Time: 7:00 PM CT
TV: MLB Network
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 (88-75, 0-1) Denard Span, CF Samardzija Stats |
 (103-58, 1-0) Dexter Fowler, CF Hendricks Stats |
Will the Cubs win? No, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 68% chance of winning
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I believe MLBN is giving away free trials to cable subscribers to try to entice more permanent customers.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Ooh! A game thread!
SKQuote Reply
Rice Cube,
Certainly convenient for me, if so, (dying laughing). I’ve also had access to BTN which shouldn’t be in my lineup either
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
I don’t have cable so I’ll be on radio tonight. Oh well.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air!
berseliusQuote Reply
despite having mlbn, I synced up the radio broadcast anyway
/frigid tale sibling
berseliusQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
This was before I realized Costas was doing PBP, now feeling very good about this decision.
berseliusQuote Reply
Dex!
berseliusQuote Reply
Great way to start Dexter
SKQuote Reply
I can feel all the pressure on Shark/Giants right now, none on Cubs. Hope it stays this way.
SKQuote Reply
Zo!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Zo!
berseliusQuote Reply
…brist!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was exciting. This place is rocking.
ceruleanQuote Reply
whoa, risky play there
berseliusQuote Reply
News flash, Shark: the three musketeers were counterrevolutionary swine and your mustache is an affront to the republic.
Bread and the Constitution of 1793!
umbraQuote Reply
Defense!
berseliusQuote Reply
Zobrist!!!
Got started late watching so I’m behind. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Heyward!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
J Hey!
berseliusQuote Reply
As long as the Cubs lead off every inning with a double, they should be in good shape.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Me likey
SKQuote Reply
It doesn’t have to be a double, even. Any extra-base hit should do fine.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
OMG a (brief) Javy chant!
SKQuote Reply
Cmon Willson
berseliusQuote Reply
He’s gotta pitch to Willson.
SKQuote Reply
Don’t hit into a double play, Kyle.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Cyle is due for a grand slam (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Hendricks!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
GWQuote Reply
#PitchersWhoRake
berseliusQuote Reply
Ty Hendricks!!
SKQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Shark hunting tonight
berseliusQuote Reply
Bryant!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
SKQuote Reply
berselius,
We’re gonna need a bigger… never mind, we got him.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
Crap.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Just spent the last inning chasing escaped chickens
berseliusQuote Reply
fack
berseliusQuote Reply
So that sucks.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That sucks.
dmick89Quote Reply
They gave us an entirely unhelpful replay—did that hit him in the elbow?
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
I couldn’t tell. Looked almost like a glancing blow that then hit him in the chest. I doubt that, but poor replay by MLB Network.
dmick89Quote Reply
Wood!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)o(dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
3 RBI for Cubs pitchers today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
death to manager interviews
GWQuote Reply
That’s awesome. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
This.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’ve got wood right now
WaLiQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
dammit
berseliusQuote Reply
bruised right forearm for Hendricks
berseliusQuote Reply
Downvote fail from me. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
Little Big League in
berseliusQuote Reply
5 or 7 more runs would be nice.
dmick89Quote Reply
Javy just missed hitting the same spot twice
berseliusQuote Reply
Odds are good that we’ll have Strop and Rondon the next few innings, so yes.
berseliusQuote Reply
Stop getting hurt, Cubs.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck replay
GWQuote Reply
I cannot stand Costas. Can’t he just go away forever?
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89Quote Reply
Maddon needs to have a talk with Baez about running when he thinks he has a home run.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck replay. Assholes.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’ve him muted but I can tell from the picture that Costas is ripping into Baez at the moment.
SKQuote Reply
(dying laughing) i didn’t read every word
SKQuote Reply
I hate it when batters stop to watch what they did. Gloating is not good for the team, and not good for the sport.
JackQuote Reply
Agreed. Not that smart a day after one barely got out.
dmick89Quote Reply
SK,
He’s just a fucking prick. He’s easily my least favorite sports announcer ever.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
I’d still take him over Hawk Harrelson or Marty Brennaman, but it’s close
berseliusQuote Reply
(dying laughing) According to Smoltz, these starting eights are about even.
dmick89Quote Reply
Fuck off Jeff Garlin
berseliusQuote Reply
berselius,
Neither of them bother me nearly as much as Costas. I hate syncing radio with tv, but nearly did once I realized it was Costas.
I miss Len and JD.
dmick89Quote Reply
berselius,
I’d take Dempster-as-Harry Caray over this.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
dmick89,
Len’s doing the radio broadcasts with Pat and Ron in the playoffs, at least
berseliusQuote Reply
Jack,
It cost a run so obviously it wasn’t good, but I don’t think he was gloating and he also wasn’t watching what he did — he put his head down both times while taking it easy out of the box. Don’t want robot players — smart humans would be good though.
SKQuote Reply
I don’t even think he’s aging
GWQuote Reply
GW,
(dying laughing) that’s too bad.
dmick89Quote Reply
Cmon Hector
berseliusQuote Reply
SK,
I don’t know that Baez scores on that Contreras single. That ball was hit hard and directly at the fielder.
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
That said, there’s one less out so you’re probably right.
dmick89Quote Reply
Good Hector so far
berseliusQuote Reply
Rondon looked really good.
dmick89Quote Reply
Screw the closer, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Inverted M
berseliusQuote Reply
9
berseliusQuote Reply
Fuck yeah.
dmick89Quote Reply
Nine more, please.
Smokestack LightningQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
@cerulean, there’s your 105 wins. Sure hope there’s more to come.
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs pitchers today: zero walks
berseliusQuote Reply
dmick89,
berselius,
Power outages thanks to Matthew have f’d my Cub watching. And last night cell service out too. But I listened to 98 playoffs in a hurricane too.
Anyway announcers I like less than Costas
Brent Musburger
Harrelson
Frank Beckman
The gymnastics guy on olympics…Al something?
BVSQuote Reply
I am a fan of this very good base ball squadron.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Chapman may be a piece of shit. i don’t know what happened, but I’m glad he’s pitching for the Cubs and not some other team.
dmick89Quote Reply
Not the first person to point this out, but Baez, of all people, has the only walk of the series so far.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
114 wins would be swell.
ceruleanQuote Reply
http://obstructedview.net/cubs-5-giants-2-nlds-game-2/
berseliusQuote Reply
New shat.
ceruleanQuote Reply