got downvoted for saying I wouldn't trade Quintana for him (which another poster suggested). In the article that's linked, it says he's projected for 2.0 WAR at DH. Schwarber put up a 131 wRC+, same as Kendry Morales, who had 2.1 WAR. And now Quintana isn't good enough for him?

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 08:03 AM)
Yep, and its not even all of their fans, its the ones that just came on the last month or so and think that the W flag was invented this year. The team itself was very exciting to watch this year.

 

You are also forgetting about the W flag donuts. :P

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https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3...derstand_xpost/

 

When we make the World Series some year, I don't want to share it with the rest of the world. I don't want your back slaps, your words of congratulation, and most of all, I don't want to hear you say "I was rooting for the Cubs, man," because you're not.

We don't need to hear about curses, about animals, and we don't want outsiders to constantly reference a certain fan who also shares our heartbreak. The rest of the baseball world is obsessed with him, but we aren't. We have a better heart, a better understanding of baseball, and a better understanding of the Cubs. It's clear to us, the rest of you will just never understand.

 

We are obsessed with finally making the World Series. It's been almost more than a lifetime for most of the fan base to even get that far. We dream of watching those games with our father, or our brothers, while trying to hold ourselves together thinking about the departed family members who introduced us to this awesome experience.

 

With each passing year, the pain gets deeper and deeper, as our parents reach the age of 70, and our grandparents move on to a better place. This isn't a game once you reach that point. It's a memory that's taken from us, that won't ever happen. And that hurts. A lot.

 

So if you won't stop making jokes about the team now, or laughing about its futility, please understand that when we do finally win, I won't share the moment with you. I won't be angry or treat you like you've treated us. I'll just ignore you. It's not something you will ever properly experience, and I don't want you to know how it feels. Ever. It won't change the fact that I can't give my grandpa a high five and see the look in his eyes. But that will all be part of the emotion of that moment, my moment, our moment.

 

We are not kindred spirits with the team in Boston, we didn't share in the torment with our cohorts on the South Side, and most of all, we would never trade our experiences with the Yankees fans. As painful as it is, I love being a Cubs fan.

 

I don't know if it will happen in my lifetime, my father's lifetime, or even my children's lifetime. I know it didn't happen in my grandpa's lifetime, and every October, that thought brings me to tears. In 2003, though, I learned a lot about being a Cubs fan from him, and in those 30 minutes after Game 7, in the depths of despair, I learned something new about my 84 year-old grandfather. For that, thank you Chicago Cubs, because the true character of a person announces itself in times of despair.

 

If you're not a Cubs fan, you don't understand, and I don't want you to. When it does happen, don't talk to me, don't mock me, and certainly don't try to cheer with me. Don't offer words of encouragement. Because, right now, everyone is laughing and joking about memories I may never share with people that mean the most to me. That hurts.

 

Until then, though, enjoy your jokes and your ridicule and your trite references that only outsiders find funny. The fire is brewing inside, and when it happens, I won't waste an ounce of energy on you.

Instead, I'll share those moments with the people that mean the most to me.

 

Another cringeworthy post. The Cubs don't have the monopoly on heartbreak, especially when it's not like Chicago has exactly been starved of sports championships in the recent past.

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QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 09:53 AM)
https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3...derstand_xpost/

 

 

 

Another cringeworthy post. The Cubs don't have the monopoly on heartbreak, especially when it's not like Chicago has exactly been starved of sports championships in the recent past.

HOLY f***.

 

I kind of liked where I thought he was going the first paragraph or so. But nope. That's one of the most cringe worthy things I've ever read. Wow.

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