Late edition
Cubs
1. Ben Zobrist (2B)
2. Kris Bryant (RF)
3. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
4. Willson Contreras (LF)
5. Addison Russell (SS)
6. Jason Heyward(CF)
7. Miguel Montero (C)
8. Javier Baez (3B)
9. Jake Arrieta (P)
Pirates
1. John Jaso (1B)
2. Gregory Polanco (RF)
3. Andrew McCutchen (CF)
4. David Frese (3B)
5. Starling Marte (LF)
6. Josh Harrison (2B)
7. Sean Rodriguez (SS)
8. Erik Kratz (C)
9. Francisco Liriano (P)
>Flubbies vs. Pie Rats
comfy.
>all these HBPs
thats alright, just dont be surprised when liriano, kang, or rodriguez get their own
Chicago let's put another catcher in left and hope for the best cubs
fug it's another one of those games
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Silly little baby bears.
My power was out for the entire first inning, and the second it came back on Arreita gave up that dinger. I'm sorry bros, it's all my fault.
Take Arreita out now desu
The meme is dead
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Looks like bad news bears
1. Pirates
2. Cubs
It was a good season cubs bros. I'm calling it over now. Maybe next year. This meme ran our of magic
>struggling in July = over
Here comes the colon cleansing collapse.
so if we're talking worst case scenario, what was 2011 like?
Prove me wrong. When have the cubs ever came thru? They look atrocious.
They're struggling in every facet of the game
does anyone actually watch the all star game?
end of July last year
swept by the Phillies, including being no hit
fell behind the Giants for the 2nd Wild Card spot
No especially since this year the AL will brutally rape the NL. the disparity in talent this year is unbelievable. The fucking cubs are the starters. Literally the worst team in baseball is playing the all star game.
The meme pitcher is dead! Finally, good baseball is back.
Wow 2 bad series. Also they swept the giants in 4. The cubs are playing like .250 ball rn.
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the point is they recovered
thanks to the early lead we built up this year, we could continue playing like this until August and still recover to win the division
> thinking it's acceptable to limp into the playoffs.
This team is worth too much money and has too much talent to be this shit.
GUYS
GUYS
>pirates of the carib-BEAN!
I don't care if they limp to the playoffs or not, as long as they get there then win in them
how well you played in late September doesn't always correlate to how you play in October
>Doc Emrick calling this game on MLB Network
I am okay with this
Every team that wins the WS had a hot september. Baseball is all about being hot going in. Being your first season this is typical logic.
knock on wood, Heyward's starting to play better
in September/October of the 2015 Regular season
Cubs: 23-9
Mets: 17-14
Royals: 15-17
> cubs are chokers
But fine. One season. See all the others. The hotness in September far outweighs your anecdotal evidence.
2015 Royals: 15-17
2014 Giants: 13-12
2013 Red Sox: 16-9
2012 Giants: 20-10
2011 Cardinals: 18-8
2010 Giants: 19-10
2009 Yankees: 20-11
2008 Phillies: 17-8
2007 Red Sox: 16-11
2006 Cardinals: 12-17
there's the last 10, there are notable examples of teams that limped to the postseason, but won it all
most of them played well, but correlation does not necessarily imply causation
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Wtf does this shit even mean?
>first 2 base runners on
same they won't score
every damn time
MIGGYMONT
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Wow Montero picked a good time to not be shit
Looks like Dingers are back on the menu, boys!
the way things have been going, Pitt will retake the lead immediately
I just got home and Miggy hit that homer, to be honest it made me happy.
But please Cubbies... Don't lose this one
Tym4cubs
>immediately
nah, not till the 8th
umpiracle strike zone
The cubs biggest problem is timely hitting like every year. They're dead last in scoring when RISP.
>yakkity yak
Don't talk back.
big zone tonight
RIZZO GONNA RIZZ
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ
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Rizz!!!!!!
It's just a model.
BTW, the strike zone has been like this all game?
reminder that the Pirates allow a RAPIST who supports RAPE CULTURE to play on their team and this effectively makes the Pirates supporters of RAPE CULTURE
they've been rape victims for the past 2 wild card games
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or 7th apparently
new and creative ways to blow it
dumpster fire
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fire joe
There Jon Bon Jovi commercials keep getting stranger
the last thing we need is the kind of clubhouse drama that would create
I didn't want to win that parlay anyways.
I'm still waiting for the day the whoever is on first base to just take it to the face and get some teeth knocked out. With the amount of fuck ups to first there's been we're due for that to happen.
>no outs
>runners on the corners
>middle of the order up
I know, let's put in the unpolished rookie reliever
lol could it get any worse?
oh we need joe for his wacky meme shirts, that shit is fine when you're winning, it just makes you look like an asshole when you lose
Wow who would've guessed another late lead blown.
Another run is coming right?
as opposed to one of our stellar veteran relievers?
the entire pitching staff is a dumpster fire
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They had the lead for about 5 minutes this game.
from a developmental perspective, you don't want to set a rookie up for failure like this
J6KE 6RRIET6
everyone is failing, it doesn't matter
they will probably get swept
you must be fun at parties
Guys, remember when they said the cusb would win the world series?
jej
well miggy isnt a catcher anymore
HELP!!! Glad I'm not drinking today
Cmon Cusb, keep this a save opportunity so we're not tempted to use someone other than Melancon.
Delet
poor skeleton looks all sad walking off the mound
he actually pitched pretty well, defense just let him down big time
He's speaking the truth though, would you rather have a rookie get shelled and at least learn from his mistakes to get better. Or have a vet get shelled and give another reason to have him released from the team?
I guarantee you the cubs won't even make the playoffs. They will never recover from this. They have no pitching to win. They have no clutch hitting.
they pretty much just have to play .500 the rest of the way to make it to the playoffs
it won't be pretty, but they'll do it
>Cubs are last season's Warriors & Arrieta is Steph Curry in the Finals. Hopefully they find whoever is baseball's Kevin Durant by October
I can't watch this anymore, to damn depressing, what Skinimax movie should I watch instead of this?
Invisible Centerfolds or Bikini Model Mayhem
go cubs
.500 gets them to 90 wins, you don't think St Louis or Pittsburgh can get to 91?
They both get to feast on Cusb pitching
Why would you even want them to make it if that's what is going to happen? If they're going to just "make" the playoffs what's the point. Crash and burn and figure it out next year. Too many memes here.
cause it's not over yet, even after tonight they'll have a 7 game division lead
give them a chance to turn it around
> division lead
Listen man, being the best team of a division full of dog shit is nothing to be proud of. The cubs can't compete with any team with a winning record. They ran out of meme magic and that's it.
struggling in July does not mean the season is over
they were never going to sustain the .700 winning percentage they had in May, but they're also not going to continue playing like they have for the past month either
their true talent lies in the middle, which will get them to the playoffs easy
Remember when everyone gave up on Baez after 2014
yes. I am/was one of them
we should start a gambling ring where we pick which reliever gives up the most runs each game
so what kind of 9th will it be
the 1-2-3 kind, or the kind where they start a rally but abruptly end it
looks like the 1-2-3 kind tonight