Rizzo with eight now has more stolen bases than the entire Sox team.

 

And hasnt been caught stealing 11 times, either.

 

Crazy for a 1b to be on a pace for 30-40 steals.

Cubs score 2 runs in the 8th without a hit. Why does every team they play refuse to play defense? Walks galore, errors, catchers throwing it away, balks, it is unreal. Lester getting a very generous strike zone is especially irritating to me

Typical atrocious defense by a Cubs opponent, and the Pirates are something like 1-15 with RISP. The funny thing is that Maddon has made some horrible managerial decisions the last few days, but has been bailed out.

Edited May 16, 201510 yr by fathom

Six games over .500 would be their high point since 2009.

 

Would be longest winning streak since 2011 (7).

This is where I'm jealous of the Sox fans who live outside Chicago. The hype is going crazy right now, to the point where I couldn't ignore the Cubs even when I want to.

And the Cardinals are on their way to losing another game to Detroit because Heyward forgot how to run the bases.

It will be interesting to see if either the Cubs or Cardinals cash in their chips to get Hamels. Both have a glaring hole in their rotation.

Baez, Schwarber, Vogelbach and Almora are all hot at the moment, too.

 

 

 

 

Looks like Royce Clayton is having some financial problems...either that or he's trying to make a quick real estate profit in Malibu.

 

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate...0515-story.html

This is where I'm jealous of the Sox fans who live outside Chicago. The hype is going crazy right now, to the point where I couldn't ignore the Cubs even when I want to.

I live in Texas and it still makes me want to puke. If i lived in Chicago I'd for sure have a pistol in my mouth ?

Heading to the Cubs game today with my girlfriend and her parents. All 3 of them are Pirates fans. Should be interesting.

Heading to the Cubs game today with my girlfriend and her parents. All 3 of them are Pirates fans. Should be interesting.

 

Over under of 11 with two good pitchers on the mound. Could be another one of those crazy Wrigley days.

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

Okay

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

Even if that does happen there's no guarantee of playoff success, and the bigger the hype the more fun it is when they fail (2003 and 2008 were quite fun to watch).

Edited May 17, 201510 yr by OmarComing25

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

 

I hold faith that your MLB prognostications are no better then your NBA ones.

Even if that does happen there's no guarantee of playoff success, and the bigger the hype the more fun it is when they fail (2003 and 2008 were quite fun to watch).

 

What does this even mean? I keep hearing this and still don't get it. There's no "guarantees" in team sports unless you have LeBron James. In baseball, you build a team that can more times than not successfully survive the 162-game blob that is the MLB season. After that what happens, happens. Look at all those Braves teams. On paper, they should've won 5 or 6 World Series. Baseball is random as all hell. Get to the playoffs enough times and more times than not you'll be rewarded.

I hold faith that your MLB prognostications are no better then your NBA ones.

 

Yeah, and you thought the Bulls would beat the Cavs. #bequiet.

Yeah, and you thought the Bulls would beat the Cavs. #bequiet.

 

Uh, no.

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

I'd be OK if the Cubs won it all if it wasn't for the fact that immediately afterwards 50% of Cubs fans would become insufferable douches and I'd have to hear the media nauseatingly wax poetic about it for the rest of my life. At least when the Red Sox ended their drought I wasn't living in Boston surrounded by their fans.

I don't understand your confusion. It means exactly what it sounds like. Even if the Cubs do develop the game's best offense and get some pitching, that doesn't mean they'll win a title. The Tigers have had arguably the game's best offense and one of the best starting rotations for years and they still haven't won a title. In baseball this is even more true because of the randomness like you said. In the NBA if you have the best team you're likely to win it all, in baseball that isn't true.

 

When I said "the Cubs are coming" that didn't mean I think they're about to win the next 5 World Series titles. I mean that they are going to be a force, soon, for the foreseeable future. It's about consistently getting to the playoffs. That's what they're trying to build. And unless you're just an insecure/jealous/hater, you should be able to see it as well.

When I said "the Cubs are coming" that didn't mean I think they're about to win the next 5 World Series titles. I mean that they are going to be a force, soon, for the foreseeable future. It's about consistently getting to the playoffs. That's what they're trying to build. And unless you're just an insecure/jealous/hater, you should be able to see it as well.

I never said they weren't going to be a force, they have a bunch of super young talent that is already playing well, and though their pitching staff leaves a lot to be desired right now, they definitely have the resources to improve it, especially if they pick up a Cueto/Greinke/Price this offseason.

Amazing to me that even post-2005 so many Sox fans are awkward 13-year old girl insecure when it comes to the cubs. Face it, people. The Cubs are coming. They'll have the best offense in the game by 2017. And they have the system/resources to get the pitching they need.

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And how long before hammerhead johnson shows his face in here. Trolls are like sith, always come in two's.

 

 

Bryant pulled today after the 4th, "not feeling well".

Mavs and Spurs (twice) disagree...great teams/systems or always bet individual superstars in baseball, and usually in bb, too.

 

Heck, the Mavs weren't even a great team.

 

 

 

That's a very generous strike zone the ump's giving Burnett...at least to Soler there. Has it been consistent all day?

Edited May 17, 201510 yr by caulfield12

J4L I feel like I haven't seen a post from you in years and you come at us with this?! LOL bro we all know that the cubs are coming fast, hence all the pistols cocked and stuffed in our mouths.