07/24 CUBS (Samardzija) @ Arizona (Kennedy) 8:40 CDT, CSN+TV

[haubrich91]

I like Junior Lake. A lot.

[Soul]

It's every time up, seemingly.

 

Fun to watch

[Careless]

OPS around 1.550 after that. 1.558

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Yo dawg, you might want to start throwing breaking balls to this dude.

[Little Slide Rooter]

They need to create a level above MLB; the challenge is simply not there for Junior.

[Brian]

Whatever site made those ridiculous mock up of HOF busts for Beaz, Soler, Almora, Castro & Rizzo really needs to get to work on a Junior Lake one.

[gscool89]

Junior Lake. My God.

[Schwarber Fan]

Junior says "bleep the ceiling."

[Castros trade value]

Yo dawg, you might want to start throwing breaking balls to this dude.

 

To be fair, he hit a breaking ball about 400 feet for a HR in the 9th yesterday.

[Soul]

Yay

[Schwarber Fan]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

[Castros trade value]

Nate the great! Thanks for being a Cub for half a season and good luck after you're traded. Edited July 25, 2013 by Castro's trade value

[MWV]

Jesus Christ, Junior.

 

(And as I type it, I realize I'm not sure if I intend the above as an exclamation or a nickname.)

[Andy]

All Lake does is lace line drives into the gap. It's awesome.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

 

Some part of me still believes this team can make a run at .500.

[MWV]

Yo dawg, you might want to start throwing breaking balls to this dude.

 

To be fair, he hit a breaking ball about 400 feet for a HR in the 9th yesterday.

And his double in the first was on an offspeed pitch, as well.

[Schwarber Fan]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

 

Some part of me still believes this team can make a run at .500.

 

All it would take is some good production from the 5th spot in the rotation, IMO.

 

If Valbuena, Schierholtz, and Soriano are traded then it's probably not going to happen - but if Lake keeps it up, it could easily happen. Guerrier and Strop have made the pen ten times better.

Edited July 25, 2013 by Rondon Fan

[Illini Iceman]

Whatever site made those ridiculous mock up of HOF busts for Beaz, Soler, Almora, Castro & Rizzo really needs to get to work on a Junior Lake one.

 

May as well use it to replace the Brett Jackson one.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS have now homered in 9 straight games (4-5).... and 15 out of 16 (8-8).

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

 

Some part of me still believes this team can make a run at .500.

 

All it would take is some good production from the 5th spot in the rotation, IMO.

 

If Valbuena, Schierholtz, and Soriano are traded then it's probably not going to happen - but if Lake keeps it up, it could easily happen. Guerrier and Strop have made the pen ten times better.

 

Yes, if we just happened into a 1.500 OPS CFer, I too think we can go 10 games over .500 the rest of the way.

[PrimeTime]

Lake is [expletive] fun to watch. Watching Olt up here would be awesome to even if he doesn't have things figured out yet. Sorry, but I do not like Barney at all no matter how good his glove is. Just not a fan of the guy at all, He's also batting a robust .220 right now. I know he's not ready, but Alacantra in that spot with Rizzo,Olt, and Starlin...That's a fun infield to watch along with Lake in the OF while the rest of the guys develop and Theo and the boys keep making moves. Edited July 25, 2013 by PrimeTime

[Sammy Sofa]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

 

Some part of me still believes this team can make a run at .500.

 

All it would take is some good production from the 5th spot in the rotation, IMO.

 

If Valbuena, Schierholtz, and Soriano are traded then it's probably not going to happen - but if Lake keeps it up, it could easily happen. Guerrier and Strop have made the pen ten times better.

 

Seriously doubt that they're going to trade Valbuena.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 36-34 (.514) when they hit at least 1 HR.... 8-20 (.286) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Cubswin11]

Nate the great! Thanks for being a Cub for half a season and good luck after you're traded.

It would have to take a overpay to trade him, imo. He still has a year of team control, iirc. We still need to field a team next year and it's not like the minor leaugers will be ready to break through to fill his spot.

[Schwarber Fan]

WOO NATE!

 

Lake has sparked the team. Wildcard, here we come.

 

Some part of me still believes this team can make a run at .500.

 

All it would take is some good production from the 5th spot in the rotation, IMO.

 

If Valbuena, Schierholtz, and Soriano are traded then it's probably not going to happen - but if Lake keeps it up, it could easily happen. Guerrier and Strop have made the pen ten times better.

 

Seriously doubt that they're going to trade Valbuena.

 

I hope you're right. I'm on the Valbuena over Barney bandwagon for sure.