2015: The Back To The Future Season

[Powdered Toast Man]

This team is awesome.

And I'll be in Chicago for the Pirates series at the end of the month. I cannot wait to be at Wrigley...definitely going Saturday, will sell my kidneys to get into the game Sunday.

When should I show up for batting practice?

Gates open 2 hours before first pitch; however, if you'd been paying attention you'd know that Joe Maddon is not in the habit of his team taking BP every day.  Therefore you might only see McCutchen and boys swing for the fences pre-game.  In the past, when the Cubs took BP, they would be in the midst of it when you'd enter the park (provided you entered when the gates opened)  and then, after about 20 minutes, the visiting would take BP for about 30-40 minutes.  With the Cubs eschewing it, however, I don't know if the road team takes their slot, or just starts at their normal time (90 minutes before 1st pitch) or if they start when the Cubs normally would and just take extra BP up until an hour before the game when the grounds crew begins preparing the field for the game.

I do remember that Maddon sometimes skips BP. But does he do it very often, or is it just a sometimes thing?

For a while it was out indefinitely....it was during their hot August stretch so I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to not have it. 

BTW this was your 1,908th post.  Nice job.

It is both an honor and a privilege.

[ChuckD]

Baseball is so great.

[Quality Start Machine]

The Cardinals can lick a crackhead's undercock.

[CubFaninHydePark]

If you've never shot heroin into a black vein on the tip of your dick, then you're not the Cardinals fan at our bathroom sink right now.

[Slaky]

Baseball is so great.

hnnnnnng

[SKO]

A series win in their stupid shitty stadium? Awesome. A chance for a sweep? Even better

[ChuckD]

37. Underline the anagrams that you can create from "Busch Stadium." Select all applicable anagrams:

• Dub: Shat Music
• I shat bum scud
• Tuba scum dish
• CSA u dumbshit
• Ah, mudbut[sic]!
• Sista' Mudchub

[ChuckD]

Baseball is so great.

hnnnnnng

DPD

[Bort]

Baseball is so great.

hnnnnnng

DPD

Well, that was outright terrifying.

[Oleg]

Baseball is so great.

hnnnnnng

DPD

Well, that was outright terrifying.

That's amazing.  Daniel Stern made me laugh out loud.  Scared the dog.  I'm going to Facebook the shit out of that.

[Saul Goodman]

This bullpen might be a problem, guys.

Damn it. Nothing worse in the regular season than dribbling a rare road sweep of St. Louis down their legs like that. Let's just remember the first two games and forget this happened.

[Tonker]

Baseball is so great.

hnnnnnng

DPD

Well, that was outright terrifying.

That's amazing.  Daniel Stern made me laugh out loud.  Scared the dog.  I'm going to Facebook the shit out of that.

It took me a minute... then all of a sudden: BRICKMA.

[Quality Start Machine]

6 games in 5 days now, someone from the 'pen gets a start.

Who's it gonna be?

[ChuckD]

6 games in 5 days now, someone from the 'pen gets a start.

Who's it gonna be?

Dr. K

[SKO]

I had a dream last night that Joe Maddon was my boss, and he was unsurprisingly very chill about walking by my desk to see that I had gameday open on my computer.