10/4 Cubs (Haren) @ Brewers (Lopez), 2:10, WGN TV

[mul21]

So, do I bite the bullet and buy the SRO tickets for $64 at Busch Friday night and just have faith in Jake?

[Guest]

normally i'd say ride the butters wave, but an 8 game winning streak gives me pause as far as not letting OMC do his thing

[ctcf]

So who starts the Wild Card thread and how soon can we get it posted?

We're riding the Butters wave

 

this appears to still be up in the air and we are waiting on grandpa fred to confirm the plan of attack.

 

I dunno man, the starters thread has you listed for Wed specifically with OMC in the hold after SSR. GO POST IT.

[ARCubsFan]

So who starts the Wild Card thread and how soon can we get it posted?

We're riding the Butters wave

 

this appears to still be up in the air and we are waiting on grandpa fred to confirm the plan of attack.

 

I dunno man, the starters thread has you listed for Wed specifically with OMC in the hold after SSR. GO POST IT.

You're good to go viewtopic.php?p=3183719#p3183719

[Guest]

Just hold on and let Fred do his thing: viewtopic.php?p=3292721#p3292721

 

There's already been one thread nixed already.

[Butterscup1679666578]

right but i deferred to OMC a few pages ago. i'm fine with riding the hot hand, but i'll start it if it's determined that's what we want to do as well

[Butterscup1679666578]

also i was watching on mlbtv so i didnt see - was there a postgame montage today? is there a video of it yet if so?

[Guest]

also i was watching on mlbtv so i didnt see - was there a postgame montage today? is there a video of it yet if so?

 

there was...it was kind of disappointing.

 

and they made us sit through an absurd amount of commercial breaks to get to it.

[Guest]

So, do I bite the bullet and buy the SRO tickets for $64 at Busch Friday night and just have faith in Jake?

 

worst case you can resell them, so why the hell not

[UMFan83]

So, do I bite the bullet and buy the SRO tickets for $64 at Busch Friday night and just have faith in Jake?

 

Wow only $64 to get in the door? Shows you how spoiled the Cardinals are. I bet you don't get in the door at Wrigley for under $200

[mul21]

also i was watching on mlbtv so i didnt see - was there a postgame montage today? is there a video of it yet if so?

 

I tweeted Len about it and haven't heard anything.

 

Here's all of them since 1989 though.

 

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-08-25/cubs-montage-tribute-keeping-the-dream-alive-wgn-highlights-playoffs-1989-2003-chicago-freiheit-wgn

[Butterscup1679666578]

So, do I bite the bullet and buy the SRO tickets for $64 at Busch Friday night and just have faith in Jake?

 

i bought a $50 SRO ticket last sunday in anticipation for this friday's game. figure if the worst case scenario happens i can find a cards fan friend to sell it to to get my money back

[Fred Hornkohl]

right but i deferred to OMC a few pages ago. i'm fine with riding the hot hand, but i'll start it if it's determined that's what we want to do as well

 

I'm waiting to hear back from SSR. If he defers also, then well continue with OMC's run. Otherwise, we'll go with the W/L records.

 

In the meantime, if you hear people like ct or arcubfan telling you what to do.... well, just consider the source.

 

 

 

Thanx,

 

Fred

[Guest]

i'm thinking about doing the SRO thing in st louis friday too but the only friend i have who isn't married and/or have children doesn't seem crazy about the idea because he has stuff to do saturday morning.

[mul21]

Do we have any idea what time the game will be on Friday in STL?

[Careless]

right but i deferred to OMC a few pages ago. i'm fine with riding the hot hand, but i'll start it if it's determined that's what we want to do as well

 

I'm waiting to hear back from SSR. If he defers also, then well continue with OMC's run. Otherwise, we'll go with the W/L records.

 

In the meantime, if you hear people like ct or arcubfan telling you what to do.... well, just consider the source.

 

 

 

Thanx,

 

Fred

hahahaha CT

[Butterscup1679666578]

i'm thinking about doing the SRO thing in st louis friday too but the only friend i have who isn't married and/or have children doesn't seem crazy about the idea because he has stuff to do saturday morning.

 

im going it alone (have a friend that lives in STL that i'll stay with but he covers the cards so he'll be working). gonna enjoy walking around the stadium, drinking some beer and getting yelled at by the BFIBs

[Andy]

Do we have any idea what time the game will be on Friday in STL?

The chances of it being in prime time, especially if we're in it, are probably somewhere between 99.5 and 100 percent. But nothing is official.

[UMFan83]

Do we have any idea what time the game will be on Friday in STL?

 

Nope but all 4 series have games on that day.

 

I'm guessing Blue Jays/Rangers will be in the afternoon, and Dodgers/Mets will be the last game (only game played west of the Central time zone). So that would leave Royals/WC and Cubs/Cardinals to fill the late afternoon and Primetime slots. If the Astros win the WC game you can bet the Cubs will be the prime time game. If the Yankees win, I still think it would be Cubs/Cards but there's a chance the draw of NYC market pushes that to primetime.

 

Another consideration, since AL and NL are on different networks, does that mean at least 1 AL game has to be in the later 2 games? That would change everything

[UMFan83]

Do we have any idea what time the game will be on Friday in STL?

The chances of it being in prime time, especially if we're in it, are probably somewhere between 99.5 and 100 percent. But nothing is official.

 

Again, my only hesitation is that Dodgers/Mets in LA is almost certainly the late game. So if MLB wants Fox to get an AL game in the later 2 games then it might have no choice but to put Cubs/Cards around 4pm

[UMFan83]

One more thing: on this schedule http://m.mlb.com/postseason-schedule they do not list game times but they way the schedule is ordered does seem kind of random, it has WC/Royals listed at the top then WC/STL, NYM/LAD and then TOR/TEX last. But that doesn't make any sense to have the latest game by the only game played in the Eastern Time Zone.

 

Ok I'm thinking about this way too much

[Andy]

I'd be missing the end of game 1 regardless of when it starts because work, but if it starts at 4 I'd see most of it. I suppose that's not the worst thing

[mul21]

Yeah, I'm thinking this game gets stuck in the 2nd time slot because of the late game in LA and the different networks. Which sucks, because that's about the only time slot all day that won't work for me to be able to go.

[Sammy Sofa]

also i was watching on mlbtv so i didnt see - was there a postgame montage today? is there a video of it yet if so?

 

I tweeted Len about it and haven't heard anything.

 

Here's all of them since 1989 though.

 

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-08-25/cubs-montage-tribute-keeping-the-dream-alive-wgn-highlights-playoffs-1989-2003-chicago-freiheit-wgn

 

Well, all of the ones they could find for the article; they only link to/talk about four of them.

[Guest]

i'm thinking about doing the SRO thing in st louis friday too but the only friend i have who isn't married and/or have children doesn't seem crazy about the idea because he has stuff to do saturday morning.

 

im going it alone (have a friend that lives in STL that i'll stay with but he covers the cards so he'll be working). gonna enjoy walking around the stadium, drinking some beer and getting yelled at by the BFIBs

 

If it weren't for the fact that it's too far to drive there and back in one day (plus I wouldn't be able to do much if that drink beer thing) therefore necessitating hotel expenses too, I'd totally do the same.