***Chicago Cubs Thread*** (1 Viewer)

[Craig_MiamiFL]

Getting Fowler back and not ridding of Soler and/or Baez looming large now.

Tough blow.

 

[jon_mx]

Grew up watching Jack Brickhouse announcing the Cubbies on WGN and followed Schwarber play at Indiana.  Bummer.  

 

[nirad3]

So who's the pickup here with Schwarber out?  Soler?  La Stella?  Szczur?

I have Baez chilling on my DL already... and an empty slot as a result.

Gonna flip through the "waiver wire" thread to see if I can pluck a gem there, but figure with Schwarber's injury there could be a nice add from the Cubs.

Oh, also... sucks. :(

 

[Limp Ditka]

Joe should take some of his own advice and try not to suck.

 

[Peyton Marino]

So who's the pickup here with Schwarber out?  Soler?  La Stella?  Szczur?

I have Baez chilling on my DL already... and an empty slot as a result.

Gonna flip through the "waiver wire" thread to see if I can pluck a gem there, but figure with Schwarber's injury there could be a nice add from the Cubs.

Oh, also... sucks. :(

probably soler if he's available.  

 

[Wrigley]

161 wins 

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Jake with the jack!!

 

[Wrigley]

W

 

[parasaurolophus]

Great start. Hope they dont look as bad in the cold weather this year compared to end of last year. If i see those blue masks again...

 

[pantagrapher]

Heading to Wrigleyville to watch the game tonight.

 

[Annyong]

A good random and not overly specific stat from Len Kasper:

The last time the Cubs started 5-1, lost game 4 by a score of 3-2, and had their home opener against the Reds was 1908. 

 

[Wrigley]

W

 

[pantagrapher]

Awesome game last night and great atmosphere. Shutting down Clark & Addison to traffic helped out a lot. Pretty much a street festival atmosphere the whole time and I didn't see anyone screwing it up with wild douchiness.

Just read this:

@TonyAndracki23  12h12 hours ago

Rizzo said using Starlin's walk up song was tribute but since it was received so well, Rizzo said he may keep it around.

 

[Wrigley]

W and a KB dong

would have posted last night, but was on a timeout 

 

[Wrigley]

Stacking Ws

 

[hagmania]

This team is up to something, and I like it.

 

[Wrigley]

Welcome back Javier

 

[RnR]

L

 

[Wrigley]

L

160

 

[Wrigley]

W

 

[Wrigley]

159

 

[Grahamburn]

Lackey looked like an ace last night. He wanted that one bad. 

 

[Wrigley]

Good solid W

 

[Peyton Marino]

this team, man.  i tell ya hwat.

 

[RnR]

this team, man.  i tell ya hwat.

You're an embarrassment to the Reds, the city of Cincinnati, the state of Ohio, the FBG baseball forearms, and-- most importantly -- @Fat Drunk and Stupid. 

 

[Wrigley]

W

 

[Grahamburn]

Soler still flailing away.  I'm amazed he ever sees a fastball.  Schwarber really bums me out.

Heyward is as advertised on defense.  Just fantastic.  He doesn't have much to show for it, but he's hit some rockets too. 

11-3, and Rizzo hasn't hit a lick.

Getting Fowler back was a coup.  He's always on base.

Zobrist doesn't look like he's 34.

Too early to start speculating on deadline adds?

 

[shady inc]

Anthony took your comment personally

 

[Peyton Marino]

tony!

 

[Grahamburn]

I thought that would get him going.

 

[shady inc]

should have had 2 but he was robbed!!

 

[Wrigley]

KB DONG!!!!

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

What's gotten into David Ross? Last year he seemed like a charity case, but this season (granted, small sample-size), he's been hitting a little bit, and playing outstanding defense.

 

[Wrigley]

GRAND DONG!!!!

 

[Limp Ditka]

Thanks for the 0-6 tonight, Addison

 

[Grahamburn]

Thanks for the 0-6 tonight, Addison

No points for exit velocity in your league?

 

[Peyton Marino]

kris bryant is my spirit animal

 

[pantagrapher]

Turned on the game last night right after Bryant hit the granny. Then I see Arrieta coming out to pitch and I'm like "The hell! It's 13-0. This is the perfect time to save some innings on his arm." Took me a few minutes.

 

[shady inc]

Pitch count worried me a little bit.  Don't want to see Jake looking tired in October again

 

[shady inc]

this tweet/stat is awesome:

Cubs No-Hit Streak ‏@CubsNoHitStreak  4h4 hours ago
Sure, the Cubs +60 run differential is the highest in MLB but take away 9-0 and 16-0 wins and ... it's still highest in MLB.

 

[Wrigley]

this tweet/stat is awesome:

Cubs No-Hit Streak ‏@CubsNoHitStreak  4h4 hours ago
Sure, the Cubs +60 run differential is the highest in MLB but take away 9-0 and 16-0 wins and ... it's still highest in MLB.

 

[pantagrapher]

I liked the Cincinnati Reds team twitter account that posted the line score with "Reds Draw Four Walks vs. Arrieta"

 

[Limp Ditka]

Cubs run differential is +67. Seventeen teams haven't scored 67 runs. Way too early, but record is +411 by 1939 Yankees. #seamheadsaturday

tweet from Tim Kurkjian

 

[Wrigley]

Cubs run differential is +67. Seventeen teams haven't scored 67 runs. Way too early, but record is +411 by 1939 Yankees. #seamheadsaturday

tweet from Tim Kurkjian

Not bad for 17 games in

 

[Limp Ditka]

The intro song they've written for the Cubs games being broadcast on WSCR is so offensively bad I could honestly see fans looking back on 2016 with 'yeah we finally won the World Series, but that song really tainted the entire experience' 

 

[Annyong]

The intro song they've written for the Cubs games being broadcast on WSCR is so offensively bad I could honestly see fans looking back on 2016 with 'yeah we finally won the World Series, but that song really tainted the entire experience' 

What song is it?

 

[Limp Ditka]

http://www.chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/8100-wscr-am-creates-new-cubs-theme-song

 

[Wrigley]

http://www.chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/8100-wscr-am-creates-new-cubs-theme-song

Jelly because you don't have one?

 

[Limp Ditka]

Hell! I don't even know what radio station Sox games are on now.

 

[Limp Ditka]

And no matter how glorious 2005 was, thanks to that dickmitten AJ, it's saddled with Don't Stop Believing as its theme song