Cubs 8, White Sox 3

In Postgame by berselius43 Comments

OSS: I spent half an hour trying to find a picture of Stan Hack that included his uniform number.

Three+ up:

  1. Javy broke the ice early with a two run homer in the first inning. He also drove in some late runs as the Cubs piled on in the ninth. Most surprisingly, he drew another walk, this time as Giolito was running out of gas.
  2. The bullpen was given a two run lead and kept the door closed. Edwards, Wilson and Chavez combined for five strikeouts in three shutout innings.
  3. Daniel Murphy had the biggest WPA play of the game for the Cubs, with a little help from the Sox defense. He hit a go ahead ‘double’ in the fifth inning that the Sox left fielder completely misjudged.
  4. The Brewers were shut out by the Pirates.

Three down:

  1. Following his HR, Baez had a throwing error in the first inning that led to a Sox run.
  2. Lester wasn’t his sharpest in this one, and labored to get through five innings. At least he didn’t walk anyone.
  3. I was just listening on the radio  (too busy making 13 apple pies today…) but it sounds like there was a whole lot of #umpshow in this one. Who would have guessed this would happen with a Joe West helmed crew?

Next up: The Cubs go for the series/season win against the Sox at 1:10 PM. Cyle takes on Carlos Rodon.

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  1. dmick89

    BVS,

    It was a lot at first, but not so much since. At least not here. The 24 hour networks are nonstop coverage of that pile of shit nominated to the Supreme Court and other various things related to the piece of shit that nominated him. I guess there’s also a little about all the pieces of shit in Congress that are going to confirm him.

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  2. cerulean

    I think Addy’s baby face and quiet demeanor give the illusion that he is meek and kind. My guess is that he is still really immature and thinks highly of himself in private. That kind of egocentricity can justify all sorts of atrocities. He seems innocent in the exact same way that Trump is innocent — he is not mature enough to realize he’s guilty.

    Boys will be boys, amirite?

    :facepalm: :headdesk: :NotLikeThis:

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  3. cerulean

    This is also a societal problem. We assume that people will just figure out how not to be an asshole — and it doesn’t work.

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  4. dmick89

    I’m kinda surprised KB is getting the day off. It’s that time of year where you’d like your best guys in the lineup. Maybe he’s a little sore or something. I hope not.

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  5. dmick89

    Didn’t the Pirates have a pretty big comeback earlier this season? For some reason I remember tuning into the game in the later innings to see if they could finish it and they did.

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  6. Rizzo the Rat

    SK: I guess it must be Fuld but not very Fuldian in that pose.

    Yeah, Fuld was left-handed.

    Hint: You kind find his name on the image address.

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  7. BVS

    dmick89,

    Thanks. I heard folks complaining about this, but since I’m not qatching national news, I didn’t know if complaints legit.

    Floodwater moving down stream now. About to take out 8000 more houses if projections correct.

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