10/19 NLCS Game 5 Dodgers (Kershaw) vs Cubs (Quintana) 7pm TBS

[David]

As much as it still sucks to lose and I'm still incredibly tense during close playoff games, I have never been this "OK" after getting ousted in the playoffs. I don't need to avoid watching the rest of the playoffs (though I probably won't go out of my way to watch much of it) like I did in 03, 07, 08, and 15. I've never been able to shrug it off this easily, and obviously a big reason for that is last year. It's a great place to be without that whole, "Holy horsefeathers will it ever horsefeathering happen?!" cloud.

[Banedon]

As much as it still sucks to lose and I'm still incredibly tense during close playoff games, I have never been this "OK" after getting ousted in the playoffs. I don't need to avoid watching the rest of the playoffs (though I probably won't go out of my way to watch much of it) like I did in 03, 07, 08, and 15. I've never been able to shrug it off this easily, and obviously a big reason for that is last year. It's a great place to be without that whole, "Holy horsefeathers will it ever horsefeathering happen?!" cloud.

 

And other teams fanbases attempted mockery of the Cubs' loss isn't landing with any impact at all.

[David]

As much as it still sucks to lose and I'm still incredibly tense during close playoff games, I have never been this "OK" after getting ousted in the playoffs. I don't need to avoid watching the rest of the playoffs (though I probably won't go out of my way to watch much of it) like I did in 03, 07, 08, and 15. I've never been able to shrug it off this easily, and obviously a big reason for that is last year. It's a great place to be without that whole, "Holy horsefeathers will it ever horsefeathering happen?!" cloud.

 

And other teams fanbases attempted mockery of the Cubs' loss isn't landing with any impact at all.

 

[TMan92]

Schwarber

 

Minor league career (621 PA): .463 wOBA

Rookie year (273 PA): .364 wOBA

Pre-demotion (261 PA): .294 wOBA

Post-demotion (225 PA): .377 wOBA

 

After the demotion he was shielded from LHP, having only 17% of his PA against them and putting up a .328 wOBA against them. If you add on additional PA at a .275 wOBA until the proportions are more normal(~25-27%), then his post-demotion wOBA is about .365, just like his rookie year.

 

Defensively, Schwarber has a +5 UZR in over 1100 innings, and DRS says he's -12, which is a pretty big disparity. If you split the difference and even round down and call him a -5 defender, his performance outside April-June has him as a 3+ win outfielder. That's basically what Domingo Santana was this year, and there's also the possibility Schwarber progresses further offensively and/or defensively(getting more reps and being further from the knee injury).

 

The Schwarber has to go narrative is nonsense.

 

Not at all. Just hope he can be what we all think he can be.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Not at all. Just hope he can be what we all think he can be.

 

To be clear, this wasn't directed at anyone in particular, and it's a much more common sentiment in national media(even the more educated baseball media) than Cubs media or posters here.

[The_Achiever]

Schwarber

 

Minor league career (621 PA): .463 wOBA

Rookie year (273 PA): .364 wOBA

Pre-demotion (261 PA): .294 wOBA

Post-demotion (225 PA): .377 wOBA

 

After the demotion he was shielded from LHP, having only 17% of his PA against them and putting up a .328 wOBA against them. If you add on additional PA at a .275 wOBA until the proportions are more normal(~25-27%), then his post-demotion wOBA is about .365, just like his rookie year.

 

Defensively, Schwarber has a +5 UZR in over 1100 innings, and DRS says he's -12, which is a pretty big disparity. If you split the difference and even round down and call him a -5 defender, his performance outside April-June has him as a 3+ win outfielder. That's basically what Domingo Santana was this year, and there's also the possibility Schwarber progresses further offensively and/or defensively(getting more reps and being further from the knee injury).

 

The Schwarber has to go narrative is nonsense.

 

Agreed, I think he'll be better next year but also understand why he is the most likely trade candidate. Because Heyward is bad and Zobrist is turning to dust I think it doesn't make much sense to trade either Happ or Baez. To me that leaves Schwarber and Almora as the most likely guys to be moved.

 

But they really don't need to trade anyone, Theo and Co. have a myriad of options on how to plug holes.

[Rex Buckingham]

I feel like this season was like watching the sequel to your favorite movie. You counted down the days til it premiered, tracked all the news and reviews, and then settled in to watch it. It was good, and definitely had moments that reminded you of why you loved the last one so much, but ultimately just couldn’t live up to the expectations set by the one before. So it was a letdown, but mostly because the previous one was so good that it would be impossible to top.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Who the horsefeathers are you guys kidding. People used look for the reasons you will lose, when we would beaten. “Curses”. Now, they celebrate if we lose. We really are that scary. We still are.

[Derwood]

We just didn’t hate Sublime hard enough, guys

[Banedon]

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