OSS: Cyle just misses a Maddux on opening day
Three up:
- Kyle Hendricks was dominant, going the distance with nine strikeouts and zero walks. He was so on his game that he even struck out perennial MVP candidate Christian Yelich twice. All three Brewers hits were by none other than Orlando Arcia, who hits like Yelich when he plays the Cubs and like, well, Orlando Arcia against every other team.
- Ian Happ got the offense going with a no doubter to CF in the third inning that gave the Cubs their first lead of the season. Before covid cut things short it seemed like some buzz was building among the sportswriter that Happ could break out this year. This is certainly a good start, but I still remember when Happ had a good series to kick off 2018 then went something like 1-40 over the rest of April.
- Anthony Rizzo continues to do Anthony Rizzo things. In this case, it was an insurance run homer from his knees as well as goofing around at 1B by offering hand sanitizer to baserunners.
Three Down:
- Not really that much to complain about here. The Cubs hit into some double plays to kill early rallies, after Bryant et al. worked some deep counts on Ken Sayner. More runs would be good.
- Everyone loves Bill Murray, but I’m not so wild at the idea of the Cubs doing the stretch with no one in the stadium. There are a lot of terrible singers out there. Just stick with Harry and Santo if you’re going to do this, Cubs.
- Maybe don’t sell any radio ads to a fucking propoganda network like Newsmax, 670 The Score.
Next up: Corbin Burnes takes on Yu Darvish at 12:05 CT, in a game that is likely to feature a veritable cornucopia of strikeouts.
Comments
Cyle gets first billing after that start, but I had to get the Counsell pic into a Brewers Lose post (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
9th inning, 2 outs, and David Ross walks to the pitching mound for some reason. Pretty sure Kyle politely told him to fuck off at that point.
Great start to the season!
WaLiQuote Reply
WaLi,
Cyle said that he wouldn’t do Ross’s taxes next year if he pulled him.
berseliusQuote Reply
To-day’s base ball squadron
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
SS Baez
LF War Bear
DH Contreras
RF Heyward
C Caratini
2B Kipnis
CF Happ
P Darvish
berseliusQuote Reply
8 walks for Baez in the regular season this year. Who takes the over?
(Not me)
BVSQuote Reply
Willson!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Willy
BVSQuote Reply
If you happened to see Rizzo’s Instagram story where he showed the Cubs players holding posters the Rizzo Foundation kids made for them, did you notice how many shoes KB has? His locker room nickname could be Imelda.
BVSQuote Reply
What the hell kind of rundown was that?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Covid19 rundown. A moving target that you can’t catch.
BVSQuote Reply
What’s a defensive TOOTBLAN called?
WaLiQuote Reply
These fake fans look terrible.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Now that is a rundown.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Schwarber!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
CB Bucknor is calling the balls and strikes this afternoon.
andcountingQuote Reply
Throwing or
Handling
Error
Reliably completed
If
Other players
Tried it
uncle daveQuote Reply
uncle dave,
(dying laughing)
BVSQuote Reply
uncle dave,
seriously (dying laughing)
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
is anyone worse at calling home runs than zack zaidman
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
EnricoPallazzo,
(the answer is no)
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
the fact that the season is shortened will not affect my enjoyment of a world series victory in the slightest. If the cubs win, then they win. Put an asterisk in the record books if you want but it won’t lessen my enjoyment.
that said, the fact that there is some really weird shit going on which makes baseball seem super insignificant will lead to me feeling that baseball is…super insignificant. so I would say that I care about baseball maybe half as much as I normally would (probably much less). so yeah I guess I would enjoy a WS about half (probably much less) as much as I otherwise would have, but it has nothing to do with the fact that a WS victory in 2020 could rightly be considered a total fluke. it has more to do with the fact that we are approaching some sort of book of revelations-type global nightmare.
EnricoPallazzoQuote Reply
uncle dave,
Thats fucking beautiful (dying laughing)
WaLiQuote Reply
Willson!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Snipe hunting success: Javy Walked
BVSQuote Reply
Chatwood is looking really good today.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Maybe I spoke too soon. The BABIP luck dragon is cruel.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Just jumped on the broadcast – who is the third person in the booth with Len and JD?
berseliusQuote Reply
Oh, it’s Dempster 😐
berseliusQuote Reply
At least it’s not Jeff Garlin.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
Or ARod or Tim McCarver
BVSQuote Reply
berselius,
The radio broadcast is good
BVSQuote Reply
Why would Ross pinch hit for the DH?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Willy
berseliusQuote Reply
I do like that it’s much easier to see how far HRs go into the stands now (dying laughing).
berseliusQuote Reply
Contreras murdered that pitch.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Happ!
berseliusQuote Reply
Riz.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cardinals lose.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
M ——–> inverted
berseliusQuote Reply
Under the current format, the Cubs have virtually clinched a playoff berth with their second victory.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
http://www.obstructedview.net/cubs-9-brewers-1/
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