The 2016 Cubs: SPLOOGE SPLOOGE SPLOOGE

[Saul Goodman]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

Ah, so you're saying the bullpen is bush league. Not the bunt. Ok. Carry on then.

Pedro Strop had a bad outing after a long period of bullpen dominance. Clearly, the season is ruined.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

some little slapdick pussy

I wonder what LoneStarCubFan's up to these days.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

[Armchair_QB]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

This.

[SKO]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

I pretty much always feel this way. You lose to a shit team, well, baseball is weird sometimes. You lose to the methheads and you have to deal with their fans, and games against a team like Pittsburgh might actually matter.

I actually had a feeling they'd drop 2 of 3 to the Padres because they'd been unsustainably hot and it seems like the bad Padres teams never roll over and die for the Cubs like they are supposed to. Now they'll kick the shit out of Pittsburgh again and all will be right with the world.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

I pretty much always feel this way. You lose to a shit team, well, baseball is weird sometimes. You lose to the methheads and you have to deal with their fans, and games against a team like Pittsburgh might actually matter.

I actually had a feeling they'd drop 2 of 3 to the Padres because they'd been unsustainably hot and it seems like the bad Padres teams never roll over and die for the Cubs like they are supposed to. Now they'll kick the shit out of Pittsburgh again and all will be right with the world.

It's not even about the meth head fans for me, so much as that on a practical level, STL & PIT are the 2 teams realistically competing with the Cubs for the division.  Wipe the floor with those teams and I can handle losing to the dregs of the league every so often.

[InternetApex]

I don't know about you guys but I'd rather the Cubs drop a double header at home to a shitty team on the heels of an 8-game winning streak when they're 17 games over .500 and 7 games up in the division with over 120 games remaining than when that's not the case.

[SKO]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

I pretty much always feel this way. You lose to a shit team, well, baseball is weird sometimes. You lose to the methheads and you have to deal with their fans, and games against a team like Pittsburgh might actually matter.

I actually had a feeling they'd drop 2 of 3 to the Padres because they'd been unsustainably hot and it seems like the bad Padres teams never roll over and die for the Cubs like they are supposed to. Now they'll kick the shit out of Pittsburgh again and all will be right with the world.

It's not even about the meth head fans for me, so much as that on a practical level, STL & PIT are the 2 teams realistically competing with the Cubs for the division.  Wipe the floor with those teams and I can handle losing to the dregs of the league every so often.

I'm going to embrace my Fork-lineage for a minute and say St. Louis ain't competing for shit at this point. I want to beat them because beating them is fun, but they don't matter. Pittsburgh still has a fighting chance, but if they drop this series this weekend it's probably as close to over as it can get in May.

[InternetApex]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

I pretty much always feel this way. You lose to a shit team, well, baseball is weird sometimes. You lose to the methheads and you have to deal with their fans, and games against a team like Pittsburgh might actually matter.

I actually had a feeling they'd drop 2 of 3 to the Padres because they'd been unsustainably hot and it seems like the bad Padres teams never roll over and die for the Cubs like they are supposed to. Now they'll kick the shit out of Pittsburgh again and all will be right with the world.

It's not even about the meth head fans for me, so much as that on a practical level, STL & PIT are the 2 teams realistically competing with the Cubs for the division.  Wipe the floor with those teams and I can handle losing to the dregs of the league every so often.

I'm going to embrace my Fork-lineage for a minute and say St. Louis ain't competing for shit at this point. I want to beat them because beating them is fun, but they don't matter. Pittsburgh still has a fighting chance, but if they drop this series this weekend it's probably as close to over as it can get in May.

None of this is completely true but it will feel like it to us, the fans. And that's big.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Nah, just pissed that the previous 2 innings the offense could've easily piled on and effectively ended this. Follow that with some little slapdick pussy deciding to be cute and bunting with no one on and 2 outs to start this shit. I hate bush league bs like that.

How much did you hate all of those bush league intentional walks to Royce Harper?

I have no problem with intentional walks as it' a smart move most times. Never once when giant-headed Bonds was up in a situation like that was I angry. Taking the bat away from a quality hitter or even to get to a much less dangerous hitter is basically expected. I'm more pissed that Hendricks pitched a really good game and that the bullpen imploded after what should've been a harmless 2-out bunt. That and hat it was the shitty Padres...

I'd rather the Cubs lose to a shitty team than the Cards or Pirates.

I hadn't considered this but I agree 100% and suddenly feel better now.  Thanks, Slaky!

I pretty much always feel this way. You lose to a shit team, well, baseball is weird sometimes. You lose to the methheads and you have to deal with their fans, and games against a team like Pittsburgh might actually matter.

I actually had a feeling they'd drop 2 of 3 to the Padres because they'd been unsustainably hot and it seems like the bad Padres teams never roll over and die for the Cubs like they are supposed to. Now they'll kick the shit out of Pittsburgh again and all will be right with the world.

It's not even about the meth head fans for me, so much as that on a practical level, STL & PIT are the 2 teams realistically competing with the Cubs for the division.  Wipe the floor with those teams and I can handle losing to the dregs of the league every so often.

I'm going to embrace my Fork-lineage for a minute and say St. Louis ain't competing for shit at this point. I want to beat them because beating them is fun, but they don't matter. Pittsburgh still has a fighting chance, but if they drop this series this weekend it's probably as close to over as it can get in May.

All the more reason to stomp them when they get a chance. 

[thehawk]

I don't know about you guys but I'd rather the Cubs drop a double header at home to a shitty team on the heels of an 8-game winning streak when they're 17 games over .500 and 7 games up in the division with over 120 games remaining than when that's not the case.

Yeah, losing a double header to 'plunge' to 25-8 in the standings elicits no more than a doommeh

[PenFoe]

I don't know about you guys but I'd rather the Cubs drop a double header at home to a shitty team on the heels of an 8-game winning streak when they're 17 games over .500 and 7 games up in the division with over 120 games remaining than when that's not the case.

Yeah, losing a double header to 'plunge' to 25-8 in the standings elicits no more than a doommeh

This is excellent

[SKO]

Looking forward to today's game. If the Cubs lineup can be patient and wait out Liriano's bullshit and make him pay that'll be a nice sign of how much they've improved since last year.

[Quality Start Machine]

Looking forward to today's game. If the Cubs lineup can be patient and wait out Liriano's bullshit and make him pay that'll be a nice sign of how much they've improved since last year.

as opposed to getting to 17 games over .500 about 3 months earlier than they did last year?

[SKO]

Looking forward to today's game. If the Cubs lineup can be patient and wait out Liriano's bullshit and make him pay that'll be a nice sign of how much they've improved since last year.

as opposed to getting to 17 games over .500 about 3 months earlier than they did last year?

More "in addition to" than "opposed to", but thanks for your Time To Post reminder that the Cubs are really good and there's no need to really discuss anything in depth.