9/12 Cubs (Darvish) @ Padres (Lamet) 2:40 NBCSC

[Ding Dong Johnson]

[Sammy Sofa]

2019 Cubs =

 

 

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[Hairyducked Idiot]

Prediction: Cubs squeeze out the Brewers, win the wild-card game on the road, get dumped 3-1 in the LDS. This is *just* good enough to justify an offseason where we blame everything on Maddon and make no significant roster changes.

[BigSlick]

team is bad, baseball is worse

[Bryants Disco Ball]

There is nothing left to lose but more baseball games. So instead of batting Tony Kemp or Albert Almora leadoff, how about just putting Rizzo back there for the rest of the season and be done with it?

 

Or just go ahead and bat Tony Kemp and Albert Almora there.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Prediction: Cubs squeeze out the Brewers, win the wild-card game on the road, get dumped 3-1 in the LDS. This is *just* good enough to justify an offseason where we blame everything on Maddon and make no significant roster changes.

 

1. That is not happening.

 

2. That is not happening.

[jersey cubs fan]

Prediction: Cubs squeeze out the Brewers, win the wild-card game on the road, get dumped 3-1 in the LDS. This is *just* good enough to justify an offseason where we blame everything on Maddon and make no significant roster changes.

I would kill for that outcome, but I'm betting the under.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

There is nothing left to lose but more baseball games. So instead of batting Tony Kemp or Albert Almora leadoff, how about just putting Rizzo back there for the rest of the season and be done with it?

 

Or just go ahead and bat Tony Kemp and Albert Almora there.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, horsefeathers; a stupid afternoon game. Can't use the easy out of falling asleep like I could with the other ones.

 

Or can I....

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Oh, horsefeathers; a stupid afternoon game. Can't use the easy out of falling asleep like I could with the other ones.

 

Or can I....

[Sammy Sofa]

[bcl412]

Can we just simulate the rest of the season maybe?

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Can we just simulate the rest of the season maybe?

Sure! The Cubs are the kids, obviously:

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

Emotion aside...hmm. I think the Cubs should be about 50/50 to make the playoffs.

 

...after I look it up, FG has us at 49.9...so I guess that sounds right.

[squally1313]

I guess Caratini and Contreras are just splitting time now huh?

 

Other than that, not much to complain about.

 

[NOLA]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

I would not be surprised if the Cubs went 6-1 or 1-6 vs the Cardinals. Who the hell knows?

[squally1313]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

I would not be surprised if the Cubs went 6-1 or 1-6 vs the Cardinals. Who the hell knows?

We haven't really had a meaningful multi game comeback since the 2016 World Series, so, making lemons out of lemonade, it would be kinda fun to go into those games and see if we can make them collapse.

[Sammy Sofa]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

I would not be surprised if the Cubs went 6-1 or 1-6 vs the Cardinals. Who the hell knows?

 

[narrator]We all knew.[/narrator]

[soccer10k]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

 

Because of past year when we were between 90 and 95% to win the division at the end of August and didn’t?

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Fangraphs still has the Cubs making the playoffs?

 

Poll time: Taking away all emotion, how many of you still think that's happening?

 

I do not. I think Fangraphs now is worthless because of this and will never care about anything they ever say again.

 

Because of past year when we were between 90 and 95% to win the division at the end of August and didn’t?

 

Oh, crap. That, too. We are FanGraph busters. They must be so pissed at the Cubs.

[weis21]

Binny's Beverage Depot probably hasn't had to donate horsefeathers to that poor food bank this year

[Andy]

Nick Castellanos' swing there looked like one of a guy who's been a Cub for too long.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Maybe Rizzo is a better option to bat first to start every game than Tony horsefeathering Kemp.

[Andy]

Maybe Rizzo is a better option to bat first to start every game than Tony horsefeathering Kemp.