2012 Chicago Cubs

[CT III]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)

Eli does have a long track record of insisting that people judge baseball players rationally according to said players' actual performance as baseball players for some reason.

Which is to say, a long track record of being a fag.

Fine.  But he also loves him some prospects, because he's such a SABERHOMO.  In that case, I'll patiently await his entrance to the righteous, correct side (and greet him warmly) after Dempster uses his 5-and-10 status to block a deal for a decent future consideration (I mean, based on the NUMBERS, his value's gotta be pretty decent right now, right?) because gosh he loves living in Chicago so much and would just prefer to ride out here.

And what if he does the unthinkable and accepts a trade?

[Tonker]

Did anybody else realise that Starlin Castro has 7 (seven!) stolen bases in eleven games this year, and hasn't been caught once?

I had no fucking idea the boy could run *that* well.

[PenPho]

Did anybody else realise that Starlin Castro has 7 (seven!) stolen bases in eleven games this year, and hasn't been caught once?

I had no fucking idea the boy could run *that* well.

The season started?

[Richard Chuggar]

Did anybody else realise that Starlin Castro has 7 (seven!) stolen bases in eleven games this year, and hasn't been caught once?

I had no fucking idea the boy could run *that* well.

The season started?

And 0 homers.  Let's wait until he hits a few dongers and then trade his ass early and young like Yetti at a pawn shop for underage girls?

[R-V]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)  Is it really worth your time?  Jesus, leave me to my HATRED will ya?  It's all I got.

Since 2008, Dempster is 19th among MLB starters in WAR. This would imply that he is good enough to be a #1 starter on a mediocre to crappy team or a #2 starter on a good team.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)  Is it really worth your time?  Jesus, leave me to my HATRED will ya?  It's all I got.

Since 2008, Dempster is 19th among MLB starters in WAR. This would imply that he is good enough to be a #1 starter on a mediocre to crappy team or a #2 starter on a good team.

Intrepid Reader: Huey

Oh yeah? Well REALLY LONG SENTENCE...

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)

Eli does have a long track record of insisting that people judge baseball players rationally according to said players' actual performance as baseball players for some reason.

Which is to say, a long track record of being a fag.

Fine.  But he also loves him some prospects, because he's such a SABERHOMO.  In that case, I'll patiently await his entrance to the righteous, correct side (and greet him warmly) after Dempster uses his 5-and-10 status to block a deal for a decent future consideration (I mean, based on the NUMBERS, his value's gotta be pretty decent right now, right?) because gosh he loves living in Chicago so much and would just prefer to ride out here.

And what if he does the unthinkable and accepts a trade?

Then I'll say something nice about him for a change.

[Saul Goodman]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)  Is it really worth your time?  Jesus, leave me to my HATRED will ya?  It's all I got.

Since 2008, Dempster is 19th among MLB starters in WAR. This would imply that he is good enough to be a #1 starter on a mediocre to crappy team or a #2 starter on a good team.

He's leading the league in laughs though. Where's your Will Ferrell-as-Harry Caray, Roy Halladay?

[morpheus]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)  Is it really worth your time?  Jesus, leave me to my HATRED will ya?  It's all I got.

Since 2008, Dempster is 19th among MLB starters in WAR. This would imply that he is good enough to be a #1 starter on a mediocre to crappy team or a #2 starter on a good team.

Here's a "stat" for you so-called "experts" : GLOVE FLIP

[Eli]

To be honest, I don't know why Eli has mystifyingly made it his mission to stick up for a good #2 or #3 pitcher on a crappy team to the 5% of us crazy fucks who for our own perplexing reasons hate him with every red blood cell in our bodies (as opposed to the overall adulation that the guy generally receives from the fans and media in Chicago.)  Is it really worth your time?  Jesus, leave me to my HATRED will ya?  It's all I got. 

I honestly just like it when there's discussion here at Desipio.

Also, what Thrill said.

[Bort]

Is it ok if I hate Dempster irrationally?

[J. Walter Weatherman]

In the shoutbox, Huey asks "when have I ever pretended that Dempster is a technically BAD pitcher?"

... this unicycle pedalling paragon to Northside asshattery has managed to pitch the Cubs out of the playoffs in two seperate seasons because he's had a whopping three  really good regular seasons.

Yay?  

*rolls eyes*

Fuck him.

... for chrissakes throw the goddamn ball over the plate when we really need you to.  Pretty fucking please?  And if he won't, can he at least just leave town and relieve us of our suffering (Except for Eli, Slaky, Yeti and Tonker, who are totally gay for Dempster)?

Really, my point is that Opening Day--though as meaningless as the other 161 games in a 95 loss season-- is still considered a "Big Game" and that motherfucker did the exact same thing he did against the Dodgers four years earlier.  Jesus--where' the hate?!?!

What really matters is that it doesn't matter that Dempster is an above-average pitcher. Huey's willing to stipulate as much.

He's still a pants-shitting shitty pitcher those times he pitches shitty, though.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

In the shoutbox, Huey asks "when have I ever pretended that Dempster is a technically BAD pitcher?"

... this unicycle pedalling paragon to Northside asshattery has managed to pitch the Cubs out of the playoffs in two seperate seasons because he's had a whopping three  really good regular seasons.

Yay?  

*rolls eyes*

Fuck him.

... for chrissakes throw the goddamn ball over the plate when we really need you to.  Pretty fucking please?  And if he won't, can he at least just leave town and relieve us of our suffering (Except for Eli, Slaky, Yeti and Tonker, who are totally gay for Dempster)?

Really, my point is that Opening Day--though as meaningless as the other 161 games in a 95 loss season-- is still considered a "Big Game" and that motherfucker did the exact same thing he did against the Dodgers four years earlier.  Jesus--where' the hate?!?!

What really matters is that it doesn't matter that Dempster is an above-average pitcher. Huey's willing to stipulate as much.

He's still a pants-shitting shitty pitcher those times he pitches shitty, though.

I honestly don't see where that's proof where I felt otherwise.  Good pitchers can pitch shittily in big games.  This is what we have here, and I'm vexed by it.  Sue me.

Considering how rare a postseason appearance is for this franchise, and the fact that on two seperate occassions Dempster's managed to pitch them out of the postseason, well that sort of sticks in my craw.  I guess I'm funny that way.  Sorry.  I guess I just don't TOLERATE BULLSHIT as well as some of you  sheeple.  Moo.

[Quality Start Machine]

Huey likes his guys to be CLUTCH.

and GRITTY.

[Bort]

In this Huey vs. Dempster issue I'm torn between my hatred of Canadians and my hatred of the Irish.