9/28 - Irrelevant NLC team v. NL Central Champs 6:15 WGN

[Brian]

Who cares is pitching against Prof. Hendrxx

 

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Bear Down.

[Brian]

Magic Number - 11

[The_Achiever]

Caratini

Avila

Lastella

Freeman

Leonys

Schwarber

 

I think those 6 for sure, maybe Heyward and Addison too.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Just start all 9 of our catchers.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Trade for Travis Wood and start him in left.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Trade for Travis Wood and start him in left.

 

We should trade for him just so he can hang around during the playoffs and get really drunk during the parade again.

[Cubfanintheknow]

The Cubs just announced Taylor Davis will be playing the entire left side of the infield all by himself. There will be no one batting in the 8th spot. It will be an automatic out.

[jersey cubs fan]

[Brian]

Justin Wilson can play left

[UMFan83]

Trade for Travis Wood and start him in left.

 

I wish we would do that. Would be sweet to have him back in the dugout. I'm sure we can get Jorge back for a bag of nickels too.

[Cubfanintheknow]

Legitimate question: Is there a rule on how many uniformed people can be in the dugout? The bold implies the ambiguity on two fronts: uniforms and people. Obviously there can be only 25 guys who can play. But is there a limit on number of guys (regardless of whether there in uniform or not) and the number of guys in uniform (like the 5th starter who's played all year but doesn't make the 25) on the bench?

[Thed Hoyerstein]

Legitimate question: Is there a rule on how many uniformed people can be in the dugout? The bold implies the ambiguity on two fronts: uniforms and people. Obviously there can be only 25 guys who can play. But is there a limit on number of guys (regardless of whether there in uniform or not) and the number of guys in uniform (like the 5th starter who's played all year but doesn't make the 25) on the bench?

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Strop in left, dummies. he plays it in the softball league

[UMFan83]

Legit guess at the lineup

 

Jay, CF (L)

LaStella, 3B (L)

Happ, 2B (S)

Schwarber, LF (L)

Avila, C (L)

Caratini, 1B (S)

Freeman, SS (L)

Martin, RF (L)

 

The funny thing about this lineup is it actually might be fairly successful as Lynn is much worse against lefties and this lineup would throw out 8 of them.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Legit guess at the lineup

 

Jay, CF (L)

LaStella, 3B (L)

Happ, 2B (S)

Schwarber, LF (L)

Avila, C (L)

Caratini, 1B (S)

Freeman, SS (L)

Martin, RF (L)

 

The funny thing about this lineup is it actually might be fairly successful as Lynn is much worse against lefties and this lineup would throw out 8 of them.

 

Could also put Davis at 3rd and remove one of the more regular hitters like Jay/Happ if they really want to go all out.

[Agony and Ivy]

Legitimate question: Is there a rule on how many uniformed people can be in the dugout? The bold implies the ambiguity on two fronts: uniforms and people. Obviously there can be only 25 guys who can play. But is there a limit on number of guys (regardless of whether there in uniform or not) and the number of guys in uniform (like the 5th starter who's played all year but doesn't make the 25) on the bench?

 

Do you mean during the playoffs? The entire 40 man is usually in the dugout and in uniform during the playoffs.

 

Edit: the members of the 40 man that have been called up this season. So someone like Underwood wouldn't be there.

[The_Achiever]

Legit guess at the lineup

 

Jay, CF (L)

LaStella, 3B (L)

Happ, 2B (S)

Schwarber, LF (L)

Avila, C (L)

Caratini, 1B (S)

Freeman, SS (L)

Martin, RF (L)

 

The funny thing about this lineup is it actually might be fairly successful as Lynn is much worse against lefties and this lineup would throw out 8 of them.

 

I like it, would be nice to win and want Schwarber to get #30.

[Tim]

Still one last game against the hottest team in the division.

[UMFan83]

Still one last game against the hottest team in the division.

 

Do you watch the hottest team in the division or an elite rushing attack? Tough choices.

[Tim]

Still one last game against the hottest team in the division.

 

Do you watch the hottest team in the division or an elite rushing attack? Tough choices.

Is there a Kansas City game playing?

[Brian]

Monday - Cubs eliminate Cardinals from the Central division race

Wednesday - Cubs celebrate division title in their house

Thursday - Cubs eliminate Cardinals from the wild card

[bukie]

If the Cubs win today, it will eliminate the Cardinals completely, which would mean the Cardinals would play baseball with no playoff aspirations for the first time since 2010.

[Thrilho]

If the Cubs win today, it will eliminate the Cardinals completely, which would mean the Cardinals would play baseball with no playoff aspirations for the first time since 2010.

Ohhhh that's delicious. One time a few years back, in the 2014/2015 offseason I was talking to a friend of a friend Cardinals fan about how good the Cubs were going to be. He lives in Chicago and has a tendency to be nice and placating, so this time he went on a thing about "I hope the Cubs are good, I really do." I was like "you really don't. It's gonna happen and you're going be sad for a bunch of years."

 

I'm not sure what that guy is doing these days but I'm guessing that watching the Cubs dump beer all over their visitors lockerroom isn't especially enjoyable. I wonder how many Cards fans said patronizing stuff like that to Cubs fans in the years leading up to 2015 and I'm kinda hoping it stings a little more or that they blame themselves for jinxing the team or something. But mostly I'm just happy the schedulers set it up this way. Peace out Cardinals! Comeuppance is bitch!

[David]

If the Cubs win today, it will eliminate the Cardinals completely, which would mean the Cardinals would play baseball with no playoff aspirations for the first time since 2010.

Ohhhh that's delicious. One time a few years back, in the 2014/2015 offseason I was talking to a friend of a friend Cardinals fan about how good the Cubs were going to be. He lives in Chicago and has a tendency to be nice and placating, so this time he went on a thing about "I hope the Cubs are good, I really do." I was like "you really don't. It's gonna happen and you're going be sad for a bunch of years."

 

I'm not sure what that guy is doing these days but I'm guessing that watching the Cubs dump beer all over their visitors lockerroom isn't especially enjoyable. I wonder how many Cards fans said patronizing stuff like that to Cubs fans in the years leading up to 2015 and I'm kinda hoping it stings a little more or that they blame themselves for jinxing the team or something. But mostly I'm just happy the schedulers set it up this way. Peace out Cardinals! Comeuppance is bitch!

 

At a Cubs/Cards game in 2014 at Wrigley, I was drunken-loudly bashing Kolten Wong and mentioning how much someone has to suck to get picked off to lose a World Series game. The old Cards fan guy in front of me who was being fake nice at random times all game got all in a smug huff and said something like, "Any idea what it feels like to be in a World Series?" and I just said something to the effect of, "I'll know pretty soon." Not that cool of a story but I love thinking about what that idiot must feel like now.

 

Reminds me also of opening night in 2015, waiting in one of those terrible bathroom lines, some Cards fan was talking horsefeathers and I told him I'd take our next 10 years over theirs without thinking twice. Got another smug response and even other Cubs fans were saying stuff like, "Pump the brakes, not even close." Dummies.

[ConstableRabbit]

If the Cubs win today, it will eliminate the Cardinals completely, which would mean the Cardinals would play baseball with no playoff aspirations for the first time since 2010.

Ohhhh that's delicious. One time a few years back, in the 2014/2015 offseason I was talking to a friend of a friend Cardinals fan about how good the Cubs were going to be. He lives in Chicago and has a tendency to be nice and placating, so this time he went on a thing about "I hope the Cubs are good, I really do." I was like "you really don't. It's gonna happen and you're going be sad for a bunch of years."

 

I'm not sure what that guy is doing these days but I'm guessing that watching the Cubs dump beer all over their visitors lockerroom isn't especially enjoyable. I wonder how many Cards fans said patronizing stuff like that to Cubs fans in the years leading up to 2015 and I'm kinda hoping it stings a little more or that they blame themselves for jinxing the team or something. But mostly I'm just happy the schedulers set it up this way. Peace out Cardinals! Comeuppance is bitch!

 

At a Cubs/Cards game in 2014 at Wrigley, I was drunken-loudly bashing Kolten Wong and mentioning how much someone has to suck to get picked off to lose a World Series game. The old Cards fan guy in front of me who was being fake nice at random times all game got all in a smug huff and said something like, "Any idea what it feels like to be in a World Series?" and I just said something to the effect of, "I'll know pretty soon." Not that cool of a story but I love thinking about what that idiot must feel like now.

 

Reminds me also of opening night in 2015, waiting in one of those terrible bathroom lines, some Cards fan was talking horsefeathers and I told him I'd take our next 10 years over theirs without thinking twice. Got another smug response and even other Cubs fans were saying stuff like, "Pump the brakes, not even close." Dummies.

Living through the depths of a rebuild and closely following the minors and player development throughout this entire process has made the payoff absolutely delicious. It's felt like being in on a secret that few others know, especially Cardinals fans.

 

There are probably a lot of stories like this but in September 2015 when the Cards were in town I ran into some clown dressed in a Cardinals-themed Cowboy costume complete with a Cardinals cowboy hat, western shirt adorned with "The Cardinals Cowboy" and, yes, a miniature World Series trophy. Yesterday, I stumbled upon the photo I took of him (which he willingly and proudly posed for) and thought of all that's transpired since that day: knocking StL out of the playoffs, winning the WS while they missed the playoffs, knocking them out of the playoffs this year and celebrating on the field at Busch -- I bet that guy wouldn't try pulling that horsefeathers at Wrigley now.