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3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.
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(05-12-2016 01:13 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  
(05-12-2016 01:00 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-10-2016 05:28 PM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  All of those near misses don't count. .599 is great, but it's not the .600 criteria you posted.

The Cubs are the talk of not only the town but of all of baseball. No one cares about the Sox. 3rd largest market in the United States. 4th lowest attendance. The Marlins are averaging more fans than the Sox lol
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Typical Cub fan, ignore the incredible failure and futility of your franchise:

1) No World Series appearance for 70 years (1945)
2) No World Series title for over 100 years (1908)
3) The one season the Cubs played the White Sox in the World Series the White Sox won (1906)
4) Only 6 seasons with 90 or more wins in the last 70 years.

All you can talk about is attendance, newsflash nobody awards championships for attendance. 03-lmfao

The White Sox have the best W-L record in the AL, continuing that gives the Sox home field advantage throughout the AL playoffs With the American Leagues dominance over the National League in the All Star Game (12-3-1 tie since 2000; 19-6-1 since 1990) plus the game being played in an AL ballpark this year; odds are high for another AL victory which sets up the post season very nicely for the
AL Champion giving that team home field advantage in the World Series (DH will be used in 4 of 7 games).

So if by some miracle the Cubs actually win the NL Championship; they will be at a disadvantage in the World Series, most likely.

But then facts and logic have never been the strong suit of Cub fans.

The only one of those facts that is remotely relevant to the current season of baseball is the All-Star game, and even that is mostly mistaken. This season, the NL currently has a better record in interleague games than the AL, and even then, the two teams will be full of all-stars and are relatively evenly matched.

Another Cubbie fan with a childlike intellect

1) American League has won Inter League Play for the past 12 consecutive seasons by a combined 1732 - 1436 with a winning % of .547 which equates to 89 wins in a 162 game season. (Recent enough for ya)

2) During those same 12 years the AL won the All Star Game 9 times. For the 12 years previous to 2004, the AL has won 8, NL 3 and 1 tie.

So no, despite what you may want to believe or what your feelings tell you Cubbie
fans, there is no comparison between the 2 leagues the last 12 years. The AL is clearly Superior.

So congratulations you have "improved" from being a crappy team in an inferior league to a winning team in an inferior league.

The American League team with the best record will have home field and with the AL dominating the All Star Game, the White Sox (in a virtual tie with Orioles) have all the motivation and advantages they need to host the opening game.
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(05-15-2016 03:22 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-12-2016 01:13 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  
(05-12-2016 01:00 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-10-2016 05:28 PM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  All of those near misses don't count. .599 is great, but it's not the .600 criteria you posted.

The Cubs are the talk of not only the town but of all of baseball. No one cares about the Sox. 3rd largest market in the United States. 4th lowest attendance. The Marlins are averaging more fans than the Sox lol
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Typical Cub fan, ignore the incredible failure and futility of your franchise:

1) No World Series appearance for 70 years (1945)
2) No World Series title for over 100 years (1908)
3) The one season the Cubs played the White Sox in the World Series the White Sox won (1906)
4) Only 6 seasons with 90 or more wins in the last 70 years.

All you can talk about is attendance, newsflash nobody awards championships for attendance. 03-lmfao

The White Sox have the best W-L record in the AL, continuing that gives the Sox home field advantage throughout the AL playoffs With the American Leagues dominance over the National League in the All Star Game (12-3-1 tie since 2000; 19-6-1 since 1990) plus the game being played in an AL ballpark this year; odds are high for another AL victory which sets up the post season very nicely for the
AL Champion giving that team home field advantage in the World Series (DH will be used in 4 of 7 games).

So if by some miracle the Cubs actually win the NL Championship; they will be at a disadvantage in the World Series, most likely.

But then facts and logic have never been the strong suit of Cub fans.

The only one of those facts that is remotely relevant to the current season of baseball is the All-Star game, and even that is mostly mistaken. This season, the NL currently has a better record in interleague games than the AL, and even then, the two teams will be full of all-stars and are relatively evenly matched.

Another Cubbie fan with a childlike intellect

1) American League has won Inter League Play for the past 12 consecutive seasons by a combined 1732 - 1436 with a winning % of .547 which equates to 89 wins in a 162 game season. (Recent enough for ya)

2) During those same 12 years the AL won the All Star Game 9 times. For the 12 years previous to 2004, the AL has won 8, NL 3 and 1 tie.

So no, despite what you may want to believe or what your feelings tell you Cubbie
fans, there is no comparison between the 2 leagues the last 12 years. The AL is clearly Superior.

So congratulations you have "improved" from being a crappy team in an inferior league to a winning team in an inferior league.

The American League team with the best record will have home field and with the AL dominating the All Star Game, the White Sox (in a virtual tie with Orioles) have all the motivation and advantages they need to host the opening game.

Just because I'm worried about you...

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It seems to me that White Sox fans hate the Cubs much more than Cubs fans hate the Sox. I'm more apathetic towards the White Sox. If they win, good for them but if they lose I really don't care.
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I normally don't care if the Sox win or lose (like everyone else in the world) but I'm glad to see them lose 4 of 5 after this dope started yapping his mouth.

No longer the best record in the AL so don't reserve those WS seats yet!!!
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And of course this coward doesn't want to put money on the mighty Sox winning more games than the lowly Cubs.
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(05-15-2016 03:52 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  It seems to me that White Sox fans hate the Cubs much more than Cubs fans hate the Sox. I'm more apathetic towards the White Sox. If they win, good for them but if they lose I really do care.

It's mostly older people like MD who have this hatred for the Cubs. Then again, MD's just a straight-up idiot, so take that into account.

From my perspective, younger Sox fans like me don't really care what the Cubs do.

We'll make fun of them from time to time, as Cub fans do in reverse as well, but hate? Nah. We're too worried about staying ahead of the Indians & Tigers in the division to care. The only time we'll have to worry about the Cubs is in the World Series (or when we play them in the regular season & we need the wins to stay ahead or close in the division race, but that's how we feel about any other team on the schedule).
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(05-13-2016 12:03 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.

1)W Sox are 5 games ahead of every AL Central division team and with defending World Series Champion KC"s top 2 starters on the DL, the only competition the WS have for the Central Title is Cleveland.

2) Thanks for sharing about 1906. That's just one of a number of choke jobs the Cubs have pulled over the years. I could list them all but have more profitable work to do.

3) The league your team plays in is a joke, the Tokyo Giants would win the NL West. The NL has been proven to be inferior in head to head competition with the AL for 12 consecutive seasons. Your team's Inter League Play winning % is .460 (near the bottom) while the WS is .576 (3rd )with Yankees and Angels #1 & #2) .
Playing the inferior competition your team does makes the wager you have proposed inequitable.
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(05-16-2016 01:08 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-13-2016 12:03 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.

1)W Sox are 5 games ahead of every AL Central division team and with defending World Series Champion KC"s top 2 starters on the DL, the only competition the WS have for the Central Title is Cleveland.

2) Thanks for sharing about 1906. That's just one of a number of choke jobs the Cubs have pulled over the years. I could list them all but have more profitable work to do.

3) The league your team plays in is a joke, the Tokyo Giants would win the NL West. The NL has been proven to be inferior in head to head competition with the AL for 12 consecutive seasons. Your team's Inter League Play winning % is .460 (near the bottom) while the WS is .576 (3rd )with Yankees and Angels #1 & #2) .
Playing the inferior competition your team does makes the wager you have proposed inequitable.

I'm a sox fan...but come on...Tokyo Giants? The japanese Nippon league is equivalent to AAA.
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Glad to see even Sox fans think he's an idiot.
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NL Central vs. AL: 12-7
AL Central vs. NL: 13-17

NL vs. AL: 31-22

What happened in the past is irrelevant. We're going to pass the quarter mark of the season this week and the NL is cleary better.

#tokyogiantsalchamps
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(05-16-2016 02:12 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 01:08 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-13-2016 12:03 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.

1)W Sox are 5 games ahead of every AL Central division team and with defending World Series Champion KC"s top 2 starters on the DL, the only competition the WS have for the Central Title is Cleveland.

2) Thanks for sharing about 1906. That's just one of a number of choke jobs the Cubs have pulled over the years. I could list them all but have more profitable work to do.

3) The league your team plays in is a joke, the Tokyo Giants would win the NL West. The NL has been proven to be inferior in head to head competition with the AL for 12 consecutive seasons. Your team's Inter League Play winning % is .460 (near the bottom) while the WS is .576 (3rd )with Yankees and Angels #1 & #2) .
Playing the inferior competition your team does makes the wager you have proposed inequitable.

I'm a sox fan...but come on...Tokyo Giants? The japanese Nippon league is equivalent to AAA.

With all the Japanese talent playing in MLB and the success they've had; the better Nippon League teams can play with the weaker MLB teams, especially those in the lower half of the National
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(05-16-2016 05:07 PM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  NL Central vs. AL: 12-7
AL Central vs. NL: 13-17

NL vs. AL: 31-22

What happened in the past is irrelevant. We're going to pass the quarter mark of the season this week and the NL is cleary better.

#tokyogiantsalchamps

Your comparing the past 12 complete seasons vs 1/4 of this year? I see the CTE is kicking in.
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(05-15-2016 03:52 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  It seems to me that White Sox fans hate the Cubs much more than Cubs fans hate the Sox. I'm more apathetic towards the White Sox. If they win, good for them but if they lose I really don't care.

Don't hate the CUbs either but anyone who believes they've accomplished anything yet with their performance last year and this year (neither have the White Sox yet) or that they would be as successful in the AL as they are in the NL is 05-sosad
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(05-19-2016 04:44 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-15-2016 03:52 PM)Big_Man Wrote:  It seems to me that White Sox fans hate the Cubs much more than Cubs fans hate the Sox. I'm more apathetic towards the White Sox. If they win, good for them but if they lose I really don't care.

Don't hate the CUbs either but anyone who believes they've accomplished anything yet with their performance last year and this year (neither have the White Sox yet) or that they would be as successful in the AL as they are in the NL is 05-sosad

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(05-19-2016 04:33 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 05:07 PM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  NL Central vs. AL: 12-7
AL Central vs. NL: 13-17

NL vs. AL: 31-22

What happened in the past is irrelevant. We're going to pass the quarter mark of the season this week and the NL is cleary better.

#tokyogiantsalchamps

Your comparing the past 12 complete seasons vs 1/4 of this year? I see the CTE is kicking in.

First off it's... You're***

Yeah I don't see what the 2004 AL vs. NL matchups have to do with who is better in 2016.

I think the 2016 AL vs. NL match-up tells that story better.

That's like saying the Yankees (18-22) are a really good team this year because they have been good in the past. We're talking about this year, the past has nothing to do about this year.

That's like calling A-Rod one of the best current players in baseball because he has the best stats in baseball over the past 12 years. Are you now understanding why you're wrong and why even Sox fans haven't come to your defense?
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(05-19-2016 04:32 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 02:12 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 01:08 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-13-2016 12:03 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.

1)W Sox are 5 games ahead of every AL Central division team and with defending World Series Champion KC"s top 2 starters on the DL, the only competition the WS have for the Central Title is Cleveland.

2) Thanks for sharing about 1906. That's just one of a number of choke jobs the Cubs have pulled over the years. I could list them all but have more profitable work to do.

3) The league your team plays in is a joke, the Tokyo Giants would win the NL West. The NL has been proven to be inferior in head to head competition with the AL for 12 consecutive seasons. Your team's Inter League Play winning % is .460 (near the bottom) while the WS is .576 (3rd )with Yankees and Angels #1 & #2) .
Playing the inferior competition your team does makes the wager you have proposed inequitable.

I'm a sox fan...but come on...Tokyo Giants? The japanese Nippon league is equivalent to AAA.

With all the Japanese talent playing in MLB and the success they've had; the better Nippon League teams can play with the weaker MLB teams, especially those in the lower half of the National

Current Japenese players in MLB, 2016 stats:

1. Nori Aoki- .224/0HR/6RBI
2. Yu Darvish- hasn't pitched since 2014
3. Hisashi Iwakuma- 1-4 4.38ERA
4. Kenta Maeda- 3-3 2.87ERA
5. Ichiro- .326/0HR/4RBI
6. Masahiro Tanaka- 1-0 3.51ERA
7. Junichi Tazawa- 0-1 1.65 ERA
8. Koji Uehara- 2-1 3.94ERA

All of that "talent" couldn't even make up a full team. Three starting pitchers. Two relievers and two position players.

Tokyo Giants current record: 21-17.

They feature four players that have played in the big leagues.

Scott Mathieson- MLB stats- 1-4 6.75ERA -0.8 WAR ,NPB stats- 16-16 2.38ERA
Miles Mikolas- MLB stats- 4-6 5.32ERA -0.7 WAR, NPB stats 13-3 1.92 ERA
Aaron Poreda- MLB stats- 3-1 4.67ERA, 0.2 WAR NPB stats 8-8 2.94ERA
Garrett Jones- .251/122HR/400RBI -2.5 WAR, NPB stats (first season) .229/7HR/20RBI

Mathieson is 2nd on the team in pitching appearances.
Garrett Jones is 2nd on the team in home runs and RBI's.

This is the team he said not only would be competitive in the NL, but would WIN THE NL WEST. Definitely going down as one of the dumbest statements on this board.
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(05-20-2016 02:32 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  
(05-19-2016 04:32 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 02:12 PM)huskiealum03 Wrote:  
(05-16-2016 01:08 PM)Policiious Wrote:  
(05-13-2016 12:03 AM)PrideinthePack Wrote:  3 more points...

1. This dope is already giving the Sox "home field advantage" throughout the playoffs. Let them make the playoffs first.

2. And yeah you got me on that 1906 World Series. That one still bugs me to this day. I'll never forget how I felt the night the Sox won.

3. I'd bet you any amount of money you want paid via PayPal that the Cubs win more games than the Sox this year.

1)W Sox are 5 games ahead of every AL Central division team and with defending World Series Champion KC"s top 2 starters on the DL, the only competition the WS have for the Central Title is Cleveland.

2) Thanks for sharing about 1906. That's just one of a number of choke jobs the Cubs have pulled over the years. I could list them all but have more profitable work to do.

3) The league your team plays in is a joke, the Tokyo Giants would win the NL West. The NL has been proven to be inferior in head to head competition with the AL for 12 consecutive seasons. Your team's Inter League Play winning % is .460 (near the bottom) while the WS is .576 (3rd )with Yankees and Angels #1 & #2) .
Playing the inferior competition your team does makes the wager you have proposed inequitable.

I'm a sox fan...but come on...Tokyo Giants? The japanese Nippon league is equivalent to AAA.

With all the Japanese talent playing in MLB and the success they've had; the better Nippon League teams can play with the weaker MLB teams, especially those in the lower half of the National

Current Japenese players in MLB, 2016 stats:

1. Nori Aoki- .224/0HR/6RBI
2. Yu Darvish- hasn't pitched since 2014
3. Hisashi Iwakuma- 1-4 4.38ERA
4. Kenta Maeda- 3-3 2.87ERA
5. Ichiro- .326/0HR/4RBI
6. Masahiro Tanaka- 1-0 3.51ERA
7. Junichi Tazawa- 0-1 1.65 ERA
8. Koji Uehara- 2-1 3.94ERA

All of that "talent" couldn't even make up a full team. Three starting pitchers. Two relievers and two position players.

Tokyo Giants current record: 21-17.

They feature four players that have played in the big leagues.

Scott Mathieson- MLB stats- 1-4 6.75ERA -0.8 WAR ,NPB stats- 16-16 2.38ERA
Miles Mikolas- MLB stats- 4-6 5.32ERA -0.7 WAR, NPB stats 13-3 1.92 ERA
Aaron Poreda- MLB stats- 3-1 4.67ERA, 0.2 WAR NPB stats 8-8 2.94ERA
Garrett Jones- .251/122HR/400RBI -2.5 WAR, NPB stats (first season) .229/7HR/20RBI

Mathieson is 2nd on the team in pitching appearances.
Garrett Jones is 2nd on the team in home runs and RBI's.

This is the team he said not only would be competitive in the NL, but would WIN THE NL WEST. Definitely going down as one of the dumbest statements on this board.

I remember that name. Power-arm that the Sox dealt to the Padres for Peavy.
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Right now you can make a pretty solid argument that Chicago is home to the best pitcher in the NL (Arrieta) and the two best pitchers in the AL (Sale & Quintana).
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Wow, I normally think Policious is one of the more rational and stat backed posters on here, but some of that stuff is asinine.

I'm a big Cubs fan, and I personally don't believe they will win the WS, because that's such a crap shoot, but they're the best team in baseball. Look at the numbers, it's backed up. They have the most well rounded team.

AL central hasn't been great. Until last week the Royals were under .500. I'd be surprised if the Sox do win that division. I also agree you could bet a large sum of money the Cubs have a better record.

FWIW, the best pitcher in baseball is Kershaw, and it's not really close. He has the best WHIP, highest WAR, a 95-5 strikeout to walk ratio, most innings pitched. Outside of a slight difference in ERA it's him, then Arrieta, Sale, Syndrgaard and everyone else.


Also, Japanese baseball is minor league baseball. Even the worst MLB teams beat great MLB teams because it's baseball and parity but that leagues all star team wouldn't win any MLB division. Japan has also only produced one hall of famer, that will be Ichiro, and we still have to wait 6-7 years depending on when he retires.

But all in all, good baseball is good for Chicago.
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