Other Chicago & General Sports Thread LIV: Cubs clinch the NL Central!

[LDF]

The Sox only needed 3 more losses for that #1 pick. The game that sticks in my head the most was the game Carson Fulmer came out after 1 out in the 1st with the blister. The bullpen had to go 8 2/3 innings and they won a low scoring game against of the of the best offenses in baseball that day in the Astros.

and it was those kind of games that i cherish the most, esp when i was young. great baseball time at the park.

 

[TheSting]

What an awesome week for sports. Bhawks opener Thursday vs. Stanley cup champs followed by Cubs vs Nationals Friday. Then on Saturday Panarin vs. Bhawks and Cubs vs Nationals game #2, woot woot!!!

 

[clydesdale line]

One of those killed in the Vegas shooting was Christina Duarte, sister of white sox prospect Mikey Duarte. His girlfriend was shot in the face and she's currently in critical condition. Prayers go out to him and all the families who are effected by this awful shooting.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

What an awesome week for sports. Bhawks opener Thursday vs. Stanley cup champs followed by Cubs vs Nationals Friday. Then on Saturday Panarin vs. Bhawks and Cubs vs Nationals game #2, woot woot!!!

You forgot about the game of the week - IU vs Charleston Southern

 

[Rooh]

You forgot about the game of the week - IU vs Charleston Southern

Yes and the thrilling Bulls preseason opener

 

[Putt Pirate]

Any word on Cubs game 1 starter?

 

[TorMenT]

Post-season baseball starts in a little over an hour LETS GO

 

[TorMenT]

Twins are sure pouring it on early

 

[RayP]

These hoodies that say “WE’RE GONNA WIN!” are so cringe worthy.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Twins/Yankees game is on pace to end in three days.

 

[TorMenT]

Twins/Yankees game is on pace to end in three days.

You aren't kidding, but it's fine with me being at work for another 6.5 hours!

 

[HeisenBaez]

Any word on Cubs game 1 starter?

Most likely will by Kyle in G1, Lester in G2, Arrieta in G3 and Q in G4, with Mad Max looking like he won't start till G3. Arrieta .v. Max in G3 with both pitchers coming off hammy injuries, could make for an interesting game, to say the least.

 

[TorMenT]

I'm probably wrong, but I'll predict:

1. Lester
2. Quintana
3. Arrieta
4. Hendricks
5. Lester

 

[HawksBeerFan]

Man I usually love the wild card games but the one last night I could just not get into, man was it slow.

 

[BK]

Man I usually love the wild card games but the one last night I could just not get into, man was it slow.

My buddies were just devastated (I live up in MN).

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Damn, would've loved to see the Yankees lose and then New Yorkers moan on an on about how "unfair" a one-game playoff is after a 162-game season merely because they lost.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Damn, would've loved to see the Yankees lose and then New Yorkers moan on an on about how "unfair" a one-game playoff is after a 162-game season merely because they lost.

It's truly the dumbest thing in sports playoffs, IMO, though. Especially after a 162 game season. They should do a 3 game series, first to two wins. Give both teams a home game, and the better record of the two gets a 2nd one.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

The problem is that baseball, more so than any other sport, relies on consistency and keeping up routines. Having a three game series before the start of the rest of the playoffs would arguably ice the other teams, which is something that I'd prefer to avoid if at all possible. Heck, I think that the delay already is too long for most teams. Couple that with the MLB's postseason schedule already bleeding into November (something that I think should be avoided at all costs), that's just asking for trouble in cold weather cities that don't have domes.

The only way I would conceivably consider having a three game series would be if they did something along the lines of having the first two games be a doubleheader, then playing a third game (if needed) immediately the day after that, and then playing their NLDS/ALDS opponent the very next day after that. That'd be awfully brutal for a wild card team, though. I'd be more okay with that, though. And heck, for ease of scheduling and travel, have the first wild card host all three games.

 

[ColdSteel2]

It's truly the dumbest thing in sports playoffs, IMO, though. Especially after a 162 game season. They should do a 3 game series, first to two wins. Give both teams a home game, and the better record of the two gets a 2nd one.

I think they should do a 3 gamer but start it with a double header the first day.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

The one game playoff is a gimmick, but it's a pretty good one. I don't mind it. I like that it puts a significant incentive on winning the division.

 

[Sarava]

I'm fine with the system as it is. The last thing they need to do is further expand the playoffs and season. If a team doesn't want their 162 game season to come down to 1 game, then they should win their division.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

I don't get the need to make the playoffs as fair as possible, if we cared about fairness we would just have every team play every team the same number of times and crown the champ after 162 games. If we want things to be totally fair then why not make the wildcard games 7 game series or the DS 7 game series?

I want the playoffs to be as fun and exciting as possible and generally these wildcard games are very fun and exciting. If you don't want to play in them win your division. If you do play in them then you still have a game to prove you deserve a full series.

 

[ChiHawks10]

The problem is that baseball, more so than any other sport, relies on consistency and keeping up routines. Having a three game series before the start of the rest of the playoffs would arguably ice the other teams, which is something that I'd prefer to avoid if at all possible. Heck, I think that the delay already is too long for most teams. Couple that with the MLB's postseason schedule already bleeding into November (something that I think should be avoided at all costs), that's just asking for trouble in cold weather cities that don't have domes.

The only way I would conceivably consider having a three game series would be if they did something along the lines of having the first two games be a doubleheader, then playing a third game (if needed) immediately the day after that, and then playing their NLDS/ALDS opponent the very next day after that. That'd be awfully brutal for a wild card team, though. I'd be more okay with that, though. And heck, for ease of scheduling and travel, have the first wild card host all three games.

I think they should do a 3 gamer but start it with a double header the first day.

I like the idea of a 3 gamer with a double-header on day 1. Then do a third game the next day, if necessary. That would be cool.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

To be honest, I think that MLB should try to shorten the season. Considering that too many teams sellout or come close to selling out all 81 home games, they're not backing down from the 162-game schedule, so that's a non-starter.

Instead, I would prefer that they actually scheduled doubleheaders. If averaged so much as a single doubleheader every two weeks, you could decrease the schedule by about two weeks. If that's too much, average a doubleheader every month, and bam. Still a week taken off the schedule. That'd eliminate the possibility of the World Series ending in November.

 

[piteus]

Damn, would've loved to see the Yankees lose and then New Yorkers moan on an on about how "unfair" a one-game playoff is after a 162-game season merely because they lost.

NYC is a lot more fun when the Yankees win.