5/23/2018 Cubs (Lester) vs. Tribe (Plutko) 7:05 CST NBC Sports Chicago

[Sammy Sofa]

[Cubswin11]

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

What were we at last year at this point even?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

 

I'm ready to start a 23-game winning streak Friday.

 

Let's do this.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

It's not often, but this made me laugh out loud. Not a smile or like laughing inside. I actually started laughing. I'm still laughing as I'm typing.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Zobrist

Bryant

Machado

Rizzo

Willson

Schwarber

 

That will get us out of this. I apologize if I don't care about Addison Russell.

[r_mack]

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

What were we at last year at this point even?

Last year was the World Series hangover though

[Cubswin11]

Exclusive footage of Theo in the locker room postgame addressing all these bunts

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

What were we at last year at this point even?

Last year was the World Series hangover though

 

Remember four hours after winning the World Series in 2016 when you were pissed about the Bulls losing?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Man I really did think this season would be easy.

 

last season taught me not to expect it to be easy, but i didn't think it would be like this. it could/should change in an instant, but i'm past the point of expecting it to. it's just not worth it to be invested in the team right now. every day should be the day the brewers fall off and the cubs take off, and it just won't happen. it's still early, but its not THAT early.

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

[r_mack]

Man I really did think this season would be easy.

 

last season taught me not to expect it to be easy, but i didn't think it would be like this. it could/should change in an instant, but i'm past the point of expecting it to. it's just not worth it to be invested in the team right now. every day should be the day the brewers fall off and the cubs take off, and it just won't happen. it's still early, but its not THAT early.

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

And then they were tired in the NLCS. And Maddon, Theo, Jed etc went on the radio this Spring Training and said the goal was to get off to a better start this year to avoid that.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

 

last season taught me not to expect it to be easy, but i didn't think it would be like this. it could/should change in an instant, but i'm past the point of expecting it to. it's just not worth it to be invested in the team right now. every day should be the day the brewers fall off and the cubs take off, and it just won't happen. it's still early, but its not THAT early.

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

And then they were tired in the NLCS. And Maddon, Theo, Jed etc went on the radio this Spring Training and said the goal was to get off to a better start this year to avoid that.

 

I don't care about the lies you tell yourself to remain upset.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Not even close to where I was when we were like 5 back right before this break last year. This is nothing. We got this. #wearegood

[Aaron_Kennelly]

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

 

I'm ready to start a 23-game winning streak Friday.

 

Let's do this.

 

I'm predicting that Somehow Ding Dong leads us on an 8-game win streak.

[UK]

When can we swear again to stop this horsefeathers?

[17 Seconds]

Man I really did think this season would be easy.

 

last season taught me not to expect it to be easy, but i didn't think it would be like this. it could/should change in an instant, but i'm past the point of expecting it to. it's just not worth it to be invested in the team right now. every day should be the day the brewers fall off and the cubs take off, and it just won't happen. it's still early, but its not THAT early.

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

 

where did i imply they were in uncharted waters? i'm saying it's really annoying that they're in this position again 2 months into the season, sustainable or not. if you're not frustrated, then more power to you, but there is plenty to be frustrated about so far.

[SpongeWorthy]

sew

 

gleyber has as many homers as KB

[soccer10k]

sew

 

gleyber has as many homers as KB

 

And KB has one more World Series title than Gleyber has.

[SpongeWorthy]

sew

 

gleyber has as many homers as KB

 

And KB has one more World Series title than Gleyber has.

 

lol gleyber what a fuckin loser

[philosophizer75]

Last year was the World Series hangover though

And then they were tired in the NLCS. And Maddon, Theo, Jed etc went on the radio this Spring Training and said the goal was to get off to a better start this year to avoid that.

 

Can we get a downvote/broken heart option for other people's posts?

 

Sorry I let ya all down tonight, 0-2 to start the year 3 I'm worse than the Cobs.

[Sammy Sofa]

 

last season taught me not to expect it to be easy, but i didn't think it would be like this. it could/should change in an instant, but i'm past the point of expecting it to. it's just not worth it to be invested in the team right now. every day should be the day the brewers fall off and the cubs take off, and it just won't happen. it's still early, but its not THAT early.

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

 

where did i imply they were in uncharted waters? i'm saying it's really annoying that they're in this position again 2 months into the season, sustainable or not. if you're not frustrated, then more power to you, but there is plenty to be frustrated about so far.

 

I get that it's enough for them to hang on how good the team SHOULD be and hopefully will be in the second half, as the Cubs did last year. But for a lot of us, that doesn't make the long stretch where they do struggle/are inconsistent to be any less annoying to sit through. There's this repeated response that any thinking along the lines of, "why is this good team playing better" is basically just parroting r_mack. Or that being frustrated with them again getting off to an up and down first half is somehow over the line, as if, something that was really annoying the previous season shouldn't be annoying the very next season simply because it happened before.

[squally1313]

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

 

where did i imply they were in uncharted waters? i'm saying it's really annoying that they're in this position again 2 months into the season, sustainable or not. if you're not frustrated, then more power to you, but there is plenty to be frustrated about so far.

 

I get that it's enough for them to hang on how good the team SHOULD be and hopefully will be in the second half, as the Cubs did last year. But for a lot of us, that doesn't make the long stretch where they do struggle/are inconsistent to be any less annoying to sit through. There's this repeated response that any thinking along the lines of, "why is this good team playing better" is basically just parroting r_mack. Or that being frustrated with them again getting off to an up and down first half is somehow over the line, as if, something that was really annoying the previous season shouldn't be annoying the very next season simply because it happened before.

 

I mean, even with all of this, they're playing at an 88 win pace. Literally the only bad thing about 2016 is that it got people thinking that winning 100+ games is something that happens with any regularity. This is a generally stupid sport where people write off most of the wins as 'well that team sucked so it didn't really count' and then dwell on the losses like they have extra significance. It's not been a fun year, but at least we aren't Dodgers fans.

[UMFan83]

 

I mean, this literally just happened last year, almost to the letter. Last year the Cubs were 5.5 games out of first and 2 games under .500 at the all star break. They won the division by 6 games and the last week of the season was functionally meaningless. Be as mad or disappointed as you want, but it's real hard to feel like they're remotely in uncharted waters.

 

where did i imply they were in uncharted waters? i'm saying it's really annoying that they're in this position again 2 months into the season, sustainable or not. if you're not frustrated, then more power to you, but there is plenty to be frustrated about so far.

 

I get that it's enough for them to hang on how good the team SHOULD be and hopefully will be in the second half, as the Cubs did last year. But for a lot of us, that doesn't make the long stretch where they do struggle/are inconsistent to be any less annoying to sit through. There's this repeated response that any thinking along the lines of, "why is this good team playing better" is basically just parroting r_mack. Or that being frustrated with them again getting off to an up and down first half is somehow over the line, as if, something that was really annoying the previous season shouldn't be annoying the very next season simply because it happened before.

 

Definitely frustrating and annoying but also not at all unusual for good teams to play extended mediocre stretches. As long as you don't lose perspective of that, be as annoyed as you want.

[squally1313]

And when 'mediocre' is an 88 win pace, you know w'ere in a good place.

[imb]

this game sucked and this team likely sucks but i just wanna say that jon lester is a beast and might be the most consequential cubs FA signing ever? I never thought he would be pitching this well at this point in his deal

[Bryants Disco Ball]

this game sucked and this team likely sucks but i just wanna say that jon lester is a beast and might be the most consequential cubs FA signing ever? I never thought he would be pitching this well at this point in his deal

 

It's close between Lester and Scott Feldman.