Opening Day - Other games

[TruffleShuffle]

This can include Sunday and Monday games.

 

Potential weather-outs on Monday:

 

Mets @ Cincinnati, Monday afternoon - windy and cold with snow showers possible

KC @ White Sox, Monday afternoon - same weather as cincy

NYY @ Baltimore, Monday afternoon - rain, t-storms

TB @ Boston, Monday afternoon, windy with rain

[Cubswin11]

Lineups:

 

Johnson 2B

Escobar SS

Jones 3B

McCann C

Anderson LF

Francoeur RF

Kotchman 1B

Schafer CF

Lowe P

 

Rollins SS

Werth RF

Utley 2B

Howard 1B

Ibanez LF

Victorino CF

Feliz 3B

Ruiz C

Myers P

 

Braves are -120, I thought that was a rather odd line for the game I thought for sure the Phillies would be favored.

[BCVM22]

White Sox have already rescheduled their opener for Tuesday.

[hawkcub]

While tonight is exciting because it's the first game it is between two teams I don't hate or like. So it's loses some luster for me.

[cubswin2009]

White Sox have already rescheduled their opener for Tuesday.

Tuesday won't be much better in terms of weather. Just baseball karma I guess.

[manbearcub]

Holy crap, Dave Winfield is HUUUUUGE

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Sunday Night Baseball is blacked out on MLB.TV? Lame, I'm at work.

[Splendid_Splinter]

Brian McCann just hit the first home run of the season. Braves lead 2-0.

[chuckywang]

McCann hit that ball about as hard as Myers hits his wife.

[ELCABALLO45]

Freakin' bomb

[Splendid_Splinter]

Brett Meyers is getting knocked around. Jeff Francour hit a first pitch home run, and now Jordan Schafer hit a home run in his first major league at bat.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Brett Meyers is getting knocked around. Jeff Francour hit a first pitch home run, and now Jordan Schafer hit a home run in his first major league at bat.

 

They're hitting him harder than he hits his wife. (sorry, I couldn't resist.)

[Outshined_One]

Jordan Schafer hit a home run in his first major league at bat.

 

Now that's constructive roid rage!

[Bote McBoteface]

Wouldn't want to be Myers's wife tonight.

[manbearcub]

Wifebeater comment count

III

[CubInOK]

I thought Joe Morgan wasn't doing SNB anymore.

[SouthSideRyan]

Joe Morgan sounds disgusted having to share air time with Phillips. Something awesome is going to come out of this pairing before the year's over, I just know it.

[SpongeWorthy]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

[TruffleShuffle]

i really wish lowe was a cub. ground ball pitcher, durable... me likey.

[dew1679666265]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

 

He's 36 and wanted a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

He's making $15 million each of the next four years.

[SpongeWorthy]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

 

He's 36 and wanted a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

Well he had the 2nd best season of his career (starting wise) last season and the guy has been a lock for 32+ starts for awhile now.

 

I think he's more likely to live up to his 4/60 deal than Dempster is to live up to his 4/52 deal even with age thrown in.

[dew1679666265]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

 

He's 36 and wanted a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

Well he had the 2nd best season of his career (starting wise) last season and the guy has been a lock for 32+ starts for awhile now.

 

I think he's more likely to live up to his 4/60 deal than Dempster is to live up to his 4/52 deal even with age thrown in.

 

Possible, but that's a massive albatross if he falls off a cliff - which isn't out of the question.

[TruffleShuffle]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

 

He's 36 and wanted a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

Well he had the 2nd best season of his career (starting wise) last season and the guy has been a lock for 32+ starts for awhile now.

 

I think he's more likely to live up to his 4/60 deal than Dempster is to live up to his 4/52 deal even with age thrown in.

 

Possible, but that's a massive albatross if he falls off a cliff - which isn't out of the question.

 

given that he's a ground ball guy with a long history of good health, i'd say that he's a lot more likely to age well and stay good for most of the four year contract. i don't know if i would've paid him $60M over 4 years, but i probably would prefer his contract over dempster and if the cubs had been in a position to add a frontline pitcher, lowe would've been a guy i would've targeted.

[dew1679666265]

Why did the Dodgers let Lowe go again?

 

He's 36 and wanted a 3-4 year deal for big money.

 

Well he had the 2nd best season of his career (starting wise) last season and the guy has been a lock for 32+ starts for awhile now.

 

I think he's more likely to live up to his 4/60 deal than Dempster is to live up to his 4/52 deal even with age thrown in.

 

Possible, but that's a massive albatross if he falls off a cliff - which isn't out of the question.

 

given that he's a ground ball guy with a long history of good health, i'd say that he's a lot more likely to age well and stay good for most of the four year contract. i don't know if i would've paid him $60M over 4 years, but i probably would prefer his contract over dempster and if the cubs had been in a position to add a frontline pitcher, lowe would've been a guy i would've targeted.

 

I'm not saying you don't target him, but I wouldn't want to get that high - monetarily or in terms of years.

 

Something like 3/36 would have made me pretty happy, but it's not realistic considering the Braves were willing to overpay.

[Splendid_Splinter]

The Phillies have a nice fake rally going.