General Cubs Chit-Chat

[David]

lol looks like they just paint over part of the D to turn it into a C

 

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[wvcbxl]

I really had just assumed the NLCS would be on regular Fox.

 

Fox spent TONS of money to get FS1 going...if they didn't put any big time sports on there, they'd have nothing at all. Everything else gets horsefeathers ratings.

 

They want it to compete with ESPN. And nobody complains if a playoff game is on ESPN.

 

They risk pissing off some people that don't have FS1, but the hope is that customers will complain to the carriers, who will add the channel and pass the costs on to the subscriber.

 

"What the horsefeathers is FS1?" would be my carrier's reaction. 8-)

MLB.TV all the way here (although one of the Dutch channels usually carries the WS)

[David]

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[Banedon]

I really had just assumed the NLCS would be on regular Fox.

 

Fox spent TONS of money to get FS1 going...if they didn't put any big time sports on there, they'd have nothing at all. Everything else gets horsefeathers ratings.

 

They want it to compete with ESPN. And nobody complains if a playoff game is on ESPN.

 

They risk pissing off some people that don't have FS1, but the hope is that customers will complain to the carriers, who will add the channel and pass the costs on to the subscriber.

 

"What the horsefeathers is FS1?" would be my carrier's reaction. 8-)

MLB.TV all the way here (although one of the Dutch channels usually carries the WS)

 

It's probably easier for you to get all the games there than it is here for some people.

[Gilby]

We getting Vasgersian and Smoltz again for the NLCS? Does Buck only do the World Series now?

[Banedon]

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-chicago-cubs-are-baseballs-best-smelling-team-1476375271

 

In their quest to win their first World Series since 1908, the Chicago Cubs once brought in a Greek orthodox priest to spray their dugout with holy water. It didn’t work.

 

This year, Cubs relief pitcher Hector Rondon is appealing to a supernatural power with something more potent: Sexual Paris by Michel Germain.

[Banedon]

We getting Vasgersian and Smoltz again for the NLCS? Does Buck only do the World Series now?

 

Buck and Smoltz

 

http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/latestnews/2016/10/06/fox-sports-embarks-on-hunt-for-october-with-announcement-of-mlb-

[jersey cubs fan]

good, now vasgersian can go back in my baseball video game

[badger]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

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If he's moving at all, then I want him on the World Series roster. Hell, even if he can't move, we can wheel him out to the batter's box and he can crawl around the bases.

[Cubswin11]

Has it been reported at all if he's even swinging a bat yet? Whether it's vs pitching or off a tee? It seems the only little updates we get are him doing drills in the OF.

[UMFan83]

Stupid UMfan thing that means nothing and is mildly interesting at best but can't resist typing it out anyways:

 

This is the 5th NLCS appearance for the Cubs. In their previous 4 appearances they've won 0,1,2 and 3 games. So this MUST mean that the Cubs are destined to win 4 this time.

[philosophizer75]

First response to the "All the game start times are 7:08" tweet was pretty good.

 

"7:08? You mean 19:08 in military time?"

[Agony and Ivy]

Has it been reported at all if he's even swinging a bat yet? Whether it's vs pitching or off a tee? It seems the only little updates we get are him doing drills in the OF.

 

He's been swinging for a little while now.

[David]

Has it been reported at all if he's even swinging a bat yet? Whether it's vs pitching or off a tee? It seems the only little updates we get are him doing drills in the OF.

 

He's not. They've said they don't want him torquing his knee like that yet.

 

EDIT - I can't find where the hell I heard/read it, but it was within the last few days.

[Tim]

Stupid UMfan thing that means nothing and is mildly interesting at best but can't resist typing it out anyways:

 

This is the 5th NLCS appearance for the Cubs. In their previous 4 appearances they've won 0,1,2 and 3 games. So this MUST mean that the Cubs are destined to win 4 this time.

I look forward to getting back next year and winning five.

[Bull]

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Don't DO that to me!

[BigSlick]

There's actually no one I would want to drop on the roster for a hella rusty Kyle Scwharber even if he was 100% healthy, but if they activated him they would have the biggest and best cajones in the history of baseball and I would love it forever

[badger]

There's actually no one I would want to drop on the roster for a hella rusty Kyle Scwharber even if he was 100% healthy, but if they activated him they would have the biggest and best cajones in the history of baseball and I would love it forever

 

I'd drop seal boy in 3 seconds flat. Hell we didn't want to use him once in the Giants series.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

There's actually no one I would want to drop on the roster for a hella rusty Kyle Scwharber even if he was 100% healthy, but if they activated him they would have the biggest and best cajones in the history of baseball and I would love it forever

 

I'd drop seal boy in 3 seconds flat. Hell we didn't want to use him once in the Giants series.

 

Are we sure that they didn't leave him by Pier 39?

 

http://geektreks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/San-Francisco-Fishermans-Wharf-Sea-Lions-at-Pier-3-73037306730967f28124.jpg

[David]

apparently dex got everybody blue jordan 12's

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLhKh2LBEuH/

 

coghlan wears the same shoe size as me lol

[Cubswin11]

No way seal boy is a size 11. He's totally the type of guy to lie about his shoe size. He's probably a size 9

[Ding Dong Johnson]

that's a bunch of freaks. I rock a 13, and I only used to be a world class athlete

[Buster]

In a team full of likable dudes and John Lackey, Dex might be the most likable.

[wvcbxl]

It's probably easier for you to get all the games there than it is here for some people.

 

I get all of them ... in the middle of the night.