8/16 Cubs (Lester) at Pirates (Nova) 6:05 p.m. CSN Chicago

[soccer10k]

Tonight was our 13th shutout of the year, that’s tied for the lead in MLB

 

Believe it or not but one of those was actually started by Chatwood. He threw 7 shutout against the Brewers on April 29.

[Sammy Sofa]

And the reason I haven't been listening to any of the wailing and bemoaning "real collapse potential" is because the Cubs haven't been in any real danger all year. Here is the Cubs' playoff odds progression this year. They've been over .500 in every month. They've consistently been a good baseball team. But I'm the goofy one for not constantly freaking out.

 

Simply repeating "best record in the NL" over and over and over again ends up just becoming this overly simplistic thing to shrug of ANYTHING that could be perceived as critical of the team's performance to this point. Pointing out areas where they have or are struggling doesn't somehow negate their record, nor does it automatically means there's a bunch of people here who think the team is terrible or not good. Besides 17 Seconds saying what you quoted, r_mack being r_mack, and Kyle half-joking about playing in the WC game, acting like you're bravely having to battle back a tidal wave of negativity that thinks this team is toast is pretty silly at this point.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The main thing is that regular season baseball is boring and 50 games too long, and we gotta do what we gotta do to drum up some excitement.

[bcl412]

The main thing is that regular season baseball is boring and 50 games too long, and we gotta do what we gotta do to drum up some excitement.

 

Nah tho

[Guancous]