BOL Round Table

i just hope that Theo can rebuild us and quick. Im an avid cubs fan and I love the cubs. I still watch the embarassment that they are right now but it is hard. I hate to say it but I am glad to see any life that this team decides to show. It makes for a much better game if we get fired up than just getting our brains kicked in. I played college baseball and the cubs are full of AA and AAA players right now. Its really bad.

I will admit and concur that I think it would good for baseball if the Cubs finally get a ring. Why? Because I like the fact that the fans are still passionate even in the face of the 104 year drought. When the Marlins won those 2 WS, it was a joke. Fan base was crap. Cubs used to be the Chicago Orphans just 6 years before their last WS. If that tells you how long its been.

Man, I missed a lot during my brief absence from this thread. I think we can all agree that it will be joyous to see the Cubs take the series tonight and to make the trip to see the Cubs/Braves at Wrigley South in July. (g)

One could make the same argument that, even though it hasn't been nearly as long, it would be good for football for Notre Dame to win a national championship.

No. Hell no.

A very easy argument IYAM. The 2 dont even compare because whats good for baseball holds a different water bucket than whats good for college football.

"Wrigley South in July" probably refers to a Cubs road trip to Hotlanta. I'm just guessing here as I haven't looked at a schedule.

Haha...you look incredibly stupid right now. Sorry but it's true.

As for his comment, the Cubs do bring a lot of fans to Turner Field. However, all they normally do is watch the Braves beat the Cubs. Actually, over the past 20 years the Braves have a better record against the Cubs at Wrigley than they do at Turner. Maybe Wrigley should be called Turner North? Interesting...

I have no problem with what Soto was saying or doing postgame. It looked to me like he was laughing at Diaz running to first and the fact that the ump blew the call. Not a big deal either way.

I have no problem with Samardzija ignoring Heyward when he was walking to first base. Avoiding the conflict is exactly what he's supposed to do. But I watched the post-inning events several times... Heyward had his back to the third base line and was strolling out toward where the second baseman would normally play (presumably to wait for someone to bring him his hat and glove). Samardzija celebrated getting the final out (which is fine; it was a big point in the game) and then turned over his shoulder and started yelling at Heyward. Heyward looked once over his shoulder to see what was being said and then turned back around toward the outfield. If Samardzija wanted to mouth-off, he should have been a man and done it when the guy was twenty feet from him - not when he was 100 feet away. It was bush league.

He's a talented kid and he's got a chance to be a really good player in the league. But just like Cole Hamels was a complete idiot for running off at the mouth about hitting Bryce Harper, it was stupid for Samardzija for to start something as he was leaving the field. It was just begging for there to be a continuation. And it is likely the reason that the Braves retaliated.

Geez. Again, way too serious Francis.

Good win last night Braves fans. I too would have thrown my glove in the stands like Kerry Wood if I had blown the game. Looking forward to the rubber game today.