8/3 Cubs (Lester) @ Pirates (Liriano) 6:05, CSN, ESPN

[DiamondMind]

Double header means crappy pitchers, not sure who the Cubs would even start

 

Haren?

[ARCubsFan]

Double header means crappy pitchers, not sure who the Cubs would even start

 

Haren?

Then you probably get a crappy pitcher for the Giants series

[Guest]

Finish the game during the day tomorrow. Easy.

This game isn't official, it would be wiped out

 

Then play 2 tomorrow. I'm sick of losing our off days.

Double header means crappy pitchers, not sure who the Cubs would even start

 

Haren would be on normal rest, they'd still need to pull in somebody since there's been no off days, but they could punt the problem til Wednesday

[ctcf]

this one is definitely getting called

[DiamondMind]

You can start Dick again if he clears....I guess? Man I hope I don't see Dallas Beeler this week.

[ARCubsFan]

I would hate wasting 2 good pitchers on a doubleheader, so fluky and hard to win two. I'd rather bring up someone crappy for one of the doubleheader games. Edited August 4, 2015 by ARCubsFan

[Schwarber Fan]

Alright you guys have changed my mind. Reschedule for September.

[ctcf]

Finish the game during the day tomorrow. Easy.

This game isn't official, it would be wiped out

 

Then play 2 tomorrow. I'm sick of losing our off days.

Double header means crappy pitchers, not sure who the Cubs would even start

 

Haren would be on normal rest, they'd still need to pull in somebody since there's been no off days, but they could punt the problem til Wednesday

 

I think Wada is pretty close to being done rehabbing.

[DiamondMind]

heeheehee

[UMFan83]

You could start Lester as early as Wednesday but of course that takes him out of the Giants series

[Schwarber Fan]

More storms popped up to the west. This has to be done.

[ARCubsFan]

More storms popped up to the west. This has to be done.

Actually think we're going to be good after this cell passes, everything else is passing to the South

[sontensei]

well if it was called they go back to pittsburg on 9/15 ~ 9 /17 they could always have a doubleheader after the rosters expanded. that probably wouldnt be a bad thing at all.

[Guest]

I would hate wasting 2 good pitchers on a doubleheader, so fluky and hard to win two. I'd rather bring up someone crappy for one of the doubleheader games.

 

FFS this isn't a real thing

 

it's no harder to win both games of a double header than it is to win any two games

[ctcf]

well if it was called they go back to pittsburg on 9/15 ~ 9 /17 they could always have a doubleheader after the rosters expanded. that probably wouldnt be a bad thing at all.

 

yes lets do this and all go to bed plz kthx

[CubColtPacer]

I would hate wasting 2 good pitchers on a doubleheader, so fluky and hard to win two. I'd rather bring up someone crappy for one of the doubleheader games.

 

Doubleheaders are swept just over half the time the last 10 years. Usually ending in a split is a myth.

[Guest]

No clue when they'd make this up if they call it, don't we already have a makeup with Cleveland?

We have one with Kansas City. We do have common off-dates on September 14th (before our series in Pittsburgh) with us playing in Philly the night before and them being at home. That seems to be a good bet.

 

We have one with both. Cleveland is coming up in late August, KC is late Sept.

[Guest]

well if it was called they go back to pittsburg on 9/15 ~ 9 /17 they could always have a doubleheader after the rosters expanded. that probably wouldnt be a bad thing at all.

 

yes lets do this and all go to bed plz kthx

 

you can go to bed

 

i want baseball tonight

[DiamondMind]

FFS this isn't a real thing

 

it's no harder to win both games of a double header than it is to win any two games

 

http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-double-header-hangover-effect/

 

I can state my conclusion this time even more categorically than I did two months ago. Playing a double-header has a significant negative effect on the future play of a baseball team. For the first 15 days, it’s about as strong as that for a team playing an 18-inning (plus) game; over the following 15 days, it falls off to about half the intensity. Overall, the double-header “hangover” is about three-fourths as strong as the marathon “hangover” across one month, and costs a team around three-fourths of a win over that month.

[Guest]

that's interesting and all but what the hell does that have to do with my post?

[sontensei]

im pulling for cancel and double header in september the more i think about it i like it, could really make a huge impact on the postseason

[DiamondMind]

Baez just cracked a two out double to give Iowa the lead, 3-6, R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI

[DiamondMind]

that's interesting and all but what the hell does that have to do with my post?

 

Nothing, I just wanted to give you something to do.

[Schwarber Fan]

Baez just cracked a two out double to give Iowa the lead, 3-6, R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI

 

He needs to be up. No reason to keep trotting Starlin out.

[sontensei]

Baez just cracked a two out double to give Iowa the lead, 3-6, R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI

 

3 for 6 with only 1 k nice.