7/19 Cubs (Wood) @ DBacks (Miley) 7:10 WGN

[DiamondMind]

1. Arismendy Alcantara (S) CF

2. Justin Ruggiano ® RF

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Starlin Castro ® SS

5. Welington Castillo ® C

6. Junior Lake ® LF

7. Mike Olt ® 3B

8. Darwin Barney ® 2B

9. Travis Wood ® P

 

 

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF

2. Aaron Hill ® 2B

3. Paul Goldschmidt ® 1B

4. Mark Trumbo ® LF

5. Miguel Montero (L) C

6. Martin Prado ® 3B

7. Cody Ross ® RF

8. Nick Ahmed ® SS

9. Wade Miley (L) P

 

Gametime Forecast: 102°F • Partly Cloudy • 0% PoP

 

http://i.imgur.com/2BeSrQB.jpg

is better than

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/033/972/140922828_display_image.jpg?1331882623

[Sammy Sofa]

I think this Miley thing makes you the new Keener by default.

[DiamondMind]

If people made their game thread on their scheduled day, you wouldn't be inundated with such Miley. But hey, maybe it was meant to be, with Miley starting tonight. Miley.

 

Be happy - my last spot start was an epic victory after all.

[Schwarber Fan]

Of course he catches it.

[Illini Iceman]

It seems like every DBack ground ball has gotten through the infield this series.

[Sammy Sofa]

Big and beefy.

[Guest]

welllllyyy

[Sammy Sofa]

Lake-Olt-Barney hitting back to back to back might be one of the most offensive things I have ever seen.

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh, [expletive] you, Lake.

[Illini Iceman]

Lake-Olt-Barney hitting back to back to back might be one of the most offensive things I have ever seen.

 

Wood should probably be hitting 7th.

[Guest]

Rizzo seems to be in more of a crouch lately

 

I'm not sure I've seen someone mess with their stance so much (esp while having success)

 

He seems to make a lot of adjustments that are like really obvious

[Sammy Sofa]

This does not bode well.

[Sammy Sofa]

Rizzo astride the basepath like a colossus.

[Sammy Sofa]

Man, 2014 Travis Wood makes me a sad puddytat.

[Illini Iceman]

Batting practice

[Sammy Sofa]

Olt, you stupid dildo.

[CubmanPi]

Olt turns a great kickball double play.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

jesus, we have one good pitcher left, and he might end up being a fluke.

[Sammy Sofa]

I GUESS the Travis Wood move was still a good one? Does it count if his value occurred in the no-man's land of the last several years?

[Ballgame64]

jesus, we have one good pitcher left, and he might end up being a fluke.

I'd say last year was the fluke for Wood. But I guess you mean Arrieta.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

jesus, we have one good pitcher left, and he might end up being a fluke.

I'd say last year was the fluke for Wood. But I guess you mean Arrieta.

yeah

[Guest]

I GUESS the Travis Wood move was still a good one? Does it count if his value occurred in the no-man's land of the last several years?

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5905&position=P

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/reds-extend-sean-marshall.html

[Sammy Sofa]

I GUESS the Travis Wood move was still a good one? Does it count if his value occurred in the no-man's land of the last several years?

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=5905&position=P

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/02/reds-extend-sean-marshall.html

 

Oh, I'm not saying it shouldn't have happened; just that it's ultimately a non-move in the grand scheme of things if he turns out he only really produced when the Cubs were a black hole of suck.

 

So...yay?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Is if normal for a pitchers WAR as a batter to be notably higher than his value as a pitcher? Because going into this game, Wood was at 0.6 as a batter, and 0.0 as a pitcher, which I can only assume will drop.

[Ballgame64]

Wow, what a idiotic decision by Castillo.