The Cubs hit like 3 homers that game.

 

Yep, and Howard would have hit 3 also.

Cole. Hamels.

 

Nice.

Yep, and Howard would have hit 3 also.

Definitely.

Cole. Hamels.

 

Nice.

Very nice. I keep thinking the Sox will be no hit and it ends up being the Cubs. So very nice.

Could not happen to a nicer group of overrated players. Go Cole

Maybe his wife will complain on twitter again

 

That's exactly what I thought when I saw it. It was right down the middle, Ruiz (It's still Ruiz, right?) caught it weird, so it seemed a bit odd. But I doubt Fowler saw how Ruiz received it.

DEAR LORD THE CUBS ARE GETTING ROLLED BY PHILLIES

Cubs had Lester, Arrieta, and Hammel at home against the worst team in baseball and just got completely pounded into oblivion. Wow. Looks like that soft second-half schedule might not work out so well after all.

I didn't realize that they're already 1.5 out of the wild card.

I didn't realize that they're already 1.5 out of the wild card.

 

2.5 with the Giants likely winning today.

Mets closing the gap after our good buddy Uribe hits a walkoff double!

This is great news. Apparently they can still get Hamels & Papelbon & Cash for Castro

After getting pounded by the worst team in baseball Maddon said you have to tip youe cap.

Castro is second to last in all of baseball in fWAR (yes I know Avi is 3rd worst). Yet Theo wanted him to be a centerpiece in a Hamels deal. What a joke.

After getting pounded by the worst team in baseball Maddon said you have to tip youe cap.

 

You misspelled Francona.

If anything, this is good for the Cubs that they got swept. Nobody with a working brain thought they were really ready to win this year. This year is all about development for them. The last thing they need to do is to dip into their cache to chase a second wc.

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So J4L are you a Cub fan? You never post about the Sox, are the Cubs' biggest apologist and cheerleader around, and I'm convinced you'd rather the Cubs win it all than the Sox, if not just so you can rub it in our faces that you were "right". That's the impression I'm getting anyway.

Edited July 27, 201510 yr by OmarComing25

So J4L are you a Cub fan? You never post about the Sox, are the Cubs' biggest apologist and cheerleader around, and I'm convinced you'd rather the Cubs win it all than the Sox, if not just so you can rub it in our faces that you were "right". That's the impression I'm getting anyway.

 

Am I a Cubs fan? Like do I buy Cubs memorabilia and legitimately watch all their games hoping they win? No. Am I a huge fan/proponent of what they're trying to accomplish? U better believe it. I don't post about the Sox because they're old/tired/boring. I've never gotten over the second half collapse of 2006.

Tired/boring ok you're entitled to your opinion there but in what way are the Sox old? And you were bitter one year after winning a title? Yeah sounds like you were a big fan.

If anything, this is good for the Cubs that they got swept. Nobody with a working brain thought they were really ready to win this year. This year is all about development for them. The last thing they need to do is to dip into their cache to chase a second wc.

 

That is true. All this talk about a 5th starter, what they really need is more offense, but the guys that need replacing are part of their "plan", so they can't just be kicked to the curb.

If anything, this is good for the Cubs that they got swept. Nobody with a working brain thought they were really ready to win this year. This year is all about development for them. The last thing they need to do is to dip into their cache to chase a second wc.

 

You only have to read back through this thread.

I really enjoy that Cubs fans have gone from "holy cow, this is fun! Should they trade for David Price or Cole Hamels for their World Series push?!" to "Guys, we knew these rookies were going to struggle, the playoffs are still a year away" in a matter of a week.

I really enjoy that Cubs fans have gone from "holy cow, this is fun! Should they trade for David Price or Cole Hamels for their World Series push?!" to "Guys, we knew these rookies were going to struggle, the playoffs are still a year away" in a matter of a week.

 

They'll be back to talking about the playoffs in a heartbeat if they win a game or two.

I really enjoy that Cubs fans have gone from "holy cow, this is fun! Should they trade for David Price or Cole Hamels for their World Series push?!" to "Guys, we knew these rookies were going to struggle, the playoffs are still a year away" in a matter of a week.

Fanbases are always reactionary. If the Cubs do something like win 5 of their next 6 the World Series talk will come back.

I really enjoy that Cubs fans have gone from "holy cow, this is fun! Should they trade for David Price or Cole Hamels for their World Series push?!" to "Guys, we knew these rookies were going to struggle, the playoffs are still a year away" in a matter of a week.

 

We went from dead in the water to "should we be buyers?" in the matter of one series.