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Oh look it that, the gutless choking dogs as one fan calls them are in 2nd place and currently in a playoff spot

Rmack is pissed Zobrist could only drive in 2 runs

I don’t know his splits but interesting PH a lefty against a lefty pitcher

The more I read rmack/jamfan’s tweets the more I’m convinced he is the Cubs version of that fan in Major League. So full of anger and spite

God I can’t take this horsefeathering offense anymore. Figure out how to make them more consistent Chili

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You cannot make this stuff up....

where did i imply they were in uncharted waters? i'm saying it's really annoying that they're in this position again 2 months into the season, sustainable or not. if you're not frustrated, then more power to you, but there is plenty to be frustrated about so far. I get that it's enough for them to hang on how good the team SHOULD be and hopefully will be in the second half, as the Cubs did last year. But for a lot of us, that doesn't make the long stretch where they do struggle/are inconsistent to be any less annoying to sit through. There's this repeated response that any thinking along the lines of, "why is this good team playing better" is basically just parroting r_mack. Or that being frustrated with them again getting off to an up and down first half is somehow over the line, as if, something that was really annoying the previous season shouldn't be annoying the very next season simply because it happened before. Definitely frustrating and annoying but also not at all unusual for good teams to play extended mediocre stretches. As long as you don't lose perspective of that, be as annoyed as you want.

The 2017 Indians had a similar RD/mediocre record issue at this point last year and were 24-22. They finished 102-60. Not saying the Cubs will necessarily win 100+ games but if you believe in the cubs talent, keep believing.

Ever

Blah wake me up after the ASB when the Cubs decide to get their horsefeathers together

Great swing Addy

Yeah I appreciate the reenacting of game 7 Joe but not that particular play

Wake up...and do what? I don’t know but I’m sure it involves the word “sheeple”

Let’s see what rmack thinks

Remember in 2016 when you would turn on a game in the 3rd inning and the Cubs would be up like 4-0 and you wouldn’t be the least bit surprised?

I have to be honest, I am barely even looking at the standings. It’s still May right?

Yo Duke, you didn't start writing about fantasy baseball for Fangraphs did you? https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/you-wrote-off-kyle-schwarber-too-soon/ Just checking

i dont think Justin Wilson has any value to anyone right now. Maybe I'm playing up his struggles too much but he's 1-2 bad outings from a DFA in my opinion.

Damn I bet watching Wilson pitch in the same game as Chatwood makes him look like Greg Maddux

Just seeing this score...we did tell Hickey we wanted the pitchers to have less walks right?

I found a leaked video of Chatwood pitching tonight

Is there Chatwood thread? https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/checking-in-on-tyler-chatwood/

Game 7 was on my birthday and my wife insisted on throwing a small party when I got home from work, so I couldn't immediately drive down to the city. I decided I'd watch the start of the game at home (in Wheaton) and if the score was anything other than an Indians blowout, I'd drive down mid-game to the city to be there for the end. I was going to stay until the end of the 5th inning but with 2 outs in the 4th, Kyle got squeezed on a pitch and ended up walking the guy and Lester was coming in. Finally got downtown after all the mid-game drama and looked everywhere in Wrigleyville for parking. Ended up parking super far away at Damen and School. Turned off the car as the Cubs made the last out in the top of the 8th. Started walking towards Wrigley, I am passing by bars and I see the first out, and then the 2nd out, and then the hit and Lester pulled. I get to Southport and School as Chapman gives up the hit to make it 6-4. Friends walking around Southport/Addison so we agree to meet at D'agostinos. I can barely see the TV as I'm walking up but can hear the group of ~100 people huddled around make a loud audible groan. I can finally see the TV and see Indians players celebrating. They didn't just....? It took me a few seconds to realize what happened. Strangely, half the people there couldnt grasp what had happened, many of them were just there for the party and didn't understand that the game was now tied. I remained positive thinking the Cubs would score in the 9th and all would be good but when Fowler grounded out, I turned into a dejected ninny and decided I was too upset and would just go home. If they ended up winning so be it. So I slowly walked back toward my car and tried really hard to not hear any noises from the crowd. I didn't know how I wanted to find out about a walkoff World Series loss so I just tried to block everything out and occasionally refresh this board, but it was too bogged down to load often. I did hear about the rain delay and thought maybe I could make it home before the game resumed. But it was a super short rain delay obviously, so I literally sat down in my car right before Schwarber singled to lead off the 10th. I just sat in my car and watched the game on my phone until I saw the Zobrist double. Now all the sudden I HAD to get back to Wrigleyville so I basically power walked/jogged back and caught what was going on from the bars I passed. Got back to Dags right as Carl got the 2nd out and watched the rest there. When the Cubs won, the entire growing crowd just instinctively sprinted down Addison towards the park. somewhere between Lakewood and Racine the crowd was large enough that you couldn't walk without having to push through people. I ended up getting to somewhere close to the Cubby Bear before I turned around and found some random bar to meet up with my friends. Anyways GREAT story I know, I just felt like typing all of it out and remembering it.