8/18 Cubs (Hendricks) @ Mets (Colon) CSN 11:10

[soccer10k]

Fun fact about today's starters:

 

If you remove the decimal point from their respective ERA's, the number is roughly the same as each player's weight.

 

Go Cubs!

[jersey cubs fan]

I did not know this was a 4g series

[DiamondMind]

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0914/pg2_g_jhendrix1_576.jpg

[Andy]

Colon scratched, Carlos Torres starting.

[DiamondMind]

1. Arismendy Alcantara (S) CF

2. Javier Baez ® 2B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Starlin Castro ® SS

5. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B

6. Justin Ruggiano ® RF

7. Welington Castillo ® C

8. Matt Szczur ® LF

9. Kyle Hendricks ® P

 

 

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF

2. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

3. David Wright ® 3B

4. Lucas Duda (L) 1B

5. Travis d'Arnaud ® C

6. Matt den Dekker (L) LF

7. Juan Lagares ® CF

8. Wilmer Flores ® SS

9. Carlos Torres ® P

 

Gametime Forecast: 75°F • Clear • 0% PoP

[sneakypower]

Len & JD talking about that Dartmouth Intellect

[treebird]

really enjoyed castro's arms flailing as he decided not to go to second base

[jersey cubs fan]

really enjoyed castro's arms flailing as he decided not to go to second base

Keith Hernandez did not.

[sneakypower]

he has become impossibly slow

[treebird]

what did that jackapple say

[jersey cubs fan]

what did that jackapple say

Harping on his bad judgment and poor decision making.

 

He's always hated Castro. I would be funny to see him traded there just to see how Hernandez would handle it.

[Banedon]

I did not know this was a 4g series

 

Len and JD talked about how weird it was quite a bit yesterday.

[Agony and Ivy]

Did Javy get hurt? He was in the starting lineup but he's out now or was he Castro'ed by Renteria for not playing the game the right way?

[Friendly Confines]

Did Javy get hurt? He was in the starting lineup but he's out now or was he Castro'ed by Renteria for not playing the game the right way?

 

Think they had the shift on for Duda there

[jersey cubs fan]

Did Javy get hurt? He was in the starting lineup but he's out now or was he Castro'ed by Renteria for not playing the game the right way?

 

I know not of what you speak.

[Agony and Ivy]

Did Javy get hurt? He was in the starting lineup but he's out now or was he Castro'ed by Renteria for not playing the game the right way?

 

Think they had the shift on for Duda there

 

Ah ok, I missed him on both plays in that inning then, I guess. I stayed up a bit too late last night so my brain isn't at its peak performance.

[jersey cubs fan]

That was the 350th strikeout of the series.

[jersey cubs fan]

It's almost Baez o'clock.

[jersey cubs fan]

weak dribbler off the end of the bat, 4-3

[jersey cubs fan]

Hendricks gets away with a high one that Duda swung under and then goes right back up there with another "fast"ball and pays for it.

[sneakypower]

missed his location a little bit on that one...

[profisme]

Doesn't help that he doesn't have his pinpoint command today, but he is getting squeezed.

[jersey cubs fan]

out

[profisme]

Great throw by Castillo and excellent tag by Javy. (Are we still doing the Javi thing?)

[weis21]

This one should be quick and easy. How did he miss that. The ball clearly beat him and the tag was right in front of his face.