remember when we thought we were special thread

[treebird]

this is the thread for posting about what it was like to think we might have a superteam instead of just a normal good team

 

they were good days. i miss them.

[David]

i have to laugh when even the trademark tree over the top fatalism thread can't be real fatalism

[Ding Dong Johnson]

word to your mother

[17 Seconds]

at least it stopped the run differential posts

[UMFan83]

We are a super team. Just one that is completely banged up.

 

This will keep us from true greatness in the regular season but assuming we get healthy will keep us well positioned to win in October

[raw]

If you take out the 25-6 start and the 10-1 stretch, the Cubs are 12-17. If you take out all their wins, they are 0-24.

[UMFan83]

If you take out the 25-6 start and the 10-1 stretch, the Cubs are 12-17. If you take out all their wins, they are 0-24.

 

Record in June:

 

Cubs 12-9

Reds 11-9

 

Omg were almost as bad as the Reds

[Sammys Boombox]

I mean, the run differential is still pretty good...

[Hairyducked Idiot]

There's still Bryant 25 and 26 coming up in 2017 and 2018. If you think THIS woulda/coulda/shoulda been a super team...shyiiiit, this is the tip of the iceberg or whatever phrase works.

 

The pitching will be old as balls those years. Defending our World Series will be rough.

[Derwood]

this is the thread for posting about what it was like to think we might have a superteam instead of just a normal good team

 

they were good days. i miss them.

 

[Omar]

[Old Style]

Now the Cubs are on pace to only win 107 games. What a major disappointment.

[minnesotacubsfan]

After the StL series I had only one thought: TRADE EVERYONE

 

 

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[BigSlick]

this thread is somehow more savage because it's grounded

 

Dreams of 116 floating away...

[Andy]

this thread is somehow more savage because it's grounded

 

Dreams of 116 floating away...

If we'd had better luck in coin-flip games we'd have a chance still, but at this point the injuries are starting to pile up. Schwarber, Soler, Fowler all have hit the DL (none back yet), LaStella, one of the major fill-ins for the three DL'd guys, is himself on the DL, and if this Rizzo thing results in a DL stint (I doubt it will, but who knows), that's yet another key piece on the shelf.

 

I guess there's some sort of irony here that we've had essentially zero pitcher injuries and so many of our hitters have gotten hurt.

[SouthSideRyan]

God is angry. We made a false idol out of this Joe Maddon.

[UMFan83]

this thread is somehow more savage because it's grounded

 

Dreams of 116 floating away...

If we'd had better luck in coin-flip games we'd have a chance still, but at this point the injuries are starting to pile up. Schwarber, Soler, Fowler all have hit the DL (none back yet), LaStella, one of the major fill-ins for the three DL'd guys, is himself on the DL, and if this Rizzo thing results in a DL stint (I doubt it will, but who knows), that's yet another key piece on the shelf.

 

I guess there's some sort of irony here that we've had essentially zero pitcher injuries and so many of our hitters have gotten hurt.

 

Don't forget Montero was on the DL once, and is currently injuried but not on the DL, and in between was a shell of himself, likely due to injuries

[BigSlick]

this thread is somehow more savage because it's grounded

 

Dreams of 116 floating away...

 

 

I guess there's some sort of irony here that we've had essentially zero pitcher injuries and so many of our hitters have gotten hurt.

 

Thankful for this to be quite honest, we have always been better positioned to absorb these kind of injuries. That, and aside from Schwarber, we hadn't had injuries to real core guys until Dex went down.

 

Taking out two .900 OPS guys hurts your offense, it turns out

[jersey cubs fan]

oh, is this the thread where we admit all our fears and trepidation about where this season is heading?

 

 

 

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Edited June 24, 2016 by jersey cubs fan

[cwood218]

this thread is somehow more savage because it's grounded

 

Dreams of 116 floating away...

If we'd had better luck in coin-flip games we'd have a chance still, but at this point the injuries are starting to pile up. Schwarber, Soler, Fowler all have hit the DL (none back yet), LaStella, one of the major fill-ins for the three DL'd guys, is himself on the DL, and if this Rizzo thing results in a DL stint (I doubt it will, but who knows), that's yet another key piece on the shelf.

 

I guess there's some sort of irony here that we've had essentially zero pitcher injuries and so many of our hitters have gotten hurt.

 

Don't forget Montero was on the DL once, and is currently injuried but not on the DL, and in between was a shell of himself, likely due to injuries

 

Richards should be considered on the DL even when he comes back and is standing the mound....

[Ding Dong Johnson]

damn, didn't realize we had the 3rd best record in baseball the last 2 months.

[Tracer Bullet]

God is angry. We made a false idol out of this Joe Maddon.

 

false my ass

[CubInOK]

damn, didn't realize we had the 3rd best record in baseball the last 2 months.

We're slipping.

[Little Slide Rooter]

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk196/soms12/marvin-the-paranoid-android-1798-1.jpg

[Tracer Bullet]

LET'S BE PRODUCTIVE.

 

Instead of just whining. Let's fix this team. I suggest they all start using these huge ice cube trays. It really does make the bourbon better.

 

http://images.crateandbarrel.com/is/image/Crate/JumboSlcnIceCubeTrayRedF13/$web_product_hero$&/150824171052/jumbo-red-silicone-ice-cube-tray.jpg

 

Other ideas?