October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) Best of 5, and the Cubs have homefield advantage. Home field advantage isn't a huge thing in baseball IMO. I'm sure most will disagree.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (SmashROT @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 06:27 AM) Now a 1-1 series. This Cubs team is just that good, no way around it. In less than a week it'll probably be official, and every preconceived notion you had about what Chicago baseball should look like will be turned on it's head. Prepare yourselves friends. We're going to take a verbal beating at the bar and at work for several years to come. We had 11 measly years of bragging rights (and about half of those years we weren't bragging at all). In context of 108 years, that's peanuts. Couldn't they wait another few? Having them win it all might not be a bad thing in the long run. The national fascination with them will likely erode as it did with Boston.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:06 AM) Having them win it all might not be a bad thing in the long run. The national fascination with them will likely erode as it did with Boston. Yeah, that was the worst thing that could have happened to their fan base though. They have become insufferable.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:17 AM) Yeah, that was the worst thing that could have happened to their fan base though. They have become insufferable. I was thinking all that bartman and billy goat crap will go away and they will just be another MLB team. Their fans might not know what to do with themselves when the attention goes away. I could be wrong.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 08:23 AM) I was thinking all that bartman and billy goat crap will go away and they will just be another MLB team. Their fans might not know what to do with themselves when the attention goes away. I could be wrong. I wouldn't expect their local fan base to diminish at all.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:25 AM) I wouldn't expect their local fan base to diminish at all. I expect the bandwagon base to explode like it did for the blackhawks in 2010
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:31 AM) One of the only things I want for my birthday is for the Cubs to be eliminated. Hope for a bartman type meltdown this weekend.
October 27, 20169 yr Cubs coverage can get nauseating for some die-hard White Sox fans http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/dail...1025-story.html
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 11:36 AM) Cubs coverage can get nauseating for some die-hard White Sox fans http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/dail...1025-story.html The conclusion of the article is wrong. If they somehow do manage to win, Cubs fans will NEVER shut up about it, and it will receive endless media coverage for the entire offseason.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:19 AM) The conclusion of the article is wrong. If they somehow do manage to win, Cubs fans will NEVER shut up about it, and it will receive endless media coverage for the entire offseason. Agreed. It will be endless talk about dynasty and greatest team ever assembled. Jordan4Life will lead the charge.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 10:21 AM) Agreed. It will be endless talk about dynasty and greatest team ever assembled. Jordan4Life will lead the charge. Only if he becomes "unshook."
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 12:21 PM) Agreed. It will be endless talk about dynasty and greatest team ever assembled. Jordan4Life will lead the charge. In all reality if the Cubs win, the talk will turn to their dynasty. If they lose it will be all about how they are going to win next year. It isn't going to go away. The Cubs fans are like an STD.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) In all reality if the Cubs win, the talk will turn to their dynasty. If they lose it will be all about how they are going to win next year. It isn't going to go away. The Cubs fans are like an STD. This is a spot on comparison.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) In all reality if the Cubs win, the talk will turn to their dynasty. If they lose it will be all about how they are going to win next year. It isn't going to go away. The Cubs fans are like an STD. LMAO. HAHAHAHA. I am going to use that!
October 27, 20169 yr Found this interesting http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...1027-story.html
October 27, 20169 yr Gusts up to 40 mph blowing out tomorrow. They should just start Otero tomorrow with his sinker.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) In all reality if the Cubs win, the talk will turn to their dynasty. If they lose it will be all about how they are going to win next year. It isn't going to go away. The Cubs fans are like an STD. Absolute truth SS2K5 Edited October 27, 20169 yr by Soxfest
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 02:40 PM) Gusts up to 40 mph blowing out tomorrow. They should just start Otero tomorrow with his sinker. Going to be cold as hell as well.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 01:58 PM) I bet the Cubs trade Arrieta if they win it all. When they said he was looking for a 7/150 contract, I was surprised it wasn't a lot higher than that.
October 27, 20169 yr QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 03:28 PM) Going to be cold as hell as well. Tomorrow it is supposed to be in the mid 60's at game time.
October 27, 20169 yr Unless they have a completely demoralizing Bartman Two ending, they won't be quiet at all this offseason. That's about the only hope left now. Collapse from up 3-1 or something shocking that has never happened yet in the history of the World Series.
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