UMFan83

Only the NL teams play on Saturday, so wouldn't the earliest game be about 5-6 CT? Then the second game like 7:30-8:30 CT? Last year the games started at 4:39 and 8:07 CT In 2014, 4:38 and 8:38 CT In 2013, 4:37 and 8:08 CT You are looking at LAD @ WAS and NYM/STL/SF @ Cubs. I'm guessing the Cubs will be the late game

Feel like i've read that general trends in the weather can have a degree in accuracy (i.e. it's going to be cooler than average this week) up to 14 days out. But I'll let Truffle tell me how wrong I am.

Still 12 days away but early look at weather on 10/7 and 10/8 Friday 10/7: 62/51, couple of showers possible Saturday 10/8: 66/44, mainly cloudy and even more into the future Thursday 10/13: 65/43, cloudy Maybe Georgie should sit, looks a bit chilly compared to last year where the highs for our 4 home games were 77, 64, 77, 77. (yes i'm very bored at work today)

He PH, but I don't think he played the field. Could be wrong. pretty sure someone was just complaining about his "lack of effort (aka badness)" in the OF Whoops you're right and I even commented on that. So yeah, I'm sure he will get a couple of starts this week but you have to balance remaining sharp with not aggravating the injury.

Didn't he play on Saturday? He PH, but I don't think he played the field. Could be wrong.

This is wrong. The 2007 NLDS had a VWR, which is why I was able to get tickets to both NLDS home games and I can't remember if NLCS tickets went on sale but if they did I got at least one game. In 2008 they started the playoff ticket lottery, of which I was not selected for either the LDS or LCS (still went to game 1 after stalking their ticket site the day before the game). You're right, it was 07 I was remembering. I got tickets for game 4 which couldn't have been 08 since we had homefield that year. Maybe it sounds stupid but I liked the VWR. In the lottery method, you could be the biggest non-season ticket holding Cub fan on earth and you might be completely shut out unless buying through the secondary market. I understand the cons of the VWR (folks that maybe don't understand technology or the manipulation of the VWR had basically no shot. Scalpers probably ended up with 60% of the tickets by having a staff of 100 each have 300 VWR windows open), but I like it better than knowing my ticket fate is not in my hands. Would be cool if they released 85% of the tickets through the lottery and then sold a small allotment of tickets at the Cubs ticketing window one Wednesday morning or something where if you really want tickets and are willing to take off work/camp out, you conceivably have a shot. Very old school. But I'm sure others will point out why that's stupid and why they did away with distributing tickets that way. I'm sure the Cubs like the lottery because they can tell STH on the fence to renew if they want guaranteed playoff tickets.

Hmm if they followed the Cubs rebuild it would be more like 2012 right? 2009 Cubs/2013 Bears - One last gasp for an aging contender 2010 Cubs/2014 Bears - Wheels fall off 2011 Cubs/2015 Bears - New management, same results 2012 Cubs/2016 Bears - Rock bottom but starting to accumulate assets? Maybe? Hopefully?

https://twitter.com/MattAbbatacola/status/780496831084171266 Bears open as 2 point dogs at home I know you guys are itching to discuss this Bears/Lions tilt so have at it.

That reminds me... 6 IP, 0 ER tonight......1.99459 ERA 7 IP, 0 ER tonight......1.98 ERA 8 IP, 0 ER tonight......1.97 ERA 9 IP, 0 ER tonight......1.96 ERA If he gives up even 1 earned run he will end the day with an ERA over 2.

This is wrong. The 2007 NLDS had a VWR, which is why I was able to get tickets to both NLDS home games and I can't remember if NLCS tickets went on sale but if they did I got at least one game. In 2008 they started the playoff ticket lottery, of which I was not selected for either the LDS or LCS (still went to game 1 after stalking their ticket site the day before the game).

I've been looking at twitter occasionally and no one has tweeted that they've gotten an email either way.

Other than Coghlan, that is the best possible defensive lineup behind Hendricks as he makes his second to last start with an outside chance at a Cy Young. Good stuff.

i don't think the postseason is dictated by those rules, but i could be wrong Off the top of my head I am almost certain Game 3 of the 2003 NLDS against the Braves was on a Friday night. Also I'm pretty sure the ordinance that was approved places a limit on regular season night games and postseason/all star games are exempt. Edit: Beaten on the 03 NLDS

[tweet] [/tweet] Someone tell Matheny that he's still in his 40s and doesn't have to act like a crotchety old man all the time like his mentor

That said GWR posters are generally ok, about as much as a group of Cardinals fans could be, and I'm pretty sure they created their board with help from NSBB posters. Lets not troll them too hard. But this one was cool :)

Hahaha that's awesome. And one of the posters quoted it, so all those gifs appear twice on the page

http://gfycat.com/GranularGratefulChameleon http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-worst-called-ball-on-record/ Fangraphs says this is the worst called ball in the Pitchf/x era

Well maybe now Derrick will finally understand the meaning of consent

I love everything about this. He's not a HOF, or even an All-Star. What he is, is a great person, great teammate, great coach, great motivator, great defensive catcher with great personality and intangibles. Awesome send-off for Ross and definitely deserved. I really hope he comes back as a coach next year, but I can completely understand if he needs a year away from the game. We'll be waiting for him with a coaching position open for whenever he wants it.

Sorry one more rant....has anyone heard of this happening. If the projected MNF scores hold in my league, this will be the scenario for me. -I will lead my league in points scored by 3 points over the 2nd best team. -I will be in 12th place out of 12 teams as the only 0-3 team in the league HOW. IS. THAT. POSSIBLE?!?!?!? Edit: I will post a screenshot of my league standings tomorrow if the scores do hold so you won't all think I'm somehow preparing my inner raging lunatic for the Cubs playoff run with these rants.

Let's lose the next 7 because according to the media if we win another game our WS odds drop dramatically.

6-1 damnit. Would like that too but I bet we see throwaway lineups in at least 3 of the 7 games now that we aren't playing teams with things to play for

Gonna expand on this even though no one cares: 1) Dolphins are at the 10 yard line in OT and a FG wins it. To me hitting a chip shot FG seems like the play but instead they hand off to Ajayi (who my opponent has), who had done nothing today and scores a TD (+7 points) 2) The Jets drive into Chiefs red zone not once, not twice, not thrice but 4 times in the second half. My opponent has the Chiefs D and I have Folk and Decker. The Jets get into the red zone and it seems very likely I take points away from his D and/or I get points from Folk or Decker. Instead ALL FOUR TIMES they get in the red zone Fitzpatrick throws an INT. FOUR TIMES! He also throws a TAINT in the game. (~+20 points if 3 of those red zone sits is instead jets points) 3) Seahawks score 37 points but Russell Wilson only has 1 TD pass and leaves game in 3rd quarter 4) Cowboys have 3 rushing TDs tonight but not one of them is by Elliott who probably has 90% of their total rushing attempts tonight 5) Wentz and Sproles hook up for 75yard TD, opponent has them both There are so much more. I hope no one reads his I just needed to get it off my chest. I know everyone says this horsefeathers but I'm 100% serious that I have the 2nd most points in my league for the year and I am 0-3. I didn't even realize that was possible but I played the highest scoring team that week all 3 weeks

Goal for me is a 4-3 week. 103-59 just sounds so much cooler than 102-60

Woo hoo! 1 more to 100