4/7/2016: Cubs @ Diamondbacks

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How To Watch

TV: CSN+
Radio: 670 the Score
Time: 8:40 PM CST

Cubs Starting Lineup

Dexter Fowler CF
Jason Heyward RF
Ben Zobrist 2B
Anthony Rizzo 1B
Kris Bryant 3B
Kyle Schwarber LF
Miguel Montero C
Addison Russell SS
John "Beer and Chicken" Lackey P

Diamondbacks Starting Lineup

Jean Segura 2B
Nick Ahmed SS
Paul Goldschmidt 1B
David Peralta RF
Beef Castle C
Jake Lamb 3B
Yasmany Tomas LF
Chris Owings CF
Rubby De La Rosa P

Things to Watch

For the second series in a row, the best player between the two teams isn't on the Cubs. Paul Goldschmidt is like Anthony Rizzo except a little bit better in every single way. He has best-in-class defense, walks a little more, with a little more power. He even stole more bases than Rizzo last year (21 to 17). Goldy is good enough where it makes sense to just push all your chips in the middle and hope to win it all, even if your window is only open for two years or so.

The Diamondbacks might have the best infield defense in the majors this year. Goldschmidt is an elite defender at first, and Ahmed is pretty close to elite at short. Both Lamb and Segura are very good defenders at third and second, respectively. Stuff like that isn't easy to quantify, but don't be surprised if very few of our grounders end up for hits.

Soler gets the night off, so he'll be first off the bench. 

Dexter Fowler has already been worth .4 wins this year, and he's been the best player on the team so far.

Will the Cubs Win?

Yes (26)

Randy's Record: 2-0

Randy currently has the Cubs at 26-24.

 

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  1. Perkins

    That fucking sucks. Here’s hoping it’s just a sprain. When I tore my ACL, I wasn’t able to put any weight on it right away, and it looks like Schwarber could.

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  2. Smokestack Lightning

    Perkins:
    That fucking sucks. Here’s hoping it’s just a sprain. When I tore my ACL, I wasn’t able to put any weight on it right away, and it looks like Schwarber could.

    Yeah, maybe. I seem to recall Corey Patterson blowing out his ACL in 2003 and walking off the field.

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  3. Smokestack Lightning

    Mucker:
    I’d be surprised if that’s NOT a torn ACL.Looked like his knee buckled out.Fucking shit.

    My thought as well.

    Though ingrown toenails can be a bitch to walk on if you aggravate one…

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  4. Smokestack Lightning

    berselius:
    What happened? I’m just on game day and this bar is l GSW coverage.

    Schwarbs down, probably for a while. Collided with Dexter. Lackey is not so good right now.

    Cubs, undaunted though, have tied the game at 4.

    EDIT: Lackey just gave up the lead again.

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  5. Smokestack Lightning

    The Schwarbs injury is a bummer, no doubt, but the panic around Cubdom is unwarranted. Maybe everybody had him inked for Pujols numbers circa 2004, but I always kind of thought it was a pick ’em between him and Soler, and that neither of them might be very good this year.

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  6. Perkins

    dmick89,

    I had surgery a couple months after tearing it and rehabbed it enough over the next 4 months that they let me deploy to Afghanistan.

    That was probably a poor health choice since I don’t think it’s ever fully healed. But I can walk fine and hike and stuff. I don’t run anymore, though.

    How long did yours take to heal?

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  7. dmick89

    Smokestack Lightning,

    That’s some high praise for Soler. Unwarranted I think, but I agree it’s not the end of the world. The Cubs were built to withstand an injury like this. I’m hopeful Soler is better than last season. He almost has to be or Szczur would probably be a better option. I’m guessing Baez plays a lot of 3rd with Bryant in LF now.

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  8. dmick89

    Perkins,

    Damn. That’s some serious dedication to getting back to the desert.

    I had surgery a few weeks after the injury and it took me 4-6 months to get back to near 100%, but I didn’t feel comfortable running. Took me another 6 months before I could really do that. Mine healed up well though.

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  9. Perkins

    dmick89,

    It was one of those situations where my unit was going and I didn’t want to get left behind. That would have been more crushing than the injury itself.

    Glad to hear yours healed well and that you can run on it again.

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  10. Perkins

    Sounds like an ankle sprain, but MRI scheduled for tomorrow. That’s probably the best possible outcome here.

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  11. Smokestack Lightning

    Perkins:
    Sounds like an ankle sprain, but MRI scheduled for tomorrow. That’s probably the best possible outcone here.

    Find it hard to believe. Unless when they were futzing with his knee, he was saying “It’s not my fucking knee!”

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  12. dmick89

    So sprained ankle means it’s almost certainly not a break. Could be a hairline fracture, which would suck, but it’s much better than an ACL tear. Good news.

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  13. Smokestack Lightning

    dmick89:
    So sprained ankle means it’s almost certainly not a break. Could be a hairline fracture, which would suck, but it’s much better than an ACL tear. Good news.

    Gordo says MRI will look at knee too, but for now it appears to be just bruised. No timetable yet (obviously). I’m thinking June-ish myself. Because in lieu of timetables given to me, I’ll just make up one on my own.

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  14. Smokestack Lightning

    Lackey somehow only at 59 pitches. I’m calling it now: he goes the distance. Because baseball.

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  15. cerulean

    Rizzo the Rat:
    Smokestack Lightning,

    I look forward to many five-hour games.

    The Effectively Wild podcast had Sheehan on today talking about the dearth of swingmen in the bullpen and the specialization of all pitchers’ roles increasing Ks and decreasing balls in play and runs scored. I think the Cubs are outliers in this respect. Well, except for the Ks.

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  16. dmick89

    I was figuring Schwarber was out for the year and with an ankle sprain, if that’s all it is, it’s possible he doesn’t even hit the DL. Doubtful, but possible.

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  17. berselius

    I was out drinking wine with Bizarro Tony Soprano tonight, so I didn’t see any of this game. Maybe someone else should write the recap (dying laughing).

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  18. Myles

    berselius:
    I was out drinking wine with Bizarro Tony Soprano tonight, so I didn’t see any of this game. Maybe someone else should write the recap (dying laughing).

    I vote Randy.

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  19. Suburban kid

    uncle dave:
    Can we just forfeit this game before anything else goes wrong?

    You spoke of chance, Grasshopper. As if such a thing were certain to exist. In the matter you speak of, destiny, there is no such thing as chance. For which ever way you choose, right or left, it must lead to an end. And that end is our destiny.

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  20. Suburban kid

    I went with Dee and Addison up the middle, which I’m happy with, but Starlin would have been a smrt fake team draft pick at least for April. I see he’s still available in 13% of Yahoo leagues.

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