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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:08 pm

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People think the Cubs are better than they really are. That is my point.

rogers park bryan wrote:

Coaches leave or get fired for many different reasons, without being in the organization its hard to say.

6+ coaches in a matter of three seasons raises zero red flags for you then?

Cool.

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:14 pm

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

People think the Cubs are better than they really are. That is my point.

rogers park bryan wrote:

Coaches leave or get fired for many different reasons, without being in the organization its hard to say.

6+ coaches in a matter of three seasons raises zero red flags for you then?

Cool.

No, but you have to take into account that I am not searching/hoping for reasons that show the Cubs arent good. Im just watching.

Also, I am a managers dont really matter guy, so you can imagine how much stock I put in coaches.

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Tall Midget

Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:20 pm

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rogers park bryan wrote:

Frank Coztansa wrote:

If the pitching staff was so good, why did they need a new pitching coach...again?

Are you alleging the team with the third best ERA in all of baseball was NOT good?

Just want to make sure how we are bending reality before I answer.

No one is disputing that the team is good. As their roster is currently constructed, though, I wouldn't feel confident about the Cubs' chances in a playoff series, assuming they can make it that far.

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:38 pm

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The Cubs are like the Chargers. They'll have a good record, but in the end it won't amount to anything.

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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:50 pm

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Polecat666 wrote:

The Cubs are like the Chargers. They'll have a good record, but in the end it won't amount to anything.

Who wins a playoff series next, Cubs or Sox?

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:43 am

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Polecat666 wrote:

The Cubs are like the Chargers. They'll have a good record, but in the end it won't amount to anything.

Sure...except, ya know....that whole World Series Championship they won in 2016 :roll:

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:47 am

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wdelaney72 wrote:

Polecat666 wrote:

The Cubs are like the Chargers. They'll have a good record, but in the end it won't amount to anything.

Sure...except, ya know....that whole World Series Championship they won in 2016 :roll:

"People think they are better then they are." :lol:

Fucking moron.

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:05 pm

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I must have missed the thread where all the Cubs fans predicted they would only play in the 2018 WC game. Fucking idiot.

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:27 pm

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It's not 2016 anymore. And the Sox have nothing to do with the Cubs. The Cubs have a good team, but they arent WS material.

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:57 pm

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

I must have missed the thread where all the Cubs fans predicted they would only play in the 2018 WC game. Fucking idiot.

Playoffs are a crapshoot. Cubs are certainly good enough to make the playoffs. Giving them a shot at the World Series. Fucking halfwit(s) .

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:16 am

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Hindsight is always 20/20, but it appears Midget had this nailed 100%.

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Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:30 am

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Now that we've reached the end, I think it is appropriate to discuss how they will be remembered.

Of course the clapping seals who still adore the loser '69 team will write musicals about them.

I mean the rest of the correct thinking baseball world.

I think they were ultimately a one year wonder. They took advantage of the tanking division to reach the playoffs but they were never really a threat in a generally down NL outside of the improbable 2016. They weren't even competitive when they reached the NLCS.

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Does It Feel Like The Downward Slide Has Begun

Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:34 am

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Coming back the way they did to beat the Giants was pretty remarkable. And the Dodgers never really had a chance in the 2016 NLCS. The NL in 2016 was way down for the sure, but the Cubs beat the shit out of everyone. Its not like they won 87 games and snuck into the playoffs. The division was never in doubt after May 1st. Kudos to them for never really allowing any team to threaten the division or the #1 playoff seed.

Cleveland definitely pissed away the World Series, and no Cub fan can ever again claim 'lightning in a bottle' with the 1 playoff loss 2005 White Sox.

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