NL Wild Card Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs

[chasespace]

Cubs.

Really wish these were best-of-3 series instead of a one off

 

[darko]

Cubs.

Really wish these were best-of-3 series instead of a one off

Entire baseball community wishes that too. It's a joke and hopefully this is the last of it.

 

[Stu Grimson]

Cole definitely, Arrieta not confirmed yet

It's been confirmed since like Labor Day.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Damn shame somebody has to lose this. Both would be the cream of the crop in Baseball in any other year.

Give me the Pirates. Chicago has some learning to do yet imo.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Thinking/hoping Cubs.

 

[hockeykicker]

and the umpire crew

 

[Colt 55]

As a cardinals fan I think it would be cool to see a cards vs cubs NLDS but I think the cubs would win that series. The Cubs have such an advantage at wrigley.

 

[S A W F T*]

As a cardinals fan I think it would be cool to see a cards vs cubs NLDS but I think the cubs would win that series. The Cubs have such an advantage at wrigley.

They had an advantage everywhere.

Home Record: 49-32
Road Record: 48-33

Almost identical.

 

[Colt 55]

They had an advantage everywhere.

Home Record: 49-32
Road Record: 48-33

Almost identical.

I just think because Wrigley is such a unique ballpark it poses a challenge for the road team that you don't see at most ballparks

 

[Loosie]

Tough call but it's 2015. Wish I could go back to beginning of the season and put soem money on the Cubbies.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

Go Pirates

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Still fuming about this idiotic lay-out that screws the 3 best teams in the NL...grrr...

Pumped doesn't begin to describe what I'm feeling...it'd be pretty amazing to see Arrieta pull a Cueto.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Go Pirates

Agreed.

 

[S A W F T*]

Still fuming about this idiotic lay-out that screws the 3 best teams in the NL...grrr...

Pumped doesn't begin to describe what I'm feeling...it'd be pretty amazing to see Arrieta pull a Cueto.

3 best teams in entire MLB, record wise. Which is crazy.

Has that ever happened before that the 3 best record in baseball came from the same division?

 

[Loosie]

Still fuming about this idiotic lay-out that screws the 3 best teams in the NL...grrr...

Pumped doesn't begin to describe what I'm feeling...it'd be pretty amazing to see Arrieta pull a Cueto.

Just think if this was pre-wild card only the Cards would be playing. (assuming same division lineup as pre-wild card days)

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Just think if this was pre-wild card only the Cards would be playing. (assuming same division lineup as pre-wild card days)

Actually in either scenario the Pirates would be in, one WC or two divisions (Pirates were NL East...still should be NL East, but Bud Selig apparently didn't believe in maps).

Every single one of these teams is getting screwed in some great way...at least for the Cubs they're in the air quotes "playoffs" in this scenario, unlike previous ones, but even then winning 97 games only to get to go on the road for a one game play-in is a disgrace.


The Cardinals reward for being the best team in baseball all year is getting either the 2nd or 3rd best team in baseball in a friggin' 5 game series.

Shorten the season, extend the playoffs. The play-in being anything less than a best of 3 is unacceptable, and I've been on the case of extending the Divisional Series to best of 7 for as long as it's existed.

 

[vwg*]

The Cubs would not even be in the postseason without the 2nd wildcard, which is even crazier than the new postseason format screwing the the NL Central. Maybe it has screwed the Pirates this particular season but MLB can't go changing formats yet again, especially over a situation that might not happen again for awhile.

 

[Stu Grimson]

Tough call but it's 2015. Wish I could go back to beginning of the season and put soem money on the Cubbies.

I see what you did there!

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

The Cubs would not even be in the postseason without the 2nd wildcard, which is even crazier than the new postseason format screwing the the NL Central. Maybe it has screwed the Pirates this particular season but MLB can't go changing formats yet again, especially over a situation that might not happen again for awhile.

Or it might happen for the next 2-3 years with that division. Cards aren't exactly in a decline. Pittsburgh's window is now and the Cubs are just getting started. Poor Reds & Brewers. They've got no shot for the next 5 years. Not that they're good or anything but still...

 

[Loosie]

I see what you did there!

Thank you! Someone at least got it

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Thank you! Someone at least got it

I'm not following

 

[Loosie]

I'm not following

I see no smilies so I'm going to assume you are serious.

It's a reference to Back to the Future Part II

 

[Stu Grimson]

I'm not following

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADXs2C4Vmho

Back to the Future II said the Cubs would win the World Series in 2015

 

[Stu Grimson]

I see no smilies so I'm going to assume you are serious.

It's a reference to Back to the Future Part II

Well this is coming true on Oct 21st(the day in 2015 Doc and Marty go into the future)

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/6/9460511/pepsi-perfect-back-to-the-future-bottle

 

[vwg*]

Or it might happen for the next 2-3 years with that division. Cards aren't exactly in a decline. Pittsburgh's window is now and the Cubs are just getting started. Poor Reds & Brewers. They've got no shot for the next 5 years. Not that they're good or anything but still...

A lot of things have to line up for the top 3 teams in baseball to come from one division. Of course it might happen again if the other NL divisions stay crappy but I wouldn't hold my breath on that though.