9/26 Cubs (Quintana) vs Pirates (Nova) 7:05 NBCSCH

[Andy]

The turdiest turds who ever turded continue their monstrous collapse.

 

Or maybe something good will happen. Technically, that's possible too. Technically.

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

The Cubs could clinch a playoff spot with a win. I'm not sure if anyone would really be excited about that, but it's something I guess...

[imb]

I can’t see a single scenario where I spend one minute watching this game

[Sammys Boombox]

[Cubswin11]

The Cubs could clinch a playoff spot with a win. I'm not sure if anyone would really be excited about that, but it's something I guess...

[soccer10k]

Big misstep not calling them Cobs.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

The best part of a playoff season is the clinching moment when you know you’re safe. It’s just a little exhale before the playoffs start.

 

Please win so we don’t clinch by having the Brewers win and pass us for the division lead.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

ballgame

[Brian707]

Somehow 65% to win the division. Win today and tomorrow and the lead is at least a full game heading into the weekend. Who knows maybe the Cardinals win today too.

[squally1313]

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[Sammy Sofa]

When you have to reassure people that the team is fine something, like, 58 times over the course of the season, maybe there are some actual problems there.

[Forgotmyoldlogin]

With the way this season is ending it's going to be real hard to get excited for next year.

[Sammy Sofa]

With the way this season is ending it's going to be real hard to get excited for next year.

 

Hell, I can't wait for next year; I'm tired of this broken down mess of a season, and I'm thinking it's gonna get a bug up the FO's butt to go nuts in this offseason. No screwing around with cutesy project players or wack-ass platoons.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I thought a few weeks back the Brewers would win the division. But now that I see Mike Montgomery's pep talk about how the Cubs need to "bring it" for the last five games, well, everything's off the table now.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

With the way this season is ending it's going to be real hard to get excited for next year.

 

Hell, I can't wait for next year; I'm tired of this broken down mess of a season, and I'm thinking it's gonna get a bug up the FO's butt to go nuts in this offseason. No screwing around with cutesy project players or wack-ass platoons.

they'll drop their wad on bryce and he'll somehow lose his arms in a grain auger

[squally1313]

When you have to reassure people that the team is fine something, like, 58 times over the course of the season, maybe there are some actual problems there.

 

That was more a rallying cry than anything else. I'm a bit past the whole 'we got this' thing at this point, although I think a lot of that is just reduced enthusiasm coming from the Russell story and the team's response.

 

Then again, if people are looking for reassurance something, like, 58 times over the course of a 157 game stretch where the team had the best record in the National League...maybe that's on them too.

[UMFan83]

Haha what if the Cubs finished tied with the Brewers? Well they would lose their off day to play them on Monday at Wrigley. If they lose that they’d have to turn around and play the Wild Card game the next day. If they win that they get their second day off in 7 weeks before the NLDS.

[gflore34]

With the way this season is ending it's going to be real hard to get excited for next year.

 

Hell, I can't wait for next year; I'm tired of this broken down mess of a season, and I'm thinking it's gonna get a bug up the FO's butt to go nuts in this offseason. No screwing around with cutesy project players or wack-ass platoons.

 

Me too, this under-performance, bad luck, injury bs seems cyclic to me, it's going to be fun watching the Cubs blow away the NL Central while the Brewers deal with bad luck, injuries, under-performing players and elevated expectations.

[Liam Neeson]

I never want Cubs baseball to end.

 

Somehow the Cubs still control their own fate.

 

[minnesotacubsfan]

Haha what if the Cubs finished tied with the Brewers? Well they would lose their off day to play them on Monday at Wrigley. If they lose that they’d have to turn around and play the Wild Card game the next day. If they win that they get their second day off in 7 weeks before the NLDS.

 

 

Honestly? I feel like they’ve earned it at this point.

[The_Achiever]

I can’t see a single scenario where I spend one minute watching this game

 

LOL, yeah. I'm going to avoid watching this game like the plague.

 

 

 

 

 

I will check the score, though.

[Named After Maddux]

Haha what if the Cubs finished tied with the Brewers? Well they would lose their off day to play them on Monday at Wrigley. If they lose that they’d have to turn around and play the Wild Card game the next day. If they win that they get their second day off in 7 weeks before the NLDS.

 

The only comfort I had last night was that if the Cubs are tied with MIL, they play the tiebreaker in Chicago and the Cubs can deploy their only weapon against the Brewers, Quintana. No guarantee the offense would score a single run, but we got that going for us, which is nice.

[Flames24Rulz]

Haha what if the Cubs finished tied with the Brewers? Well they would lose their off day to play them on Monday at Wrigley. If they lose that they’d have to turn around and play the Wild Card game the next day. If they win that they get their second day off in 7 weeks before the NLDS.

 

just imagine if MLB actually scheduled the Nationals makeup game for the Monday after the season.

[gobigred]

Watched the Skynyrd doc on Showtime a week ago and I see this Cubs team like the plane that went down in the woods. The Cubs are sputtering and leaking oil just trying to get to that playoff runway but as the season comes to an end its becoming clear that this plane isnt gonna make and we are in the final 10 minutes phase where everyone is coming to terms with what once looked like an easy landing is going to end up being a rough crash in the woods.

[jersey cubs fan]

Watched the Skynyrd doc on Showtime a week ago and I see this Cubs team like the plane that went down in the woods. The Cubs are sputtering and leaking oil just trying to get to that playoff runway but as the season comes to an end its becoming clear that this plane isnt gonna make and we are in the final 10 minutes phase where everyone is coming to terms with what once looked like an easy landing is going to end up being a rough crash in the woods.

Joe should be thriving in this environment.