2015 NLCS Thread: Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets

[Canadouche]

The 1905 Cubs finished 13 games out of first place = 2014 Cubs.
The 1906 Cubs lost in the World Series = (possibly) 2015 Cubs.
The 1907 Cubs won the World Series.

Is that a good comparison?

I'm going back to sleep now.

You can't just leave us hanging like that: what happened in 1908?

http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1908

Fuck Tsar Nicholas II right in his fucking ear.

Admit it. You just looked at the pictures.

[Oleg]

The 1905 Cubs finished 13 games out of first place = 2014 Cubs.
The 1906 Cubs lost in the World Series = (possibly) 2015 Cubs.
The 1907 Cubs won the World Series.

Is that a good comparison?

I'm going back to sleep now.

You can't just leave us hanging like that: what happened in 1908?

http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1908

Fuck Tsar Nicholas II right in his fucking ear.

Admit it. You just looked at the pictures.

I read about the rising German menace, too.  Fucking Germans.  It's a good thing I had baseball to distract me.

[Brownie]

Interesting. Silver says the Cubs still have a 20% chance of going to the World Series, but...

The last team to go down 2-0 in a 7 game series and win was Boston (2004 ALCS). Teams before that were the Yankees (1996 World Series), the Mets (1986 World Series), the Royals (1985 World Series), the Royals (1985 ALCS), the Cardinals (1985 NLCS), the Dodgers (1981 World Series), the Yankees (1978 World Series), the Pirates (1971 World Series), the Dodgers (1965 World Series).

Since 1985, when all three postseason series featured a team coming back from being down 2-0, the comeback is on a once-every-10-year schedule. Maybe such comebacks are overdue?

[Slaky]

Interesting. Silver says the Cubs still have a 20% chance of going to the World Series, but...

The last team to go down 2-0 in a 7 game series and win was Boston (2004 ALCS). Teams before that were the Yankees (1996 World Series), the Mets (1986 World Series), the Royals (1985 World Series), the Royals (1985 ALCS), the Cardinals (1985 NLCS), the Dodgers (1981 World Series), the Yankees (1978 World Series), the Pirates (1971 World Series), the Dodgers (1965 World Series).

Since 1985, when all three postseason series featured a team coming back from being down 2-0, the comeback is on a once-every-10-year schedule. Maybe such comebacks are overdue?

None of those things affect the Cubs and Mets. The Mets are going to blow this. The Cubs are going to take it from them. The end.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

It's not implausible that our Quality Start Machine can hold up his end tonight. He's been, overall, mystifyingly effective throughout his short career, mystifying because most everyone agrees that he's never looked the part, even when he has, if that makes any sense.

Anyway, the Mets are certainly no offensive juggernaut, but they did scratch out 8 runs on an economy of hits.  That shit has to, and should, stop.  Kyle needs to keep these slapdicks off balance to assure it.

None of that matters if they don't hit, obviously.

Let's go.

[Brownie]

The Cubs hit deGrom pretty well during the regular season, but you know, Yoenis Cespedes wasn't there to tell deGrom not to suck so that probably made a big difference, because the Cubs' 7 wins against the Mets don't count because Cespedes wasn't there. But deGrom is going to be better, he swears, because playoffs.

I'm with Slak. Cubs will blow out the Mets today, win in the 9th or extras tomorrow. Lester will outduel Harvey at Wrigley and Arrieta will be the truth Saturday. End of story. Bring on the Blue Jays, comeback winners last night.

[SKO]

And I'll be in the fetal position the whole time. GO TEAM!

[InternetApex]

This is so "Fever Pitch!"

[Quality Start Machine]

Wind was blowing from the north like a motherfucker this morning. That ought to keep the Mets contained.

[SKO]

Wind was blowing from the north like a motherfucker this morning. That ought to keep the Mets contained.

Also the Cubs, who have basically relied on home runs for all of their scoring in the playoffs. Not the best sign, actually.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Wind was blowing from the north like a motherfucker this morning. That ought to keep the Mets contained.

Also the Cubs, who have basically relied on home runs for all of their scoring in the playoffs. Not the best sign, actually.

Forecast calls for winds out of the south.

[CT III]

Wind was blowing from the north like a motherfucker this morning. That ought to keep the Mets contained.

Also the Cubs, who have basically relied on home runs for all of their scoring in the playoffs. Not the best sign, actually.

If it meant the Mets potential homers are going to be caught in front of the warning track while Schwarber's land in the first row of the bleachers instead of on top of the scoreboard then I'd take it.

[Quality Start Machine]

Wind was blowing from the north like a motherfucker this morning. That ought to keep the Mets contained.

Also the Cubs, who have basically relied on home runs for all of their scoring in the playoffs. Not the best sign, actually.

Pretty sure Schwarber can hit one out through a hurricane.

[Tony]

There are going to be a lot of runs scored tonight, and the Cubs will have more of them.

[Oleg]

It's not implausible that our Quality Start Machine can hold up his end tonight. He's been, overall, mystifyingly effective throughout his short career, mystifying because most everyone agrees that he's never looked the part, even when he has, if that makes any sense.

Anyway, the Mets are certainly no offensive juggernaut, but they did scratch out 8 runs on an economy of hits.  That shit has to, and should, stop.  Kyle needs to keep these slapdicks off balance to assure it.

None of that matters if they don't hit, obviously.

Let's go.

It was pretty crazy.  At least against Arrieta.