Cubs' Prospects FUTUREBONER thread

[SKO]

To be fair to Chuck, that was a particularly joyless postseason, particularly given the fact that the Cubs were officially - by five fucking games - the best team in the NL that year.  They were THIRTEEN games better than the Dodgers, and went down without so much as a whimper, scoring but six fucking runs in the process.  I'm not going to pretend I enjoyed any of that.

The Brewers beat out the fucking Mets by a goddamn game. The Cubs would have absolutely curbstomped the fucking Mets.

I actually remember being angry when the Cubs didn't play their starters against the Brewers. I really, really wanted a playoff series against the Mets, because they had no pitching.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

To be fair to Chuck...

There's your first mistake.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

[PenFoe]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

[Chuck to Chuck]

To be fair to Chuck, that was a particularly joyless postseason, particularly given the fact that the Cubs were officially - by five fucking games - the best team in the NL that year.  They were THIRTEEN games better than the Dodgers, and went down without so much as a whimper, scoring but six fucking runs in the process.  I'm not going to pretend I enjoyed any of that.

I was at Game 1 of that NLDS. The place was a library.  It got a little loud when DeRosa homered, then silent when Loney went yard.  We left as Maddux came in to close out the game.  The next night, no one wanted to catch the ball.  When they got to LA, I barely wanted to watch.

[ChuckD]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

[PenFoe]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

[ChuckD]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

Ahem.

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

[PenFoe]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

Ahem.

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I was referring to AFTER they knock off five World Series in a row from 2016-2020.

2022? Chuck's gonna be a huge bitch again.

[Bort]

Every time I think Chuck has Chucked the Chuckiest Chuck, he goes and Chucks like this.

[Quality Start Machine]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

You mean anything less than a sweep with 4 different Cubs throwing perfect games. Then he'll point out that they were hiding their awful, awful bullpen.

[PenFoe]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

You mean anything less than a sweep with 4 different Cubs throwing perfect games. Then he'll point out that they were hiding their awful, awful bullpen.

Stupid Juan Cruz.

[InternetApex]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

You mean anything less than a sweep with 4 different Cubs throwing perfect games. Then he'll point out that they were hiding their awful, awful bullpen.

Stupid Juan Cruz.

And... scene.

[Saul Goodman]

Apparently we can't even enjoy playoff seasons if they result in playoff nut punches, so being a Cub fan is officially a 100% joyless death march. Which I'm not surprised is a thing Chuck endorses.

I'm done with having fond memories of seasons that end with nut punches.  I've seen them go to the playoffs 6 times, win one series and exit the postseason all 6 times on three game losing streaks.  Championship or I really don't care anymore.

So, you're not going to watch until October?

Can you put that officially in writing somewhere and promise on it?

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I wasn't referring to this year, specifically.

I meant until they win the World Series and Chuck can finally count 1 season as a success.

I assume after they win it all, he'll have a 2-year grace period before every season looks like a failure again.

Ahem.

Check out the big optimism on Pen! You a sunny, motherfucker, that's right.

I was referring to AFTER they knock off five World Series in a row from 2016-2020.

2022? Chuck's gonna be a huge bitch again.

And that's after they right the Ryno wrong in the 2015-2016 offseason.

[Gilgamesh]

To be fair to Chuck, that was a particularly joyless postseason, particularly given the fact that the Cubs were officially - by five fucking games - the best team in the NL that year.  They were THIRTEEN games better than the Dodgers, and went down without so much as a whimper, scoring but six fucking runs in the process.  I'm not going to pretend I enjoyed any of that.

I was at Game 1 of that NLDS. The place was a library.  It got a little loud when DeRosa homered, then silent when Loney went yard.  We left as Maddux came in to close out the game.  The next night, no one wanted to catch the ball.  When they got to LA, I barely wanted to watch.

Try being at Game 3 in LA.  By the fifth inning, I was doing everything in my power to cover up the Cubs shirt I was wearing.  That I was able to escape the parking lot unscathed still confounds me to this day.

Also, Fuck Manny.