Good start tonight...

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Lot of empty seats. We sure thats not a Sox game?

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I'm shocked there were that many at that time, honestly. I fell asleep with the TV on and woke up at 1:15 thinking I was dreaming that the Cubs were still playing.

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In my dream last night, I dreamed they won that game in extra innings, then assumed that was the case as I took a shower and got ready for work, then I checked the score to see they lost in 18. Fucking christ that is the worst way to go.

that fall into the stands seemed necessary

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

Uncoordinated douche.

And I don't mean good dolphin.

Well actually, I do.

But Schwarber, too.

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It was absolutely necessary.

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that's what I wrote

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

Cubs fans have jobs they need to get to the next day. If it were a Sox game, they would be lucky to sell tickets for as many seats as Cubs fans were still using at 1:15am. The Cubs sold over 43,000 for yesterday night's game. Hell, that's a good series for the Sox.

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Go Cubs!!!!

That has happened to me before with the Cubs, Hawks and Bears several times.

In 2006 leading up to the Superbowl I dreamed nearly every night that the Bears either won or loss and it felt so real. Those two weeks were hell.

Schwarber made a nice play. But the only time he will touch a gold glove is when Rizzo, Heyward or Almora show him theirs. But hopefully, he rises to the level of an average outfielder. I think he can do that. He's getting there. Gotta start hitting more though.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Strong take.

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Bump.

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I haven't seen him drop a ball in at least a week, too. Solid showing.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

He's not a horrible outfielder. I would call him a few tics below average as far as running down balls. But he's got a good arm as we've seen this week.

No. He's not gonna make the spectacular plays. But he's decent.

So all of this crying that he can't be a left fielder in the NL is bullshit.

He has to hit, though. That's the bigger problem.

Granted, he's young. In 5 or 6 years you'll have to get him out of left field. He'll have to be a 1st baseman or DH at that point.

But he's fine for now

He made a very nice play gunning down the runner at the plate tonight against the Reds, and kept a 1-run first inning from escalating to 2, 3, 4 runs.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

can we all agree he's better than Adam Dunn and Glenallen Hill, at least?

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

No.

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Elections have consequences.

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Elections have consequences.

Not my style. I rather have the HR baseball he hit in 2015 playoffs.

That's hot.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Is Hill on the juice or not?

Otherwise, it's gotta be the shoes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

I'll take that into account on your future baseball thoughts...

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

The fact that he's not already in the Gold Glove conversation, based on his rocket arm alone, is a tragedy and a symptom of the fact that the Cubs get nothing but negative coverage.

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https://streamable.com/71aa1

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The play that set them on the path to the World Series. A fond memory for sure.