General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Brian]

Who had David Ross getting the first* book out trying to capitalize on the Cubs World Series?

 

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/david-ross-chicago-cubs-world-series-hero-homer-book-author-teammate-ken-rosenthal-121416

 

* It's coming out in May so someone might sneak in before him.

[David]

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lmao. i thought maybe there would be something about the hazing stuff in the actual entry, but not even.

[David]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOD18bdjvbO/

 

noooooooooooo javy noooo

[ConstableRabbit]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOD18bdjvbO/

 

noooooooooooo javy noooo

He's posted with Yadi before. Puerto Rican thing.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Neck Tattoo Revival 2016

[weis21]

OK. Now he can be traded for pitching.

[Omar]

does Javy have holes in his shirt?

[davell]

 

Theo and Vedder were playing drunk catch and taking BP at 5 in the morning after Game 6 of the NLCS.

[Banedon]

http://i.imgur.com/saTDDol.jpg

[Tim]

I lost track of where, but I heard Ross is considering an offer to join the front office in some capacity.

[The_Achiever]

 

Theo and Vedder were playing drunk catch and taking BP at 5 in the morning after Game 6 of the NLCS.

 

These past two seasons and the next 5 are shaping up to be a golden age of Cubs baseball. It should be fantastic.

 

It's human nature to even look ahead of that and wonder what comes next. However I have faith that even without Theo (if he decides to move on) this will continue to be a smartly run organization. PTR knows what's up.

[David]

that espn cover is very cool but i kinda would rather someone like KB or Rizz were on there

 

then again, the cavs have JR smith up there so who cares

[JasonMath]

670 AM (Chicago) is replaying the game where Montero hit the walk off home run (September 16) as part of 12 Days of Cubsmas. There will be daily full game broadcasts of pivotal 2016 Cubs games until Christmas!

 

Broadcast schedule: http://sportsradiopd.com/2016/12/670-the-score-introduces-the-12-days-of-cubsmas/

 

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[Banedon]

Theo basically came in and said: Look, this isn’t the place to be. We need to bottom out and acquire as much young talent as possible.

 

“It’s one thing to say that, but it’s another thing to just hit as many home runs as Theo hit. It’s the Addison Russell trade. Incredible. It’s getting (Jake) Arrieta and (Pedro Strop) for (Steve) Clevenger and (Scott Feldman). Bam. (It’s being) fortunate enough to get Kris Bryant (with the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft) after the (Houston Astros took Mark) Appel.

 

“Theo had an obsession with Kyle Schwarber from the year before. And coming into the (2014) draft, ‘Schwarbs’ didn’t have a phenomenal junior year. (Area scout) Stan Zielinski and Theo both deserve a ton of credit for ‘Schwarbs,’ because they never wavered at all.

 

“The plan is great. There are a lot of teams that are trying to execute the same model. But what they don’t have is Theo.”

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-cubs/behind-scenes-wrigley-cubs-winning-world-series-hit-longtime-scout-sam-hughes-tidal

[imb]

I just watched the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 again and holy horsefeathers that was more nerve wracking than I forgot. Chapman had nothing, and Kipnis had a great at-bat (worked a full count, just missed dumping one in the RF corner, had some good hacks, swung and missed at ball 4) and really got bailed out by the Kipnis K and Lindor popping out on the first pitch.

[Liam Neeson]

I just watched the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 again and holy horsefeathers that was more nerve wracking than I forgot. Chapman had nothing, and Kipnis had a great at-bat (worked a full count, just missed dumping one in the RF corner, had some good hacks, swung and missed at ball 4) and really got bailed out by the Kipnis K and Lindor popping out on the first pitch.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-inning-the-cubs-stole/

 

I still get that nervous butterfly feeling seeing those sliders hang. That was the scariest 1-2-3 inning I have ever watched.

[UMFan83]

I just watched the bottom of the 9th of Game 7 again and holy horsefeathers that was more nerve wracking than I forgot. Chapman had nothing, and Kipnis had a great at-bat (worked a full count, just missed dumping one in the RF corner, had some good hacks, swung and missed at ball 4) and really got bailed out by the Kipnis K and Lindor popping out on the first pitch.

 

It felt like an inning where a pitcher is pitching in a blowout and you just hope the hitters cant square it up.

Edited December 21, 2016 by UMFan83

[imb]

and lost in the cute image of Bryant smiling during the third out is that if he sails that throw just a few degrees more, the winning run is on 2nd. God im so glad i dont have to live through those innings ever again without knowing that we win

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I found the bottom of the 8th wildly entertaining on my 2nd viewing. the elation in the Indians dugout and in the stands pleases me knowing that in a matter of a half hour they are absolutely devastated

[Banedon]

[Bryants Disco Ball]

After reading some of the most recent posts, I don't feel so bad now that I still get anxious just thinking about the final innings, let alone watching them.

 

Feels tremendous that we won that. A loss would have been the perfect narrative for Cubs haters or story tellers, about how Joe Maddon's managing can be added to the list with Durham and Bartman and the Goat.

 

Instead, the Cubs won and everything is allllllllllll good pretty much forever now.

[Clem Fandango]

 

“It’s one thing to say that, but it’s another thing to just hit as many home runs as Theo hit. It’s the Addison Russell trade. Incredible. It’s getting (Jake) Arrieta and (Pedro Strop) for (Steve) Clevenger and (Scott Feldman). Bam. (It’s being) fortunate enough to get Kris Bryant (with the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft) after the (Houston Astros took Mark) Appel.

 

 

Okay I'm far from a professional writer but I've always been under the impression a writer adds things in parenthesis to provide further context to attributed quotes when people say things like someones first or last name only. What the horsefeathers is going on in this paragraph?

[David]

 

“It’s one thing to say that, but it’s another thing to just hit as many home runs as Theo hit. It’s the Addison Russell trade. Incredible. It’s getting (Jake) Arrieta and (Pedro Strop) for (Steve) Clevenger and (Scott Feldman). Bam. (It’s being) fortunate enough to get Kris Bryant (with the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft) after the (Houston Astros took Mark) Appel.

 

 

Okay I'm far from a professional writer but I've always been under the impression a writer adds things in parenthesis to provide further context to attributed quotes when people say things like someones first or last name only. What the horsefeathers is going on in this paragraph?

 

or to correct grammar

 

Might've used nicknames in the case of some of those guys? That's all I got

[JennieGarthAlgar]

 

“It’s one thing to say that, but it’s another thing to just hit as many home runs as Theo hit. It’s the Addison Russell trade. Incredible. It’s getting (Jake) Arrieta and (Pedro Strop) for (Steve) Clevenger and (Scott Feldman). Bam. (It’s being) fortunate enough to get Kris Bryant (with the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft) after the (Houston Astros took Mark) Appel.

 

 

Okay I'm far from a professional writer but I've always been under the impression a writer adds things in parenthesis to provide further context to attributed quotes when people say things like someones first or last name only. What the horsefeathers is going on in this paragraph?

 

What he probably said:

 

“It’s one thing to say that, but it’s another thing to just hit as many home runs as Theo hit. It’s the Addison Russell trade... Incredible. It’s getting Arrieta and Stropy for Clevenger and Whatshisface. Bam... Fortunate enough to get Kris Bryant after the Stros took Appel."

[davell]