07/11 White Sux (Sale) @ CUBS (Lester) 3:05 CDT, ABC7

[UMFan83]

For a so called "elite" starter, Lester gets rattled with guys on more than any pitcher I've ever seen.

 

Lester this year:

 

Bases empty: .774 OPS allowed

Runners on: .630 OPS allowed

RISP: .574 OPS allowed

[Little Slide Rooter]

something really needs to be done about this offense

LF and CF are the only positions that we could possibly upgrade. Everywhere else, all we can do is wait for them to get better. I don't see them moving Fowler, and I'm not sure what kind of impact bat we could acquire to play left. Maybe we could stick Schwarber out there towards the end of the year, but besides that, I'm not sure there's much we can do about our offense.

 

Russell can be optioned. While I do think that his defense and his exposure to big league pitching are of more value than mashing at AAA, if we're playing to win, we need someone who can hit now.

[Ski]

Wow, a run. Right after our supposed ace shits the bed.

[Castros trade value]

What was that man with a blue helmet doing touching that odd shaped object just now?

[sontensei]

hopefully the all star break will let some of the guys get they're [expletive] straight and learn how to hit again!

[Little Slide Rooter]

[expletive] it. Just keep playing Jonathan Herrera.

[jersey cubs fan]

Apoplectic

[Ski]

hopefully the all star break will let some of the guys get they're [expletive] straight and learn how to hit again!

That and a stern lecture from Maddon.

[Ski]

Why the hell is Jackson still on this team?

[dfnowak]

Somehow they've made sale throw 74 pitches already. Huh.

That's the good news. Bad news is the Cubs can't hit the Sox bullpen either.

pretty much

[Castros trade value]

http://www.bigskywords.com/uploads/1/2/8/0/12804055/6951653_orig.jpg?230

 

More interesting right now: Cubs offense or paint drying?

[Andy]

[expletive] it. Just keep playing Jonathan Herrera.

Honest to God, him at 2nd and Russell at SS can't really be any worse. Not a big downgrade on defense either I don't think.

[Castros trade value]

You can only hope to contain Carlos Sanchez.

[Castros trade value]

5 run 9th, 5 run 9th..

[dfnowak]

[expletive] it. Just keep playing Jonathan Herrera.

Honest to God, him at 2nd and Russell at SS can't really be any worse. Not a big downgrade on defense either I don't think.

Can anyone else play CF?

[Castros trade value]

1 run in 2 games. Nice.

[Andy]

I love that Ventura is still going to the lefty. We couldn't score 4 in this inning if we had 27 more outs, but sure, burn the lefty.

[Castros trade value]

10 game home stand has been mediocre and it can turn to [expletive] if they get swept.

[dfnowak]

Why does Ventura feel the need to make a bullpen change with 2 outs in the 9th and nobody on? Seems desperate to me

[dfnowak]

I love that Ventura is still going to the lefty. We couldn't score 4 in this inning if we had 27 more outs, but sure, burn the lefty.

Coming from an organization who thinks it's more important to beat the Cubs than most other teams in their own league, are you surprised?

[apete6]

 

On the other hand, we get to watch Rizzo and Bryant hit dongs on Monday.

 

Hopefully

 

Yeah. They sure are adept at hitting homers. God forbid they hit one in a [expletive] game sometime.

[sontensei]

Ventura is gonna blow out sale's arm, gonna have to rename him dusty ventura

[DiamondMind]

[mul21]

[expletive] it. Just keep playing Jonathan Herrera.

Honest to God, him at 2nd and Russell at SS can't really be any worse. Not a big downgrade on defense either I don't think.

Can anyone else play CF?

 

Gerardo Parra

[sontensei]

 

On the other hand, we get to watch Rizzo and Bryant hit dongs on Monday.

 

Hopefully

 

Yeah. They sure are adept at hitting homers. God forbid they hit one in a [expletive] game sometime.

 

i hope rizzo and bryant dont hit so many homers in the derby that they end up having nothing left for the games :banghead: