Unclebaldrick
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First to 70 wins. 12 game lead. It would take the 1970s Cubs to not win the division.
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Cubs - this is the year!
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Unclebaldrick
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My sister in law lives out your way and sent our kid a Giants outfit - which he looks real cute in.
The wife and i have to have a talk before the playoffs.
Unclebaldrick
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CHICAGO -- The Cubs have terminated the stadium disc jockey who played the song "Smack My B - - - - Up" after Aroldis Chapman's outing Sunday night at Wrigley Field.
Still, pretty funny.
Still, pretty funny.
tangerinegreen555
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Those Giants (and everybody else but the Cubs) are doing some stumbling...Pirates are on the upswing after 5 of 6 in LA and SF...
Cubs are the best team but strange things happen in the playoffs. Dog days of September right around the corner, stay healthy
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Unclebaldrick
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Oh i know. I was thinking today that we are likely to face the wild-card team. I fear wild-card teams from the central.Those Giants (and everybody else but the Cubs) are doing some stumbling...Pirates are on the upswing after 5 of 6 in LA and SF...
Cubs are the best team but strange things happen in the playoffs. Dog days of September right around the corner, stay healthy
Unclebaldrick
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tangerinegreen555
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I still remember two 8 team leagues and two 10 team leagues. In 1969, when it became two 12 team leagues, they had to break into divisions and have playoffs to create pennant races...You couldn't have one team run away with everything and 11 teams with declining attendance and interest.
Our legendary announcer, Bob Prince, reminded everyone during the '69 season that ' the best team isn't guaranteed the WS anymore',...the '73 Mets made it at 82-79 after beating a loaded (Bench, Morgan, Rose, Perez, Foster, 22 yr. old rookie Gullet 18-8 in 30 starts, Billingham 19-10) 99-63 Cinci team...
Somebody still has to win 11 (or 12 for a wildcard) post season games in 3 series against teams that will fight like hell if they get good starting pitching...
Anybody who gets hot for a couple weeks at the end, wins.
Our legendary announcer, Bob Prince, reminded everyone during the '69 season that ' the best team isn't guaranteed the WS anymore',...the '73 Mets made it at 82-79 after beating a loaded (Bench, Morgan, Rose, Perez, Foster, 22 yr. old rookie Gullet 18-8 in 30 starts, Billingham 19-10) 99-63 Cinci team...
Somebody still has to win 11 (or 12 for a wildcard) post season games in 3 series against teams that will fight like hell if they get good starting pitching...
Anybody who gets hot for a couple weeks at the end, wins.
Unclebaldrick
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Still, home field counts for a lot. Plus, it is an awesome party.
tangerinegreen555
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A good team counts for a lot too. You're in the driver's seat...but nothing is easy until you're done and you can look back on it...
Unclebaldrick
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tangerinegreen555
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http://m.mlb.com/gameday/pirates-vs-cubs/2016/08/29/448824?partnerId=LR_preview#game_tab=preview,game=448824,game_state=preview
We're bringing up a AAA guy to go against Arrieta tonight... he's 2-7 at AAA, we're hoping for the element of surprise (or shock).
We're going to try to sneak 2 out of 3...what does a team that's 15 games up care?
It's all batting practice and avoiding injuries through September for Chicago.
We're bringing up a AAA guy to go against Arrieta tonight... he's 2-7 at AAA, we're hoping for the element of surprise (or shock).
We're going to try to sneak 2 out of 3...what does a team that's 15 games up care?
It's all batting practice and avoiding injuries through September for Chicago.
Corso312
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I think Pitt gets that wildcard over the Cards, Arrietta hasn't looked to good in awhile..if the playoffs started next week he'd get lit up.
Kidbruv
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Love this Cubs team. Scared of this Cubs team.
Looking forward to a great World Series against y'all. I loosely plan to hop in the car and drive past a couple great lakes to see a game at Wrigley for my first time.
In the meantime, I should focus on getting past Boston and Rangers. Another good race heating up in the AL.
But yeah, nice sweeping of the Pirates tonight.
Here's to hoping for some Sanchez v. Arietta
Cheers
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Looking forward to a great World Series against y'all. I loosely plan to hop in the car and drive past a couple great lakes to see a game at Wrigley for my first time.
In the meantime, I should focus on getting past Boston and Rangers. Another good race heating up in the AL.
But yeah, nice sweeping of the Pirates tonight.
Here's to hoping for some Sanchez v. Arietta
Cheers
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tangerinegreen555
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The Pirates are writing their concession speech.
Just never got started, always around .500, and lost almost every game to Chicago.
Ouch.
Just never got started, always around .500, and lost almost every game to Chicago.
Ouch.
Unclebaldrick
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Yeah, that dawned on me today - the fact that they had dropped outta the wild card race.
Cubs hit 90 wins tonight. They are on a 104 win pace. Last year they had 97 wins and came in 3rd place in the division.
Unclebaldrick
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Going to be a no-hitter tonight!
Unclebaldrick
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Fuck me. I jinxed it.