OSS: Jon Lester bounces back in a big way.
Three up:
- Jon Lester threw his first scoreless start in over a month and a half, giving up five hits and striking out eight in six innings. The strikeouts are great, perhaps even more encouraging is the lack of walks. More of this would sure be nice.
- Ian Happ provided all of the offense today with a solo shot in the fourth inning that proved to be the game’s only run for either team.
- Javy and Willson combined for a great CS of Marte in the sixth inning, complete with the requisite JavyTag.
Three One down:
- The rest of the offense struggled, though it’s hard to pick out any one player to pick on. The most negative Cubs play of the game by WPA was a Bote flyout with a runner on first that ended the third inning, which pretty much sums up this game.
Next up: Cole Hamels takes on Trevor Williams at 6:05 PM CT. Lester managed to keep pace with Hamels’s last start, let’s hope that Hamels can answer in kind.
Comments
Zack Short: 2/5, HR, BB
Eric Leal: 3.1IP, 1H, 0R, 5K, 3BB
Paul Richan: 4IP, 0H, 0R, 5K, 0BB
RynoQuote Reply
Ryno,
Stephen Bruno (blast from the past!): 3-4, 2 2B, BB, 2 R
MylesQuote Reply
I was really hoping we’d reach 400 comments on the last post. 🙁
BVSQuote Reply
I’ve designed a lot of t-shirts over the years, but this one has been the most successful (except for the OV facepalm that got mercilessly pirated).
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
(dying laughing) that the whole sentence is a link.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
(dying laughing) at the No Dinner shirt.
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Man, I forgot about that. I made all of those for a fake account I set up to troll Cubs fans and make money off of other teams’ fans. @lflagcentral
andcountingQuote Reply
the “Customers also considered” section on that page is great/confusing.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo,
I assume it varies depending on who/where you are, but it’s usually all pro-Cubs stuff and flag accessories for me. (dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
oh shit well for me it’s a bunch of WWE shirts, sesame street clothes for very young kids, and whatever the fuck these are
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Deleted.
dmick89Quote Reply
Same for me. Need to pick up the John Cena/Roman Reigns “DOMINATION” long-sleever Twofer shirt.
MylesQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo,
(dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
Mike Montgomery is heading to the DL. Rosario will be called up. Chatwood is back in the rotation.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
There’s got to be at least a handful of guys in the minors better than Chatwood that the Cubs could get for nothing in a trade.
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Cubs.com confirms the first two parts here. Are you just cruelly trolling us with the last one? (although Rosario back up is plenty cruel really.)
— Never mind, I see it on Twitter. Ugh.
URKQuote Reply
Yeah, tomorrow’s game was cancelled due to suckage.
MylesQuote Reply
URK,
Yeah, that news sucks in too many ways to list.
dmick89Quote Reply
Chatwood tomorrow: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 4 K, HBP, WP, 5 ER
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Your optimism is incurable.
andcountingQuote Reply
Thinking of starting a gofundme to charter a jet from Iowa to Pittsburgh so Duane Underwood Jr. can pitch tomorrow (he’s due to start today)
MylesQuote Reply
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/would-the-orioles-be-better-with-rafael-palmeiro/
MylesQuote Reply
Myles,
If he can pitch, the Cubs might be better with Palmeiro.
dmick89Quote Reply
wait…how do you not already have that????
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
Schwarber! (Too bad about Rizzo’s baserunning mistake.)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What the hell was that?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Once again, this offense is extremely frustrating against a complete nobody.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo,
I get compression superman shirts, which would look terrible on me, and these cool DJ Bob Ross shirts.
BVSQuote Reply
Hamels putting on a clinic on how to throw DP balls.
BVSQuote Reply
(dying laughing), 5 double plays.
andcountingQuote Reply
Jesus. Ian.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Stupid.
dmick89Quote Reply
Jesus. That sucks even more now.
dmick89Quote Reply
Welp, that hit by Zobrist might have meant something had Happ been content to stay in scoring position.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
De La Rosa? Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Kintzler has had a very short leash.
BVSQuote Reply
Safe
BVSQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
andcountingQuote Reply
I don’t care if they change it. That’s hilarious.
andcountingQuote Reply
The Double Play Game.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What if your job was to be the guy holding the video replay headsets without having an expression on your face?
BVSQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
The Cubs have made some horrible decisions on the bases lately.
dmick89Quote Reply
Brewers lose.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Screw whoever has the ninth inning today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing) Cubs fans out-cheering Pirate fans in Pittsburgh
BVSQuote Reply
There goes Bote’s WPA.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think Russell should move closer to the plate.
BVSQuote Reply
If Strop didn’t pitch the other day with a four run lead, he’d be available.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bringing in Cishek against a lefty is not great.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Chavez? Joe’s just trolling us.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think I’d rather have Gimenez than Caratini. At least he can play defense.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Throw strikes.
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Pirates really did good things with their baserunners
BVSQuote Reply
That was a thing of Bote.
andcountingQuote Reply
andcounting,
Ohhh, man.
BVSQuote Reply
Pierats
Berselius is too lazy to loginQuote Reply
http://www.obstructedview.net/cubs-1-pirates-0-2/
berseliusQuote Reply