4/11 Cubs (Shark) at Cards (Kelly) 7:15 CSN+

[Schwarber Fan]

If he gets a hit...

[gscool89]

It's going to be really painful when Rosenthal ends it here

[DiamondMind]

What's the point of arguing with each other over this

 

It's more fun than paying attention to the game.

 

you know what...? you got me

[mul21]

Quit dicking around with the offspeed stuff and just throw it by him.

[davell]

 

Not with a declining payroll and very little talent. I get this [expletive] is frustrating and I'm not a Renteria fan at all currently, but if Starlin gets fixed, Olt becomes a legit starter and Rizzo progresses, this team can contend in 2015 with a sub 100 mill payroll.

 

You still have not enough pitching and Olt isn't becoming a legit starter.

 

Olt WILL and you've got Wood, Jackson, Shark or the return for him, maybe Arrieta or Hendricks and 30 mill to spend, with Alcantara, Vogelbach, Villanueva, Candelario, etc to deal. I think the rotation can be a strength heading into 2015, even if Shark is gone.

[dcvalpo]

Thanks Matheny

[Andy]

 

It's also nice that relievers are so reliably predictable and good, so that's why they pitch in relief.

 

That's simply not true. Most of them it's because they don't have a quality 3rd pitch to be a starter.

He's being a smart-ass.

 

If finding relievers is so damn hard then why do the same few organizations always seem to have good ones? And if our guys are so smart, how come our bullpen's been a crater of awful for 3 years?

Are you really that dense, or just drunk tonight? The Yankees had a good one for so long because of Rivera. The Cards have a good one because they have an entire farm system so chock full of arms they can afford to use their top prospect as a setup man and it is still a good idea.

 

The Cubs finally are in a spot where they have a bunch of major league ready semi-young arms in the minors, but 10 days into the season is far to early to torpedo the entire pen and start over.

Well, they're not going to torpedo the pen and bring up minor leaguers because they're not trying to win this year, but that's a different thing.

 

And I understand we don't have the depth to have 6 or 7 great young arms down there, but there's a wide gulf between that and this [expletive] mess, and I can't believe we haven't found it. Not every team with a decent bullpen is stocked with terrific minor league arms.

[Omar]

Wow Matheny. Thanks for that gift.

[Gilby]

Rosenthal is a hell of a pitcher and will likely hold us scoreless in the 10th, but why in the world was he hitting?

[Elwood]

NATE

[DiamondMind]

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[XZero771679666304]

 

Not with a declining payroll and very little talent. I get this [expletive] is frustrating and I'm not a Renteria fan at all currently, but if Starlin gets fixed, Olt becomes a legit starter and Rizzo progresses, this team can contend in 2015 with a sub 100 mill payroll.

 

You still have not enough pitching and Olt isn't becoming a legit starter.

 

He's just keeping the seat warm for Kris Bryant.

 

Bryant's almost certainly going to the OF regardless of what Olt does.

[ConstableRabbit]

STOP [expletive] BUNTING

[gscool89]

[expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING [expletive] BUNTING

[Irrelevant Dude]

Bunting...

[DiamondMind]

STOP [expletive] BUNTING

[Andy]

STOP BUNTING DAMMIT

[XZero771679666304]

This is absolutely ridiculous.

[DiamondMind]

DO IT STARLIN, DO IT

[Butterscup1679666578]

I LOVE BUNTING

[thefranchise]

I'm not gonna get mad about bunting anymore. No point to get riled up.

[gscool89]

They’re gonna walk Castro here now because we bunted.

[DiamondMind]

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[Andy]

I'm not gonna get mad about bunting anymore. No point to get riled up.

I mean, a lefty was up. He could have rolled one over to the second baseman and accomplished the same thing, and at least then there's a prayer of it scooting through. This is insane.

[gscool89]

BUNTING!!!!!!