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10/1 GAME 163 Brewers (Chacin) @ Cubs (Q) 12:05p CST ESPN

Liam Neeson

By Liam Neeson,
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ConstableRabbit Myrtle Beach Pelicans

ConstableRabbit

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It's time to admit the Brewers are better. They finished with better offensive numbers than us, they finished with better defensive numbers than us. I'm not sure about the starting pitching, but our pens were neck and neck. They've played better than us the entire second half and outplayed us the majority of the last 9 games we played in August/Sept

 

At full strength the Cubs are probably better but I'm certain. The offense is just too bad unless all the players that randomly took dips this year just as randomly get better next year.

 

 

Also I'm just in a bad mood I'm sure there are stats that make me look like an idiot

They’re playing better right now/last month but they aren’t much better and aren’t better long term. But if you want to think that go for it.

 

there it is

No one was saying that the Cubs would be a lock to win the division if the Brewers won 96 games. Milwaukee drastically outperformed their projections -- kudos to them.

Aaron_Kennelly South Bend Cubs

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It's time to admit the Brewers are better. They finished with better offensive numbers than us, they finished with better defensive numbers than us. I'm not sure about the starting pitching, but our pens were neck and neck. They've played better than us the entire second half and outplayed us the majority of the last 9 games we played in August/Sept

 

At full strength the Cubs are probably better but I'm certain. The offense is just too bad unless all the players that randomly took dips this year just as randomly get better next year.

 

 

Also I'm just in a bad mood I'm sure there are stats that make me look like an idiot

 

They had a better season. Impossible not to admit that.

Cubswin11 All-Star

Cubswin11

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It's time to admit the Brewers are better. They finished with better offensive numbers than us, they finished with better defensive numbers than us. I'm not sure about the starting pitching, but our pens were neck and neck. They've played better than us the entire second half and outplayed us the majority of the last 9 games we played in August/Sept

 

At full strength the Cubs are probably better but I'm certain. The offense is just too bad unless all the players that randomly took dips this year just as randomly get better next year.

 

 

Also I'm just in a bad mood I'm sure there are stats that make me look like an idiot

We won 95 games despite dealing with a bevy of injuries and a travel schedule from hell. I'm sure we'll be fine.

 

And yet were outscored in the second half and our offense plummeted to the bottom of the league. Some might be due to the schedule but its clear something stinks in Chicago.

 

We will be fine, I'm just trying to drive the final nail in the "Cubs are better than the Brewers and will win the division stop worrying ninny" argument.

Stop trying to make these 2nd half stats mean more than they should.

UMFan83 GOAT

UMFan83

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It's time to admit the Brewers are better. They finished with better offensive numbers than us, they finished with better defensive numbers than us. I'm not sure about the starting pitching, but our pens were neck and neck. They've played better than us the entire second half and outplayed us the majority of the last 9 games we played in August/Sept

 

At full strength the Cubs are probably better but I'm certain. The offense is just too bad unless all the players that randomly took dips this year just as randomly get better next year.

 

 

Also I'm just in a bad mood I'm sure there are stats that make me look like an idiot

They’re playing better right now/last month but they aren’t much better and aren’t better long term. But if you want to think that go for it.

 

I kind of put a few different arguments into this but I was more talking about the 2018 teams. My pessimism took over at the end and I started talking about future years, but my rational side believes we are in a good positon moving forward.

Aaron_Kennelly South Bend Cubs

Aaron_Kennelly

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It's time to admit the Brewers are better. They finished with better offensive numbers than us, they finished with better defensive numbers than us. I'm not sure about the starting pitching, but our pens were neck and neck. They've played better than us the entire second half and outplayed us the majority of the last 9 games we played in August/Sept

 

At full strength the Cubs are probably better but I'm certain. The offense is just too bad unless all the players that randomly took dips this year just as randomly get better next year.

 

 

Also I'm just in a bad mood I'm sure there are stats that make me look like an idiot

We won 95 games despite dealing with a bevy of injuries and a travel schedule from hell. I'm sure we'll be fine.

 

And yet were outscored in the second half and our offense plummeted to the bottom of the league. Some might be due to the schedule but its clear something stinks in Chicago.

 

We will be fine, I'm just trying to drive the final nail in the "Cubs are better than the Brewers and will win the division stop worrying ninny" argument.

 

Only the last 30 games matter.

imb MVP

imb

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They’re playing better right now/last month but they aren’t much better and aren’t better long term. But if you want to think that go for it.

 

there it is

It’s true. Tell me how they possibly are set up better than us moving forward

 

here's the thing people like you don't think about - it doesn't matter who is or isn't "set up better." It's a meaningless term.

 

All season long you dorks have been dismissing anything the brewers have done and then constantly ratcheting it back ever so slightly as they kept playing well.

 

Guess who was "better set up" than the brewers after 2017. But here we are, because sometimes players fall off or get injured or don't improve like you'd think they would.

 

If you want to console yourself that we have a bigger payroll, go for it. Im glad we do, because if we keep horsefeathering up with Darvishes and Morrows and Heywards etc we're going to need every funking cent.

Brian MVP

Brian

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2 are going to get on and both Rizzo and Bryant will fly out to the wall

 

or it will be quick 1-2-3 and 7 pitches

UMFan83 GOAT

UMFan83

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We won 95 games despite dealing with a bevy of injuries and a travel schedule from hell. I'm sure we'll be fine.

 

And yet were outscored in the second half and our offense plummeted to the bottom of the league. Some might be due to the schedule but its clear something stinks in Chicago.

 

We will be fine, I'm just trying to drive the final nail in the "Cubs are better than the Brewers and will win the division stop worrying ninny" argument.

Stop trying to make these 2nd half stats mean more than they should.

 

I'm pretty sure the Brewers outproduced us for the entire season offensively in quite a few important categories, but I'm starting to talk over my head now and I really shouldn't have made the initial post because I'm not ready for the counter argument. Just venting.

Bryants Disco Ball ACL Cubs

Bryants Disco Ball

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Sofa has tried this 1, 999,999 times and I don't think it's ever worked, but I'm willing to make it an even 2 million.

 

If the Cubs come back and win this, R Mack will stop posting on this board for one year and I will buy an authentic Cubs jersey of whoever walks it off and donate $100 to the board.

Edited by Bryant's Disco Ball
imb MVP

imb

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We won 95 games despite dealing with a bevy of injuries and a travel schedule from hell. I'm sure we'll be fine.

 

And yet were outscored in the second half and our offense plummeted to the bottom of the league. Some might be due to the schedule but its clear something stinks in Chicago.

 

We will be fine, I'm just trying to drive the final nail in the "Cubs are better than the Brewers and will win the division stop worrying ninny" argument.

Stop trying to make these 2nd half stats mean more than they should.

 

yeah only the first half stats mean anything, idiot

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