Cubs 6, White Sox 1

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OSS: The Cubs give Hawk Harrelson a fitting send-off.

Three up:

  1. Kyle Hendricks continued his solid string of starts, allowing one run and striking out five in 7.2 innings. The rest of the Cubs starters have struggled this year, but Kyle is bang on with his preseason projections.
  2. The biggest play of the game was Rizzo’s RBI double in the first inning, which got the Cubs offense rolling. A RBI groundout and Bote single later and it was suddenly 3-0.
  3. Kyle Schwarber made is presence felt in this once, hitting a bomb of a HR in his first PA and an RBI double in his next. The Sox were clearly making a point to pitch around him the rest of the game.

Three down:

  1. KB sat out this game with some vague shoulder ‘fatigue’. Joe tried to downplay this as being proactive, but we’ve certainly seen plenty of these ‘no big deal’ injuries this season. I hope it’s the truth this time and he’s back soon.
  2. The Brewers won big. At least they probably wore out the Pirates pen.
  3. We won’t have Hawk to kick around anymore.

Next up: The Pirates head to Wrigley for a four game set. Jameson Taillon takes on Cole Hamels at 7 CT.

 

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  2. Ryno

    If Garoppolo did in fact suffer a season ending ACL injury, Reuben Foster stated after the game that he has a lot of confidence in C.J. Beathard taking over and described the Iowa QB:

    “He’s no Roody-poo.”

    (We had to get clarification on that from Foster on the exact meaning)

    — Jennifer Lee Chan (@jenniferleechan) September 23, 2018

    I love that Reuben Foster is using vintage wrestling smacktalk in postgame interviews. Chan didn’t need to get clarification, because one of the replies to her tweet was…

    Roody-Poo candy asses not allowed.

    — Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) September 24, 2018

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  3. Ryno

    And I’m still mad about this:

    CJ Beathard’s first pass of the game is a touchdown to George Kittle but it’s robbed by a questionable offensive PI call on Kyle Juszczyk. #49ers #SFvsKC pic.twitter.com/j7rsJiOxdD

    — Rob Lowder (@Rob_Lowder) September 23, 2018

    How the fuck are you going to call that offensive pass interference?! If anything, it’s defensive pass interference. And I love how you waited until the TD catch to throw the flag…

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  6. Ryno

    berselius,

    Well I don’t think it gets better, but it sure doesn’t help that they add subjective unreviewable rules like the new roughing the passer rule.

    But that call in the SF/KC game shouldn’t be that hard. It wasn’t a pick play because the SF receiver wasn’t trying to pick the defender. He was trying to draw him to the middle of the field to open a throwing lane to the corner. I’d really like to hear that official’s reasoning for throwing that late flag.

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  7. Mucker

    berselius,

    I think the officiating has been “ok” this year. But the rules suck. The roughing the passer penalties, although they are very pussified, are correct calls according to the rules. Refs are calling what they see based on the rules that are being enforced. The NFL is becoming unwatchable.

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  8. Ryno

    Dolphins DL William Hayes tore his ACL, he’s out for the season. Big loss. It happened when he tried not to put his body weight on Derek Carr while sacking him and got his foot caught in the ground.

    — Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) September 24, 2018

    Maybe now that players have stopped “anthem protesting” so much, some people will see that the NFL’s popularity is declining because the product is trash.

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  9. Ryno

    Herman: “If there’s a better feeling than going to a jam-packed student section singing the Eyes of Texas at the end of the game, you’ll have to show me.”

    — HornSports.com (@HornSports) September 24, 2018

    Poor guy…

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  10. Ryno

    Mucker,

    My problem is you shouldn’t have subjective rules unless you make them reviewable. Stop the game down for 2 minutes to see that Clay Matthews clearly didn’t rough the passer and that Kyle Jusczyk (or whatever) didn’t commit OPI.

    That or change the rules to something concrete. Or both. I don’t care.

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    berselius

    berselius,

    I’m hoping the Packers keep Rodgers out until after the bye…though I’m not sure how much improvement they can expect on that knee without surgery.

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  17. dmick89

    If both the Brewers and Cubs go winless, the Cardinals will win the division. There may be another way for them to tie for the lead as well, but I’m not sure.

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  18. Perkins

    Ryno,

    I think the most likely (good) outcome for the Brewers is that they go 4-2. While I’m not sure they take 2/3 in STL, they could easily sweep DET at home. Even with that, the Cubs would only have to win 3 more games.

    Ideally I’d like to see the Cubs clinch before the last day (or even series) of the season, but I’m not overly concerned at this point.

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  19. andcounting

    This last week is going to be so much fun to watch. If the Cubs can win 2 games against the Pirates, one of the teams in the Brewers/Cards series will be eliminated from their divisional hopes while they both battle for home field advantage in the wildcard. . . or to eliminate the other from the postseason altogether. If the Cubs play half-decent baseball they’re in (and half-decent baseball is their specialty).

    At this point, we know they’re not the best team ever, and we’ve got a World Series celebration in the bank. The most probable outcome here is heartbreak of some form, but the rest of the season is guaranteed not to be boring. I’ll take that every season. If it winds up being more than that, all the better.

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    berselius

    To-day’s platoon split heavy base ball squadron

    2B Murphy
    RF Zobrist
    SS Baez
    1B Rizzo
    LF War Bear
    3B Bryant
    CF Heyward
    P Hamels
    C Caratini

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  29. Perkins

    Assuming the Cubs would lose 1-2 in this series, I’d have expected one of them to be against Taillon.

    Too bad the Cardinals are useless tonight.

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  35. dmick89

    I kind of feel bad for the American League this season. They easily have the three best teams in baseball. If this was an overall 8 team tournament the AL would probably have about an 85% chance of winning it all (maybe even higher).

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  36. Ryno

    andcounting,

    What an asshole. “Shut ’em right up.” Well no fucking shit it shut them up. Agreeing with your opponent in a debate usually ends the debate, Einstein.

    That’s probably the most Alvin story I can think of. That or the haircut post about his kid.

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  38. Perkins

    dmick89:
    I kind of feel bad for the American League this season. They easily have the three best teams in baseball. If this was an overall 8 team tournament the AL would probably have about an 85% chance of winning it all (maybe even higher).

    I’m not too bothered by it at this point. The NL was in the same place in 2015, when the Cubs had a better record than the other five division winners. Honestly, I’m glad the Cubs would only have to beat one of the Red Sox, Yankees, or Astros to win a World Series.

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  39. dmick89

    Perkins,

    Yeah, I was thinking of 2015 when I wrote the comment. As for the Cubs having to beat one of the top three in the AL, I think they’re going to have a difficult time beating the teams in the NL. They may have the best record, but I think the top four or five in the NL are basically equals. The Brewers have two healthy MVP candidates in their lineup and an outstanding bullpen made for October. If I had to bet on what the WS will be today, I’d probably go Red Sox/Brewers.

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  40. Mucker

    Ryno,

    Was that the same post that somebody created a fanpost asking for recommendations for kid’s haircuts? Or did that get created after Al’s post? I can’t remember.

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    berselius

    Myles,

    Same here. Props to Brett for sucking all the oxygen out of that site, even though his comment section has become just as big of a cesspool.

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  48. dmick89

    One positive outcome of the pinched nerve I’ve had in my neck for several years is that it has cut down on the amount of time I spend on the computer. As a result, I pay no attention to any baseball sites other than this one and on occasion MLBTR.

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  59. Smokestack Lightning

    I don’t think starting a super-struggling Willson Contreras against a pitcher who tends to do much better against RHB than he does LHB was the way to help him snap out of it.

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  68. Smokestack Lightning

    Perkins,

    Neither would I, although I suspect they are getting far more blame than they probably should.

    Especially with the offense, seems like the inconsistency is a multi-year problem now, going back to when Dexter left, and probably further than that.

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  69. Smokestack Lightning

    Otoh, despite the fact it feels like very little has gone right this year, this team has won 90+ games for the 4th year in a row, and with some fairly tough divisional competition at that. So… yay?

    And for all we know, the way things have gone, they’ll still end up taking the division.

    (and then get swept in the NLCS).

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  70. Perkins

    It’s kind of remarkable that they’ve done as well as they have despite a half-season slump from Rizzo, major regression from Contreras, getting basically nothing from Darvish, worse than nothing from Chatwood, and extended absences from Bryant and Morrow.

    That said, none of that really matters. Even after today, they still lead the division and need to close it out.

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  72. Smokestack Lightning

    Perkins,

    Maybe my math is wrong, but it appears that for the Cubs to win the division, they will likely have to deny the Cardinals a postseason berth.

    I wouldn’t mind that.

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  76. Rizzo the Rat

    The good news is that Ivan Nova is a much worse pitcher than Taillon or Archer. The bad news is Bryant will probably not be available tomorrow.

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  81. Ryno

    Ryno,

    Now that I break this down, I’m trying to decide if I’d rather lose to COL in the Wild Card game or to MIL in the NLDS. I’m pretty sure it’s the former.

    But that assumes that CHC is capable of winning a game. Since they aren’t these days, I’m a little concerned MIL is going to win the division and STL will play COL for the Wild Card.

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  82. Ryno

    I think I’m just sports frustrated because the baseball team I want to win is blowing a 3.5-game lead in the last 10 games, the pro football team I want to win lost its QB for the season (meaning ANOTHER 4-win season) and my college team (that I want to lose because I hate the coach) is winning.

    There. I know you were all concerned by my negative posts about the Cubs.

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  83. dmick89

    Ryno,

    I don’t think those two teams could play in the WC. I think the loss last night for STL eliminated them in the division meaning that the Cardinals can’t do better than the Cubs. I think the cubs have clinched a tie for the Wild Card. I haven’t looked at the standings, but I think that’s the case.

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  86. dmick89

    Looking back on the offseason I think not signing Lorenzo Cain is easily the biggest mistake. It was obvious the Cubs needed an everyday CF and a pretty good one was available that wasn’t going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

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  87. andcounting

    The Cubs will probably win a couple games and the Brewers will probably lose a couple. Whatever happens won’t be that terrible.

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  93. dmick89

    The NL Wild Card game is on Tuesday and Kyle Hendricks is scheduled to pitch Friday. He’s not available that day. Hopefully the Cubs win the next two and the Brewers lose, but if the Brewers are in first place on Friday, I’d hold Kyle Hendricks back so he’s able to pitch on Tuesday.

    Edit: the Brewers don’t play on Thursday so the best the Cubs could do is 2 up in the loss column heading into Friday’s games. If that’s the case, I’d go ahead and have Hendricks pitch Friday so he’s ready to go in game one of the LDS. If it’s anything other than that I’m skipping Hendricks and I’d want him available either in a tiebreaker or the wild card game.

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  94. dmick89

    Joe really should have reworked his rotation with that possibility in mind. The 6-man rotation the Cubs used for a few starts pushed Kyle back and the Cubs are now in this situation where they may have to go in the wild card game without their best pitcher.

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  97. Perkins

    dmick89:
    Perkins,

    I’m guessing that’s what they’re hoping for. They’ll probably try to include Russell in a package if they can. Just as a throw-in.

    I’m wondering if Russell is still considered good enough that any other team would want to take him on. Obviously guys like Chapman and Osuna have been traded fresh off DV situations, but Russell probably isn’t going to be a game-changing talent. I guess if he’s part of a package they could get rid of him without having to non-tender him, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his inclusion in a trade forces the Cubs to take on more cash or something.

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  100. Ryno

    dmick89:
    if the Brewers are in first place on Friday…

    Enjoy the Cubs being in first place, because I think we have about 11 more hours of it.

    Based on the results of the last week, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve already seen the Cubs win their last game of this season. After Nova, they face Williams, Wainwright, Mikolas and Flaherty. On paper, every remaining pitching matchup favors the opponent.

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  101. Ryno

    I’ve said before that — despite their record — I dislike this team because they’re predictable. Does anyone else see anything other than a Wild Card game loss as the significantly most likely outcome for this team?

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  103. EnricoPallazzo

    Ryno: Does anyone else see anything other than a Wild Card game loss as the significantly most likely outcome for this team?

    is that a real question? no i do not see that as the significantly most likely outcome.

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  106. Ryno

    EnricoPallazzo,

    Of course it’s a real question. I know it’s statistically likely that the Cubs will win 2 or 3 of their last five games, but I look at their remaining matchups and it feels like they’re going to tank. I don’t see how anyone can look at CHC’s and MIL’s recent play and upcoming schedule and think MIL won’t win the division.

    Maybe adding ‘significantly’ was too much, but I’d be legitimately surprised if the Cubs blew the division and then beat COL, LAD or STL in a Wild Card game.

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  108. Ryno

    Don’t mind me and my pessimism. I feel like the Cubs not reaching the NLDS is the most likely outcome and I’m coming to terms with that so they can’t hurt me if it happens. I’m impressed by any Cubs fan who can muster optimism at this point.

    That said, the fact that they’re even in contention after losing possibly their best pitcher for the season, completely failing on another pitching acquisition, having multiple major offensive cornerstones regress and losing their best hitter and reliever for significant time makes this a successful season.

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  110. Ryno

    Perkins,

    If I thought the Cubs were going to split this series with PIT, I’d agree. Because I’m more mad about STL shitting the bed in the first two games, I disagree. I want them to lose every game for the rest of the season and for the Cubs to eliminate them from the postseason AND clinch their own postseason berth.

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  113. North Side Pat

    Can anyone use my Aisle 433 tix to tonight’s game? I’ll forward them electronically. Just need an email address that’s tied to MLB Ballpark app. Let me know here, or email me at ChicagoSoyBoy@yahoo.com. These are my season tix, so I just ask that you behave yourself and don’t tell anyone you’re with a discredited Cubs blog.

    I was going to go tonight, but we’ve got a contractor crew working in the house, and last night they successfully flooded the bathroom in our finished attic, which then flooded down to our daughter’s second floor bedroom, which then flooded down to our first floor dining room. In short, we’re having about as good a week as the Cubs so far.

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  116. JKV

    Ryno:
    That said, the fact that they’re even in contention after losing possibly their best pitcher for the season, completely failing on another pitching acquisition, having multiple major offensive cornerstones regress and losing their best hitter and reliever for significant time makes this a successful season.

    Cole Hamels would like a word.

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  117. Ryno

    JKV,

    That’s fine. I’ll tell him his 11 starts don’t make up for Chatwood’s 20. He’ll smile and nod in agreement in part because I’m right, but more because he knows he’s more athletic, smarter, better looking and pretty much superior to me in every way.

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  119. dmick89

    Addison Russell may be a piece of shit who hasn’t hit a great deal (not much below average for what it’s worth), but he plays great defense. He’ll definitely draw some interest this offseason, but most teams will probably want to wait the Cubs out knowing they’ll end up DFAing him before the season starts. That’s what I think the Cubs will attach him to some trade earlier in the offseason, probably for pitching.

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  120. Ryno

    I’m not good at this sort of thing, but I feel so strongly that the Cubs WON’T play in the NLDS that I’ll go by…I don’t know…No.1CardsSoonersFan for a year if I’m wrong. Or whatever name you guys agree on. Or whatever other terms you guys agree on.

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  124. Myles

    North Side Pat:
    Can anyone use my Aisle 433 tix to tonight’s game?I’ll forward them electronically. Just need an email address that’s tied to MLB Ballpark app.Let me know here, or email me at ChicagoSoyBoy@yahoo.com. These are my season tix, so I just ask that you behave yourself and don’t tell anyone you’re with a discredited Cubs blog.

    I was going to go tonight, but we’ve got a contractor crew working in the house, and last night they successfully flooded the bathroom in our finished attic, which then flooded down to our daughter’s second floor bedroom, which then flooded down to our first floor dining room.In short, we’re having about as good a week as the Cubs so far.

    Wish I could. That’s very kind of you.

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  126. dmick89

    Ryno,

    I probably wouldn’t bet against them being in the NLDS just because there are only four games left and just about anything is possible. I figure the Cubs are probably 50/50 on winning the division at this point and probably 50/50 on winning the Wild Card game if that happens.

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  129. andcounting

    Why would the cubs get rid of Addison Russell now? He’s at his lowest ever value, and if he does get suspended , that value will go down even lower. They should just keep him.

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  145. Smokestack Lightning

    Nice to see a cameo from the Cubs offense. Maybe keep these guys on the show for the rest of the week.

    Also: Fuck you, St. Louis Cardinals.

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  147. Rizzo the Rat

    Incredible: It looked like Cardinals pinch-runner call-up Adolis Garcia was going to score on a throw that got away — and he lost his balance rounding third and stumbled, fell… and was tagged out to end the bottom of the eighth. Crazy. 2-1, Brewers.

    — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 27, 2018

    …

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