7/18 - Mets (Matz) @ Cubs (Lester) 6:05 CDT ESPN (out-of-market), WPWR, SNY

[weis21]

Hey everybody,

 

David did a nice job helping the cubs to win 3 games in a row. They sucked for a while before that so there is progress there and I tip my cap to him. But, it's time to at least triple that winning streak.

 

I joined more than 10 years ago but I'm a game thread virgin. But just like a trump/pence logo I am sure that I can help the cubs penetrate the win column again.

 

The Cubs play & Jon Lester is scheduled to pitch.

 

Jon is a seasoned veteran. He's hard nosed and pitched in lot of games and has a "no nonsense" attitude i believe. He's also a cancer survivor but ironically enjoys shooting and killing animals at times. perhaps the deer below had terminal cancer, but i'm not sure anyone will ever know for sure. Regardless, he is a good pitcher and you can look up his stats at sites like Fangraphs yourself.

 

http://www.mossyoak.com/images/blogs---pro-staff/lester5_hdr.jpg?sfvrsn=0

 

VS.

 

The hated Mets & Steven Matz is scheduled to pitch.

 

Steven is not seasoned because he's only 13 (and sort of favors a prepubescent Barney Fife). Matz is pretty good too, normally, but I'm confident he won't be tomorrow.

 

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2015/05/steven-matz-mlb-new-york-mets-photo-day.jpg

 

All true cubs fans hate the Mets for years like 1969 and most recently last year

 

I own a Mets shirt

 

Cubs win 6-1.

[Derwood]

I shall burn that shirt in effigy

[bcl412]

The NY Mets are not my favorite baseball squadron.

[UMFan83]

Oh, this is going to be entertaining no matter what. I love it when the Cubs and Mets play these days.

 

I certainly don't the last 8 times

[ctcf]

The Cubs basically owe me a sweep where they outscore the Mets by double digits.

[philosophizer75]

PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN DERWOOD

[Omar]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

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Edited July 18, 2016 by Ding Dong Johnson

[David]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

 

As a kid, I originally called myself a Sox fan, but that was before I had any real interest in sports. I just knew they were good.

[Omar]

Cubs v. Matz

Name                PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA  OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Ben Zobrist          6  6 2  1  0  0   0  0  2 .333 .333  .500  .833  0  0   0   0         0
Javier Baez          5  5 2  0  0  1   1  0  1 .400 .400 1.000 1.400  0  0   0   0         0
Kris Bryant          5  4 1  0  0  1   2  1  2 .250 .400 1.000 1.400  0  0   0   0         0
Anthony Rizzo        5  5 2  1  0  0   0  0  0 .400 .400  .600 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Willson Contreras    3  2 0  0  0  0   0  1  1 .000 .333  .000  .333  0  0   0   0         0
Addison Russell      3  1 0  0  0  0   0  2  0 .000 .667  .000  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Matt Szczur          3  3 1  0  0  0   0  0  2 .333 .333  .333  .667  0  0   0   0         0
Albert Almora        2  2 1  1  0  0   0  0  0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500  0  0   0   0         0
John Lackey          2  2 0  0  0  0   0  0  1 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
David Ross           2  1 0  0  0  0   0  1  0 .000 .500  .000  .500  0  0   0   0         0
Travis Wood          1  1 0  0  0  0   0  0  0 .000 .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Total               37 32 9  3  0  2   3  5  9 .281 .378  .563  .941  0  0   0   0         0
Has not faced: Jason Heyward, Tommy La Stella and Miguel Montero & Has not faced pitchers: Jake Arrieta, Carl Edwards, Justin Grimm, Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, Jon Lester, Spencer Patton, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop and Adam Warren

 

Mets v. Lester

Name                 PA  AB  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS SH SF IBB HBP GDP missG
Curtis Granderson    54  49 15  2  1  3   8  3 15  .306  .352  .571  .923  0  1   0   1         0
Asdrubal Cabrera     31  27  7  2  0  0   2  1  9  .259  .276  .333  .609  2  1   0   0         0
Jose Reyes           27  25  3  0  0  0   2  2  3  .120  .185  .120  .305  0  0   0   0         0
Yoenis Cespedes      20  18  3  0  0  0   2  2  5  .167  .250  .167  .417  0  0   0   0         1
James Loney          19  16  4  1  0  0   1  2  4  .250  .368  .313  .681  0  0   0   1         0
Kelly Johnson        17  15  1  0  0  0   1  2  4  .067  .176  .067  .243  0  0   0   0         0
Alejandro De Aza     15  14  4  4  0  0   2  1  2  .286  .333  .571  .905  0  0   0   0         0
Wilmer Flores        11  10  4  0  0  2   3  1  2  .400  .455 1.000 1.455  0  0   0   0         0
Juan Lagares         11   9  4  2  0  0   0  1  1  .444  .545  .667 1.212  0  0   0   1         0
Neil Walker          10  10  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  .300  .300  .300  .600  0  0   0   0         0
Travis dArnaud        3   3  2  0  0  1   1  0  0  .667  .667 1.667 2.333  0  0   0   0         0
Bartolo Colon         2   2  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  .000  0  0   0   0         0
Jacob deGrom          2   2  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .500  .500  .500 1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Rene Rivera           1   1  1  0  0  1   2  0  0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000  0  0   0   0         0
Noah Syndergaard      1   0  0  0  0  0   0  1        0             1.000  0  0   0   0         0
Total               224 201 52 11  1  7  25 16 49  .259  .320  .428  .748  2  2   0   3         1
Has not faced: Michael Conforto & Has not faced pitchers: Antonio Bastardo, Jerry Blevins, Jeurys Familia, Erik Goeddel, Seth Lugo, Steven Matz, Addison Reed, Hansel Robles and Logan Verrett

[badger]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

 

As a kid, I originally called myself a Sox fan, but that was before I had any real interest in sports. I just knew they were good.

 

 

If this is a true confessions thread,

[shudder]I was a Duke fan and liked Bobby Hurley, until I got to college. [/shudder]

 

[bcl412]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

 

As a kid, I originally called myself a Sox fan, but that was before I had any real interest in sports. I just knew they were good.

After 4 years of marriage my wife confessed to me that she claimed to be a cardinals can when she was a child. I told her i would have preferred her confessing to an affair.

 

Luckily she really doesn't care about sports and roots for whatever keeps me from yelling at the tv

[UMFan83]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

 

As a kid, I originally called myself a Sox fan, but that was before I had any real interest in sports. I just knew they were good.

 

I'll admit the same. I watched the 93-95 Sox as much as I watched the Cubs and idolized Frank Thomas, who is still one of my favorite players despite the White Sox uniform. At the end of 1995 though the .500ish Cubs went on a winning streak toward the end of the season and were alive for the WC on the last weekend, I went to 2 of games of that final series vs. Houston and for some reason that pushed me over the edge for the Cubs. By 97, I was at the Cell for the first Cubs/Sox series rooting hard for the Cubs.

 

I would probably not have much of a dislike at all for the Sox if it wasn't for their fans. I have yet to meet a Sox fan who finds out I'm a Cubs fan and doesnt' immediately start spewing hatred for all things Cub. Meanwhile, I give them the 'I really don't have anything against the Sox' line which pisses them off even more.

Edited July 18, 2016 by UMFan83

[David]

I would also like to make a confession. I spent a small part of my childhood in Queens near Shea Stadium. As a kid, I originally called myself a Mets fan.

 

Me Father For I have Sinned>

 

As a kid, I originally called myself a Sox fan, but that was before I had any real interest in sports. I just knew they were good.

 

I'll admit the same. I watched the 93-95 Sox as much as I watched the Cubs and idolized Frank Thomas, who is still one of my favorite players despite the White Sox uniform. At the end of 1995 though the .500ish Cubs went on a winning streak toward the end of the season and were alive for the WC on the last weekend, I went to 2 of games of that final series vs. Houston and for some reason that pushed me over the edge for the Cubs. By 97, I was at the Cell for the first Cubs/Sox series rooting hard for the Cubs.

 

I've told this story before...the extent of my Sox "fandom" was that I had a Sox hat in the early-mid 90s, but I didn't watch at all. Jordan's comeback in March of 95 is what got me really amped up for sports and then the Cubs decent 95 season that immediately followed, plus the Bears with the "big" offense with Conway and Graham and I was in (pretty funny since all those teams were pretty damn mediocre). Then as the 95-96 Bulls happened, I was officially all in on sports.

 

I also always played as the Cowboys in tecmo bowl (which I played despite not giving a crap about sports) and called myself a fan prior to the Bears.

[weis21]

I once bought a UNC Starter jacket as a small child : (

[David]

I once bought a UNC Starter jacket as a small child : (

 

i had a magic starter half zip coat but i never considered myself a fan. i just liked the colors. also had an indians pullover and i did like those indians teams a lot.

[Derwood]

I was a Brewers fan the two years I lived in Racine. They lost to the Cardinals in the WS the one year. horsefeathering cardinals

[David]

I was a Brewers fan the two years I lived in Racine. They lost to the Cardinals in the WS the one year. [expletive] cardinals

 

That was before I was born you old bastard. LOL.

[CubInOK]

Umm... I rooted for the Dallas Cowboys once. :/

[weis21]

Umm... I rooted for the Dallas Cowboys once. :/

WINNER

[Banedon]

http://67.media.tumblr.com/734fa5ea0c53160b32bad2a72e54c89d/tumblr_mfxm9gwrS31r124uio3_250.gif

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Frank Thomas was the horsefeathers. I have no regrets rooting for the White Sox from 1993-1995.

[Sammy Sofa]

I loved Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson (and, kinda randomly, Jack McDowell), but I never let it me slip to actually becoming a fan of the team.

[jersey cubs fan]

I loved Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson (and, kinda randomly, Jack McDowell), but I never let it me slip to actually becoming a fan of the team.

I used to get free tickets to see them somewhat regularly. First for perfect attendance every year from k-5th or 6th grade, then from a neighbor with season tickets that gave me them quite often. They were fun enough to watch, but I never cared at all about who won or lost.

[Sammy Sofa]

I loved Frank Thomas and Bo Jackson (and, kinda randomly, Jack McDowell), but I never let it me slip to actually becoming a fan of the team.

I used to get free tickets to see them somewhat regularly. First for perfect attendance every year from k-5th or 6th grade, then from a neighbor with season tickets that gave me them quite often. They were fun enough to watch, but I never cared at all about who won or lost.

 

Yeah, I went to a bunch of games there during the 90's; somehow family members were constantly getting free tickets. It was fun to see certain players, but I'll be damned if I can remember ever caring if the White Sox actually won or not.