2015 NLCS Thread: Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets

[thehawk]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/ron-darling-finds-the-calm-before-the-game.html

CROSSWORD AS CAKE Dessert for me is the New York Times crossword puzzle. I usually do it around 7 or 7:30. There's still nobody up, so it's a good time to concentrate. I'm probably an hour or half-hour guy with the puzzle — not in Bill Clinton's elite category, but not too bad.

Ha!

My savant-like recall of specific Reagan-era factoids is validated!

Speaking of idiot-savants, how the fuck can Ron Darling do that crossword, and be such an absolute dipshit every time I hear him open his wordhole?

Intrepid Reader-- Dan Bernstein

Hi.

[morpheus]

Mets broadcast is already talking about 1969, claiming "they still haven't gotten over it on the North Side, so all the pressure will be on Chicago."  I feel pretty comfortable guaranteeing that not one individual in that Cubs clubhouse gives one green shit about 1969.

Not inside the Cubs clubhouse, but it does seem like there are plenty of old-man fans who apparently aren't over it.

As long as none of those old-man fans needs to play SS, we're good.

Cubs fans in general just aren't over most of their history and we all know we won't be until they actually pull this thing off. Those kids don't give a shit, though.

I get that, but why aren't there any fans that wanted to "exorcise the demons" that came from the Dodgers sweep in '08?

Huey does.  By killing DeRosa and Dempster.  Literally.

If I could use some ShoutBox lexicon (moment of silence), I believe I've sorta done been FACED.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-IaFKsIw4

[Slaky]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

[SKO]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

[Quality Start Machine]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

They can't afford Yankee tickets.

[PenFoe]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/ron-darling-finds-the-calm-before-the-game.html

CROSSWORD AS CAKE Dessert for me is the New York Times crossword puzzle. I usually do it around 7 or 7:30. There's still nobody up, so it's a good time to concentrate. I'm probably an hour or half-hour guy with the puzzle — not in Bill Clinton's elite category, but not too bad.

Ha!

My savant-like recall of specific Reagan-era factoids is validated!

Speaking of idiot-savants, how the fuck can Ron Darling do that crossword, and be such an absolute dipshit every time I hear him open his wordhole?

I have no idea why this ever happened, but Ron Darling once came to our temple to meet all the kids and sign autographs when we were growing up.  Right in the '84-86 timeframe, if I had to guess. 

I'm not sure this is "I admit it" or a "Humblebrag" but I just felt like it deserved mentioning. 

[Slaky]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

I think that's a huge part of it for me. I hate that it's come to "we're sadder than you are" but jesus christ any Mets fan that's my age has seen his/her team play in a World Series a been alive for a championship.

You can't even say they were run worse than the Cubs were. They have no ground to stand on vs. the Cubs. Maybe that's why they hate us so much. And believe me, they hate us.

[SKO]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

I think that's a huge part of it for me. I hate that it's come to "we're sadder than you are" but jesus christ any Mets fan that's my age has seen his/her team play in a World Series a been alive for a championship.

You can't even say they were run worse than the Cubs were. They have no ground to stand on vs. the Cubs. Maybe that's why they hate us so much. And believe me, they hate us.

They are a run of the mill second tier franchise but they're in New York so they have to act like their suffering is fucking biblical. I'm willing to bet a 50 year old Mariners fan would trade places with a Mets fan of the same age in a fucking heartbeat but no one gives a shit because they're the Mariners.

[PenFoe]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

I think that's a huge part of it for me. I hate that it's come to "we're sadder than you are" but jesus christ any Mets fan that's my age has seen his/her team play in a World Series a been alive for a championship.

You can't even say they were run worse than the Cubs were. They have no ground to stand on vs. the Cubs. Maybe that's why they hate us so much. And believe me, they hate us.

Bernie Madoff might disagree with this part.

[Slaky]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

I think that's a huge part of it for me. I hate that it's come to "we're sadder than you are" but jesus christ any Mets fan that's my age has seen his/her team play in a World Series a been alive for a championship.

You can't even say they were run worse than the Cubs were. They have no ground to stand on vs. the Cubs. Maybe that's why they hate us so much. And believe me, they hate us.

Bernie Madoff might disagree with this part.

His era is a microsecond on the Cubs' timeline of suck.

[Saul Goodman]

I'm sure tactical genius Matthew Trueblood would have shepherded his bullpen and optimized his lineup throughout that series just as well -- nay, better -- than dumb-ol' Maddon did. But that's why the Cubs are headed home and the Cardinals are flying to New York.

[CBStew]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/ron-darling-finds-the-calm-before-the-game.html

CROSSWORD AS CAKE Dessert for me is the New York Times crossword puzzle. I usually do it around 7 or 7:30. There's still nobody up, so it's a good time to concentrate. I'm probably an hour or half-hour guy with the puzzle — not in Bill Clinton's elite category, but not too bad.

Ha!

My savant-like recall of specific Reagan-era factoids is validated!

Speaking of idiot-savants, how the fuck can Ron Darling do that crossword, and be such an absolute dipshit every time I hear him open his wordhole?

I have no idea why this ever happened, but Ron Darling once came to our temple to meet all the kids and sign autographs when we were growing up.  Right in the '84-86 timeframe, if I had to guess. 

I'm not sure this is "I admit it" or a "Humblebrag" but I just felt like it deserved mentioning. 

Did you at least maybe give him an Aliyah?

[CBStew]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/nyregion/ron-darling-finds-the-calm-before-the-game.html

CROSSWORD AS CAKE Dessert for me is the New York Times crossword puzzle. I usually do it around 7 or 7:30. There's still nobody up, so it's a good time to concentrate. I'm probably an hour or half-hour guy with the puzzle — not in Bill Clinton's elite category, but not too bad.

Ha!

My savant-like recall of specific Reagan-era factoids is validated!

Speaking of idiot-savants, how the fuck can Ron Darling do that crossword, and be such an absolute dipshit every time I hear him open his wordhole?

I have no idea why this ever happened, but Ron Darling once came to our temple to meet all the kids and sign autographs when we were growing up.  Right in the '84-86 timeframe, if I had to guess. 

I'm not sure this is "I admit it" or a "Humblebrag" but I just felt like it deserved mentioning. 

Did you at least maybe give him an Aliyah?

For the benefit of the uncircumcised, that is an honorific prayer said before the reading of a portion of the Torah.  (Fork already knew that.)

[Tonker]

Fuck the Mets and Mets fans so hard. How can you even explain Mets fans? They shouldn't exist.

I would also like to say fuck Mets fans and their constant attempt to be like "BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SADNESS?" Hearing this referred to as a series between two historically downtrodden franchises grinds my gears.

Fuck that. In their existence they've played in 4 world series and won 2, and they've been in 6 league championship series. Sure, they get overshadowed by the fucking Yankees in their hometown but on the "historically downtrodden" meter they can't even touch the Cubs or Indians or Brewers or Mariners or any number of goddamn teams that don't have four pennants and two world championships. How dare they try to complain things suck worse for them just because more people watch their fuckups.

I think that's a huge part of it for me. I hate that it's come to "we're sadder than you are" but jesus christ any Mets fan that's my age has seen his/her team play in a World Series a been alive for a championship.

You can't even say they were run worse than the Cubs were. They have no ground to stand on vs. the Cubs. Maybe that's why they hate us so much. And believe me, they hate us.

Bernie Madoff might disagree with this part.

His era is a microsecond on the Cubs' timeline of suck.

Nonetheless, it's a hilarious microsecond that never fails to amuse the ever-loving piss out of me.  Bobby Bo is a personal hero of mine.  I'm not kidding.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Cubs win first 2 games, lose Game three in extra innings, then win Games 4 and 5.

Left-to-right, motherogdens