8/22 Nationals (Lannan) @ Cubs (Marquis) - 1:20 WGN

[TruffleShuffle]

GAUDIN MUST BE HURT

[Hall7810]

Seriously, Gaudin's got nada on his pitches.

 

Wow, last time Harris knocked in 6, he was with the Sox who beat the Cards--the year the Cards won the WS. :)

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Ah fornicate me!

is that the word of the day on your desk calendar?

 

I think it expresses the meaning well since I can't use my incestuous metaphor any longer.

[TruffleShuffle]

Also, I think it's worth noting that the ratio of people complaining about the pessimists to the people venting about the game is 10/2.

 

And this thread is annoying even with that ratio. God could you imagine what it would be if the ratio was reversed? There might be a suicide pact or something.

 

that'd certainly improve the quality of future game threads

 

to have the only two non-crazies dead and a game thread full of unbridled insanity?

 

wait i thought the crazies were killing themselves and we're only losing two rational people.

[Banedon]

GAUDIN MUST BE HURT

 

He's concentrating too much on his hitting, and not on his pitching.

 

Also his release point is too low.

 

And he broke a molar.

 

And he's too emotional.

 

And his potassium is low.

 

And he hasn't drank enough water.

[third eye]

Gah, this one is going to kill our pythags. Nuts.

 

Edit: Adding a :) so that I'm not labeled part of the suicide brigade.

Edited August 22, 2008 by third eye

[Outshined_One]

Ah fornicate me!

is that the word of the day on your desk calendar?

 

I think it expresses the meaning well since I can't use my incestuous metaphor any longer.

 

It works quite nicely in that respect. :)

 

Plus "fornicate" is one of those words that makes me giggle every time I hear it. Kind of like titmouse.

[Hall7810]

GAUDIN MUST BE HURT

 

He's concentrating too much on his hitting, and not on his pitching.

 

Also his release point is too low.

 

And he broke a molar.

 

And he's too emotional.

 

And his potassium is low.

 

And he hasn't drank enough water.

 

 

I see what you did there.

[17 Seconds]

And the best we can do against the Nationals this year is split our season series. Sad.

 

At the end of the year, are you gonna care?

 

If it costs us the division I will

 

If we lose the division, it's not going to be this game that's the cause. It's gonna be the 18 more that we lose down the stretch.

 

If we lose the division by 1 game, splitting the season series vs the worst team in baseball will have had nothig to do with it? Interesting logic.

 

If we lose the division by 1 game, that means we're losing to the likes of the Reds, Pirates, and Astros down the stretch. Those are division teams, that we play a ton of. Those records are much more meaningful than a couple of 3 game series against the Nats.

 

How about this? This game is a tradeoff for the one against the Marlins that we should've lost....

 

You're missing the point. You sid that it won't matter that we split the season series vs the Nats at the end of the season. If we end up losing the division by 1 game, it absolutely will have mattered. Yes there would be a big collapse in September, but that doesn't change the fact that we wouldn't have lost the division if we took care of the worst team in baseball.

 

All I'm sayin is that this team has not clinched anything yet, so people need to stop acting like we've got things wrapped up.

 

Nope. You're missing the point. One loss DOES NOT MATTER. Doesn't matter if what the margin of win/loss at the end is. It's a collective thing. This loss would matter exactly as much the other 49 this year. To put more importance on this game is ignorant.

 

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

[Banedon]

Also, I think it's worth noting that the ratio of people complaining about the pessimists to the people venting about the game is 10/2.

 

And this thread is annoying even with that ratio. God could you imagine what it would be if the ratio was reversed? There might be a suicide pact or something.

 

that'd certainly improve the quality of future game threads

 

to have the only two non-crazies dead and a game thread full of unbridled insanity?

 

wait i thought the crazies were killing themselves and we're only losing two rational people.

 

Could go either way. If the crazies don't kill themselves, the rational might have to just to escape the crazies.

[bukie]

Gaudin gets the Orr swinging, and the inning is over.

[Guest]

Willie Harris had 7 home runs in his career in 1405 PA's coming into the year. He now has 12 this year in 316 PA's.

[Guest]

It's funny how UM has gone from being one of the 2 to one of the 10....

 

I'm proud of UMFan. :)

[bukie]

Jesus pitching now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Also, I think it's worth noting that the ratio of people complaining about the pessimists to the people venting about the game is 10/2.

 

And this thread is annoying even with that ratio. God could you imagine what it would be if the ratio was reversed? There might be a suicide pact or something.

 

that'd certainly improve the quality of future game threads

 

to have the only two non-crazies dead and a game thread full of unbridled insanity?

 

wait i thought the crazies were killing themselves and we're only losing two rational people.

 

Could go either way. If the crazies don't kill themselves, the rational might have to just to escape the crazies.

I'm confused, should I kill myself or not?

[erik316wttn]

Nothing like a drubbing by the worst team in the league to really put things into perspective, eh boys?

[Outshined_One]

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

 

You could also point to the numerous other games the Cubs lost over the course of the season as being equally responsible, whether they were losses to the Brewers or to the Nationals.

[David]

I wonder if there were Bulls fans in like 95-96, when they were around 30-3, terrified that they would lose the next 48 games and miss the playoffs.

 

Especially after that damn loss to the expansion Raptors. YOU CANT LOSE TO THOSE TEAMS, NOT IF YOU'RE REALLY THE BEST TEAM EVER.

 

DAMON STOUDAMIRE MY ASS

[17 Seconds]

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

 

You could also point to the numerous other games the Cubs lost over the course of the season as being equally responsible, whether they were losses to the Brewers or to the Nationals.

 

Of course, ut he said that this game does not matter, then goes on to call ME ignorant.

[TruffleShuffle]

Also, I think it's worth noting that the ratio of people complaining about the pessimists to the people venting about the game is 10/2.

 

And this thread is annoying even with that ratio. God could you imagine what it would be if the ratio was reversed? There might be a suicide pact or something.

 

that'd certainly improve the quality of future game threads

 

to have the only two non-crazies dead and a game thread full of unbridled insanity?

 

wait i thought the crazies were killing themselves and we're only losing two rational people.

 

Could go either way. If the crazies don't kill themselves, the rational might have to just to escape the crazies.

I'm confused, should I kill myself or not?

 

couldn't hurt

[Banedon]

And the best we can do against the Nationals this year is split our season series. Sad.

 

At the end of the year, are you gonna care?

 

If it costs us the division I will

 

If we lose the division, it's not going to be this game that's the cause. It's gonna be the 18 more that we lose down the stretch.

 

If we lose the division by 1 game, splitting the season series vs the worst team in baseball will have had nothig to do with it? Interesting logic.

 

If we lose the division by 1 game, that means we're losing to the likes of the Reds, Pirates, and Astros down the stretch. Those are division teams, that we play a ton of. Those records are much more meaningful than a couple of 3 game series against the Nats.

 

How about this? This game is a tradeoff for the one against the Marlins that we should've lost....

 

You're missing the point. You sid that it won't matter that we split the season series vs the Nats at the end of the season. If we end up losing the division by 1 game, it absolutely will have mattered. Yes there would be a big collapse in September, but that doesn't change the fact that we wouldn't have lost the division if we took care of the worst team in baseball.

 

All I'm sayin is that this team has not clinched anything yet, so people need to stop acting like we've got things wrapped up.

 

Nope. You're missing the point. One loss DOES NOT MATTER. Doesn't matter if what the margin of win/loss at the end is. It's a collective thing. This loss would matter exactly as much the other 49 this year. To put more importance on this game is ignorant.

 

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

 

The what-if game is fun.

 

Again, if we lose the division, that means that we've likely lost the season series to the Reds, and Astros. Why not play the what-if game with division opponents instead of the nationals who we only played 6 games against this season?

[Guest]

I wonder if there were Bulls fans in like 95-96, when they were around 30-3, terrified that they would lose the next 48 games and miss the playoffs.

 

Especially after that damn loss to the expansion Raptors. YOU CANT LOSE TO THOSE TEAMS, NOT IF YOU'RE REALLY THE BEST TEAM EVER.

 

DAMON STOUDAMIRE MY ASS

 

Dude, I remember being more pissed that the Bulls lost in the 72-win season to the Nuggets than that UCLA was eliminated in the first round by Princeton (granted I was in HS but I was a UCLA fan by then).

[Banedon]

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

 

You could also point to the numerous other games the Cubs lost over the course of the season as being equally responsible, whether they were losses to the Brewers or to the Nationals.

 

Of course, ut he said that this game does not matter, then goes on to call ME ignorant.

 

I called the position an ignorant position to take. I never said YOU were ignorant.

[dew1679666265]

Okay, let's say we finish one game out of a playoff spot. If we won the season series vs the Nats, do we finish one game out of a playoff spot? Answer me that question please, instead of calling me ignorant.

 

Just an FYI, the Brewers currently have lost 5 of 9 games to the Cincinnati Reds - the same ones coached by Dusty Baker.

 

So see, we're not the only good team to lose games to bad teams. :D

[Careless]

This gamethread could get itself locked before the game even ends