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

[abuck1220]

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.

 

ok, over the course of the entire season they finished 11th in the league in hrs.

[UMFan83]

Good idea to use one of your last 3 outs with Murphy vs. a devastating lefty.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

 

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.

 

That's kinda the rational thing to do. The Cubs have a better roster. They had a better chance to win the division. It looked like that nearly all year. There wasn't much need to worry. Then there was, and we all started worrying.

[Andy]

Good idea to use one of your last 3 outs with Murphy vs. a devastating lefty.

But who would play a glittering defensive 2B if we got to extra innings?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Good start by the ump

[imb]

is there a way we can opt to play in colorado tomorrow instead of chicago so we might be capable of getting a god damn hit

[TMan92]

LOL

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Ump calling strike 1 helps make it 0-2

[rocket]

daniel murphy doesn't strike out, guys

[BigSlick]

jesus christ not even close

[NotSoSober]

What an awful AB

[abuck1220]

holy horsefeathering horsefeathers is daniel murphy blind.

[Cubswin11]

 

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

Looking at the whole body of work of these guys means more

[NotSoSober]

is there a way we can opt to play in colorado tomorrow instead of chicago so we might be capable of getting a horsefeathers hit

Is there any way to fool the entire coaching staff into thinking the game isn't in chicago and just let Rizzo player/manage?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Not a great at bat but a bad call by the ump on strike 1 set up that whole at bat.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Bunt Javy.

[George Hayduke]

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.

 

Being set up better doesn't guarantee anything of course, but come on man it's not meaningless at all. Anything can happen but looking at these two teams if I had to pick who is probably going to be better next year, I'm taking the Cubs 9 times out of 10.

[rocket]

MVP! MVP! MVP!

[imb]

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.

 

That's kinda the rational thing to do. The Cubs have a better roster. They had a better chance to win the division. It looked like that nearly all year. There wasn't much need to worry. Then there was, and we all started worrying.

 

and while you guys were jerking yourselves off in june about "vaunted run differential" or whatever you totally missed the big picture. on the one hand your self-delusion probably made the games more bearable so there is that

[TMan92]

Baez ending this is fitting

[Rex Buckingham]

Fire Joe Maddon

[Irrelevant Dude]

At least Hader won't be able to pitch tomorrow.

[imb]

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.

 

Being set up better doesn't guarantee anything of course, but come on man it's not meaningless at all. Anything can happen but looking at these two teams if I had to pick who is probably going to be better next year, I'm taking the Cubs 9 times out of 10.

 

yeah obviously, i mean it's great to have a head start but it means zilch.

[abuck1220]

holy horsefeathers our first two hitters have looked like the kid in little league that doesn't know which side he bats from.

[UMFan83]

FULL SEASON

 

OPS - Brewers (.747 vs. .745)

wRC+ Cubs (100 vs. 99)

ISO - Brewers (.173 vs. .152)

WAR - Cubs (27.8 vs. 26.6)

wOBA - Brewers (.322 vs .321)

HRs - Brewers (218 vs. 166)

 

Pretty close but if you put at least some weight into recency the Brewers are better.

 

And guys I'm way over my head in baseball arguments so I probably wont respond unless you say something about my mom or wife or something

Edited October 1, 2018 by UMFan83