4/26 Cubs (Arrieta) @ Reds (DeSclafani), 12:10 CDT, WGN

[halplm]

I love that they are showing confidence in Russell, but I seriously think he needs a day off to just relax. He needs to get his head right.

 

He had a day off yesterday

 

I meant to enjoy the game, but never mind. :clapping:

[DiamondMind]

ONE OF US

[Little Slide Rooter]

Who would have thought it was Russell and Soler who can't make contact.

 

If somebody could tell me it's too early to be alarmed by Russell striking out in 11/19 AB's, that would be swell.

 

It's too early to be alarmed by Russel striking out in 11/19 AB's.

It's too early to be alarmed by pretty much anything that happens in 19 at-bats besides injury, though I too would like to see better work at the plate

 

Thank you. But if nothing else, it was good for a reverse jinx.

[ctcf]

hitting the pitcher 8th is killing us

[Butterscup1679666578]

[expletive] yes!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 8-3 (.727) when the opponent commits at least 1 error.... 1-4 (.200) when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Guest]

I'm over batting the pitcher 8th.

 

To be fair, Russell's been an auto out so far also.

 

REVERSE JINX

[Andy]

NOT CONCERNED WITH RUSSELL ANYMORE GUYS

[Guest]

That's two near grand slams

 

stupid dongs stop hiding

[ctcf]

Kinda feels like that's all Jake's gonna need today.

[Clem Fandango]

RUSSELLLL

 

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Edited April 26, 2015 by The Logan

[Banedon]

Man, so happy for Russell. He needed that.

[Sammy Sofa]

I thought the pitcher batting 8th was a thing he'd do sometimes.

 

why would you do something like that only sometimes

 

i know he said he might go back and forth, but it never made much sense to me. either you think it's a smart thing to do or you dont

 

 

YAY ADDISON!!!!!

 

I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me regardless.

[Sammy Sofa]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/7bbaddf1014251e6d2f039252d8bc413/tumblr_mhfayiBgSQ1qd6znqo1_500.gif

[Ballgame64]

Very nice to see Russell get a big hit. Impressed also with the opposite field power he showed.

[treebird]

coghlan caught a ball he couldn't walk to

 

:O

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS opponents have committed at least 1 error in 9 of their last 10 (5-4) games.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[DiamondMind]

[Guest]

I thought the pitcher batting 8th was a thing he'd do sometimes.

 

why would you do something like that only sometimes

 

i know he said he might go back and forth, but it never made much sense to me. either you think it's a smart thing to do or you dont

 

 

YAY ADDISON!!!!!

 

I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me regardless.

 

it makes sense

 

the benefit is marginal even over 162 games but it definitely makes sense

[Sammy Sofa]

I thought the pitcher batting 8th was a thing he'd do sometimes.

 

why would you do something like that only sometimes

 

i know he said he might go back and forth, but it never made much sense to me. either you think it's a smart thing to do or you dont

 

 

YAY ADDISON!!!!!

 

I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me regardless.

 

it makes sense

 

the benefit is marginal even over 162 games but it definitely makes sense

 

I'm sure it does; I'm just easily baffled and at the moment it's mostly annoying.

[Banedon]

Arrieta doing his Arrieta thing.

[bukie]

If anything, I'm confounded at the argument against the pitcher batting 8th is "he hits with RISP all the time". As if that is somehow magically fixed by him batting 9th, or that somehow that's a problem.

[Clem Fandango]

Either Votto lost weight or he's wearing tighter clothes because he looks awfully svelte this season

[Banedon]

Arrieta doing his Arrieta thing.

Sorry.

[Guest]

That was an amazing hitting job by Frazier.