CUBS WIN!

Posted by | November 3, 2016 06:58 | Filed under: Top Stories

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It took only 108 years.

[They won] with a wild 8-7, 10-inning Game 7 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. The triumph completed their climb back from a 3-1 Series deficit to claim their first championship since 1908.

A roller-coaster of emotions spilled out in a game that lasted almost five hours, featuring some wacky plays, a blown four-run lead, a 17-minute rain delay and some 10th inning heroics that sealed the deal.

It was a perfect ending for a franchise that had waited forever for just one championship, and your stomach never will be the same.

This is not a dream. The Cubs did it.

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40 responses to CUBS WIN!

  1. Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 07:06

    I was sure Maddon had blown it by bringing in Chapman. I would have left Lester in. Chapman doesn’t seem comfortable with men on base, which is odd for a reliever.

    • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 07:48

      I still think Maddon hit the panic button a little early on Hendricks also.

      If he would have left Hendricks pitch thorough the seventh that game would have been over before the rain delay.

      I could not believe a TWO RUN wild pitch that boinked off of Ross’s face.

      • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 08:23

        What’s odd is that Chapman is still credited with the win. They have to do something about that kind of scoring. There’s no way he should get a win after pitching the way he did.

        • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 08:34

          Good point Larry.

          Baseball is so stat driven and yet they let this go.

          Even though the Cubs won, I would have still credited Chapman with a loss for throwing that HR pitch.

          It is also starting to look like just throwing 103 mph is not an automatic swing and miss. The hitters are catching on.

          • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 08:44

            I’ve always thought too many people give too much credit to fireballers. You have to do more than throw, you have to pitch. Randy Johnson could throw as hard as anyone at the time, but he could also pitch. He had a wicked curve and an offspeed pitch to offset his fastball. The batters couldn’t time it. Chapman seems to have nothing but heat.

          • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:45

            Can’t give Chapman a loss for a tying HR. Emotional torment yes, loss no. Big league hitters are plenty good enough to hit 103 mph if there’s no movement. Then it just becomes a matter of timing. Chapman didn’t have command of his fastball so they were looking for his slider which is usually in the high 80’s.

        • cogitoergodavesum November 3rd, 2016 at 09:21

          Who else should get it? He finished the half inning before the winning run scored. He gets charged with a blown save.
          For a reliever, that’s more important than his won/lost record.

          • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 09:33

            It still seems wrong that the pitcher that gives up the tying runs gets the win. Back in the 80’s the Yankees had a reliever named Ron Davis who earned the nickname The Vulture because one year he had a record of 14-2, and most of his wins were earned that way.

        • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:42

          Chapman was the pitcher of record when the winning runs were scored so he gets the win but I agree, his results sucked. Edwards Jr. wasn’t in the game yet so you can’t give it to him.

          • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 09:43

            Maybe they should create a stat like “team win” so that no single pitcher gets credit for it.

            • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:49

              As toothpick says, baseball is stat driven so this kind of thing comes out in the wash. Wins are not a big stat for relievers, especially closers. Their money stats are saves, blown saves and WHIP. A closer with a lot of wins is a closer that blew a lot of saves but hung around long enough to benefit from a rally (like last night).

              • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 09:55

                I know all that, and I don’t pay any attention to how many wins a reliever gets, but it still feels wrong to award a win in this situation.

              • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 10:39

                Roctuna? I got a question for ya.

                Does the starting pitcher have to go at least 5 innings to qualify for a win?

                If that is so, then pulling Hendricks after 4 2/3 makes even less sense.

                • Larry Schmitt November 3rd, 2016 at 11:03

                  I think during the regular season, he leaves the starter in. But in the postseason, who gets the win isn’t important except for the team.

                • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 20:10

                  You are correct. Min 5 innings to get credit for a win. However, in this case, because the Cubs lost the lead and the Indians tied it in the 9th, Hendricks couldn’t have gotten the win regardless. Like many fans, I think Hendricks could have gone deeper into the game and the ending may have been entirely different but only Cub fans in an alternative universe know for sure.

      • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:40

        Absolutely. Hendricks was dealing and probably would have ended the 5th on the next batter. That switch was agonizing to see.

    • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:39

      Chapman’s arm was used up from the 2+ innings the night before.

  2. Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 09:38

    Big sigh of relaxation :) I’m drained from that emotional roller coaster of a game. I guarantee you every Cub fan started wondering just how it would all unravel after Lester’s wild pitch. Joe Maddon’s a fantastic manager but he almost managed the Cubs to an agonizing loss. Thank goodness the talent on the team overcame. Both of these clubs will be in the playoffs for many years to come. CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN, CUBS WIN

  3. amongoose November 3rd, 2016 at 10:29

    The Saints and Buccaneers have won super bowls and the Cubs a world series ……
    world ends tomorrow.
    .
    Congrats guys, the long drought is over,
    just don’t wait so long again.

  4. arc99 November 3rd, 2016 at 11:02

    The 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds had been in my opinion the greatest series of my lifetime, if not all time.

    I think that baton got passed last night. I had no rooting interest whatsoever and I was mesmerized.

    Congratulations Cubs and you too Cleveland.

    Very well done…

    • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 11:11

      One thing we all know, now, for sure.

      When people are happy…..THEY JUMP UP AND DOWN.

      In fact, out in front of Wrigley, they are still JUMPING UP AND DOWN!

      • arc99 November 3rd, 2016 at 11:13

        Confirmed. I was living in Boston during the 75 series. The whole town was jumping up and down when Pudge Fisk hit that home run in game 6..

        • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 11:14

          hahahahahahahaaaaa.

          Yeah, I remember that great game too. Fisk hit the crap out of that ball. I will never forget it.

      • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 12:00

        I bet many, if not most,have fallen over by now.

        • anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 12:18

          They’ve been up all night, and I wouldn’t doubt JUMPING UP AND DOWN.

    • Roctuna November 3rd, 2016 at 12:00

      It was an amazing series to watch wasn’t it? Errors were made but mostly they were made by outstanding players working at the edge of their ability attempting things normal players would never dare.

  5. anothertoothpick November 3rd, 2016 at 11:23

    …..

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiL7dqB8ozQAhWG6iYKHWSoBE0Q3ywIHDAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DGmsJSN6fT9g&usg=AFQjCNFVq3T-GtH3lv3nS3A0Z3jXIamwdw&sig2=hu6oErHi1gz_DlSDybjP9w

  6. Bunya November 3rd, 2016 at 13:56

    I can’t get excited. I am a die-hard White Sox fan.

  7. Willys41 November 3rd, 2016 at 16:49

    Gratz to both teams for a game 7 that was anything but boring.

  8. amersham1046 November 3rd, 2016 at 18:39

    who really cares

  9. robert November 3rd, 2016 at 18:58

    Im not a cubs fan but found this prediction kind of freaky

    http://www.snopes.com/2016/10/25/1993-yearbook-predicts-chicago-cubs-championship/

  10. Willys41 November 3rd, 2016 at 19:59

    Top10 Cubs Excuses for Not Winning World Series Since 1908
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Grh8X7FRE

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