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Would anyone really be surprised to see Samardzija have a good-to-great year with some NL team next season? I'm fully expecting it to happen.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 09:26 AM) They definitely should be good. I just think people should be cautious with the "year ahead of schedule" confidence. The Nationals are prime example of how much can go wrong in baseball. The Cubs' hitters should be solid, but we will see how their pitching plays out. Even if they acquire top arms, that doesn't also work out as planned. The Nationals are a good example. They shut down Strasburg in 2012 because they just assumed they'd be at the top of the NL for the next 5-6 years. The Cubs' position players are young but their pitching staff is pretty much all on the wrong side of 30 and old pitchers are a big injury risk.

Really though what are they supposed to say?

#MetsAreGooder

Some people wondering where the Cubs of last series went but that Cardinals team would have lost a series to 20 teams in the state they were in.

A lot of Cub fans are saying that a lot of rules in baseball don't make sense (like the dropped third strike) so this ivy stuff is justifiable. Bulls***, it's just as stupid as the dome ceiling rule.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) Travis Wood is totally 2005 Neal Cotts. Garbage pitcher who people can't make contact off of for some reason this year. Cotts actually had a better year for the Rangers a few years ago than he did in '05.

QUOTE (Baron @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) Poor Griffey. He was really dont when he was traded here. Still cool to have him on the roster though. I'll always love him for throwing out that runner at home in game 163, even if it wasn't a difficult throw to make.

Wood is like Danks. He either looks like trash or dominates, not a lot of in-between.

NL baseball everyone! What a joke.

Wrigley is a joke.

You don't see that every day. Strikeout offense!

Does Baez ever not swing for the fences? Just watching his violent swing tires me out.

Richard I love you man but do us a solid here.

With Hammel tomorrow this might be a big workload for the next two days for the bullpen.

Hendricks already done.

Can't keep falling behind guys.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 08:20 PM) Stop trying to be a jinx Seriously it's a 1 run game in the 4th inning.

Looks too close to challenge.

Fangraphs has an article today that said no pitcher in baseball saw their numbers drop more the third time through the order than Hendricks this year. Expect a quick hook by Maddon.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) Wow the pitcher batting is so exciting let me tell you. But extra strategy! And when they get that super rare hit it's so exciting and unexpected!

Jesus Christ you don't have to b**** about every ball.

Cue more b****ing about the umps after the game from Cub fans regardless of result.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2015 -> 07:34 PM) They just seem so much more focused at the plate at home Funny because more than halfway through the season they were last in runs/game at home in the MLB and it wasn't even close (yes even compared to us). Then August came and everything changed.

DeGrom not locating well.