I had hopes the Cubs could swing a deal with the White Sox for Chris Sale, but, holy crap would he be impressive at Fenway.

But the thing is, you have to dig through a pile of “shock and outrage” pieces about Clinton to discover the truly shitty things the Trump campaign has done or is doing in parallel. And then they have the audacity to claim the media is biased AGAINST Trump.

Of course the Indians’ pitching has been outstanding; they’ve been so good at drilling the edges that when they miss the Cubs can’t help but go after it because it might break or be called a strike by association.

What’s frustrating is the Cubs *know* they’re not going to see anything flat over the middle, yet they…

That’s the weakness inherent to the Cubs roster - most of them are going to the plate like they’re 12yrs old and coach promised them ice cream after the game if someone hits a HR.

What I wouldn’t give for Baez (or anyone, for that matter) up there just trying to make contact with the ball when there’s runners on.

What you just described is exactly how it felt to go to a Blackhawks-Red Wings game at the United Center, anytime from 1994-2010. Even when we had a coach named Alpo or our best forward was Tyler Arnason, the Red Wing fans in attendance acted like they were running circles around Mike Bossy’s Islanders or something.

I love that nearly 40 years later, the average Far Side panel is still too specifically weird to be associated with the internet.

Let me guess, you’re a Cleveland fan.

It doesn’t help the Cubs’ cause that every damn one of them comes to the plate looking to hit a 5-run HR, you know, the kind you can only hit by swinging at pitches that aren’t even the same zip code as the plate. Fuck sake.

I’m a Cubs fan, a beating I can understand. This thing where they look over their shoulder…

Which is why it came out on a Friday.

Can you hate me, specifically? I hate being lumped in with those others.

That’s awesome! Have always loved these planes, since I was a kid. If they’re to be retired, it would be awesome to see them re-purposed instead of scrapped.

Your fanfic, it’s fabulous.

What a great song, a song that inspires so much confidence that the Cubs will win today that they wait until after a win to play it.

Can they even remove the cannon, and leave a flyable vehicle?

Don’t be too proud of the technological terror you have constructed...

Oh shucks, go ahead and be proud.

+1 dentist’s office waiting room

He had surgery, then his rehabilitation was sufficient to resume some activities. Sometimes when people are injured, they recover and if their team is still playing scheduled games, they are eligible to join them.

You seem to have broken every sarcasm detector on the internet.

I firmly believe that’s why he wasn’t traded for Miller; the Cubs are betting that with a half a season under his belt, he could be traded for something even more substantial. With Eloy Jimenez due next fall (or earlier) they’re going to have to get rid of some bodies, anyway.

But John Rocker?