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KTE: Chicago Cubs

Mets Guy in Michigan May 10 2015 09:04 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 11 2015 09:46 AM

Know the enemy: Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were a trendy pick to win the Central. They’re 15-15, and in second place behind the Cardinals, 6.5 games back. The Reds and Pirates are just a half-game behind, and Milwaukee’s season is already over. The Cubs are running, with 29 stolen bases, second only to the Reds, who have 37. Because the Cubs were on the road for Mother’s Day, they’re holding their own “Pink Out” on Monday. Wives of Cub players will be collecting donations during the game, and the Cubs are wearing pink batting practice jerseys, which will be auctioned off. The Cubs are in the process of ruining a beautiful traditional ballpark because the team wants even more money. Monday John Lester vs. Jacob de Grom. Lester is making only his second lifetime start against the Mets, the last as a member of the Red Sox in 2007. He’s 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA and 34 Ks. De Grom is a bad ass, with a 3-3 record, 2.95 ERA, 32 Ks and very long hair. Advantage: Mets! Tuesday Noah Syndergaard vs. Jake Arrieta Arrieta is 3-3 with a 3.41 ERA and 38 Ks. He’s never beaten the Mets in three starts. Curtis Granderson is hitting .360 against him with three homers and eight RBI. Thor is making his Major League debut. He’s a bad ass who will never again eat from the post-game spread during the game. Advantage: Mets! Wednesday Matt Harvey vs. A Losing Cub to be Determined The Dark Knight is a bad ass who is likely really pissed that he lost to one of the worst teams in baseball. This is a bad day to be a Cub. Harvey is 5-1 with a 2.72 ERA and 38 Ks. The Cubs are not yet releasing the name of their starter for his own protection. Advantage: Mets! Thursday Jon Niese vs A Losing Cub to be Determined Niese is 3-1 with a beautiful 1.95 ERA and 25 Ks. He is a bad ass who throws with his left arm. The Cubs are too ashamed to reveal the name of the pitcher slotted to face Niese. Advantage: Mets! Centerfield Cubs: Dexter Fowler, hitting. 267 with 2 homers and 7 RBI. Cool fact: Dexter pledged to give $1 for each Twitter follower to a group called And Justice for All that helps battered women, homeless veterans and seniors. Mets: Juan Lagares is a Gold Glove winner and a bad ass. He’s been in a bit of a slump, but still kicked Phillie butt. He’s hitting .282 with 1 important homer and 13 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Third base Cubs: Kris Bryant, hitting .265 with 1 homer and 17 RBI. Bryant is a big-time prospect, picked second overall in last year’s draft. After tearing up spring training, the Cubs felt he needed about 12 games more seasoning. Mets: Daniel Murphy, All-Star and bad ass. Murph has been to the White House, is a nice guy and is prone to fielding issues. He’s hitting .232 with 2 homers and 18 RBI. Will never, ever discuss a social issue again. Advantage: Mets! First Base Cubs: Anthony Rizzo, hitting .330 with 6 homers and 18 RBI. Rizzo raises money for cancer research and hosted a “Cook-off for Cancer” event. Probably the Cubs’ best player. Mets: Lucas Duda, who hit 30 homers in his breakout season, is a bad ass. He’s hitting .279 with 2 homers and 12 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Catcher Cubs: Miguel Montero, who is hitting .299 with 4 homers and 14 RBI. He’s married to Vanessa and has two children. Mets: Kevin Plawecki, filling in for the injured Travis d’Anaroud, he’s managed to keep is fingers away from errant fastballs and hit his first homer against the Yankees. He’s a bad ass, hitting .240 with 1 homer and 6 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Right field Cubs: Jorge Soler, who is hitting .280 with 3 homers and 13 RBI. He’s Cuban! Mets: Curtis Granderson, who is such a bad ass that he doesn’t even need to hit to get on base, earning lots of walks. Granderson has been known to, when on rehab assignments in mid-sized Michigan cities, ask the schools to allow him time to talk to students about the importance of staying in school. He also is nice to local education writers. He’s hitting .238 with 3 homers and 10 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Shortstop Cubs: Starlin Castro, who is hitting .285 with 3 homers and 19 RBI, is known for having a bad attitude. But he gets hits. Mets: Wilmer Flores, who is a bad ass and working really, really hard to be an adequate shortstop. He is hitting .239 with 3 homers and 9 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Left field Cubs: Chris Coghlan, who is hitting .189 with 3 homers and 4 RBI. He was the N.L. Rookie of the Year in 2009. Andrew McCutchen finished fourth in the balloting. Oops. Mets: Michael Cuddyer, who is a former batting champ and a bad ass. He’s prematurely gray. He’s hitting .248 with 3 homers and 12 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Second base Cubs: Addison Russell has a good name for a Cub, but would be better if his last name was Clark. He’s batting .250 with 2 homers and 7 RBI. His team bio has very limited background, so he’s hiding something. Mets: Dilson Herrera is known to be a future All-Star who is projected to be a bad ass. He’s hitting .261 with 1 homer and 3 RBI. Advantage: Mets! Fans Cubs: The Cubs have fans who are either accustomed to losing, or who don’t care because they show up in the third inning after spending hours in the Wrigleyville bars, spend the game walking around to beer lines and restrooms and then leave after drunkenly singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” with a D-list celebrity. Mets: The Mets have us. We occasionally disagree with each other. But we are good eggs. Advantage: Mets! Statues Cubs: The Cubs have nice statues of Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Ron Santo, and a very scary statue of Harry Caray. Mets: The Mets have yet to erect a statue. Slackers. Advantage: Cubs So, the Mets appear to have some advantages in addition to nice uniforms and better fans. Prediction: Thor gets his first of many wins, Harvey gets back on his winning ways, de Grom and Niese win their games, too!

Zvon May 10 2015 11:49 PM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

I think we should take advantage of them. two thumbs up :)

MFS62 May 11 2015 08:06 AM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

MGIM, you are a bad ass yourself. Good one. Later

Edgy MD May 11 2015 10:18 AM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

New bleachers in left and center expected to debut for this series.

Mets Willets Point May 11 2015 11:29 AM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

Edgy MD wrote: New bleachers in left and center expected to debut for this series. Mets were there for the debut of lights also. Should we expect rain?

Mets Guy in Michigan May 11 2015 11:37 AM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Edgy MD wrote: New bleachers in left and center expected to debut for this series. Mets were there for the debut of lights also. Should we expect rain? Ah, the infamous 8/8/88 plan that got turned into the 8/9/88 plan!

Mets Willets Point May 11 2015 11:47 AM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

27 years later and I still find it wrong that this four game series features only one day game.

Frayed Knot May 11 2015 12:08 PM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

Mets – Willets Point wrote: 27 years later and I still find it wrong that this four game series features only one day game. A quick look shows the Cubs with 67 home games remaining, 29 of which are at night. Not sure if they're limited to a specific number that they can't exceed these days. When they first put in the lights they were capped at 18 - a number struck as a compromise to the neighborhood and traditionalists. But now it's obviously much higher than that and Theo has said it's only going higher. At this point most of their mid-week games are at night save for the occasional 'get-away' game at the tail end of a series (like our game Thursday). Where they keep the overall number of night games below other teams is by almost exclusively scheduling day games on weekends (except where national TV intervenes) including Fridays which I'm sure is a big thing for those who have jobs with 'summer hours'.

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2015 07:41 PM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

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Mets Guy in Michigan May 11 2015 08:36 PM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 11 2015 09:08 PM

[fimg=664]http://25.media.tumblr.com/64faea0d3fa1c6bd02846ef7a91f6fea/tumblr_mm3r8skF5S1qgcarzo2_1280.jpg[/fimg] That's a mock up of the Wrigley board, I suspect. Those side ad slots are going to to be filled with nice Cubs Charities ads, I suspect. In fact, looking at the videos tonight, the Wrigley Field sign has been replaced by an ad -- WinTrust -- and it looks like Budweiser has been added atop the hand-operated scoreboard. Advantage: Mets!

batmagadanleadoff May 11 2015 09:08 PM Re: KTE: Chicago Cubs

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: [fimg=664]http://25.media.tumblr.com/64faea0d3fa1c6bd02846ef7a91f6fea/tumblr_mm3r8skF5S1qgcarzo2_1280.jpg[/fimg] That's a mock up of the Wrigley board, I suspect. Those side ad slots are going to to be filled with nice Cubs Charities ads, I suspect. Those side panels are part of the electronic display screen. I think that during play, the scoreboard is ad-free. Ads are shown on those side panels, if ever, in between innings. Wanna compare the right field scoreboards?