8/9 Cubs (Rusin) @ Cardinals (Lynn) 7:15 CDT, WGNTV

[Andy]

Rizzo with a clutch knock off a lefty. Love it.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 46-32 (.590) when they score 3 runs or more.... 4-32 (.111) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

About three more and we might be out of bullpen range.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo is my BF.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 4 runs in an inning.... Tue 30 Jul 2013 (5 runs in the 5th inning) in a 6-5 loss to Milwaukee at Wrigley

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[davell]

Rusin continuing to be effective in the least encouraging ways possible.

 

5 Ks in 26 batters faced is at least a tiny bit encouraging.

 

I'm really beginning to think I've been underrating him and he deserves a slightly inside-ish track on a job next year.

I'll agree with that, as long as you mean 1 of our 12 and not 1 of our 5.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I'm hoping they can dump Russell on some team who thinks he's better than he is and use Rosscup and Rusin as the lefties out of the pen.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 32-20 (.615) when they outhit the opponent.... 7-35 (.167) when they get outhit.... 10-4 (.714) when the hits are even.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 41-8 (.837) when they lead at the end of the 7th inning.... 9-56 (.138) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[davell]

With Shark, Wood, and E-Jax penciled in as SP, and having Villanueva, Rusin, Arrieta, Grimm, and Hendricks competing for jobs, how many SP do we need to add? I say just 1. Then, you have Strop, Russell, and Parker set in the pen, in my mind, with 3 or 4 of the losers from the 5th SP battle, plus Cabrera, Rosscup, Rivero, and holdovers Dolis, Sanchez, Bowden, Rondon, Raley, and others we've claimed and taken off the 40 man.....One bullpen addition as well or two, at the most?

[Guest]

Rizzo with a clutch knock off a lefty. Love it.

Really awkward swing but he kept his hands back.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Don't forget about the alleged existence of Arodys Vizcaino.

[Illini Iceman]

and Kyuji Fujikawa

[davell]

Damn, I forgot them, plus Lim as well.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS got 3 HBP in a game.... Sat 03 Sep 2011 (3 HBP) in a 7-5 loss to Pittsburgh at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Illini Iceman]

Did Nate Schierholtz miss the flight or something?

[Guest]

Schierholtz must be super duper unavailable tonight.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-25 (.219) when they hit an opposing batter.... 43-39 (.524) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 42-4 (.913) when they lead at the end of the 8th inning.... 8-60 (.118) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Careless]

I've seen a guy not get ejected for that. At least one f-bomb

[Illini Iceman]

Here comes Matheny to bitch and moan about something else.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Matheny is quite the red-ass. It seems like this happens every game against the Cubs.

[Fred Hornkohl]

I've seen a guy not get ejected for that. At least one f-bomb

 

Rackley is a AAA call-up. Who knows where his limit is ?

[Illini Iceman]

This freaking ump has been calling it their way all night (including the [expletive] baseline call with Castro) and he makes one borderline call (which was actually correct) against them and the Cardinals flip out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !! CUBS WIN !!

 

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