That's sillier sounding than Lovie's four four-quarter seasons.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Did they fire somebody yet?

The magician and the person who sold them the onesies.

Season best 23 games over .500 coming down the stretch..I'm very pleased..its all coming down to Arietta v Cole

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Not trying to be a windsock. I'd just like to know one reasonable explanation for putting Strop back in there to get lit up....AGAIN. We know you're a good manager, Joe. Stop trying to one up yourself.

Better to try and fail now than roll the bones without knowing in a game that really matters ... maybe ... Joe does what he does ... we knew or were made aware this is the kind of thing he did before he even walked into Wrigley the first time.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

They didnt win all those games by luck.....and hadnt been swept this year.

Content with the series, constant concern of the pen...

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

I actually had no idea Maddon's M.O. is to continue to pitch a reliever against a team that has beaten said reliever's ass all year. He might want to rethink that.

I know in the long run this game probably means nothing but this kind of loss pisses me off.

Joe said he was managing all these remaining games like playoff games. Just not this one, I guess. You don't send Strop out there in the 8th because you already have a big enough sample size. Pissing away games for the hell of it is rage inducing.

Moving on now. At least I have Win Day to look forward to tomorrow.

Get a fucking hold of yourself people.

Today's loss sucked but 2 out of 3 vs the best team in baseball in their stadium without Jake pitching..........very good series.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

"Platinum sombrero" is 5. "Horn" is 6.

Ryan Howard has 24 career golden sombreros.

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Cub fans gonna Cub fan.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Sox fans acting like the Cubs lost the series.

Cubs just made a statement. World Series contender 2015-2025.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Didn't see that. What thread?

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Sox fans have short memories except for 2005. Best team ever that got lucky and hot and won a WS.

Cardinals won two innings of the series.

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i like it. people aren't satisfied unless the cubs sweep.

who would have thought that would be the expectation when cubs enter a series?

we're onto philadelphia

To sweep the Phillies.

Today sucks.

But every Cub fan here would have been thrilled with winning 2 out of 3 from them before the series started.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

They are fine. Strop blows. Hate him. Racist.

I understand Maddon giving guys opportunities and making moves to keep guys rested and others sharp. If Bryant plays today rather than the rusty Kyle Schwarber (who took the collar and had issues putting the bat on the ball) maybe they score a run or two more. But they want to keep Kris healthy and get him some rest, while getting Schwarber's timing back. No AAA to send him down to, for a rehab assignment. They used some pitchers they might not have used if this game was a clincher of some sort. But it wasn't and with a big lead in the wildcard, Maddon can afford to hold auditions for spots in the bullpen on the playoff roster. But it sure did suck to lose that game to the Cardinals

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Go Cubs!!!!

All of Lovie's seasons were broken down into four quarters, not just four of them

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2005 is in your dreams...along with bombs dropping on brown people

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Same guy. He also sells steak knives and does lawns.

Fire Theo

And does back adjustments.

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You put him in there now because you might be facing the same situation in the playoffs and need to see if he can pitch in SL with the game on the line.

I rather him fail in a semi meaningless game then in the playoffs.

I have more of a problem with putting Richard in there than Strop. Richard has no business pitching in that situation with the slop he throws.