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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 08:45 AM) we had a grand total of one (1) trick-or-treater at our house yesterday. We had tons. You must live on one of the many boring blocks in HG.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 10:45 AM) Arkush has a hypothesis that this may be a management consultant who is helping McCaskeys value the franchise to sell soon. It makes some sense. The McCaskeys are billionaires without the billions to spend. It is a surprising thing to hear so soon after hiring Pace that they'd get a consultant. If that were true that would turn this story around from one of the worst things that is happening with this franchise to the best things. Good lord let it be true.

LOL oh this is funny. Many Cubs fans in their heart of hearts would rather them lose. I actually kind of believe that as crazy at it sounds. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/addicted-...-161752141.html

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 28, 2016 -> 02:18 PM) Is he good enough in CF to move Adam Eaton to RF? I wonder what they expect out of Tilson next year.

The Redsox had to win four in a row after losing the first three the year they broke their curse. I am sure the Cubs can handle the loss of game one staring them in the face. Just saying.

It is actually nice having Terry Boers back on the air. I dont agree with him all of the time nad he can be quite overwhelming paired with Bernsy but he is still a funny goof.

Sounds like alcohol was a factor. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1789372...adly-boat-crash

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) I'm certainly guilty of it myself, but it's kind of sad that we have to re-live moments that happened 11 years ago. I wish the Sox were good. If the Sox would have had another WS victory in between that time I still would relive the first and love it. No matter what happens from now until the day I die I will always remember 05' in a very special light.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) TV ratings for Cubs game 1 was same as 2005 game 1. I know TV ratings are down but still.... Makes sense. Each teams fans have an interest in watching. Cub fans were watching our series just as much as we are stalking theirs now.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 12:37 PM) And I'm aware. I just said it'd be awesome to see. LOL you just have everyone misunderstood today.

It is already raining down there so I assume its going to continue all day if they moved the game UP to make sure to get it in. I bet they dont play tonight.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 12:18 AM) I have had a very strange relationship with this neighbor. About 6-7 years ago we got new next door neighbors at my mom's house that I grew up in. We were both very friendly from the beginning. Fast forward a couple years and I see them come into the restaurant/brewery I bartended at right by our houses. After this, every time they come in, they ask to sit with me. They'd come in, we'd talk and laugh they would spend about $40-50, tip me 25-40% and we'd go on with our lives. They are a mid 60's couple and I would mostly talk to the wife. He is retired Chicago PD. The guy would say some strange stuff to me. Stuff about race, women, etc. He was mostly quiet when they were out to eat. My mom despised the guy though. She is a shy nurse that barely talks about others unless she's saying positive things. She claimed he was giving her dirty looks, claims he was rude, etc. My dad and I basically told her she's just imagining it, don't worry about it. So then I was a junior in college and I was still driving the remains of the family car my dad told I have three months to buy a car as the family car was going to my other sister. So I buy a car but at this point I am living and working in the city so my car is down there. The family car that I used to drive stayed parked in front of one of two slabs of street in front of my house. After I graduate and work I go back for another degree and move back to the suburbs. So I haven't seen my neighbors much if at all the last few years and they probably don't even know I have a new car. With the silver pos in front of the big slab of street in front of my house, my parents in the garage/driveway, I have to part in the street. So I park on the other slab of street in front of my house. This spot is about 80% in front of my house and 20% in front of the aforementioned neighbors house. The street is public. I park there for several weeks, maybe even months I am not sure. My car is always parked as close to my house as possible. All of a sudden, I'd come home after work and he'd be parked in the spot. Sometimes with his Mercedes and sometimes with his F350. His truck would nearly protrude our driveway because it's so massive. When we back out to exit the neighborhood, we have to back out around his truck as it sits a foot off our driveway. To what started as something he did every once in a while, he now parks there more than I do. The dumbest part is, he has two spots in the garage, an open driveway and only two cars. When I would park in the spot, he would just park in his garage. When he would park in the spot, I would rotate parking in front of a couple other neighbors houses. So I get feel like I am annoying someone every time I get in and out of my car. Last couple weeks his truck hasn't moved from "my spot." A couple weekends ago, I moved my car out of the spot, picked up a friend who lives in the neighborhood, dropped him off to the closest bar to our houses and went back home. It was 11 minutes roundtrip. I came back, his truck is there and his garage is closing as I pull up. This is at noon on a Sunday. I'm convinced the guy is watching the spot on his elaborate set of security cameras. At this point, I've had enough. I am not going to be an asshole because my parents have to live next to this guy after I do but I I decided I needed to talk to him. I planned to be friendly and then change the subject to basically asking him how he sees the situation. I'm mowing the lawn and he pulls up in his other car and parks it in the driveway. I stop the mower and say "Mr. Schmo" and walk towards him. He appeared to have not hear me (I am a loud person) and closed the garage. It doesn't seem he wants to talk to me. What do I do with this guy? I had a friend recommend buying the cheapest Vespa possible and just keeping it there because the spot is big enough for my car and the vespa but not for his truck and the vespa. That would be hilarious but probably not realistic. You should park in his driveway.

I remember being sooo mentally exhausted for the series that I barely vocalized anything during the games. It was all just watching and hoping and when it was over I sincerely couldnt believe it. It had to be a dream.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 10:35 AM) dan haren ‏@ithrow88 13h13 hours ago Two years ago I beat Corey Kluber 1-0....Today, I walked my 2 pugs while wearing a "pug life" t-shirt. Life comes at you fast. LMAO That is a gem.

I do think that everything went in their favor this year and they really need to take advantage of it while they can. Yes they will be early favorites for years to come but everything doesn't go right for a team year in and year out like it did for them this year. They still wont be guaranteed a WS appearance every year, they need to win it now and if they don't they should still be afraid that they will never win one. Thats a haunting truth that holds on to you until the very last damn out of a WS winner.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 10:34 AM) Wife and I are going to Vegas Wednesday thru Sunday, 80% because we want to flee Chicago for Cubs home games. Should have went to Rhode island or something because its going to be nothing but Cub fan bulls*** in Vegas too.

Its the losing and us getting older. You are way more forgiving when you are younger and not a care in the world. As an adult you have many more elements that come into play that make you question whether or not you should give a s*** about your team. You have to make time to watch now putting off other things that you should/could be doing that are probably more important( not the case 10-15 years ago). You think about the costs involved and all the other things you can do with your money (not really the case 10-15 years ago). The more you observe and the wiser you become you begin to realize a whole lot easier when a teams FO doesnt really care about you and thinks you are pretty stupid (not the case when we were young and dumb). This is a big turn off when deciding if you really identify with a team especially after factoring in those other elements.

Whoa whoa whoa, why the hell would anyone tip picking up an order? That is the whole damn point of going to pick the food up yourself! People have taken the tipping s*** too far. The girl wanted a tip because she walked the bag from the back counter to the cash register? No, that is bulls***. I am seriously mad at this right now. Thanks for pissing me off kyle.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 23, 2016 -> 10:23 AM) I did the same thing about a year ago. Eventually just had a handyman do it right I now go straight to the handy man without hesitation. I don't care about my ego anymore, I know I cant do these things the right way so I avoid all the wasted effort and frustration in even attempting to do stuff on my own.

I actually felt really happy seeing some of my friends bask in the glory of going to the WS. They have suffered through all the Cubs s*** longer than I have known them and they have earned this. But on the other side of it there were so many that were too drunk to remember it or really soak it all in. This is what has always driven me crazy about the Cubs fans. It truly is just a party for them and a lot of them didnt experience the baseball aspect of it or its significance. Just piss faced drunk rambling on facebook about how you are so emotional. f*** off, you wont even remember the game.

The Cubs smell blood in the water and will eventually get the knockout blow. The fact everyone is banking on Kershaw, including the Dodgers, makes me think he will give up some runs on Saturday and the Cubs will win the pennant. How do the Cubs match up with Cleveland?

I hope to catch the Norman Lewis exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center tomorrow but if we dont head into the city we will probably go out and eat some mexican food and rent movies later. Not a bad alternative.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 21, 2016 -> 09:10 AM) Yes. Rumor is Bill Self wants the job I cant tell if you are joking or not.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 21, 2016 -> 08:21 AM) I got fillings on both sides of my mouth this morning: 1. I let him drill my teeth before the novocain actually set in, which is basically the worst feeling ever 2. I can't feel s***... I tried to drink water and spilled it all over my face. Currently carefully trying to sip coffee. LOL the first thing they tell you NOT to do is drink coffee after having that done.

Rebuilding kinda sucks. Especially when you are in the middle of it and know that you arent guaranteed that you will ever come out of it stronger. It all sounds like a great plan when it starts but throwing away seasons is something that gets old really quick. Keep this in mind Sox fans that are Bears fans.