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Time: 1:20 PM CT
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Nori Aoki, LF |
Dexter Fowler, CF |
Will the Cubs win? Yes, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 65% chance of winning
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Looks as if the Cubs are going to call up Matusz to give the rotation a breather.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Great. The last time they did this it worked out so well.
dmick89Quote Reply
Dex did not look good there.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Miley isn’t a strikeout pitcher, guys.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
He’s also not very good.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
You’d think that would have come up in the pregame talks.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Hits, please.
dmick89Quote Reply
Jesus.
dmick89Quote Reply
I hope Jake can hold the Mariners to -1 runs today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
At least the Cubs have Matusz going tomorrow for the series win.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hey, a baserunner.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
That was fun while it lasted.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Melancon —————-> Nats
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
It’s going to suck if the Cubs play the Nats in the postseason.
dmick89Quote Reply
I would imagine the feeling is mutual. Both teams seem pretty even to me.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
dmick89,
Might as well call those games over after the eighth inning.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I dunno. Melancon is good, but it does feel like there’s a chance when he takes the mound.
I’ve never felt that way with Chapman, and until very recently, that was a bad feeling.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Arrieta looks solid. Would prefer more Ks by this point, but Seattle typically doesn’t K a whole bunch against RHP.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Yeah, Cubs have the edge there, Melancon is really good. Nats have a pretty big advantage in the rotation. They’d probably have the advantage 1 through 4.
dmick89Quote Reply
Wake up, Cubs bats.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wow. That’s a tough catch.
dmick89Quote Reply
I dunno. I would argue it’s closer than it appears at first glance. Arrieta and Lester are probably a step down from Stras/Scherzer, but Roark and Gio Gonzalez Lackey/Hendricks are a wash in my book.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Jesus fucking Christ
dmick89Quote Reply
I’ve heard there is this pitcher named Miley with potential upside that hasn’t translated to the bigs yet.
ceruleanQuote Reply
They already have scored zero runs. Cubs lose.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Yeah, this is gotten out of hand. Would appreciate some measure of reality reasserting itself after the 7th inning stretch. Even Wade Miley has to know this is bullshit.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
I’d take Roark/Gio over Lackey/Hendricks. I think the Cubs will need some short series magic to get past the Nationals. Anything can happen in a short series, but I think it so overwhelmingly favors the Nats. I also think the Nats will have home field advantage to make things worse.
I thought the Cubs were a lot better than the Mets last year and still do. We saw how that turned out so who knows?
dmick89Quote Reply
(dying laughing). Apparently you’ve never owned Gio Gonzalez in fantasy baseball.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
A walk.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Try not to get picked off this time.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Third time through the order magic.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
A hit? I’m not familiar.
dmick89Quote Reply
Not sure I like that.
dmick89Quote Reply
Come on, Javy.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Probably because my hatred of it is so powerful it is coursing through the physic energy of all humanity.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
There’s no way Javy could hit than 2nd pitch. Then takes one inner half.
dmick89Quote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Puts way too much pressure on Baez to do something.
dmick89Quote Reply
Fuck
dmick89Quote Reply
Out
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
He is a strikeout candidate, and therefore not ideal for this situation.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Yep. And while he’s grown considerably as a hitter, I just don’t think he’s trustworthy enough yet to get the job done when the stakes are at their highest. Would rather have seen Zobrist take his hacks.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Safe, dammit.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Really? Crazy.
dmick89Quote Reply
What a slide!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That’s right!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
The Cubs must take a sliding class in spring training. They’re good at it.
dmick89Quote Reply
And you have a mediocre pitcher pitching way over his skis in his first real trouble of the game. And if there’s one thing that should be abundantly clear about one Wade Miley, is that he does not pitch better when there are baserunners.
Happy that got overturned, but still not pleased about the decision-making.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I love replay.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was amazing.
ceruleanQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’m really surprised that was overturned. They had to have a different angle than we saw. If not, terrible call.
dmick89Quote Reply
Come on, Jason.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bryant!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What a play by Bryant and Baez.
dmick89Quote Reply
Wow.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Aggressive much? I like it.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Might be out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Out.
dmick89Quote Reply
Yep. Out.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I hope it stands, but he looked out.
dmick89Quote Reply
Good play either way.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Here’s hoping for “not enough to overturn.”
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I hate replay.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ah, well. Jake for the 8th, then Chapman. Should be a done deal.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Bring in Chapman at the first sign of trouble, though.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Or Rondon.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Throw strikes.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Yep. It can be really annoying when Cubs players TOOTBLAN, but forcing the issue can lead to big mistakes by the opposition. And when the team has only one hit, that’s a good time to take advantage of aggressiveness. (As long as it’s not the likes of Matt Albers on the mound.)
ceruleanQuote Reply
I hope the bullpen is up.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Rondon is warming.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
STRIKES.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jake’s command went to shit.
dmick89Quote Reply
God damn it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
probably took him out too late, but great start by Arrieta.
dmick89Quote Reply
No Chapman here? Lame.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Weird game.
dmick89Quote Reply
Looks out to me.
dmick89Quote Reply
Why would you slide headfirst into home plate on a close play? Are players really this dumb?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Chapman time.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Seems pretty obvious to me.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
2/3 replay reviews go the Cubs’ way. I’ll take that, I guess.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cubs lose
dmick89Quote Reply
Why was Montero calling for fastballs low in the zone?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Still with the low fastballs?
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
#FireTheo
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
That inning was annoying.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I dunno. Piss-poor all the way around that inning except for Rondon.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
From the start. Unless it’s a no hitter or your bullpen needs a rest, no way should a starter be out there in the 8th of a 1 run game. Especially with the bullpen the cubs have.
dmick89Quote Reply
Agreed. Jake had pitched a hell of a game. Consistency has been an issue all year. Rondon and Chapman should mean say goodnight. Why push it?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Come on, Anthony.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
It’s taken a lot of pitchers hitting when they shouldn’t and repeated decisions like this one to finally get to the place where it’s obvious Joe ain’t no in-game strategic genius.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
That was the whole point of giving up half your farm system to get Chapman.
dmick89Quote Reply
Damn it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fowler looks like shit.
dmick89Quote Reply
Phoo. Gonna be a lot of gnashing of teeth after this one.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
This is turning into a game I didn’t recently enjoy.
ceruleanQuote Reply
When did Joe stop trusting Rondon? And if he doesn’t trust Rondon, put Strop in the 8th inning. Arrieta 3rd time through the order in the 8th with a 1 run lead or Rondon? Or Strop? Either one is a better option and it’s not even close. At that point it’s probably anybody in the Cubs bullpen > Arrieta.
dmick89Quote Reply
Take your fucking time.
dmick89Quote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
First error in a month
#hireTheoJustToFireHim
ceruleanQuote Reply
#HireTheoJustToTradeHimForChrisCarpenter
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Uh, they intentionally walked the pitcher with two outs?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Rondon has a WHIP something like .75, walking something like 1 in 29 batters. He has just been sequenced to death. He has been arguably the best reliever in all of baseball. I don’t think Chapman should have been put in, particularly when his spot in the order was coming up.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
There was a pinch-hitter.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Yeah, the lack of faith in Rondon is inexcusable. There’s no reason for it.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Ah, gameday said otherwise. Gameday has made a fool of me once again.
What’s kind of amusing is that with all the other things Joe does, it seemed believable.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Chapman is far less likely to give up a hit against a left-handed hitter.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rondon is having a great year, but Chapman is almost certainly better. Especially against lefties.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wow. Terrible at-bat for Baez.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Let’s say Chapman got the out. His spot was coming up in the bottom of the inning. That’s what I don’t get. Double switch if you need to in that case.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Chalk this one up to Maddon overthinking it. So much WTF!
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
Yeah, that part was weird.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
And Arrieta gets the loss.
ceruleanQuote Reply
This game was the erectile dysfunction of games. It took so long to get going, and then they couldn’t keep it up to the finish.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Actually, that part of the whole sequence of fuck-up bothers me the least, tho at some point Rondon has to be relied on to finish out an inning. But yeah, Chapman is a better bet to get all the outs over Rondon as he’s a better pitcher, especially against lefties. And if Joe hadn’t gone to Chapman there and Rondon had given up the hit… man. Full fan fucking meltdown would have ensued. So, at that point, he was in a damned if you do/don’t kind of spot.
But Cerulean is right about not double-switching. And dmick is spot-on about having Rondon out there to start the inning. Just a failure to think ahead of the moment.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Yep. Poor decisions do not cancel out poor decisions. Try not to suck next time, Joe.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I understand Joe’s wanting to spare the relief pitchers with the ace on the mound. I wish it were last year’s Cy Young Arrieta instead of this year’s version who loses the strike zone at least once a game.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If Matusz is any good, then I really want to see the Cubs deal some combination of Hammel, Strop, Matusz himself or even Wood (if he has any value) for assets to push for a #2/#3 with a long term contract.
I am a little bullish on Matusz because he’s from Baltimore. Come to think of it, maybe the Cubs should try to extend him before he becomes a Cy Young winner.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I guess Grimm is being optioned to make room for Matusz.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I completely understand bringing in Chapman to face the lefty. I just don’t get why Rondon wasn’t out there to start the 8th. This isn’t the Arrieta of the last 4 months of last season. I don’t know if the Cubs win if they make the right calls, but I’d rather they lose having made the optimal decisions and leaving Arrieta in to pitch the 8th was flat out stupid. You could probably even make the argument that Arrieta should have been pulled an inning earlier in favor of Strop. I wouldn’t have minded that decision. To give up half your farm system a few days earlier and then not take advantage of it just pisses me off.
dmick89Quote Reply
Eh, maybe. I think it’s hard for people to believe Hector Rondon at zero pitches is a better pitcher for one inning than Jake Arrieta at 90, but it’s true.
That said, I mean, I figured Jake would pitch the 8th and he’d likely be okay, so I was only a little uneasy about it when the decision was made. The nuclear explosion that occurred reminded me why I should have been more upset about it at the time.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
The Cubs have done a brilliant job of blowing a 12 game lead so they may as just skip all the starters in favor of whoever the hell they can call up from Iowa or Tennessee. Let’s see the youngsters!
dmick89Quote Reply
Oh I knew Jake would pitch the 8th and then he’d bat for himself before coming out. That’s how Joe rolls.
dmick89Quote Reply
Sure doesn’t feel like last year.
Then again, I don’t last year felt like last year just yet either.
Gonna be pretty sad if, when this window closes in the future (far in the future, I hope), we look back and realize 2015 was the best shot we ever had and Theo should have gone all-in then.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Heyman sez Cubs won’t be getting Reddick. Which squares with rumors last night that Theo was balking at Beane’s asking price.
Too bad. We need some kind of bat.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
And here’s a weird one:
Hector Olivera ——————-> Padres
Barves <———————- Matt Kemp
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
I hope that doesn’t mean they trade for Jay Bruce.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cardinals lose.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Same shit like the Arrieta fuckup in Detroit. Verlander sent back out in the 9th with a 1 run lead. 97 pitches. Promptly gives up two. Smh.
It’s like managers are trying lose games sometimes.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
To be fair, their closer only throws about 89 mph. these days.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Good point. (dying laughing)
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Past and Future Aroldis Chapman Strikeout Victim Jonathan Lucroy —————————> Indians
Prospect Shit ———————> Brewers
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Andrew Miller ——————–> Indians
More Prospect Shit ———————-> Yankees
Wowsers. Guess Hal finally told Cashman to sell it all.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
This trade is odd.
dmick89Quote Reply
Zach Duke —————–> Cardinals
Tyler Clippard —————-> Yankees
Figured the Cards would jump in eventually.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Apparently Lucroy just pulled a Dempster with his NTC. Deal to Indians off.
Cubes rumored to be mystery team prior to first deal. Maybe Theo jumps back in? Do we want that?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
I really want Reddick.
dmick89Quote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
That doesn’t happen often once it’s been announced.
dmick89Quote Reply
He’d be a nice get. But the rumors say Beane wants what Theo won’t pay. Since Theo seems willing to pay quite a bit right now, that price must be steep indeed.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Sounds as if Lucroy is exercising his no-trade clause.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
dmick89,
Lucroy was blindsided
GWQuote Reply
FWIW, I don’t think Lucroy has the Cubs on his NTC list.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/759748835958726656
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Yep. Wonder if that might change now that a deal has fallen through. Texas and the Mets want him too, tho.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Lucroy wanted Indians to void 2017 option, turn him into a rental. Cleveland declined.
Also, apparently Brewers wanted Contreras for Lucroy. Theo said no.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
#fireTheo
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cardinals down 3-0, and Diaz is out after Cashner hit him on the hand.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Fernando Rodney let the lead slip away.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cardinals lose.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This could be a good chance for the Cubs to extend their lead unless they do something like start a AAA pitcher against a Cy Young winner.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
The Cubs should have gotten Miller, but all the talking heads said to demand Schwarber. Fucking Yankees.
ceruleanQuote Reply
(dying laughing) @Angels
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that the team that thinks Weaver and Lincecum are rotation-quality pitchers also thinks Street is a closer.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Heh—according to MLB, the Angels have so few decent prospects that they have 40-grade ones showing up in their top thirty (six 50-grade and twenty 45-grade). Mike Trout could not have happened to a worse organization.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
That would explain why they’re seemingly trying to lose this year.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Trying to lose with Trout is harder than it looks, I’ll give them that.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Cubs lose.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Matusz sucks.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This is just sad.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
He’s all over the place
berseliusQuote Reply
Matusz sounds a lot like Maddux.
That’s where all similarity ends.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Of all the former Cy Young winners in the game, I am glad this is the one the Cubs are facing.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
I’d much rather they face Lincecum.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That said, this clearly isn’t the Felix of old.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
It’s almost as though electively starting a fringe pitcher in a playoff race is a poor strategy.
PerkinsQuote Reply
The Cubs need to trade for someone who acts like he has seen a change up once in his career.
berseliusQuote Reply
I take it back (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Someone should have told the Cubs hitters that Felix isn’t a strikeout pitcher anymore.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
I accidentally gave my own comment the thumbs-up. Disregard.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
You know who would have been a better pitcher to start than Brian Matusz? Literally anyone else on the Cubs.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
David Ross.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Coghlan got screwed on that strike call.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Gameday indicates that Felix is getting a very pro-Felix zone thus far.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
Zunino is known as a good framer.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Is it possible to DFA a player in the middle of a game?
PerkinsQuote Reply
This.
dmick89Quote Reply
I wish it were April. A six-run lead against the Cubs felt surmountable then.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Today’s game is an example why I think teams should forfeit the game and move on. You didn’t even try to start with so why waste a single reliever or risk injury to anyone?
dmick89Quote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
The Cubs didn’t do stupid shit like 6-man rotation in April.
dmick89Quote Reply
Joe said the other day he thinks what he’s doing today will be commonplace. Yeah, just what baseball needs. More of this.
dmick89Quote Reply
Hammel pinch-hits because what the hell.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Was this team ever down 6 in April?
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
dmick89,
I really hope other teams try this. Especially the Cardinals.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Then Joe would go to a 7-man rotation. We’d see Pierce Johnson.
dmick89Quote Reply
A pierced johnson sounds less painful.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Smokestack Lightning,
What was the score of that Dbacks game in Lackey’s first start? I think the Cubs won 14-6 or something like that, but they were down big at the start of it before Lackey settled down.
dmick89Quote Reply
This should have been a winnable game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Nice outing by Edwards.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
https://mobile.twitter.com/sahadevsharma/status/759922243799355393
Wow.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
If Edwards could gain about 15 pounds, I’d like to see him in the rotation. He is looking like a bona fide late bloomer.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That said, this bullpen looks pretty good with he, Rondon, Chapman, and Strop missing bats.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Four straight K’s for Edwards.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Five of six batters struck out by Edwards.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Shitty at bats all around for Rizzo tonight.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Perkins,
He hit the ball pretty well in his second at-bat.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Ah, I missed that one; just saw the two Ks.
PerkinsQuote Reply
dmick89Quote Reply
That was an exciting/horrible/disappointing/productive inning for the offense.
ceruleanQuote Reply
You had one job, Travis.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I wonder when Theo is going to abandon the “washed up pitchers” strategy. Matusz, Nathan, Motte, Rodney, Clay Dick, Rafael Soriano, Haren.
It’s not the new market inefficiency, Theo.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
JonKneeV,
Eh, they need a fifth starter last year, and Haren filed that hole adequately.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
So if the Cubs invent an injury for Matusz, they can recall LaStella or Grimm, right?
PerkinsQuote Reply
Ok, Wood recovered nicely there.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck yeah, Travis Wood.
PerkinsQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
So Chapman likes to start innings. Wood prefers men in scoring position.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Remember how the meatballs couldn’t understand why the Cubs invited so many starting pitchers to spring training?
AlBaloneyQuote Reply
Does the replacement have to fill the position of the injured player?
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
They can’t come up for ten days unless there’s an injury.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Perkins,
I’m not sure that getting skullfucked by the Mariners is an acceptable excuse for a d/l designation.
AlBaloneyQuote Reply
Wood is in left field again.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice catch!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Not seeing anything about position in the rules, just that a player can get recalled within 10 days if someone goes on the DL.
PerkinsQuote Reply
I hope Travis gets the game-winning hit. The Travis Wood Game has a nice ring to it.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I suppose it’s not something that is easy to abuse, so extra rules are silly.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I really thought that was gone.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Damn, I thought Rizzo sent that one into the lake
berseliusQuote Reply
Did the Cubs DFA Matusz yet?
berseliusQuote Reply
Hey, a hit with RISP.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Just think, if they’d started Kyle Hendricks, they might have the lead right now.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Nice play by Rizzo.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Wood is still in left? the fuck?
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Joe doesn’t want to waste a bench player.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ah, there we go
berseliusQuote Reply
Travis!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This game has a “Lucy holding the football” feel about it.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Fowler got screwed on that strike call.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was a few inches off the plate to Fowler. Bullshit called strike.
PerkinsQuote Reply
This ump stinks
JonKneeVQuote Reply
I, for one, would be fine with ball/strike calls being automated.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Well, this is getting interesting.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
JonKneeVQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Matusz doesn’t lose!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Matusz —> No decision
She sucks sea shucks on the sea shore —> Blown save
ceruleanQuote Reply
For the record, I have no idea what a sea shuck is.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Baez is gonna try to end it
JonKneeVQuote Reply
I missed the big comeback. This is exciting!
umbraQuote Reply
umbra,
The Cubs are down to just one more reliever, though.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
It’s been a strange game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I hope Rondon doesn’t have to throw six innings.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
On the plus side, Hendricks can pitch and the whole rotation will still be on regular rest because Brian Matusz started today’s game for some reason.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Looks as if Joe’s going with Lackey in the pen.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Is it someone’s throw day?
berseliusQuote Reply
Willson!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
berselius,
Lackey’s.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
This Contreras kid is pretty good.
ceruleanQuote Reply
This ump is pretty bad.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Rizzo goes to the winning track again.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Damn.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Warning track power
umbraQuote Reply
Two line drives. Two outs.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
I think Russell started every PA 0–2 this game.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Arrieta pinch-hit homers for Rondon. I’m calling it.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That play by Russell was crazy good.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Heyward!
PerkinsQuote Reply
Heyward almost ended this.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I think the Dogwood is flowering.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Not Lester. Oh god.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
WTF.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
WTF!? Lester?
ceruleanQuote Reply
Joe trolling us with Lester. Wtf
JonKneeVQuote Reply
This is an odd move.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Inverted M!
berseliusQuote Reply
HOLY SHITBALLS!!!!!!
ceruleanQuote Reply
Shut me right up. What a fucking game.
PerkinsQuote Reply
Oh my god!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
What. The. Fuck.
JonKneeVQuote Reply
Exactly the way Joe mapped it out. Genius.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
That was awesome.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Never doubted it for a second my frents
berseliusQuote Reply
Nice job by every single member* of the Cubs’ bullpen, pitching 9 innings of shutout baseball.
*Except Joe Nathan
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
They may want to examine Matusz’s fingers for blisters or something and DL him so they can call up Grimm. The bullpen will be pretty gassed tomorrow, and Hendricks isn’t the best bet to go beyond 6 innings.
PerkinsQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/cubs-7-mariners-6-7-31-16/
berseliusQuote Reply
Perkins,
I am guessing Cahill or Patton gets the call. Cahill has not looked good stretched out. Patton has been dominant AAA all year, much less so with MLB team.
ceruleanQuote Reply