2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[the collector]

4 losses later, how you feelin?

Life moves your direction swiftly.

I feel good. Congrats Cubs on the hot start and series sweep. Let's see how they feeling when it counts most.

 

[arstyle27]

How you gonna talk trash, then get swept, and then talk more trash? Go sit in the corner and ponder your ways. HOW THAT FADE FEEL BRUHHH. HUH?? HOW DOES IT FEEL???? SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP



SWEEP

 

[jewbacca2]

Cubs finna top the 2001 Mariners

For real

The regular season wins are nice

But none of this matters unless the Cubs get it done in the post season

 

[CP1708]

Easy AR. He gave props, nothin else need be said. Relax B.

 

[arstyle27]

Easy AR. He gave props, nothin else need be said. Relax B.

C'mon man...mad underhanded. He congratulated us but then warned us.

 

[the collector]

C'mon man...mad underhanded. He congratulated us but then warned us.

Is the pic necessary for a May series sweep? Ha ha ha

Cubs fans feeling themselves. I get it. Congratulations on the sweep. We'll see you later in DC.

 

[arstyle27]

Is the pic necessary for a May series sweep? Ha ha ha

Cubs fans feeling themselves. I get it. Congratulations on the sweep. We'll see you later in DC.

You shouldve seen my work in the old NL Central threads. Ive never once claimed a championship, never. I just dont appreciate backhanded comments. And yes, we'll see you in DC, good luck to you.

 

[madj55]

Despite the sweep, that was an entertaining series. Each game was decided pretty late. Nats bats just don't compare to the Cubs right now. Zimmerman is really killing the team in the cleanup spot.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Nationals no longer in first

 

[j rain]

s/o to Joe Maddon for exposing the fact that Zimmerman is the most sorry cleanup hitter in baseball.

 

[Hahahaha]

We just can't hit ****** knuckleballers. We ****** Dickey up a few times but since then, we've been awful.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

He's not gonna shatter that Bonds walk record

 

[CP1708]

Murph hitting 5th, is that just Dusty tryin to keep it R-L-R-L 2-5?

Cuz Murphy hitting behind Harp would clean some of that up, tho they'd start to see a steady diet of lefties.

 

[dmxfury]

Dusty is obsessed with L R L R

 

[j rain]

LOB city.

 

[dland24]

He's not gonna shatter that Bonds walk record

Here is a fun fact. Bryce Harper will have to average 1.55 walks per game for the rest of the season to pass Bonds' walk record.

But he is gonna shatter it.

 

[CP1708]

Dusty is obsessed with L R L R

To be honest with you, I like it too, in theory. But not if it's hampering your lineup. But the way Murph is hitting, he should be the one backin up Harper.

 

[dmxfury]

How you gonna talk trash, then get swept, and then talk more trash? Go sit in the corner and ponder your ways. HOW THAT FADE FEEL BRUHHH. HUH?? HOW DOES IT FEEL???? SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP



SWEEP

Beginning to rethink my previous comment...




Pirates going to be in the WC again

 

[jewbacca2]

To be honest with you, I like it too, in theory. But not if it's hampering your lineup. But the way Murph is hitting, he should be the one backin up Harper.

The alternating handed stuff is so mehhhhhhhh

You're gonna get ~3 at bats off the starter, so optimize your lineup for that.

Most lefty specialists aren't good pitchers, so who cares if you have two lefties back to back

This is even worse at the college level where coaches outsmart themselves regularly by not going to the pen for their best arms or batting guys in a spot where they don't belong.

 

[CP1708]

I hear ya, like I said, in theory I like it, but I don't demand it or anything.

Perfect world you have good enough hitters from both sides to do it naturally.

 

[sickickz23]

I don't post here but I've been a diehard cubs fan and I am just thrilled on how my team is playing. Haters gonna hate, just like a hater my ig timeline who's also on NT too. All them haters gonna bring up is our past but there's no denying the cubs' present and future is bright

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

He's not gonna shatter that Bonds walk record

Here is a fun fact. Bryce Harper will have to average 1.55 walks per game for the rest of the season to pass Bonds' walk record.

But he is gonna shatter it.

Wasn't it in 2004 that he would of lead MLB in walks based only his Intentional walks?

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Barry has a .604 obp that year. No one is shattering anything lol

 

[jjs07]

How great would it have been to have Cespedes in that Nats lineup? Dudes gonna be licking their chops to get to Zimmerman in the 4 hole. Harper may not get another pitch to hit all year

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Too bad Cespedes is just killing it for the Mets. Oh what could have been. What could have been.