5/7 Cubs (Arrieta) @ Cardinals (Lackey) 12:45 CSN

[abuck1220]

glad he could squeeze in a start for the .873 OPS-ing catcher.

 

to be fair, if we're playing that game, ross is OPSing .785

 

cool. i think .873 is better than .785.

[Guest]

glad he could squeeze in a start for the .873 OPS-ing catcher.

 

to be fair, if we're playing that game, ross is OPSing .785

 

cool. i think .873 is better than .785.

 

it is but both are very good and neither would be worth complaining about

 

i don't disagree with you

[Guest]

All 3 catchers are hitting, the rotation should help keep Montero productive later in the season since he's had injury/overuse problems in the past, and this is a day game after a night game so you want to use 2 catchers for those 2 games anyway. What's the problem?

[abuck1220]

All 3 catchers are hitting, the rotation should help keep Montero productive later in the season since he's had injury/overuse problems in the past, and this is a day game after a night game so you want to use 2 catchers for those 2 games anyway. What's the problem?

 

carrying 3 catchers.

[Guest]

All 3 catchers are hitting, the rotation should help keep Montero productive later in the season since he's had injury/overuse problems in the past, and this is a day game after a night game so you want to use 2 catchers for those 2 games anyway. What's the problem?

 

carrying 3 catchers.

 

With Olt dead and La Stella apparently in a coma since we haven't heard from him in weeks(not to mention Denorfia pulling an Elijah Price), the third catcher is a decision of Ross/Castillo v. Lake/Szczur. If that's anger inducing to pick the catcher instead of the OF(who remains able to be called up, unlike dumping a catcher), then go for it I guess.

[abuck1220]

wouldn't say it's "anger inducing," but i'm generally opposed to carrying 3 catchers.

 

and they aren't only doing it now out of necessity due to the dearly departed olt and lastella (rip), they've been doing it all season.

 

i do agree that if they all continue to hit like this for the remainder of the season, you live with the inflexibility it creates defensively.

[ctcf]

Arrieta vs. a Cards lineup sans Holliday AND Carpenter is the kind of game this team needs to win.

[sneakypower]

pretty cool lineup, but i wouldn't mind seeing Russell & Szczur swapped

[Brian]

I did the best that I could and had Panda Express for lunch

 

chow mein, orange chicken, honey walnut shrimp

[Little Slide Rooter]

I did the best that I could and had Panda Express for lunch

 

chow mein, orange chicken, honey walnut shrimp

 

Panda Express::Chinese Food=Good Charlotte::Punk Rock

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

brian's on the panda express to the toilet

[ctcf]

nice

 

also, I am still laughing about that castro/bryant throw last night

[sneakypower]

Jay / Bourjos / Heyward

 

yikes, i hope we hit a lot of line drives dongs because not much is going to drop in the OF today

[Careless]

Oh good, the game's started. I was worried I was going to have to do some work.

[KatJ]

Dear Baseball Gods: please make Lackey hang lots and lots of sliders today.

[KatJ]

Oh good, the game's started. I was worried I was going to have to do some work.

 

YEAH!

[Gilby]

OK, Kris, we get it; you don't like dongs.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

bryant's walk rate is ridiculous

[Guest]

Amazed that Bryant didn't get doubled off, maybe more amazed Peralta didn't even try.

[profisme]

Did it look to anyone else that as Lackey was waiting for the ball to be thrown back by Molina after the Bryant walk, that he said "piece of [expletive]"?

[Brian]

Bryant is 6th in the NL in walks, with at least 8 less games than everybody ahead of him and 11 less than #1

[Guest]

Did it look to anyone else that as Lackey was waiting for the ball to be thrown back by Molina after the Bryant walk, that he said "piece of [expletive]"?

 

I didn't see it, but considering he missed his spot by 3 feet, I imagine he was muttering to himself or the ball/mound.

[CyHawk_Cub]

Terrific...gonna get this [expletive] again from the BABIP gods

[Guest]

Wong now 10 for his last 14

[ARCubsFan]

OH GOOD INFIELD SINGLES