Arena The Major League Baseball Thread

I couldn't figure out that sign. It was like 83 - 5 ? I'm not supporting it but if anyone can figure it out, thanks.

 

What are you talking about? The one that said 84 and 03? Those are two years that the Cubs choked in the playoffs. Funny that his sign didn't include 08... [face_headdesk]

 

Strilo, let me tell you from experience, no matter the outcome, the WS experience is worth it. And I completely agree that if the Cubs don't do it this time, they will soon.

 

Not any more!

Amazing.

 

Cubs off to a much better start. Keep it up, Chicago!

 

God, how great is Ben Zobrist? He's literally like the perfect baseball player you'd build in a lab. Always making contact even when others can't, making plays in the field, a fantastic team guy, and a really good guy.

I miss him so much

But yeah Cubs rallying!

 

This fees like the game where Francona's over-reliance on the bullpen blows up.

Amazing.

 

See what I mean?!

 

Though the confidence in this young, talented Cubs team is rather understandable, still, there are no guarantees. Never assume anything.

 

ahhhhhhh. thanks. maybe the other side had 08 and 45.

 

The perfect baseball player is a career .266 hitter? Lol I wouldn't go that far, but he is pretty good.

 

He always was a good fielder.

 

Congrats to the Cubs! We've got ourselves a tied World Series.

 

All around. There's more to baseball than a stat line. Have you paid attention to how Zobrist has showed up situationally in the last two post seasons? That ultimately is way more important than your batting average across 162 games that don't count for anything once you're in the post season.

Zobrist's situational hitting and intangibles were vitals to the Royals winning in 15 after losing in 14. So far he's getting it done for the Cubs.

And we're all even! Now this is a series.

 

No matter who wins, this World Series deserves to go 7.

And I'm going to have to agree with solojones on the matter of Ben Zobrist. Definitely a great all-arounder or as I often hear said of him: "Super Utility."

He's one of the players I always enjoyed watching even though he's never played for San Francisco.

 

SJ - I'm pretty sure you're not going to get anywhere with an "intangibles" argument here any longer... I'm okay with some intangibles (like tangible-intangibles) having a place, but in a mostly-data driven sport these days, it's not going to end well.

So, here's an interesting question... is the Cubs strategy the same as the 1986 Mets vs. Astros strategy? "Win every non-Mike Scott/Corey Kluber game?"

Also, did anyone complain that a fly ball was too high at the game tonight?

 

I think Scott was considerably more dominating than Kluber. It's always helpful to note that the Mets completely believed that they absolutely had to win Game 6, or they were done. From Frank Cashen on down to the batboys, Scott was in their heads. I doubt that's the case for Kluber.

 

Wait, we were supposed to be upset with Tito? That's news, we just hated the players -- we liked Tito.

 

What happened in 2004? I remember the baseball playoffs cancelled under mysterious circumstances...

 

I remember Lima Time!

 

We are one step closer to the fulfillment of Michael Lee's prediction. (This is a yearbook... from 1993!)

 

... wtf?