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Will the Cubs win? Nope. Not tonight. Not ever.
538 Forecast: 59% chance of winning
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Time: 6:10 PM CT
TV: CSN
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Gameday
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Jason Heyward, RF |
Derek Dietrich, 2B |
Will the Cubs win? Nope. Not tonight. Not ever.
538 Forecast: 59% chance of winning
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dmick89,
On the Cubs’ needs:
Starting, contact, power, patience, defense, finishing.
Let’s say those are the six most important facets of a baseball team. The Cubs are most deficient in finishing games—Rondon and Strop excepted. Wood and Cahill have extraordinary lucky that their walks have not hurt them and their sub-.200 BAAs will revert at least some. Having that third guy who can shut teams down is a luxury, just like having insurance is a modern luxury.
Most people pay thousands to insurance companies for absolutely nothing—they should be thankful that they never “get their money’s worth”, because on the occasion of need, that overpayment can payoff well beyond any amount that ever could have been put in, even if they wish they didn’t need it. A luxury becomes necessity.
That’s where the Cubs are. I have enough faith in the savvy of Thoyer not to sell the farm for an expiring contract, but at this point, having that great bullpen is pretty close to need.
It may turn out that they rip through the playoffs on the back of their starting pitching and blowout everybody with their power #neverRondon. Maybe they run into a buzzsaw and the offense sputters #weStinks. Both are certainly plausible, but having that one extra guy for the rest of the time when shit gets real is luxury the Cubs should afford.
And that’s saying nothing of injury.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Bryant!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Contreras!
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Coghlan!
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Rizzo the Rat!
SKQuote Reply
Baez!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This is fun.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This is fun.
Is Koehler tipping his pitches?
dmick89Quote Reply
I got distracted from all the fun!
Russell!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Crazy
dmick89Quote Reply
Don’t bunt.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Was Contreras expected to be a clean-up hitter level power bat at this level? I mean, I know he was a top prospect, but I guess I didn’t realize he could be a major slugger. It’s early, but this is truly Schwarberesque.
SKQuote Reply
SK,
No, he probably won’t be. I’d guess 25 home runs in his prime. He’s just on fire right now.
dmick89Quote Reply
This sucks.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This isn’t fun.
dmick89Quote Reply
Robot umps, please.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Jesus.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Error, should have been a called strike 3 and a walk on base in front of the grand slam.
dmick89Quote Reply
That was a first inning I recently didn’t expect.
BTW – login glitch is affecting me
Wenningtons Gorilla CockQuote Reply
Four runs.
One hit.
ceruleanQuote Reply
How about another moonshot?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Nah. Koehler will retire the final 26 Cubs on about 72 pitches.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
And drive in the winning run.
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dmick89,
Sounds about right.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
He is due up in 2nd so that sounds about right.
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Rizzo the Rat,
That too.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Speaking of horrible things: Bad design kills. Literally.
There is one car company I hope does not
surviveattempt to partake in the automated driving revolution.ceruleanQuote Reply
This second time through the order has been disappointing.
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Rizzo the Rat,
Bunting is the ultimate rally killer.
ceruleanQuote Reply
67 pitches through three. I know the Cubs have a historic starting staff yada yada yada, I am tired of these laborious innings.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
No earned runs, though!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Russell finds the groove. Trying to make up for his Ronny Cedeno moment.
ceruleanQuote Reply
For some reason I am reminded of this.
Sparks of thought sure are strange.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Woah. Not sure I want Baez to make those catches, though.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing) what a play
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn it, don’t get hurt, Javy.
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This week sucks.
dmick89Quote Reply
Catches that take a player out of the field of play shouldn’t count. The last thing I ever want to see is a possible foul ball out that puts good players on the shelf. Make it not count, and players stop diving into stands. Also, catching a homerun and falling over the wall should be a homerun.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cubs lose
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn, Willson.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Willson!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hey, did Federowicz make it through waivers? Might need him later on.
uncle daveQuote Reply
Premature, but I still have faith.
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uncle dave,
I thought it was a forgone conclusion that he would be a free agent if that happened. (I’d rather see Caratini, because why the hell not!)
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uncle dave,
Has it been 10 days yet?
dmick89Quote Reply
Ugh. These missed opportunities are getting old.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If Heyward leads off and lines out by sliding catch, at least four straight Cubs reach. Pretty sure that’s a universal rule.
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dmick89,
How come Hendricks did not receive 1 earned run tonight. Im confused, I know there was walks and errors, but the grand slam?? That’s a hit and at least 1 earned run. Do I not know some rule of how they do those stats?
Rizzo the Rat,
Why? I’m confused boyr had grandslam that counted has a hit. Why no er’s
Rizzo the Rat,
CraigQuote Reply
Craig,
All the runs came with two outs. If Russell made the catch, they’d have been out of the inning.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Throw some strikes.
dmick89Quote Reply
I really hope Zobrist doesn’t have to miss time. These injuries are really annoying.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The baseball gods have taken notice of the lowly Cubs and are smiting back into a less historic team.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Relief pitcher hitting sighting.
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Rizzo the Rat,
With half the bench unavailable I can at least understand it this one time.
dmick89Quote Reply
That would have been a perfect spot for Vogelbach. Wood is a good batter for a pitcher, but not as an effective pinch-hitter in the eighth of a one-run game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
The Cubs will have to trade for Arismendy Alcantara.
dmick89Quote Reply
Anyone having trouble with MLB.tv?
dmick89Quote Reply
Sounds like Rondon is getting squeezed again.
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Rizzo the Rat,
Yeah, a couple pitches were strikes around the knees.
dmick89Quote Reply
Well, it’s nice to get a win, even if yet another key player got hurt.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Combined 2-hitter!
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Rizzo the Rat,
I didn’t see what happened to Zobrist. Did he stay in the game to run the bases after getting hit by the pitch? Heyward was limping around after getting hit too.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Yeah, he took his base after trainers looked at him, but came out for a defensive sub at the bottom of the inning. I’m guessing he’s just sore.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
With Trump and now Brexit, I am again struck by the appalling realization that if the Cubs don’t win this year, they might never get the chance. The end is nigh.
So it’s good they got the win today.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Mostly good news on Zobrist. twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/746540453751889921
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The Cubs’ all-injured team:
Montero
Rizzo
Zobrist
La Stella
Schwarber
Soler
Fowler
Richard
They just need a shortstop. OK, and a pitcher.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That’s quite a Dick burn.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Baez was injured to start the year, and he seems deadset on finding his way back. Just pencil him in.
ceruleanQuote Reply
‘Don’t let the gods hear you say that, lad!’ Both the young men laughed, as Ragni shook her head at them, clucking her tongue. ‘Tch! You should be ashamed, …
SKQuote Reply
What’s KB’s moonshot got to do with it?
SKQuote Reply
http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v854262883/stlsea-lind-smashes-a-threerun-walkoff-homer
I wonder if Rosie’s days as the Cardinals’ closer are coming to an end.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The current host fixed one of the issues (RSS feed not updating) so I’m going to see if they can get the other issue fixed before moving. This is the fastest server I’ve ever had a site on and really don’t want to move so I apologize in advance for any confusion the login glitch is causing. Please do keep me informed on when it occurs. I haven’t had it happen to me in about 3 days now, which is about 10 times longer than it’s gone without doing it before.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
This server is indeed super fast, although I’m sure that also has to do with no ads and only a handful of users.
I haven’t had any glitch hassles lately.
SKQuote Reply
SK,
I’ve always tested the site with no ads and no users at all before finally moving the live site. I can assure you this is easily the fastest server we’ve been on. We don’t have the traffic that we did a couple years ago, but it’s busier than you think. There are about 2000 people who visit the site per day. That’s down considerably from a few years ago when I stopped posting as often as I used to, but more than a handful. I wish it would be more and hope to grow that over time, but we’re all busier with life than we were a few years ago.
dmick89Quote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/journeymen-of-tomorrow-cubs-minor-league-recap-6-25-16/
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