Right?!? What happened to the Nats tonight always happened to the Cubs.
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MLB Playoffs 2017 OT:It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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Right?!? What happened to the Nats tonight always happened to the Cubs.
Could've been minnesota Boston Arizona Washington lol
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
That'd be a lot more enjoyable honestly.
Astros are the only team left I'd root for. Not even going to watch a Yankees WS. Fuck that
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Yeah. As a long time Cubs fan I feel for him a lot. The dude deserves a win.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Bryce giving the "no comment" when asked if he wanted Dusty back next year. He gone.
Or he was just being professional
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
If he wanted him back he'd say that. The question right before Dusty was about Werth and he flat out said he wanted to see Werth back and talked about how much loved him. Dusty did not get the same answer.
I don't know if it matters. He wants to join the Cubs anyway though I don't think the Cubs have the money to pay him.
GravityInsanity
Member
In the off-season the first thing the Cubs needs to do is look for some good pitchers for the bullpen that can close out games. What a mess.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I would be stunned if they traded him honestly. Just run it back again, with someone else as manager.
Most important question for championship series: Ernie Johnson and Ron Darling are done announcing???
I think so. Team used voodoo magic to win.
I think so. Team used voodoo magic to win.
God, I hope so.
*Line*
Feeling good about our pitching. Everyone will be well rested.
Oh my god the size of that gif is infuriating. Just tiny enough that you have no idea what the fuck the names of the players are!
Pedro pls
as long as harper has a good year next year, I am not sure what teams in general have the money to pay him.
wouldn't be surprised given his age and talent if he wasn't commanding at least 35mil a year over 10 years.
That being said even though I know the white sox will have the money for him, I would prefer to not see that unless they can get him to only sign for 4 years or so so that he can try for another big payout at age 30. but I have a feeling he will just want to get paid and thus would likely want 10 years with an opt out so if in 4 years he thinks he can get more money he can opt out and if not he can just enjoy the rest of his contract.
No u
I can think of one...
I suppose the yankees are possible, but I also imagine they want to avoid luxury tax to some degree, and after replacing CC and getting an actual DH worth something they might not have the flexibility to sign harper and not pay a lot extra.
Is this a serious post?
I think the plan is to shed dead weight this year, go under the luxury tax (which is easily doable), and then splurge next offseason. I think everyone fully expects to be back in the tax come 2019 with a fully assembled death star. Cashman has already said as much.
yeah, last I checked they were still trying to control their spending to some degree.
I mean, even if the yankees have the money, I still doubt they get harper. Some team will bet their future on him even if they shouldn't.
to be fair, when they were originally planning that the yankees weren't supposed to compete this year. They might need to move up their big spending to this offseason to meet fan expectations.
but yeah, yankees are going to be annoying for a while in general. it's why it gives me joy when they fail
to be fair, when they were originally planning that the yankees weren't supposed to compete this year. They might need to move up their big spending to this offseason to meet fan expectations.
but yeah, yankees are going to be annoying for a while in general. it's why it gives me joy when they fail
Big spending on what though? The 2017 FA class is nothing to write home about.
to be fair, when they were originally planning that the yankees weren't supposed to compete this year. They might need to move up their big spending to this offseason to meet fan expectations.
but yeah, yankees are going to be annoying for a while in general. it's why it gives me joy when they fail
Honestly, I would hope that fans are now smart enough to realize that Otani should be the only real free agent priority this year, not the big money non-blue chippers from like the Royals and shit. Yankees walk into spring training with him and the prospect of further reinforcements from the farm system (i.e. Torres/Frazier/Adams) and an open checkbook for the greatest free agent class ever that is now looming, then no one with an IQ over 80 is going to complain. I can't think of a single sensible fan who would prefer we spend a ton of money on this offseason's equivalent of Ellsbury/McCann/Beltran, especially after this year. Rebuilding is fun!
to be fair, when they were originally planning that the yankees weren't supposed to compete this year. They might need to move up their big spending to this offseason to meet fan expectations.
but yeah, yankees are going to be annoying for a while in general. it's why it gives me joy when they fail
Getting outta the luxury tax this offseason means when they hand out those fat contracts next year to get back in it, they'll be treated as first time luxury tax payers. It's huge to get under it now to reset.
*Line*
Feeling good about our pitching. Everyone will be well rested.
God, if the dream matchup happens, I hope your precious starters are reduced to Jabroni Sale.
*619's sf2 and then People's Elbow
I think the Yankees will pursue Machado much harder than Harper. I wouldn't even be surprised if they don't pursue Harper very seriously at all.
Harper's personality and the personality of the Yankees organization would be like oil and water and that kind of thing is important to the Steinbrenners and Cashman.
Harper's personality and the personality of the Yankees organization would be like oil and water and that kind of thing is important to the Steinbrenners and Cashman.
That was fucking nuts. Almost an 5 hours 9 inning game!?!?
Great series. Three dominate pitching performance by the Nats and not one Cub had a breakout game and they somehow win the series.
Entertaining as hell.
Edit:. I forgot that KB made two outs in the 5th! LOL
"Teams this postseason when not hitting a home run:
#Cubs 3-1
Everyone else: 1-7
#Cubs: first team ever to win an LDS without homering in any of their wins.
#Cubs were 1 for 11 with RISP and didn't hit a home run... yet still scored 9 runs.
Baseball is weird man.
Great series. Three dominate pitching performance by the Nats and not one Cub had a breakout game and they somehow win the series.
Entertaining as hell.
Edit:. I forgot that KB made two outs in the 5th! LOL
"Teams this postseason when not hitting a home run:
#Cubs 3-1
Everyone else: 1-7
#Cubs: first team ever to win an LDS without homering in any of their wins.
#Cubs were 1 for 11 with RISP and didn't hit a home run... yet still scored 9 runs.
Baseball is weird man.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Ready for tonight? Let's go!
Grover Cleveland
Member
Disgusting set of teams in the championship series.
I can't actually root for the team that just beat the Red Sox so...go Doyers I guess
fml
I can't actually root for the team that just beat the Red Sox so...go Doyers I guess
fml
Yuuup. For/Against, it's bullshit.
MLB instituted rules to supposedly speed up the game IE The no pitch IBB. But then you have this "Let's waste 5 minutes to see if his foot came off the bag for a microsecond in instant replay".
Replay is such garbage.
I fell asleep when it was 9-6 and woke up to saw the Cubs won but didn't see how it happened until just now. Absolutely perfect. Get all the way fucked Harper.
I want to see Astros/Dodgers but all the teams I despise are now out so I'm fine with anything.
He's been too healthy. Only 1 DL stint in the last three seasons. And despite missing 50 games this season only 2 Mets got more ABs than him. He wouldn't fit in.
I want to see Astros/Dodgers but all the teams I despise are now out so I'm fine with anything.
He's been too healthy. Only 1 DL stint in the last three seasons. And despite missing 50 games this season only 2 Mets got more ABs than him. He wouldn't fit in.
Pfft, the Mets can break him in half a season.
yeah, last I checked they were still trying to control their spending to some degree.
I mean, even if the yankees have the money, I still doubt they get harper. Some team will bet their future on him even if they shouldn't.
to be fair, when they were originally planning that the yankees weren't supposed to compete this year. They might need to move up their big spending to this offseason to meet fan expectations.
but yeah, yankees are going to be annoying for a while in general. it's why it gives me joy when they fail
There is very little avaible this offseason and the Yankees don't need to sign players to more bloated contracts to keep fans happy.
CC contract is off the books after this season, Headley is gone after next season, Gardy's contract is up after next season. Tanaka (if he stays), Ellsbury and Chapman will be the only guys left who are signed to big deals beyond 2018. Castro would have a year left on his contract but he may be gone at some point. Didi, Hicks, Romine, Gray, Severino, Betances, Kahnle, and a host of other players are arbitration eligible during 2019. Some may sign extensions and other may be gone. Judge, Sanchez, Green are under team control during 2019.
Yanks will reset the tax and will have plenty to spend after 2018. No guarantee they get Harper but they will spend big.
Local radio spotted him outside Minute Maid last week, they did a complete impromptu interview with him. He's independently wealthy, no kids, never married, if you see him on the phone at the game he's probably billing his time, he loves baseball and tries to go to as many games as possible. He's was advised by Cleveland Police that they couldnt guarantee his safety becuase he's gotten legit death threats cause Cleveland fans are assholes, so he didnt go to Yankees Cleveland. Last year he did all NL and this year he's trying to do all AL playoff games. Seems like a decent enough guy except for he said he got really popular because he came out with All Lives Matter.
since the Cubs won, the team with the better offense according to wRC won each series.
Instant replay is shit probably 80% of the time.
He was at Fenway for the last game earlier this week. Your description is pretty close to what I imagined. Still really cool.
He was at Fenway for the last game earlier this week. Your description is pretty close to what I imagined. Still really cool.
bonesmccoy
Banned
I like John Lott as a writer, but his piece about the staff dismissals at the Jays is... bad.
Couple hundred words about how evil this all is, and then he adds
Couple hundred words about how evil this all is, and then he adds
Thats what made it feel like such a game pulled out our ass. Not sure how they squeezed that W out. Felt like we were losing at some pivotal moments during that series
Velcro Fly
Member
I didn't even realize KB made two outs in the 5th inning until the next inning they were talking about getting the first two outs and then fucking up and giving up runs and I realized that KB and Rizzo made outs before the fuckery happened with Scherzer. That inning was so insane it made me forget how mad I was at KB for sucking.
perfectchaos007
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Defense doesn't win championships in baseball