# MLB. And here comes the Post Season! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171 "2016-09-29T00:43:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/521 "2016-10-23T01:24:38Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > 3-0 Cubs. If this score stays the same into the 8th, people will feel antsy… And why do I have the feeling somebody tried as hard as possible to get Steve Bartman a seat as close to where he was in 2003, just to see what would happen? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/522 "2016-10-23T01:26:47Z")
Rough night for Kershaw. A couple errors. Go Cubbies! But, would like to see seven games. Had withdrawal last night. No baseball. 4-0 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/523 "2016-10-23T01:27:53Z")
4-0! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/524 "2016-10-23T01:30:50Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > And why do I have the feeling somebody tried as hard as possible to get Steve Bartman a seat as close to where he was in 2003, just to see what would happen? If a Dodger hits a foul ball high to near the stands, and a Cub outfielder comes to catch it, it will be fun to see Cubs fans scrambling in mad panic to get out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/525 "2016-10-23T02:11:03Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > And why do I have the feeling somebody tried as hard as possible to get Steve Bartman a seat as close to where he was in 2003, just to see what would happen? And why do I have the feeling that it was probably Frank Kaminsky? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/526 "2016-10-23T02:11:36Z")
…Cubbiewubbiewubbieskershawsoutkenlyjansenthrowahomercubbiewubbieswubbieswubbies ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/527 "2016-10-23T02:13:02Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > 4-0! 5-0! ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/528 "2016-10-23T02:22:40Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > …Cubbiewubbiewubbieskershawsoutkenlyjansenthrowahomercubbiewubbieswubbieswubbies Victory incoherence… ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/529 "2016-10-23T02:24:08Z")
Too soon for that; Cubs have been here before. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/530 "2016-10-23T02:24:45Z")
oooooooh, 5 outs away!.. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/531 "2016-10-23T02:25:32Z")
Hendricks is stepping down. Chapman is in, he’s been on fire. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/532 "2016-10-23T02:45:51Z")
You guys outplayed the Dodgers on every level tonight. A well-earned victory. Enjoy the celebration tonight. Someone’s gonna erase a lot of bad history over the next couple of weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/533 "2016-10-23T02:49:46Z")
Holy shit!!! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/534 "2016-10-23T02:49:52Z")
Wrigleyville is going crazy. Thousands of people around me, everyone singing Go Cubs Go! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/535 "2016-10-23T02:50:54Z")
[The Chicago Tribute mentions it.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/536 "2016-10-23T02:51:17Z")
HA Ha Dodgers. It truly is a good day! Dit dit dit DAH goodbye ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/537 "2016-10-23T02:56:01Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Wrigleyville is going crazy. Thousands of people around me, everyone singing Go Cubs Go! I’m way out on the far Northwest side and the house is shaking with fireworks. What a fantastic baseball team we have this year. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/538 "2016-10-23T02:56:56Z")
Wow, Cubs beat the Dodgers like a drum when it matter. Great season and both teams are good enough to do this again next year. Good luck in the Series Cubbies! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/539 "2016-10-23T02:57:41Z")
Good job Cubs! Just four more… ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/540 "2016-10-23T03:06:23Z")
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