Top 108 Moments for the 2016 Cubs (Now complete!)

[bukie]

#96: Hector at the Bat

 

 

Why on the list? - Remember that Rondon was so automatic in the first half of the season prior to injury, the Cubs gave him a 4-out save opportunity in a one-run game even though he had to bat in the 8th. Of course, he retired all 4 batters his faced, because he had a negative FIP in May this year. Yes, he was so good, he broke FIP.

[Cubfanintheknow]

Love the fan reax after Scissor's double. Cub fans are going crazy, The Reds fan in front has his mouth open in disbelief.

[bukie]

#95: You Cannot Run on David Ross

 

 

Why on the list? - The Cubs had historically great defense last year, and it counted up and down the roster. The Milwaukee Brewers stole a lot of bases this year, but this was not their day.

[rocket]

maybe we should just skip to number 1: ryan dempster doing the 7th inning stretch in character as harry caray

[UMFan83]

maybe we should just skip to number 1: ryan dempster doing the 7th inning stretch in character as harry caray

 

Really that beats out Bill Murray's Daffy Duck stretch in the first Cubs World Series home game in 71 years?

[bukie]

Sorry, been fighting off a nasty case of nfluenza for the last week, and my phone isn't a good way to post these. I'll get caught up soon as I have a stable immune system.

[imb]

what kind of weirdo says influezna instead of the flu

[Bull]

what kind of weirdo says influezna instead of the flu

The kind who has been on WebMD all day instead of doing his job updating this amazing list.

[bukie]

#94: Lackey Dominates in First Start Against Cards

 

 

Why on the list? - This actually ended up being Lackey's best start of the season, just 3 starts in. His first start was a bit dubious in Arizona, though, for reasons mostly unrelated to his pitching. Nice to see him dominate the Cards early on here, as the Cubs went on to lose every other Lackey start against St. Louis this season.

[David]

god it feels good to hear len and jd

[bukie]

#93: Marlins Beg Cubs to Take Free Runs, Cubs Oblige With Wild-Pitch-Off

 

 

Why on the list? - Up to the 8th inning, this was a miserable game. The Cubs generated no offense aside from two Lackey doubles, and the Marlins assembled a 4-1 lead before turning it to their unhittable back end of Rodney and Ramos. Fortunately, the Cubs didn't need hits to score any of the 4 runs they scored to come back and win.

[bukie]

#92: Baez Makes an Impossible Play a Half-Second Slow

 

 

Why on the list? - Like Len said, that might be the greatest play in history if he gets it there about a half second earlier. Still, the play itself was unreal.

[Andy]

That play was a total I'm Javy horsefeathering Baez moment. As soon as I could tell the ball would fall to Baez I assumed he'd get the out.

[Bull]

That play was a total I'm Javy horsefeathering Baez moment. As soon as I could tell the ball would fall to Baez I assumed he'd get the out.

 

 

The funny thing is, his range cost the Cubs an out here. With anyone else at third, Russel makes the play.

[bukie]

#91: Mike Trout Can't Handle the Carl's Jr.

 

 

Why on the list? - Edwards came into a 2-0 game in the 8th with nobody out and runners on 2nd and 3rd with Trout up. He struck out Trout, got Pujols on a run-scoring grounder, and got Simmons on a grounder. There were other impressive outings for Edwards this season, but this was the highest WPA of them all.

[UMFan83]

Yessss this is why this series is great. I completely forgot about this awesome moment.

[bukie]

#90: Coghlan has Just Enough Time to Hurt Cards

 

 

Why on the list? - The Cubs couldn't buy offense this game off Carlos Martinez, but in the 6th they finally loaded the bases with singles from Bryant, Rizzo, and Heyward. Coghlan worked the count full, then Martinez took his time delivering home. Coghlan tried to call time, but the ump ignored him, so he stepped back and and ripped a 2-run single, just for spite, probably.

[rocket]

 

Why on the list? - The Cubs couldn't buy offense this game off Carlos Martinez, but in the 6th they finally loaded the bases with singles from Bryant, Rizzo, and Heyward. Coghlan worked the count full, then Martinez took his time delivering home. Coghlan tried to call time, but the ump ignored him, so he stepped back and and ripped a 2-run single, just for spite, probably.

 

Hahaha, in the average terrible Cubs season this probably cracks the top 10, and this year there's 89 better plays

[imb]

Pissed off Molina should have earned this clip extra credit

[bukie]

#89: Jason Heyward's Range is "Ball In Play"

 

 

Why on the list? - If there was going to be one spot in any park that was out of Heyward's range, it would be the 421 foot right-center corner at AT&T Park. Well, Span hit it there, and Heyward got it anyway. If the ball is in play, it's in Heyward's range.

[17 Seconds]

i think that is one of the best catches i've ever seen

[Andy]

His insane break on the ball is what made that catch possible. That was probably the 'holy horsefeathers' defensive play of the year, which is saying something with this group.

[squally1313]

His insane break on the ball is what made that catch possible. That was probably the 'holy horsefeathers' defensive play of the year, which is saying something with this group.

His route on that ball was absolutely perfect. On pretty much everything else you see hit that well towards a gap, the outfielders will end up underestimating the distance and then curving towards the wall to more or less follow the flight of the ball. Heyward met that one perfectly, on a pure straight line route, at a point that doesn't even exist in the 29 other ballparks. Insane.

[Sammy Sofa]

[expletive], this thread makes me want baseball so bad.

 

That catch is amazing, even though I thought Heyward might be crippled for a split second.

[ConstableRabbit]

I totally thought he was dead after that.