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DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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ChiTownEddie posted:

Rizzo looks like he's already having fun.

I want some gifs of that wink and eyebrow wagglin'

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DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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ChiTownEddie posted:

The guys next to me just ordered a Chicago handshake. It has begun.

Hell yeah. I should rub my Chicago Handshake coin for good luck.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Off to a terrible loving start

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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brugroffil posted:

Burn the ivy to the ground imo

The ivy is good. So is Tal's Hill and the Green Monster and any other dumb ballpark quirks that make baseball more interesting than other sports.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Ah. I see the Cubs offense did not, in fact, decide to show up.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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I really like the actual commentators on the nerd broadcast, but they really force the obscure stats stuff too much. If they played it more natural, it would be perfect.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Waffles Inc. posted:

i'm quasi broke brained and love on screen graphics so those directional circle thingies are cool as poo poo

Yeah they are.

This game is going to give me palpitations.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

They say a few too many words and don’t follow the flow of the game while shoehorning every stat and metric imanginable in to the broadcast. It’s a parody of the old man brigade’s hatred of stats.

Exactly. It's clear there's a directive to shoehorn all of that poo poo in because this is the only time they do it all year. If they used this same booth on a regular basis and let them be natural it would be great. Just do it for every Sunday game or whatever.

I do love listening to Benetti and Stone on Sox games, though.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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I was getting bored of the nerdcast so I switched to the regular broadcast and they're just interviewing Bud Black for the full inning and not paying attention to the game so I had to switch back.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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God bless this ump's terrible wide zone

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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This is like all the worst low-scoring Cubs games I had to watch this year. The starter is pitching well, but gives up a run or two while the Cubs can't score at all. A bunch of weak contact, and when there is good contact, it goes right to a defender. The only thing missing is an inning where they get two men in scoring position with one or no outs and still fail to convert anything. That's probably next inning.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Here's a nice palate cleanser.
https://twitter.com/MStrooo6/status/1047297800642449408
:3::3::3:

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Daniel Murphy fuckin' sucks

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Kirios posted:

why did they trade for daniel murphy? he's been awful for them

Because their previous starting shortstop abused his ex-wife.

JFC watching Murph ground out limply is like a second Heyward who is an enormous piece of poo poo on top of it.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Hahaha. Jesus loving christ.
https://twitter.com/ckamka/status/1046855567501922311

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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MatildaTheHun posted:

How does anyone hate the wild card game this poo poo is rad

It's very not rad if your team is in it and loses.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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slave to my cravings posted:

If Lester is taken out the reliever will walk the first batter in the top of the 7th

The "reliever" should be loving Cole Hamels but it won't be.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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DeepDickPizza posted:

This is like all the worst low-scoring Cubs games I had to watch this year. The starter is pitching well, but gives up a run or two while the Cubs can't score at all. A bunch of weak contact, and when there is good contact, it goes right to a defender. The only thing missing is an inning where they get two men in scoring position with one or no outs and still fail to convert anything. That's probably next inning.

There it is.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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WaryWarren posted:

no true chicagoan eats that poo poo.

not true. it's good as hell, just not on a regular basis.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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HOTLANTA MAN posted:

Lol "the mvp candidate"

aka "The Guy Who Looked Like The Likely MVP Until He Crapped The Bed The Final Two Weeks And Pissed His Team Right Out of the Division Title".

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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loving poo poo

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Trevor Story stealing money from pro-LGBTQ charities. smdh

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Big Willy Time

Bring On The Dinger

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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SourKraut posted:

Burn it all down. Bye Theo, bye Joe, bye everyone

shaddup

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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The Freeland dual screen is sorta cool but stressful as hell

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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HOTLANTA MAN posted:

Its cool its Jason heyward he's striking out

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Angry Grimace posted:

There’s a difference between grumpy old guy and thinking it’s a bit much with a dude bat flipping a walk in the seventh with one guy on

No it isn't. He's getting his team and the crowd hyped in a one-run, win-or-go-home game. And it almost worked.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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TMMadman posted:

Heyward should have just let that 1-1 pitch hit him.

for real

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Angry Grimace posted:

You could argue that for every batter the entire game

Yes. And I would. The stakes are enormous. Every player should be as hyped as humanly possible.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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hahaha it won't matter anyway this is the most frustrating game ever

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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ChiTownEddie posted:

Turns out Chaos wants the Cubs to win...

Hey, Chaos. Now would be a good time to actually get the Cubs a run.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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STAC Goat posted:

Yeah, his ankle twists and his leg bends when he hits the bag. I 100% think its safe.

I also can accept the non overturn on the grounds of "you have to have clear evidence to overturn". I don't think it was that clear. But I think the Cubs caught a break.

If that top leg is floating, and the bottom leg isn't in yet when the ball is in the glove, he's out, even if the top leg hit it. Didn't see a clear angle on if that was the case.

Either way, I think there wasn't clear enough evidence to overturn.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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no loving way

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Grittybeard posted:

Terrance Gore is such a hilarious player, I love him.

He barely even counts as a baseball player, but he's a fun runner.

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Leon Einstein posted:

Why are they letting Ottavino pitch? He looked horrible last inning.

To be fair, he couldn't hit the strike zone to save his life and Javy will swing at literally anything, so it wasn't the worst idea

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Grittybeard posted:

He's got one baseball skill other than speed and it's reading a pitcher's move to first.

I suppose maybe he can bunt in a pinch? I'm not sure.

He did hit a hilarious ground rule double that got stuck under the gap on the wall mat like a week ago that extremely loving ruled

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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the popes toes posted:

I like to think Maddon is reading a chinese take out menu instead of his bullpen notes

Send in the Beef and Broc!!!

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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xbilkis posted:

Javy wants to steal home so bad

do it imho

DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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Hamels better be warming up

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DeepDickPizza
Oct 11, 2012

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i'm going to die

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