2016 MLB Season Discussion (1 Viewer)

[Aaron Silverman]

LA LA LA LA LA LA MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Is baseball season over yet?

 

[Malcolm R]

Is baseball season over yet?

Nope. Everyone's wearing jackets, gloves, thermal underwear, and balaclavas, and snow is in the air, but they're still playing.

They need to shorten the season by about a month. The WS should be played while it's still warm.

 

[questrider]

 

[Mike Frezon]

Soon enough, Dennis, you can stoke the hot stove.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

They need to shorten the season by about a month. The WS should be played while it's still warm.

One alternative would be to have the season be a string of double-headers. This would wear out the pitchers and lead to higher scoring games.

 

[Tony Bensley]

According to a comment made after last night's game, some Cubs fans actually use a black "W" to signify a win on the road.

This is shaping up to be a great World Series!

CHEERS!

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Gee whiz, I thought that W flag was meant to express support for a former President.

How odd that they could get a registered trademark for a single letter.

 

[Mike Frezon]

One alternative would be to have the season be a string of double-headers.

Commissioner Frezon would make this happen.

 

[bmasters9]

Cubs tied up the series 1-1; looks like it might be an interesting one.

 

[questrider]

According to a comment made after last night's game, some Cubs fans actually use a black "W" to signify a win on the road.

News to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubs_Win_Flag

 

[questrider]

What a beautiful sight.

 

[Tony Bensley]

What a beautiful sight.

No joy at Wrigley tonight, as Cleveland blanks the Cubs for the 2nd time in this series in a 1-0 game!

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

But we got to see a bean ball in the WS.

 

[questrider]

When the Cubs are hot, they're hot. And when they're cold, they're cold.

 

[Tony Bensley]

When the Cubs are hot, they're hot. And when they're cold, they're cold.

It didn't help that the fans were so bloody quiet! At least they could have attempted to distract the opposition with some noise! It's called the home crowd being the 26th player for a reason!

This was a nice tight contest, no doubt about that. Hopefully, the Cubs can bounce back in the next game!

CHEERS!

 

[questrider]

Again, when the Cubs are hot, they're hot. And when they're not, they really aren't.

Ah, well, after seeing how Cleveland played against Boston and Toronto as well as how Chicago played against San Francisco and L.A., I kind of suspected that it might play out this way. Teams like Cleveland that get hot in the postseason are difficult to stop and let's face it, the Cubs team that won 103 games in the regular season just hasn't been consistent in the postseason. I've just been enjoying the ride of having my beloved Cubs in the World Series without any of the heartache since getting over the NLCS hump to win the pennant was really what I'd been waiting for all these years. Plus, this is a good team that's going to hopefully get back in the World Series over the next few years so we'll just have to say "Next year!" once again but without the bitter heartbreak of past seasons.

I know there are still games to play, but, really... who thinks after watching Games 1, 3, and 4, that the Cubs can come back from a 3-1 deficit?

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

The heartbreak of home runs with nobody on base.

 

[Mike Frezon]

I know there are still games to play, but, really... who thinks after watching Games 1, 3, and 4, that the Cubs can come back from a 3-1 deficit?

Brian:

I know it might ring hollow...but the eventual champion 2004 Red Sox took up the mantra "Why not us?" after being down 3-0 in the ALCS.

Never say never. But I agree that the Indians seem to have had the momentum this entire postseason.

 

[Tony Bensley]

Again, when the Cubs are hot, they're hot. And when they're not, they really aren't.

Ah, well, after seeing how Cleveland played against Boston and Toronto as well as how Chicago played against San Francisco and L.A., I kind of suspected that it might play out this way. Teams like Cleveland that get hot in the postseason are difficult to stop and let's face it, the Cubs team that won 103 games in the regular season just hasn't been consistent in the postseason. I've just been enjoying the ride of having my beloved Cubs in the World Series without any of the heartache since getting over the NLCS hump to win the pennant was really what I'd been waiting for all these years. Plus, this is a good team that's going to hopefully get back in the World Series over the next few years so we'll just have to say "Next year!" once again but without the bitter heartbreak of past seasons.

I know there are still games to play, but, really... who thinks after watching Games 1, 3, and 4, that the Cubs can come back from a 3-1 deficit?

When the Cubs tied the series with their win in game 2, I really thought that finally, a team broke through against the red hot Cleveland Indians! However, as it stands right now, it appears to me that the Cubs simply managed to eke out a victory at an earlier stage in this World Series than the Blue Jays, who were already down 0-3 in the ALCS when they won theirs, also by the same 5-1 score, oddly enough!

At this stage, I'd just really like for the Cubs to win ONE game for their home fans, but last night's crushing loss had to have been a devastating one for them!

CHEERS!