Wow just wow. Fans off both teams must be on the edge
Mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@DIMEMAN said:
Madden is the best player for the Indians! Bunting with 2 strikes......GEEZE!!!!!
It's Maddon. But if they lose he does have some splaining to do.
Mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@galaxy27 said:
I'm not going to belabor the point I made earlier today. Instead, I'll simply say this:
Surreal. All of it.
I hear you. Things are getting weird around here. My best option is to go to bed now.
Mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Pouring it on now..champagne will be flowing shortly!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@AC000000 said:
This game should already be won, and we should be celebrating the new year AC000000?. Maddon should never have taken out Hendricks so soon.
Yes, and waited too late on Jr. If the Cubs win it will be in spite of Maddon.
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Congrats to both teams for a terrific series and to Maddon & Co. for bringing the championship back to Chicago.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
The Indians aren't the most talented team but damn do they ever battle. Great to see
Mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Whew. That was not good on my nerves. Good job to both teams for never giving up. I would've preferred a much easier victory as seemed to be the case earlier, but a w is a w. Knew I wanted the cubs to turn bases loaded in the 10th to more than a 2 run advantage.... but it turned out to be just enough. Kudos to keets for his good sportsmanship. We very nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, which would've been classic Cubs. Now though it can be a classic but in a pleasant sense.
I hope the Cubs make the series again next year, but if the Indians do as well I don't think I could take it. Chapman was gassed at the end, but he had done his job getting us to this point. Glad the Cubs bats woke up in time for the last 3 games...
Hey, the Back to the Future 2 prediction of CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES was only off by one year, not bad eh? And back then they would've indeed thought "over Cleveland" would've been just as strange. And if Doc Brown thought it was absurd that Ronald Reagan would be President in 1985...how about having that Apprentice guy about to become President-Elect this Tuesday????? This is one improbable year indeed!
PS: Maybe it's best they didn't win the championship at Wrigley...if what the fans of the Miracle Mets did in 1969 are any indication (they won all three championships at Shea)...well, let's just say all those renovations they did to Wrigley (well they playing field anyway) might've gone to waste!!!
I can only imagine the chaos at wrigley right now as is. I'm north part of the city, but not that close. Well, it was a heck of a weird game. Rain delay was a cherry on top. And it all came out ok! Btw, had the rain not let up for hours - would the game have been put off until same time tomorrow night? Best not to think about it. Brain not ready.
I didn't! Was actually following game on box score updates on the web, a special kind of torture! Looking forward to watching replays tomorrow. I would be surprised beyond belief if MLB doesn't release and market a playoff recap video. If they don't, bootleg copies will be available at chicago card shows for years and years and years...... or maybe the kids will only do torrent downloads nowadays.
@illini420 said:
Best baseball game I have ever seen... crazy!!
a million billion trillion zillion. That this team could win with so many mistakes, that Cleveland could come back after seeming to be out . A rain delay! Lester channeling David Ortiz, a rookie making a base running play like a veteran. I think I had three heart attacks and maybe I did and I'm in heaven!!!!
it's the morning after and I am profoundly sad, me and my girlfriend went through the motions this morning as though there's a pall hanging over the house. this one hurt --- bad. it is a testament to the character of the Team and the manager that the Indians fought through what they fought through to get here and came so close.
--- I will say this much, the Chicago Cubs appear safe for several years. if the young nucleus of position players is locked down there should be no shortage of pitchers who opt to play in Chicago.
--- I wish I could say the same for my Cleveland Indians. as the epitome of a Small Market Team it takes us longer to arrive at this point, harder to keep the players we have and sometimes impossible to coerce players to come here(think Lucroy). we are sort of safe with pitching but I see 5-8 position players we will lose or release and another 1-2 who are nearing the end of their playing time. the Indians saving grace is their farm system, we can develop talent but that takes time.
Great for the Cubs and Chicago. 2 thoughts- Joe Maddon isn't a genius after all and this series is the classic example of why you don't throw in the towel at 1-3. Just earlier this year the Cavs came from 1-3 to win.
@DIMEMAN said:
Cubs win in spite of Maddon's poor moves......Congrats Cubs and Cub fans!
He managed this team to their first World Series championship in 108 years. He will forever be a legend in Chicago.
BTW, he says to tell you there is a chance to win the series after being down 3 games to 1 after all, lol..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
One thing Mr. Maddon has not been labeled is "genius". He is a player's manager and something akin to a drinking buddy to many of those guys. I will forever laugh, chuckle, smirk at anyone who thinks they can generalize this man's accomplishments by one game in which he was required to use 25 exhausted athletes vs. another guy's 25 exhausted athletes and his just happened to be one run better. They're even fellas. Each team scored 27 runs in 7 games. Each team competed to the level at which none of us could ever fathom. I'm as impressed with the Indians as anything done by the team I support and love the most. This was an amazing contest to watch and for now I'm glad they're done, but soon I know that I'll find myself thinking that it would be so cool to see them play more games. After watching Bryant drag his championship barely walking ripped pants ass across the field after an interview, I know that won't be necessary. He, along with every other participant, left it all out there.
@DIMEMAN said:
Cubs win in spite of Maddon's poor moves......Congrats Cubs and Cub fans!
He managed this team to their first World Series championship in 108 years. He will forever be a legend in Chicago.
BTW, he says to tell you there is a chance to win the series after being down 3 games to 1 after all, lol..
Like I said......they won in spite of him.
Yes, 103 wins and three postseason series victories. More managers should try to let their clubs win in spite of them, lol..
The question is though, do you still feel sorry for Cubs fans?
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Well then I guess that makes Francona a boob for starting Klubot. And pitching Miller. And Shaw. He should have used that Merritt kid. His legacy is forever tarnished. LOL.
@DIMEMAN said:
You do realize that their hitting bailed him out of some very bad pitching moves.
What I realize is that you stated there was "absolutely zero chance" they could win the Series after Game 4, lol..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
@DIMEMAN said:
You do realize that their hitting bailed him out of some very bad pitching moves.
What I realize is that you stated there was "absolutely zero chance" they could win the Series after Game 4, lol..
What I was basing that on was the odds given the circumstances.....and the Cubs history.
Like Yogi said...it's not over 'til it's over.
Actually this famous Yoga quote is, " it ain't over till it's over".
The Dimeman famous quote is the following.
@DIMEMAN said:
Stick a fork in them! They are done! They have zero chance of beating the Indians 3 in a row.......ZERO!
I got caught up in all the hype. The Cubs will never win a WS........NEVER! They are the CUBS.
Turn out the lights........the party's over! I feel sorry for Cub fans.
You should listen to Yogi.........
mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
BTW Jon Lester pitched fantastic last night sans the wild pitch.
The horrible home plate umpiring ( both sides) did actually help escalate the drama.
Hendricks was amazing
mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
@DIMEMAN said:
You do realize that their hitting bailed him out of some very bad pitching moves.
What I realize is that you stated there was "absolutely zero chance" they could win the Series after Game 4, lol..
What I was basing that on was the odds given the circumstances.....and the Cubs history.
Like Yogi said...it's not over 'til it's over.
Actually this famous Yoga quote is, " it ain't over till it's over".
The Dimeman famous quote is the following.
@DIMEMAN said:
Stick a fork in them! They are done! They have zero chance of beating the Indians 3 in a row.......ZERO!
I got caught up in all the hype. The Cubs will never win a WS........NEVER! They are the CUBS.
Turn out the lights........the party's over! I feel sorry for Cub fans.
You should listen to Yogi.........
mark
Actually it's "yogi" not "yoga"......
At least I spelled it right once in that post
The funny part is that I'm a certified Yoga instructor.
But touché none the less.......mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
The unsung hero has to be Chapman. Dude's arm resembled jello in the 8th, yet he somehow managed to escape that inning tied and (borderline miraculously) was able to get three consecutive outs the very next. Although he had been used up like a two-bit you know what and thus reduced to chucking as many sliders as fastballs, the guy never lost his will to live and gave his team a chance to win. Mad props to him, and now he can spend the entire offseason trying to reattach his arm.
@galaxy27 said:
The unsung hero has to be Chapman. Dude's arm resembled jello in the 8th, yet he somehow managed to escape that inning tied and (borderline miraculously) was able to get three consecutive outs the very next. Although he had been used up like a two-bit you know what and thus reduced to chucking as many sliders as fastballs, the guy never lost his will to live and gave his team a chance to win. Mad props to him, and now he can spend the entire offseason trying to reattach his arm.
When he trotted out for the 9th I hide under the covers. I was thinking that this is just Maddon being stubborn. I thought Chapman's arm was going to come off with the release of the baseball in the 9th.
How about Montgomery? I believe that was his first career save.
Mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Keets trust me I know it hurts. I was in awe how hard this team battled. They left everything on the field. HATED to see a loser in this series. Both teams were so easy to root for. Sports can be so cruel.
mark
Walker Proof Digital Album Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Comments
Chapman doesn't have his best stuff.......wonder why!
Wow just wow. Fans off both teams must be on the edge
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Overused term but this game is epic.
So glad I'm not invested in either team.
This is bad for your health.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Madden is the best player for the Indians! Bunting with 2 strikes......GEEZE!!!!!
It's Maddon. But if they lose he does have some splaining to do.
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Ya think! And Chapman is gassed.
And now a rain delay........of course.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
Are you freaking fraggin kidding me??
OMG! And I've already had, like, three heart attacks already!
I'm not going to belabor the point I made earlier today. Instead, I'll simply say this:
Surreal. All of it.
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
This game should already be won, and we should be celebrating the new year AC000000?. Maddon should never have taken out Hendricks so soon.
I hear you. Things are getting weird around here. My best option is to go to bed now.
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Regardless who wins, a Game 7/series for the ages. Tying HR,Wild pitche,overthrow first base,rain,extra innings.Whew.
Pouring it on now..champagne will be flowing shortly!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
This is bordering on torture
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Yes, and waited too late on Jr. If the Cubs win it will be in spite of Maddon.
Cubs Win. Cubs Win!
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Congrats to both teams for a terrific series and to Maddon & Co. for bringing the championship back to Chicago.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Whew, I'm exhausted.
What a series.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
The Indians aren't the most talented team but damn do they ever battle. Great to see
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Whew. That was not good on my nerves. Good job to both teams for never giving up. I would've preferred a much easier victory as seemed to be the case earlier, but a w is a w. Knew I wanted the cubs to turn bases loaded in the 10th to more than a 2 run advantage.... but it turned out to be just enough. Kudos to keets for his good sportsmanship. We very nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, which would've been classic Cubs. Now though it can be a classic but in a pleasant sense.
I hope the Cubs make the series again next year, but if the Indians do as well I don't think I could take it. Chapman was gassed at the end, but he had done his job getting us to this point. Glad the Cubs bats woke up in time for the last 3 games...
I think that's about enough rambling.
Hey, the Back to the Future 2 prediction of CUBS WIN WORLD SERIES was only off by one year, not bad eh? And back then they would've indeed thought "over Cleveland" would've been just as strange. And if Doc Brown thought it was absurd that Ronald Reagan would be President in 1985...how about having that Apprentice guy about to become President-Elect this Tuesday????? This is one improbable year indeed!
PS: Maybe it's best they didn't win the championship at Wrigley...if what the fans of the Miracle Mets did in 1969 are any indication (they won all three championships at Shea)...well, let's just say all those renovations they did to Wrigley (well they playing field anyway) might've gone to waste!!!
D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
I can only imagine the chaos at wrigley right now as is. I'm north part of the city, but not that close. Well, it was a heck of a weird game. Rain delay was a cherry on top. And it all came out ok! Btw, had the rain not let up for hours - would the game have been put off until same time tomorrow night? Best not to think about it. Brain not ready.
And did you see that sweet 50th anniversary Camero the World Series MVP got?
D's: 54S,53P,50P,49S,45D+S,44S,43D,41S,40D+S,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S,all 16-34's
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
74T: 37,38,47,151,193,241,435,570,610,654,655 97 Finest silver: 115,135,139,145,310
73T:31,55,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,152,165,189,213,235,237,257,341,344,377,379,390,422,433,453,480,497,545,554,563,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects,HR Kings,On-Base Leaders,Power Plus,RBI Kings,Rising Stars
I didn't! Was actually following game on box score updates on the web, a special kind of torture! Looking forward to watching replays tomorrow. I would be surprised beyond belief if MLB doesn't release and market a playoff recap video. If they don't, bootleg copies will be available at chicago card shows for years and years and years...... or maybe the kids will only do torrent downloads nowadays.
Best baseball game I have ever seen... crazy!!
Cubs win!!!! Holy Cow!!!!
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Deep Dish Everything Pizza. With extra cheese. I'm so full right now I won't eat again until spring.
it's the morning after and I am profoundly sad, me and my girlfriend went through the motions this morning as though there's a pall hanging over the house. this one hurt --- bad. it is a testament to the character of the Team and the manager that the Indians fought through what they fought through to get here and came so close.
--- I will say this much, the Chicago Cubs appear safe for several years. if the young nucleus of position players is locked down there should be no shortage of pitchers who opt to play in Chicago.
--- I wish I could say the same for my Cleveland Indians. as the epitome of a Small Market Team it takes us longer to arrive at this point, harder to keep the players we have and sometimes impossible to coerce players to come here(think Lucroy). we are sort of safe with pitching but I see 5-8 position players we will lose or release and another 1-2 who are nearing the end of their playing time. the Indians saving grace is their farm system, we can develop talent but that takes time.
BTW, did I say I was sad??
Great for the Cubs and Chicago. 2 thoughts- Joe Maddon isn't a genius after all and this series is the classic example of why you don't throw in the towel at 1-3. Just earlier this year the Cavs came from 1-3 to win.
Cubs win in spite of Maddon's poor moves......Congrats Cubs and Cub fans!
He managed this team to their first World Series championship in 108 years. He will forever be a legend in Chicago.
BTW, he says to tell you there is a chance to win the series after being down 3 games to 1 after all, lol..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
One thing Mr. Maddon has not been labeled is "genius". He is a player's manager and something akin to a drinking buddy to many of those guys. I will forever laugh, chuckle, smirk at anyone who thinks they can generalize this man's accomplishments by one game in which he was required to use 25 exhausted athletes vs. another guy's 25 exhausted athletes and his just happened to be one run better. They're even fellas. Each team scored 27 runs in 7 games. Each team competed to the level at which none of us could ever fathom. I'm as impressed with the Indians as anything done by the team I support and love the most. This was an amazing contest to watch and for now I'm glad they're done, but soon I know that I'll find myself thinking that it would be so cool to see them play more games. After watching Bryant drag his championship barely walking ripped pants ass across the field after an interview, I know that won't be necessary. He, along with every other participant, left it all out there.
Like I said......they won in spite of him.
Yes, 103 wins and three postseason series victories. More managers should try to let their clubs win in spite of them, lol..
The question is though, do you still feel sorry for Cubs fans?
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
You do realize that their hitting bailed him out of some very bad pitching moves.
Well then I guess that makes Francona a boob for starting Klubot. And pitching Miller. And Shaw. He should have used that Merritt kid. His legacy is forever tarnished. LOL.
Wow, not since Tinker to Evers to Chance.
Way to go Cubbies.
"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
What I realize is that you stated there was "absolutely zero chance" they could win the Series after Game 4, lol..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Lol at dimeman - ye of little faith! Lol
What I was basing that on was the odds given the circumstances.....and the Cubs history.
Like Yogi said...it's not over 'til it's over.
Actually this famous Yoga quote is, " it ain't over till it's over".
The Dimeman famous quote is the following.
You should listen to Yogi.........
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
BTW Jon Lester pitched fantastic last night sans the wild pitch.
The horrible home plate umpiring ( both sides) did actually help escalate the drama.
Hendricks was amazing
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Actually it's "yogi" not "yoga"......
At least I spelled it right once in that post
The funny part is that I'm a certified Yoga instructor.
But touché none the less.......mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I'll eat some crow about using starters as relievers.
Lester was clutch.
Apparently he was the man for the job at that moment.
"If I say something in the woods and my wife isn't there to hear it.....am I still wrong?"
My Washington Quarter Registry set...in progress
The unsung hero has to be Chapman. Dude's arm resembled jello in the 8th, yet he somehow managed to escape that inning tied and (borderline miraculously) was able to get three consecutive outs the very next. Although he had been used up like a two-bit you know what and thus reduced to chucking as many sliders as fastballs, the guy never lost his will to live and gave his team a chance to win. Mad props to him, and now he can spend the entire offseason trying to reattach his arm.
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Hopefully, in time to sign another Cubs contract.
When he trotted out for the 9th I hide under the covers. I was thinking that this is just Maddon being stubborn. I thought Chapman's arm was going to come off with the release of the baseball in the 9th.
How about Montgomery? I believe that was his first career save.
Mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Keets trust me I know it hurts. I was in awe how hard this team battled. They left everything on the field. HATED to see a loser in this series. Both teams were so easy to root for. Sports can be so cruel.
mark
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
Read an article today that the team is phasing out their famous chief wahoo logo. And the Indians name could be next. That would be sad.
IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED