4/21 Cubs (Wood) @ Pirates (Liriano) 6:05 WGN

[ScrubMD]

Our lineup 1 year ago today:

 

Bonifacio

Sweeney

Rizzo

Schierholtz

Castro

Olt

Castillo

Barney

 

LOLOLOLOLOL

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

[Guest]

Our lineup 1 year ago today:

 

Bonifacio

Sweeney

Rizzo

Schierholtz

Castro

Olt

Castillo

Barney

 

LOLOLOLOLOL

 

#WAVES

 

#wearegood

[Guest]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

 

refuse to give theo ANY credit lmfao you god damn idiot

[Guest]

the biggest dong of all will be theo as he waves it around once we win our own world serieseseses

[Hairyducked Idiot]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

 

refuse to give theo ANY credit lmfao you [expletive] idiot

 

I'm going to give him negative credit just to spite you.

[Brian]

http://www.obnoxiousbostonfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Theo-Cigar.jpg

 

don't hate

[Guest]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

 

refuse to give theo ANY credit lmfao you [expletive] idiot

 

I'm going to give him negative credit just to spite you.

 

fwiw i said GD not the f word. it sounds way more harsh with the censor.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

It was probably all McLeod anyway.

[ScrubMD]

Imagine if Javy ever learns how to not strike out every time.

[Gilby]

What # for Russell? 9? It's time to blow some serious cash on cubs.com I think.

 

Our front office is [expletive] ingenious btw. Next 20 games in division, this timing isnt coincidental.

 

9 is taken. Probably #6 or something.

[Guest]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

 

refuse to give theo ANY credit lmfao you [expletive] idiot

Yeah, I get holding a grudge that he tanked three years to make it happen, but they have executed that plan very well.

[Guest]

whatever kyle just be happy you get to have boston theo now like you've been asking for

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Yeah, I get holding a grudge that he tanked three years to make it happen, but they have executed that plan very well.

 

It's the game thread, I don't have to be rational.

 

I'm gonna claim that Bryant and Russell fell into his lap and was all luck.

[Andy]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

You have a fair point, but part of this stuff is luck, and I don't think Theo (or anyone now celebrating him here) would say otherwise. And he hit enough unequivocal home runs over the last couple of years to get a good deal of credit.

 

And this is coming from one of the most anti-tanking people on this board. It sucked. But this team might just be really [expletive] awesome, and it definitely is really [expletive] fun. Can't help but credit a fair bit of that to Theo.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm just trollingemploying hilarious satire.

 

Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy and we haven't done anything yet but be 2 games over .500. We can enjoy Addison Russell Day without throwing down handies for our GM Team President.

[Guest]

...Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy....

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=16,a

[Hairyducked Idiot]

...Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy....

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=16,a

 

I really, really hope FIP is right and there's nothing wrong with how Lester is pitching.

[Guest]

...Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy....

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2015&month=0&season1=2015&ind=0&team=0,ts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sort=16,a

 

I really, really hope FIP is right and there's nothing wrong with how Lester is pitching.

 

There's stuff wrong along with the stuff that isn't wrong...think he just needs to feel out his cutter. It's his best pitch and he doesn't have it yet.

 

IIRC, he tends to start most seasons at least a little slow.

[seanimal]

I'm just trollingemploying hilarious satire.

 

Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy and we haven't done anything yet but be 2 games over .500. We can enjoy Addison Russell Day without throwing down handies for our GM Team President.

 

real talk: team fip is tops in the league and we're on pace for 93 wins welp can't get much more average than that

[Guest]

I'm just trollingemploying hilarious satire.

 

Real talk though: Our pitching is scary and iffy and we haven't done anything yet but be 2 games over .500. We can enjoy Addison Russell Day without throwing down handies for our GM Team President.

 

real talk: team fip is tops in the league and we're on pace for 93 wins welp can't get much more average than that

 

and what the offense has done thus far is seemingly fairly sustainable given the approach

[DiamondMind]

http://i.imgur.com/EdF8KvH.gif

[Guest]

yeah, [expletive] theo for getting all these good players.

 

@#$! Theo for blowing off three full seasons to do it. And all it would have taken was for the Astros to take Bryant and leave us with Appel and Beane not going nutso and we'd still be talking about how he hasn't had enough time to fully implement his plan.

 

I'm going to enjoy every second of this *and* refuse to give Theo any credit, and all ya'll can just deal with it.

 

refuse to give theo ANY credit lmfao you [expletive] idiot

 

I'm going to give him negative credit just to spite you.

 

fwiw i said GD not the f word. it sounds way more harsh with the censor.

 

I'd have allowed either.

[TruffleShuffle]

the biggest dong of all will be theo as he waves it around once we win our own world serieseseses

 

kyle the sadsack will still be wearing sweatpants in the basement griping that the cubs didn't win it a year or two earlier.