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  1. bukie
    Not many better ways to end a season than sweeping an uninspired Cards team at home.
  2. bukie

    Playoff Talk

    bukie replied to mk49's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    With one day left in the season: AL: Either the Yankees or Blue Jays will be the 1 seed, the other will be the 4 seed. Toronto holds the tiebreaker, so the Yankees need a win and Jays loss tomorrow. Seattle will be the 2 seed Detroit or Cleveland will be the 3 seed. Detroit's win today clinches a playoff spot for them. Cleveland holds the tiebreaker, so 2 Cleveland wins or a win and Tigers loss will win the AL Central for Cleveland. Tigers need at least one Cleveland loss and a win. Boston will be the 5 seed, unless they lose tomorrow and Cleveland wins twice. Boston wins the tiebreaker against Cleveland, loses it against Detroit. Houston needs 2 wins and 2 Cleveland losses to sneak in as the 6 seed. NL: Milwaukee is the 1 seed. Philly is the 2 seed. LA Dodgers are the 3 seed. Cubs are the 4 seed. Padres are the 5 seed. Mets or Reds are the 6 seed. Reds hold the tiebreaker, so the Mets still need help, even though they won today. Both have a magic number of 2, effectively.
  3. bukie
    The Cubs offense has a chance to end the season in an oddly neat way: If Shaw picks it up just a bit these last 2 games, they'll end the season with all 9 players in the lineup effectively being an above average MLB hitter.
  4. bukie
    ESPN analytics has posted their receiver ratings through 3 weeks, and the Bears WRs are...really good? https://espnanalytics.com/receivers
  5. bukie
    Baby steps. Eventually everyone will realize how silly it is to not just use the ABS call.
  6. bukie
    ABS for all MLB for 2026: https://www.mlb.com/news/abs-challenge-system-mlb-2026 Details: Each team will get two challenges and can keep them if they're successful. Challenges can only be initiated by a pitcher, catcher, or batter, and the request must come right after the pitch. To signal a challenge, the player will tap his hat or helmet to let the umpire know No help from the dugout or other field players is allowed In each extra inning, a team will be awarded a challenge if it has none remaining entering the inning.
  7. bukie

    NFL Week 3

    bukie replied to Tryptamine's topic in Other Sports

    Coming next week: the 1-2 Ravens vs the 1-2 Chiefs.
  8. bukie

    NFL Week 3

    bukie replied to Tryptamine's topic in Other Sports

    Harrison Butker keeps pushing it far right. And he's also missing field goals.
  9. bukie
    Given who owns the team, Tom probably flew him out there on his private jet.
  10. bukie

    NFL Week 3

    bukie replied to Tryptamine's topic in Other Sports

    If the Chiefs lose today, they might start to tear it all down.
  11. bukie
    One more positive note about Caleb: that flea-flicker bomb went over 65 yards in the air, and he didn't have time to step into it (thanks, for the lob wedge, there, Swift!). I'm not sure there are 5 QBs in the NFL today that can make that throw.
  12. bukie
    I'm just surprised I didn't hear Micah Parsons' number even once today, he's the central part of the whole Cowboys defense...*checks notes*...ahh, I see there are owners worse than the McCaskeys.
  13. bukie
    The throws he was missing were mostly finding the seam in the middle of the zone, was putting about a foot too much on them and overthrowing the receiver while making sure he cleared the first layer of the defense.
  14. bukie
    Exactly 31-14, not sure. They won back to back games last season 36-10 and 35-16 to get to 4-2 before the Commanders debacle and Eberflus being exposed for not knowing how to run a team.
  15. bukie
    The O line just has to cut down on the penalties and sacks. No sacks today, which is great. I'm not sure if the disastrous run game is more of the holes not opening up, or Swift just stutter-stepping his way to the hole closing before he can get there. The D line got 2 sacks today and the Bears got 4 turnovers, but giving up 6 yards per play is generally not a great blueprint for defensive success.
  16. bukie
    Bears win 31-14. The WRs are good! Caleb had the 4th highest passer rating QB game in Bears history! The Bears got 3 turnovers! The lines are still a problem, the RB room is still a problem, the back seven really misses their top 3 players (duh). EDIT: Caleb Williams has proven he can take apart a Matt Eberflus defense.
  17. bukie
    14 first quarter points is the most for the Bears since 2021.
  18. bukie
    Cowboys with 2 runs for 30 yards but gave the ball away.
  19. bukie
    Two terrible runs by Swift and an overthrow, not a great start.
  20. bukie
    The Mets were 45-24 on June 12, and then underwent three separate stretches where they lost 10 of 11. And they're still in position to sneak into the playoffs.
  21. bukie
    A split probably puts them on life support, under 5% for the playoffs. Cubs taking 3 of 4 would effectively end it. EDIT: The Mets are home to the Nationals this weekend, so expecting them to drop 2 of 3 is asking a lot. The Giants and DBacks, on the other hand, are playing the Dodgers and Phillies, so...
  22. bukie
    Reds are in an interesting spot in the playoff race right now, 2 game behind a free-falling Mets team that they win the tiebreaker with, and effectively tied with 2 other teams (Dbacks, Giants) that they also hold tiebreakers against. The biggest reason they've only got a 7% chance at the playoffs from this position is that 7 of their final 10 games are against the Cubs and Brewers (plus, gaining 2 games in the standings in 10 games is still tricky). Treading water for them in this series is probably not good enough, as there are too many teams close to them to hope that .500 ball will keep them in the race. Even if the Mets continue to falter, the DBacks and Giants are right there and it only takes one of them getting hot to take control of that last wild card spot. On the flip side, the Cubs could effectively end the Reds season this weekend.
  23. bukie
    That PCA shot was about 10 seconds after my "Would be fun for Pete's 30th HR here" and it's too bad PNC park is stupid in center field.
  24. bukie
    The Cubs have now clinched a better record than the DBacks. Next up: Mets and Rangers Magic number to clinch at least 5 seed: 2
  25. bukie
    We're there. 4 run lead, 3 outs to go.
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