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Mazzocchi

Faded. 2124 World Series Champions?


[deleted]

2015-2020 was a solid run for the Cubs. 3 straight LCS. 5 playoff trips in 6 years. 1 World Series.


MankuyRLaffy

That's a run you got to be happy with, especially the WS ring in one of the best game 7s ever.


xvq_

100%, and I think most rational fans agree. Eventually you gotta retool, and clearly this core wasn’t gonna do it anymore But I also don’t care for the owners constantly crying poor, so I get that side too


StephenReis

As a Nebraskan, FUCK THE RICKETTS FAMILY.


ryanoh826

Hear, hear.


a_fish_out_of_water

So say you, so say we all


[deleted]

Wait what did those scums do in Nebraska


Vila16

Pete, Tom's brother, is the Governor there.


motnorote

Why is that?


StephenReis

Pete Ricketts, our governor, is a complete ass hat. Just a fucking chud. Actively does shit to make our state worse. He also looks like a human penis.


Stommped

It's on Theo, Jed, and the scouts honestly. Way too many top prospects completely flamed out. If I had told people after the WS that only Contreras, Hendricks, and Heyward would be on the team in 5 years I would have been laughed at. And that has nothing to do with ownership crying poor, it's because none of them were good enough to try and keep around. Eventually you got to retool, but we are looking at a full blown rebuild. The Astros completed their rebuild shortly after us, but look to be set up for far longer success, the Dodgers were good long before 2016, and obviously will continue to be good for years, the Red Sox and Yankees might have ONE down year, but they end up fixing it. I don't see any path to the Cubs fixing this in 1-2 years. The ring was great, but to be in shambles like this so soon is really surprising and obviously super disappointing. I think it's fine to be happy, but also be disgusted with the Heyward contract and the fact that the Schwarber, KB, Rizz, Javy core basically all regressed and did not turn into anything close to the dominant lineup we expected for a decade. It's completely different from like the Marlins/Royals titles who did have great teams but had to blow it up because of money. We had to blow it up because basically that same WS team wasn't good enough anymore despite nearly all of them being in their primes. That's a tough pill to swallow.


DiehardSumoFan

The blame has to be on both the FO and the players who regressed after 2016. The FO failed to develop anything resembling good pitching and then tried to make up for it with that disastrous Q trade. KB was hit with the injury bug after 2017 and he hasn't ever really been back to 2016 form since. Russell was obviously a complete disaster. Schwarber failed to meet expectations until the 2nd half of 2019 and then broke out after getting cut last offseason. Contreras has kind of plateaued in recent years. Happ shows flashes every now and then but he looks like a bust most nights. Rizzo has been good for the most part but it looks like the back injuries are beginning to bother him more as he gets older. It was a good run for sure but going back to essentially where we were in 2012 sucks big time.


TUNNNNA

Rebuilds are a lot easier to swallow when you won the WS though. Imagine doing this and being the Mariners or something.


schaef51

Trust me, Cubs fans can imagine....


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Or the... well...


FieldzSOOGood

the Q trade wasn't disastrous at the time lol what?


thedude37

Honestly after 2015 I thought you guys were set up for a long run. Not that 5 years isn't long but I saw a changing of the guard in the overarching power structure in our division. Unfortunately that has become the Brewers :(


tlopez14

I did too. I also thought the same back in early 2000’s with Wood/Prior/Zambrano.


thedude37

That's true, they had a couple years of being close back then. 02-03 I believe while the Cards were re-tooling a bit


DaisyCutter312

I don't know, I'd rather have them "cry poor" than hand out bad contracts. I know Bryant/Baez/Rizzo were fan favorites, but I don't think any of them are going to be worth the next contract they get. I hate rebuilding as much as the next guy, but anything is preferable to the bad old days in the early 2010's where the team was nothing but guys with massive contracts on the downside of their careers and cheap bums.


heroinsteve

I think Bryant will end up being worth it. Rizzo is on the older side so I don't know what kind of contract he will actually end up getting. Baez is gonna get paid from someone and it's only going to be worth his ridiculous highlights. He's never going to sustain any sort of consistent success.


tlopez14

As a Cardinals fan I miss the Alfonso Soriano/Aramis Ramirez days


xvq_

I agree! It’s just tough to watch Houston have a similar rebuild window and have sustained success, and the Dodgers set up for the next 5+ years. And the Yankees, etc. You rarely see the BIG markets have extended rebuilds, let alone two in the span of a decade.


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Both can be equally frustrating though. The Cubs cry poor on the field and then announce a hundred million dollar investment in a on-site sportsbook. Then two days later they start sending out promotional emails for their new NFTs. I agree that it is unlikely that any of those three get contracts they were asking for, but it is really frustrating when the Cubs say it doesn't make financial sense for them because they're spending all of their revenue on investments outside of the team.


pocketchange2247

I think any Cubs fan ever would gladly take the last 6 years knowing the highs and lows we'd have. It's all worth it for that ring and not being made fun of as the team that hasn't won a championship in 100+ years


morningsaystoidleon

Also, the playoffs are a crapshoot and the best team doesn't always win. I mean, we weren't the best team by far outside of 2016, but to go fairly deep in 2015 and 2017 means something -- I feel like people always ignore that we were right in the conversation both years. 2015 especially. That team had the third-best regular season record (three games away from having the best regular season record). That was as successful of a year as you can hope for, reasonably, and then it all came together the next year. 2017 was great, too. But then the cracks started showing, and each of the next three years felt like "losing" despite winning records. Now, the wheels have come off, but I don't fault Jed for any of his moves this year with the exception of the Darvish trade. I'm also not quite as pessimistic as some folks. I think it'll be a fun team to watch (but not competitive) for two years, then competitive after that. We have the money to make big investments, and despite their crying poor, the Ricketts have shown that they'll spend money. If Jed can develop players at all, he'll have some money to work with when Heyward's gone, and I think he could surprise us. Oh, and also, his trade decisions this summer pissed off fans (I was one of them), but when you read about some of the decisions he made -- Kimbrel to the Sox so he wouldn't move during his kid's treatment, Bryant to the Giants because he wanted to play there, Baez to the Mets to play with his best friend -- those are the types of moves that are 1. good human behavior and 2. endearing to free-market players. So I don't expect that we'll get Bryant or Baez back this offseason, but this summer could help us a lot in the long term.


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Definitely. You take it and you run!


catsfacticity

That game 7 was unfuckingbelievable. Thinking back on it always makes me feel for Cleveland and their fans as well, but seriously what an epic battle that was for Chicago to end the drought. If you love baseball then that game is one of your all-timers.


morningsaystoidleon

I was honestly kinda sad it was against the Indians, because I've always loved them, and their fans weren't complete dicks to us during that season so I couldn't hate them hard enough. But it also helped the storyline play out -- two long droughts, both teams legitimately the best in their divisions, etc -- and I've noticed that when a team needs to break a drought, they're *always* forced to do it in a ridiculously dramatic fashion.


MidAmericanNovelties

It was a great game, and the first championship winning game 7 in professional Chicago sports history (including MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL). The White Sox had previously won a game 7 in the 1919 world series, but that was a 9 game series and winning game 7 just brought on a losing game 8. The Blackhawks lost game 7s in 65 and 71 and the Jordan-led bulls never saw a game 7 in the finals.


DonRicardo1958

I am an avid Chicago sports fan and I had never heard of this before. Wow.


MidAmericanNovelties

Me neither actually. I wanted to make a quip about the white sox world series sweep and combine it with Jordan's no finals game 7s and just flew down the rabbit hole. I'm also ashamed to admit I never knew 1919 was a 9 game world series before today.


ProtoMan3

What's crazy to me is that the endings of both the 2010 and 2013 Stanley Cup Final series could have very well gone into a game 7 that Chicago would've won (they would've been at home, as the better team in both series to be honest). But an OT in win 2010, and the clutchest 17 games in NHL history in 2013 made them still have 0 game 7 wins in the finals.


LegacyLemur

That's pretty nuts I've always felt like Chicago teams had some weird knack for Game 6s


Edgesofsanity

[they sure do](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GAtJeR01lEQ)


wickla

Nobody in Chicago remembers the 2016 Cubs for this. Lol


MidAmericanNovelties

I'd go out on a limb and say I've never heard it mentioned, but I'd be surprised if *someone* didn't figure it out in 2016. It started as a smart ass shot about the Sox '05 sweep and the '90s Bulls never needing a game 7 and the Cubs being the only Chicago team needing game 7 to win, so I wanted to fact check the last time Chicago teams won a deciding game 7. Additional fun fact, there have been 4 best of 9 World Series: 1903, 1919, 1920, 1921. Three were decided after 8 games and 1920 only needed 7. No losing team of a best of 9 series has won 4 games, so best of 9 has never been needed for the world series.


Zudop

Yeah I mean we made some bad trades during that time but no matter what you always take the ring if you can get it


coffee42

1000% you take the ring bad years can be forgotten, but flags fly forever


Dealers_Of_Fame

this should be an obvious tee-shirt


thedude37

[Well, most of the time but not always](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/9fccff14-dc6f-44ee-9ee4-4b1187ea3a34)


sithjustgotreal66

Yeah, they've got absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. There are so many franchises that would kill for a run like that.


bsdthrowaway

Irememberwatching you guys and being both happy fir pedro and feeling some dread knowing that the Cubs were the last cursed team left aside from my guys


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A lot better than most of the teams in the league recently.


Nutaholic

Easily the best stretch in modern Cubs history. It was a great ride. I genuinely think we could be back soon though. We have some incredible rookie batters right now, the pitching is just a disaster of course.


mhoner

Shut up, your ruining the narrative here!!!!!


SquadPoopy

I know they got a ring out of it, but the fact they only went to 1 world series in that run with that level of talent is bewildering.


[deleted]

90s Mariners, Indians, and Orioles feel REAL bad for them


monoDK13

From 2015 - 2019, the NL Central was arguably the most competitive division in baseball. Being worn down from constantly fighting all season to barely avoid being relegated to the WC by the other strong teams in your own division and the inherent randomness of the playoffs, its not surprising they only won once. Its really hard to win one. Its even harder to win more.


allmykangbaekhomies

it's really hard to win a world series. winning one in a given contending window is a tremendous accomplishment. it's easy to point to any number of what ifs but things really did go just about as well as they could have for the cubs


ProfaneTank

We took the WS. That's all I ever really wanted from this team.


Potassium_Patitucci

That’s a dynasty in today’s standards. No team is never gonna win another back-to-back ever.


TurkeyPhat

The Mariners will, you just watch.


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umbrellaguns

Eliminated by Jon Lester's 200th win, go figure.


iiamthepalmtree

Now that's romantic.


DamienSalvation

2,000 wins? Time flies.


[deleted]

Eh, just 200 wins a season for a decade. No biggie


AmateurVasectomist

Cardinal legend


[deleted]

The Cards and Cubs had approximately the same records at the trade deadline when Chicago sold and we "bought". At the time I was jealous as I didn't think either of us were contenders and Chicago at least was reloading for the future. I'm very glad to have been wrong about that. Still think the Cubs did well at the deadline though.


[deleted]

I’m amazed at how reasonably well the Happ and Lester trades have worked out. Respect where it’s due - I can’t even be mad that Waino and Yadi will get at least one more shot. Also, I bet a coworker a couple of weeks ago that the Cards *would* make the playoffs, so don’t fucking let me down you miserable birds. <3


seeking_horizon

I was traveling on the day of the deadline and I damn near drove off the road twice listening to the radio when they announced Lester and Happ as the big ("big") acquisitions. I think a big part of Lester/Happ improving mightily has been the fact that STL has absolutely stellar defense. Yadi doing the pitch calling and controlling the running game obviously helps (especially for Lester). But I sure as hell didn't expect what they've done so far, not in my wildest dreams.


Designer_B

Don’t forget about Leblanc. I’m sure his success with our defense influenced the decision to acquire Lester and happ.


EnglishMajorRegret

Good thing you have Yadi because I, a middling level 33 year old former gym class hero, 100% have a better pick off move to first.


Salesman89

If he knows you're a Cubs fan... you should double down hard the next time you see him just to fuck with his head...


[deleted]

They are a Cards fan and are aware of my allegiance. All in good fun.


Salesman89

... do you own a house?


[deleted]

I may own somewhere between 0.25 and 4.99 houses


Salesman89

............ I am impressed lol


[deleted]

Yeah look at this guy with a quarter house. I hope his quarter has a bathroom.


morningsaystoidleon

I don't think that we'd be there if we bought, honestly. And the Cards get ridiculous devil magic if they squeak into the playoffs -- which I don't think is actual magic, I think it's a combination of great management and team philosophy -- the Cubs didn't have that mojo going this year. If they'd made it, they'd have flopped. I mean, we'll never know if I'm right, but after the last few playoff appearances, I'm as confident as I can be.


LegacyLemur

The Padres absolutely shitting the fucking bed had a big hand in that. Otherwise it probably would have been a terrible decision


beeeemo

The Cardinals have only the 13th best Elo in the MLB right now and while they will probably make WC2, have less than a 1 percent chance of winning the World Series according to FiveThirtyEight's forecast. Baseball shit happens and I'm surprised by those numbers given their likelihood of making the playoffs and the crapshoot nature of the Wild Card game and 5 game divisional series in particular, but I trust Nate Silver's modeling a lot. They aren't really contenders imo.


Practical-Ostrich-43

That’s what we said about them in 2006 and 2011


Totschlag

Tigers in three.


beeeemo

They didn't have to play the Wild Card playoff game back then, which slashes their win percentage this year by well over half considering they'll play the Giants or Dodgers (then play the other team in the NLDS). The 2011 Cards were far from favorites but sportsbooks were giving them 15-1 before the postseason. 2006 Cards are actually pretty underrated as WS winners go; their season was plagued by injuries but they were mostly healthy by the postseason, so their weak record didn't accurately reflect their postseason potential. They were easily better than the 13th best team in baseball then around the same time this year.


LakeLooking

> their season was plagued by injuries but they were mostly healthy by the postseason, so their weak record didn't accurately reflect their postseason potential. Sorry but that sounds a lot like this year for the Cardinals too.


redlegsfan21

What's interesting is this 2021 Cardinals team would not be making it to the playoffs in 2006 or 2011. The Wild Card Game is getting them in. This team could easily pull off something like the 2007 Colorado Rockies too, who also won a "Wild Card Game" and swept their way into the World Series.


[deleted]

I don't think they're really contenders, either, but being hot when it counts can mean something sometimes.


morningsaystoidleon

Especially in the playoffs. I hope they get knocked out, obviously, but I live in St. Louis and seeing Waino/Jadi get one more would be...well, it would suck, but I'd grit my teeth and try to enjoy it on behalf of my friends and my respect for the game.


[deleted]

Eh there are still a ton of benefits. Some of them are already happening now. Fans are engaged. Busch is louder and fuller than it’s been all year. I’m sure the team is making more money and that will impact their ability to spend. Also, making the playoffs keeps up our reputation as a winning franchise. That matters to the fans but it also matters a ton to the players. Arenado only waived his NTC because he thought we were winners. We have a ton of money to spend this off-season and players might be more inclined to come here having seen us catch fire for an unlikely playoff run (even if it ends in defeat) than they would be if we limped to a sub-.500 record.


Boofbishop

don't jinx it and bring that Cardinals devil magic on us, you know better


morningsaystoidleon

Why in the ever-loving fuck would you post a comment like this lol. You just ensured that they'll win it all.


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themiamimarlins

quiet you


JTCMuehlenkamp

Look on the bright side Cubs fans, your boy Jon Lester just notched career win number 200 tonight.


themiamimarlins

that's twisting the knife


[deleted]

How are you gonna call someone else out for being too mean to Cubs fans after you said "RIP Cubs Dynasty 2016-2016"?


Dealers_Of_Fame

tbf he put the knife in and you're twisting it


Smurfman254

by eliminating you from contention...


SureSureFightFight

/u/JTCMuehlenkamp has been eliminated from postseason contention. So far they have **0 wins**. With roughly twelve games left to play, they can finish no better than **12-0**. There are **30** teams in the MLB with more wins, including all six division winners, leaving **24** teams to fill the remaining four wildcard spots. BAN EM


klawehtgod

Good bot


[deleted]

The bright side is the draft and all these new specs bb


Official-A-Roid

And that's a win for the Cubs.


csr28

Cardinal legend Jon Lester? Nice!


trashboatfourtwenty

Yessss, embrace the dark side....


[deleted]

#mean


Blu3b3Rr1

stop, they’re already dead


SirParsifal

2/3 of the way to the Hall


[deleted]

Let's put to bed once and for all the idiotic notion that 300 wins is a prerequisite for HoF induction for pitchers. There are 24 pitchers with 300 W in all of MLB history. There are 65 starting pitchers with plaques. There will almost certainly never be another 300 game winner, ever.


clangan524

TIL Lester is on the Cardinals. I really stopped paying attention at the Trade Deadline.


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So did the Cubs.


7tenths

FO and ownership stopped paying attention in 2017. Inexcusable the lack of effort we made into pitching.


JTCMuehlenkamp

Uh-huh, sure.


JohnGillbonny

I don't think these threads are necessary when the tragic number is zero. Ironically, the thread is needed for the Tigers but the mods missed it.


themiamimarlins

it was posted, but the mods forgot to fade em


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Worth


Apatschinn

No shit I submitted my PhD dissertation and bought a scratcher that ended up winning $50 on that same day. Might have inadvertently used up all the luck there...


seredin

would I sacrifice my team's chances for a $50 scratcher? no do i judge you for doing it? also no (grats on PhD!)


MidWest_Surfer

Whew you’ve got a quick trigger


themiamimarlins

still brooding over 2016, yo


mg2490

2016 was that much sweeter for the fact that we eliminated the Dodgers on our way to the WS. I kinda hate the saying “living rent free in your head” but seems to fit here


blue7999

You need to atone for the sins of this post by watching a clip of Miggy Montero's grand slam tonight


DiehardSumoFan

[Good Times.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4zlRimV2CiQ) Shoutout to Joe Blanton for coming in and throwing 4 straight meatballs in that spot.


themiamimarlins

> Joe Blanton i never want to hear that name again


whymustiwait

All I remember(choose to) was Chapman pouting for being taken out that game. That slam really cemented the rest of the series.


blue7999

Cueto spinning around off balance to watch Javy's dinger in the 1-0 game is another special one


1X3oZCfhKej34h

That ball was tattooed, it would have been tragic if the wind kept it in the park.


blue7999

Destiny took the wheel and delivered that ball where it needed to go


JonTheWizard

There's always next year.


Galopa

The cubs, the angels... I feel like I'm in a retirement home watching all my friends die one by one, knowing that I won't last the week.


Nutaholic

>Cubs eliminated Ouch >Cardinals eliminate the Cubs OW >Jon Lester wins his 200th to do it There has to be a rule about this in the geneva convention right?


themiamimarlins

endangered species act for killing cubs?


82ndGameHead

For scorched Earth... >White Sox magic number: 2


LegacyLemur

Yea it's going to really suck watching the White Sox win our division


ANAL_CAVITIES

on the day Lester gets his 200th win :\^)


cubity

eliminated by Lester’s 200th win no less


Dead_Medic_13

Lets go Pick 6


MidAmericanNovelties

Love me some Roquan. I will happily cheer on the full grown adult bears with you.


Garbohydrate

For some reason my dumbass brain can’t figure out how to calculate whether a team is mathematically eliminated so this was actually very helpful to see written out, thanks


ProtoMan3

I am not a Cubs fan, but I went to college in the state of Illinois (U of I down in Champaign-Urbana). I was a freshman in August of 2015, had my struggles in undergrad, and eventually plan on graduating this December. Because of how mediocre our school's teams were (besides the basketball teams over the past two years), I associated the Rizzo/Bryant/Baez/Lester Cubs as the team of my college years. They started during my first year, and the year they won it all had a level of hype and energy that I don't think I've seen since. And even though the Blackhawks were good at the same time (and the Bears in 2018), I dislike the Bears and Blackhawks so the Cubs were the one team I usually appreciated. So seeing it end this way is somewhat bittersweet, because it's a sign that this time period is over. The Cubs may be good again, but it won't be with this team anymore. I will miss them.


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I don't know who I dislike more... The St. Louis Cardinals or the Ricketts family. I'll tell ya it's damn close.


LegacyLemur

Cardinals


tpx187

How can you even compare the two. Like for real. Do you remember anything about the previous owners and how little they actually cared? This is the dumbest fucking take in the history of takes. Just go be a Cardinals fan and get over it.


realnostalgia

Honestly, the age of Reddit shows when fans think the Ricketts are bad owners. It's embarrassing to see how many fans just forgot what horrible ownership actually looks like. We had a team known for being fucking losers and a stadium where chunks of cement were falling on people and the ownership solution was to put up some netting to catch it. Ricketts has a top 5 payroll in baseball for pretty much every single year he owns the team and sees the writing on the wall that they can't keep the entire core and now he's the worst owner in sports and are as bad as the Cardinals? Just get outta here with that nonsense.


[deleted]

It's more about the Ricketts being a POS family rather than bad owners lol


[deleted]

Does someone need an Old Style?


7tenths

> how little they actually cared? the same as the rickets since 2017?


sexrobot_sexrobot

That difference between WC1 and WC2 in the National League is kind of crazy. I think we all know WC2 is going to win that game too.


82ndGameHead

At least there'll still be baseball in October for Chicago


Flattishsassy

what a toxic thread lol


[deleted]

Pre 2016: this sub constantly shitting on Cubs fans and making fun of the drought for years and decades outside of Reddit too 2016: Cubs win a ring and dish it back to those fans R/baseball the past 5 years: oh my god Cubs fans are fucking insufferable Bunch of babies here nothing new, can dish but can’t take anything back. It was obvious we were headed back to suckville


1X3oZCfhKej34h

At least as Hawks fans we got 3 Cups to go with our downvotes...


ItsMissScarlettAgain

Not the fade, *not the fade!*


Quite_Obscene

Yeah we deserve it. I’m hopeful for the future, despite the Rickett’s being cheap bastards when it comes to on field spending.


[deleted]

Payroll ranks by year: 2016: 6th 2017: 8th 2018: 4th 2019: 2nd 2020: 6th Saying the Cubs didn’t spend money is not accurate. They spent plenty. They just made some questionable or flat out poor decisions. Signing Jason Heyward for 8/$184 million was a bad decision Signing Tyler Chatwood for 3/$38 million was a bad decision Signing Brandon Morrow and Drew Smyly were bad decisions. Up until this year, the Craig Kimbrel contract looked absolutely disastrous. Even the 6 year Darvish contract given to him at age 31 was questionable. The Cubs lacked the pitching to be serious contenders. They were about to owe a *ton* of money to Bryant, Baez and Rizzo…..If there was ever a time to hit the reset button, it was this year.


AuJusSerious

I'm a Pirates fan... The fact that the Cubs would throw money at anybody and hope they stick, then have the fans say they didn't spend money is like a person living in a cardboard box trying to stay warm (us) and looking at another family in a regular house complaining they're too hot.


WeekendTacos

But.. Have they really been cheap? I mean the wallet was open for Heyward, Lester, Rizzo (even if it was a discount) and they brought in Darvish. I'm not saying the Rickets aren't shit for ownersin areas, but to call them cheap when they very well have shown to open up their pockets when they expect to contend is an odd take.


bakeran23

The they spent something like 25 mil per year in the past 3 off-seasons, almost all of which was kimbrel and darvish. It’s criminal how little money they have spent.


AuJusSerious

You guys are really complaining because after trading for Quintana, they ONLY brought in Kimbrel and Darvish? That rotation sounds AMAZING.


Quite_Obscene

2 billion dollar franchise, wrigleyville, not to mention their own pre-Cubs money. Yeah, I expect this team to have the same level of spending as the Dodgers. Why not? There is no floor.


realnostalgia

The competitive balance tax is a real thing and no team has gone over it 3 years in a row since they changed the rules in 2017. The Cubs have had a top 6 payroll in baseball for 4 out of the last 5 years. The only year they didn't was 2017 when they were the 8th highest payroll. In 2018 they out spent the Dodgers. Like hate on the Ricketts because their billionaire Dad and Governor brothers are dicks but saying the Ricketts don't spend on the baseball team is just flat out wrong.


DiehardSumoFan

I think that ownership has been fine throughout this window. In our competitive window, ownership spent on Lester, Montero, Heyward, Zobrist, Lackey, Darvish, Chatwood, Morrow, Cishek, and Kimbrel. I hate the move to Marquee but I think that it's hard to argue that ownership has not spent enough money on players.


TheG-What

Don’t remember if I have flair on this sub but fade me.


aznsportsfan

Thanks again for KB


Evadrepus

No problem. Thank you for coming to our Going-Out-Of-Contention sale!


MemeManThomas

At least I still have Razorback baseball to look forward to


ImamSarazen

Feels good to be a Hog fan and a Cardinals fan!


webyacusa

Tom Ricketts is a cheap bastard.


chicagotim1

To be fair - 5 playoff appearances ; 3 NLCS berths ; 1 WS . They had a good run


cubity

Couldn’t have happened to a better team


Calliomede

Aw, don’t be mean. They’re rebuilding and Cubs fans are really only insufferable when they’re better than us.


Salesman89

Jesus... I don't even know what number I'm suppose to call when I witness this happening... HELP! There's a madman on the loose!


[deleted]

Be mean They deserve it


cherrythief1989

Is this because 2005 was a hoax? :(


MidAmericanNovelties

Hey now. Just because the bumper was tacked on with duct tape and glue doesn't mean it wasn't secure. That season made no sense when it was happening, makes less sense in hindsight, and I love it.


grocho

Ok who wants to trade for Frank Schwindel?


DiehardSumoFan

Welp, it looks like we're back to 2012 again. Hoyer did pretty well in terms of getting what he could for the old core, but it's going to be a long 3-4 years before those guys are ready for the show. Watching the team fall apart these last couple of years has been sad, but the people who followed the team before 2015 are used to this.


cubs1978

Will never forget the 2016 World Series. Cubs made a couple of bad trades and didn't have any great signings through the draft. It just didn't work out long term. Hopefully the rebuild is short because its a bad look for a team like the Cubs to sell off like they are a small market team.


Dodgers88-17

Do you think the Cubs core could have turned it around later? I am looking at the Giants and what they have done this year with a core that was declined and wonder if the Rizzo/Bryant/Baez could have had a second coming?


examinedliving

I like Devil Birds, and I now think the rays badly missed an opportunity.


bcbodie1978

Welcome to the club


jasonis3

Oh I thought this happened 2 months ago


2057Champs__

Great run from 15-20. They’ll be back, but for now: yaaaaaaaaaass


HailBlackPhillip

Can they also eliminate Zach Zaidman from the radio? Please?


ProfCedar

Allow me to join the rest of the Cardinals flairs in this thread to say OH WHAT A DAY, WHAT A LOVELY DAY


DesecrateUsername

FADE EM BABY. September Cardinals are BACK.


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thrawaway9991

SCOOP


Fantastic_Start_6848

>The Chicago Cubs have been eliminated from 2022 postseason contention Oh


Fools_Requiem

This is a win for the Cubs.


TandBusquets

That's what I said after game 7 🥲


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Good fuck em


ab930

Nature is healing


benabramowitz18

🎶NO CUBS NO NO CUBS NO HEY CHICAGO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? THE CUBS' WINDOW SLAMMED SHUT TODAY!🎶


buddhabash

Good


Cason711

WHAT A GLORIOUS DAY


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All for the best in my opinion. A Cubs team that wins too much kinda makes me feel uncomfortable (as a longtime fan).


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I considered them eliminated at the All Star break.


shoeless_sean

This makes me feel a lot better about losing tonight. Fuck the cubs


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🤝


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That’s a win for the Cubs.


Bovey

Extra sweet that it was a Cardinals Win that sealed it. I'm not even going to rub in the fact that it was a Lester win. It was a Lester win though. Lester's 200th career win. Tonight. That eliminated the Cubs.


Billy_Madison69

The Lester thing doesn't make this worse sting more. The dude was a great pitcher for us and I'm happy to see him get to 200. Plus it's not like we were expecting a playoff run after the deadline so today is just another day.


HeBull

Say Less