4/10/16: Cubs @ Diamondbacks

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How to Watch

TV: WGN
Radio: 670 the Score
Time: 3:10 PM CT

Cubs Lineup

Zobrist 2B
Heyward CF
Bryant RF
Rizzo 1B
Soler LF
The Stella 3B
Montero C
Russell SS
Arrieta, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and Protector of the Bullpen P

Diamondbaxx Lineup

Brito CF
Gosselin 2B
Goldschlager 1B
Peralta RF
Drury LF
Lamb 3B
Owings SS
Herrmann C
Miller P

What to Watch For

Shelby Miller was traded for an absolute haul. He gets the start opposite the reigning Cy Young champ. Chip Hale likes putting as many crazy lineups together as Maddon does; both managers are trotting out exotics for this 3:10 clash.

Fowler gets the day off; he needs one, as his bat is likely to burst into flames if he keeps his hot streak going. Bryant bats in the 3 hole today; it was faintly hilarious that Arizona walked Rizzo to get to him yesterday (he drew a walk). 

The Cubs are just fucking excellent, man.

Will the Cubs Win?

No (39).

Randy's Record: 4-1

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  1. GW

    Rice in limbo: Also, 3rd order is like the projection for if everything works out roses, correct?

    nah, 1st order is Pythagenpat (run differential)
    2nd order uses a run estimator instead of actual run differential (base runs, I would think, since Colin used to run their stats, but I’m not sure. could be something linear-weight based)
    3rd order uses the run estimator, but adjusts for strength of schedule

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  2. dmick89

    I’ve never thought of Arizona as a big ballpark (the opposite actually), but it has seemed to play like one this series. Bryant hit a couple I thought were way gone that stayed in.

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  3. berselius

    The best one sentence summary of Chase Field is that it has a Panda Express, and said Panda Express had the longest line of anything in the concourses.

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  4. Suburban kid

    Bryant needs to stop hitting straight to CF. If he just angled them slightly, he’d have HRs instead of F8s.

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  5. berselius

    Cracking me up to see people bitching on Twitter about the wall here. I can think of one park that has much more upsetting wall related consequences

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  6. Suburban kid

    Imagine getting your first career HR off the reigning Cy Young winner.

    Socrates: “don’t have to”

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  7. Smokestack Lightning

    I like how Chip Hale gave away an out against a suddenly struggling Jake Arrieta, just so he can keep his laboring SP in to break the tie in the next inning.

    Just can’t teach genius.

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  8. dmick89

    Which Cubs player was it that trade talks with the Braves kept bringing up Delgado’s name? Didn’t like it at the time and glad it didn’t happen.

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  9. Suburban kid

    Montero looks like such a mean badass motherfucker when he hits. Then when they interview him on TV he’s like a teddy bear. (dying laughing)

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