8/11 Brewers (Gallardo) @ Cubs (Arrieta) 7:05 CSN

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

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[Clem Fandango]

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[George Hayduke]

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[DiamondMind]

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Wait, what's the theme?

[Sammy Sofa]

The [expletive] is wrong with you.

[DiamondMind]

1. Carlos Gomez ® CF

2. Jonathan Lucroy ® C

3. Jerkface ® RF

4. Aramis Ramirez ® 3B

5. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B

6. Khris Davis ® LF

7. Mark Reynolds ® 1B

8. Jean Segura ® SS

9. Yovani Gallardo ® P

 

 

1. Chris Coghlan (L) LF

2. Javier Baez ® 2B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Starlin Castro ® SS

5. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B

6. Arismendy Alcantara (S) CF

7. Justin Ruggiano ® RF

8. Welington Castillo ® C

9. Jake Arrieta ® P

 

Gametime Forecast: 73°F • Drizzle • 41% PoP

[SouthSideRyan]

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[Smack]

Is this thing going to be rained out?

[DiamondMind]

Is this thing going to be rained out?

 

highly doubt it. there will be rain and maybe a stoppage, but its not big enough of system to cancel the game

[wekim81]

Scooter hitting fifth? Yikes.

[Guest]

feels like the first time in forever we've gotten a DP with a runner on 3rd and 1 out

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy, seriously, you gotta find a way not to swing at those.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Javy, seriously, you gotta find a way not to swing at those.

 

Not one pitch in the zone. And I've felt like he's been doing better at being selective... disappointing. Can't be lacking in both contact and discipline.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy, seriously, you gotta find a way not to swing at those.

 

Not one pitch in the zone. And I've felt like he's been doing better at being selective... disappointing. Can't be lacking in both contact and discipline.

 

He's been pretty decent at contact in the zone. Nothing like an Olt or a Jackson. He just swings at terrible pitches and he's never, ever going to see a good one ever again.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Javy, seriously, you gotta find a way not to swing at those.

 

Not one pitch in the zone. And I've felt like he's been doing better at being selective... disappointing. Can't be lacking in both contact and discipline.

 

He's been pretty decent at contact in the zone. Nothing like an Olt or a Jackson. He just swings at terrible pitches and he's never, ever going to see a good one ever again.

 

Yeah, he just has to take walks and make pitchers adjust to him taking walks. Then, when they throw some strikes, he can be a guy that takes walks and gets pitches to hit out of the park. Sounds easy enough.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

I know it's going to be a really long process, but it's just disappointing seeing that AB. His O-Swing% has been dropping. So, I was hoping: Ok, Javy, start working counts and force them to throw strikes. You see this. Time to start adjusting. And, then... that AB.

[Cubswin11]

Stanton had to of hit one nearly 500 ft tonight

[Derwood]

Javy, seriously, you gotta find a way not to swing at those.

 

Not one pitch in the zone. And I've felt like he's been doing better at being selective... disappointing. Can't be lacking in both contact and discipline.

 

He's been pretty decent at contact in the zone. Nothing like an Olt or a Jackson. He just swings at terrible pitches and he's never, ever going to see a good one ever again.

 

Apparently Olt's contact lenses only work in AAA. He's currently slashing .338/.372/.649/1.020

[sneakypower]

pretty [expletive] call, he was safe

[Gilby]

Lame. Another instance of valuing the umpire's guess more than what slow motion replay says.

[radarluv1]

Matheny brought the infield in with no score in the first inning. With Stanton up.

[Guest]

Lame. Another instance of valuing the umpire's guess more than what slow motion replay says.

 

nah, they said he was definitively out...didn't just defer to the call and say inconclusive

 

which is all the more perplexing

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Feels like we haven't had a multi-run inning in a week.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Javy!

[Gilby]

Nice, hard contact on a hanger. Even if he doesn't make huge improvements with the approach, he possibly still could be like Soriano and make a career out of crushing hangers.