7/10 Cobs (Hendricks) @ Reds (Bailey), 11:35AM CDT WGN

[jersey cubs fan]

To those looking to avoid a nuclear blast of meatballish outrage, stay away from Twitter when it's announced that Alcantara has been sent back to Iowa.

I'll be joining in with the "meatballs"

That's not even meatbally at all. He should be on the major league team.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

barney should be a team player and just retire to be a stay-at-home dad

[DiamondMind]

Speaking of injuries to players you guys hate, Molina is out 10-12 weeks

[Gilby]

Sending him back down is silly, but I understand trying to let teams get extra looks at Barney. And rewarding Alcantara with the ASG send off in AAA. He's obviously going to be back quick. If it helps trigger a trade of Barney, more power to it.

 

It sucks, but he'll be back very soon and this just gets me even more excited for what's coming.

 

They'll probably use the AAA ASG as an excuse, but getting sent down to play in it isn't much of a reward.

[DiamondMind]

I am such a sucker for things like bench clearing brawls building team chemistry.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

[Guest]

To those looking to avoid a nuclear blast of meatballish outrage, stay away from Twitter when it's announced that Alcantara has been sent back to Iowa.

You don't even know what you are saying.

[DiamondMind]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

Well I guess we can take solace in that its pretty obvious alcantara will be back up at some point this year again.

[DiamondMind]

Rizzo has officially made the ASG

 

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Big cheer in #Cubs clubhouse. Rizzo is an All Star

[RammyFanny]

I'd like to see what would happen sometime if nobody tried restricting anyone when the benches clear.

 

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[treebird]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

when i heard it was alcantara coming up for the two days, i really assumed he'd just get to pinch hit and play an inning in the field.

[Thed Hoyerstein]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

when i heard it was alcantara coming up for the two days, i really assumed he'd just get to pinch hit and play an inning in the field.

 

and also if he made nachos during the gam

[UMFan83]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

Agreed. Now not only will the fans be clamoring for Alcantara to stay up, but they will increase their demanding for Bryant and Baez as well.

[davell]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

Agreed. Now not only will the fans be clamoring for Alcantara to stay up, but they will increase their demanding for Bryant and Baez as well.

 

That's very true.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hendricks' fastball averaged 89.6 or 89.7 and peaked at 92.6. Six broke 91.0

[Soul]

theo and co. asked for this. they could have easily called up watkins and avoided all this nonsense.

 

Agreed. Now not only will the fans be clamoring for Alcantara to stay up, but they will increase their demanding for Bryant and Baez as well.

 

 

I sure hope so.

[davell]

Hendricks' fastball averaged 89.6 or 89.7 and peaked at 92.6. Six broke 91.0

 

I think he's got a shot at becoming a long term rotation option at least. All I'm really hoping for is for one of him or Wada to look good enough that we feel we're 4 deep heading into the offseason.

[jersey cubs fan]

Hendricks' fastball averaged 89.6 or 89.7 and peaked at 92.6. Six broke 91.0

 

I think he's got a shot at becoming a long term rotation option at least. All I'm really hoping for is for one of him or Wada to look good enough that we feel we're 4 deep heading into the offseason.

 

He's probably better than Niese

[DiamondMind]

I think Wada looked a lot better. Like a 2013 Travis Wood. He looked really composed too.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hendricks' fastball averaged 89.6 or 89.7 and peaked at 92.6. Six broke 91.0

 

I think he's got a shot at becoming a long term rotation option at least. All I'm really hoping for is for one of him or Wada to look good enough that we feel we're 4 deep heading into the offseason.

 

There were some things I didn't hate about him. He was more or less exactly as advertised: He might be an acceptable MLB starter, but he has no margin for error like walking two to open the game. The changeup was nasty.

[XZero771679666304]

boxers can't street fight

 

Baseball players can't fight.

 

 

 

 

Don't tell Carlos Zambrano.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Got home from work and just finished watching the recording of the game. There has not been a non important game that I have wanted to win more than today in a long time!!

[SouthSideRyan]

Hendricks' fastball averaged 89.6 or 89.7 and peaked at 92.6. Six broke 91.0

 

I think he's got a shot at becoming a long term rotation option at least. All I'm really hoping for is for one of him or Wada to look good enough that we feel we're 4 deep heading into the offseason.

 

He's probably better than Niese

 

Easily

[Careless]

I honestly think that if a ump gets a call like that wrong on replay then he should have to drink hemlock while his family looks on in considerable sadness.

was it really wrong?

 

It was closer than I thought on replay. The complicating thing is that he was so far up the baseline, which is mostly in his control because he was already camped there and not ranging to get a bad throw. That also means that even standing on the line pretty much leaves you no clear lane to the plate because you have to loop around the guy just to get to the circle.

And then he stuck out his leg to block the path behind him

[ScrubMD]

https://vine.co/v/MP3TY269TYH

 

awesome

 

That is amazing. They should have just let him single-handedly destroy the entire Reds roster.

 

Looks like the Cubs are going to need to put a beating on them every 10 years or so.