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World Series 2016: Cubs vs. Indians

CocoLoco said:
Why would Jordan be crying? Tarheel/Bull? What's the connection?
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Because it's easier to attempt to meme something than to put any genuine thought into a well conceived argument.

Here's a great NY Post article which pretty much sums up why I'm not all that upset we lost. (It was certainly the Cubs' series to win.. *Not* ours to lose.)

http://nypost.com/2016/10/31/the-cubs-cant-take-this-one-thing-from-indians/

Some of the key parts...

The Indians are a marvel. They ranked 21st in payroll, making them the only team in the bottom 17 of payroll to make the playoffs. For that kind of club to be one win from its first title since 1948 would suggest — in the abstract — a season where so much went right. Except it didn’t. The underdogs, to some degree, have fought with one arm tied behind their backs.

Michael Brantley, the projected No. 3 hitter, had just 43 plate appearances wrapped around two season-crushing shoulder surgeries. No. 3 starter Danny Salazar has started five times since Aug. 2, none since Sept. 9 due to elbow and forearm injuries. No. 2 starter Carlos Carrasco missed May with a hamstring injury and was lost for the year when Tigers leadoff hitter Ian Kinsler hit a line drive that fractured a bone in Carrasco’s pitching hand two pitches into a Sept. 17 game. Trevor Bauer, who moved up in the pecking order with Carrasco and Salazar out, cut his finger playing with his toy drone.

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From what we had.... to how far we got.. Within a single run in the bottom of the 10th in game 7 of the world series?

Let me be clear here - I'm not crying about this one. Working with what we had, it was a miraculous run.
 
Kestrel said:
Because it's easier to attempt to meme something than to put any genuine thought into a well conceived argument.

Here's a great NY Post article which pretty much sums up why I'm not all that upset we lost. (It was certainly the Cubs' series to win.. *Not* ours to lose.)

http://nypost.com/2016/10/31/the-cubs-cant-take-this-one-thing-from-indians/

Some of the key parts...



Etc...

From what we had.... to how far we got.. Within a single run in the bottom of the 10th in game 7 of the world series?

Let me be clear here - I'm not crying about this one. Working with what we had, it was a miraculous run.
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Definitely. Hats off. Unfortunately, unless the team can somehow monetize this and start buying more talent the likelihood of a repeat is pretty slim. And I'm not trying to dis the team or its management. I'm an A's fan.
 
CocoLoco said:
Definitely. Hats off. Unfortunately, unless the team can somehow monetize this and start buying more talent the likelihood of a repeat is pretty slim. And I'm not trying to dis the team or its management. I'm an A's fan.
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I think they'll be able to do well, riding on the success of CLE teams in the past few years. Fans are pretty rabid, and I think the support might be there for some spending. We're not a huge market team anymore (RIP Midwest Industrial Machine) (exception: Cavs and their ridiculous payroll) so it's always going to be tough to compete with Chicago/NY/LA/SF etc when it comes to baseball. That said, it's still amazing to see what the small guys can do when put up against a giant.

And as an A's fan, like you said, that's something to appreciate ;)
 
CocoLoco said:
Why would Jordan be crying? Tarheel/Bull? What's the connection?
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It's just a meme that gets made for basically any (major) sports loss. Nothing more or nothing less really.

Kestrel said:
Because it's easier to attempt to meme something than to put any genuine thought into a well conceived argument.

Here's a great NY Post article which pretty much sums up why I'm not all that upset we lost. (It was certainly the Cubs' series to win.. *Not* ours to lose.)

http://nypost.com/2016/10/31/the-cubs-cant-take-this-one-thing-from-indians/

Some of the key parts...



Etc...

From what we had.... to how far we got.. Within a single run in the bottom of the 10th in game 7 of the world series?

Let me be clear here - I'm not crying about this one. Working with what we had, it was a miraculous run.
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Meh it's a meme, not an attempt at an argument lol. After seeing "warriors 3-1 lead" memes by cleveland fans for the last 5 months it's just nice to finally see the 3-1 curse be passed on to cleveland :twofinger

Also, extra sweet after seeing Lebrons "3-1 lead" halloween party decorations.

On a more serious , I'm not even a baseball fan I was just watching with friends by chance. WOW. That game was fucking awesome and a real nail biter for the entire 10! MLB just gained a new fan.
 
asdfghwy said:
It's just a meme that gets made for basically any (major) sports loss. Nothing more or nothing less really.



Meh it's a meme, not an attempt at an argument lol. After seeing "warriors 3-1 lead" memes by cleveland fans for the last 5 months it's just nice to finally see the 3-1 curse be passed on to cleveland :twofinger

Also, extra sweet after seeing Lebrons "3-1 lead" halloween party decorations.

On a more serious , I'm not even a baseball fan I was just watching with friends by chance. WOW. That game was fucking awesome and a real nail biter for the entire 10! MLB just gained a new fan.
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I'm not a fan of the trolling with cookies, either... but... the 3-1 drop of the Warriors vs Cavs is really apples to oranges when looking at Cubs vs. Indians. You're talking about a team with the MVP and best season record of all time dropping 3-1 against a very great Cavs team... and we're talking about a VERY well staffed Cubs team barely pulling it off at the last minute against what is comparatively an understaffed, under equipped, under dog, and certainly under-loved in the public eye compared to the Chicago Cubs. So all in all, it's not really a fair comparison to make, beyond the number of wins and loses.

I mean honestly... Let's be real. If Cleveland had won this year, the headline would have been 'Cubs Lose' instead of 'Indians Win'. They've been thrown under the bus the entire post season.
 
TFW you fire off the last out

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asdfghwy said:
This makes me happy just seeing how happy he is! Incredible
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I lived in Atlanta when the Braves were hot, Chicago when the Bulls were hot, and here during the Giants runs... I never understood the emotion part for the fans.
I've been a cubs fan for as long as I can remember. I haven't watched a game in a very long time - it's kind if taboo... We lose when people watch :laughing

I had to watch last night, just had to. I was on the edge of my seat the whole game and my wife, who hates watching baseball, was as well.

I get it now :love
 
Yakoo752 said:
I lived in Atlanta when the Braves were hot, Chicago when the Bulls were hot, and here during the Giants runs... I never understood the emotion part for the fans.
I've been a cubs fan for as long as I can remember. I haven't watched a game in a very long time - it's kind if taboo... We lose when people watch :laughing

I had to watch last night, just had to. I was on the edge of my seat the whole game and my wife, who hates watching baseball, was as well.

I get it now :love
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Same here. My friends took me to a giants game years ago and I thought it was so boring. I am trying to give new sports a try this year (NFL, MLB) so I tuned into some of the giants playoff games.

Went to watch this game, with no real vested interest, and I couldn't even sit back in my seat. It was exciting the ENTIRE game. I've never been captivated by a baseball game like that. Great showing
 
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Baseball all about the tension of the situation. Action, reaction... Not many other sports play in the same way. In a close game (like many of these have been), they're exciting to watch.
 
Agreed.

This was one of the best games I have ever seen. Specifically the best ever that did not include my team. Amazing.

Congrats Cubbies. :thumbup
 
In the worst scandal since the black Sox of 1918, MLB just announced major betting scandal involving cubs, sounds like they'll lose the trophy
 
Base-a-ball been berry berry good to Petey Rose. Tha's all I has to say on that.
 
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