Let's Really Win Two: the 2017 Postseason thread

[Saul Goodman]

Joe mixing things up again. I don't hate this:

RF Jay
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
C Contreras
CF Almora
SS Russell
LF Schwarber
2B Baez
P Quintana

I like that Heyward isn't there to pop up with the bases loaded.

[CT III]

Joe mixing things up again. I don't hate this:

RF Jay
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
C Contreras
CF Almora
SS Russell
LF Schwarber
2B Baez
P Quintana

I'm not sure how good the Federalists arm is, but defensively it's not bad.

Madison? No.  Hamilton? No.  Oh, Jay.  Is that really what they call him?  Kind of obscure for non-U.S. history majors, isn't it?

Yes, but we don't care what the rest of you non-history majors think.

[Saul Goodman]

So they're down 0-1.  So what.  Who cares.

[D. Doluntap]

So they're down 0-1.  So what.  Who cares.

That ain't shit. Reminds me of that scene in The Blues Brothers:

Nun: The archbishop wants to sell this building to the Board of Education.
Elwood: What will happen to you?
Nun: I'll be sent to the missions--Africa, Latin America...Korea.
Jake: Five grand? No problem. We'll have it for you in the morning. Let's go.

[SKO]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

[D. Doluntap]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

Word.

[Tonker]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

It is, but that doesn't preclude me from wishing that they'd, just once in this entire offseason, played up to their abilities, collectively.  Speaking as a fan, this last two weeks has been a real fucking slog, man.

[SKO]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

It is, but that doesn't preclude me from wishing that they'd, just once in this entire offseason, played up to their abilities, collectively.  Speaking as a fan, this last two weeks has been a real fucking slog, man.

It's been brutal, I'm actually relieved they do not appear interested in winning a few of these awful root canals of games and prolonging the misery. Even the series they won sucked. Ranking it TJ Brown-style the 2017 NLDS was the 6th most enjoyable Cubs postseason series win after the 2016 World Series, 2015 NLDS, 2016 NLCS, 2003 NLDS, and 2016 NLDS. This NLCS loss, barring a miraculous comeback, is easily the least painful postseason series loss of my life (2008 NLDS, 2003 NLCS, 2015 NLCS, 2007 NLDS, 1998 NLDS, 2017 NLCS), however.

[ChuckD]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

It is, but that doesn't preclude me from wishing that they'd, just once in this entire offseason, played up to their abilities, collectively.  Speaking as a fan, this last two weeks has been a real fucking slog, man.

It's been brutal, I'm actually relieved they do not appear interested in winning a few of these awful root canals of games and prolonging the misery. Even the series they won sucked. Ranking it TJ Brown-style the 2017 NLDS was the 6th most enjoyable Cubs postseason series win after the 2016 World Series, 2015 NLDS, 2016 NLCS, 2003 NLDS, and 2016 NLDS. This NLCS loss, barring a miraculous comeback, is easily the least painful postseason series loss of my life (2008 NLDS, 2003 NLCS, 2015 NLCS, 2007 NLDS, 1998 NLDS, 2017 NLCS), however.

Did you happen to be passing a stone during October 2008? I don't understand how the 2008 NLDS could possibly be ranked above the 2003 NLCS. Or the 2015 NLCS for that matter.

[SKO]

All things considered a division championship and an NLCS appearance is a perfectly acceptable title defense

It is, but that doesn't preclude me from wishing that they'd, just once in this entire offseason, played up to their abilities, collectively.  Speaking as a fan, this last two weeks has been a real fucking slog, man.

It's been brutal, I'm actually relieved they do not appear interested in winning a few of these awful root canals of games and prolonging the misery. Even the series they won sucked. Ranking it TJ Brown-style the 2017 NLDS was the 6th most enjoyable Cubs postseason series win after the 2016 World Series, 2015 NLDS, 2016 NLCS, 2003 NLDS, and 2016 NLDS. This NLCS loss, barring a miraculous comeback, is easily the least painful postseason series loss of my life (2008 NLDS, 2003 NLCS, 2015 NLCS, 2007 NLDS, 1998 NLDS, 2017 NLCS), however.

Did you happen to be passing a stone during October 2008? I don't understand how the 2008 NLDS could possibly be ranked above the 2003 NLCS. Or the 2015 NLCS for that matter.

2003 was painful, extremely painful, but I was also fairly young, it was the first real title run they'd mounted in my lifetime, I foolishly thought they'd be back soon. 2008 was the best Cubs team I had ever seen in my life, and I was extremely aware the clock was running out on that group, and when they got swept I legitimately thought that I would never see the Cubs win a world series in my lifetime. Something broke in me after that series. I barely cared in 2009 or 2010 and I got to the point that I think I might honestly have given up the Cubs forever if they hadn't hired Theo when they did.

The 2015 NLCS sucked to watch but it was just a bunch of young, extremely talented hitters meeting a challenge they just weren't ready for yet. I knew they'd be back. I was over that one the day Game 4 ended.

[Chuck to Chuck]

2003 was painful, extremely painful, but I was also fairly young, it was the first real title run they'd mounted in my lifetime, I foolishly thought they'd be back soon.

Yep. That's may feelings about 1984 and 2003. I remember in 1984 it was, "They'll be back and good for years." In 2003 it was, "Fuck, it's going to be another 19 more years."

Only off by 6.

[Oleg]

2003 was painful, extremely painful, but I was also fairly young, it was the first real title run they'd mounted in my lifetime, I foolishly thought they'd be back soon.

Yep. That's may feelings about 1984 and 2003. I remember in 1984 it was, "They'll be back and good for years." In 2003 it was, "Fuck, it's going to be another 19 more years."

Only off by 6.

Being 33% wrong is the rightest Internet Chuck has ever been.  Also, that was kind of a stupid thing to think in 2003 considering Prior hadn't really had any non-weird injuries yet and they got DLee in that off-season.  Oh yeah, you don't actually like The Cubs.

[CBStew]

We'll always have 2016.

[SKO]

We'll always have 2016.

Since we're comparing notes, Stew how did you feel after the 1910 World Series? Did you feel dejected that they'd lost, aware that their championship window was closing, or were you optimistic for the future?

[Quality Start Machine]

We'll always have 2016.

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