6/27 Nationals (Roark) @ Cubs (Hammel) 3:05PM WGN

[Clem Fandango]

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7-4 2.79 ERA 93.2 IP 72 K 23 BB 133 ERA+ 1.11 WHIP 3.40 FIP

 

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6-5 2.99 ERA 96.1 IP 91 K 20 BB 130 ERA+ 1.01 WHIP 3.07 FIP

[DiamondMind]

We really have been playing better lately. I wish we had an actual outfield. Iowa has a barren wasteland of an OF too - Brett Jackson is finished.

 

Also I saw Dallas Beeler is tabbed to start one of the Saturday DH games....I thought we were going to call up Wada since we put him on the 40 man?

[mul21]

We really have been playing better lately. I wish we had an actual outfield. Iowa has a barren wasteland of an OF too - Brett Jackson is finished.

 

Also I saw Dallas Beeler is tabbed to start one of the Saturday DH games....I thought we were going to call up Wada since we put him on the 40 man?

 

I would imagine optioning him back to Iowa would be a problem and since it's just a one day thing Beeler is getting the call. Once Hammel and/or Shark are gone I'd bet Wada is the first option since it would be more of a rest of the season type situation.

[apete6]

We really have been playing better lately. I wish we had an actual outfield. Iowa has a barren wasteland of an OF too - Brett Jackson is finished.

 

Also I saw Dallas Beeler is tabbed to start one of the Saturday DH games....I thought we were going to call up Wada since we put him on the 40 man?

 

I would imagine optioning him back to Iowa would be a problem and since it's just a one day thing Beeler is getting the call. Once Hammel and/or Shark are gone I'd bet Wada is the first option since it would be more of a rest of the season type situation.

 

Yeah, they are probably just using that new "if you have a DH, you can call a guy up for just that game" rule that was enacted last year.

[Guest]

We really have been playing better lately. I wish we had an actual outfield. Iowa has a barren wasteland of an OF too - Brett Jackson is finished.

 

Also I saw Dallas Beeler is tabbed to start one of the Saturday DH games....I thought we were going to call up Wada since we put him on the 40 man?

 

I would imagine optioning him back to Iowa would be a problem and since it's just a one day thing Beeler is getting the call. Once Hammel and/or Shark are gone I'd bet Wada is the first option since it would be more of a rest of the season type situation.

 

Yeah, they are probably just using that new "if you have a DH, you can call a guy up for just that game" rule that was enacted last year.

They are. Rotations match up better for Beeler than Wada.

[DiamondMind]

1. Denard Span (L) CF

2. Anthony Rendon ® 3B

3. Jayson Werth ® RF

4. Adam LaRoche (L) 1B

5. Ryan Zimmerman ® LF

6. Wilson Ramos ® C

7. Ian Desmond ® SS

8. Danny Espinosa (S) 2B

9. Tanner Roark ® P

 

 

1. Ryan Sweeney (L) RF

2. Justin Ruggiano ® CF

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Starlin Castro ® SS

5. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B

6. Chris Coghlan (L) LF

7. John Baker (L) C

8. Darwin Barney ® 2B

9. Jason Hammel ® P

[SouthSideRyan]

We really have been playing better lately. I wish we had an actual outfield. Iowa has a barren wasteland of an OF too - Brett Jackson is finished.

 

Also I saw Dallas Beeler is tabbed to start one of the Saturday DH games....I thought we were going to call up Wada since we put him on the 40 man?

 

I would imagine optioning him back to Iowa would be a problem and since it's just a one day thing Beeler is getting the call. Once Hammel and/or Shark are gone I'd bet Wada is the first option since it would be more of a rest of the season type situation.

 

I doubt optioning him back would be an issue considering he already was optioned after being added to the 40 man.

[Sammy Sofa]

I was outside of Wrigley a little before noon meeting a friend for lunch and we ran into Roark on his way in by the Billy/Santo statues. He was a pretty cool guy. It's easy to fall into the "oh, these guys are baseball players, not REAL athletes"-thing and then you meet someone like that and you realize he's a [expletive] professional athlete and I'm a big fat slob.

[NOLA]

I love the aerial shots that WGN is using this year. Chicago really is a beautiful city. Couldn't deal with the winters, but man I love that place.

[ScrubMD]

I've seen this happen to us several times this year, but have we ever doinked a team like this? Valbuena's the only one who's hit it hard this inning.

[Schwarber Fan]

LaRoche owns us

[DiamondMind]

I was outside of Wrigley a little before noon meeting a friend for lunch and we ran into Roark on his way in by the Billy/Santo statues. He was a pretty cool guy. It's easy to fall into the "oh, these guys are baseball players, not REAL athletes"-thing and then you meet someone like that and you realize he's a [expletive] professional athlete and I'm a big fat slob.

 

He was on the same college staff as matt garza, so mildly surprising he's not a giant tool

[jersey cubs fan]

hurray for runs scored

[Clem Fandango]

He's on the ropes... make him pay, Rizzo

[Schwarber Fan]

Sweeney's a very good hitter when he's not trying to pull everything.

[Schwarber Fan]

How do you not beat that out? Oh right, you dive headfirst into the bag.

[d_money]

6, 7, 8 hitters 5/7 so far - nice to see. Just getting caught up...

[Guest]

Baker had already reached base twice and thrown out a basestealer, so it was probably my fault to assume anything but negative things for the rest of the day.

[d_money]

Not watching, but is it fair to say Hammel is dealing?

[Careless]

Destroy this man

[jersey cubs fan]

couple of ugly swings by rizzo there

 

and on the flipside, Valbuena with some big ole hacks before drawing the walk.

[jersey cubs fan]

it all comes down to this.

 

 

 

dude, if you are going to swing at that pitch on 3-1, don't take on 3-2 and bitch about the called strike.

[jersey cubs fan]

where the hell did all these left handed hitters come from?

 

 

 

 

HEYHEY bases clearing duble for Baker, flashing the Nixon.

[Schwarber Fan]

Haha, what a day for Baker!!

[DiamondMind]

Jon Baker: Offensive Savior