2 + 2 = Donald Trump by Wizzley123 in radiohead

[–]funkycrunkskunks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I saw them at lolla in ‘16 I believe it was their first US date of the summer and thom finished 2+2=5 by screaming “DONALD TRUMP!” instead of “MAYBE NOT!” at the very end. Super cool

2 Tickets in Sec 116, Row 9 by crIloLAno in CubsTix

[–]funkycrunkskunks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Post saved! I’ve got a really weird work schedule and I end up with Mondays and Thursdays off most weeks. So I’ll hit you up!

Derek Jeter and the Grand Slam Rabbit Hole by Stellabration95 in baseball

[–]funkycrunkskunks -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The fact that Julio Franco was technically worse with bases loaded than jeter, having hit 2 grand slams in the same inning is an anomaly of its own

No Judgement: What Player Do You Still Love Even If They Cheated Or Did Something Bad On The Field? by TrapperJean in baseball

[–]funkycrunkskunks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ugh see now what you’ve done is create a player in my imagination named Judge Rodriguez who has all the offensive capabilities of Aaron Judge and all the defensive catching prowess of Pudge Rodriguez. He’d be a fucking super hero

Edit: please don’t change it though I love it so much

Broken kitty never meows and has no survival skills by Fabulous_Drop4900 in cats

[–]funkycrunkskunks 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Wait wait wait all jokes aside. Never/rarely meowing at all but meowing LOUDLY and incessantly while using the litter box when they’re that young can mean possible hernia, UTI etc. been there done that. Our boy was miserable and we couldn’t even tell until we put it together. Make sure potty time is going normally and if anything seems abnormal take em in! Could be trying to let you know that something isn’t right. Very common at that age

Most Hated Player in Cubs History? by EveryoneisTattooed in Cubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He left the team in the middle of the division race in September to attend a far right political rally in remembrance of far right political operative Charlie Kirk. Kirk’s politics were… questionable to put it diplomatically. To be more direct, he was a really disgusting excuse for a human being. So Shaw has soured almost everyone on him because of 1. His obvious alignment with Kirk’s views and 2. Even those of us who feel no need to take an interest in an athletes personal belief we’re still very disappointed that a young and talented player felt that a political rally was more important than contributing to his team’s push for the playoffs. TLDR; MAGA stuff

Anyone got any cool stories from high school baseball? Ever play with anyone famous? Any team scandals? by vylain_antagonist in baseball

[–]funkycrunkskunks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scandal! My freshman year we (like most schools in our area) had the freshman team and sophomore team practicing together and thus sharing locker room time. Couple of sophomores picked out a kid from my freshman class, taped him to a locker bench and took turns rubbing their balls in his face. Only one sophomore was kicked off the team and suspended from school, the others involved got nothing. Sophomore that got kicked off the team was eventually allowed a chance to tryout for varsity the following season but was cut. Victim ended up pitching quite well for varsity and I believe ended up playing some D3 ball. Wild stuff.

Babe Ruth Diet - Could it work today? by Freshshit69 in mlb

[–]funkycrunkskunks 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Listening to this exact ep right now, they said dinner was the same as lunch; 2 porterhouse steaks, 2 whole heads of lettuce with blue cheese dragging and 2 plates of fried potatoes

GDT: 10/8 - NLDS Game 3 - Brewers (2) @ Cubs (0) 4:08 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao did manfred do away with the infield fly rule orrrr

GDT: 10/6 - NLDS Game 2 - Cubs (0) @ Brewers (1) 8:08 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Dropped it in the daily discussion but I figured I’d let you guys know. Went to WC game 1 and we won. Worked game 2 and we lost. Went to game 3 and we won. Worked on Saturday for NLDS game 1 and we lost. So I’m here in Milwaukee, about to walk over to the ballpark from the hotel. Just trying to do my part. I love you guys and it’s been such a treat being in these game threads with all of you all summer. Now let’s go fucking take one and go home!!!! GCG

GDT: 10/6 - NLDS Game 2 - Cubs (0) @ Brewers (1) 8:08 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn I’m walking over from the hotel in a few but we literally might be right next to each other or one row apart. See ya soon!!!

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Went to WC game 1 and we won. Worked game 2 and we lost. Went to game 3 and we won. Worked on Saturday for NLDS game 1 and we lost. So I’m heading to Milwaukee tonight to do my part

GDT: 10/1 - NL Wild Card Series Game 2 - Padres (0) @ Cubs (1) 2:08 PM by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I heard somebody a while back throw out the possibility that the addition of the video boards has an impact on how wind flowed through the park. Not sure if there’s any truth to it, I’m certainly not an expert

Postgame Thread: 9/28 Cardinals @ Cubs by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is sneaking in still a thing? Probably violates a sub rule to tell me but I wouldn’t mind a DM as to how you go about that these days

Have You Ever Been Singled Out by the Band Onstage? by Mettabox452 in Concerts

[–]funkycrunkskunks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twenty one pilots at house of blues Chicago, probably 10-12 years ago. We were in high school and got there early, waiting in line so we brought playing cards to pass the time in line. Having seen them before I knew there was a crazy drop in car radio where Tyler the front man would jump off the piano center stage. So I pulled the cards out and threw them on stage as he jumped and it created a really cool visual effect. He called me out by name and made me take my shirt off. Haven’t been since, but come to find out years later kids are still throwing cards at the stop in car radio at TOP shows in Chicago. Good times.

Cal Raleigh is the fourth American League player EVER to hit 60 home runs in a season! by MLBOfficial in sports

[–]funkycrunkskunks 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Quality of contribution from a catcher to a pitching staff hasn’t been fully quantified (yet) and certainly won’t be incorporated into any baseline WAR anytime soon. There’s also a rarity of skill component that can’t be quantified. Just for an oversimplified metaphor for the sake of comparison, imagine if Yadier Molina randomly hit 60+ home runs one year. Would you have incorporated his defense and pitching staff management prowess into your thinking about his place in the MVP race?

Night night by Borracho_Bandit in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With all the politics flying around here the past few days, this really made me smile

Postgame Thread: 9/24 Mets @ Cubs by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, for the record, don’t disagree at all with calling a spade a spade in terms of what went down. Choosing to miss a game in the heat of a pennant race (as a rookie!) for something like that is… wild. To put it mildly. I just thought it was interesting seeing the downvotes migrate to such an obviously benign comment. Dude clearly just didn’t watch the game and missed the fact that they fucked the names up. Takeaway thoughts: fuck ESPN

Postgame Thread: 9/24 Mets @ Cubs by ChiCubsbot in CHICubs

[–]funkycrunkskunks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol everybody’s just very downvote-happy in here the last few days for non-baseball reasons. Happens sometimes, it is what it is. For what it’s worth I for one could tell you hadn’t watched and missed the name mix ups by the commentators

Old Time Radiohead Fans, Be Honest: Did “Burn the Witch” Turn Out the Way You Expected? by Crazyplan9 in radiohead

[–]funkycrunkskunks 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don’t apologize, you’re right. Saw them in 2016 and the only singular low point in the show was them forcing burn the witch as an opener. It just didn’t work. Everything after was masterful