2016 Chicago Cubs: World Series Champions

[WTB...A RING FFS!!]

It's taken me a few days to compose myself, absorb this and finally catch up on sleep, but this is absolutely the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I was going crazy at the last out and had a couple tears then, but it didn't really start to hit until I had more to drink and was by myself after talking to friends/relatives about 3 or so that morning. I just kept watching replays of the end of the game and fans celebrating and it hit me and I started sobbing after 40 yrs of suffering. Yes Stew, I know you waited a metric FUCKTON more than everyone on this site, but I was also thinking about my grandfather and 61-yr old uncle who got cheated by the '03 Scrubs and never lived to see this. They passed in '04/'05 and I cried thinking of how the 1st person I would've called was my uncle, who was like my 2nd dad and would've been going crazy with this win. Stew, I'm so thankful that anyone in your generation was FINALLY FUCKING ABLE to see this besides the rest of us kiddies. I'm also so glad that my traitorous cousin got me on this site back in '07. He's a traitor as he moved for a job to mouth breathing St. Louis and within 2 yrs gave up on the Cubs and become a fucktard Cards fan after 30+ yrs as a Cubbies fan...his dad was the uncle who passed. I will try to promise not to ever meatball again due to previous teams as this is no longer the past but a curse-busting bunch of motherfuckers that we can all believe in. i drove down to Chicago for the parade on 2.5 hrs of sleep and if anyone says there wasn't close to 5 mill people, tell them from all of us there to fuck right off. It was insane there Friday and so deserved.

[WTB...A RING FFS!!]

So I'm sobbing again as my non-traitorous cuz sent me picks of the Wrigley bricks that he put my Papa's and Uncle's names on after I told him to. To end this thought, this was the most amazing season ever from beginning to end and of course filled the huge void in real Cubs' fans hearts, but what really sucks is that it's over. After all this stress and joy during the playoffs, I don't want this season to ever end as I'm sure most on this site will agree. I'm pretty sure this will end up like the Hawks with 3 in 6 or 4 in 8, something like this, but this 1st one, I wish it would keep replaying over and over for the next 6 months.

[R-V]

So I'm sobbing again as my non-traitorous cuz sent me picks of the Wrigley bricks that he put my Papa's and Uncle's names on after I told him to. To end this thought, this was the most amazing season ever from beginning to end and of course filled the huge void in real Cubs' fans hearts, but what really sucks is that it's over. After all this stress and joy during the playoffs, I don't want this season to ever end as I'm sure most on this site will agree. I'm pretty sure this will end up like the Hawks with 3 in 6 or 4 in 8, something like this, but this 1st one, I wish it would keep replaying over and over for the next 6 months.

Went for a morning run past Wrigley this weekend - the first time I've been by since it all ended - and was totally overwhelmed when I saw the bricks just completely covered with chalk messages. The waterworks came on again.

[R-V]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

[thehawk]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

[SKO]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

I believe they still do that. I know a friend who owns one for the 2011 Cardinals. I am definitely getting one when they announce it. I think you can actually pre-order it on Amazona already.

[R-V]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

Awesome, thanks.

[Quality Start Machine]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

Awesome, thanks.

The commemorative SI is already at book stores and newsstands. There's a Sporting News one as well.

CT's Note: I have had it with this bit

[Oleg]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

Awesome, thanks.

The commemorative SI is already at book stores and newsstands. There's a Sporting News one as well.

I'm just glad that the World Series hasn't meant any changes on the fringe.

[CT III]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

Awesome, thanks.

The commemorative SI is already at book stores and newsstands. There's a Sporting News one as well.

I'm just glad that the World Series hasn't meant any changes on the fringe.

It's a new day.

[PenFoe]

DPD. When I was a kid I remember the commercials for the Sports Illustrated World Series commemorative package that included a retrospective videotape/DVD along with some sort of souvenir, and thinking about how awesome it would be to get one of those for the Cubs. Do they still do that, or does MLB Network or someone else?

https://www.amazon.com/2016-World-Champions-Chicago-Blu-ray/dp/B01L1SDZ5Q/ref=pd_ybh?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01L1SDZ5Q&pd_rd_r=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S&pd_rd_w=bbqMi&pd_rd_wg=hh8zP&psc=1&refRID=F0WP6NNNEVF3A12XV54S

They also do an 8 disc set of the World Series

Awesome, thanks.

The commemorative SI is already at book stores and newsstands. There's a Sporting News one as well.

I'm just glad that the World Series hasn't meant any changes on the fringe.

It's a new day.

I hope RV also gets his football phone.

[R-V]

Is there anywhere that tracks postseason WAR? Just curious what the leaderboard looked like for this year.

[CBStew]

It's taken me a few days to compose myself, absorb this and finally catch up on sleep, but this is absolutely the most amazing thing I've ever seen. I was going crazy at the last out and had a couple tears then, but it didn't really start to hit until I had more to drink and was by myself after talking to friends/relatives about 3 or so that morning. I just kept watching replays of the end of the game and fans celebrating and it hit me and I started sobbing after 40 yrs of suffering. Yes Stew, I know you waited a metric FUCKTON more than everyone on this site, but I was also thinking about my grandfather and 61-yr old uncle who got cheated by the '03 Scrubs and never lived to see this. They passed in '04/'05 and I cried thinking of how the 1st person I would've called was my uncle, who was like my 2nd dad and would've been going crazy with this win. Stew, I'm so thankful that anyone in your generation was FINALLY FUCKING ABLE to see this besides the rest of us kiddies. I'm also so glad that my traitorous cousin got me on this site back in '07. He's a traitor as he moved for a job to mouth breathing St. Louis and within 2 yrs gave up on the Cubs and become a fucktard Cards fan after 30+ yrs as a Cubbies fan...his dad was the uncle who passed. I will try to promise not to ever meatball again due to previous teams as this is no longer the past but a curse-busting bunch of motherfuckers that we can all believe in. i drove down to Chicago for the parade on 2.5 hrs of sleep and if anyone says there wasn't close to 5 mill people, tell them from all of us there to fuck right off. It was insane there Friday and so deserved.

1942 was my first year of Cub fandom.  1945 was the first year that they broke my heart.  1947 my parents let me take the streetcar alone so I started attending games on my own.  It cost me $0.25 for a ticket and $0.05 to ride the streetcar.  My mother worked at Goldblatt Brothers on Lawrence and  Clark, and sometimes she would leave work early and we would sit in box seats right behind the Cub dugout and watch Charlie Grimm invent signals in the third base coaching box.  (We also saw Andy Pafko catch that ball cleanly in centerfield, not trap it.  We was robbed.)

[morpheus]

Is there anywhere that tracks postseason WAR? Just curious what the leaderboard looked like for this year.

http://darowski.com/hall-of-wwar/about/

Since there is no postseason WAR, how can we capture postseason value? We can use Win Probability Added (WPA), which measures a player's contribution to his team's victory. Add up his WPA and you have an estimate of the number of wins he was directly responsible for.

A few Cubs WPA's for the 2016 postseason (from Fangraphs)

Schwarber 1.46
Russell 0.83
Rizzo 0.53
Bryant 0.35
Contreras 0.26
Zobrist 0.20
Baez 0.18
Ross -0.10
Heyward -0.26
Fowler -0.36

Lester 0.99
Hendricks 0.55
Montgomery 0.27
Arrieta 0.26
Chapman 0.17
Edwards 0.00
Lackey -0.23

[SKO]

Is there anywhere that tracks postseason WAR? Just curious what the leaderboard looked like for this year.

http://darowski.com/hall-of-wwar/about/

Since there is no postseason WAR, how can we capture postseason value? We can use Win Probability Added (WPA), which measures a player's contribution to his team's victory. Add up his WPA and you have an estimate of the number of wins he was directly responsible for.

A few Cubs WPA's for the 2016 postseason (from Fangraphs)

Schwarber 1.46
Russell 0.83
Rizzo 0.53
Bryant 0.35
Contreras 0.26
Zobrist 0.20
Baez 0.18
Ross -0.10
Heyward -0.26
Fowler -0.36

Lester 0.99
Hendricks 0.55
Montgomery 0.27
Arrieta 0.26
Chapman 0.17
Edwards 0.00
Lackey -0.23

...so like, I'm still a little justified in hating John Lackey right