Time: 12:35 PM CT
TV: WGN
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Dexter Fowler, CF |
Ender Inciarte, CF |
Will the Cubs win? Yes, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 70% chance of winning
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Time: 12:35 PM CT
TV: WGN
Series Preview
Gameday
LINEUPS
|
Dexter Fowler, CF |
Ender Inciarte, CF |
Will the Cubs win? Yes, but it could go either way.
538 Forecast: 70% chance of winning
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Jeff Francoeur is their cleanup hitter. (dying laughing)
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Given the choice between Chapman or Miller, which is better?
Pros for Chapman over Miller:
Less expensive in terms of prospects.
Throws the most incredible heat.
Much younger.
Pros for Miller over Chapman:
More years of control/not a rental.
Not a wife-beater.
No history of animosity with the Cubs.
Discuss.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I’d prefer Chapman if the cost is similar, or even less as you suggest. Chapman is the better pitcher in my opinion. While I think Chapman is probably a scumbag, he’s eligible to pitch and that’s all that matters to me. I highly doubt the Cubs would go after Chapman. I am starting to think a trade for Miller is more likely than I initially thought.
dmick89Quote Reply
I’d prefer Chapman, too, though I agree it’s unlikely. Also, there might be some tension with Chapman since the Cubs already have a dominant closer.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ok Let’s see what this guy does with Heyward at first. Can’t balk now, mufugga!
Rice CubeQuote Reply
dmick89,
Rizzo the Rat,
Meanwhile, I am starting to come around to the idea of Chapman actually becoming a Cub and the possibility of them pursuing him in the offseason…
Then, his maturity. He, like many other very talented athletes, doesn’t exhibit a lot of it, which is to say that his “makeup” is suspect, and thus someone this FO wouldn’t want to invest in, bringing me back to Miller and more prospects and a more favorable contract than Chapman will probably get this winter despite his “makeup issues”.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Patient Cubs are back!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Yeah, one of Chapman/Rondon would be pissed.
dmick89Quote Reply
Glad to see Rizzo breaking out of his slump
berseliusQuote Reply
This is a good reason to go after Miller if it’s one or the other.
dmick89Quote Reply
Montero seems to be waking up and so is Heyward. Now it’s Russell’s turn.
dmick89Quote Reply
That inning could have gone better.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
One run out of that seems like a let down.
dmick89Quote Reply
Watching in a sports bar across from Coors Field. Not sure how long I can milk these Diet Pepsi refills.
SKQuote Reply
Can’t quote the tweet from my phone, but Mets have a “not good” announcement coming. Hoping it’s David Wright’s retirement, that dude should not be playing baseball with multiple spine injuries.
berseliusQuote Reply
I am not so sure.
ceruleanQuote Reply
dmick89,
Especially with Zobrist at bat with only one out.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Zobrist fucked that up
SKQuote Reply
Sounds like they should have bunted smh
berseliusQuote Reply
This game is not going well.
dmick89Quote Reply
Feeling okay about eight more innings of the Cubs lineup
berseliusQuote Reply
Thank god for Francoeur’s willingness to swing at anything.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Defensive regression is a bitch.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Isn’t the barves starter a relief pitcher? Don’t worry we got this
SKQuote Reply
Holy shit Ross looked like a grandpa even when he was on the braves
SKQuote Reply
Uh oh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
What happened?
dmick89Quote Reply
dmick89,
Baez hurt his foot on first base when he landed on it. He seems OK, though.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
dmick89,
Baez landed awkwardly trying to beat out an infield hit. Prob ok?
SKQuote Reply
More terrible defense. Ugh.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Jesus
SKQuote Reply
(dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
I think I understate it.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That was a break.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Bad rundown, though.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Good thing they are playing the Barves.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Only in that it took 3 throws. At least they caught him in retreat.
SKQuote Reply
Sports bar coffee is about what you’d expect
SKQuote Reply
Come on Ross
SKQuote Reply
Sound like you should have ordered the coffee stout.
berseliusQuote Reply
Baez’s ankle doesn’t look 100%.
dmick89Quote Reply
Good baserunning by Coghlan.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Aw yeah
SKQuote Reply
The Barves might be bad.
berseliusQuote Reply
I approve that bunt.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Good bunt by Lester. He seems quite a bit better at the plate this season.
dmick89Quote Reply
Bill Murray in the booth with Chip
SKQuote Reply
Stop making errors, please.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
4 errors
dmick89Quote Reply
Cubs fielders hate Lester
SKQuote Reply
Gant gets a standing O for going 4 and a third innings against Cubs.
SKQuote Reply
SK,
Maybe it was because it was his first Major League start.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
Correct.
SKQuote Reply
The Crotch Game
berseliusQuote Reply
8 errors in this series. The last game with any errors before this was the 5–0 loss to the Dodgers.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Grandpa comes through.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
MeatHeadline:
Cub’s defense struggling with Soler and La Stella injuries
ceruleanQuote Reply
Wait, it’s interference when you don’t slide into second now? I’m confused.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Screw the closer!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Intentionally walking Coghlan? Wow.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Nice day for Ross.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Gameday audio caught in a loop. It’s Groundhog Day on Rizzo’s basehit.
ceruleanQuote Reply
What a start by Lester.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Barves play-by-play guy isn’t bad. The color guy hasn’t spoken much, which is probably good.
ceruleanQuote Reply
That’s racist.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Fuck I thought it was just me. Lame!
SKQuote Reply
Rizzo the Rat,
(dying laughing)
SKQuote Reply
SKQuote Reply
Baseball needs to implement a mercy rule.
CarrotJuiceQuote Reply
Baez!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
Baez!
SKQuote Reply
The feed crapped out as the Baez homerun was in the air. (dying laughing)
ceruleanQuote Reply
That escalated a bit from when I last checked the score (dying laughing)
berseliusQuote Reply
It’s not “collard greens”—they’re not called “collard people”.
ceruleanQuote Reply
Au contraire, baseball needs to reward teams for scoring a lot of runs. #noMercy
ceruleanQuote Reply
We need the run differential. Stop sucking, Warren.
umbraQuote Reply
Can’t believe they still do the chop music. Jesus, guys.
umbraQuote Reply
umbra,
At least +160 would be nice.
ceruleanQuote Reply
It’s their tribute to Andrew Jackson.
ceruleanQuote Reply
cerulean,
It would give them some breathing room so they could still chase history and only beat teams by 1 or 2.
umbraQuote Reply
Wow. Maddon is really desperate to find work for Rondon.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
cerulean,
So help me, when Lin Manuel Miranda writes a sequel to Hamilton called Jackson and The Chop is at the top of my Spotify Playlist, I’m going to remember you predicted it and ask you for lotto numbers.
umbraQuote Reply
I’d be fine if Rondon has his worst outing of the year today.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
That was fucking cool!
umbraQuote Reply
Coors Field is pretty great but this Rockies – Padres game kinda sucks.
SKQuote Reply
berseliusQuote Reply
Hard to believe that was a competitive game in the sixth. I love this team beating up on bullpens after forcing the starter out of the game by racking up the pitches, wearing him down. More of that, guys.
ceruleanQuote Reply
berselius,
Who is the creepy 1 just watching?
ceruleanQuote Reply
It’s hard enough finding a game the Cubs aren’t favored to win in, but ELO has the Cubs as underdogs in two of the three games in DC.
dmick89Quote Reply
cerulean,
Yeah, it was 3-1 when I had to leave to run some errands and I come back and it’s 13-2. (dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
Looking forward to a sweep.
ceruleanQuote Reply
I had almost as much fun reading these comments top to bottom as I did listening to the game
JoshQuote Reply
umbra,
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Your welcome.
ceruleanQuote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/cubs-13-braves-2/
dmick89Quote Reply