A lot of people (mostly non-baseball fans) complain that the season is too long, but it seems like it just started. There are only 4 games left in the regular season and the Cubs are currently 93-65. They're a season-best 28 games over .500 and are looking to sweep the Reds today and win their 5th in a row. Kyle Schwarber gets a rare start behgind the plate.
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Cubs
Dexter Fowler, CF
Austin Jackson, RF
Starlin Castro, 2B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Chris Denorfia, LF
Javier Baez, 3B
Kyle Schwarber, C
Jason Hammel, P
Addison Russell, SS
Reds
Jason Bourgeois, LF
Joey Votto, 1B
Brandon Phillips, 2B
Jay Bruce, RF
Todd Frazier, 3B
Eugenio Suarez, SS
Tucker Barnhart, C
Tyler Holt, CF
John Lamb, P
totally. can’t comprehend this season is ending in less than a week.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Love me some pre-lunch baseball.
berseliusQuote Reply
Hoping Hammel can have a good start so we can put to rest the idea of a bullpen start in the playoffs.
dmick89Quote Reply
Jackson murdered that ball.
dmick89Quote Reply
AJax
berseliusQuote Reply
Reds starter pitching like he doesn’t want to be late for his evening shift at the taxidermy and vape shop.
berseliusQuote Reply
That feeling when you mute the MLB radio for 20 seconds and Austin Jackson hits a 3 run bomb.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Taxidermy and vape shop? That’s a strange combination. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Suburban kid,
It’s not as good as that feeling when you turn on your radio feed at the exact moment before Pat says “Chicago Cubs Baseball is on the air!”
Suburban kidQuote Reply
We were up in the WI north woods a few years ago for vacation and were dying laughing at the sheer number of taxidermy places found in every random location. Our holy grail was if we found a taxidermist next to an animal hospital.
berseliusQuote Reply
+1 LSA Rec’d NAMBLA
berseliusQuote Reply
Walk Votto now that you gave the runner the extra base.
dmick89Quote Reply
Or don’t. Worked out better.
dmick89Quote Reply
Austin Jackson today, wow.
berseliusQuote Reply
son of Joe Dirt pitching for the Reds
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Hammel just can’t stand not giving the other team a chance.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
(dying laughing) at the closeup of Frazier yelling “fuck” after he struck out.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
JD said he was from the Dukes of Hazzard.
dmick89Quote Reply
My reference was more recent than his.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
What a TOOTBLAN
berseliusQuote Reply
He could have been talking about the Dukes of Hazzard movie.
berseliusQuote Reply
Dukes of Hazzard was part of the famous Friday night lineup on cbs that started with Dukes and was followed by Dallas and then Falcon Crest.
dmick89Quote Reply
Rodney’s velocity is way down.
dmick89Quote Reply
Easily the best part of growing up in Urbana was that you could get the CBS station out of Terre Haute on a clear night, meaning you could watch Dukes of Hazzard twice in a row due to Indiana’s intransigence regarding Daylight Savings Time. Magic childhood moments, those.
uncle daveQuote Reply
dmick89,
I feel like they’ve gotten what they’re going to get out of him.
uncle daveQuote Reply
94 wins mf
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Savoring every moment.
berseliusQuote Reply
The best is yet to come.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
What’s crazy about this season and already at 94 wins is that the Cardinals are at 100 and I don’t think they’re going to be as difficult to beat in a short series as any of the other playoff teams. That’s just weird.
dmick89Quote Reply
They banked a lot of wins early on, but were decidedly lackluster in September (July as well). With all the injuries and fatigue among the pitching staff, they’re limping into the postseason.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Suburban kid,
Seems crazy that they just need a 3-game sweep against another terrible team to match their 2008 win total. I would have thought that unthinkable as late as July.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
When they limp into the postseason, they do it the right way.
Wenningtons Gorilla CockQuote Reply
Getting ready to watch Rich Hill.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’d love to see a Houston-Chicago World Series for the sheer improbability of it and not just because I think The Cubs would probably win it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
So, um, how was the game guys? #TotallyMissedIt
Although, how did Schwarber look at catcher today?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
I thought Schwarber looked pretty good. Especially since he hadn’t played there for a month.
dmick89Quote Reply
One wonders how long Joe will leave Arrieta in tonight, and whether the decision (assuming the Cubs are winning) will be influenced by the score in the Pirates/Reds game, which starts an hour earlier.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Suburban kid,
Whether the Pirates are winning or not tonight shouldn’t matter—they need to win two games to ensure home field advantage. So I would think the score of the first game would have no bearing on Maddon wanting to win this one. I expect Arrieta to go seven regardless, save for a no-no or perfect game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I think Arrieta will probably get right around 100 pitches tonight. I think that’s about what he had in his last start and I’d expect it to be the same tonight regardless of what the Pirates do.
dmick89Quote Reply
cerulean,
I don’t think there’s any way Arrieta goes the distance, even for a no-no or perfect game, unless he does so under 110 pitches.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
This is a recent article I enjoyed. Kinda relevant too.
http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/02/eyes-on-cole-cubs-feeling-wild/
Suburban kidQuote Reply
aisle424Quote Reply
aisle424,
They still do have them dress up like that? I thought I read something a couple years ago about being more sensitive. Personally, I don’t really care. it’s for fun and he looks hilarious. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
aisle424,
that. is. awesome/terrifying.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
aisle424,
he wears it so well
Rice CubeQuote Reply
New comic: http://obstructedview.net/comics/playoff-hope/
joshQuote Reply
dmick89,
If that’s considered insensitive, we need to re-evaluate our society
JasonQuote Reply