This board is going to be ten years of misery. The Cubs are going to win for a long time. They're way ahead of schedule.

 

Probably but players can regress and injuries happen. The Cubs wouldn't be the first young team to look like a perennial contender but not actually become one.

This board is going to be ten years of misery. The Cubs are going to win for a long time. They're way ahead of schedule.

Are you sure that you're not a Cubs fan? Every post you make praises them for one thing or another.

I'd figure Austin thought the Cubs were underdogs or he doesn't think they'll win based on what he called the thread.

Watching the news this morning and they found a cub fan in Buffalo Grove that has been waiting for this for 70 years. I wonder where they find these people?

 

Waiting 70 years for an appearance in the NLCS? Was he in a coma in 2003?

This board is going to be ten years of misery. The Cubs are going to win for a long time. They're way ahead of schedule.

I think we have heard this before.

This board is going to be ten years of misery. The Cubs are going to win for a long time. They're way ahead of schedule.

 

The Nationals had the NL locked up for the next 5 years too. The Cubs very well may dominate, but s*** happens in baseball.

Waiting 70 years for an appearance in the NLCS? Was he in a coma in 2003?

 

I am thinking a world series title. His basement was full of cub stuff.

Everything has gone right for the cubs and players have had career years and in Arrieta's case a once in a generation career year.

 

I think the cubs will be good but I think they only win 80 games next year.

 

They have have sustained very few injuries.

I think we have heard this before.

 

Like, in 2003 with that young dominant starting staff

Everything has gone right for the cubs and players have had career years and in Arrieta's case a once in a generation career year.

 

I think the cubs will be good but I think they only win 80 games next year.

 

They have have sustained very few injuries.

 

I don't know about that. Maddon is a genius remember?

Look at this. The genius at work! http://nypost.com/2015/10/14/joe-maddon-ha...leeve-for-nlcs/

I don't know about that. Maddon is a genius remember?

 

Maddon is pretty good at what he does

Maddon is pretty good at what he does

 

I agree Kyle. Just the fans put him on a God level.

Look at this. The genius at work! http://nypost.com/2015/10/14/joe-maddon-ha...leeve-for-nlcs/

What I got from this article is that Joe Maddon is a genius for winning in 4 games instead of 5 so they'd have all their pitchers rested. Wow.

 

Maddon is a great manager. Consistently got his Rays teams to overachieve in a tough division. And obviously he's done a fantastic job with a young Cubs team too.

 

A lot of being a great manager isn't measurable. For the people that think it's all interchangeable, these are probably the same people that get on juries for murder and need DNA proof or video to convict.

Here is the article about that 70 year old cub fan in buffalo grove. http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/33362478-story

LOL at the Cubs winning only 80 games next season. Get your brain in gear, Harry. You must have been thinking about the organization that is the White Sox.

 

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Are you sure that you're not a Cubs fan? Every post you make praises them for one thing or another.

He is Mr. Cubbie Chubby post after post after post.

I just think that they will crash down to earth especially Arrieta.

 

Arrieta is arbitration eligible after this season and is going to cost a ton of money. He screams TJ surgery in spring training to me. Fowler will be gone via free agency.

 

Everything has gone right.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them only win upper 86-90 games next season (Arrieta's ERA regresses to high 2s, Bryant can't sustain his super high BABIP, sophomore slumps, etc.), but 80 would mean absolutely everything went wrong, especially if they pick up a top SP in the offseason.

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He is Mr. Cubbie Chubby post after post after post.

:lol: :lol:

You said before that Arrieta is having a once-in-a-generation year. Look at his 2014 stats on fangraphs. He was just as good, although he only had 25 starts (check WAR per start). Predicting injuries is meaningless, why even say anything? Dexter Fowler is a 110 wRC+ hitter at this point - very replaceable.

You said before that Arrieta is having a once-in-a-generation year. Look at his 2014 stats on fangraphs. He was just as good, although he only had 25 starts (check WAR per start). Predicting injuries is meaningless, why even say anything? Dexter Fowler is a 110 wRC+ hitter at this point - very replaceable.

Fangraphs says Arrieta is outperforming his FIP by a significant margin. He's obviously very, very good but it's just highly unlikely he'll put up another season with an ERA well under 2. Same deal with Greinke.

Fangraphs says Arrieta is outperforming his FIP by a significant margin. He's obviously very, very good but it's just highly unlikely he'll put up another season with an ERA well under 2. Same deal with Greinke.

Agreed. I'd expect a 2.50-3.00 ERA season from him next year.

The Nationals had the NL locked up for the next 5 years too. The Cubs very well may dominate, but s*** happens in baseball.

Ya nobody should be surprised if the Cubs do indeed become the Cardinals for the next decade or if they have a few injuries that derail everything. Baseball is a funny game.

Is anyone else as sick of Eddie Vedder as I am?