Cosmic Kid
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| 10/08/2015 08:58 AM |
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longslowdistance
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| 10/08/2015 06:54 PM |
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Hope springs eternal!
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Spud
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| 10/09/2015 01:53 PM |
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| CK, I'm pullin for the Cubs. My Red Sox were a disappointment this year, but I'm looking forward to the next round for the Cubs. Dominated that Wild Card game. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/10/2015 12:00 AM |
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A bit of a letdown tonight, unfortunately. Lester pitched well, nut was outdueled by Lackey.
Need to win tomorrow night... |
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Nick A
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| 10/10/2015 12:21 PM |
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If the Cubs win, Eddie Vedder might be happy, for a minute at least. :-)
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/10/2015 10:04 PM |
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Eddie Vedder was in the dugout and locker room for the WC game against Pittsburgh. I think a saw a smile at one point. 
GREAT win tonight. Getting one win in St. Louis was critical and I was sweating it after last night.
GO CUBS GO!! |
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Spud
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| 10/13/2015 07:53 AM |
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| CK, you think maybe Eddie Vedder is a bit of a good luck charm? Sitting in the box with Theo last night. This team believes. You can see it in their eyes. GO CUBS! |
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Dale
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| 10/13/2015 08:57 AM |
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| As much as I want the Redbirds to advance there is some deeply rooted evil in me that wants the Cubbies to go on to the World Series only to have their souls crushed there.... again. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/13/2015 09:55 AM |
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Wow...who knew Dale was such a d*ck?
WILD game last night....balls were flying out of Wrigley left and right. The good news is that my fears of an under performing Arrieta were realized, but the Cubbies still won. That is HUGE.
That said, this series is far from over....Lackey back on the bump tonight for St. Louis against Jason Hammels. I want no part of this series going back to St. Louis, but don't like that match-up at all for the Cubs. I would almost go so far as to say that this is a "must win" game for them. |
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Spud
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| 10/13/2015 10:23 AM |
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| As a Red Sox fan, and having wittnessed the Jekyll & Hyde outings of Lackey. I'm going to tell you, the man cannot put two wins together on 3 days rest. You heard it here first. Dale your hatred is similar to mine toward the Yankees. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/13/2015 10:40 AM |
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Spud, I have spent the majority of my life cursed in both leagues. A good chunk of my formative years were spent in NE and I watched with great agony the trials & tribulations of Jim Rice, Fred Lynn, Rick Burleson, Yaz, et al. They remain my AL team while the Cubbies are my NL team.
I wouldn't mind the Hyde side of Lackey showing up tonight, but he is having a brilliant year so far and am not so quick to write him off.
Still stiff breezes expected today, but blowing more towards right field than straight out.
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Spud
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| 10/13/2015 11:49 AM |
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| I still have nightmares of game 6 1986. 10th inning. I had my thumb on the cork of the champagne bottle, and then, as previously described by Dale, my soul was crushed. As were the souls of many that night. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/13/2015 01:43 PM |
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Yeah....I was in a similar position with a bottle of beer. May still be sitting in my old college fridge!!
Called my old roommate as they were about to cap the 2004 WS and opened a beer into the phone as they got the last out. A few years delayed.... |
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Dale
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| 10/13/2015 02:53 PM |
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| 1986, I was doing business with some guys from Chicago and they both said they were wondering how they'd lose the series. They were so matter-of-fact about it it was almost sad. |
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Dale
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| 10/13/2015 08:02 PM |
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| Nicely done Chicago and congratulations. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/13/2015 08:08 PM |
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Well, Holy Schitt.....
The Old Style tastes very sweet tonight. On to the NLCS!! |
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Spud
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| 10/14/2015 07:05 AM |
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| Great come back win! Lackey being Lackey. Who do you want to see next? GO CUBS! |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/14/2015 08:33 AM |
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Tough question, Spud....Mets are playing GREAT ball right now, but the Dodgers have great pitching. A bit of a "Careful what you wish for" situation.
However, on the face of it, I think I'd rather see the Dodgers. Kershaw still has the monkey on his back re: post-season play (although yesterday helped), but more importantly, their rotation will be off for the NLCS. Kershaw would likely go on 3 days rest and Greinke would not be available until Game 3. Cubs will have Arrieta and Lester on full rest.
The Mets offense right now? Yikes!!! Damn they are good. |
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Nick A
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| 10/14/2015 09:21 AM |
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Must be in my personality. I became a Mets fan growing up in NY in the '70's...after their first heyday, and when they were terrible. Then I was in college and ignoring sports (except cycling!) when they won the series in'86, then moved back to NY after college in the late '80's and started following them when they sucked again! I've always hated the Yankees. Always. Even thought I was three when we moved to NY, I WAS born in Boston. Has to be something there. It was depressing when they lost the subway series.
I saw a game at Wrigley once, sat in the outfield bleachers. What a fun park. Daryl Strawberry was in the outfield playing for the Dodgers. They were yelling "DAAARRRYYYLLLL!!", and as the pitcher was winding up, he would turn around quickly and make the "suck my dick" motion to the fans. It was hysterical.
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Spud
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| 10/15/2015 10:37 AM |
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| Too bad the Bluejay fans that felt the need to act like hooligans yesterday, ruined that amazing playoff game. Great example to set for kids that were there at the game. Women with babys, having to take cover, because a bunch of phucktards, felt they had to protest by throwing $hit on the field. Disgusting to say the least! |
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Orange Crush
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| 10/15/2015 10:06 PM |
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If you fuel up a bunch of fans with not so cheap beer in a town that elected a crack smoking mayor not once but twice, that haven't had a descent hockey team for decades, sell them tin projectiles instead of plastic cups, add to that a stupid obscure rule, a ridiculous amount of delay and an equally ridiculous ruling, then what do you expect from a game that seems to condone if not encourage bench clearing brawls. Imagine what would have happened if that ruling had decided the game.
Relax - no one got shot, at least they get that part right in Canuck land. I actually tried to see what all the fuss was about, catching the end of game four but after 15 minutes or so and three commercial breaks was left with the impression of watching a lineup of shopping cards at the grocery store with the register not ringing anyone through. As someone wiser than myself said, without steroids baseball sucks.
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/19/2015 04:49 PM |
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Well.....fook.
Home team that wins the first 2 games of the NLCS wins the series 79% of the time.
Two things I DON'T want...
1) a blowout
2) some stoopid-ass freak occurrence that gets everyone talking about "The Curse"
make it a 6 game series and I can accept defeat gracefully.
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smokey52
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| 10/19/2015 06:26 PM |
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sorry. the son-in-law is an ardent Mets fan. His son (due in December) already has a ton of baby Mets wear. Having the Mets win the Series in the year my first grandchild is born would be a great life talking point.
I grew up in central NY, mostly oblivious of professional sports. My dad grew up in Kirkwood, a St. Louis suburb, so I always favored the Cardinals without any real thought. My mom grew up in Libertyville; one time she asked me why I didn't support the Sox or Cubs -- I had no answer.
Now in metro NY, I favor the NY teams.
So: Go Mets! |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/19/2015 09:06 PM |
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| Dude....I live in Libertyville!!! |
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smokey52
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| 10/20/2015 07:10 PM |
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I think most of the family has moved away. Not sure if any Lawrences (my Mom's maiden name) are left in Libertyville. More are in Sheboygan.
I was born in Rockford, but I only lived there for three months. My dad was "recruited" into the Air Force as a physician during the Korean War and was stationed on Guam. When I was old and well enough to travel, we joined him there for a year before moving to central NY. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/20/2015 09:26 PM |
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| ThIs is just painful..... |
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Dale
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| 10/21/2015 10:49 AM |
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to add insult to injury it rained on the fans towards the end of the game.
Bummer, CK, bummer. |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 10/21/2015 10:53 PM |
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That whole series was just brutal....
And the annual rally cry rings out again - NEXT YEAR!!!!
(It's been a great year and they exceeded my expectations. A rough ending, but a great year, overall :cool |
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smokey52
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| 10/22/2015 05:55 AM |
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| not that the Cubs were bad, but the Mets are just amazin'. |
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Nick A
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| 10/22/2015 08:33 AM |
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No cable TV. So AL is on for free, but not NL? Not fair. Well the World Series will be on for free. "Let's go Mets!"
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