john lackey sucks and we were always right to hate him

[Old Style]

He has a face that is begging to be punched.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Joe Nathan and John Lackey: Separated at Birth. Discuss

[Omar]

I googled for a cartoon drawing of John Lackey. This was the only thing I could find

 

[Thed Hoyerstein]

I googled for a cartoon drawing of John Lackey. This was the only thing I could find

 

 

needs more teeth

[Omar]

What it needs is a Cubs logo on that hat

[shnsajax]

Could also be Gary Gaetti.

[Bull]

He's still pissed at Javy for taking him deep in Game 4. And there's literally no chance Javy even knows who he is.

This is my favorite nsbb meme

[Bull]

"Fair expectations? We're trying to win a World Series. I didn't come here for a haircut," Lackey said. "I came here for jewelry."

[Omar]

"Fair expectations? We're trying to win a World Series. I didn't come here for a haircut," Lackey said. "I came here for jewelry."

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/98KZOXF.png

[Sammy Sofa]

Normally it would be a little off-putting that that cartoon looks disturbingly like something out of a Nazi newspaper political cartoon, but in Lackey's case I'll allow it.

[CubsWin]

Right now, our beloved John Lackey is the only Cubs pitcher without double-digit wins at 8-7.

 

The last Cubs team with 5 double-digit win pitchers was 1993 when Greg Hibbard (15), Jose Guzman (12), Mike Morgan (10), Mike Harkey (10) and Jose Bautista, who got his 10th win in his final start of the season on September 27th.

 

Two more wins for Shawn Estes (8-11) would've done it in 2003. One more win for Kevin Tapani (9-14) would've given them 5 in 2001.

 

On the flip side, the Cubs didn't have single pitcher win double-digit games in 2012 or 2013, and only one, Jake Arrieta with 10 wins, in 2014. Man, things changed quickly around here. It's almost as if Theo and Jed had a plan.

 

Of course, the Cubs (and most of baseball) didn't fully commit to a 5-man rotation until the late 70s. The Dodgers first used it in 1971 and 72. Dropped it in '74 but returned to it the next year and starters went a lot deeper into games back then, so finding 5 double-digit win seasons prior to that was slightly more difficult.

 

However the Cubs would do it '72, '69 and '68. It was Fergie Jenkins (20-12), Milt Pappas (17-7), Bill Hands (11-8), Burt Hooton (11-14) and a rookie named Rick Reuschel (10-8) in 1972. Reuschel would go on to 9 consecutive double-digit win seasons after that.

 

In '69, the Cubs had a masterful 4-man rotation of Jenkins (21-15), Hands (20-14), Ken Holtzman (17-13) and Dick Selma (10-8). But relief pitcher extraordinaire, Phil Regan, compiled a 12-6 record in 71 relief appearances to make it 5.

 

In '68, it was Jenkins, Hands, Holtzman and Joe Niekro with Phil Regan winning 10 games and getting 25 saves in 68 appearances. Prior to that, you have to go back to 1945.

 

So, if Lackey wins 2 more games this season, it will be the 1st time in 23 years that the Cubs will have had 5 double-digit win pitchers. That's long enough to be historic in my book. Come on, John...

[Omar]

Username makes post.

[Clem Fandango]

Here's some good reading:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/40425/john-lackey-qa-what-annoys-him-about-baseball-today-a-lot-of-things

 

What annoys you about the game of baseball? Anything?

 

JL: There’s a lot of things that annoy me. This game is getting really soft. You can’t even break up two, for God sakes, and you’re getting a review. When I came into the league, if you didn’t go hard into second base, one of your teammates is going to have a talk with you in the corner of the dugout. Now guys just peel off. The game is getting soft.

 

Enjoy!

[jersey cubs fan]

Cause baseball was always such a hard mans game

[Sammy Sofa]

Here's some good reading:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/40425/john-lackey-qa-what-annoys-him-about-baseball-today-a-lot-of-things

 

What annoys you about the game of baseball? Anything?

 

JL: There’s a lot of things that annoy me. This game is getting really soft. You can’t even break up two, for God sakes, and you’re getting a review. When I came into the league, if you didn’t go hard into second base, one of your teammates is going to have a talk with you in the corner of the dugout. Now guys just peel off. The game is getting soft.

 

Enjoy!

 

http://i.giphy.com/OzwmrmJfFpYRi.gif

[Derwood]

Here's some good reading:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/40425/john-lackey-qa-what-annoys-him-about-baseball-today-a-lot-of-things

 

What annoys you about the game of baseball? Anything?

 

JL: There’s a lot of things that annoy me. This game is getting really soft. You can’t even break up two, for God sakes, and you’re getting a review. When I came into the league, if you didn’t go hard into second base, one of your teammates is going to have a talk with you in the corner of the dugout. Now guys just peel off. The game is getting soft.

 

Enjoy!

 

http://i.giphy.com/OzwmrmJfFpYRi.gif

 

You better have another cup of coffee if you've sunk to stealing my lame jokes

 

 

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=681&p=59502#p59502

[Banedon]

Here's some good reading:

 

http://www.espn.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/40425/john-lackey-qa-what-annoys-him-about-baseball-today-a-lot-of-things

 

What annoys you about the game of baseball? Anything?

 

JL: There’s a lot of things that annoy me. This game is getting really soft. You can’t even break up two, for God sakes, and you’re getting a review. When I came into the league, if you didn’t go hard into second base, one of your teammates is going to have a talk with you in the corner of the dugout. Now guys just peel off. The game is getting soft.

 

Enjoy!

 

I mean, all those answers were exactly what I expected John Lackey to say.

 

Also, Jesse Rogers is terrible.

[Sammy Sofa]

You better have another cup of coffee if you've sunk to stealing my lame jokes

 

 

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=681&p=59502#p59502

 

It's unfair to expect us to remember anything but the bad Derwood posts.

[Omar]

Toothy McBucktooth was on the cover of the Sun Times today

 

http://i.imgur.com/MtxdY7P.png

 

Not sure if they mean "Lackey's bite" in a literal sense...

[CubinNY]

Toothy McBucktooth was on the cover of the Sun Times today

 

sniped%20for%20the%20sake%20of%20the%20children

 

Not sure if they mean "Lackey's bite" in a literal sense...

Subtext: The Cubs are better because they have a dickish horsefeathers prick premadonna on the team. They should have traded for AJ Pierzinski (sp?). Just think how good they could be.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

premadonna

[David]

prima donna is a really weird way to describe john lackey anyway

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, "mule faced funky butt licker" is much more accurate.

[Thusly Boned]

Yeah, "mule faced funky butt licker" is much more accurate.

 

He really looks like the love child of Shrek and Donkey.

[CubinNY]

prima donna is a really weird way to describe john lackey anyway

Nope. He's about as temperamental on the mound as any pitcher I've ever seen.