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  1. Ski
    Absolute poppycock. You really believe this is the best the Cubs can do? I mean... a lot of it is [expletive] luck and poor timing. But I also believe they're putting their heads down when the going's gone tough instead of saying '[expletive] this [expletive], we can do better.' Just look at the Royals this year and last. None of this is quantifiable, but I believe mindset is huge and does make a difference. Not the only thing that matters, mind you, but as bad as we've looked this series, you can't say this is the best we've got.
  2. Ski
    find a way to break a curse, do whatever you have to. this team is capable of winning a world series. hey, remember in 2003 when we hadn't lost 3 in a row all year until the nlcs, just when we were about to make it to the series? anybody remember 1984? they can't get there, it cannot be explained. Tell me what exactly is cursing the Cubs. Point to its source for me, in physical terms.
  3. Ski
    This is what I hate. Both teams are full of young players. Why the hell did it have to be US that collapsed spectacularly? Why couldn't their young pitching implode instead of our young hitting? Why did Arrieta suddenly peter out when the Mets pitchers are also pitching a lot of innings? Or maybe neither team collapses and we could actually have a competitive series? [expletive] luck.
  4. Ski
    Welp. I'll admit I'll never be able to win that argument. Of course maybe if we get David Price we somehow miss the playoffs all together. So in that case, great move not getting one. I mean, sure, maybe that happens. In all likelihood, we still make the playoffs, probably. You can't say that the playoffs would have unfolded the same way, though. Chaos theory is tricky business. Yeah but the issue with that is that you can substitute literally any other possible action in the universe for "acquiring a pitcher at the deadline" and the rest of your argument wouldn't change. Well, anything that doesn't directly impact the team probably isn't going to make a difference. I'm not talking 'butterfly flapping its wings in China' level of Chaos Theory.
  5. Ski
    Welp. I'll admit I'll never be able to win that argument. Of course maybe if we get David Price we somehow miss the playoffs all together. So in that case, great move not getting one. I mean, sure, maybe that happens. In all likelihood, we still make the playoffs, probably. You can't say that the playoffs would have unfolded the same way, though. Chaos theory is tricky business.
  6. Ski
    Yea, because one [expletive] pitcher would have turned this whole series around. that makes no sense No it really does. We'd be mostly getting our asses kicked even with CY Young on the staff this series. Your bitching because we didn't get a pitcher at the deadline when literally every facet of the Cubs' game has gone to hell in this series. I'm being totally serious when I say that us acquiring a pitcher at the deadline would have made the rest of the season and the playoffs unfold differently. Created another timeline, in a sense. You can't say everything would have been the same besides us having a better starter in the playoffs.
  7. Ski
    Hammel has had good starts before. Why can't he channel that version of himself instead of [expletive] the bed in the FIRST INNING of a do or die game.
  8. Ski
    I turned the game off. IS IT STILL THE FIRST [expletive] INNING.
  9. Ski
    Playing like [expletive] isn't a curse. I mean, I'm angry right now, and that's tainting my rationale, but really? Is this the best the Cubs can do? Seriously? Four games in a row we've looked like [expletive] so far.
  10. Ski
    On one hand, I want to support the Cubs for doing so well this season. On the other hand, I want to deliver a firm backhand to the every player for sucking so thoroughly this series. You guys are [expletive] better than this. Disgraceful.
  11. Ski
    I'm really upset. Like, it's unbelievably mind-boggling how shitty this series has been.
  12. Ski
    Who's quitting baseball this year if the Cubs get eliminated? [expletive] that, I love this sport and I'm watching through the final pitch of the World Series. Winter is going to suck.
  13. Ski
    I like how you're pounding this "THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING!!!" idea you have so damn hard. I know this isn't true it, but damnit, I wish there was a better explanation for our collapse than 'playoff beisbol.'
  14. Ski
    Just put up a good fight, Cubs. As a math major, I can't get excited, knowing how much the odds are against us. Please play like you care and prove me wrong. Not this apathetic pile of misery that's been on display the last three games.
  15. Ski
    I guess this mean we did have two leadoff walks? .074 IsoD baby. Let's assume, slightly generously, that the Cubs have a .250 chance of getting a hit in any given AB. Then the odds of them not getting a hit are .750. The odds of them not getting a leadoff hit in 27 straight innings is: (.750)^27=.00042, or .042%, which is 42 out of 100,000. Pretty much sums up how this series has been full of fluky [expletive].
  16. Ski
    I mean, I'm overall happy with how the playoffs have gone. There's been plenty to cheer about through the DS clincher, and I think we were all ecstatic looking ahead to the championship series, assuming that two, good young teams would duke it out in an evenly matched showdown. But since game one, we've had close to nothing to cheer about. We've never had a lead so far, and we've blown ties immediately. The umps have sucked, which has confounded our lack of plate discipline, we can't string hits together, and our dongs have all been solo shots. I think we were all hoping that if we were going to go out this round, we'd at least make it close.
  17. Ski
    I thought this series would at least be competitive. The Cubs are playing like they don't give a [expletive].
  18. Ski
    Time to watch Parks and Recreation, something that's actually fun and enjoyable and not lifeless like the Cubs are.
  19. Ski
    Ronny Cedeno for a week or so in 2008.
  20. Ski
    Christ, Maddon. It's the playoffs, if you haven't noticed.
  21. Ski
    It's only a "must-win" in a best of 7 when the other team has already won 3 of the games. Until then, it's just really important. One team in the history of baseball has come back from a 3-0 deficit. Statistically, it's a must win.
  22. Ski
    It is called pitching. Something Theo felt we didn't need. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We have the resources to have both next season. The FO had been pony up in the winter. This team is a center fielder, 1-2 starting pitchers, and maybe 1 more shutdown reliever away from being incredibly strong on all fronts. With our money and prospects, we can definitely pull it off.
  23. Ski
    Maybe they can inspire themselves by getting incredibly angry at how terrible they've been?
  24. Ski
    The entire team honestly should feel ashamed of themselves. Unbelievable. This game is an absolute must-win to stay in the series and they're looking like absolute ass.
  25. Ski
    Maybe something goes wrong for the METS this time that leads to a run? Maybe both teams can get fucked in the game of baseball?
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