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Well at least my first born due in February will come into the world on the 100 year anniversary. Kind of cool, huh?

the ws in 1908 was in Feb?

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I can't even express how happy I am to have dropped a bunch of money to fly to Chicago. Next time the Cubs make the playoffs I'll just burn some money instead.

 

hey chicago is a nice city... enjoy the vacation and the city, don't let the cubs ruin it for you.

 

Go shopping before sales tax goes to 11%

Don't shop in Cchicago. Aside from my wife's wedding dress, I can't think of the last time someone in my family bought something there. They're stuck in the 17th century mindset.

 

They only accept gold coins?

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I can't even express how happy I am to have dropped a bunch of money to fly to Chicago. Next time the Cubs make the playoffs I'll just burn some money instead.

 

hey chicago is a nice city... enjoy the vacation and the city, don't let the cubs ruin it for you.

 

Go shopping before sales tax goes to 11%

Don't shop in Cchicago. Aside from my wife's wedding dress, I can't think of the last time someone in my family bought something there. They're stuck in the 17th century mindset.

 

Why?

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Things on my mind:

 

-Maybe having Lilly throw on Sunday was not such a great idea

 

He would have thrown on the side otherwise.

 

-There was a thread where someone asked who the Cub killer of the series is going to be. I said Stephen Drew. Point for me

 

-You guys think Z's arm will be in good shape to start the season opener next March? Afterall, he did only throw 85 pitches yesterday.

 

This is why it was such an awful decision - just because the Cubs have the pitching advantage in games 2 and 3 doesn't mean they will certainly force game 4.

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Does anyone have the stats on teams going 0-2 to win a five game series? Probably not good and with Webb in Game 5 if we get there, this is not going to end well.

 

I don't have the overall stats, but I know one team who in 1984 came back to win a five game series after being down 0-2.

 

I also remember a team that was left for dead in '03 that needed to win three games in a row and they did it. Maybe the getting ahead in series thing has not worked out so well for the Cubs so they are going to try doing it the other way. What's the point in not pulling for them until they are eliminated? Everyone thought the two games in Chicago were favorable match ups. They turn it around at home and win those two and then it is 1 game back in AZ that can go either way. If they wind up losing in Chicago, at least you can say you supported your team to the end. Seems a lot better than bailing when they were down two games.

 

You do realize that there are a bunch of schizophrenics on here, right? If we blow out the D-backs in game three a bunch of the posters spewing sour grapes now will swear we're back in the series. People need to recognize that the D-backs just held serve at home. Yes, we're one loss from elimination, but the D-backs held serve at home and we are just going to have to do the same at Wrigley. The series will be tough to win, but it's not over.

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-There was a thread where someone asked who the Cub killer of the series is going to be. I said Stephen Drew. Point for me

 

you could've named about 8 guys and been right, no point for you

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Does anyone have the stats on teams going 0-2 to win a five game series? Probably not good and with Webb in Game 5 if we get there, this is not going to end well.

 

I don't have the overall stats, but I know one team who in 1984 came back to win a five game series after being down 0-2.

 

I also remember a team that was left for dead in '03 that needed to win three games in a row and they did it. Maybe the getting ahead in series thing has not worked out so well for the Cubs so they are going to try doing it the other way. What's the point in not pulling for them until they are eliminated? Everyone thought the two games in Chicago were favorable match ups. They turn it around at home and win those two and then it is 1 game back in AZ that can go either way. If they wind up losing in Chicago, at least you can say you supported your team to the end. Seems a lot better than bailing when they were down two games.

 

Completely agree, but this series has been disheartening.

 

And this is kind of how Boston ended their streak....

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Well at least my first born due in February will come into the world on the 100 year anniversary. Kind of cool, huh?

the ws in 1908 was in Feb?

 

I'll have to ask my great-great-great-grandfather. Hang on.

TruffleShuffle Cooperstown

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Does anyone have the stats on teams going 0-2 to win a five game series? Probably not good and with Webb in Game 5 if we get there, this is not going to end well.

 

I don't have the overall stats, but I know one team who in 1984 came back to win a five game series after being down 0-2.

 

I also remember a team that was left for dead in '03 that needed to win three games in a row and they did it. Maybe the getting ahead in series thing has not worked out so well for the Cubs so they are going to try doing it the other way. What's the point in not pulling for them until they are eliminated? Everyone thought the two games in Chicago were favorable match ups. They turn it around at home and win those two and then it is 1 game back in AZ that can go either way. If they wind up losing in Chicago, at least you can say you supported your team to the end. Seems a lot better than bailing when they were down two games.

 

Completely agree, but this series has been disheartening.

 

And this is kind of how Boston ended their streak....

 

boston had good players, however

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I can't even express how happy I am to have dropped a bunch of money to fly to Chicago. Next time the Cubs make the playoffs I'll just burn some money instead.

 

hey chicago is a nice city... enjoy the vacation and the city, don't let the cubs ruin it for you.

 

Go shopping before sales tax goes to 11%

Don't shop in Cchicago. Aside from my wife's wedding dress, I can't think of the last time someone in my family bought something there. They're stuck in the 17th century mindset.

 

They only accept gold coins?

 

Nice.

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nilodnayr

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is 8 straight walks too much to ask?

 

Well unless we trot Ward, Soto, Murton, Soto, Ward, Soto, Soto, and Ward out there, then the answer is yes.

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