General Cubs Chit-Chat

[Ding Dong Johnson]

let's get the season going already. I need a new one of these

 

https://www.facebook.com/CubsWinFlyTheW/videos/696963863813858/

[Bull]

Gets me every time.

[Derwood]

let's get the season going already. I need a new one of these

 

https://www.facebook.com/CubsWinFlyTheW/videos/696963863813858/

 

I didn't cry when we won (I was too exhausted and emotionally spent) but I just cried watching that video. Damn

[mul21]

Gets me every time.

 

Yep.

[David]

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yessssssssss

[Ding Dong Johnson]

https://www.facebook.com/Cubs/videos/10154884145455659

[Proven Veteran]

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yessssssssss

Oh man, I need to get one of those.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

let's get the season going already. I need a new one of these

 

https://www.facebook.com/CubsWinFlyTheW/videos/696963863813858/

 

This video continues to be the reason why I will forever be changed as a sports fan.

 

The Cubs won't be WS champs every season. But to get to experience even one, and to always have this video to watch............finally. It's all good.

[Brian707]

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yessssssssss

 

 

horsefeathers, I guess I am getting a jersey and a hat.

[davell]

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Schwarber walks into the draft room....

 

"Let's horsefeathering go. Get some horsefeathering players! Let's do this horsefeathers!" Walks out of the room.

 

Seriously. This man is awesome.

[NOLA]

 

Schwarber walks into the draft room....

 

"Let's horsefeathering go. Get some horsefeathering players! Let's do this horsefeathers!" Walks out of the room.

 

Seriously. This man is awesome.

He taught the son of the Cubs catching instructor how to talk to girls. Are you horsefeathering kidding me?

[David]

Eat up the schadenfreude

 

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A lot of significance right then, maybe a lot more consequence into the extended future for two powerful franchises, literally passing in the night.

 

A lot of everything.

Obviously and urgently, there was the Giants’ bullpen trying — and failing, utterly — to close out the ninth inning of Game 4 of the NLDS.

 

Directly and immediately, it was the end of the Giants’ season, and their even-year magic, when the bullpen gave up a 5-2 lead and the Cubs moved onto the NLCS with a 6-5 victory.

 

For history’s sake, this was about the Cubs grinding through the postseason to ultimately end their 108-year championship drought.

 

And now, a few months later, from the Giants’ long-term perspective, that series, game and inning feel like the beginning of something larger than anything the Giants have had to face since their three-title run began in 2010.

 

Basically, what the Giants (and all other teams) are looking at now: The dawning of a potential Cubs Era in the National League and baseball as a whole.

 

Which might not be too fun for anybody else, especially including the team that got used to winning World Series championships every other year.

 

This doesn’t mean Buster Posey, Madison Bumgarner and Bruce Bochy can’t lead the Giants to another title this season or the next few seasons; they still have a great manager, some great players, a lot of money, and an aggressive front office.

 

But it will be geometrically more difficult now that the Cubs are established and aiming for more, and it all shifted with that blown ninth inning, because …

 

• The Cubs handed the Giants their first playoff elimination in the Bochy-Posey-Bumgarner period.

 

In October, from 2010-on, the Giants knew that if they just stayed alive in a series, they’d find a way to outlast the opponent. You know: “Championship blood.”

 

Until last October.

 

• The Cubs are young, strong, minting money and run by very smart people — and seem like a franchise poised to go on a big run.

 

They’re like what the Dodgers want to be.

 

After October, the Cubs do feel like a budding mini- or maximum-dynasty — they won 103 games last season, most in the majors since St. Louis won 105 in 2004 (and then the Cardinals got swept in the World Series by Boston).

 

For instance, 2016 NL MVP Kris Bryant is 25, Anthony Rizzo is 27, Addison Russell 23, and Kyle Schwarber, Willson Contreras and Javy Baez are 24.

 

In addition, the Chicago front office has the brainpower, will and money to fill whatever void necessary, such as the move to sign closer Wade Davis last offseason.

 

Comparatively, Posey turns 30 this month, Hunter Pence is 33, Brandon Crawford is 30, new-addition Mark Melancon will be 32 this month, Johnny Cueto is 31 and can opt-out of his contract this season, and the Giants finally had to re-do the back end of their bullpen.

 

Bumgarner is still only 27 but will be coming up on a monster contract soon enough.

 

This is not just a day-to-day challenge for the Giants, it’s an existential threat.

 

I’m sure all of the franchise’s top officials understand it.

 

I don’t think it changes how they approach this season — they’re good enough to take another swing at Chicago, for sure, and they almost had the Cubs last season.

 

But it probably filters into how the Giants plan for 2018, 2019 and beyond, and how they value 2017, as maybe one of their last chances to maximize the Posey/Bumgarner era just as the Cubs begin to flex their muscles.

 

Nobody should think that the Giants’ window has officially closed, but what happens if the Cubs just slam it shut themselves?

[jersey cubs fan]

Huge pet peeve of mine

 

In addition, the Chicago front office has the brainpower, will and money to fill whatever void necessary, such as the move to sign closer Wade Davis last offseason.

[David]

Huge pet peeve of mine

 

In addition, the Chicago front office has the brainpower, will and money to fill whatever void necessary, such as the move to sign closer Wade Davis last offseason.

 

Yeah, I'm a stickler for the Oxford comma too.

[David]

Kidding, but I'm a bit more annoyed when people refer to signings as trades. Like this (pinned) Tweet...

 

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/missykaybm/status/823650798416576512[/tweet]

 

 

EDIT: whoops, spoilered for nsfw language

Edited March 28, 2017 by David

[jersey cubs fan]

that's inexcusable, but it was also a dumb fan.

 

a quality writer is making that mistake.

[Banedon]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-chicago-cubs-a-dynasty-in-the-making/

 

As currently constructed, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have set the team up to dominate the sport for the next five years.

[jersey cubs fan]

[Post Count Padder]

Jersey for the :flythew:

[Liam Neeson]

Let the 10 Day DL manipulation begin!

[Tim]

I wonder who is heading to the DL

[Post Count Padder]

I wonder who is heading to the DL

Duensing.

[Banedon]

[Sammy Sofa]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-chicago-cubs-a-dynasty-in-the-making/

 

As currently constructed, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have set the team up to dominate the sport for the next five years.

 

Man, there are some trifling, whining Dodgers fans all over those comments.

[17 Seconds]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-chicago-cubs-a-dynasty-in-the-making/

 

As currently constructed, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have set the team up to dominate the sport for the next five years.

 

Man, there are some trifling, whining Dodgers fans all over those comments.

 

i've been celebrating the title so much for the last 5 months that i kind of forgot that we also knocked out the dodgers and their awful fans hate us now. that's fun, i like that.