Chicago Cubs wtf

funnyb25 · 05-20-17, 11:21 AM

Entire team sucks

Rich Boy · 05-20-17, 11:25 AM

Schwarber sucks right now, Arrieta sucks, Terrible bullpen etc, World Series hangover. Many reasons why they are struggling right now but they will be in the mix in October.

pilebuck13 · 05-20-17, 11:26 AM

Guys we're young to begin with, now they won a World Series and they are cocky as fuk strike out kings.

Who is looking forward to some playoff games in Colorado this year that would be awesome!

funnyb25 · 05-20-17, 11:28 AM

Originally posted by pilebuck13

Guys we're young to begin with, now they won a World Series and they are cocky as fuk strike out kings.

Who is looking forward to some playoff games in Colorado this year that would be awesome!

Rockies won't see the playoffs

pilebuck13 · 05-20-17, 11:44 AM

Originally posted by funnyb25

Rockies won't see the playoffs

Never say never funny

2daBank · 05-20-17, 11:59 AM

Lots of reasons.

Mostly young team position wise at least and they coming off a magical season that left a entire huge fan base celebrating them all off season, easy to be less focused and/or hungry for even a experienced group off a less meaningful championship.

I think this next part about the pitching staff the biggest thing that ppl seemed to overlook coming into the year..

Speaking of age there some mileage on their pitchers and they just pitched a ton off the WS run and quite a bit in previous seasons deep playoff push. Not to mention few guys had seasons in which everything just went right and their era's were well below what we could assume/expect from their advanced stats ( reminded me of season cardinals batters hit like .340 for the entire season with risp, amazing when happened but eventually that bubble had to burst!) a magical year can happen and all the good fortune can be sustained a season but for more than 1?

On same note scrubbies were historically good defensively for which pitchers benefited a great deal, coming into season we knew the defense took a step backwards..

Division as a whole has made great strides forward in pursuit of them and they all gunning for them. Being the hunted a lot different than the hunter the scrubbies are surely finding out!!

Chapman at the end of games solidifies your whole Bullpen.

I would still expect we see some excellent baseball out of the scrubbies at some stretch, don't think it be sustained throughout whole season when it happens but they still the favs in the central, just gonna be far tighter race than folks wanted to believe which exciting!!!

2daBank · 05-20-17, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by funnyb25

Rockies won't see the playoffs

I disagree.

jjgold · 05-20-17, 06:50 PM

they had miracle win last year

career years

slambam · 05-20-17, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

they had miracle win last year

career years

Also had literally no injuries other than Schwarber in the first week of the year.

daneblazer · 05-20-17, 08:39 PM

They'll be ok but need their pitching to get it together. Hitters also not doing as well but Happ may give everyone a jolt

lonegambler23 · 05-20-17, 09:41 PM

fraud team. all one year wonders

d2bets · 05-20-17, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by nyplayer33

Why has a team that was 50 games over 500 having this record his year. Arrieta is not as good obviously as his first half 2016. All the here's TV said this was going to be a dynasty..lol

It's early, man. They're what, 3 games back? They will get there.

d2bets · 05-20-17, 11:03 PM

Originally posted by lonegambler23

fraud team. all one year wonders

You really think Kris Bryant is a one-year wonder?

Rizzo a slow start, but no one-year wonder. Schwarber, Russell, Contreras will get going.

2daBank · 05-20-17, 11:14 PM

Originally posted by lonegambler23

fraud team. all one year wonders

Cmon now.. it was misguided for them to be labeled juggernauts for lots of reasons and some question marks with pitching staff but that lineup still as dangerous as they come. with that leadership and resources will be a perennial contender for the next decade.

unusialsusp5 · 05-20-17, 11:25 PM

1 world series in 110 years. now, they are a dynasty. not likely. they've come back to the pack. will contend but you have to wonder where the motivation is to do it again.

nyplayer33 · 05-21-17, 12:01 AM

Take the manager n coaching angle out if it..cause it doesn't mean crap. If it were a difference MN aker thus team wouldnt be 500

2daBank · 05-21-17, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by nyplayer33

Take the manager n coaching angle out if it..cause it doesn't mean crap. If it were a difference MN aker thus team wouldnt be 500

Management as in front office. I'll give you manager/coach in baseball somewhat unimportant, until you have a shitty one that is! Disagree with your premise tho, madden knows being .500 right now isn't gonna effect who wins the World Series. Not saying they are or he has a genius plan just that .500 in may certainly doesn't mean he has no positive impact on team.

Art Vandelay · 05-21-17, 01:26 AM

Flash in the pan! Studs can't hit and the pitching is aging. Just another one and done...

Conqueror · 05-21-17, 02:49 AM

Originally posted by Art Vandelay

Flash in the pan! Studs can't hit and the pitching is aging. Just another one and done...

Still think they'll right the ship later in the season.

slambam · 05-21-17, 06:49 AM

Originally posted by d2bets

You really think Kris Bryant is a one-year wonder?

Rizzo a slow start, but no one-year wonder. Schwarber, Russell, Contreras will get going.

I have a hard time seeing how people think Russell, Contreras and Schwarber are stars. They have power and I get that they're young, but none have really shown the ability to hot for average. Last year was just he Cubs year, everything just went their way.

crackerjack · 05-21-17, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by slambam

Also had literally no injuries other than Schwarber in the first week of the year.

I feel like maybe this benefitted them...

ticklemepink1991 · 05-21-17, 01:46 PM

they will pick it up, all the good teams do

underal · 05-21-17, 05:10 PM

looks to me like they are picking it up right now.

lakerboy · 05-21-17, 05:16 PM

Cubs will repeat

d2bets · 05-25-17, 04:46 PM

Cubs back T-1st. This will be a funny thread to revisit later in the summer.

MMANick · 05-25-17, 05:37 PM

I wouldn't give up on them just yet.

Mr KLC · 06-23-17, 07:18 AM

After a 3-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs opted to send Schwarber to Triple-A Iowa.

Considering the state of the team, just 36-35 and 1.5-games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central, it might be the right move for both the team and the player. To continue to run Schwarber out there, allowing his continued strikeouts and low batting average to throw punches at his confidence, wasn’t doing anybody any good. Going back to the minors to work on implementing mechanical changes in his swing, something he has been working on in recent weeks despite a part-time role, makes all the sense in the world right now.

jjgold · 06-23-17, 07:51 AM

What happens this weekend?