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[beckdawg]

Jesse Rogers
ESPN Staff Writer
Sunday was the ninth postponement of a Cubs game this season, almost as many as the previous three years (12) combined and the most in their last 15 years. The nine postponements is tied with the Yankees for most in baseball this season. Eight and nine came over the weekend in Washington.

Pretty nuts when you think about this.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

The division lead should have been larger than it was. Yes MLB fucked the Cubs but mostly, Cubs have been fucking themselves

See I'm going to challenge this. The Cubs are going to win between 95-97 wins did you ever for one minute think this team was going to win more games that that? I had them at 95 and am amazed with all the injuries that they're still going to be right there. Milwaukee is a damned good team sometimes it's because your opponents are good, not because your team is bad.

This is why I've said that the Cubs fanbase treats this team like the Washington Nationals. Going into the season I had the Nats as the most talented team in the NL and projected 97-98 wins, the Cubs I figured right behind at 94-95. The Nats are below .500 and the Cubs are right on track to their talent.

 

[anotheridiot]

Brewers 2 back after winning 9 of 11. You go 9-2 in the playoffs and you are in the world series.

 

[SilenceS]

Brewers 2 back after winning 9 of 11. You go 9-2 in the playoffs and you are in the world series.

Or you lose the wild card game. Tomato, tomato eh


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[zack54attack]

So... are they really going to play this game on Thursday night?

 

[TC in Mississippi]

So... are they really going to play this game on Thursday night?

Thursday afternoon, 4:05 PM EDT. If the weather forecast holds they should have a window to get it in. It's been suggested that the Cubs send Monty and a team of scrubs to Washington for the game but that will backfire if it isn't rained out. Yes it's likely Scherzer but I don't think throwing the game is the best idea.

 

[beckdawg]

Thursday afternoon, 4:05 PM EDT. If the weather forecast holds they should have a window to get it in. It's been suggested that the Cubs send Monty and a team of scrubs to Washington for the game but that will backfire if it isn't rained out. Yes it's likely Scherzer but I don't think throwing the game is the best idea.

Last i heard they were planning to throw Ross not scherzer unless that changed again

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Last i heard they were planning to throw Ross not scherzer unless that changed again

Even more reason not to punt the game.

 

[kapooncha]

Even more reason not to punt the game.

At this point, Cubs are likely playing for a WC spot which seems like a sure thing at this point. I'd punt.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

I changed the particulars for today's game in the OP at the beginning of the thread. I didn't think we needed a separate one.

 

[chibears55]

Today a big game for the cubs, need to suck it up and get this one.
Try to finish this tough stretch against good teams at .500.

Wonder what that Data has them at now for winning the division, im sure it probably alot lower with the schedule ahead..
Brewers have it pretty easy on paper

Who would of thought the bullpen would tire out and those bats that were struggling early on wouldn't find it in the 2nd half..

Brewers, they just dont quit and aren't as bad as some thought they were.

So, big game today
Need to keep that 2 game lead in the loss column and then basically just need to keep pace with the Brewers the last 2 weeks

Go Cubs, hope they bring the offense today..
Elite offense i think some of you called it, they need to find that







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[zack54attack]

Well, they avoided Scherzer. So let's hit Ross good.

 

[TL1961]

Who here ever indicated they thought the Brewers were bad?

 

[anotheridiot]

Bote starting in LF today. I thought Murphy was a part time first base and left fielder. Happ gets center of course and KB in right.

No Zo

 

[CubsFaninMN]

You know, you're right. It was quite a few years ago for me and my wife reminded me that not everyone could get scoped...I forgot that. I've been told that scoping is a Godsend and the traditional slice n dice is a real *****....hang in there and don't bust open those stitches!!

This is the main reason I didn't want the club to have to go back to D.C. -- I was afraid it would mean I would have another "home from the hospital" event before this make-up game was played.

Sure enough, I've been back in the hospital -- stitches are OK, but the intestines did a shut-down on me -- since early Monday morning, i.e., for the entirety of the Brewers series. So, I apologize, guys -- I couldn't sit in my living room, with my pentacles and incantations and that piece of Hader's hair I stole burning in a brazier in the middle. So that last series was due to forced inattention on my part.

Back home now, though. For the last two days, I was convinced we were going to see what a baseball game looked like with the wind blowing out at 100 mph if the league forced us to play today,, but, even though this was the stupidest way of handling a rain-out in history, it looks like they may get away with it and the Cubs may be done and back home before the D.C. area airports close. Had they scheduled it as a night game, my impression is that the Cubs would have been stuck in D.C. for at least another couple of days.

There is only one way to overcome when the league decides to apply as much pressure as possible in hopes of fucking over a team. That is to shout **** YOU in their faces and go out and just win the fucking thing regardless.

Let'e see if we can make that statement, and shove it right up the league office's ass, shall we?

 

[anotheridiot]

Thursday afternoon, 4:05 PM EDT. If the weather forecast holds they should have a window to get it in. It's been suggested that the Cubs send Monty and a team of scrubs to Washington for the game but that will backfire if it isn't rained out. Yes it's likely Scherzer but I don't think throwing the game is the best idea.

window of weather is between 1-5 their time, so start the game at 4.

 

[beckdawg]

Of course the one hit Monty gives up in the first 3 innings is a solo hr..... Pretty frustrating that it can't just be an easy day. Every day they seem to have to fight their butts off.

 

[beckdawg]

Murphy has seen 15 pitches in 2 at bats. Sadly has gone 0-2 but those were pretty good at bats.

 

[beckdawg]

Another 6 pitch at bat for Murphy this time struck out. Pretty nuts he's seen 21 pitches today with nothing to show for it.

 

[Diehardfan]

Once again, fucking walks....another gift run. I mean these guys are getting exactly what they deserve....if you can't throw strikes at this level, you don't deserve to be at this level.