2016 MLB Thread

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Oh my! An Arrieta HR.

[Your Mom]

THAT IS WHAT I AM FUCKING TALKING ABOUT!! Out pitchers > All the Giants hitters

 

3 run homer for Arrieta!!  

[The Buscher]

As much as I wish I was watching Thor pitching to the Cubs in Citi Field right now, I feel like the Mets would have only fared marginally better than the Giants have this series.  Mets stood a better chance of blasting a few out of Wrigley but Colon was never going to put together the kind of start Cueto did in Game 1.

[Meacon Keaton]

11 minutes ago, Buschy Wonka said:

As much as I wish I was watching Thor pitching to the Cubs in Citi Field right now, I feel like the Mets would have only fared marginally better than the Giants have this series.  Mets stood a better chance of blasting a few out of Wrigley but Colon was never going to put together the kind of start Cueto did in Game 1.

[Your Mom]

Even if this ends up going our way I am so sick of replay

[The Buscher]

Want the Cubs to win but that was an absolutely dreadful call.

[Your Mom]

Yeah I thought he was safe too. Next guy did hit a double play ball though 

[The Buscher]

Turned off the game after Murph's heroics.  I just can't take it.

[gunnar hendershow]

45 minutes ago, Buschy Wonka said:

Turned off the game after Murph's heroics.  I just can't take it.

Chase Utley with heroics for the other team.

[The Buscher]

I've already lived through Utley winning a ring and that was on an in-division team.  I can deal with it if it happens.  Although preferably the Dodgers take this series and then get smacked around in the NLCS.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Here come the Cubbies.

Tie game.

The Cubs and Giants really don't want to let me get a good night's sleep these days.

[The Buscher]

The Even Year Giants are dead!

[MalaCloudy Black]

Holy fucking shit. 

[Your Mom]

Step one complete. Fucking beautiful  On to the next one.

 

 

Fly the W 

[The Buscher]

I don't think Cubs fans would have slept until Thursday had they lost tonight.  What a comeback.

[MalaCloudy Black]

I was honestly ready to be like "fucking choke artists". I turned the game off at bottom 8th, thinking we were going to go to game 5, went back to watching a livestream on Twitch, and only turned it back on because someone in chat mentioned the game. Imagine how jazzed I was to see it tied 5-5.. then the go-ahead.. then that perfect 9th inning. I'm never doubting us ever again. 

 

EDIT: I honestly thought they'd have left Moore in. Sure, 120 pitches, but given the Giants bullpen - why not leave Moore in? Dude was dominant. 

[Your Mom]

Just now, Cloudy said:

I was honestly ready to be like "fucking choke artists". I turned the game off at bottom 8th, thinking we were going to go to game 5, went back to watching a livestream on Twitch, and only turned it back on because someone in chat mentioned the game. Imagine how jazzed I was to see it tied 5-5.. then the go-ahead.. then that perfect 9th inning. I'm never doubting us ever again. 

This is why you are the 2nd best Cubs fan Never count us out Clouds!

[RoHitman Reigns]

Were estatic at work about the Cubs win as its better business. Hope to see them go all the way and keep the jersey sales flying all month.

[gunnar hendershow]

Vintage Dusty Baker performance going on right now. 

[The Buscher]

So happy the Nats are out.  Would still love to see the Cubs win it all but at the end of the day I'm okay with any of the remaining teams.  I'm a sucker for new teams getting in the mix - of the 4 remaining teams, the most recent World Series winner was the Blue Jays (1993) and the most recent pennant was the Indians (1997).

In a bit of a deeper dive, 28 of the 30 teams have made the playoffs since 2006 but only 6 teams have won the World Series in that span and only 11 have won a pennant.  Those numbers are now guaranteed to change to 7 and 13 no matter what since we'll be getting a fresh matchup.