***Official NLCS games thread - Cubs vs Mets***

[mr. tegu]

Hopefully the Royals play one of these teams in the World Series.

Game 1: 10/17 - Mets won 4 - 2
Game 2: 10/18 - Mets vs Cubs, 7:07 pm, TBS
Game 3: 10/20 - Cubs vs Mets, 7:07 pm, TBS
Game 4: 10/201 - Cubs vs Mets, 7:07 pm, TBS
Game 5 (if necessary): Cubs vs Mets, 7:07 pm, TBS
Game 6 (if necessary): Mets vs Cubs, TBD, TBS
Game 7 (if necessary): Mets vs Cubs, 7:07 pm, TBS

[milkman]

What the fuck do you mean "hopefully"?.

[tk13]

Arrieta allows a 1st inning run for the first time in 26 starts. The Cardinals ruined him. Hootie owes me on that one.

[siberian khatru]

Mr. October

[tk13]

And Daniel Murphy hits another HR. 4th game in a row. The guy is locked in more than anyone. 3-0 Mets.

[KCUnited]

Arrieta is back to being human.

[Pablo]

I can get behind playing the Mets.

[lewdog]

What the fuck do you mean "hopefully"?.

Ummm like the royals have to make the World Series.

[lewdog]

I can get behind playing the Mets.

I'm rooting mets as well.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Arrieta is back to being human.

No way anyone could keep up that run he had. It was damned impressive, but if the Cardinals offense could get to him for four runs (and he was all over the place in that game) then the Mets should be able to bludgeon him.

[Why Not?]

Go Mets! If(no jinx)the Royals make the series, I want no part of the Cubs. Can you image being the team the finally loses to the Cubs in the series? I don't even want the possibility

[Saul Good]

Unbelievable. 420 feet just foul...and then keeps the next one just fair. Balboni did that in 1985 in a playoff game against Toronto, only he hit three bombs foul before hitting one fair. I was seven years old and at the game.

[Why Not?]

Plus, give me those young, overextended rotation arms. Hopefully, the NLCS goes 6 or 7

[milkman]

Ummm like the royals have to make the World Series.

Ummm, like it was a positive joke.

[lewdog]

Ummm, like it was a positive joke.

Ummmmm why so testy today?

[Pablo]

Holland gonna make it back in time for the world series?

[milkman]

Ummmmm why so testy today?

What are you talking about?

I'm the sweetest man on the planet, motherfucker!

[tredadda]

Go Mets! If(no jinx)the Royals make the series, I want no part of the Cubs. Can you image being the team the finally loses to the Cubs in the series? I don't even want the possibility

Or hearing all offseason about how KC was the team that extended the Cubs WS drought. I am pretty sure no one outside of KC, including the media would pull for or say anything positive about the Royals if they faced the Cubs. It would make Joe Buck seem like a KC homer.

[tredadda]

Holland gonna make it back in time for the world series?

Maybe next game if needed.

[siberian khatru]

Unbelievable. 420 feet just foul...and then keeps the next one just fair. Balboni did that in 1985 in a playoff game against Toronto, only he hit three bombs foul before hitting one fair. I was seven years old and at the game.

You mean he hit a single. Cause he had zero XBH in the postseason.

[Why Not?]

Holland gonna make it back in time for the world series?



Yes. The 2016 WS

[KCUnited]

Holland's hurt?

[Saul Good]

You mean he hit a single. Cause he had zero XBH in the postseason.

Actually, it wasn't postseason. I was thinking about that memory, and where his foul balls landed was where I was sitting in the playoff game, so it must have been a regular season game. It was absolutely a homerun, though.

[siberian khatru]

Actually, it wasn't postseason. I was thinking about that memory, and where his foul balls landed was where I was sitting in the playoff game, so it must have been a regular season game. It was absolutely a homerun, though.

I thought maybe you were conflating it with Motley's HR in Game 7 of the WS. :D

[KChiefs1]

Holland gonna make it back in time for the world series?


Should be available for the WS in 2017.

[KChiefs1]

Holland's hurt?


Just a bruise.

[KChiefs1]

Arrieta's run is over.

[jd1020]

Arrieta just looks tired. Velocity down and not controlling his fastball.

Series is over if the offense doesn't wake the fuck up and come back to win tonight. Still 2 aces left on the Mets against Hendricks and who the he'll knows. Hammel?

[Why Not?]

Yep. I think the legend of Jake Arrieta can be retired now

[KChiefs1]

Cubs lose tonight & they might get swept.

[SPchief]

This is over. OVAH!

[Why Not?]

Cubs are done for if Arrieta is toast. Not just this game, but for the series. Lester is ok but not great and their other staters are meh at best

[tk13]

Arrieta allowed 9 ER in the 2nd half of the season. He's allowed 8 ER in his last two starts.

[jd1020]

Back to back 91 mph fastballs from Arrieta. He's gassed.

[Deberg_1990]

So anyone questioning the MLB home field advantage rules?

Cubs won 97 and the Mets won 90

[jd1020]

So anyone questioning the MLB home field advantage rules?

Cubs won 97 and the Mets won 90

Mets are a hotter team right now. Murphy has decided he is Barry Bonds and they have 4 ace pitchers.

[SPchief]

So anyone questioning the MLB home field advantage rules?

Cubs won 97 and the Mets won 90

Win your division. It's been said ad nauseum.

[milkman]

So anyone questioning the MLB home field advantage rules?

Cubs won 97 and the Mets won 90

Not watching this game, but ot sounds like this has more to do with pitching than home field.

And last year, clearly home field didn't matter in the least.

[Chiefspants]

Mets are a hotter team right now. Murphy has decided he is Barry Bonds and they have 4 ace pitchers.

Who's ace #4?

[jd1020]

Who's ace #4?

Matz......

[Chiefspants]

Matz......

Thanks....

September was busy and I see that Matz has six career major league starts. It makes sense that I missed him. Anywho, educating myself on the Mets fast.

[jd1020]

Thanks....

The Mets were the team in the playoffs that I knew the least about. I'm now educating myself fast.

Matz was a midseason call up and got injured but his ERA+ was higher than any of the other 3. When the Cubs were in talks with the Mets it was said the Mets like Mats more than Syndergaard.

[baitism]

I like how the Royals match up vs. the Mets, if that is the match up. RHPs are never a problem and the Mets only have one lefty. They play in a big ballpark, which favors the Royals.

[KChiefs1]

Who wins this matchup?

Mets have Seinfeld
Cubs have Murray

I'm a huge Bill Murray fan.
Go Cubs Go!

[rabblerouser]

Jesus, is this the worst day in the history of televised sports??

Every single event I've watched today has been hot garbage. It's been a chore.

[KChiefs1]

Alex Rios does NOT make that catch.

[baitism]

Alex Rios does NOT make that catch.

The problem with Rios is he get horrible reads off the bat. The ball that got by him in game 2 was in the air for a full second before he started moving.

[Rasputin]

I think the City of Chicago owes Steve Bartman an apology if they ever want to get rid of any curse.

[KChiefs1]

Cubs going to the 8th down 4-1. How good is the Mets bullpen?

Can they pull a Royals comeback?

[Fairplay]

Cubs going to the 8th down 4-1. How good is the Mets bullpen?

Can they pull a Royals comeback?


IDK but I'm hoping the Cubs pull this game out

[lewdog]

Cubs going to the 8th down 4-1. How good is the Mets bullpen?

Can they pull a Royals comeback?

Mets have an average pen outside of Familia. Although Clippard has pitched well since joining them.

[lewdog]

3 more outs.

[lewdog]

I like the way the Mets are playing.

[KChiefs1]

Mets & Royals in the exact same position.

[jd1020]

Welp, outside of a 2004 Red Sox miracle, this series is over.

[lewdog]

Welp, outside of a 2004 Red Sox miracle, this series is over.

Yup. Degrom gonna put them up 3-0 next game. Kyle Hendricks.....lol.

[Prison Bitch]

Ace Arrieta last two starts: 10 IP, 8 ER

#acesMatter

[Why Not?]

Ace Arrieta last two starts: 10 IP, 8 ER

#acesMatter

Arrieta more of a fraud ace. He was good not great in Baltimore. Was brought to Chicago to be a 2 and then had a second half for the ages. He's been garbage in the postseason

[jd1020]

Arrieta more of a fraud ace. He was good not great in Baltimore. Was brought to Chicago to be a 2 and then had a second half for the ages. He's been garbage in the postseason

Arrieta has had 2 full seasons in Chicago of less than a 1 WHIP. Fraud ace? You're an idiot. He's pretty clearly gassed. Before this season his previous innings high was 156.2. His velocity is down and his control is fading, yet he still won the wildcard with a CGSO and is 2-1 in the postseason.

[Hootie]

lmao

aces don't matter .. as Syndergaard pitches a masterpiece

ace pitchers remaining in the postseason: Cueto, Price, Arrieta, Lester, DeGrom, Syndergaard and Harvey

[Why Not?]

Arrieta has had 2 full seasons in Chicago of less than a 1 WHIP. Fraud ace? You're an idiot. He's pretty clearly gassed. Before this season his previous innings high was 156.2. His velocity is down and his control is fading, yet he still won the wildcard with a CGSO and is 2-1 in the postseason.

Come on, dude. It's your and idiot. You've posted here long enough to know that.

[SPchief]

Ace Arrieta last two starts: 10 IP, 8 ER

#acesMatter

Keep beating that drum troll. Where was this after Cueto's game 5? Arieta's WC performance? Degrom on Thursday? Kershaw on Tuesday? Keuchel on Sunday? That's just on memory. Aces win you games in the playoffs. Arrieta is GASSED.

[tk13]

Daniel Murphy is in another universe right now. Another HR.

[KCUnited]

Murphy is dialed in.

[Coach]

Yeah, I'd say it's time to start giving Murphy the IBB treatment.

[Coach]

And he hits into a DP to end the inning.

[Hootie]

what in the fuck is with the Cubs inability to defend the stolen 3rd base?

[tk13]

And, Cubs.

[siberian khatru]

Jesus Christ Conforto was completely overmatched on that AB and the Mets still got a run out of it

[lewdog]

ROFL

Nice attempt asshat!

[tk13]

And, more Cubs.

[siberian khatru]

Cubs gonna Cubs

[lewdog]

Oh and that's a shitty lucky break getting to the Ivy. That's bullshit!

[bsroyals54]

Those runs should score, don't care what the rule is, goes against all logic.

[siberian khatru]

That's BS

[lewdog]

He was already past 2nd I'd imagine. I do not get that rule.

[tk13]

Saved by the ivy.

[bsroyals54]

That might of saved the game for the Cubs.

[lewdog]

Horse fucking shit with two out and the pitcher up now. Just terrible.

[carcosa]

Soler looked like Rios out there.

[ChiefRocka]

..

[Bearcat]

In the National League, you score on strike three, but not on base clearing hits.

[Hootie]

well ...

Cubs lose

Theo brings them back from 3 down to win

they sweep the Royals

and LMAO

[Pablo]

Horse fucking shit with two out and the pitcher up now. Just terrible.

The pitcher up? How exciting! How did it turn out?

[lewdog]

The pitcher up? How exciting! How did it turn out?

I bet your can guess!

How fucking riveting, but oh so pure.

[Bearcat]

The pitcher up? How exciting! How did it turn out?

They tried a pitcher bunt with 2 on and 1 out earlier... exciting shit, yet very cerebral.

[lewdog]

They tried a pitcher bunt with 2 on and 1 out earlier... exciting shit, yet very cerebral.

It's really nice knowing that every player must play both sides. I mean, this is little league after all.

[carcosa]

well ...

Cubs lose

Theo brings them back from 3 down to win

they sweep the Royals

and LMAO

shhhhhhh

[KCCHIEFS27]

Why haven't they got rid of the ivy AND brick outfield wall yet? Goodness get a damn bulldozer out there.

[carcosa]

Why haven't they got rid of the ivy AND brick outfield wall yet? Goodness get a damn bulldozer out there.

tradition tho

[Bearcat]

Why haven't they got rid of the ivy AND brick outfield wall yet? Goodness get a damn bulldozer out there.

Same reason they don't use a DH.


It's tradition, and there's more strategy involved, both making the game infinitely better.

[bsroyals54]

Murphy is going pretty good.

[wazu]

The Mets fans at McFadden's make me kind of want to root for the Cubs.

[Hootie]

welp

Cubs just showed everyone what sacrificing your defense can do ... error by Bryant and error by Schwarber on back to back plays

both easy plays for Moose and Gordon

[tk13]

Wonder if Rizzo could've nailed the runner at home if he hadn't tried to step on first. It didn't take very long to step on first, but it still gave the runner a bit more time.

[petegz28]

Wow Cubs are getting curb stomped....

[Hootie]

well ... guess my 28:1 futures ticket on the Cubs is pretty much worthless now

[jd1020]

Wow Cubs are getting curb stomped....

4-2, 4-1, and now 5-2 somehow equals curb stomp. The Mets are winning on fundamentals. At least 4 of the Mets 13 runs in this series shouldn't have scored.

[carcosa]

Same reason they don't use a DH.


It's tradition, and there's more strategy involved, both making the game infinitely better.

Let's say you're at an expensive restaurant where every 9th meal is cooked by an astrophysicist with no culinary training and no taste buds. Would you be ok with your terrible meal if the manager told you it was "tradition"?

[Hootie]

DeGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey will be a nasty group to beat. Good things aces don't matter

[jd1020]

DeGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey will be a nasty group to beat. Good things aces don't matter

Whoever plays the Mets in the WS should just intentionally walk Murphy every at bat.

[Bearcat]

Let's say you're at an expensive restaurant where every 9th meal is cooked by an astrophysicist with no culinary training and no taste buds. Would you be ok with your terrible meal if the manager told you it was "tradition"?

I would use the double switch, which would impress everyone including the tasteless astrophysicist.

[wazu]

Let's say you're at an expensive restaurant where every 9th meal is cooked by an astrophysicist with no culinary training and no taste buds. Would you be ok with your terrible meal if the manager told you it was "tradition"?

Yes. I could stand to lose a few pounds.

[mr. tegu]

I don't understand how Marlins Man gets that seat for every game. Is he just buying them off the team web site? Seems odd that he would always get them considering those are usually reserved for season ticket holders. Or somehow finding the person that has it and buying it from them?

[jd1020]

I don't understand how Marlins Man gets that seat for every game. Is he just buying them off the team web site? Seems odd that he would always get them considering those are usually reserved for season ticket holders. Or somehow finding the person that has it and buying it from them?

Not sure, but is he wearing a Royals hat?

[mr. tegu]

Not sure, but is he wearing a Royals hat?

It looks like the same one he had for our game 2 which is a Royals hat.

[lewdog]

Many Cubs fans leaving already.

[KevB]

Schwarber can hit, but has a long way to go as a LF

[jd1020]

Schwarber can hit, but has a long way to go as a LF

The Cubs are going to give him every chance to be the catcher. They just need his bat in the lineup right now and LF is where you hide defenders.

He and Soler are like the only hitters that showed up for this entries postseason.

[Hootie]

could be 2 straight years TBS gets a sweep for their championship series LMAO

[carcosa]

Not lookin' good for the Cubbies.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Beat the traffic!

[New World Order]

Where are Cubs big bats

[bsroyals54]

Bah Humbug, would at least like the Cubs series to go 2-3 more games.

[jd1020]

Where are Cubs big bats

MIA.

deGrom wasn't even on point tonight and the Cubs only get 5 hits.

[tk13]

It looks like the same one he had for our game 2 which is a Royals hat.

It's the KC fire department hat.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WITH PRIDE I wear this <a href="https://twitter.com/KCMOFireDept">@KCMOFireDept</a> hat. how about FUNDRAISER SATURDAY in KC At humane society with firetrucks??? <a href="https://t.co/AQPBiqHiYm">pic.twitter.com/AQPBiqHiYm</a></p>&mdash; Marlins Man (@Marlins_Man) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marlins_Man/status/656658838783926272">October 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[Why Not?]

Bah Humbug, would at least like the Cubs series to go 2-3 more games.

This. Let's get some taxing on those arms please.

[The Bad Guy]

I don't understand how Marlins Man gets that seat for every game. Is he just buying them off the team web site? Seems odd that he would always get them considering those are usually reserved for season ticket holders. Or somehow finding the person that has it and buying it from them?

Guy is loaded. He owns a law firm specializing in unemployment law in Miami. He buys up entire sections of seats and gives them away to people in the community of the places he's visiting.

All accounts, seems like a good guy.

[KChiefs1]

Cub fans are dying.

[KChiefs1]

Where are Cubs big bats


Need them tonight.

[siberian khatru]

Schwarber LOL

[eDave]

What a stupid error

[bsroyals54]

Soooooo, why is Schwarber still in LF? Cubs, you ok?

[siberian khatru]

Good thing Flores didn't come a millimeter off the base for a microsecond while getting spiked in the face.

[Why Not?]

Well, one half of the WS bracket getting filled tonight. May not be a terrible thing for the Mets to sit around 5 days

[jd1020]

Soooooo, why is Schwarber still in LF? Cubs, you ok?

Is this a serious question? If you were the manager would you bench Schwarber?

[bsroyals54]

Is this a serious question? If you were the manager would you bench Schwarber?

Yea, why did he play in only 69 games during the regular season brochacho

[jd1020]

Yea, why did he play in only 69 games during the regular season brochacho

Is this a serious question? He was a mid season call up, shit stain.

[bsroyals54]

Is this a serious question? He was a mid season call up shit stain.

I'm supposed to know that, fuckbrain?

[jd1020]

I'm supposed to know that, ****brain?

You should, if you are gonna make some stupid ass comment and end it with "brochacho."

[scho63]

Hard to believe how bad the Cubs have looked in this series-like a team that finished 20 games under .500. Arrietta really has lost his mojo as well as all the hitters.

So very likely after tonight, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best teams by record in the NL will all be gone.

[bsroyals54]

You should, if you are gonna make some stupid ass comment and end it with "brochacho."

Whats wrong with brochacho? Someone cut in front of you in traffic today big guy?

[jd1020]

Hard to believe how bad the Cubs have looked in this series-like a team that finished 20 games under .500. Arrietta really has lost his mojo as well as all the hitters.

So very likely after tonight, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best teams by record in the NL will all be gone.

Cubs aren't a complete team yet. I'm actually shocked they are even in the NLCS. They have 2 good pitchers and the rest are #4 starters at best and they are littered with rookies.

[Chiefspants]

Cubs aren't a complete team yet. I'm actually shocked they are even in the NLCS. They have 2 good pitchers and the rest are #4 starters at best and they are littered with rookies.

They're built very well for a five game series, but I wondered if they'd be exposed over seven. Arrieta's collapse more or less sealed this from the get go.

[jd1020]

Mets are destined. A guy hitting like a pitcher all postseason comes up and drives in 5 runs in 2 innings.

[KCUnited]

The SO on a HBP always cracks me up. True sign things aren't going your way.

[jd1020]

The SO on a HBP always cracks me up. True sign things aren't going your way.

Even worse is that it looked like he held up. Doesn't matter though. This game is over.

[jd1020]

Ross' Alzheimer's kicking in.

[tk13]

LMAO David Ross running off the field after two strikes.

[KChiefs1]

This is the Cubs chance.

[jd1020]

This is the Cubs chance.

Not meant to be. Castro hits a rocket with the bases loaded and no outs that catches Wrights glove.

[KChiefs1]

That looks familiar.

[KChiefs1]

Can they do something with it?

[Deberg_1990]

Colon is such a blimp. Good grief dude, get on a diet

[jd1020]

Bryant was swinging at anything on that 3-2 pitch.

[jd1020]

Ya... Time to trade Montero and sink or swim with Schwarber behind the plate in 2016.

[tk13]

Murphy is out of control. Unbelievable.

[SPchief]

Jesus, you might want to not pitch to the guy who's crushed you in EVERY AT BAT OF THE SERIES

[Fairplay]

Cubs aren't a complete team yet. I'm actually shocked they are even in the NLCS. They have 2 good pitchers and the rest are #4 starters at best and they are littered with rookies.

That's pretty much the reason why they didn't do well in the series right there. Lots of young talent that made it to the post season, after the Cards series it was like they are deer looking at headlights at night.

All the media attention in Chicago let alone the nation decended on them because they were the story. Most of the nation wants them to be the little engine that could and the youngesters just didn't handle it well.

There is something to say about having a lot of seasoned veterans on a team and more importantly been to October post season games. The Royals will tell you that they are handling the post season much better this year as opposed to last year and know what to expect.

Good news is the Cubs should only get better and hopefully be in the post season again next year.

[bsroyals54]

Don't. Pitch. To. Daniel. Murphy.

[jd1020]

I hope whichever AL team goes against the Mets is paying attention and stops pitching the Barry Bonds.

[tk13]

Just for the record... the record for consecutive games with a HR is 8. Griffey, Mattingly and Dale Long of the Pirates in 1956. The list of people who've even done it 6 games in a row is very small.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

As someone who has been on the other side of stuff like this, it's so goddamned infuriating. As someone who has benefitted from it, it's tremendous.

[Why Not?]

I hope whichever AL team goes against the Mets is paying attention and stops pitching the Barry Bonds.

We'll see where he's at after sitting for 5 days

[tk13]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Daniel Murphy has as many HRs (7) in 9 postseason games as Hank Aaron &amp; Willie Mays combined for in 42 postseason games.</p>&mdash; Ian O&#39;Connor (@Ian_OConnor) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ian_OConnor/status/657029106475900932">October 22, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[jd1020]

How much money did Murphy earn towards his new contract in this post season? Good luck re-signing him Mets.

[tk13]

If that was his last AB, he'll finish this series with a 1.850 OPS. I'm guessing he'll get a few MVP votes.

[bsroyals54]

That's a record that won't be broken, 6 home runs in 6 postseason games

[bsroyals54]

7*

[BigRedChief]

I'm supposed to know that, fuckbrain?He's a little testy. He thought this was the year to end the curse.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Rough math here, but Murphy has homered in approximately 1.7% of his career PAs.

Assuming that he receives 4.5 PAs for every start, the odds of him homering in a single game are about 7.5%

The odds of him homering in six straight games are .075^6 which is approximately 1.68*10^-7 or 1 in 60:000 games.

So, if Daniel Murphy was as good as his career average for the next 375 years, he would do this once.

[BigRedChief]

As someone who has been on the other side of stuff like this, it's so goddamned infuriating. As someone who has benefitted from it, it's tremendous.No shit Murphy? Estrada? Every damn year there is someone out of no where that makes a huge difference and tips the scales to a win.

[bsroyals54]

Rough math here, but Murphy has homered in approximately 1.7% of his career PAs.

Assuming that he receives 4.5 PAs for every start, the odds of him homering in a single game are about 7.5%

The odds of him homering in six straight games are .075^6 which is approximately 1.68*10^-7 or 1 in 60:000 games.

So, if Daniel Murphy was as good as his career average for the next 375 years, he would do this once.

It is beisbol

[jd1020]

He's a little testy. He thought this was the year to end the curse.

I never thought this was the year. 2 pitchers and 4 rookies winning two 7 game series? Suuuuuuure. This is the first postseason for damn near every player on the roster.

[BigRedChief]

Mets are destined. A guy hitting like a pitcher all postseason comes up and drives in 5 runs in 2 innings.Nope, this is the Royals year. They have HFA and seem to have a knack for coming from behind to win. No way they lose 3 in a row and 2 at home. They will take down the Mets.

[BigRedChief]

I never thought this was the year. 2 pitchers and 4 rookies winning two 7 game series? Suuuuuuure. This is the first postseason for damn near every player on the roster.Do I really need to search our thread?

[jd1020]

Do I really need to search our thread?

Go for it. I've never once said the Cubs were winning the WS.

[Why Not?]

Nope, this is the Royals year. They have HFA and seem to have a knack for coming from behind to win. No way they lose 3 in a row and 2 at home. They will take down the Mets.

I'm considerably more afraid of losing the ALCS than I am the WS. I think we're a terrible matchup for the Mets. I had planned on steering a thread breaking down how favorable this WS would be for us. For obvious reasons, I'm holding off. Hopefully, only until Friday night.

[tk13]

Cespedes already wearing the winner's t-shirt in the dugout.

[jd1020]

Thats fitting. Strike out looking to end your season.

[SPchief]

Yikes, if you're gonna do it that way, should have called them on the check swing

[Bearcat]

Why do we care so much about that bar?!?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-tough/files/2012/04/cubslflag.jpg

[BigRedChief]

http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-tough/files/2012/04/cubslflag.jpgROFL

[KChiefs1]

Don't. Pitch. To. Daniel. Murphy.


Send this to Ned.

[KChiefs1]

If that was his last AB, he'll finish this series with a 1.850 OPS. I'm guessing he'll get a few MVP votes.


Possibly.

[KChiefs1]

I'm considerably more afraid of losing the ALCS than I am the WS. I think we're a terrible matchup for the Mets. I had planned on steering a thread breaking down how favorable this WS would be for us. For obvious reasons, I'm holding off. Hopefully, only until Friday night.


Are you one of the three guys who know baseball?

[Pasta Little Brioni]

He'll hit sub .200 in the World Series with one ribbie

[BigRedChief]

Obligatory gallery of sad cubs fans

http://deadspin.com/heres-your-gallery-of-sad-cubs-fans-1737953207?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[The Bad Guy]

How much money did Murphy earn towards his new contract in this post season? Good luck re-signing him Mets.

Mets were never re-signing anyway. They have options behind him.

I love Murph and will forever love him if he leads this team to a WS title. But the Mets shouldn't be the ones paying this bill for the next 5 years based on these playoffs.

[Why Not?]

Are you one of the three guys who know baseball?

I'm not sure. You'd have to ask Hootie if I make the cut

[Prison Bitch]

Nope, this is the Royals year. They have HFA and seem to have a knack for coming from behind to win. No way they lose 3 in a row and 2 at home. They will take down the Mets.

We may not even survive the weekend