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

[plasmonresonance]

I think Portis will eventually be fine and be a starter, or at least play significant minutes. Aside from Markkanen, he and Lavine are the youngest players probably to make the final roster. He was SEC POY. He had talent and still does. But right now he's playing overly excitable. Rushing everything and yet still over thinking.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

He's just weird, man.

 

[plasmonresonance]

He's just weird, man.

I don't know why you'd say that.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

So, state of Chicago teams....

Cubs - excellent
Hawks - lot of questions, but probably still at least good if not better
Sox - not good, but bright future
Bears - not good, questionable future
Bulls - might as well be run by a random decision generator

 

[RayP]

Bob Costas is awful.

 

[ColdSteel2]

Bob Costas is awful.

Lol, will never forget his refusal to cede his position when he had pink eye at the Olympics and then blamed it Botox, what a tool.

 

[RayP]

If you paired him and Al Michaels together my head might explode.

 

[ColdSteel2]

If you paired him and Al Michaels together my head might explode.

Yeah, with Jim Gray as the sideline reporter, what a weasel, lol.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Not so good so far for Sale

 

[ColdSteel2]

Not so good so far for Sale

Not enough to get Moncada and Kopech, his career has to go down in flames too.

 

[RayP]

3rd HR given up by Sale now, 2 to Altuve.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Very rough outing for Sale.

 

[Easy E]

Still don't like Bauer...

 

[LDF]

Not enough to get Moncada and Kopech, his career has to go down in flames too.

i wouldn't won't wish for his career. only his performance and his team bombing in the playoff. that would be the best evil for his team, b/c they traded for him for the playoff.

 

[Sarava]

Not enough to get Moncada and Kopech, his career has to go down in flames too.

I'm not rooting against Sale. I appreciate what he did here and hope he wins a World Series someday.

That said, he does seem to have a tired arm near the end of most seasons. And this year the Red Sox seemed to ride him harder than the White Sox usually did (3oo k's and all), so I don't think there's too many surprised White Sox fans.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Not enough to get Moncada and Kopech, his career has to go down in flames too.

I could root for him if he played on 20 or so teams.

Boston isn't one of them.

 

[HawksBeerFan]

Not rooting against Sale but he did always seem like a jag

Plus I have no desire to see the Red Sox succeed

 

[ColdSteel2]

I hear ya guys, was just funny, at least you can root for Q to get a ring, plenty of room on the bandwagon, hop aboard friends.

 

[LDF]

I'm not rooting against Sale. I appreciate what he did here and hope he wins a World Series someday.

That said, he does seem to have a tired arm near the end of most seasons. And this year the Red Sox seemed to ride him harder than the White Sox usually did (3oo k's and all), so I don't think there's too many surprised White Sox fans.

what he set in motion was complete mix feelings for him. i know that i would not want harm or for an injury. aside from that, his whole bs for the A. Laroche incident and the final outburst on the jersey. too much orchestrated bs was the final straw.

nah, i am not a fan of his, as i said, i wish no harm, but now i will cheer against him in the playoff and the team he pitches for.

 

[LDF]

I hear ya guys, was just funny, at least you can root for Q to get a ring, plenty of room on the bandwagon, hop aboard friends.

as much as i hate dislike the sCrubs, i can cheer for Q to have success. even if it mean that they will win another WS ring. Q was a quiet soldier .... even after he was traded, not a single harsh word against the sox org.

 

[ColdSteel2]

as much as i hate dislike the sCrubs, i can cheer for Q to have success. even if it mean that they will win another WS ring. Q was a quiet soldier .... even after he was traded, not a single harsh word against the sox org.

For sure, he really is everything you'd want in a player, very happy to have him and glad you guys are happy with your end of the deal. I had fun watching the Sox win when they did, was a great team and you guys stuck it to Clemens.

 

[Sarava]

I have a reason to root for the Cubs. I bet on them to win the WS when I was in Vegas. I liked the odds, and I bet with my head, not my heart. That said, I wish I had dumped cash on the Tribe instead. They were 7-1 at the time. It's really getting hard to imagine anyone beating them in a series. But weird things happen in baseball.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I think the NL is a lot more wide open than the pundits think. It seems like they are heavily favoring one of the Dodgers or the Nationals, well more the Nationals from what I've seen.

Then again, the playoffs are random by nature. So, like, that pretty much means nothing, haha.

 

[piteus]

I think the NL is a lot more wide open than the pundits think. It seems like they are heavily favoring one of the Dodgers or the Nationals, well more the Nationals from what I've seen.

The American League is open because both the Astros and Cleveland are so good. Who know which teams wins? The NL is open because all their teams are flawed. This makes it for an exciting playoffs.

 

[piteus]

I'm not rooting against Sale. I appreciate what he did here and hope he wins a World Series someday.

That said, he does seem to have a tired arm near the end of most seasons. And this year the Red Sox seemed to ride him harder than the White Sox usually did (3oo k's and all), so I don't think there's too many surprised White Sox fans.

Yep ... what was Boston thinking? Sale was obviously tiring in September. Sale is not the biggest guy in the world. With all those strikeouts / innings, he was bound to tire. I know they had to fend off the Yankees, but you can tell Sale is running on low.