9/5 Winners (Lilly) @ DBR (Arroyo) 6:10 PM CST CSN+

[Guest]

hahaha I can't believe there are multiple people that don't think we're making the playoffs

 

"Making" the playoffs is not the ultimate goal. My concern is not about making the playoffs, because we will. My concern is with how crappy they're playing in getting there the last 3 weeks. This is pitiful.

 

At this rate, we're going to get swept out of the playoffs just like last year, after this great season.

there is no 'this rate' because it is impossible they will play this bad getting into the playoffs

 

I mean yeah if they are on a 0-30 run going into october I'm with you but that will never happen.

 

How about if they're 8-22 or so heading into the playoffs? Would we have cause for concern?

 

Do you really think they're going to go 8-22 the rest of the way?

[Brian]

hahaha I can't believe there are multiple people that don't think we're making the playoffs

 

"Making" the playoffs is not the ultimate goal. My concern is not about making the playoffs, because we will. My concern is with how crappy they're playing in getting there the last 3 weeks. This is pitiful.

 

At this rate, we're going to get swept out of the playoffs just like last year, after this great season.

there is no 'this rate' because it is impossible they will play this bad getting into the playoffs

 

I mean yeah if they are on a 0-30 run going into october I'm with you but that will never happen.

 

How about if they're 8-22 or so heading into the playoffs? Would we have cause for concern?

 

2 of the last 3 World Series winners pretty much did that. Not that I'm saying I'd like them to do that.

[BigSlick]

I forgot Jon Lieber was still alive.

[InconspicuousZ28]

Thanks for the deep outing, Ted.

 

Hopefully Lieber will stop the bleeding.

[ChiCubsfan0502]

Here comes D-lee. :-"

[CubInOK]

Thanks for the deep outing, Ted.

 

Hopefully Lieber will stop the bleeding.

That was actually a pretty quick inning.

[TruffleShuffle]

nice inning by lieber... not to jump to conclusions or anything, but maybe he should start game 1 of the playoffs if we get there.

[InconspicuousZ28]

hahaha I can't believe there are multiple people that don't think we're making the playoffs

 

"Making" the playoffs is not the ultimate goal. My concern is not about making the playoffs, because we will. My concern is with how crappy they're playing in getting there the last 3 weeks. This is pitiful.

 

At this rate, we're going to get swept out of the playoffs just like last year, after this great season.

there is no 'this rate' because it is impossible they will play this bad getting into the playoffs

 

I mean yeah if they are on a 0-30 run going into october I'm with you but that will never happen.

 

How about if they're 8-22 or so heading into the playoffs? Would we have cause for concern?

 

Do you really think they're going to go 8-22 the rest of the way?

 

I don't expect it, but we do have a few rough series coming up.

[UMFan83]

Lets see if people can guess how the Cubs last run was scored.................GO

[Schwarber Fan]

How about back to back to back HRs?

[PrimeTime]

I remember when this team was clicking on all cylinders when we played Milwaukee and Atlanta. That was fun.

[mlarner]

Aram with another error tonight. Any ideas whats going on with him the past couple of weeks?

[BigSlick]

nice inning by lieber... not to jump to conclusions or anything, but maybe he should start game 1 of the playoffs if we get there.

Lieber piggybacked by Wuertz for game 1 I think

 

then Marshall and Hill for 2 and 3 respectively

[UMFan83]

Lets see if people can guess how the Cubs last run was scored.................GO

 

OK since no one will bite, it was an RBI double by Frank Chance.

[Schwarber Fan]

Lets see if people can guess how the Cubs last run was scored.................GO

 

OK since no one will bite, it was an RBI double by Frank Chance.

 

Edmonds HR

[TruffleShuffle]

nice inning by lieber... not to jump to conclusions or anything, but maybe he should start game 1 of the playoffs if we get there.

Lieber piggybacked by Wuertz for game 1 I think

 

then Marshall and Hill for 2 and 3 respectively

 

i like it... that's the type of outside-the-box thinking that will put the cubs over the top.

[UMFan83]

nice inning by lieber... not to jump to conclusions or anything, but maybe he should start game 1 of the playoffs if we get there.

Lieber piggybacked by Wuertz for game 1 I think

 

then Marshall and Hill for 2 and 3 respectively

 

Koyie can pitch?

[WrigleyinEngland]

Seeing as no one is supposed to say anything bad or get down on the team cos this is just a 'slump' when are people actually going to get a little tetchy? when the phillies are 6 behind? 5 ? 4? or when we're praying for the phils and mets to knock each other out the wildcard??

[PrimeTime]

We need a team of all Jimmy Ballgames

[UMFan83]

Seeing as no one is supposed to say anything bad or get down on the team cos this is just a 'slump' when are people actually going to get a little tetchy? when the phillies are 6 behind? 5 ? 4? or when we're praying for the phils and mets to knock each other out the wildcard??

 

I'm going to say within 5 games.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Three hits...all infield singles?

 

That's impressive.

[UMFan83]

17 straight innings without a run by the Cubs offense.

[Sosa21MVP]

As far as the negative versus positive posting argument goes, I generally expect to see both kinds of posts in these game threads and most of the negative stuff isn't quite so bad....and you get a lot of quality sarcasm mixed in there too.

 

But....there are certain posters on these boards that just seem to absolutely revel in the negativity and never seem to post at all unless things are going bad....then they predict bad outcomes and when the bad outcomes come true, they almost seem giddy that it happened. Those are the people who make the game threads not so enjoyable. And it's these people that cause me to just leave the game threads alone when they are present because it's just not worth it.

 

Having said that....I don't see any of those people here so far so I don't want anyone in this thread thinking that I am taking subtle shots at them. I'm not.

 

Now back to baseball. :clapping:

[Cubs08]

17 straight shutout innings

[TruffleShuffle]

hey guys i don't know if you were aware, but the cubs haven't scored a run in 17 straight innings. i'll make sure to update this next inning in case the cubs don't score then.