OPENING DAY EDITION
Jake Arrieta, RHP (1.77 ERA, 2.61 xFIP in 2015) vs Garrett Richards, RHP (3.65 ERA, 3.80 xFIP in 2015)
Cubs Lineup
1. Dexter Fowler (CF)
2. Jason Heyward (RF)
3. Ben Zobrist (2B)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Kris Bryant (3B)
6. Kyle Schwarber (LF)
7. Jorge Soler (DH)
8. Miguel Montero (C)
9. Addison Russell (SS)
Angels Lineup
1. Yunel Escobar (3B)
2. Daniel Nava (LF)
3. Mike Trout (CF)
4. Albert Pujols (DH)
5. Kole Calhoun (RF)
6. C.J. Cron (1B)
7. Andrelton Simmons (SS)
8. Carlos Joel Perez (C)
9. Johnny Giavotella (2B)
First pitch at 7:05 PT from Angel Stadium in Anaheim
Let's do this lads
We out here. Arrietta is about to remember what it's like to pitch in the AL
>Fall of the Ottoman Empire
>The Titanic sank
>2 World Wars
>First trans-Atlantic flight
>Hindenburg disaster
>Digital watches
>Microwaves
>Color television
>Harry Caray was born...and died
>Theory of general relativity
>Commercial aviation
>British Empire dissolved
>Quantum mechanics
>Nuclear power
>Mickey Mouse
>Haley's Comet passed...twice
>Man went to the moon
>The NBA, NHL, & NFL were formed
>Chicago teams from each of those sports leagues have won championships
>4 states were added to the Union
>3 US Presidents died while in office, 1 was impeached & 1 resigned
>Soviet Union forms...and falls
>Every current MLB ballpark has since been built
>The Red Sox began, and ended, their curse
>The Boy Scouts were founded
>Pluto became the ninth planet...and then had the planet label revoked
>The moving assembly line is introduced
>League of Nations was founded...and eventually replaced by the United Nations
>Talkies
>First World Cup is played
>Women's suffrage
>Segregation ended
Who /ready for baseball/ here?
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first curry of 2016
lgtss
>>66598938
Be careful...certain people may have an autism attack if they see a pretty girl posted on this board
>>66598913
but your line up has like 5 pitcher tier hitters
Are we watching on ESPN or FSW lads?
OPTIMISTIC
>Let's fucking go baby
Johnny Baseball is ready
>>66599010
who the fuck watches baseball on ESPN but betas and cucks
Ragsfag here
How does it feel loss Angeles Angcucks to know you're already behind?
>>66598938
>tfw just busted a nut to this broad
>>66598928
/cubes/, checking in.
It's our year
THATS A BIG BITCH
gonna be a fun year brehs
Is this on local for illinoisfags?
>>66599036
>memeiners
not surprising desu
>>66599078
ABC 7 my man
>>66599056
I second that
i hope the new jannys live curry
>>66599033
I dunno, sometimes it's nice to get a different perspective on your team in the announcing booth
mfw the cubes win the eries
>>66599036
Thanks for playing with a 24 man roster and getting that cancer off our team
>I don't think the Cubs will win the World Series
>>66598923
It's going to be a historic moment when they win eh?
>>66599256
1908, you stupid cacuck
got chills from that angels intro
I, Fuck Man Soler, officially Christen the start of the 2016 Chicago Cubs baseball season.
Let's start this, gentlemen.
We're ready.
I've missed Len and Kerry Wood's seat warmer. Fuck yes baseball
Why did I have to listen to a stupid fucking hip hop hyped up intro to this baseball game. Just show the game, it should be on during the daytime anyway.
Man, I hope this disappoint like post mania Raw is right now.
>>66599276
>not knowing about the 1906 Cubs, one of the best teams in history
The bandwagon has begun
Trout should have been MVP at least one more time out of the last 4 years.
>muh triplecrown
>muh manbun meme offense
>>66599320
ESPN?
i was watching fox sports west and got a awesome intro that gave me goosebumps
>angels baseball
>>66599358
He should have been MVP all four years, but the BBWAA hates him for some reason. Trout gave them the perfect opportunity to erase Bonds' MVP record too, so idk why they don't vote for him
>>66599320
If you're in Chicago, turn on ABC for the Cubs broadcast, I bet the Angels have a local broadcast, too. Fuck ESPN
>>66599384
>236x257
Beat the Angel's Cubs! The Mariners need all of the help they can get.
Sure are a lot of Cubs fans in Anaheim...
Aaaaaand the year starts with a leadoff double. I like it.
bonus to get Fowler back at the top of the lineup
tho Soler will ride alot of bench
watching on mlb tv
is this shit 60 fps or something
>>66599388
Calm down bro. Gotta watch my Cubbies
>>66599353
Yes, but our maple-slurping friend was trying to reference the Cubs' last WS win. No bandwagon here, m8
LOOK AT DA FLICK OF DA WRIST
Let's go J-Hey!
ESPN's camera work sucks. Bout to switch to FSW
>>66599366
Yeah, ESPN. When the Cubbies win I'll put out the W flag for the first time. Bought it when I noticed a Cards fan two doors down.
>>66599391
ESPN is my only non shitty option unless one of you set me up with a VLC link. I'm a grill btw
I'm in the St. Louis area, is ESPN2 my only option?
>no aybar in the lineup
>Zobrist
BOOOOOOOOOOOO
why is Zobrist batting third
this isn't Tampa, Joe
>>66599505
>>66599505
Ayy
F
god damn richards
don't break your leg again please
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ
R B I
I
Z
Z
O
RIZZO GONNA RIZZ
:/
AYYY LMAO
Italian Stallion!
BASED RIZZO!
BASED Rizzo
Great start to the season.
RIZZO FOR MVP
its over angels are finished
r8 this sloot who im meeting after the angels/cubs game
>>66599596
7/10 enjoy your ban
>>66599596
Fat/10
>>66599596
Looks asian. 2/10
>>66599596
good amount of thickness
It's gonna be one of those seasons again
>>66599596
Caray/10
I'm so happy to hear Tim Kurikjan on the call. He's my all time favorite national baseball reporter. Right up there with Peter Gammons.
I thought Bryant was supposed to be good???
Cubs on pace to score 1458 runs this season m8s
>>66599631
NL ROY, broke the rookie hr record.
2/10 shit post made me reply.
>>66599637
>all games end in a 9-10 loss
>>66599631
He burnt out crazy fast after his dynamite start.
>>66599667
only when Hammel is pitching
>>66599667
those near trips almost confirm
>le Tu Ere Maricon man
>Schwarber in left
Under what pretext?
>nice swing Kristy
isn't that nigga supposed to get on base for trout
is navafag gonna be following the angels this year?
Trout's gonna strike out, what a shit overrated player, literally anyone on the Cubs is better than him
>>66599724
soler is worse defensively somehow
>>66599724
he always plays there?
stupid Escobar. as a leadoff man, you are supposed to work the count
>Cubs early favourites to win it all
Explain
1-2-3 for Jake the Snake
No offense today boys
>Trout is the big fish in this small pond.
Haha, this commentary.
>>66599745
half right I guess
good job setting the table for trout
>>66599760
remember all those MUH PROSPECTS from a few seasons ago
>>66599748
No solers better defensively its just the cubs need shwarbs bat in the line up.
i guess giavotella is going to need to win this one on his own
>>66599779
>solers better defensively
no
>>66599779
Soler would have been starting rightfielder - but then Fowler's free agent search landed back at the cubes
>>66599760
Young team of players and plenty of money to throw around at huge contracts. They picked up some of missing pieces in the off season but the bull pen is still weakish. But that don't matter because the Cubs can score a million.
>>66599760
>be bad for 100 years
>accrue a ton of draft picks and prospects
>be a giant market team with a lot of money to spend
>have a really good team
>make a shitton of great trades and signings in the offseason to make the good team great
>>66599724
>>66599748
>>66599779
Some of you are kinda right, kinda wrong.
Soler is a malnourished Cuban with not-so-good legs who doesn't play well in the cold. They'll probably keep him off the field early in Chicago.
>>66599804
I thought you were a Sox fan? Or was that your 'southside gf'?
>>66599779
Considering they have a DH since it's an AL ballpark, you are wrong
>>66599804
best part was that during the entire teardown & rebuild era the cubs only lost 10 more games than the sux
we are still gonna strikeout a fuckton
stream plz
>>66599804
Based Theo
>>66599828
fair, however NL games shwarbs will still play. his bat is priceless
>>66599827
Girlfriend was a filthy Cardinals fan. I banished her back to the hellhole of St. Louis recently. Diehard Cubs fan born and raised.
>>66599868
You don't post in the generals, m8?
>>66599882
why would anyone post in a general on /sp/
>>66599868
Must have been that Fighting Bolligs dudebro
WS preview you heard it here first
>>66599882
Only hockey, and even then not so much this year. Any time I was ever in a Cubs thread I typically dropped the trip but forgot to today.
>>66599906
Could be. Most of those guys are filthy Sox fans anyway.
>>66599903
>not taking part in the banter with your niggas
>not surviving the offseason with your niggas
Smdh.
goddamn the cubs love to strikeout a ton huh
>>66599882
>generals
Where do you live
>tfw you go to Rockford for your grandmas funeral but the Cubs aren't broadcasted so even that solace is taken from you
>>66599939
SWING OR DING SON
IF YOU AIN'T FIRST UR LAST RIKKY BOBBY
>>66599934
kys
>>66599913
>lels
>>66599913
>analslime
>world series
>>66599947
Go to a Cheap Trick concert followed by some classy IceHogs action. You could even run into Bicklel
>>66599947
Yes it is senpai, channel 16 if you have comcast and you can also get it over the air digitally on channel 17.2
Schwarma makes a competent defensive play
>woot
>>66599913
I would believe this if the angels didn't have an complete inability to beat the royals
>>66599946
Chicago. Where the fuck do you live?
jakes velocity down a little?
No perfect game for you
>>66600027
right next door. my mom is coming over to have a talk with your mom, enjoy being grounded.
>>66600013
We had a nice comeback against them last year
>>66600088
>oooh numbers
end your life
cubs can't stop striking out and anglels can't stop flying out
>>66600064
(You)
You can at least try and swing Simmons
>>66600105
I was just curious to see what popped. Calm your tits friend.
>>66600113
As long as the Cubs keep it 1-0, I'm OK with this.
#BringBackAyybar
#HeNoGay
>>66600105
>shittalking gets
where do you think you are?
wtf is wrong with andrelton simmons
does he know how to swing a bat
>>66599982
It's not Comcast senpai
Thanks though
>>66600140
I don't think cubes fans know the gaybar story
>>66599947
>Rockford
Sick waterpark dude
>>66600142
if you think quints is a "get" you need to also end your life
>>66600163
Charter channel 16 and direct tv channel 18 as well
>>66600165
please do tell
>>66600188
How are they not? Do you know what a get is? Have you always been an uptight retarded cunt?
>>66600224
they are just too common to be excited about, reddit
FOWL BALL
>>66600242
>not shggy dgging quints
kys my man
t.
viper
Pls K+GIDP
>Heyward Jablowme
>>66600200
I don't really have any good clubhouse stories, partly because the Angels' clubhouse is quite dull and partly because I'm not around the clubhouse more than a couple times a homestand. So I'm going to reprint the greatest clubhouse story ever, from Matt McCarthy's book "Odd Man Out," about his year with the Angels' short-season team. (The book may or may not be true, for what it's worth.)
"An Angels employee briefly interrupted the revelry to bring us fifth leftover hot dogs from the concession stand's Weenie Wednesday promotion.
"I took my hot dog over to my locker and began to undress. That was when things got interesting. When I turned around, I saw the dark, naked bodies of two young Dominicans hovering around the hot dogs. Erick Aybar and Alberto Callaspo ... were inseparable and spoke no English -- the most one of them had ever said to me was "Why-ya-ya-ya-ya-yeah!" after I'd pitched a scoreless inning the week before.
"Gradually, more of my teammates turned to watch as Aybar's and Callaspo's naked bodies circled the food. We all knew they were up to something no good. Two naked heterosexual teenagers don't stand that close together for that long next to a box of hot dogs without something happening.
"Suddenly, Callaspo took one of the hot dogs out of its bun and deep-throated it. Then he took the bun and put it around Aybar's flaccid (etc etc) and poured ketchup on it. Jaws dropped -- Aybar was a willing participant. Then Callaspo bent over and pretended to eat the Dominican (etc etc etc) hot dog. When he did that, we all screamed, "Nooooo!"
"Getting the reaction he'd desired, Callaspo turned to a few of us and said, "I no gay. You gay" and burst into a fit of laughter. Callaspo slapped Aybar on the ass and the two laughed all the way to the shower."
>>66600277
fuck you
>>66600277
:^)
>>66600277
fuck you
NICE
Good job Rich
free agents confirmed for fags
>>66600273
I swear on my grandma I will find out where you live and let a flock of emus loose in your yard
>>66600291
Post your Aybars
>>66600242
>regulating fun on an Israeli shekel-minting forum
>Heyward
>Zobrist
New guys killing us
>>66600334
That'd be dinner for a month.
croc>emu>roo
Kangaroo is rubbish meat.
>>66600333
witnessed
>using machines
LMAO what a fag
>4 pitch walk
I thought Arrieta was supposed to be good???
Johnny B. Quick
good old red vs blue uniform matchup
>>66600371
Croc is so damn good. I was trying to convince my bosses to make a croc meal, but it won't fly.
C U C K E D
U
C
K
E
D
God dammit
>>66600405
He wanted to excuse to get a double play on the Angles.
Which he did.
goddamnit what the fuck
>>66600405
He was just setting up the double play for irony's sake. Payback
Z
Benny Z
dubs for that double play.
check em
pls no ban mods
Beautiful dub play.
>bryzzo
goddamn, why are the cubs so good with the media?
>>66600190
I don't even know what service provider this is
16 is Nat Geo
We don't have a channel guide
Fuck this hotel desu senpai
Scioscia is gonna ride that 2002 eries until the day he dies huh
who was here last year or two years ago when we played against Pittsburgh on opening day and the thread went 1000 posts?
>Anthony "Eggs" Rizzo
thanks, JD
>>66600509
made be giggle 2bh
>>66600509
Casuals love memes.
>>66600509
The media has been on their dick all off season
>>66600440
I'll figure out what food company you work for one day.
>Turano
>>66600534
I fucking hate him so much and can't wait for Kerry Wood to be the color man. Soon....
>>66600509
epSTEIN
>>66600530
that was the 2nd game of the season, not opening day
>>66600514
What job do you have that you're at a hotel during the week?
>>66600558
I think you mean Ryan Dempster
>>66600554
It was Kraft, but I recently switched to something smaller and different with a ton more freedom to fuck around. I'm having a lot more fun with almost none of the retarded corporate bullshit you have to deal with at Kraft.
>>66600558
>hating based JD
kysmm
>>66600577
It's not a job, it's a funeral
>>66600561
>>66600588
>dumpster joins the broadcast
>just talks about his retard daughter nonstop
no thanks
>>66600565
shit your right
bonifacio had like 11 hits that series or something
I guess Richards doesn't get that same outside corner
Why are there so many Cubs fans there?
>>66600588
Oh god, he would be so good.
>>66600611
Can't be any worse than Santos rambling about diabeetus
>>66600623
Snowbirds driving up from Phoenix
>>66600509
9
OUNCE
BALLS
>>66600623
Cubs are a national team
Lots of people love to visit southern California
It's opening day
Their roster is good
>>66600623
bfib
>>66600623
We have the widest fanbase in baseball
>>66600613
also the short lived Jose Veras days
Well just as long as Chokeland is getting raped, its all good
>>66600623
Because they're the Cubs
>>66600623
>go to game at Safeco
>it's at least a third Cubs fans
>>66600645
Sorry but you're actually wrong. The widest fanbase in America is The Boston Redsox
If you think im wrong we can compare rings.
>>66600623
Why not?
>walking when you've got them down 0-2
>>66600657
>rich hill
Doubles and Schwarber rocks one out of the park
>>66600623
People from Chicago are spread out all across the US
t. Chicagoan living in SoCal
>>66600686
had a sick curve
im shocked hes still in the league
>>66600677
what do rings have to do with fanbase?
>>66600691
I swear to fuck a third of people living around Atlanta are from Chicago.
>>66600691
chicagoans live in chicago you just used to live in chicago and now ive in so cal
Alfayle Schwarbiano
Is there a guy yelling 'let's go cardinals?'
>>66600677
>rings mean fans
If that were the case nobody would go to any Cubs games. That's a retarded argument.
>>66600623
I've got 2 friends that flew out there for the game independent of each other. Chicago is fucking hyped for the Cubs right now
Richards pls
Is he trying to hit a nigga?
>>66600732
You're always a Chicagoan.
The city has a character like New York. When you grow up in Chicago you don't just leave and stop being a Chicagoan.
>>66600677
Talk to me when sawx fans show up to mariners games
>referencing the most fairweather team in baseball
>>66600732
I still own a house in Winnetka and live there over parts of summer you fucking retard
>>66600731
Nobody in Atlanta is from Atlanta unless they're black
>>66600755
He sees the red jerseys and got confused. We all know Cards fans aren't so bright.
>>66600724
Gloryhunters
>>66600724
Dont see a reason to follow a team that cant win. Speaking as basic as possible here for you Chicagoans your team historically isnt good. In fact its one of the worst in baseball history and I dont see a reason why anyone would follow them. You have zero culture, zero moments in the sun and most importantly zero rings since the live ball era. The only reason any of you are watching right now is because you might actually finally win something.
Who /1:00 AM rebroadcast/ here?
that's like hour after the game should end
I thought Simmons was supposed to be good
>best shortstop in baseball
>>66600787
There are so many good ol' Georgia boys around here you have no idea. Their accents and oversized cars are hilarious.
aybar would have stopped that grounder
season over boys
FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS
I AM A GOD
>>66600781
>>66600809
>leastern time zone
aybar could've got that
>Soler power
i thought simmons was supposed to be this defensive wizard
Will there be a Cubs home run tonight brehs?
>>66600779
Everywhere has character and influences a person's personalty but some are just really shit. East St Louis has a lot of character but it usually involves bullets and crack. I bet if you took a fucko out of that shit hole they'd still be found of drive bys and crack.
>>66600800
with fans like this, its no wonder so many people hate boston teams
>yankees tier fans
>>66600872
>Angels bullpen
you tell me
Why is it so sunny? It's 20:00...
>>66600779
It's definitely a place you remember. That skyline leaves an impression.
>>66600863
one of the greatest defensive infielders of his generation w/o question the greatest at his position.
